Adria Bailton

Author: Adria Bailton

  • Short Story Round-Up #100

    Hoo-ray! This is my one hundredth short story round-up post! I started short story recs on social media and posting round-ups in 2021. Some round-ups were groups of ten (10) and for some time, I posted weekly. I’ve been doing monthly posts for a couple of years. In July, I didn’t post reliably due to…

  • Short Story Round-Up #99

    In June I suggested 21 stories. Miss any? Here are all the stories I suggested in one place. Small Wonders published: Jack of All Faces by Bree Wernicke in April.A magnificent tale in only a couple of sentences. Let It Be Your Call by Ali Trotta in April. A poem about magick. skeletal arms will…

  • Reading Reflection for Second Quarter 2025

    This graph lies just a tiny bit because I read a book already in July and it’s captured by this bar. In 2025, I’ve read 33 books of the 42 goal so far. At the required 50% date, I was 78% towards my annual goal. If I stay 10 books ahead of goal for the…

  • Short Story Round-Up #98

    I apologize for the week delay on this round-up. I was traveling for a family wedding and attending the wedding and traveling home during the time I would have written this and gotten it posted. In May, I returned from a social media hiatus and suggested twenty-two (22) stories and poems along with throwback stories…

  • Short Story Round-Up #97

    In April, I only suggested eleven (11) stories because I took a social media break from the 16th – 30th of April. The stories themselves were from all different authors and eight different markets, published between 1950 and April 2025. Trolls of 34th Street by Derrick Boden was published at Trollbreath Magazine in 2024.The line…

  • 2025 Writing Goal Update #1

    One-third of the year is down and it’s time to check in on my writerly goals! If you haven’t seen one of my goal setting and reviewing posts before, here’s the plan. I go through the goals I set at the beginning of the year and see how many I’ve accomplished and if I’m on…

  • Short Story Round-Up #96

    In March 2025, I recommended, twenty-one (21) stories every morning at 8am PDT on Bluesky and Mastodon. This is for those people who aren’t on those platforms or miss my posts at that time or just want to click through easily. Stories range in publication from 1963 to March 2025. Rebirth of the Rain by…

  • Reading Reflection for First Quarter 2025

    It’s time for my first update on my Reading Reflection for the first quarter of 2025. My goal for the year is a slow climb out of a pretty bad reading slump that I’m now 2.5 years out of. I’m doing well, if I say so myself. I’m hoping to crush this goal this year.…

  • Short Story Round-Up #95

    Despite traveling for most of February, I recommended stories every weekday, for a total of twenty (20) stories. Many stories are a little older because I went through some of my to-be-read bookmarks that I still haven’t finished reading. In 2024, Trollbreath Magazine published: The Impossible Roots by Robin Eliot.A tale of rebellion and resistance…

  • Short Story Round-Up #94

    I posted twenty-three (23) stories and poems for you to read on social media in January. In case you missed any, here they are in summary. Bright Future by Dave Walsh was published at Every Day Fiction in 2023.A story of how it’s always been. Loved the ending and the lesson learned. Flash Point SF…