"Something’s in the air these days, your neighbors say, and you have a sense they don’t mean the smoke or the ash."

Twenty years ago, her parents’ rebellion failed. This is the story of what happened after. THE KING MUST DIE comes out tomorrow! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

A powerful story I think most creatives will relate to.

Bourbon Penn 37 is live with brand new stories from Lavie Tidhar, Nick DiChario, Clelia Farris, Bree Wernicke, Nicoletta Giuseffi, S.F. Wright, and Andrew Daniel Dick. @lavietidhar.bsky.social @breewernicke.bsky.social @dearnicoletta.bsky.social

Welcome to the Horror Opposition Association!  by Bree Wernicke "Unless you move/transform/get eaten/somehow fail to maintain proper quantities of teeth, you’ve joined your local Horror Opposition Association, permanently. Yay!" Link ⬇️ strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po... #poetry

To celebrate 200 total patrons, we're giving away a 6-month Patreon subscription, including Discord access & Issue 1 of OTHERSIDE in 2026! Winner will be drawn on Monday! (We'll choose a bonus winner from free patrons, so be sure to sign up.) To enter, repost & reply with a favorite queer read.

We extended this to today (which is not, in fact Monday, if you are like us and lost track of space and time). Last chance to enter! Winner will be pulled at 4pm Eastern Time!

Such great advice from my rejection email today.

Inspired by @moirariom.bsky.social, I have decided to do my own rejection email editing:

“The Kind Who Soar and The Kind Who Weave weren’t always so different. Before there were legs for climbing and wings for flying, there were just thoughts for thinking.” Read my friend’s first published story here!

"There is an aperture in my hand, a thumb-print whirl where tissue once flowed uninterrupted—" We are obsessed with this wonderfully weird @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social story. A manifesting of grief that you won't soon forget. A wound that's more than a wound. Do NOT miss "The Hand's Aperture"! 🐌

$2.99 a month for some really amazing stories and poems, right in your inbox! store.smallwondersmag.com

Sometimes, the bees take you where you need to go. Find the time today for "Bee Kept" by @jordanrhirsch.bsky.social:

Take a break today for whimsy, somewhat mad science, and cats. Discover the secret ingredients in "Dr. Hypha's Laboratory" by Brian U. Garrison:

My poem "the jacarandas are unimpressed by your show of force" is up at @strangehorizons.bsky.social! strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...

"Feel the breeze sweep through its branches, how the leaves flutter like starling wings..."

This anthology will include my story "A Frozen Woman of Balecrocus" in which a woman with ice magic has scores to settle🧊🧙‍♀️☠️

UK COVER REVEAL! 🎉 THE KEEPER OF MAGICAL THINGS is a standalone sapphic cosy fantasy about lady mages wrangling mischievous magical artifacts in a village full of secrets and at least one catdragon. TELLER is getting a beautiful new paperback jacket! Both available 16.10.2025 from @hodderscape

My story is out in Small Wonders today! “What was supposed to happen was this: on the faire’s opening day, Princess Lilaclaire would visit the pond, kiss a frog into a prince, share a candy apple with him to test their true love, and live happily ever after.” Read to see what actually happened…

BIG BIG DAY! Pantomime is out TODAY in the US! 🎉 Don't worry UK readers, it will be coming to shelves near you on Thursday💜 Let's fly, me lovelies🎪

If you feel like starting your month with a good cry, here are some beautiful words from the talented @ashdoeswords.bsky.social

Sunday! It comes out! The contest issue of @frazzledlit.bsky.social! And my story gets to share it with the winners and I'm so thrilled about it all. 🎉✨

My story is free to read today at @flashfictiononline.bsky.social! Come for the jungle, stay for the climax of extreme Midwestern passive aggressiveness 😁https://www.flashfictiononline.com/article/the-color-of-things/

🪐🐋COVER REVEAL🌊💕 I am thrilled to share the STUNNING cover for my YA sci fi coming March 2026! THE CELESTIAL SEAS is a fast paced, gender flipped sci fi homage to Moby Dick 🩵 . . #thecelestialseas #writingcommunity #scifibook

did you know if you took a person's bones and laid them end to end in a straight line that'd fucking kill them don't do that bones are for INSIDE

I wrote this! It's a little heavy, but I do feel most of the great things science has done for us—in this case, psychology—is to help.

Check out this anthology of speculative poems, including mine: Journey of a Dandelion Seedling

Preorder links for THE KING MUST DIE, my science fantasy novel about found family, revolution, and second chances are live! Submit receipts via this form to receive a digital poster, drawn by the incredible Eepz. www.simonandschuster.com/p/the-king-m...

I’m so pleased to finally be able to share my winning NYC Midnight story with everyone. I write about grief often—it’s how I process, and how I work though my fears. This story was no exception.

this one was for us #wednesday

New name, who dis? I am excited to change my pen name to something that feels more fitting to me. Goodbye E. S. Hovgaard. Hello Indigo Rue!

We are edging up on August, and it's nearly time for another issue! If you like the things we publish, there are two great ways to support us: 1) Subscribe! At $2.99 an issue it's a great deal, and helps keep the magazine running! store.smallwondersma... 1/3

Funding for PBS has been attacked, and it is worth returning to Fred Rogers’ testimony to Congress on why PBS is worth our time. Share widely, because this message must continue to be known. youtu.be/fKy7ljRr0AA?...

Congratulations to the 2025 WestWord Prize Winners and Finalists! @retreatwest.bsky.social @quickasaflash.bsky.social, @joycewhitevance.bsky.social, Charlie Swailes, Bethan Crymble, Dreena Collins, and Andrew Stancek Please check out their stories and mine here:

My friend @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social has a frog story out in Flash Frog today!

I think I know a tiger like this: "...she’d go to the window and wave her tail coyly, bat her eyelashes, curve her striped back until she’s sinuous like sea waves that scream, Look at me, am I not beautiful, don’t I deserve my own happy ending?" Powerful work @awprihandita.bsky.social!

I remember first reading this story when it was only 1k words. Look where it is now! They grow up so fast, don't they?

This is probably my favorite romantasy I've ever read. So if you haven't read it yet, check it out so it can be your favorite too!

Congratulations @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social! What a stunning and sensory piece.

This is a swimming sea slug. This type of slug, called a dendronotus nudibranch, can grow nearly a foot long in the Vancouver area where this was filmed. While they're often found on the seafloor, they can also fold their bodies to drift with ocean currents 📽️Marcelo Johan Ogata bit.ly/3a8lVQP

You all need to read this brilliant story by my friend

I just saw this, two months late. Thank you @cypayseur.bsky.social!

Congratulations to my talented friends! @averyother.bsky.social @nataliewriteson.bsky.social @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social

To honor Pride I'll be giving away an ecopy of the @awwlitmag.bsky.social "Prismatic Dreams" all queer anthology, which includes my story "Resistance". (Offer good for US folks only, sorry) To enter - comment and share this post by 6/15! #queerfiction #pride #giveaways

Do you need some trans joy in your life today? My short story “In Sheep’s Clothing” is free to read now at Heartlines Spec! www.heartlines-spec.com/in-sheeps-cl...

Heyo! If you love all things sci-fi, fantasy, and horror, the 2025 @locusmag.bsky.social fundraiser is now live! Snag a PDF of all the deleted scenes from This World Is Not Yours (plus commissioned art), available as a thank you gift for your donation! www.indiegogo.com/projects/loc...

My good friend @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social's first prose publication is out today! The first of many soon to come, I'm sure, because it is stunning.

"The girl’s mother had a rule: not to whistle at night because the ghosts would come. But all girls are curious so she whistled anyway." — Mizuki Yamagen 🦋 wow, these stories from the HAD x hex collab call have been stunners, every one! https://www.havehashad.com/fblmk

What is this? A checklist of my favorite things?! I can't wait to read these.

Check out my interview at @radonjournal.bsky.social, who happen to be pretty cool. TL;DR: pickled quail eggs. IYKYK.