Well, hello! It’s been an eventful few weeks, to say the least. I’ll just dive right in.
First up: my short story “Spaceship Joyride” is out today in Lightspeed Magazine. It’s a story about being young, oblivious, and incredibly nervous around hot people—so I shouldn’t have to tell you that it’s very dear to me. I’m excited to share this one with you!
Second order of business: the love that’s been shown to “Slow Communication,” which was published in Fantasy Magazine last February, continues to overwhelm me. It was selected as a Notable Story in Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023. It will be reprinted in We’re Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2022. And on top of these amazing honors, “Slow Communication” is a finalist for the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award.
Allow me to very eloquently summarize all of this: HOLY SHIT! HOOOOOOLY SHIT! I am so beyond grateful for everyone who took a chance on this story.
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Third: my novella Redundancies & Potentials hits shelves in 2024, published by Neon Hemlock. I’ve been sitting on this news for a while, friends, and it was an excruciating secret to keep. Redundancies & Potentials follows two cybernetically-enhanced sisters as they use time travel to prevent a war. It’s twisty, gory, and—if I do say so myself—a damn good romp. I truly cannot wait.
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Fourthly: “Who The Final Girl Becomes,” which dropped in Nightmare Magazine in February, will be published in Spanish by Voces de lo Insolito. It’ll drop in a few months, right around spooky season. This story is one of my favorite things I’ve ever written, and I’m delighted that it’s becoming accessible to more readers.
Aaaand fifth of all: Big Bad Con is crowdfunding on Backerkit until July 7th. This is a truly wonderful convention that I’m really looking forward to and, though the funding threshold has been met, I want to keep the momentum going! (A certain someone you know might even be a stretch goal guest …)
Last but not least: I just wanted to remind you that Plant Girl Game is available to preorder on Gamefound for a limited time. CJ and I have gotten our hands on the print books and will begin shipping them to backers soon. This game is absolutely gorgeous, so don’t miss your chance to buy a print copy!
Whew! That sure was a lot! Thank you for reading my work, and thank you for reading this update. There’ll be more from me soon.
Dominique Dickey 
Loved Spaceship Joyride. Innocent and profound.
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