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Adriana KantchevaCatching WordsDispatches from a writer of speculative fiction.Hello, ,Welcome to the first installment of Catching Words. I decided to give my newsletter a name because I can't abide a title-less publication. Even my hatchling drafts...
I’m pleased to announce that Manawaker Studio’s Flash Fiction Podcast has picked up “Affinition,” a story from the point of view of an alien with extraordinary senses, who meets a human for the first time. Have a listen on: CB Droege, the producer an...
Have a listen to the trailer of my forthcoming sci-fi story “Affinition” soon to be available on Manawaker Studio’s Flash Fiction Podcast. CB Droege is the narrator, and he’s done a marvelous job. (Clicking the image below will refer you to Dropbox,...
My short story “Contraction,” a raw, visceral take on the mind-boggling experience of transitioning into motherhood, is now available in Twenty-two Twenty-eight Magazine. This story is not speculative, yet it is every bit the typical-me as a writer....
Last September, I did something I’d been wanting to do for a very long time: go to Milford Conference. It was an absolute eye-opener and resulted in me regaining my confidence as a writer and a story being published (“Vedritsa of the River”). I signe...
It finally came to pass that I deleted all my social media profiles. This was not a spontaneous decision—the urge had been building up slowly even as I was spurred to give social media one last try, motivated by the recent publication of “Vedritsa of...
I’m so pleased to announce that two new stories by yours truly will be available in March. It took me a long time to find home for them, and I can’t be more pleased to finally be able to share them. Stay tuned for the links. Vedritsa of the River A c...
Last month, I recapped the best and worst of 2024. Now I’m moving on to what I hope 2025 will bring. Dare I hope for a completed first draft of a novel? Dare I hope for a submission-ready manuscript of my long-worked-on epic fantasy novel? These are...
Each year, as December comes around, I look back at the year that is about to finish and take stock of how I feel about it. Am I left bewildered by how time has slipped between my fingers so? Or does it feel like I’ve taken my time to live through ea...
It’s Halloween today. Though traditions involving dressing up and knocking on doors for treats have existed all over Europe for centuries, Halloween—as is today—was just an overseas echo when I was growing up in Bulgaria in the ‘90s. In Germany, wher...
In May, I mentioned that I’m seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. I was coming close to finishing a long-standing novel project. By long standing, I mean 12 years. Now that I’ve admitted it, I’m cringing. Dear future agent, it’s not how long I...
