True procrastination is running 20 miles in the snow and wind rather than editing the last 150 pages of my book. Glad to have finished something this weekend either way!

This one by @salenacasha.bsky.social seems like an excellent choice for #FlashInTheFeed because it was a liiiiiiitle too relatable for me to have read it at 6:30am on a Saturday. @smokelong.bsky.social

“...all the seriousness and subject matter expertise in the world… can be diminished by a bit of spinach or a sesame seed or, in this case, egg and so I let it diminish him.” “Alligator” by Salena Casha @salenacasha.bsky.social, new flash fiction out today at OKD: okaydonkeymag.com/2026/03/20/a...

Now announcing our contributors for the Sprawl Mag 3.1. We are so excited to share this volume with you! Featuring: Pablo Andrés Palo Viviana De Cecco @francesboyle19.bsky.social @themaust.bsky.social @sidellwrites.bsky.social Ivan Ndoma-Egba @lucienrstarchild.bsky.social

Mine is one of these lucky few on the shortlist! Gah, congratulations everyone.

Line edits have arrived, coffee is in hand, and the Olympic Nordic sprint is on in the background. Teresa 2.0, let's do this thing. #amediting #amwriting

Like its name, this anthology is going to be truly epic.

You might find yourself asking,what the heck even is a novelette?! Perhaps, the answer, or at least a chaotic attempt at one, is here: open.substack.com/pub/salenaca...

Huh, this has not reached its cap yet...

Big thank you to @havehashad.com and their Tacoma call for inspiring something new out of me in the last 48 hours. Grateful to write something new and weird that I now love.

'Lille' by Dan Deigh is playing on the speakers, coffee is steaming, and I'm reaching back into a rainy childhood memory to write for @havehashad.com's Tacoma call. open.spotify.com/track/6Hkows...

My. Novelette. Is. Live. Which means I'm freaking out because people might read it and I might die of embarrassment but also, I'm freaking out because a person might actually read it. Huge thank you to @emergejournal.bsky.social for making my dreams come true. Order your copy here: a.co/d/0b5BfkX4.

'She won't survive this' is LIVE with FLASH THE COURT this morning. A bit of dystopia, a bit of cactus POV (weird I know, but I LOVED writing it). flashthecourt.com/2026/01/23/s...

We can't afford the house either. But the story is amazing. Thanks @salenacasha.bsky.social for sharing your words.

🪧First publication of 2026🪧is LIVE with @neonandsmoke.bsky.social in their January issue! So grateful to the editors, T & J, for all their work. You will be my favorite reader ever if you check out this wonderful magazine: www.neonandsmoke.com/january-smok...

Something long form is brewing with @emergejournal.bsky.social ! New slipstream novelette (a bit fo sci-fi, a bit of fantasy) coming out in February. Some early details here elj-editions.com/a-way-back/

I know we're four days into 2026, but let's have a moment for everything that was 2025. I wrote a novel, had 32 short fiction publications, and was nominated for two writing awards! Check out the wrap-up on my substack salenacasha.substack.com/p/2025-a-yea...

Big thank you to @pictura.bsky.social for the publication and nomination! Here's to hoping that third time's the charm!

📣Fellow Sci-Fi Writers📣: looking for 2 - 3 folks willing to write a cover blurb for a dual POV novellete (11,000 words, ~36 pgs double spaced, all about space travel & testy team dynamics), due for publication in 2026! DM me for the details (I'll pay a nominal fee for your time and eyes)🙏

"With Love" by @salenacasha.bsky.social, Fall Contest 2024 Finalist (Theme: Flirt), in case you missed it

She's live! Read all about @jaimedilleditor.bsky.social here: open.substack.com/pub/salenaca...

second window's funds raised: a whopping $2,709.32, for a total of $3,628.88. you people rule! I've got lots of reading to do, I'll randomly select the merch winners when I'm done!

Psst, there's some exciting new content dropping on salenacasha.substack.com tomorrow, namely an interview with editor extraordinare and all around lovely human, @jaimedilleditor.bsky.social ! It goes live at 10AM ET, so a perfect read to have with your morning coffee.

After REJECTION FALL 2025, I received not one but *two* super secret contract offers today! Cannot wait to share them once I sign on the dotted line but until then, enjoy a bit of Kristen Wiig

Running an interview series from my substack promoting female and nonbinary indie authors (and their books) who write in scifi/speculative genres! If you fit the bill, DM me and I'll add you to the series/send you the qs. I promise, they are fun! #indie #selfpub #scifi #specfic

1266 words this morning for a short story (and maybe 100 towards a new novel). Good chaotic this November, no goal except to write something every day.

October didn't disappoint: three pieces of flash⚡️ out in the world with @vialofboneszine.bsky.social @surelymag.bsky.social & Writer's Hour Mag and a Best of the Net nom from F(r)iction. Read all about it here! open.substack.com/pub/salenaca... #microfiction #aicommentary #meditation #magicrealism

Adore technothrillers? Skeptical of AI? Interested in being an ARC reader and love a good queue?! Teresa 2.0 might be for you. Get yourself on that waitlist: teresaseesyou.com #AI #technothriller #indie #arc #therapy #coverreveal #nearfuture #thefutureishere #scifi

Proud of us☠️

Curious about my querying stats so far for Teresa 2.0 Will See You Now? Want a peek at some real-life personalized rejections? Take a read on my substack here: open.substack.com/pub/salenaca...

There's really nothing quite like this feeling😶‍🌫️. Thank you a million times over to the folks who put their heart and souls into literary magazines and lift their authors up in the process❤️best of luck to all the nominees!

Another feature from @surelymag.bsky.social. do not sleep on this issue surelymag.com/a-story-abou...

issue 32 starts with the cozily surreal A Story About a Fire by Salena Casha surelymag.com/a-story-about-a-fire

First standalone book review of Empire of AI and why it matters to my WIP is live! salenacasha.substack.com/p/a-review-o...

Lucky to have my coffeeshop observations (second set this month!) included by @mosspuppymag.bsky.social ! Read it here: www.mosspuppymag.com/pop-up-issue...

Guess what? It's here! The Cedar pop-up issue curated with Kelli Lage is live for your viewing on our website. Feel free to check it out here: www.mosspuppymag.com/pop-up-issue...

It me!

Always aiming to be a little bit creepy. Thanks for the share, @tomljanovic.bsky.social !

You make for the parallel bars base and you’re almost there when you feel it: a push between your shoulder blades. —"Freeze" by @salenacasha.bsky.social in case you missed it https://www.fiveminutelit.com/freeze

Dream publication loading with @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social It's a riff on a conversation I heard at a coffeeshop once, read it here: gooseberry-pie.com/prospective-...

"I don’t really don’t enjoy being in, like, the same space as one because of the #vibes and also I had a really bad experience once" Love the tone of voice in this gem from @salenacasha.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social gooseberry-pie.com/prospective-...

When Ariel Morelli first began replacing therapists with AI, she was just doing her job. As her boss ramps up engagement, Ariel must decide: say nothing or stop the algorithm before it drives a patient to do something they can’t take back. THE LOOKING GLASS (77K) #bluepit #BluePit📖 #A #OS #SF #WF

June newsletter has arrived with pubs from @foofarawpress.bsky.social , @natflashfictionday.bsky.social, @zoeticpress.bsky.social, F(r)iction, & Brilliant Flash Fiction❤️ salenacasha.substack.com/p/writing-up...

I'm about 40 queries in for my near-future techno thriller with 14 rejections so far and 5 requests (3 partials and two fulls). I want to try something new with my query (gah, I know, the editing and overthinking never ends) and would love to trade with someone for feedback! Anyone interested?

Lucky to be a part of this one with @natflashfictionday.bsky.social! Grab your copy today!

That moment of brief stillness when the third revision is done and in the hands of a trusted editor and suddenly you're itching to fix that one thing you noticed but you resist you resist you resist #amwriting

"I’ll tell you the things I remember, then you can show me the things I don’t. How does that sound? " Read "Moorings" by @leighloveday.bsky.social and @salenacasha.bsky.social: buff.ly/WCoZHyf #FlashFiction #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #LitMag #WritersLift #LiteraryJournal #OpenForSubmissions

Check out our story "Moorings," cowritten with @leighloveday.bsky.social over with @mgliterary.bsky.social!

A snack-sized romance to start the day! “Unlike Ships In The Night,” Read here: open.substack.com/pub/microman...

What a wonderful reminder from my co-writer, @leighloveday.bsky.social ! I can't believe it's only been a year. So grateful that @icebreakerslit.bsky.social brought us together!