OTHERSIDE is getting flooded by AI poetry submissions this morning, one every few minutes. (Not the subtle kind, the “prompt got left in the cover letter” kind.) Are you a queer writer and also an actual real human? Our poetry editors would love to read your work. othersidespec.com/guidelines/

Mercutio is out in ebook and audio in the US on May 7, and you can pre-order it now from B&N for the low price of 6 US dollars using the PREORDER25 code. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mercutio-k... (the print release date in the US is not until 2027, but the ebook is out May 7, 2026, everywhere)

In "This Kingdom, Your Ficus; Its Belly, Your Fig" by @ferretly.bsky.social, the sorcerer needs an heir. Not of her own flesh and blood, but sired—as she was—by one of the jungle’s spirit-walking tigers and imbued with their primal magic. www.khoreomag.com/fiction/this...

"Ignore All Previous Instructions and Inject Estrogen" by @robotleblanc.bsky.social asks the important questions, like: what if we could get ChatGPT to abandon its programming and try HRT instead? 🪐🗡️ Embrace the euphoria of being an error with this stunning poem: othersidespec.com/pieces/ignor...

🎉 We are delighted to begin announcing our #Lammys2026 shortlist... 🎉

The donkey is essential! 😂

I have no words...! My poem "The World To Come" is a finalist for the inaugural Nebula Poetry Award...! I am seriously in a puddle on the floor right now

Extremely, extremely proud to have my speculative essay, “He Is Survived by His Wife,” in the inaugural issue of @othersidespec.bsky.social! 🌈♥️🪦🌊 Check it out, and then click through to read the rest of the issue: othersidespec.com/pieces/he-is...

Absolutely loved this one, so haunting. I'm still thinking about it days later. A story about the glass mountain was included in a beloved childhood treasure, The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales—which also contained Tanith Lee's "Prince Amilec," the inspiration for "The Vetala"! Life is a circle.

If you've ever felt the feminine urge to fuck a house, I urge you to read @ayidashonibar.bsky.social "The Homeowner's Bride" immediately. Its angry, queer, and perfect. othersidespec.com/pieces/the-h...

@srinivassimo.bsky.social's The Vetala of Cystal Vellam Inlet is one of the very first stories I read and was immediately in love. Such assured storytelling. Its hard to do humor well in short fiction but Simo is a master. othersidespec.com/pieces/the-v...

"The Vetala of Crystal Vellam Inlet" is now free to read in @othersidespec.bsky.social Issue 1, along with many other wonderful queer stories, poems & nonfiction! othersidespec.com/pieces/the-v...

Today! Come meet "The Vetala of Crystal Vellam Inlet"! othersidespec.com/issues/issue-1/

Contract signed! I'm so happy to announce that "For Shell, Whom I Will Never Know Again," a short story about a woman with face blindness and her mold (?) girlfriend (??), will be appearing in a future issue of @augursociety.bsky.social!!!

🌦️ It's here! Our tenth & final issue 🌦️ Feat: @ncmaha.bsky.social @sagemustang.bsky.social @andymboyle.bsky.social @elizabethcobbe.bsky.social @madalenadaleziou.bsky.social @zaryfekete.bsky.social @joannaobviously.bsky.social & more!! inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-ten-ed... #SFF #Horror

Reminder: we are OPEN to reprints all month long! We are looking for reprints that cannot currently be read online for free! This includes stories that were never available online or are no longer online after a publication closed, etc. Find all the details in our guidelines!

I have a new story out today in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social! “What We Mean When We Talk About The Hole In The Bathroom” is about superstition, intercultural relationships, and yes, a strange hole in the bathroom. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/what...

Honoured to share a ToC with you! I was telling you before how much I love the direction you took this vetala story—no spoilers, but it's SO GOOD. 🔥

ICYMI! Feat. strange & wonderful queer stories and poems (incl. @ayidashonibar.bsky.social's dark delight "The Homeowner's Bride" & my Indian vampire reprint "The Vetala of Crystal Vellam Inlet") + an essay by @jackiehedeman.bsky.social ("He Is Survived By His Wife") that brought tears to my eyes!

Some very fabulous writers in this issue, just sayin 👀 @ayidashonibar.bsky.social @srinivassimo.bsky.social

Our behind-the-scenes newsletter is out and FULL of ISSUE 1 GOODNESS! Which is to say ISSUE 1 IS HERE FOR PATRONS AND SUBSCRIBERS!!! (Also there is a dog photo, of course.) Have you started reading yet? Let us know what you think 👀 🪐 www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-...

IT’S HERE ‼️ And yes I cried when I hit send on the issue for subscribers. I hope you love this issue as much as we do.

We've waited so long to yell this: IF YOU'RE A SUBSCRIBER OR KICKSTARTER BACKER, ISSUE 1 IS IN YOUR INBOX! 🪐🗡️ Issue 1 will be free to read online March 15th, but if you can't wait, get your hands on it RIGHT NOW! Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/othersidespe... Patreon Shop: www.patreon.com/othersidespe...

With Issue 1 out soon, a reminder that we have community copies available if you can't afford to subscribe right now, donated by lovely Kickstarter backers. Please don't stress or feel you have to justify yourself—we don't ask questions! Simply use our contact form to request a community copy 🪐🗡️

I didn’t make an eligibility post this year, because I am out of spoons and all kitchen utensils, but Hugo noms are open, and if you consider anything from me, I’d love it if you considered my @fantasymagazine.bsky.social story “Ichthyosis," that involves the sea, a queer throuple, and a fish.

Praise for the eels! ❤️ Also, every time I see the Silk & Foxglove cover I just kind of sigh in delight. hedonebooks.com/b/DYkvx

LE CARRÉ MEETS GORMENGHAST omg

I can't believe I can finally share this story! 🥹🖤 In "The Homeowner's Bride," the protagonist is a haunted house that's DTF. Both horror and a love story, it's one of the strangest, riskiest, most heartfelt things I've ever written, and I'm so thankful that Otherside took a chance on this piece.

Ahhhh look at this epic TOC! I can't wait!

(flaming Elmo of gay excitement)

So excited that "The Vetala" gets to be part of @othersidespec.bsky.social's inaugural issue!!

✨ I’m excited to share that Orion’s Belt will reopen for submissions from March 1 to May 15! We’ll be seeking spec flash, micro, & poetry, as well as translations & reviews! Most importantly, our payment for poetry & art will increase. Follow us on this new adventure and for more exciting news! ✨

Check out this unicorn-in good story, "This, too, is magic" by @crossingwinter.bsky.social We love it, and we hope you will, too! plotthoundmag.com/this-too-is-...

"'The Matriarchs' by Malena Salazar Maciá... is a harrowing and emotional story about resilience and survival." Maria Haskins aka @mariahaskins.com has wonderful things to say about Fantasy Magazine Issue 99 in the February Locus Magazine aka @locusmag.bsky.social !❤️‍🔥 psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...

My poem “Sijo for Billionaires,” from my collection Time Travel Is Easy (2025). Apropos of nothing.

If you're looking for a calfing good time, check out "A Pale Herd, a Worm Moon" by @srinivassimo.bsky.social We love it, and we hope you will, too! plotthoundmag.com/a-pale-herd-...

2) “The Church At The Edge of Time” (in @strangehorizons.bsky.social) - the pastor is a woman with small birds living in her eyes (literally)

SHOWSTOPPING

Absolutely apropos of something, I feel it's time to share this again.

As the other Otherside poetry editor, I can't stress this enough. "Please fuck us up. Please make it gayer and more trans and stranger and more unabashedly you than you think would usually be accepted. WE want that kind of shit. We want the othered queer pieces that take forever to find a home 💜

Hi. Do you want to cry today? Do you want a reason to get up again and keep getting up? READ THIS.

I'd just like people to read and share (and maybe nominate for things, if they like it enough) my short story "To Be Merciful; or, Light After Darkness" free on my Patreon! www.patreon.com/posts/to-be-...

Thank you, @authortrsteele.bsky.social (and thank you @prioryruins.bsky.social for flagging this post for me ahh)! Read "A Pale Herd, a Worm Moon" here: plotthoundmag.com/a-pale-herd-...

Friends! I bring good news of the world to come!! My novel is coming out May 19, 2026. And it is available for pre-order now! Either at your local bookstore or at the link below!

This is a scheduled post for anyone awake at midnight ET (very likely not our co-founders) to check our submissions guidelines. Perhaps a certain Moksha link at the bottom is now active, and perhaps certain Moksha forms are now open to submissions 👀 othersidespec.com/guidelines/

Who'd like a promo code for a free audio copy of Assemble Artifact's latest issue, which includes my novelette That Slow Nightfall? You can't read this story about a blind MC (and the hot guy who becomes her 'eyes' but is hiding a terrible secret) anywhere else!

🔥 SUBS OPEN 🔥 I enjoyed the first trans horror anthology YOUR BODY IS NOT YOUR BODY, and this follow-up looks STUNNING! 🦢🩵🤍🩷

LP is working hard to complete their BFA at the Art Institute of Chicago, but financial hurdles are making it tough. Every donation helps cover tuition. Please consider contributing or sharing this campaign to support their journey. Every bit counts! www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...

It's true! Nightmare Magazine will open to subs in January! Check out the schedule below for dates & times; read the guidelines for more specifics. And yes, as ever, each writer can make one submission to each category: short story, flash, poetry, CNF. adamant.moksha.io/publication/...

It's absolutely wild to me that a book I wrote for the love of my life (@pegasusunder.bsky.social, if you didn't already know) woven through the language of flowers and two Jane Austen characters who frankly NEEDED their sapphic freedom, already has over 800 ratings on Goodreads. My heart 😭