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dinsdale press@dinsdalepress· Jul 2

Cover design by @caitgauthor.bsky.social. Looks like a typical romance book cover to us! 😀 2/2

Brown background with coloured smoke. A white man with silver hair who is wearing a flight suit with wings on the shoulders is trying not to laugh at a white woman with short grey hair who is sitting, looking bored, and wearing a chicken costume. Behind her are three beautiful women, dressed like models, standing behind a table that has a large wings basket on it. The sign beside the woman in a chicken costume says: All you can eat at Coq of the walk.

dinsdale press@dinsdalepress· Jul 2

ARE YOU READY? You can now order the ebook of Hot Wings and Sauciness, by Cait Gordonpaperback preorders coming soon)! It’s the anti-ableist, anti-capitalist, absurdly funny yet touching romance nobody asked for, but one we sorely needed! books2read.com/hot-wings-an... #BookSky #Disability 1/2

dinsdale press@dinsdalepress· Jun 14

Speculative Shorts is part of the Indieverse Awards book sale! Priced at 99 cents (price might differ with exchange rates) on Apple Books, Kobo, Nook, and Smashwords! Explore this triple-nominated collection of queer and/or disabled protagonists! books2read.com/u/3nzpDP #PrideMonth #Disability

INDIEVERSE BOOK AWARDS

JUNE 14 - 17

SPECULATIVE SHORTS: STORIES THAT FELL OUT OF MY BRAIN BY CAIT GORDON

"Cait Gordon writes with infectious joy and energy, and with a sense of humour that is never far from the surface-even in the darkest moments." Kate Heartfield, Prix Aurora Award-winning author of The Embroidered Book

EXPLORE 15 TALES OF QUEER LIFE, DISABILITY, ROMANCE, POWER, DEFIANCE, AND RESILIENCE!

NOMINATED FOR
• BEST COLLECTION
• BOUNDARY PUSHER
• DISABILITY REPRESENTATION

INDIEVERSEAWARDS.COM

dinsdale press@dinsdalepress· Apr 15

We are over the moon that our first publication, Speculative Shorts: Stories that fell out of my brain by @caitgauthor.bsky.social has earned a 2026 Indieverse Award nomination for Best Collection! You can find it here: books2read.com/spec-shorts #CanLit #BookSky Congrats to all the nominees!

2026 Indieverse Awards
BEST COLLECTION
NOMINEES
• Cait Gordon - Speculative
Shorts: Stories that fell out of my brain
• Des DeVivo - Unapologetic Love
• Katherine Silva - BOREAL: An Anthology of Taiga Horror
• Rocio Carranza - My Dreams
Come True
• William C. Tracy - Lesbians in
Space: Where No Man Has Gone Before

Speculative Shorts: Stories that fell out of my brain by Cait Gordon

- sapphic rebel pilot fights eugenics
- disability utopia
- "silent" mermaid-siren enviro activist
- teen alien hacker "does time"
- autistic superhero
- emotional support dragon
- nonbinary Alice in wonderland

And so much more!

dinsdale press@dinsdalepress· Apr 4

Today (April 4 by 11:59 pm EDT) is the last day to cast your nominations for the 2026 Prix Aurora Awards! Speculative Shorts by Cait Gordon ♿️ can be nominated for Best Related Work and “Ranger of the Sea” (in the collection) for Best Short Story! 1/2

Speculative Shorts: Stories that fell out of my brain by Cait Gordon is eligible fora 2026
Prix Aurora Award in the Best Related
Work category.
Please consider nominating this work and all your fave Canadian speculative fiction creatives who are eligible.

Learn more at cssfa.ca
Nominations close April 4 at 11:59 pm, EDT

"Speculative Shorts is a fun, delicious taste of the range of Cait's spice-rack of writing skills, and she blends together those elements incredibly."

Dr. Derek Newman-Stille, Prix Aurora Award winner of Speculating Canada and Prix Aurora Award finalist for We Shall Be Monsters

"This is a universe where mobility aids are just cool, where being yourself is the ultimate reward, where chosen family, joy, and accessibility aren't just possible, but mandatory and well-deserved."

Dr. Finnian Burnett, educator, and author of The Price of Cookies

"The stories in Speculative Shorts display Gordon's knack for making the reader privy to the protagonists' thoughts and reactions in an empathetic and often amusing way as the action progresses."

Lisa Timpf for The Seaboard Review of Books

dinsdale press@dinsdalepress· Mar 30

Many thanks to Stephanie Anne and everyone who made this event happen. It’s so great when folks support local authors!

Thanks to everyone who stopped by our table, chatted, and bought books and crafts!

We had a lovely time at Unbound: Indie Lit Market!

dinsdale press@dinsdalepress· Mar 3

Speculative Shorts: Stories that fell out of my brain by @caitgauthor.bsky.social is eligible to be nominated for a Prix Aurora Award in the Best Related Work category! And “Ranger of the Sea” can be nominated for Best Short Story! We thank you for considering these works! #SFF

Eligible to be nominated for Best Related Work:
Speculative Shorts by Cait Gordon
Fifteen tales of queer life, disability, romance, power, defiance, and resilience.
2026 Prix Aurora Awards
NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN NOW
AND CLOSE ON APRIL 5
Please visit csffa.ca to nominate this work!

Eligible to be nominated for Best
Short Story:
"Ranger of the Sea" by Cait Gordon

A signing mermaid-siren protector and her disabled-on-land selkie BFF hatch a plan to enlighten a blind
Lander about why he shouldn't poach the sea for capitalistic gain.

2026 Prix Aurora Awards
NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN NOW
AND CLOSE ON APRIL 5
Please visit csffa.ca to nominate this work!

dinsdale press@dinsdalepress· Jan 12

There's a lot going on right now. Are you able to create at this time? (Please quote-post with #AlphabetArrangers, so folks can find your replies!)

dinsdale press@dinsdalepress· Jan 3

Morally grey characters: Do you love to read them? Do you love to write them? Why do you think they’re so popular in fiction? #WriteSky #WritersCommunity

Why are morally grey characters so popular in fiction?

dinsdale press@dinsdalepress· Jan 2

What's a memorable typo you made (and hopefully caught before publishing)? #WriteSky #WritersCommunity

dinsdale press@dinsdalepress· Dec 6

“Bev the Hacker Does Time” is a 2025 Indieverse Awards finalist. This anti-ageism comedic short story also appears in Speculative Shorts: Stories that fell out of my brain!

dinsdale press@dinsdalepress· Nov 18

We hope you drop by our vendor table at the Ottawa small press book fair this Saturday! Bring friends! We like people! #CanLit #Ottawa

Head shots of authors Bruce D. Gordon and Cait Gordon. Text says:

BRUCE D. GORDON and CAIT GORDON will be at the ottawa small press book fair on SAT NOV 22 from 12pm-5pm at the Tom Brown Arena: 141 Bayview Station Road

Bring friends! Come and say hi! We can offer smiles with every book we sell and/or sign!

dinsdale press@dinsdalepress· Nov 8

“Bev the Hacker Does Time” by @caitgauthor.bsky.social made its debut in Donna Scott’s Laughs in Space anthology in 2024, and you can vote for the story for an Indieverse Award until November 10 (11:59pm EST) at indieverseawards.com/voting! Read the story here: wp.me/P5J2LK-4cs #BookSky #SFF

There’s a cartoon of a blue alien with a snout, blue hair, and goggles, and who is wearing blue coveralls. She’s also holding a red handled mop in a red bucket.

Text says:

VOTE FOR BEV?

"BEV THE HACKER DOES TIME"
A SHORT STORY BY CAIT GORDON

A teen girl begins community service at a seniors residence after hacking the intragalactic network to route all sexy searches to display laxative commercials.
But for some weird reason, there doesn't seem to be any "old people" anywhere!

VOTING IS OPEN UNTIL 11:59 PM
NOVEMBER 10, 2025
AT INDIEVERSEAWARDS.COM/VOTING

THIS WORK IS NOMINATED FOR BEST ANTHOLOGY, COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES, OR SHORT WORK FICTION!

dinsdale press@dinsdalepress· Nov 5

Personally, we’re a massive fan of First Draft Cake. But yeah, getting to a completed draft of a work is so worthy of celebration and so important not to take for granted. So, how will you celebrate? #AmWriting #WriteSky

dinsdale press@dinsdalepress· Oct 23

We have a sign! I do love these little tabletop scroll-up signs by Vista Print. As yes, we have dreams! Some fun ones we hope to launch in 2026 and 2027!

dinsdale press@dinsdalepress· Oct 22

We are thrilled to bits that Speculative Shorts has received a glowing review in The Seaboard Review of Books, by the amazing Lisa Timpf! You can find the review here: www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/speculativ... #SFF #CanLit #ShortStories #BookSky

dinsdale press@dinsdalepress· Oct 1

We’re overjoyed to announce our first-ever book has now been officially released! Speculative Shorts: Stories that fell out of my brain by @caitgauthor.bsky.social can be found at books2read.com/spec-shorts. (You can also try asking for it at a bookstore near you!) #SFF #CanLit

Close-up of the paperback. It’s a blue sky with wispy white clouds and there’s a clothesline that has three pairs of shorts on it. The pair of shorts on the left has a dragon pattern, the shorts in the middle has a playing cards pattern, and the shorts on the right has a galaxy pattern.

dinsdale press@dinsdalepress· Sep 25

Cute mini swag bags are cute!

dinsdale press@dinsdalepress· Sep 23

If you’re going to @canconsffh.bsky.social in October, we’d love if you joined us for the first launch of our first book! The emcee will be Derek Newman-Stille, multiple Prix Aurora Award–winner of Speculating Canada. It should be a blast! #SFF #CanLit

dinsdale press@dinsdalepress· Sep 17

New trailer for Speculative Shorts! It has a voice-over too! The dream has met the page! I repeat: The dream has met the page! #SFF #Disability #DisabilityFiction #QueerBooks #CanLit #CanadianAuthor #BookSky

dinsdale press@dinsdalepress· Sep 16

IT’S PERFECT WEATHER FOR SHORTS! Speculative Shorts, that is. Books have arrived for our launch at @canconsffh.bsky.social in a month! Woohoo! #SFF #CanLit

Piles of copies of Speculative Shorts: Stories that fell out of my brain, by Cait Gordon sit on an oak table.

dinsdale press@dinsdalepress· Sep 16

There’s no generative AI in our books. Fun fact: Speculative Shorts also states plainly on the cover that the stories fell out of @caitgauthor.bsky.social‘s brain! 😃 #SFF #IndieAuthors

Photo of the paperback of the short story collection. It’s a blue sky with a few wispy clouds and a clothesline that has three pairs of shorts on it. The left pair has a dragon pattern, the middle pair has a deck of cards pattern, and the pair on the right has a galaxy pattern.

dinsdale press@dinsdalepress· Sep 4

Here’s proof that we have a proof! We proofed the proof too! It’s a prooftastic day! Can’t wait to order the author copies for our launch in October! #WriteSky

A proof copy of the paperback of Speculative Shorts that says “not for resale on it.” The cover is a blue sky with white wispy clouds, and a clothesline that has three pairs of shorts on it. The left pair of shorts has a dragon scale pattern, the middle has a deck of cards pattern, and the one on the right has a galaxy pattern.

dinsdale press@dinsdalepress· Aug 30

You like ebooks? You can bring these shorts with you all year round! Speculative Shorts: Stories that fell out of my brain by @caitgauthor.bsky.social is available for preorder in ebook format! (Paperback preorders coming soon!) books2read.com/spec-shorts #SFF #CanLit #BookSky

A nonbinary Alice accidentally enters their own clubbing wonderland because of a smiley app and Bong Guy. An autistic writing instructor who hates ABA but loves ABBA becomes an unexpected hero. A "silent" mermaid-siren noted for keeping the sea safe from poachers is guided to a Lander who might not be like the others. A disabled space pilot couriers precious cargo for the Network while trying to evade the eugenics-based brigade who wants to keep people like her "safe at home." A descendant of Frankenstein's monster is having her sweet sixteen party, but her mother's gift stops the teen in her rollator's tracks.
Explore these stories and more in this collection of fifteen tales of queer life, disability, romance, power, defiance, and resilience.

dinsdale press@dinsdalepress· Aug 2

I probably could care less if I really, really tried! 😉 #WritingTips

The expression is "I couldn't care less," but if you still find yourself caring just a little bit, then you probably could care less.

Idioms are fun!

(dinsdale press)

dinsdale press@dinsdalepress· Aug 2

I don’t know what it is, but I love little pins. Got a pin maker, and I’m having fun with it! #Crafts

dinsdale press@dinsdalepress· Aug 1

Okay, it is time to announce the announcement! Our first published work will be Speculative Shorts: Stories that fell out of my brain, by @caitgauthor.bsky.social! Here is the cover reveal and back cover synopsis! Planned release date: October 2025. Preorders coming soon! #CanLit #SFF

Cover image has a blue sky with wispy white clouds. On a clothesline are three pairs of shorts. One has a dragon pattern, the other has a playing cards pattern, and the other has a galaxy pattern.

From the award-winning author of Season One: Iris and the Crew Tear Through Space...

A nonbinary Alice accidentally enters their own clubbing wonderland because of a smiley app and Bong Guy. An autistic writing instructor who hates ABA but loves ABBA becomes an unexpected hero. A "silent" mermaid-siren noted for keeping the sea safe from poachers is guided to a Lander who might not be like the others. A disabled space pilot couriers precious cargo for the Network while trying to evade the eugenics-based brigade who wants to keep people like her "safe at home." A descendant of Frankenstein's monster is having her sweet sixteen party, but her mother's gift stops the teen in her rollator's tracks.

Explore these stories and more in this collection of 15 tales of queer life, disability, romance, power, defiance, and resilience.

dinsdale press@dinsdalepress· Aug 1

Em dashes, like anything, should be used in moderation. Check first with your editor if em dashes are right for you. 😉 #WriteSky #WritingTips

Sure, your work is allowed to have some em dashes.
Okay, wait. That's perhaps a bit too many.
No, seriously, stop!
PUT THAT EM DASH DOWN
THIS INSTANT!

dinsdale press@dinsdalepress· Jul 16

I’ve been an editor for years, and even I have to sometimes take a moment to figure out how to conjugate the verbs lie and lay. And that’s no lie! (I’ll see myself out.) #WritingTips #AuthorSky #WriteSky

You lie down.
You lay an object down.
You lied about where you laid that object.
You've lain in bed for hours worrying about that lie!
See?
Grammar is fun!

dinsdale press@dinsdalepress· Jul 15

Fun fact! @bgordonauthor.bsky.social has completed the first draft of his steampunk fantasy, A Clockwork Spider, so we had to have First Draft Cake! At Dinsdale Press, we firmly believe in celebrating all the wins… with dessert. 😇 How do you celebrate first drafts, #AuthorSky? #SFF