She took the interview on the chance that the company ran plays like the production of David that Kath worked on with Sight and Sound Theatre in Missouri. They don’t, they’re different. from "Top Five Places to Worship Him, Most Terrible" by L. Fox www.lunastationquart...

“You’ll be home again before you have a chance to. But just in case,” her mother said, snatching a tiger swallowtail from midair and popping it into the lunchbox, “a butterfly for joy.” from "The Accidental" by K.M. Veohongs www.lunastationquart... #WomenWriters #Fantasy #SciFi #Reading #Writing

Family legend said that any vows spoken under the ancient, twisting boughs, were binding, unbreakable and inescapable. from "Underhill Wines" by Tanya Pond www.lunastationquart... #ShortStories #WomenWriters #Fantasy #SciFi #Reading #Writing

Her sealskin—a bundle of sleek, gray fur—rests beside her. The top half of it hangs off the back of the rock. From the limp flap of its face, the seal watches me with drooping eye sockets. from "Going to sea, mother" by Luscha Makortoff www.lunastationquart... #Fantasy #SciFi #Reading #Writing

If you haven't seen the Lilith Fair documentary yet, I highly recommend it. I was just the right age (early 20s) when that was all happening and not only did it bring back lots of memories, but the perspective on what we've won and lost in the ensuing years is powerful.

The forest is a fearsome place, but that is not all it is. It has its secrets, but it only gives them up to those prepared to find their way through. from "Daisies for Going Out, Pansies to Return Home" by Amy Power Jansen www.lunastationquart... #WomenWriters #Fantasy #SciFi #Reading #Writing

Just bought a copy of the latest issue, with spellbinding autumn cover art!

In the face of the homogenization I see across our culture here in the US, in the face of the algorithms and the bland pseudo-creativity emerging from the rampant use of AI, this issue is a balm for my very soul. www.patreon.com/post... #ShortStories #WomenWriters #Fantasy #SciFi #Reading #Writing

You can support us and get a copy of our new issue by joining our Patreon patreon.com/lunastation #ShortStories #WomenWriters #SpeculativeFiction #Fantasy #SciFi #Books #Reading #Writing #Magazines

You can get digital copies (DRM-free, of course) of our new issue directly from us! payhip.com/b/5ONJ0 lunastationpress.gum... #ShortStories #WomenWriters #SpeculativeFiction #Fantasy #SciFi #Books #Reading #Writing #Magazines

Luna Station Quarterly's print editions are great. ❤️

Our cover art this issue is by the amazing Erin Ewer www.lunastationquart... #ShortStories #WomenWriters #SpeculativeFiction #Fantasy #SciFi #Books #Reading #Writing #Magazines

At 384 pages with a perfect binding and no ads, our September issue isn't really a magazine, it's a book! www.lunastationquart... www.amazon.com/dp/19... #ShortStories #WomenWriters #SpeculativeFiction #Fantasy #SciFi #Books #Reading #Writing #Magazines

I'm in this! With a little fabulist story about bird mom problems aka what happens when you have an immigrant parent and the choice to assimilate is made for you.

I have a story in this! Hope you'll give edwardian lesbian ghost-hunters solve a short spooky mystery a try!

At 384 pages with a perfect binding and no ads, our September issue isn't really a magazine, it's a book! www.lunastationquart... www.amazon.com/dp/19... #ShortStories #WomenWriters #SpeculativeFiction #Fantasy #SciFi #Books #Reading #Writing #Magazines

The new issue is out! We are storytelling animals, always have been, always will be. This issue is proof that stories still mean something in our world. www.lunastationquart... #ShortStories #WomenWriters #SpeculativeFiction #Fantasy #SciFi #Books #Reading #Writing #Magazines

New issue of @lunastation.bsky.social just dropped in my inbox, CANNOT WAIT to read these stories!!!

Here’s the thing about selling a cursed object. It’s tough to confirm a client’s compatibility with it. The most reliable telltale sign is this: the client keeps returning for it. from "Asra's Magnificent Curio Shop of Clockworks Curses" by Madalena Daleziou www.lunastationquart...

Thought I would share some information about the reach I have via LSQ. You can find this all if you poke around our socials, but I decided to pull it all together in one place. (spoiler: we're still tiny! sharing is caring!) www.patreon.com/post...

An oath was a strong thing. Promises could be sweet or fleeting, but oaths, oaths were wrapped in magic around your very heart. from "Oathbinder" by L. Fox www.lunastationquart... #ShortStories #WomenWriters #Fantasy #SciFi #Reading #Writing

She came to sell the future that her mother said she’d wasted. To sell it and buy it back. To give it to her daughter. from "Selling Chances" by Louise Hughes www.lunastationquart... #ShortStories #WomenWriters #Fantasy #SciFi #Reading #Writing

I do my best to help you all get LSQ stories into your hands, so I experiment with different services. Sometimes they don't work out. I give about 6 months to any experiment, often longer. Eventually, I have to weigh the effort I put in against what I see reflected back.

Just wrote my editorial for the upcoming issue. I always worry I won't have anything to say & then it just shows up, almost fully formed, right when I need it. I'm a bit behind, life got in the way this month. Still, all is on track for our Sept. 2nd release! Excited to share it with you all!

There's a quick roundup of updates on our Patreon now (free to read for all). A bit about my summer, a bit about the upcoming issue and submissions. www.patreon.com/post... #ShortStories #WomenWriters #SpeculativeFiction #Fantasy #SciFi #Books #Reading #Writing #Magazines

The only way you can never make a bad choice, is if your choices are taken away. from "Ends and Means" by Ana Wesley www.lunastationquart... #ShortStories #WomenWriters #Fantasy #SciFi #Reading #Writing

Enclosed in the intimate red room she was as one mass with her children, and her blood pumped through the light to them and back again. from "A Bedtime of Fire, Alchemy and Ice" by JM Cyrus www.lunastationquart... #ShortStories #WomenWriters #Fantasy #SciFi #Reading #Writing

Small thing: I fixed the metadata on the LSQ website today so now I can use the Tumblr API (yes, we're there too because it's still a beautiful trashfire) to post to our account. There are many tiny details to running an indie mag that have to fit in the cracks between publishing and day jobs!

Despite all our achievements, our high art & higher philosophies, our illusions of grandeur, when it comes right down to it, that's all we are – protective protein shields for our genetic material. from "Fatherhood" by Vrinda Baliga www.lunastationquart... #ShortStories #WomenWriters #SciFi

I feel Rachel’s distress as much as I used to when she was a little girl, and I can see how hard she is trying to compose herself. I wish I could take her pain away. from "Our Last Celebration" by Susan Webster www.lunastationquart... #ShortStories #WomenWriters #Fantasy #SciFi #Reading

What's a writer to do when @reactorsff.bsky.social lists her first short story among the top ten of June 2025? Buy more books, of course! 🥰 Thank you again to @lunastation.bsky.social for giving Deepika's story a home, and to Book + Bottle for helping me celebrate! Can't wait to share more.

Currently watching MLB’s first woman umpire officiating the Marlins vs Atlanta. Today she’s on the First base side for game one of a double header, Third base for game 2. Tomorrow she’ll be behind the plate calling balls and strikes. There’re no onions, I’m straight up crying.

I can send you back home to harvest oats in a muddy field with a rusty sickle if you prefer. from "The Black Hill" by Keira Reynolds www.lunastationquart... #ShortStories #WomenWriters #SpeculativeFiction #Fantasy #SciFi #Books #Reading #Writing #Magazines

Ever wondered about who reads and chooses the stories in our issues? Our editors have answers for you. Come learn a bit more about Allison Wall, whose interview is up today, along with past interviews. www.patreon.com/coll... #ShortStories #WomenWriters #Fantasy #SciFi #Reading #Writing

"Could anything compare to the beauty of a bull thistle?" from "The Philosophy of Weeds" by Lesley Hart Gunn www.lunastationquart... #ShortStories #WomenWriters #SpeculativeFiction #Fantasy #SciFi #Books #Reading #Writing #Magazines

Just a random Sunday update about upcoming updates. I've got some LSQ projects in process I'm excited about. It's available for all members (free tier included) on our Patreon. www.patreon.com/post... #ShortStories #WomenWriters #SpeculativeFiction #Fantasy #SciFi #Books #Reading #Writing

Nothing I brought was ever enough. I didn’t know what object would be the key, the gift Muir quietly waited for, but I had to keep trying. from "Silver and Silt" by Lydia O'Donnell www.lunastationquart... #ShortStories #WomenWriters #Fantasy #SciFi #Reading #Writing

The pins and needles feeling was dulling into a numbness that clung to Anila from her ear tips to her sprout-laden pouch to her syndactolous feet. from "The Growing Song" by Heather Pagano www.lunastationquart... #ShortStories #WomenWriters #Fantasy #SciFi #Reading #Writing

None of those people on the list had been murdered. In fact, none of them were dead. They climbed out of the marshes in their hundreds. Some had been in there for weeks, others for centuries. from "Mother Maggie" by Rebecca Harrison www.lunastationquart... #WomenWriters #Fantasy #SciFi #Reading

Deepika 'Idli Sambar' Reddy had a real knack for breakfast magic. Magiculinary skill ran in her South Indian family, but her talent was singularly remarkable. from "Lentils for Breakfast" by Maroon Stranger www.lunastationquart... #ShortStories #WomenWriters #Fantasy #SciFi #Reading #Writing

I just posted a short essay on patience to the Patreon for our paid subscribers. I'd love to connect with you there! Here's a reminder support starts at $1 a month and all tiers have a 12% discount on annual memberships. www.patreon.com/post...

“No, no. I’m…” She stares at her house. “Been here sixty-three years. Figured I’d ride it out, just like all those hurricanes. And if they’re wrong…well.” from "This Storm Won't Miss" by Sally Sultzman www.lunastationquart... #ShortStories #WomenWriters #Fantasy #SciFi #Reading #Writing

"I was slow to notice an odd phenomenon. The rats in the hold were dying. All ships have rats, but not all ships have dying rats." from "The Alliance" by T.M. Conway www.lunastationquart... #ShortStories #WomenWriters #Fantasy #SciFi #Reading #Writing

If you see a deer, wipe a tear. from "Melilot Dreams" by EC Dorgan www.lunastationquart... #ShortStories #WomenWriters #SpeculativeFiction #Fantasy #SciFi #Books #Reading #Writing #Magazines

“My Auntie S. always tells me: ‘Thank goodness you’ve got the constitution of a possum and no mean bones in your body, because you haven’t the sense God gave a chicken,’” I said. from "Downstairs Neighbor" by H.V. Patterson www.lunastationquart... #WomenWriters #Fantasy #SciFi #Reading

A beam of sun had broken though the buckeyes and spruces and was caught on her hair, wiry and white in that light. from "In the Orchard" by Erin K. Wagner www.lunastationquart... #ShortStories #WomenWriters #Fantasy #SciFi #Reading #Writing

Like this place isn’t really anywhere at all, but instead between two real places. Mirrors like in-betweens, after all. from "Through Glass" by Ziggy Schutz www.lunastationquart... #ShortStories #WomenWriters #Fantasy #SciFi #Reading #Writing

🚀 December issue submissions are OPEN! We want your sci-fi & fantasy stories. Women-identified authors welcome - new writers especially encouraged! Deadline: Aug 15th duotrope.com/duosuma... #ShortStories #WomenWriters #SpeculativeFiction #Fantasy #SciFi #Books #Reading #Writing #Magazines

I stared at the family ghosts, oppressive as the humidity, and far more terrifying. from "The Family Ghosts" by M. E. Garber www.lunastationquart... #ShortStories #WomenWriters #SpeculativeFiction #Fantasy #SciFi #Books #Reading #Writing #Magazines

Yay! While not at 100% yet, I just was able to get the website a ton closer to fully functional again. The full issue details archive and all the author profiles are back up and running! Just a few pages and fixes to go.