Luna Station Quarterly

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✨ LUNA STATION QUARTERLY TURNS 15! ✨

Our anniversary celebration begins with a massive double-sized March issue—382 pages of speculative wonder crafted by women-identified authors from across space and time.

You might wonder, "Why publish a double issue now?" We could say we received an unprecedented flood of brilliant submissions (true!). We could cheekily reply, "Because we felt like it!"

But the honest answer? Stories provide solace in a way few other things do. When reality feels heavy, fiction offers doorways to elsewhere. And right now, we figured you might appreciate twice as many portals to step through.

Spring approaches. Darkness comes and goes. The sun ALWAYS rises, even if it takes a while. And in the meantime, there are stories—61 issues worth and counting.

Join us in celebrating 15 years of speculative fiction that centers women's voices. This double issue is our gift to you, dear Friends of the Station. 🌙

Stellar short fiction by women-identified writers since 2010

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It was long overdue... I've moved the LSQ tumblr blog to its own account!

You can follow use over there at @lunastationquarterly

Hope to see you there!

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On a particularly onerous day at work, she raised the temperature of her least favorite co-workers’ coffee a few degrees; his shout made her shoulders go liquid past lunchtime.

from "Is That New?" by Rosamund Lannin

Stellar short fiction by women-identified writers since 2010

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Been missing connecting with you all while juggling new job + Luna Station! Our June issue goes live soon (21 stories!), and we've got 7 new editors! Can't wait to share more on all the exciting things going on.

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Submissions are now open for our June issue!

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Collection of writing resources I've gathered. Grammar, prompts, general writing advice, research tools, thesauruses (or thesauri 😉)... Enjoy!

General

English Language and Usage Stack Exchange

UW Madison Writing Center - Grammar/Punctuation rules/basics

Wheaton College Writing Resources

UNC Writing Tips and Tools

Purchase College Editorial Style Guide

Writing Forum - The Writing Process

Absolute Write Forum

English Plus Grammar Slammer

Onelook Thesaurus

Online Etymology Dictionary

Literary Devices

Fiction Writing

Instead Of...Simple Writer's Guide by anaemicc

'How to Become a Better Writer' by @tapwrites

'50 Tips for (Fanfic) Writing' by @ao3commentoftheday

Fic Writing Advice by @radioactive-earthshine

'How to Exploit Facial Expressions' by Kathy Steinemann - absolutely check out the rest of the site too, it is a goldmine.

'Writing Inspiration and Resources' by Bryn Donovan - some digging required but there's tools here for everyone.

'World Building and Writing Advice' + a brilliant list of Prompts, Scenarios, and Dialogues by @pendarling

Writing Questions Answered Masterlist

One Stop for Writer's Character and World Building Thesaurus

ProWritingAid Emotions Thesaurus

Descriptionary - it's...ways to describe things. Just check it out, lmfao.

Neurodivergent Fic Writer's Advice by @bookishdiplodocus

The Sexy Stuff

KJ Scott's Lewd Vocab Survey Results

'The Smutwriter's Dictionary' by @maybeeatspaghetti

Laurel Clarke's Sexy Thesaurus

Quinn Anderson's Ultimate Guide to Writing Smut

Smut Writing Tips + Smut Thesaurus by @prurientpuddlejumper

'How to Write Smut' by @bohemiantea-scorpiocoffee

Misc.

Tropes

Case Converter

Fake Text Message Generator and Another Fake Text Message Generator for your fics

Epithet Flowchart

Historical Timeline of Slang

Fashion History

Writing Realistic Injuries

Hiveword - Search Engine specifically for writing tools

Mythbank - Sort of a world mythology encyclopedia

Skeptic's Dictionary

Written Sound Onomatopoeia Dictionary

LitCharts Shakespeare Modern Translations

Stanford Geospatial Network Model of Roman World

Writing Sketchy Topics by @wordsnstuff

Writing Scents by @thewriteadviceforwriters

Ao3commentoftheday Beta Reader Checklist. Actually, for AO3 tips/basics/everythings you just really need to get yourself to ao3commentoftheday's AO3 and read everything there. Including their bookmarks!

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Mantha, if I am stone, carved for a purpose, you are a woven tapestry—far more flexible.

from "When to Choose the Snake God" by Jennifer Jeanne McArdle

Stellar short fiction by women-identified writers since 2010

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✨ WANNA JOIN OUR CREW? ✨

Listen, I'm not gonna sugarcoat it - running an indie magazine for 15 years has been a labor of love, emphasis on the LABOR part. But our amazing Patreon supporters make it possible for us to keep going!

If you've enjoyed our work publishing women's voices in SFF, consider jumping aboard the station as a patron. Every single supporter makes a real difference to our tiny operation.

What's in it for you? Besides warm fuzzy feelings:

Our massive double-sized anniversary issue

Early access to future issues

Behind-the-scenes peeks at how the sausage gets made

My endless gratitude

The satisfaction of helping keep indie publishing alive

I've been doing this for 15 years (wait, how did THAT happen??) and hope to keep going for many more. But it's only possible with your help.

This anniversary year feels like a good time to join the crew! 😉

https://www.lunastationquarterly.com/issues/061

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✨ DIGITAL EDITIONS ARE LIVE! ✨

The digital versions of our double-sized March issue are finally up on Weightless, Gumroad and Payhip!

This thing is MASSIVE - 392 pages of speculative fiction by women-identified authors. I'm still kind of in shock that we managed to put it all together. It's literally twice as big as our usual issues, and I'm super proud of how it turned out.

Of course, all our digital editions are completely DRM-free because seriously, DRM is garbage and you should actually OWN what you buy. Read it on whatever device you want, whenever you want. No restrictions.

I'm biased, but I think it's the perfect thing to load onto your e-reader. Hours of reading guaranteed - this thing is basically a full anthology!

Grab your copy and let me know what stories you love the most!

Stellar short fiction by women-identified writers since 2010

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✨ COVER ARTIST APPRECIATION POST ✨

Our cover art this issue is by the awesome Sonia Matas and I'm still kinda blown away by how perfect it is for kicking off our 16th year!

It feels like exactly what I want our stories to do - pull you in, wrap around you, and take you somewhere else for a little while. Especially with this double-sized issue, we're offering twice the escape routes.

Check out the full cover and grab our milestone Issue 061! After 15 years of publishing women's voices in SFF, I think this might be our most beautiful issue yet (but don't tell the other issues I said that).

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✨ THE PRINT EDITION IS HERE AND OMG IT'S HUGE! ✨

Y'all. I'm so excited. At 382 pages with perfect binding, this March issue isn't a magazine - it's a BOOK.

I just got my own copy and I'm honestly in shock at how hefty it is. There's something about holding it in your hands that just makes the work worth it. I keep flipping through it and thinking "we made this??"

The cover art by Sonia Matas looks even more amazing in print, and seeing all these stories bound together makes my little editor heart so happy.

I know I'm totally biased, but I think this is the kind of thing that deserves a spot on your bookshelf. Not tucked away in a magazine pile, but proudly displayed like the book it truly is.

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Today is LSQ's 15th birthday! Can't believe it's been 15 years since the first issue went live on March 1, 2010.

Thank you to all our authors, artists, editors, readers, & supporters who've made this journey possible.

What started as a small personal project & a desire to see more women's voices in SFF has grown story by story, issue by issue into this amazing community.

I'm so grateful for everyone who has contributes a story or cover art, spent time reading slush, bought a copy, or shared us with others. 💚

Here's to fifteen years of amplifying women's voices in SFF, and to many more ahead! 🎂✨

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Not a traditional dragon. Not the most auspicious dragon. But the dragon that Lily fell in love with when she first saw it dance.

from "Dragon Dance" by Elizabeth Davis

Stellar short fiction by women-identified writers since 2010

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I’ve become one of the gods in Gitte’s personal pantheon. She’s made herself my hand maiden.

from "Clean and Godly in Denmark" by Diana Deverell https://www.lunastationquarterly.com/issues/060/

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I don't know why, but I've decided to live blog the LSQ production process. It's happening over on our Bluesky account if you'd like to follow along there.

Sorry I'm not doing it on all platforms, but I do have to actually focus on the work! Someone needs to build a tool that will let me post everywhere from a single interface. That person may be me, but not today!

Come follow along, if you'd like.

Luna Station Quarterly (@lunastation.bsky.social)

Stellar Short Fiction by Women-Identified Writers Since 2010 The station: https://lunastationquarterly.com/ Patreon: http://patreon.com/lun