Contract is signed, so I can officially announce that my story, "Fresh on Her Mother's Twigs," will appear in Quest issue 2!

FF#28 has arrived! Stories by @estrubbe.bsky.social @awritingwall.bsky.social @sophiecasarico.bsky.social @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social @clairejiawen.bsky.social Francis Van Ganson @audreyzhou.bsky.social @tuesdaywrites.bsky.social! Get your copy (for free!) at www.fusionfragment.com/issue-28/

Hell yes it is! IN FACT: drop some book recs in the thread, y'all. The more recently published, the better. Authors, don't be afraid to tell people about your latest book, either. In fact, you totally should. Do it! Do it now!

Strange Horizons fund-drive update: Just $130 away from our penultimate milestone, and only $2130 away from meeting our base goal to continue existing in 2027! Help us get there: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

And the same for authors and books

I'm pretty sure I was never communicated in the first place, but yeah, same.

Anyway HAPPY FRIDAY! Today could be a good day to order WICKHILLS, my weird city evil spy thriller nothingpunk flaplamp* fantasy! *the streetlamps are semi-sentient glowing creatures, it's a whole thing, don't touch them, they're municipal infrastructure and there's a bylaw

Some of you clearly need to READ A BOOK.

July is a huge month for spec-fic subs. I've racked up more than ten today.

Companies when Pride Month ends

One of my subs just passed 500 days in the Grinder. It's still alive (I've queried) and ticking. Got my fingers, toes, and tentacles crossed.

I’d say the hardest thing about being a writer is the writing.

I'm a feast-or-famine writer. Right now, it's famine.

Hello! I am popping during my irl Pride activities to say that my Queer Caribbean novella seems to be on sale at kobo for 3.99. That's in the US and Canada in their respective currencies. A good buy at the end of Pride and Caribbean Heritage Month. www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...

the Strange Horizons annual fundraiser is at $16930 out of their $22000 initial goal! help keep the lights on at Strange Horizons!!

Good morning

MEL BROOKS IS ALIVE PLEASE BEAR THAT IN MIND WHEN YOU SEE BIRTHDAY POSTS ABOUT HIM TODAY I REPEAT MEL BROOKS IS VERY MUCH ALIVE

Just read a Substack article that made me feel infinitely better as a potential debut author and also experience overwhelming existential dread at the thought of publishing a second book.

Only 6 days left to preorder!

this ticket entitles you to one (1) novella next month from: THE DEADLANDS by: @amalsingh.bsky.social NEXT MONTH'S ISSUE FIRST NOVELLA FROM THE DEADLANDS IT'S HAPPENING TICKET 🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️💀🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️it's so good🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️🎟️

Our ✨June 2026 issue✨ is ready! Subscribers will get it tomorrow, and everyone else can read it July 2nd! In this issue, you'll find five new stories and six new poems, many of which are vaguely environmental and all of which are amazing!

happy Weird West Wednesday!

Here's your humpday (and Prime Day?) reminder: You can buy oodles of cheap, short kindle reads of mine (that I actually get paid for!) including novellas, novelettes, and short stories for less than four bucks! I know it's Amazon, sorry, don't yell at me please. www.cheriepriest.com/cheap-kindle...

Many thanks to @bookriot.bsky.social for letting me write about femgore, my new favorite horror subgenre. bookriot.com/what-is-femg...

99p OFFER: my interactive crime novel Can You Solve the Murder? is 99p TODAY ONLY, on Kindle and other ebook formats (check your preferred retailer). Book 2 goes on sale in just a couple of weeks, so get book 1 now and prepare your detective's notebook for a double sleuthing 😉

What are we reading this week, friends?

Hoping to cover some monthly expenses, as work has been slim this summer. I'm still open to writing and editing gigs, so if you need some copy or copyediting (or developmental editing, or critiquing, etc.), feel free to drop me a line. Signal boosts are appreciated. ko-fi.com/kristianwrit...

Hey pals! Barnes and Noble are doing their preorder sale, and I’ve two books members can get for 25% off: Every Room a Hunger (Horror, queer & trans, liminal haunted house): www.barnesandnoble.com/w/every-room... The Mighty Nein: Stories Untold www.barnesandnoble.com/w/critical-r...

Sending my weird little slipstream story out to the unsuspecting >.>

My boy needs a last minute surgery tomorrow. I'm on the hook for 1500 bucks I did not plan on. Anything grabbed from here helps out. Thank you so much! www.peculiarityshop.com/sourcedsterl...

It's Anti-Prime Day over at Bookshop, with free shipping today!! That means folks can snag the Traitor & the Wretch paperback for $18 and no shipping costs!✨ (US and possibly UK only, sorry!)

🔥SALE🔥 Prime Day is now thru the 26th? COMPLETELY COINCIDENTALLY, ALL OUR E-BOOKS & MAGAZINES ARE 50% OFF THRU THE 26TH. Buy from our webstore, get your books & mags delivered INSTANTLY, + you own them outright! (Sorry, not applicable to preorders) 🖤☠️ store.tenebrouspress.com/collections/...

Happy Anti-Prime Day! The wonderful folks at @bookshop.org have free shipping on all orders today. And if you're looking for a way to support indie stores, maybe you're interested in a Crawford Award, Ignyte Award, and Mythopoeic Award-nominated foxen romp through time? bookshop.org/p/books/audi...

June 23-26 is Anti-Prime Day, and Bookshop is celebrating with free shipping on all orders. Did you know you can order all my books through them, including my latest, SPLIT SCREAM? Well, now you do! bookshop.org/beta-search?...

Did any of my fellow Millennials really, really want their parents to buy them Hooked on Phonics as a child… even though you could already read?

There are tons of great found footage horror films, but how well does the technique work in other genres? Lorna Wallace recommends five found footage movies about alien invasions, supernatural creatures, time travel, superpowers, and space exploration!

Hello Bluesky my book (my first!) comes out in FIVE WEEKS and I am once again here to ask you to preorder so that your future self gets a copy the minute it's released. I think your future self will enjoy reading about how to find a way to mourn and talk about death in better, kinder ways.

Just sent my bio off for Tales from the Cryptids from @scryptidgames.bsky.social and @brigittewinter.bsky.social. Super excited to be part of this anthology and cannot wait to see it out in the world.

Wei Wuxian is asking if you have donated to the Strange Horizons fund-drive yet: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

Father’s Day has me wondering who the best dads in literature are. What say you?

Sharing this huge photo dump of the Final Fantasy litter— www.instagram.com/p/DZzv1cSjvm...

Morning, all! @strangehorizons.bsky.social is about halfway to funding their 2027 lineup on BackerKit. Go give them your money if you've got it to spare—they do great, beautiful work—and signal boost if you don't. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

Reminder! Help me by filling out the form. I'm using my own knowledge of the industry + Locus Mag + being chronically online to find titles, but I can't possibly know every small publisher out there. Important: no self-pub, no mid-size, no big 5. Small press only. Thanks!

Our Award-Winner #HumbleBundle is now live! Treat yourself to the best of the best science fiction, fantasy, and horror while supporting #DoctorsWithoutBorders buff.ly/kAZ8PUS

Yuuuup. "Don't Engage, Just Block" is still very much the way to go around these here parts

Since I forgot to ask this morning, what's everyone reading tonight?

Friendly reminder: the "don't write to the market" advice only applies to longform fiction. You can & should write to the short-story markets you want to crack. Find submissions calls! Write stories to submit! It's a great way to build your portfolio & you can always sell them elsewhere if rejected.

I made the mistake of liking one post about someone's animal companion passing away, and now that's all my Discover feed is. Make it stop.

QPing this to add period products and formula to the list. People are just doing what they can to survive.

I think I'm gonna try making a crossword puzzle today. Been getting the itch for a while now, but wanted to wait until 1000 Words of Summer was over.