Judah Mahay
@judahmahay
Alaskan SFF author who weaves magic into reality and pushes science to the plausible extreme. Professor by day. Hockey player by night. SFWA ✨ Vegan 🌱 Rep’ed by Lukas Ortiz of Spitzer Literary Agency
Started my first short story in a year. The teaching schedule has been a slog, six classes a semester plus winter session, and three summer courses. This story is a bit more literary than SFF but I'm sure some of the fantastical will sneak its way in. Clue in pic. Wish me luck!
I think I have a new favorite author pic. #authorphoto complements of Marc Faubel
New Release: Plague Birds: The Red Day Edition by Jason Sanford I ordered my copy. Have you? I'm stoked! I loved the first version. Can't wait to read this one! www.apexbookcompany.com/products/pla...
A picture of me from the theatre gala last night. Have to say I like this one. (Photo courtesy of Mark Faubel)
Here is my annual public service announcement: The Hogfather is without question the best Christmas movie of all time! #Christmas #Hogfather #Movies
Submitted a new short story today about a young man who inherits a crystal ball workshop and the familial obligation contends with his own dreams which might involve a young lady. Wish me luck. I only send out a couple shorts a year. #booksky
Reposting my book review of Hood (American Rebirth) by Evan Pickering for the morning crowd:
"Tapestry of Skin" is derived from a picture I took of my palm and short poem I wrote that leans into my general dislike of most types of divination such as horoscopes. #poetrytok #poetry #booksky
My short story "Breathe," which explores the need to find purpose when we have nothing, is now live. I feel so blessed to be published in the multi-lingual literary journal Contrapuntos Magazine, Digitus Indie Publishers, alongside so many other talented literary artists. #booksky #contrapuntos
Thank you so much to my Literary Maelstrom of CTY. I will be forever grateful that you allowed me to witness your creative gifts. I look forward to all you will bring to life. Go out there, edify the world, unlearn, and be you. And if all else fails, take the advice of Anne Lamott and eat a banana.
You can now pre-order my short story "Breathe" which explores the need to find purpose when we have nothing, published in the multi-lingual literary journal Contrapuntos. I'm beyond grateful to have my story alongside so many talented literary artists. digitusindie.com/product/cont...
It's my balloon day! A perfect time to pretend to be younger than my 45 years. I'm going to watch hockey games, play video games (RPGs), and write. Living young.
Just updated my author app—an ideal place to read and follow my works. Also, early adopters will get exclusive content. [Never thought I would say this but...] Link in bio.
I had fun making author business cards. A bit of a craft project on my part. Do you all have author business cards? #booksky
Let's start a trend: #AgentFulls where we show books from agencies who requested our fulls. Even if they didn't pan out, celebrate the wins. Here's my list. Four fulls with two rejections, one was my previous agent, and one is my current agent. I'm incredibly grateful. #Booksky
#Booksky, do you have a 'for fun' hobby outside of writing? This is what I do. 👇
The Word Food for my students this week. And the challenge: Ruminate on what this means to you and how it's important to writing?
I write SFF that subverts genre into the literary, usually by taking science to plausible extreme or threading magic into reality. #booksky What do you write? ✍🏻
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Read Now! Just finished Black Woods, Blue Sky by @eowynivey.bsky.social. A captivating mythic tale of authentic Alaskan life (can vouch as a born and bred Alaskan) and riveting in its hyper realistic portrayal of the fantastical. A literary feat that defies genre. #booksky
Here is a recent quote I shared with my students. It always produces a bit of a laugh. #booksky #writingcommunity
Let's give this a try. If you feel like you need it, use my profile pic and bio for inspiration. #booksky