Gloria Wickman
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Writer, reader, lover of many things. gloriawickman.com
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A story about light, and hope, and the end of darkness.
magazine.metaphorosis.com/story/2018/c...
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Chasing the Light – Gloria Wickman
Markus stood on the rocky hill in front of his house, neck aching as he craned it toward the sky. He’d been waiting for hours. He’d snuck early out of bed, slinking his way through the house and sl…
https://magazine.metaphorosis.com/story/2018/chasing-the-light-gloria-wickman/
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Victoria Strauss
10 days ago
Writer Beware expose coming tomorrow (spoiler alert: these scams are coming from Nigeria)
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Finished
@emmypax.bsky.social
Death on the Caldera the other night and absolutely loved it. The worldbuilding was so rich and the pacing had me speeding through it. Would definitely enjoy seeing more of the Linde (& extended) family in the future.
11 days ago
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NEW MURDERBOT NOVEL BY
@marthawells.com
NEXT YEAR and look at that gorgeous cover!!
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12 days ago
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Small Wonders
21 days ago
Small Wonders will be open to original flash fiction submissions this Friday, September 12th. We'll be open through October 31st! We'll also be closing to reprint flash fiction on Friday, September 12th. Send us your weird, wild, wonderful little stories with big emotions!
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“Justice ain’t death,” Win said, bravely standing down Loop, “nor is paying pain for pain. It’s paying kindness for pain. Doing good.”
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22 days ago
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Jonathan Louis Duckworth
about 1 month ago
ICYMI, my newest short story came out earlier this week with Beneath Ceaseless Skies! "Bloody Muddy Water" is a fantasy detective story where spellbreaker Rugg and his alligator mount, Tugboat, must solve the mystery of the Headsick plague spreading through the swampy canals of Blackvill.
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Sometimes you read a description so tailored toward toward your interests you can hardly believe it AND THEN the story ends up not only delivering but being even better than you hope. This is one of those stories. Absolutely loved the characters and worldbuilding immensely.
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30 days ago
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KC Grifant, Author
30 days ago
of submissions during the open call than anticipated, it is taking a while to give each story a careful read. (And WOW, they are all so good!) The first round of rejections went out earlier in August. We hope to get all responses out sometime in September.
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KC Grifant, Author
30 days ago
A few updates! 🖊️ Weird West Quick Draw Flash Fiction Contest The Weird West Quick Draw contest winners will be announced Sept 1 on
@reachyourapex.bsky.social
and my social channels. Thanks everyone who submitted! 🏜️Women of the Weird West Due to a much larger number
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Courtney Milan
about 1 month ago
Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!
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Oliver Brackenbury
about 1 month ago
In another space I felt compelled to share the editorial for our upcoming issue six of
@newedgeswordmag.bsky.social
, so I may as well share it here for y'all.
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loved this
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about 1 month ago
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Evan Greer
6 months ago
"Age verification" laws are actually "upload your ID or get your face scanned to access every website, ending anonymity and associating your identity with everything you do online" laws and if more people understood that they would not be down for this authoritarian nonsense
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about 1 month ago
Goblins & Galaxies aims to capture that feeling people must have had when they picked up an issue of Weird Tales almost a hundred years ago. Or maybe when you picked up your first fantasy novel as a kid. Modern adult life got you down? Maybe you need some fantastical tales:
https://bit.ly/44Waubl
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Kerstin Hall
about 1 month ago
Slushpile thoughts: a lot of newer writers would benefit from being more intentional in their metaphors. A metaphor is not just a vibe. It needs to make semantic sense in order to function — the purpose is to offer some kind of clarity, not to obfuscate.
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Diabolical Plots
about 2 months ago
Yoda Stitch: here is the whole Yoda with all of his crosses stitched! Now on to back stitching!
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oh wow this is so cool!
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about 2 months ago
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Mary Robinette Kowal
about 2 months ago
I'm delighted and honored to be up for a Dragon Award in the category of Best Alternative History Novel. To see all the nominees and vote for your favorite in all the categories, click here:
awards.dragoncon.org/2025-ballot/
Voting requires free registration. Winners will be announced at Dragon Con.
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2025 Ballot – The Dragon Award
https://awards.dragoncon.org/2025-ballot/
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Uncanny Magazine
about 2 months ago
PLEASE REPOST! WRITERS! Uncanny Magazine will be open to Short Story Submissions from August 25 to September 8! Uncanny Magazine will be open to Poetry Submissions from August 9 to August 26. WE WANT TO SEE YOUR SHINY WORDS!
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Anthony Clark
2 months ago
In my experience there are three kinds of fantasy magic novels:
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New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine
about 2 months ago
⚔️ ✍️ SHORT STORY SUBMISSIONS FOR NEW EDGE SWORD & SORCERY's 2026 ISSUES ARE NOW OPEN ✍️⚔️ Details here:
newedgeswordandsorcery.com/submissions
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Got very good news about selling one of my favorite things I've written today. Can't wait to say more later!
about 2 months ago
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2 months ago
We have a podcast! Cosmic Goblins will feature adaptations of stories from both Goblins and Galaxies and our sister magazine, @[fb_Cosmic Horror Monthly:1277153109061824] . The first episode is out now:
https://bit.ly/40yCGhZ
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Episode 01: Replacement Wanted by Premee Mohamed
Cosmic Goblins · Episode
https://bit.ly/40yCGhZ
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geneva
2 months ago
Grasp, based off the Pillars of Creation photo taken by the Hubble telescope in the 90s
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Diabolical Plots
3 months ago
The Submission Grinder launched about twelve and a half years ago! In that time, 712,809 submissions have been recorded by 12,436 users. Of those, there were 42,894 acceptances have been recorded by 5169 of those users. So the overall acceptance rate of submissions records on the site is 6.0%.
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This is some really fascinating data. Thanks for putting it together!
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3 months ago
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Tommy Arnold
3 months ago
Just found out
#Murderbot
is getting a Season 2!! Praise be; we'll get to meet ART 🧡 Congrats
@marthawells.com
and everyone involved with this awesome show. Now go kick back in style and watch the finale. Then, let's do it all again. 🦾
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Martha Wells
3 months ago
Oh yay, they announced it!!
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Reactor Magazine
3 months ago
ITS OFFICIAL. MURDERBOT SEASON TWO.
#Murderbot
reactormag.com/murderbot-ha...
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Murderbot Has Been Renewed for a Second Season on Apple TV+! - Reactor
The season one finale of the show premieres on July 11, 2025
https://reactormag.com/murderbot-has-been-renewed-for-a-second-season-on-apple-tv/
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oh wow huge congrats to
@marthawells.com
and the whole team!!
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3 months ago
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Strange Horizons
3 months ago
BASE GOAL: FULLY FUNDED! Thank you so much to everyone who has donated so far! BUT we're not done yet! We have some juicy stretch goals just waiting to be unlocked!
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Uncanny Magazine
3 months ago
Now just $651!! KEEP IT ROLLING, SPACE UNICORNS!!
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Reactor Magazine
3 months ago
Have you heard about the new
#murderbot
short story coming from Reactor this week? Today, we're thrilled to share two stunning full illustrations by Jaime Jones related to the upcoming novelette "Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy" by
@marthawells.com
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Just finished
@edashtonwriting.bsky.social
"The Fourth Consort" and it was the most delightfully Farscape-esque work I've come across in years. A complete joy start to finish with wonderful characters, alien customs, and wit and heart in equal measure.
3 months ago
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Dan Whitehead
3 months ago
"You say you only used AI for placeholder text, but in that text was a response from the AI saying 'here's a revised version'. Here's what I don't understand - why revise placeholder text? You see my problem? It just doesn't make sense to me. Why revise something nobody was meant to see, unless..."
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Christine Hanolsy (she/her)
3 months ago
Contract is signed, so I can shout that I'll have a new original story in
@flashfictiononline.bsky.social
early next year! I think this is my first acceptance (for an original) since "Katya Vasilievna," so it's both a relief and a joy. I got my start writing flash, and FFO is such a great venue.
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Alison Fisk
3 months ago
Something lovely for your timeline! Beautiful blue glass beads from the late Bronze Age. Ploughed up by a farmer in Denmark in 1885, analysis shows the beads were made in Mesopotamia, pointing to long-distance trade in luxury goods some 3,000 years ago. 📷 National Museum of Denmark
#Archaeology
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3 months ago
The 0 issue of Goblins & Galaxies is out now! Check out the website to either buy single issues or subscribe:
https://bit.ly/4lkbRpN
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Martha Wells
3 months ago
I did a post listing everything I've got coming out for the rest of the year, as far as I know. Short stories, Murderbot news, preorder links for Queen Demon, the sequel to Witch King, etc.
marthawells.dreamwidth.org/666162.html
#booksky
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I guess the upside to sprained ankle is all the extra reading time I now have (sorry chores that involve moving around too much) 😄
3 months ago
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B. Morris Allen
4 months ago
Why, that's me in there, with "1 B", a wistful story about neighbours.
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Gautam Bhatia
4 months ago
Strange Horizons’ annual fund-drive is now live:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/str...
We are entirely community-funded, and this is our main source of income. Help us enter our 26th year?
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Strange Horizons 2026
A free weekly speculative fiction magazine with a global perspective.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/strangehorizons2019/strange-horizons-2026?ref=profile_created&category_id=329
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Delilah S. Dawson
4 months ago
With the recent success of Andor, I'm getting more questions than usual about how to land a job writing Star Wars books, so let's do the yearly How to Write IP thread, shall we? Firstly, IP means Intellectual Property-- that's shows, movies, plays, even books, any world owned by someone else. 1/
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4 months ago
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Amy Rae Hill
4 months ago
SecUnit hates that physical affection! Read the Murderbot Diaries by
@marthawells.com
and watch the new Murderbot show if you haven't already. Most relatable robot human construct 🤖 (Process of book vase. Inspired by All Systems Red and the series in general)
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Locus Magazine
4 months ago
Thank you all so much for your support! Because of Indiegogo technical difficulties with our page, they have extended us for a week to see if we can hit our goal :)
igg.me/at/locusmag2025
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Locus Mag: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror 2025
Celebrating and uplifting authors, artists, and story -- the guide to the world's imagination
https://igg.me/at/locusmag2025
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Uncanny Magazine
4 months ago
Writers! All of the Uncanny Magazine Flash Fiction Submissions have been processed by the Submissions Editors. Editor-in-Chief Michael Damian Thomas is making his final decisions over the next week. Thank you so very much for your patience!
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I think what gets me the most about the AI glut is that the people putting it out don't even care enough to read the content before publishing. It's such a grim dereliction of even the most basic level of responsibility and interest.
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