9yo has developed a recurring character he calls "The Conniving Henchman" where he hunches over and hisses things like "sire...this peasant has stolen from your most loyal servant...punish them!!" which means his sibling stole his favorite lego guy

i often think about this review

YOU'RE A DOLL VALENTINE 🖤 preorder House, Body, Bird by @bernie-jsyk.bsky.social TODAY psychopomp.com/the-wonder-o...

The 3-Day Weekend Stretch Goal Surge continues, we might have to send out for more tea to keep it fueled. $344 to reach the first Stretch Goal of adding an additional 4-6 authors to the anthology. www.kickstarter.com/projects/526... Continued thanks bearing with us for these signal boost posts.

This fashion-forward space opera anthology from @neonhemlock.bsky.social is six (6) days & just over $3500 from funding! Please consider: -getting an e-book -treating yourself to Neon Hemlock's entire 2026 catalogue -single-handedly funding one of the stretch goals Or just spreading the word!

Roses are red Stem held between teeth I ordered us takeout but it's

Happy Valentines Day! Here's a lovely* romantic** story of mine from @smallwondersmag.com to mark the occasion**: smallwondersmag.com/piece/tuesday/ *gross **you could call it that ***don't worry about it.

The Hugo nomination period is officially open, which seems like a good time to remind folks about my links post gathering eligibility and recommendations from others. I'll continue to update through the nomination period so keep sending links my way! acwise.net/what-have-yo...

Reposting this because Hugo nominations are now open.

"The Girl That My Mother Is Leaving Me For," Cameron Reed. Novelette. Creepy dystopia. reactormag.com/the-girl-tha...

I wrote a piece on Corey's THE MERCY OF GODS for @typebarmagazine.bsky.social a year or two ago that I'm still pretty happy with, about this pernicious fantasy of "internal resistance" to evil. More and more obvious that it's external, explicit resistance that we need.

love a reveal 👻✨

This thread by Alex works as a great guide if you want to start reading short fiction for awards (or reading short fiction in general).

Yes, we talked to a geologist who curls about the very special geology of curling's stones, please enjoy

Oh! Rabbit Test and Other Stories has a starred review from Publisher's Weekly!! ⭐🤩 www.publishersweekly.com/9781616964511 "Even the shortest of these tales packs a powerful punch." (Links for preorders, NetGalley, Edelweiss, etc.: samtasticbooks.com/collections)

BEHOLD, CONSUME, PREORDER for HOUSE, BODY, BIRD! (seriously, i'm thrilled to see this take shape. The Deadlands published my debut short story, and i'm honored to have my first book-length project with Psychopomp too. order today to get your lesbian haunted (doll)house fix 👭🏠💖)

This comes up in the submissions queue every now and then, and it’s likely to result in a rejection unless we can see a very simple fix. As Joanne says, song TITLES are okay, but stay away from lyrics!

The “Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity” anthology KS campaign is base goal funded (Thank you!) (www.kickstarter.com/projects/526...). This means we are 86% to SG1 & 75% to SG2. Have some tea and crumpets to celebrate. #sff #fantasy #book #ks #booksky

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The book club scam has taken an exciting new leap forward. I got one today from a "curated literary platform and newsletter" that, unusually, offered a link to its website. I'm in edits, so obviously I took the opportunity to procrastinate. /1

No, AI written romance novels are not inevitable: aftermath.site/ai-romance-nov...

hello hundreds of new followers! 👋 I’m glad you’re here. I thought I’d introduce myself: I’m a queer Bolivian American writer, birder, teacher, and photographer currently based in the Midwest. my ethos is be gay and FUCK ICE! check out my book Night Beast or the ~100 stories I’ve published since

Got a pretty well done AI scam "book club" email this morning, better than most, so I am going to break it down to show how I confirmed it was fake. +

I'm pleased to announce that "Reduce, Reuse", also known as my "Hi I have Some Opinions about society's approach to Medical Assistance in Dying" story, is coming out in the Disability in Dystopia anthology in May of this year! #CrippingDystopia

Liked Bad Bunny's halftime show? My very short story 12 THINGS A TRINI SHOULD KNOW BEFORE TRAVELLING TO A BACK-IN-TIMES FETE, is a list story about Trinbagonian Carnivals past, present & future. And there's a Spanish translation! strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi... www.patreon.com/collection/2...

And if you're in the mood for a totally creepy and wildly creative sci-fi/horror flash piece: smallwondersmag.com/piece/tuesday/ #Booksy #Booksky #AmReading #AmReadingHorror #AmReadingSciFi #AmReadingFiction

What distinguished and delightful company to be in accepting novelettes without fees!

Dinosaurs And Non-Dinosaurs xkcd.com/3204/

Ellis's #CrippingDystopia story is very poignant and I am so eager for everyone to read and experience it!

I'm pleased to announce that "Reduce, Reuse", also known as my "Hi I have Some Opinions about society's approach to Medical Assistance in Dying" story, is coming out in the Disability in Dystopia anthology in May of this year! #CrippingDystopia

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, you know what that means everybody, argue about The Cold Equations for another six decades, sorry i don't make the rules

I'm working my way through issue 10 submissions, thank you everyone who sent something in!

Reckoning reopened to submissions on February 1st! We pay @sfwa.org pro rates, we never charge fees, AND we're piloting a new/improved process for reviewing and publishing submissions, which shows every sign of making our response times MUCH faster. Please submit? Guidelines: reckoning.press/submit/

Phenomenal offering from @appalachianweird.bsky.social with all proceeds going to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. If you're not familiar with this botanical wonder, it is a thermogenic plant which generates its own heat to melt snow around it and get growing early. www.etsy.com/listing/4454...

Reflection of worlds #1art1hour

You don’t need AI to write a book. You just need some kind of hole inside yourself.

There's only one issue out, but I love the mission statement and the passion for quality work and community support! Authors and readers, go check it out! www.adventitious.net/about-the-ma...

ICYMI, our general submission window is open this entire month! We want stories and poetry with a strong voice and a sense of adventure, stuff that makes us feel things, stuff that lets us use our hearts and our brains and leaves us wanting more! Guidelines & schedule: www.havenspec.com/submit/

I feel for the dinosaurs and wrote a little love letter to them a few years back. 🧪

Here’s some sketches exploring one of my ideas for the creature from “The Terror” by Dan Simmons, and how I imagined it could work as a supernatural element while still able to be mistaken for a polar bear at a glance or in the distance~

why is it when i go on Libby i suddenly get so indecisive it's like i'm never going to be allowed to read another book again

www.pbs.org/newshour/hea... I recall going on mushroom hunts with the NYS Mycologist and witnessing his difficulty in positively identifying certain species, and this was a guy with a PhD in Mycology! #science #biology #medicine #mycology #fungi

get out of my house

The “Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity” anthology KS campaign is 95% base goal funded (www.kickstarter.com/projects/526...). This means we are 81% to SG1 & 71% to SG2. 10 more backers to base goal funding. A little more caffeine in our mugs today and we’ll be there. #sff #fantasy #book #ks #booksky

"Disabled people aren't allowed to work" and "Disabled people can't get married" tells most of the 1 in 4 American adults who are disabled that they don't count as disabled, it shrinks the community and diminishes our political power. In 2016 I started talking about the brutality of SSI 🧵

Groundhog Day Meaning xkcd.com/3202/

IT'S HERE! We are SO thrilled to officially reveal our Issue 1 table of contents! Every single piece in this issue is unbelievably good, and we cannot wait for you to read these stories and poems in March. These authors are amazing 🪐🗡️ More details in the thread! 🧵 (1/6)

We're especially on the lookout for non-fiction to feature in our Cozy science fiction issue. If you have any optimistic news from the world of science or science fiction literature, we'd love to hear from you! #sciencefiction #submissions www.utopiasciencefiction.com