{"id":107,"date":"2016-08-30T00:11:45","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T04:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/?page_id=107"},"modified":"2026-07-07T09:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T13:37:15","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading home-page-content-heading\"><a href=\"\/blog\/\">*Insert Subplot Here<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-grid columns-2 has-dates homepage-blog-listing wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/11\/4-3-2-1\/\">4&#8230; 3&#8230; 2&#8230; 1&#8230;<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-08-11T11:16:29-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 11, 2026<\/time><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/28\/now-what\/\">Now What<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-07-28T13:09:18-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">July 28, 2026<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading home-page-content-heading\">Fiction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A collection of my <a href=\"\/story\/\">available short fiction<\/a>, including links to free-to-read magazines as they become available, and some stories only available here. I write primarily SF and strive for character-driven stories, different viewpoints, and immersive world-building. Also sly humour, because me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:24% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CotC_painting_cover_social-media.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CotC_painting_cover_social-media-672x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1737 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CotC_painting_cover_social-media-672x1024.jpg 672w, https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CotC_painting_cover_social-media-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CotC_painting_cover_social-media-768x1170.jpg 768w, https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CotC_painting_cover_social-media-1008x1536.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CotC_painting_cover_social-media-1344x2048.jpg 1344w, https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CotC_painting_cover_social-media.jpg 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curve of the Corridor (pre-ordering)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outside and beyond reality lies something far stranger, and figuring out its secrets draws together the destinies of the crew of the arkship <em>Guiana<\/em>, the smugglers of the <em>Clemenestra<\/em>, and the scientists of the Galactic Corps. If they can outrun those with hyperspace sickness, that is&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Pre-ordering now at <a href=\"https:\/\/brain-lag.com\/books\/the-curve-of-the-corridor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brainlag<\/a>, and soon to be available at other major retailers.<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:24% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/story\/blackout-odyssey-novel\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/vdf_BOO_front-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1722 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/vdf_BOO_front-cover.jpg 360w, https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/vdf_BOO_front-cover-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Blackout Odyssey<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">From escaping the underworld to fighting off Toronto raccoons, Mallory&#8217;s epic journey home during the 2003 Northeastern Blackout comes with a heavier cost than a replacement monthly pass in this genderbent retelling of <em>The Odyssey<\/em>! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Now available at <a href=\"https:\/\/brain-lag.com\/product\/blackout-odyssey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brainlag<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapters.indigo.ca\/en-ca\/books\/blackout-odyssey\/9781928011521-item.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.chapters.indigo.ca\/en-ca\/books\/blackout-odyssey\/9781928011521-item.html\">Indigo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Blackout-Odyssey-Victoria-Feistner\/dp\/1928011527\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Blackout-Odyssey-Victoria-Feistner\/dp\/1928011527\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/blackout-odyssey-victoria-feistner\/1139333561\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/blackout-odyssey-victoria-feistner\/1139333561\">Barnes&amp;Noble<\/a>, and other major retailers.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s a review from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publishersweekly.com\/978-1-928011-52-1\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.publishersweekly.com\/978-1-928011-52-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Publisher&#8217;s Weekly<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:24% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/story\/creampuffs\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Creampuffs_Cover_Smashwords-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"The paperback cover of Creampuffs\" class=\"wp-image-1259 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Creampuffs_Cover_Smashwords-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Creampuffs_Cover_Smashwords-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Creampuffs_Cover_Smashwords-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Creampuffs_Cover_Smashwords.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Creampuffs<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Mysterious contractors, a brush with the law, that cute caf\u00e9 owner\u2014Michelle\u2019s already working up a sweat, and the gym she&#8217;s starting hasn\u2019t even opened yet! <em><a href=\"https:\/\/victoriafeistner.com\/story\/creampuffs\/\">Creampuffs<\/a><\/em> is a nerdy comedy novel available on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smashwords.com\/books\/view\/945032\" target=\"_blank\">Smashwords<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Creampuffs-Victoria-Feistner\/dp\/1687758956\/ref=sr_1_1\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading home-page-content-heading\">About<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am a writer, graphic designer, and artisan in equal parts, although some of those parts are more equal than others. I live in Toronto with my partner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lilithebowman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lilithe Bowman<\/a> and our two <del>jerks<\/del> cats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can reach me at v.feistner @ gmail.com or on bluesky: <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/biku.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@biku.bsky.social<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*Insert Subplot Here Fiction A collection of my available short fiction, including links to free-to-read magazines as they become available, and some stories only available here. I write primarily SF and strive for character-driven stories, different viewpoints, and immersive world-building. Also sly humour, because me. 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