Some great stories here from @mynachang.bsky.social , @kcmeadbrewer.com , and @angelaliu.bsky.social! Check out the whole list. Eugenia is one of my favorite writers, and her taste is immaculate.

It's time for an awards eligibility post! This year was a pretty dry one, with most of my acceptances coming in the back end of the calendar. That said, I have two small flash pieces that I'd like you to consider (and even if you don't nominate them, give them a quick read--they're fun!)

Just sitting at my desk crying because I decided to catch up on @xkcd.com after traveling last week and got hit with Fifteen Years. Probably my favorite string of XKCD comics. xkcd.com/3172/

I've had some writer friends with similar experiences. Reposting for visibility and also so folks who have had issues can contact Victoria.

It's publication day! You can find my flash piece "Eye of Newt" in @emberjournal.org! Huge thanks to the Ember team and to @hanmarin.bsky.social for helping me out with some much-needed edits! You can read the story here: read.emberjournal.org/andrew-maust...

ICYMI

I know things are hard right now. But just hold on, because soon we’re going to lose an hour of sunlight every day and it’ll all seem so much worse.

Now live, both the print and audio versions of my story, “Through the Machine” (As featured by Gizmodo—link threaded). Again, If you only read one of my stories this year, let it be this one. And if you like it, please share. www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/thro...

September newsletter just dropped! In which I discuss some contract woes and take a deep dive into an AI nightmare. (Aside from the usual updates). open.substack.com/pub/pacornel...

This is an interesting and important read if you want to know about contracts, negotiations and the ongoing situation regarding MRM.

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

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

Today feels like a day for ominous positivity. You will have a good day, you can't stop it.

Almost every time I see CNF, my mind goes to "Consensual Non Fiction" and I'm pretty sure that's not the intent, but I'm all for alternative titles and names for literary nonfiction.

This copy of issue 8 has traveled across multiple continents and found its way home to our editors. This was organized entirely by the Issue 8 authors themselves. The most touching thing we've had happen in years

Wow, free agency is absolutely wild this offseason.

just to be clear, she asked me to do this for a good cause (the well-being of actual nuns)

Always interesting to see posts like these. It's a hard grind out there. Keep writing, keep submitting.

I've worked with H. Marin before, and the edits and feedback I received was tremendously helpful. Highly recommend using this, especially if you have a piece that's isn't quite right, and you're not sure what to do with it

Rhysling award nominations are open! If anyone's in a nominating mood, I wrote a hopeful sci-fi poem last year, "How to Grow a Home" that is eligible for the long poem category! You can find it in Utopia Science Fiction's climate-themed April issue here: www.utopiasciencefiction.com/april-2024

My fantasy flash piece, "A Kindness, A Cruelty" is now available to read for free at Metastellar! Click the link below to read it: www.metastellar.com/fiction/flas...

Radon appears for the first time in the favorite litmags of 2024 at slot #8! We are humbled and surprised and delighted and a million other adjectives all at once. In lieu of a speech we'll say thank you from here to beyond the Milky Way. Stay tuned for our next issue in January

This is my first time doing an awards eligibility post, but I'm proud of what I wrote, so here we go! I've had 7 pieces published in 2024, 2 short stories, 1 micro/flash, and 4 poems. They aren't all free to read, but I'll still link them all below. Anyhow, for your consideration... 🧵

Tremendously thankful to @inanothertimemag.bsky.social for publishing my science fiction dentist story, "The Dentist of Last Resorts" inspired by my time translating for a dental clinic in Ecuador. You can find it and other incredible stories here: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

Fire thoughts as usual. If you're not following Kaitlin, you should.

My time travel story "The Second Flight of the First Dog in Space" is out Solstitia! I started this one with "what is the opposite of a dead dog story?" You can find my story, along with a nifty Laika themed cocktail recipe and the rest of the issue here: www.patreon.com/fictionfansp...

Ecstatic to see my weird lil snake poem, "The Ministry of Broken Serpents" in Issue 6 of Moss Puppy Magazine! Inspired by my friend Jon, who rescued a maimed rat snake, and whose tender care I've always admired. (for those of you who know Andrew Lore, this was when I lived in the Snake Apartment)

someone I know asked their supervisor for a letter of recommendation as part of a application. the app was something of a formality--they were madly qualified--but the letter was an important component. a component that the supervisor delegated to ChatGPT.

This week @jdmitchellwriter.bsky.social brings you his wit and in our latest interview. Read: radonjournal.com/interviews J.D. delves into dark comedy, modern ads, D&D inspiration, Star Trek life lessons, managing expectations, the changing self-publishing landscape, and more.

It's been a while since it came out, but I loved this piece from Gillian Secord in Diabolical Plots. Great balance of humor, heart, and tension in this delightful guide to hunting drones. Scope it out here! diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...

The first of our four-day author reveal for January 14th's issue 6 release! #WritingCommunity Six days until you can enjoy magnificent #scifi art from @spacecowboybooks.bsky.social, @angelaliu.bsky.social, @aaldridgewriter.bsky.social, @jdmitchellwriter.bsky.social, & Jason Vizcarra-Brown

The second of our four-day author reveal for January 14th's issue 6 release! We're so excited to share work from @hannahgreer.bsky.social, @jennifleck.bsky.social, Lex Chamberlin, Kevin Canfield, and @jmeno.bsky.social #writingcommunity #writing #author #scifi

I've decided to start tweeting/blueskying (??) pieces I read that I enjoy, partially to encourage me to read more, but also because I know how much it has meant to me when someone has shared something I wrote. And of course, thanks to @mynachang.bsky.social for inspiring me to do this!

Loved this humor piece, "Replace the Acknowledgements Page of My Novel with This” by Michael Don in Defenestration Mag! "Next, I’d like to blame my writing group. They read early drafts of my novel and offered so much affirmation that I just had to keep writing."

Beyond ecstatic to have my piece, "Thank you for submitting your homeless shelter application, but we’ve decided to use city funds for 35 new pickleball courts" featured in @mcsweeneys.bsky.social internet tendency! You can give it a read here:

My profile was looking really empty, so here's a picture of my cat:

Coming from other social media, it's really interesting to see the industries that are flocking to Bluesky faster. For instance, a lot of the sports journalists are barely on here, but I've found tons of speculative fiction authors around here. Just neat to note.