Today, my horoscope—in a couple of different places—talked about “eureka moments” and the intensity of my internal world. How I might reflect on how my identity has been shaped by the past. How “the communication you received growing up was more vague than explicit, so people believed what they wanted instead of having discussions.” Well, that’s certainly true. I’ve…
I often talk to middle schoolers about how keeping a journal saved my life. There were three major Big Bads in my history (how very like a fairy tale, right?). I call them: Lazy, Evil, and Awful. AKA: The Leech, The Sociopath, and The Abuser. Back when I was dating Evil, I wrote in a journal. Sometimes. Usually when…
Casey and I have always said that she is the sun and I am the moon. Always. (She even wrote about it in her essay for Beauty & Dynamite!) Casey and I met in middle school, the summer after 6th grade. She was tiny, blue-eyed and fair-skinned, with a ton of long, blonde hair. She always wore a smile…
In March 2020, the world shut down. That same month, a few thousand Snow Patrol fans from around the globe met Gary Lightbody online to write songs. Patchwork Poetry and Other Gibberish by the Saturday Songwriters contains over 100 poems, prose, and works of art by 39 Songwriters from over a dozen countries. In addition, each of the contributors…
The thrilling conclusion of “A Wild Patience” is now live on EscapePod! written by Gwynne Garfinkle / wynnega narrated by Alethea Kontis / @AletheaKontis hosted by S.B. Divya / @divyastweets Listen to the full story: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
Clockwork, Curses & Coal is NOW AVAILABLE! Featuring Alethea Kontis’s steampunk Aesop’s fable “The Giant & The Unicorn.”
Are you following along with “A Wild Patience” on EscapePod? Part 2 of 3 is now live — find out what the robot moms are planning! “A Wild Patience” by Gwynne Garfinkle, narrated by Alethea Kontis, hosted by S.B. Divya. (This episode is part 2 of 3.) LISTEN HERE: https://escapepod.org/2021/02/25/escape-pod-773-a-wild-patience-part-2-of-3/ (Click here for more stories narrated by Alethea!)
This week’s EscapePod story is “A Wild Patience” by Gwynne Garfinkle, narrated by Alethea Kontis, hosted by S.B. Divya. (This episode is part 1 of 3.) I had SO MUCH FUN reading this one. (I know I always say that…but it’s always true!) You will never look at your mother the same way again… LISTEN HERE: https://escapepod.org/2021/02/18/escape-pod-772-a-wild-patience-part-1-of-3/ (Click here…
The Once Upon fairy tale anthology collection — A new anthology in this award-winning fairy tale series releases every February…and I have a story in every single one! Collect them all!
MY COUNTRY IS A GHOST by Eugenia Triantafyllou, narrated by @AletheaKontis. Originally published in @UncannyMagazine 32, Jan/Feb 2020.
I’ve been a lot of things in my life,…
I’ve been waiting for over ten years to finally…
If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ve…
