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December 8, 2025

Last Chance to Get Common Bonds 2 Early!

I don’t know how it’s already December 8, but time sure has passed once again. And we’ve had big news in the aro anthology department since!

Common Bonds 2

First, and most urgently, if you wanted to get your copy of Common Bonds 2 early, you have until the end of December 10 to preorder it through Kickstarter Late Pledges. We will be fulfilling those before we put it on sale widely.

Get Your Preorder!

Second, and most importantly, we had our Table of Contents announcement for Common Bonds 2. Below is the full list of writers and pieces in the anthology!

“At the end of forever” - Aiste Grice “Black Box” - Alistair Robinson “Will Lamplight Illuminate Your Face?” - M.A. Acosta “Screw Everybody” - Anna Stein “Sap and Marrow” - Cyrus Amelia Fisher “Witchcraft is Not a Love Story” - Emmanuel Kibet “Love Hungry” - Hannah Baxter “venante umbras” - JD rivers “Well-worn pockets” - K.J. Isley “Wish, Wish” - Lisobel Tang
“Behold! These are the Pastries that Were Prophesied!” - Matthew Taber-Hanson “The Woman in the Snow” - Nico Martinez Nocito “The Husband Stitch” - R.F. Daniels “The Hunger Who Wears His Skin” - Ren Oliveira “Sowing Constellations” - S.H. Marr “Terra secunda” - S.M. Pearce “Flurries and Flames” - Sophie a. Katz “Anise, Lozenge, Sugarplum” - Tunvey Mou “PastPort to Franchesca and Luna of Brooklyn” - Yelena Crane

It has been a fantastic time putting this anthology together and I’m so proud of the stories within. I cannot wait to share them with you all.

Being Aro

There has also been news on the Being Aro front: we had a cover reveal!

I’m very excited for the short story I have in this, a sci-fi aro Narcissus reimagining that had been percolating in one way or another for years.

Preorders for this are open, too! Grab your copy <3

A giant person in white clothes with an aro flag as a scarf is holding a bow, shooting upward. They are threaded through the title's big letters. the cover is bright green, and is described as "A Collection of Aromantic Fiction about Love, Connection, and Empowerement" edited by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor
Patreon Updates

Patreon continues to trudge along, but I have been talking more about books over there, making a public post out of mini-reviews that were posted online. I think it’s a good way to make them easy to find, rather than rely on social media algorithms.

  • November 20, 2025 Update: Heavy is the Editorial Hand [Free Members]

  • November Mini-Reviews [Public Post]

  • December 8, 2025 Update: Stalling Myself into Anxiety Procrastination [Free Members]


A banner with "queer fantasy centering platonic relationships" at the top. On it are the covers for many of Claudie's books, namely: City of Strife, City of Betrayal, City of Deceit, City of Exile, Common Bonds, Common Bonds 2, Baker Thief, Snowstorm & Overgrowth, Awakenings, Flooded Secrets, The Sea Spirit Festival, Stories from the Deep, Motes of Inspiration, Ruinened History

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