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Catherynne M. Valente

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Character Postcard

Hello my loves!

In further adventures in making this tier worthwhile for you wonderful folks when the Livestream poll doesn't get enough questions for a stream...

I am letting you choos...

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Four Year Anniversary Gift: The Collected Poems of Catherynne M. Valente (That's Me!)

Four years ago in March, I started this little Patreon.

In the time since, you and your amazing, astonishing support have made it possible for me to live between novels, to not have my house ...

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Audiography Playlist Volume Two: The Future Is Here

Here we are with another wildly successful second month of the Audiography Reboot: This Time Less Piracy!

The Future Is Here playlist is live (along with my selections!) and ready for you to ...

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Character Postcard: November

This month, you chose November, from Palimpsest! The OG Fairyland superfan. I hope you enjoy this little glimpse into the Great City and how life moves there now.

All my love to each and ever...

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Postcard Poll

And here are the choices suggested so far. Now, I want to say that any details in these will be classified as loose canons--if I were to go back and write a new Fairyland novel one day I will not h...

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ALLCAPS COOKBOOK PRESENTS: Bucatini with Mussels, Spring Peas, and Three Peppercorn Miso Broth

Bucatini with Mussels, Spring Peas, and Three Peppercorn Miso Broth

This was so fabulous it wouldn’t even talk to me in the halls at school.

I didn’t even really me...

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Mad Mandatory Media Dissection Poll

All right, kittens! What am I reviewing this month? (Last month was a DOOZY!)

For clarification: the "haven't watched yet" tag means someone from the Mad Post-Doc tier requested this and I ha...

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Open Discussion

Here is your monthly place to chat and get to know each other! Feel free to talk about anything, but be kind, this is a safe place.

How are you all feeling?

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Audiography Theme Announcement: Volume Two

Last month was so amazing, you guys! We created a huge playlist of joy that I'm still discovering new music from. This worked better than I ever imagined.

So here we go with the second theme!...

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The New Audiography Makes Its Debut! Volume One: Happiness

It's ready! All your songs and four of mine (I get an extra because I make the rules) all together in a beautiful WILDLY diverse playlist available right now for you to listen to and feel a little ...

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Character Postcard: The Roadrunner from Space Opera

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This Better Not Awaken Anything In Me: How Ted Lasso Totally Did Awaken Lots of Things In Me Even Though Absolutely No One Asked It To Go So Hard

Ted Lasso has virtually everything going against it. Especially in terms of getting specifically me, Cat Valente, to give it a chance.

But I really, really, really want you to give i...

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ALLCAPS COOKBOOK Presents: Sichuan Dry-Fried Green Beans with Pork Belly and Toasted Walnut Dust

Sichuan Dry-Fried Green Beans with Pork Belly and Toasted Walnut Dust

Sichuan peppercorns, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways: you taste like flowers and citrus only b...

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Mad Laboratory Discord is Live!

Enough of you seemed interested in a dedicated Discord server for the community, so now, LIKE MAGIC, it exists!

There's not much there now--we need you guys for that. But I'll be logged in fo...

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Mandatory Mad Media Dissection Poll

What shall I review this month, darlings?

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Postcard Poll

And here are the choices suggested so far. Now, I want to say that any details in these will be classified as loose canons--if I were to go back and write a new Fairyland novel one day I will not h...

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Open Discussion

Here is your monthly place to chat and get to know each other! Feel free to talk about anything, but be kind, this is a safe place.

How are you all feeling?

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OMG NEW REWARD PATREON HAPPY FUN TIME THING

We're starting a new monthly feature here at the Mad Fiction Laboratory!

Wha? Why? did we meet a new goal?

Nope.

Is it my birthday?

Maybe? Statistically, it's probably one o...

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Discord/Slack Possibilities

Hey everyone! 

So this is a thing people have been doing and I wondered if you guys would be interested in doing it too.

Would you want a dedicated Laboratory Discord channel or Sl...

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I'm Not Okay; You're Not Okay: Dealing with 2020's Endless Denouement

Writing is hard.

This is not going to be me bitching about my job for 3000 words. I am well aware that all things considered, in the history of the world and the socio-economic map of this cu...

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Monthly Postcard: Decibel Jones

Now, you don't get pretty cursive from a washed up rockstar. You get purple eyeliner on the back of a stolen Save the Date card.

There are some little clues to Space Oddity in this o...

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It Was Misogyny All Along! A Series of Yes But Also No Reactions to Marvel's Wandavision


It really is ever so much easier to review something when I hated it. Or when I just love it so much. I just open up the Ol' Scrivener and gush.

But with Wandavision...the...

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Strega Nona's Any Night Umami-Tsunami Pasta

Fuck food.

Seriously.

It's been too long, with too little respite, and I live on a damn island where I can't get things delivered easily, so I'm so sick of cooking and coming up with th...

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Mandatory Mad Fiction Media Dissection Poll!

All right, dear hearts. What shall I review this month?

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Postcard Poll

And here are the choices suggested so far. Now, I want to say that any details in these will be classified as loose canons--if I were to go back and write a new Fairyland novel one day I will not h...

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Open Discussion

Here is your monthly place to chat and get to know each other! Feel free to talk about anything, but be kind, this is a safe place.

How are you all feeling?

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February Postcard: A-Through-L!

Our monthly character postcard comes to us this time from Fairyland--with guest lettering by my massively talented friend Kris McDermott (Wyverary claws are not so excellent at holding pens).

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What’s The Matter, Don’t You Like Our Smart People Music? or I Don’t Know What Will Save Modern Cinema But It 100% Isn’t Tenet


Oh my god, you guys chose Tenet! What a CRAZY UNFORSEEABLE YET TRÈS FORTUNATE turn of events because I HAVE A LOT TO SAY ABOUT THIS EARSPLATTING MONOCHROME GLUMBEAST.

But first, I...

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ALLCAPS COOKBOOK PRESENTS: Unicorn Pancakes!

In the constant quest to find food my toddler is willing to eat, I am not ashamed to resort to food coloring.

But! The color scheme is not the only thing that makes these Unicorn Pancakes! I ...

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Mandatory Mad Fiction Media Dissection Poll!

All right, dearhearts. What shall I review this month?

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