My last poem released today is called "writing letters in our sleep" inspired by a recurring dream I have of meeting my father as a trans woman after so many years of him being in prison, and the dream letters we send to introduce ourselves #queer #poetry twistedtonguepress.com/poetry/writi...

Convincing you to read my short story 'A Single Song' based on the first sentence! A harp made of bones, they say, will only ever play a single song. 💫 Keep reading: factorfourmag.com/a-single-son...

Convincing you to read my poem with the first sentence! My father’s least favorite prophecy has been reviewed by five generations of scholars and soundly dismissed by them all. Read the full poem @strangehorizons.bsky.social strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...

Thrilled to have a poem in this issue!

It's awards season! I have two short stories I'm most proud of this year. If you only read one thing of mine, make it "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything", a piece Locus called a "sharp satire" which should give you lols and catharsis. www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1... 1/4

So, for the first time I'm doing one of these! Here is everything I've published or have forthcoming in 2025!

💫 Here’s a list of my award eligible stories from this year! 💫 (Had to update/repost this because of the surprise last minute publication!) See my website or LinkTree for more info on these stories. Contact me if you’re a voting member and need a copy. Thanks for reading!

For me, it's “Barbershops of the Floating City” in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social because I write a lot of dark fiction, but this was the first time I completely rewrote an ending because I wanted so badly for the characters to have a better chance at living. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/barb...

Mine is this one! www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...

For me, it's probably my poem 'To Be the Change', which was released this spring from @strangehorizons.bsky.social! This was my first explicitly trans piece to enter the world; it tackles familial expectations and ancestral prophecies through a fantasy lens. strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...

my novella THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS, where the... well the titular character, the Death of Mountains, comes for a middling hill in the Appalachians who doesn't want to die. in the tradition of Scheherazade, they trade story for story to stave off the inevitable. (out from @lethepress.bsky.social)

I love this question (and this parenthetical, as someone with a December story on the way 🥲). For me, it’s got to be this love letter to my dog disguised as a short story: www.havenspec.com/handsomest-g...

People are doing year wrap-ups already (give December a chance, people!) buuuut I'm curious -- What's the thing that's most dear to you that you've published this year and why?

One month left to nominate work for the inaugural Monarch Queer Literary Awards! Nominations close November 30. 🦋 Editors, visit monarch.gay/nominate to learn more about the anthology, what we're looking for, and how to nominate works from your publications.

Hello, friends! We're Monarch Queer Literary Awards, a project of @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social. Monarch is a new anthology recognizing the best new queer writing and art published by literary magazines and independent presses. 🦋 Submissions open September 1. Until then, get to know us: monarch.gay

Check out some retellings of one of my favorite fairytales, also known as 'The Singing Bone', over on Reactor! If you're in the mood for some dark flash fiction, I hope you'll consider my trans take on the tale, published this summer in Factor Four Magazine: factorfourmag.com/a-single-son...

'Thirteen Hours' is officially free to read from @ratbaglit.bsky.social! 🩸Dark bargains 🕰️What you'll sacrifice to change the past 🪶Only 100 words! Read now: ratbaglit.substack.com/p/thirteen-h... 🩸📚💙🤏📚

My drabble 'Thirteen Hours' will be live tomorrow from @ratbaglit.bsky.social! 🩸Dark bargains 🕰️What you'll sacrifice to change the past 🪶Only 100 words! Subscribe now to read it as soon as it's out: ratbaglit.com

Check out this great deal! FCQ #7 will include a new horror story by me titled "The Beast of Boma Road." A young woman’s encounters with a strange creature and wandering eyes will have you asking, who is the real best of this story? COMING SOON! 🖤🐈‍⬛🖤

FCQ7 is our rage-themed volume and features excellent writing by: @kayv.bsky.social @nicholeon.bsky.social C.O. Davidson @abigailkemske.bsky.social @alexhoeft.bsky.social C. Lenz @corriehaldane.bsky.social @jdlskie.bsky.social @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social Myra Stephenson Rachel Desiree Felix

Good news! We have FCQ Volume 7 and 8 available for preorder now! There's even a discounted bundle! FCQ 7&8 Bundle: fraidycatpress.com/product/fcq-... FCQ 7: fraidycatpress.com/product/frai... FCQ 8: fraidycatpress.com/product/frai... #indiehorror #newrelease #cosmichorror #rage #gnaw

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Monthly Trans & Nonbinary Creators Boost - Share your fiction, essays, poetry, fanfic, thinkpieces, and other writing below. - Go into the replies and look for new works to read and share. - Follow new trans creators and make your feed brighter! NSFW and erotica welcome. #TransSky #BookSky

Happy Halloween! In the mood for some ghostie vibes? Feeling a little nostalgic for summer? Wondering why it is still 80 degrees and sunny in the middle of fall? Well, have I got a story for you! "Ghosts of Summer" is free to read with @apexmag.bsky.social. Come check it out today!

Two for Halloween! Read @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social's possessed harp story and then mine! 🦇🎃💀🎵 mythicdelirium.com/featured-sto...

Looking for a short & spooky read this Halloween? At only 750 words, my dark Grimm retelling 'A Single Song' offers a deadly taste of horror. 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans MC 🎵 Musical possession 🦴 A harp made of bones 🩸 Lies behind the legends Read for free online: factorfourmag.com/a-single-son... 🩸📚🤏🌈🚀💫📚💙

What better time than October for an anthology full of black cats? BLACK CAT TALES, including my poem 'Bait', is an anthology of cross-genre tales of the mythical black cat, with plenty of horror, curiosity & twists. Learn more ⬇️ black-cat-publishing.com/black-cat-pu... 🩸📚💙

Our Kickstarter ends in just 24 HOURS! This is your LAST CHANCE to shop our catalogue of new ebooks, author critiques, and exclusive merch before it's gone for good. Check the 🧵 to see our full selection! Thank you all for supporting another year of Apex. 🖤👽 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

Reading for awards? Wanna consider "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything"? @locusmag.bsky.social said "fun & funny but doesn’t lose its bite, pushing readers to ques­tion why superheroes (are) more believ­able than achieving ...accommodations as a disabled person." www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...

If you haven't yet read @effies.bsky.social's LASER EYES AIN'T EVERYTHING, published in @diabolicalplots.com, you're missing out on one of the best stories I've read this year. It's a brilliant piece that mixes satire and laser-focused critique. Read it now- www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...

Just under 2 days left in the @apexmag.bsky.social Kickstarter. While the magazine's four issues for 2026 are funded, if they get $4,000 more we get to read an additional unpublished authors issue of Apex Magazine! I've donated and hope others will do the same. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

There's under 24 hours left in our Kickstarter campaign! It's not too late to pick up a subscription AND a short story critique from @carolynzhao.bsky.social! Carolyn is co-editor of WYRMHOLE and author of work in Clarkesworld, Strange Horizons, and elsewhere! www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

Our friends @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social are gathering information about "soft censorship" happening in the US According to School Library Journal, soft censorship is a "quiet banishing that often comes without explanation." If you've seen it in your community, please respond to their survey

Apex is funded, but there are still more stretch goals to meet to restore it to its former glory! Spread the word for more issues (including one specifically for unpublished authors!), new drabble contests, and more.

TELL ME YOUR 🏳️‍🌈QUEER SHORT SFF🏳️‍🌈 OUT IN SEPTEMBER 2025!!! Originals only pls, up to novella in length, indie okay. Just reply with the author, title, and a link to read and/or buy and I'll get them on the list. Here's August's list for context & more info: www.patreon.com/posts/some-q...

We're officially at 48 hours remaining in our Kickstarter campaign?! This has gone by so fast!! There are still some rewards left: 🎲 play a TTRPG with the co-founders! 📝 short story and query letter critiques—AND we dropped the poetry critique price!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

Friends, I am currently under the weather, very behind on work, fighting SAD--my heart, it cannot take this. Please, give and get @apexmag.bsky.social to their goal so I can save my dwindling supply of tissues for my nose and not my tears. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

Apex is only $1000 off hitting their initial goal! Let's keep this pillar of the SFFH community running for another year (preferably with some stretch goals thrown in!)

There's just 4 DAYS LEFT to fund Apex Magazine for 2026, and we're SO CLOSE to hitting our 20k goal! Our full catalogue of critiques, ebooks, merch and more will all be gone on Halloween. Don't miss out on these limited edition items and donate TODAY! 💜👽🎃 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

Currently reading THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS and WOW you need this novella in your life immediately!

Just discovered my alt text requirement had also been turned off, so definitely check this setting!

There's only 5 DAYS LEFT to fund Apex Magazine for 2026, and we just unlocked our 80% goal! 🎉 @lesleyconner.bsky.social will host a LIVE READING of "The Monster Fucker Club" by @avgreenewrites.bsky.social! Keep weird, wonderful fiction alive and donate TODAY 👽 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

Okay, listen: @apexmag.bsky.social is SO CLOSE to their funding goal, but there are only 5 DAYS left. And I know we're all barely able to put food on the table, but whatever you have to give, please consider giving to Apex TODAY so there can be just one more light shining in the darkness in 2026.

With FOUR DAYS LEFT in our Kickstarter, we wanted to say thank you! 343 of you have backed our campaign! It means the world to see this much support of queer art, especially in our current climate. We can't wait to bring you some incredible work in 2026! www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

There are FIVE DAYS LEFT in our Kickstarter!! There’s still tons of awesome critique rewards, from poetry to short fiction to query letter critiques from some amazing folks. AND if you want to play a TTRPG with us, that’s up for grabs too 👀 www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

We're SIX DAYS AWAY from the end of our Kickstarter and 75% FUNDED 🚀✨ Remember, it's YOUR donations keeping us a proudly pro-rate magazine, which financially compensates the skilled authors who bring Apex to life. Help artists thrive in 2026 and donate TODAY 💜👽 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

as writers, we all want more short fiction venues around. @apexmag.bsky.social is running their Kickstarter RIGHT NOW and they've got 7 days to go and STILL AREN'T FUNDED. do you know how sad it would be to not have Apex Magazine around? devastatingly sad. dropping the link below:

The librarian in @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social Nico Martinez Nocito's story "Through Time and Calamity" is actually a librarian-to-be, struggling with the entrance application & discovering deep truths. Get a copy of Starship Librarians! www.amazon.com/dp/B0FD4ZKNHX

Our latest Kickstarter update includes VERY EXCITING NEWS: we will be opening on November 24th to submissions of nonfiction and reprints! (Original fiction/poetry will still open January 1st.) Check out the update and our linked guidelines, let us know if you have questions... and spread the word!

We're 8 DAYS AWAY from the end of our Kickstarter! ⏰❗❗ These final days will decide whether we can publish in 2026. YOUR support is what keeps us going, AND what keeps the great stories coming to your inbox! Help Apex thrive and join our Kickstarter TODAY! 💜👽 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...