The Weekly
Reminders and a Roundup!
Dear Reader…
Welcome back to The Weekly!
This weekly-ish missive is the way I communicate with my readers to let them know what’s been going on around the Talebones landscape, along with any housekeeping to be aware of.
Just some reminders and a little round-up, today, so let’s dive in!
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Round-Up!
In case you missed it…
The Shell - Part Five: This unexpectedly long short piece of fiction (ha!) is nearing its end—the tension builds! In this soft sci-fi saga, old man Burgess resurrects a force from his past and must make a decision that affects not just his own future, but that of the people around him.
Jump in at Part One, or check out the rest of the Off-Island Tales for other stories unrelated to Ferris Island.
The generous and seriously talented
has put together a beautiful cover for my upcoming short story anthology—and my first self-published fiction work—The Orchard Hounds (details coming soon)! In this recent post John explains how he took my silly little idea sketch and turned it into a work of art. Please check it out and give him well-deserved love!Also: looking for an artist for your own projects? He takes commissions!
TALESTACK NEWS is a twice-monthly bulletin of Substack fiction news where I collate as many announcements, projects, submissions opportunities, community endeavors, and generally cool things as I can gather. Check out the most recent issue here! (And if you’re a writer on the platform, check out the submission guidelines and email your news to talestack.editor@gmail.com by August 18th to be included in the next issue!)
The second season of our fan-favorite supernatural mystery serial, Freelance and Fishmaids, is rounding the corner to the final stretch!
Get started in the new season - Episode One: Albatross.
Or, if you’re already reading along, jump into the latest piece - Episode Nine: Storms
Join the Archive at $2.50/month or $30/year to read Freelance and Fishmaids Season One, as well as gain access to the FULL library of Talebones fiction and other perks!
Come Visit the Gift Shop!
The Ferris Island Gift Shop is officially open for all to purchase a tourism-board-approved souvenir from your travels to the island! Hats, mugs, tees, and bags are all currently available, and with NEW colors to choose from!
Stay tuned for Founder’s Week designs dropping soon!
If you have ideas and requests for merch items and designs, please don’t hesitate to let me know! I’d be overjoyed to create stuff that I know you’ll love and use.
ARCHIVE MEMBERS:
You are entitled to a 30% discount at the gift shop!
Enter the Fan Art Contest!
August 11th-17th is Founder’s Week on Ferris Island.
Every year, the good folks of the island put on street fairs, tourism events, parties, and more to celebrate the island’s founding. It’s a blast! This year, along with some special-edition fiction and merch, we have our very first Ferris Island Fan Art Contest!
To enter, check out last week’s post—please read the entry details carefully.
The deadline is August 17th! Please send art to ferrisislandwa@gmail.com
I look forward to seeing your work!
Thank you for reading!
I hope you all have a truly stellar week—thank you as always for reading, commenting, sharing, and supporting. You make this Talebones community truly magical, and I am always humbled by your attention and kindness!
All my love, and blessings!
Your grateful storyteller,
I would pay good money for a hoodie with that Orchard Hound on it. Just saying....
Excited for all the festivities!
I hope you have a great week!