HELLO AUTHORS. The Deadlands will open to short story submissions (up to 5,000 words) for the entire month of October. but wait there's MORE For the first time everrr we are opening to NOVELETTE SUBMISSIONS (1/3)

Chatbots are full-time yasslighters, then

“Owners Manuals” - authors will create fictional owners manuals for ray guns, cloning machines. magic rings and swords, kingdom ruling, etc… Can be humorous or serious, can include footnotes and end notes.

A stunning debut fusing Slavic folklore and body horror with tender explorations of queer identity. From Baba Yaga to nine-headed monsters, haunted malls to devastating family curses, THE LANGUAGE OF KNIVES delivers 13 tales of horror, grief, and hope. mythicdelirium.com/t...

I'm writing a gay romance about two entrepreneurs playing out a metaphor for the capitalist exploitation of the natural world It's called Thneeded Rivalry.

I'm writing a gay romance about two Satyrs who like to yell It's called Bleated Rivalry

I'm writing a gay romance about two elves who diminish and go into the West It's called Receded Rivalry

if the Vikings wanted me to welcome them they should have invented the kebab

The Strange Horizons Fund Drive ends in 4 days! Increasing 2027 fiction rates to 9c/word is just $1520 away! You can still fund a poem, review or short story directly or secure one of our Fund Drive patches. If you've already donated, please share widely! Link ⬇️ www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

I'm writing a gay romance about two trebuchet operators. It's called Yeeted Rivalry

Trent Reznor pilots tiny single-mast vessels down a stream: Nine Inch Sails

Excellent read, I’ve been grappling with a lot of these thoughts for years. “That’s the worst part. The hate infected me. I am now petty, and cruel, and voracious for their suffering. I have no kindness to offer them, no forgiveness to extend, no love, and I still believe everyone deserves love.”

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To be a historian is to speak ill of the dead and the rest of you should take more history classes and join us.

Mustard and relish

Five living writers you've read five books by each: Joe Abercrombie Meg Elison Ottessa Moshfegh S. A. Cosby Bruce Coville

PSA from your friendly neighborhood bookseller: a lot of bookstores are currently finalizing their big Fall '26 orders, so now would be a great time to preorder any new releases coming out in September - December with them. An example from this past week:

So, I wrote a book. It’s was cool. Some like it. Some don’t. That’s also cool cuz I’m proud of myself. Anywho, if u fancy a weirdo like me rambling about fantasy & books & TTRPGs & video games & films & TV & mental illness, well, u might like my book 😉 ecwpress.com/products/the...

NEW from me: He Lived Here for 35 Years. Put Three Kids in College. ICE Killed Him. www.thebulwark.com/p/he-lived-h... via @thebulwark.com

To return to a quote I use often (and to cite its author @orbitaldropkick.bsky.social): The nature of royalty is a continuous cutting motion.

WARNING: THIS CONTAINS LOTS OF NUDITY.

Place to view sun? Yes, a henge Aligned to sun????? No, fancy circle for the ground

THE RED SACRAMENT by @boneysoups.bsky.social is out today! 🧛 🩸 This debut horror novel is a savage, hypnotic dive into the lives and deaths of a coven of vampires living in 19th century Paris on the cusp of revolt and revolution. https://tinyurl.com/3fnsrzxd

We'd like to once again note this 2024 episode of ours: megaphonic.fm/bythebywater...

I wish badge lanyards had a lil snap button 6in up from the base so once you get the necklace on you can button your name to a spot where people can read it.

Good morning youtu.be/fSjg8yrc8s0?...

Working on a new piece; thinking about star thistles, how in the western US they are an invasive and noxious weed that readily takes over land that has been disturbed and degraded. or something.

a punishment

Please join Two Hour Transport and @clarionwest.bsky.social for our Summer Open Mic Event on Saturday, July 11! WHERE: Magnuson Cafe & Brewery, 7801 62nd Ave NE in Seattle (on the outdoor patio of the cafe) WHEN: 6/11, arrive 4:30–4:55 pm for open-mic signup or by 5 pm for the show!

Is there a word for lines or passages that are so jarring that they speed up audience self-selection? Polarizing? Niche? The undrownable darling? There's nothing like telling an author how much you loved That Part and they're like "yeah my prof yelled at me to cut it and I said gfy"

In the process of puzzling out the anti-trans backlash, Slate hosts bemoan that they “can’t even imagine” what it’s like to be a visible trans person before blaming us for just being too dang visible. Well, I wrote about what it's like, so you don't have to strain your poor imagination.

I've never had a horse buck in order to keep me ~in~ the saddle. On a trail no less. My bad for overbalancing. Thanks for looking out, Brave. And thanks for dodging all those branches. A true gentleman.

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we are speechless with joy and pride and wonder @premeemohamed.com's glorious collection One Message Remains is a finalist for the Le Guin Prize!!! AAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaa 🎉🎉🎉

Heard on the bus: we don't believe in god here, we believe in the Internet.

One of these two figured out that if you meow into the corner of two unobstructed walls it acts as a kitten megaphone.

was talking about it on stream but I feel like a lot of discourse about media literacy these days could be avoided if people were more willing to be like, a good ending version of ulysses ogre. Like admitting to yourself you just don't get something but being cool with it

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If you're looking for a way to celebrate the 250th while acknowledging the reality of 2026, get thee a copy of this book. I only wish it were longer!

You've typoed your last negative

Composed a happy birthday letter on my phone on public transit to transcribe onto a card between meetings so I can hit the post office on the way home because if you love someone you find the time.

You've downed your last system

You've smacked your last god

You've rammed your last stein

I love environmental storytelling

Bookshop.org is having an anti-amazon-prime sale, & you can get THE DEVOURERS slightly discounted there. A mythic realist, queer dark fantasy about love, sex, violence, & shapeshifting set in contemporary India & the Mughal Empire. It won a Lambda Award.

A word bank of endearments mixed and remixed by earworms.

HEAR YE, HEAR YE: I am now officially repped by Laura Zats at Headwater Literary Management! Laura has a fantastic vision for my very bi+trans, rather mind-bendy throuple-centred Gawain remix, EVERY YEAR THE SUMMER. I'm excited to see what's next! @lzats.bsky.social @headwaterlit.bsky.social

Violet Lichen is NOW OPEN to novella queries until June 30th! 🌱🍄 We're seeking speculative and literary ecofiction and sci-fi between 30-45k words. We look forward to reading your work! Read Full Submission Guidelines: violetlichen.com/submissions/ Query Portal: querytracker.net/query/Violet...