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Can't wait to read the issue Abhijeet puts together. He has excellent taste and is very kind, send him your words!

#QuestPit HAGRIDDEN, a t4t horromance novella In the rural Carolinas, Judith teams up with her reluctant-werewolf client to vanquish her abusive mother/maker, an ancient hag who means to sabotage Judith's underground health clinic and force her back to her horrific childhood home. #RF #H #Q #OS

My trans and sapphic romantic fantasy story "The Gentle Art of Necromancy" will be published this June in the Of Swords & Roses anthology! blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...

Signed a contract for a short story publication today! Not allowed to say what market yet. I am mysterious and excellent at secrets

Take a moment today to enjoy my friend Indigo's beautiful flash story. Bring a tissue.

Like it or not this technology is here to stay and if you don’t use it you’ll fall behind in your industry

Application submitted! Fingers crossed I'll get to work on my next novel project with the amazing Karen Lord and a brilliant cohort in 2026.

Back from Viable Paradise with a head full of new knowledge and a heart full of love for new friends. Never have a felt so lucky to be able to make and share my art. 😭

I was just going to donate $5 to get a sticker pack and then my finger slipped and oops now I'm getting a sick hoodie toooo :D www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

Lucio is a court mage in Lamendo, an Imperial vassal state. When his rebel sister tries to assassinate Lamendo's puppet ruler—his amor—his illusion of safety by compliance shatters. Autistic trans MC, music-based magic. THE TRAITOR BARU CORMORANT x METAL FROM HEAVEN. #DVPit #F #Novella #TV #Latine

My story "His Soul Lives in the Air" is live on MetaStellar! I originally wrote this for a Writing Battle competition back in January. read it: www.metastellar.com/fiction/flas... & my blog post: www.scmills-books.com/blog/open-vein Thank you @metastellar.bsky.social & @writingbattle.bsky.social!

Apex’s kickstarter is open! Fund the (dark) arts!

Excited to share my piece for Augur's micro fiction contest! @augursociety.bsky.social l #AugurMicros2025

thanks to @potentialyeti.bsky.social for bringing this into the world

Congrats writer friend! I loved beta reading this and I'm thrilled to see it in print.

Today’s horror story inspo

Just sent in a novelette and a novella! Gonna be tough to type for the next 12-16 weeks with all my fingers crossed.

Another scary one by talented horror author (and my friend) Rachel Savage.

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 story will make you cackle, especially if you live in and love the PNW

Congrats to my writer friend ES, and the other finalists and winners. Well deserved!

Whenever I spend the day crying, my friends tell me I look high. Good grief, they finally understand me. Even when the arena is empty, I thank god for the shots I miss. If you ever catch me only thanking god for the shots I make, remind me I’m not thanking god.

Loyalty, love, and life are at war in MAGE BY BLOOD. - #OwnVoices trans man MC 🏳️‍⚧️ - Magic rune tattoos ✨ - Unique fantasy world 🌌 - Focus on sibling relationships 👥 - Broken family dynamics 💔 - Fierce women 🗡️ - Queer relationships 🏳️‍🌈 - Lies, betrayals, secrets ❤️‍🔥 #BluePit📖 #A #F #Q #TR #OV #bluepit

Yo #BluePit I'm a #POC #TR #DIS author, #Q -ing my #NA #HS #F novel "What God Made Shark" for #BluePit📖 A runaway slave turned sky-pirate fights a church of holy dragon riders in a world inspired by the indigenous cultures of the Caribbean & Ireland. #POC & ##LGBT cast. #FreedomIsSomethingYouTake

Lucio is a reluctantly loyal court mage in an Imperial vassal state. When his rebel sister attempts to assassinate the local puppet ruler—Lucio’s not-so-secret amor—his illusion of safety by compliance shatters. He must protect his family, even from each other. #BluePit 📖 #Q #A #OV #TR #LGBT #F #R

NETTLE & BONE x DARK AND DROWNING TIDE 💕clueless lesbians ☠️perilous journey 🌲mildly haunted forest 🍄giant mushrooms ✨ill advised rituals 🌈queer & autistic cast 🎶original music composed by the author #BluePit #BluePit📖 #Q #F #LGBT #TR #ND #OV

🩸👑💀PENNY DREADFUL x HERCULES Gothic horror meets Greek mythology in this epic historical fantasy novel about gods of the underworld & their family drama, slaying monsters, breaking cycles of intergenerational trauma, and falling in love along the way to Hell #BluePit📖 #Q #HS #F #R #A #POC #LGBT

GOOD OMENS X THE OFFICE Virgil Mora, Hell's Consultant, has 3 months to turn the business around to save Lucifer, the angel he's fallen for, getting a celestial pink slip. But his old job, and mistakes, come back to haunt him. Literally. #BluePit 📖 #W #A #F #LGBT #ND

Clan of the Cave Bear x A Psalm for the Wild-Built Long after collapse, an empath leads a quest across the former US to retrieve a key to peace. Her mission becomes about more than saving her people; it offers humanity a way forward in a world desperately in need of change. #BluePit 📖 #SP #Q #CliFi

A SORCERESS COMES TO CALL x TIPPING THE VELVET MARY MARCHBANKS knows the social rules of gentry society well, but when her world opens to include a found family of working magicians, she will have to choose between respectability and love. #BluePit📖 #Q #HS #F #R #LGBT

JANE EYRE x STARLING HOUSE 🌹 Sapphic historical fantasy 🇫🇷 France, Belle Époque 🩸 Horrific magic system 🗡️ Family feuds 🗝️ Gothic vibes Forthcoming October 21, 2025 at Row House Publishing, A LEGACY OF BLOOD AND BONE offers a unique magic system and swooning romance. #BluePit 📖 #P #A #F #HS #LGBT

#BluePit #DIS #TR #LGBT #ND #YA #F Three gay witches---a transfemme autist, a burnt out prodigy, and a runaway music witch---and a sentient plant must hide from the peering eyes of witch society for three months. Cue magical training montages, emotional exploration, and a helping of sapphic love.

Gay crimes! Trans wrongs!! Enemies to enemies!!! Me again with my #YA(?) #OV #LGBT #TR #W IP for #BluePit 📖! A romp through a colorful, heightened #HS torical playground. Can one defeat the patriarchs with the very weapons of masculinity? Well, one angry trans boy can sure try stabbing them a lot.

#agentsguide to my #amquerying psychological thriller I'D LOVE IF YOU WERE LIFELESS! ☠️villain protagonists who are toxic to everyone but each other 💣twisted legal system 😈speculative edge 👻dark no-spice romance -> organ trafficker x surgeon Interact if interested! #Adult #Thriller #Speculative

Available for preorder in a couple months, Neon Citadel, the sequel to Colossus, explores a world newly populated by magic. Nagash Jensen takes on a job to find a missing scientist. His first job as a vampire, and last job of his career if all goes as planned. #BluePit 📖 #P #A #POC #cyberpunk

Birth can be scary, even with modern medicine. That's why you have a midwife. But when the world isn't just chemistry and biology, when magic enters the mix, you don't need a midwife. You need a magewife. Because some births are a lot scarier than others. #bluepit #webserial #sf #f #a #ov #lgbt

THE ELEGY AT LAKE LAMENDO THE TRAITOR BARU CORMORANT x A TASTE OF GOLD AND IRON ✨ Dark second-world fantasy novella ☀️ Pre-Colombian Americas inspired setting ✊ Queer found family vs. the Empire 🎶 Music-based magic system 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans MMC 🏳️‍🌈 Royal/servant M/M romance #BluePit 📖 #Q #A #OV #TR #LGBT #F #R

Thrilled to say I will be attending Viable Paradise this October! Instructor lineup is terrifying/inspiring and I can't wait to meet my new writer friends 😍

ahhh what excellent news!!

It’s here!! I’m touched to see such gorgeous art for what might be my favorite of my short stories. Thank you @frivolouscomma.bsky.social

I can't wait to share this one with y'all in only five days. #autisticRep #asexualRep

I know, we all hate the 'zon, but Stone Heart by Mallory Glass is 99 cents for the next couple of days! Should you like to avoid 'zon, you can buy the paperback on Bookshop.org or at B&N, etc. books2read.com/mallory-glass/ Putting direct Amazon link in comments We love you all regardless. 📚💙 🌶️📚

If you're feeling up to some satirical scifi... May I introduce you to Manny and Gina?

Happy pride!

When you’re frantically combing over your Viable Paradise application sample, and find this love note from your girlfriend 🥰 The time stamp really makes it imo

Includes my story “No Justice, No Peace,” a ghost story about the aftermath of the 2020 protests, featuring a non-binary character. All proceeds go to The Trevor Project. a.co/d/bT6xT4K

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...

My story, "Anaesomia," was published in Sci-Fi Shorts this past week. It's a dark story, told from the POV of an abusive boyfriend. While I always think my fiction should speak for itself, this time, the author had something to say about it, too. www.scmills-books.com/blog/content...