this meme is literally my reaction to the first chapter of #spreadme @sarahgailey.bsky.social

i hope he laughed in their face

aren’t i hilarious @sarahgailey.bsky.social #spreadme

Open Call: Radon Journal February 2026 Issue ( @radonjournal.bsky.social‬ ) horrortree.com/taking-submi... Due: Dec 31 Pay: Fiction: 2¢/word, Poetry: $20. Art: $110/cover, $50/back cover, & $20 for website art Theme: Stories & poetry containing elements of scifi/anarchism/transhumanism/dystopia

I’ve made an update to this situation. open.substack.com/pub/pacornel...

100 pages into @buehlmeister.bsky.social ‘s “Between Two Fires” and I am *hooked*

The reading period for @radonjournal.bsky.social ‘s Issue 11 is almost closed! You have until Sunday, 8/31 at 11:59pm EST. Don’t self-reject—we want your #sciencefiction, #dystopia, #transhumanism, and, of course, #anarchy! sub here: www.radonjournal.com/submit

August Spec Flash Roundup! With @smallwondersmag.com @flashfictiononline.bsky.social @apexmag.bsky.social @flashpointsf.bsky.social @factorfourmagazine.com @naturefutures.bsky.social @hexliterary.bsky.social @okaydonkeymag.com @escapepod.org @molotovlitzine.bsky.social @yourimpossiblevoice.com 1/3

love it when literary organizations dead-letter you by sending you an email w/the scholarship recipients (i don’t. i don’t love it.)

I hopped over here because Into the Blue from @radonjournal.bsky.social blew me away! www.radonjournal.com/issue-10/int... A friend works in palliative care, and this story does a fantastic job of showing how heroic these nurses are. The ending lines: perfect! Thank you @prof-bogs.bsky.social

just preordered, can’t wait!

It's important to have a balanced SFF reading diet. @heartlines-spec.com and Radon, when consumed together, will give you the full breadth of emotion each day

showing my fiancée my favorite vampire movie of all time today

too much of my own work explores bodily autonomy, societal gender roles, and the many facets of proclaimed and realized madness to pass on buying this

my drafting tools for this novel featuring the coolest pencil sharpener known to man

Only a handful of days left to be considered for @radonjournal.bsky.social ‘s 11th issue—the one we’ll be bringing with us to @philconconvention.bsky.social ! Don’t self-reject. Submit your sci-fi, dystopia, anarchism, cyberpunk, and transhumanism. www.radonjournal.com/submit

Feeling rejected? Send your story to us for TRUNK: stories that took the long way. This anthology of SFF stories with 20+ rejections (10+ for novelettes) is open for submissions now. books.metaphorosis.com/calls/

If you are looking to submit to Radon, now is the time. Less than a month left to be considered for Oct 1's Issue 11. Pay + nominate for 16 industry awards. Give us your gritty scifi, your hope amid dystopia, show us your cool scifi ideas that lead to narratives that make us weep

Pro rate fantasy mag trying to get off the ground!

Announcement for the writers among you: we're increasing our submissions word count to 10,000 words. If you write dark fiction send it our way. Don't explain anything, just make things weird and make us deal with it. Ambiguity encouraged, definitive endings frowned upon.

Clown University joining Cucklumbia in the Hall of Shame

Ahh!! We are just $5461 away from funding a 12th year of Uncanny! KEEP IT ROLLING, SPACE UNICORNS!!!!

SURPRISE! We couldn't wait until next week—our Kickstarter pre-launch page is live right now!!! Sign up to be the first to know when it launches in October, and please spread the word and tell a friend! Every sign-up makes a huge difference. We are officially one step closer to OTHERSIDE!

just backed—let’s get this collection closer to its goal!

Our journal is instituting a few changes in our editorial process behind the scenes. Nothing will change for submitting authors other than you can expect more acceptances overall and for them to come at a more steady rate.

‘Instructions for Rewilding the Wasteland’ is on @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social’s Must Read list for June, and I’ve melted into a puddle of shock & joy. You can read Instructions in @radonjournal.bsky.social (plus all the other great stories in Issue 10) www.radonjournal.com/issue-10/ins...

my children are apparently getting fed up with my divided attention that goes into feeding them. someday, guys

PBS absolutely is punk and now everyone i encounter on the street will know it too

Can you believe that we are ONLY TEN DOLLARS in Patreon support from being able to pay 8 cents/word and $50/poem starting with our very first issue? HI YES NEITHER CAN WE! Thank you! www.patreon.com/othersidespec/

draft revise submit ∞

I got my *adorable* signed copy of @maeisafraid.bsky.social ‘s “I’m Sorry If I Scared You” today. Can’t wait to dive in!

@sgj.bsky.social ‘s “The Buffalo Hunter Hunter”— where do I begin? Best to keep it simple. A literary masterpiece. See my full review on the StoryGraph. (ps, switch from Goodreads to the Black female-founded Storygraph app kthx) app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/0112...

Today marks TEN YEARS of Rejectomancy, but better than that, I have my first guest blogger, and it's none other than the talented and awesome @aijiang.bsky.social, who has graciously shared some wise words on submissions AND her eye-popping submission numbers. #writingcommunity wp.me/p6jTNd-2m3

"When the boat inevitably bumps into a body, she's reminded of her sister." 🌊🛶 We're so excited to introduce the final winner of our Pocket Hell microfiction contest! Please enjoy "The Drowned" by @ianli.bsky.social! Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/blogs/frontp...

New story day! I'm so excited to share "A Recipe for the Day Alban Kills the King," out now from Orion's Belt! This is a story about coming home at the end of the adventure—a story about pain and grief and love and also (most importantly?) really good soup. www.orions-belt.net/archives/a-r...

love to see Radon authors steadily kicking ass out there

Needed this reminder today.

was challenged by the @othersidespec.bsky.social discord server to share the gayest passage i’ve ever written. feel free to give me a follow if you enjoy #super #gay #art #writing #prompt #speculative

so proud of my cuz! they’re kicking ass & taking names. www.pratt.edu/news/pratt-n...

Putting on my Publisher hat, I have an announcement: Augur Press will be open to submissions of Novellas & Novelettes from both agented and unagented writers starting THIS WEEK! It’s not open yet. But while we wait… AMA about publishing with this fledgling small press.

"You say you only used AI for placeholder text, but in that text was a response from the AI saying 'here's a revised version'. Here's what I don't understand - why revise placeholder text? You see my problem? It just doesn't make sense to me. Why revise something nobody was meant to see, unless..."

Look at who made the Hi-Desert Star, a newspaper in Yucca Valley, California. A million thanks to my publisher @spacecowboybooks.bsky.social for believing in me and my collection MEXICANS ON THE MOON. Much love.

Final opportunity for past/forthcoming #RadonJournal authors to get a sweet, juicy editing discount. Email me before midnight est on the 30th & you’re golden!

Are you a cis woman who doesn't want the very real issues we face to be used as a stick to beat our trans sisters? Sign here.

ok but i’d kill for one of these right now.

Happy Friday 🌈 For some, anyway. I met @darkjedi1.bsky.social in a roleplaying Discord server and fell in love with his brash, take-no-shit dwarf, Dragar. David is on dialysis and is facing homelessness. Please contribute if you can, or share around. www.gofundme.com/f/Davidapthelp