oc...octo...octopus...

all the stories mentioned here that ive read are good but Rib is my favorite

My story, "Rib," is mentioned here as one of the gems from SH!!!😭 strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...

@fluoritewitch.bsky.social 😇 strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...

made a pendant with a stone I found on a beach and then polished

lol too much

wifi!!!

Reminder for the Wednesday folk: check out our deals on paperback/ebook editions of debuts by @csecooney.bsky.social, @barb.bsky.social & @fluoritewitch.bsky.social — and they also count as preorders of Haralambi Markov’s debut collection, THE LANGUAGE OF KNIVES! bit.ly/BoneSwans10th

Strange Horizons published our first issue 25 years ago this month! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who has ever read, shared, submitted, donated! We wouldn't be here without you and we hope you'll continue to support us into the future!

Apex Book of World SF toc mate!!!🙌🥳

Apex Book of World SF toc mate!!!🙌🥳

We've also discounted the e-book editions of @csecooney.bsky.social, @barb.bsky.social, and @fluoritewitch.bsky.social debuts to 99 cents: bit.ly/EDiscBoneSwans It wasn't our intention to take a two-year hiatus—we have some rebuilding to do. Your support will help Mythic Delirium Books rebound!

This is the 10th anniversary of the release of our first debut collection, BONE SWANS by @csecooney.bsky.social, so we've made a celebratory sale/preorder offer that includes THE HISTORY OF SOUL 2065 by @barb.bsky.social & LIKE SMOKE, LIKE LIGHT by @fluoritewitch.bsky.social bit.ly/BoneSwans10th

**clears throat** Mythic Delirium Books will be publishing the debut short fiction collection from Haralambi Markov, THE LANGUAGE OF KNIVES, in July 2026! Read all about it: bit.ly/MarkovTLOK

ooh

chinatown

I think I have something of a...0.7th draft? Tomorrow hopefully I'll make it a very crude rough crappy first draft

was it a dream? did I really win an award?

why isn't summer gone

wait...sep...?

why do tentative filenames have to be all so bad...?

I'll be attending two panels at Kamacon this weekend! Come say hi! 8/30 31016教室 （14:00～15:30）英語作家ユキミ・オガワに聞く 8/31 31005教室 （11:00～12:30）星雲賞メッタ斬り！

We might be tiny, but we kick ass and we know it!

Mythic Delirium Books will have a NEW announcement shortly very relevant to this information, but in the meantime much older news is also relevant 👏 See thread! #booksky #speclit #scifilit #horrorlit #fantasylit #sff #sffh #writingcommunity #writesky

beach heron??

This weekend's beachcombing finds! Some very interesting specimens here that my phone cannot capture😅

Attending Kamacon this month? Letme know if you want a free copy of my book LSLL

I'll be talking about...something...at Kamacon, Saturday 30th August. If you'll be there too and want a free copy of my book let me know! sf63.sftaikai.jp/program/

I'll be talking about...something...at Kamacon, Saturday 30th August. If you'll be there too and want a free copy of my book let me know! sf63.sftaikai.jp/program/

beachcombing finds from this weekend

Attending Kamacon this month? Letme know if you want a free copy of my book LSLL

Around Tokyo on 30/31 Aug? Come see me at Kama-Con!☺️ sf63.sftaikai.jp/program/

Around Tokyo on 30/31 Aug? Come see me at Kama-Con!☺️ sf63.sftaikai.jp/program/

Okay, it's official...my story, "The Portrait of a Survivor, Observed from the Water" in the February 2023 issue of Clarkesworld, was translated into Japanese last year and just won the Seiun Award for the Best Translated Short Story. www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/2025r...

Your Daily Dose of #Empathy (myreadinglife.com/2025/07/23/t...) A deeply moving story of helping others. "Those Uncaring Waves" by @fluoritewitch.bsky.social (2025) — 18,140 words (about 73 minutes for the average reader) Published in @clarkesworldmagazine.com issue #222, March 2025.

Two of my books, in two languages, side by side😭

better late than never! たった今、@kickstarter.comでStrange Horizons 2026をバック (支援) しました www.kickstarter.com/projects/str...

today's beachcombing finds! (just moved to a town not so far from beaches)

...? half year...? (loses consciousness)

It's that time again! The Strange Horizons Annual Fund Drive to keep publishing in 2026 is coming soon to a Kickstarter near you! There'll be lots of exciting rewards available again this year including books from your favourite authors! 👀

last uv resin work before moving!

You know you're too old for this when you feel more sick than satisfied afterwards

My story, in German🥰

My story, in German🥰

For the first time in my career as writer, the tentative file name became the real title for the story😂

Includes a new story by yours truly🥰