may I offer a smol poem for you today? 👀😶‍🌫️

Just in time for Pride, we have news about the notorious "pink planet," a billion year-old gas supergiant that's 57 light years from Earth. Turns out that this old, pink planet is extremely salty, which feels relatable. news.northwestern.edu/stories/2026...

I am very proud of the stories we will be sharing, I can't wait for you to hear them. 😺

SHARE: As a reminder, you can check out my editing services website at patrickbarb.com/editor where I have rates for manuscript developmental editing, pitch/proposal/query letter consultation, and mentoring. As I near 20 years of publishing experience, I’d love to help you level up your project.

Feed us your nightmares. #Horrorfiction #horrorpodcast #horrorpodcasts #scarystories #horrorwriter #horrorwriters #horrorcommunity

What are kids saying about the Middle Grade horror book INTO THE GRAY?

These are the finalists for this years Stoker awards in the short fiction category, amazing stuff!

There are only a few days left until we close our first call for submissions. Send us something that you have written that you love (science fiction). Thank you to all of the authors that have let us read their work. www.foldedspacepodcast.com/submissions #sciencefiction, #submissions, #shortstory

The moment Mars peeked out from behind our moon

We have some great authors so far for season one and want more. Send in your work or tell your amazingly talented writer friends that we are open!

📚 Book Review Godzilla: The Monster Comic Art Collection A must-have for kaiju fans. From bold comic styles to painterly monster art, this collection showcases Godzilla and iconic kaiju in stunning detail. Read the review horrortree.com/epeolatry-bo... #BookReview #Godzilla #Kaiju

I love this, great list!

For Women in Horror Month & to introduce myself to new followers, two books: BEULAH, a haunted story of a weird girl, Bram Stoker Award for first novel and Shirley Jackson Award nominee THE BEST OF OUR PAST, THE WORST OF OUR FUTURE, Shirley Jackson-inspired stories, Bram Stoker nominee #wihm

“...Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives ... on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam...” - Carl Sagan, ‘Pale Blue Dot’

I love this, great list!

Please Share: Open Submissions Call! Wrapping up week one of submissions. If your story explores the universe with curiosity, and imagination, we want to hear it. #Submissions, #ScienceFiction, #Anthology

This is so my mood today.

Yes, this!

ICYMI: ISSUE 1 IS HERE FOR SUBSCRIBERS! If you'd like to support the magazine and read these incredible pieces, here are a few ways: ✨ Become a paid patron: www.patreon.com/OthersideSpec OR find Issue 1 on... 🪐 Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/othersidespe... 🗡️ Patreon Shop: www.patreon.com/othersidespe...

If I am over posting, sorry. This project has been in the works for a while and words can not describe how amazing it feels to see it come together. So, see below :)

When I was a kid I had a birthday party and no one showed except my cousin. This morning we opened submissions and PEOPLE SHOWED UP! We are already reading some great stories, thank you. #submissions, #sciencefiction, #shortstory, #anthology www.foldedspacepodcast.com/submissions/

Remember that this joyful thing exists. Not just the Murderbot show, but this short little video. Still loving it @marthawells.com youtu.be/MW29FeIcKVU?...

One day left until we open for #submissions of short form #sciencefiction! 3,000 words up to 7,000 words $0.02 USD per word for original work. $0.01 USD per word for reprints. talestoterrify.moksha.io/publication/...

Who's watching you? And why? **ONLY 2 DAYS LEFT TO ENTER!!!** -Stories MUST have both sci-fi and horror elements -Max word count: 1,000 -Prize: $50 + a tinfoil hat -Note that we are an audio publication, not print

Squee!

very exciting, congrats all. I can't wait to read the ones I have missed, there is some great stuff here from some great peeps..

Kosmos thinks he wants to go out in the snow. I know how this ends.

I can’t open the front door so I guess no shoveling for me!

Hello all, we are a week out from #submissions opening. I would appreciate it if you could share this with #sciencefiction #authors that you may know, or not, I'm not picky. We are looking as many points of view as possible, though we do require that the author of the work be human. Thanks!

Don't forget the #kickstarter for the MISSEd-FiTS anthology from @calendaroffools.bsky.social is currently running. Includes stories from many authors including myself, @rrvirdi.bsky.social @retreasure.bsky.social @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social @nameshiv.bsky.social @nirele.bsky.social and more!

Greenland has 56,000 people. Its health services are publicly funded by the Danish government. It doesn't need a 1000-bed hospital ship that's in drydock, anyway. Mobile, Alabama, where Mercy and Comfort are dry-docked, has 187,000 people & turned down Medicaid expansion under the ACA. It might.

Yes please.

Love this information, and #sciencefiction authors or editors, hear me out. Ships cat, IN SPACE, there are some out there but me want more! I would also read an anthology, or a story, really anything on this subject.

There are still almost two weeks left to get you scariest sci-fi horror flash fiction for our contest. DON’T SELF REJECT, SUBMIT!

I can not agree more, I have read some amazing hard science fiction that’s was powerful because of the differences in perspective and social power.

I like the concept of the doppelganger being the setting or environment in stories. I really enjoyed a panel at Boskone with @theodoragoss.bsky.social, @justinkey.bsky.social, and @matociquala.bsky.social on doppelgangers and got to have a good think.

Those of you who like listening to sci-fi/fantasy short fiction I invite you to wander over to a story #podcast I produce/ direct. It's Storytime with Wil Wheaton. Starting second season and intend to continue on with some amazing tales. I am deeply proud of these. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

It's our 15th birthday this summer, and to help us celebrate it we're opening the stage doors to birthday-themed stories! We'll be open from the 15-21st March. What we're looking for: www.castofwonders.org/2026/02/cast...

I met two people today whose work I have admired for years. The best part is they turned out to be kind and friendly as well as talented. Stefan Rudniki @stefansecho.bsky.social and Gabrielle DeCuir @giftogab.bsky.social, thanks for the time.

Yes, this!

@boskone.bsky.social has been a fun con so far, a workshops with @stefansecho.bsky.social from @skyboatmedia.bsky.social, a panel about the cozy side of horror, as well as tips and tricks for neurodivergent creatives. More to come!

We are opening for our first season submissions in a few weeks. Please take a look and spread the word!

If you like science fiction or just fiction and want to read a very human book, I recommend this.

I am excited for my first Boskone, I always say I am going to go and now I am.

That plant by the window...it wasn't there before. Was it? And is that...a human face growing out of it? Set your phasers to horror and don't trust anyone: it's time for Tales to Terrify's annual flash contest! Winner will receive $50. Maximum length = 1,000 words.

Very excited today, I just found out there is a new Ann Leckie book coming out in May! Life is good.