Reminder that you can and should preorder the FORGED IN FIYAH, the anthology celebrating 10 years of FIYAH. Out in September. www.ldlewiswrites.com/news-updates...

Happy book birthday, @wiswell.bsky.social !

@morningtransport.bsky.social is doing a membership drive -- 25% off a one-year subscription! They just bought a new story from me, "Chorus for Solo Voice," so subscribe now to have the chance to read it (along with many excellent others!) . . . www.sundaymorningtransport.com/subscribe?co...

I loved this disconcerting story about being unhappy with your dreams.

Middle school grade pop-top collection win: a concert with DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince

The Sunday Morning Transport wakes up uneasy today with a story from Marissa Lingen (@marissalingen.bsky.social) about a new kind of dream job. All of our stories in July are free to read!

Have you read www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/mail-order...? I thought it was lovely.

Birthday celebrant @franwilde.bsky.social reads her aging mermaid poem before segueing into "Red Right Returning".

"Some people tried to tell me that 'road trip' was not a genre. Those people are wrong." @franwilde.bsky.social speaks words from my heart.

Uhhhhhh I guess this is public? 😭🚂🐙 In development at Bardel, The Kraken Sea.

Don’t sleep on this, friends. Still time to preorder one for future you & your friends!

Happy Birthday, LD!

Re-upping this:

if you wanna see some tiny puppets and sets, these dudes are at SVA Gramercy Gallery in NYC until July 18th.

Today's @morningtransport.bsky.social story is free, and it's a lovely Dai Viet story from @aliettedebodard.com "A Game of Three Generals" www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/a-game-of-...

Me on getting the Sunday Morning Transport in my inbox: oh that's such a lovely title, wonder why it's familiar? Me: oh wait (I knew that it was going to get published this weekend, just didn't really consider it I think)

New xuya story online for the first time, featuring chess, mindships and a burning planet

First big power outage since we moved here. Very excited to test out our backup power batteries. Crazy storm. Grateful to have friends visiting to ride out the weather with.

Some awesome things you can do to celebrate Independence Day and support the dream of equal rights for all without getting heat stroke! First, check out the @romancingthevote.com auction and buy some fun stuff while supporting voting rights! www.32auctions.com/romancingthe...

The Dark, The Sunday Morning Transport, Adventitious, and Reactor: Review by Paula Guran locusmag.com/review/...

Well, this is a thrill: I’ve received -two- nominations for the 2025 Sidewise Awards: for “Darwin’s Rocket”, which appeared in The Sunday Morning Transport in October, and “Caesar at Sea”, from the ZNB speculative pirate anthology “Skull X Bones” in December!

May I interest you in this week's story in The Sunday Morning Transport, it is called Word of Mouth and it was written by me! www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/word-of-mo...

Congratulations to everyone and especially to @willalex.bsky.social !!

::taps mic:: this on?? Hey friends! I'm so pleased/astonished to tell you that my short story, "Bone Harp Hair," will be published as part of Issue #52 of Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet! smallbeerpress.com/lcrw/2026/06...

Me and my chipped tooth wave at you from the dentist’s waiting room.

Heyyyy I contributed to this! So did many superb people! Go check it out!

On this day in 1947 Octavia Butler was born. The daughter of a shoe shiner and a housemaid, Butler worked hard to become a best selling writer. NASA named the Martian landing site of their 'Perseverance' probe as 'Octavia E Butler Landing' after her. #OnThisDay #OctaviaButler #ParableOfTheSower

Musician Rhiannon Giddens is a modern-day Renaissance woman who trained as an opera singer before turning to folk music. An award-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist, Giddens is first and foremost a dedicated banjo player who has been researching and teaching the banjo’s African heritage.

You can read all of the Sturgeon Award nominees here (including mine!) There's great stuff in here, and really a nice variety so that there's something for everyone. Thank you again to everyone who nominated "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything"!!! file770.com/2026-theodor...

one anecdote: I was searching for a link to one of my old papers on Google, and the automated Gemini summary attributed all of my lab's work to my husband

A reminder: Strange Horizons has no external funding, and runs entirely on community funding, through the fund-drive. Quite literally, our future is in your hands. We hope to be with you for our 27th year. Support us here: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

This is a good one.

cooking fight scenes! Non sequitur due to a workshop led by Fran Wilde.

❤️💔❤️

This might be one of the most insane scandals in game history When Pokemon Go players scan PokeStops, theyve been unknowingly building a detailed visual model of the world which is being sold to a military contractor to build a no-GPS positioning for the new generation of unmanned killing machines

What the actual hell is “coercive diplomacy” except actual aggression.

Hello hello and welcome to the shortlist announcement thread for the #2026IgnyteAwards, recognizing outstanding contributions to SFFH and its community in 2025! We are grateful to be supported this year by sponsors @bcsmagazine.bsky.social , @edmontonin2030.bsky.social, & @laworldcon.bsky.social

Ahhhh that was a really fun class, with excellent students.

🚀 from @alexlondon.bsky.social today at @morningtransport.bsky.social

Folks, you all should just get this because John Chu. But you can go the long way around and read the review then buy it because John Chu.

A couple bits and bobs, now that I’ve escaped the Terrible Cold… I’m teaching a 3 hr class this Sunday June 7 - AND there’s still space bc I was too gronky to promote it. Use code LastMinuteSharpening for a 20% discount! www.eventbrite.com/e/sharpening... (thx @rachelgutin.bsky.social 4 the nudge)

Pretty early in the day to have my heart broken, but here we are.

@franwilde.bsky.social just finished Philosophy of Thieves. Wouldn't be a Fran Wilde book without some fancy outfits. Loved it.

Introducing @darkertimes.bsky.social - a new worker-owned website for cultural criticism about all things horror! www.darkertimes.com

Congratulations, everyone!

Here's the serious bit for anyone who'd rather skip the 4000 words of jokes

Congratulations to @thomasha.bsky.social and his wonderful stories, especially “The Patron,” ( @morningtransport.bsky.social ) and Best American SFF ‘26!

My new cozy science fiction story NOW IS A KIND OF FOREVER is up @morningtransport.bsky.social www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/now-is-a-k... Get your 60-day free subscription here: www.sundaymorningtransport.com/smt2024

I’m excited to be this month’s guest at the Orange & Bee salon very shortly, tonight ! open.substack.com/pub/theorang...