These days, I find myself constantly thinking of this story by @thomasha.bsky.social clarkesworldmagazine.com/ha_11_23/

Hey, let’s repost this and also take a minute to highlight a couple particular favorites

If you missed it, we celebrated a triple birthday yesterday with some audio fiction. Coincidentally, these stories have a lot in common. Read or listen to them here:

I'm going to continue my tradition of posting this every time I reject a submission. @interstellarflight.bsky.social is ALWAYS OPEN to nonfiction book proposals. We would love to publish your thesis on very strange stuff. Essay collections, books about media, if it's speculative, we're in.

Went for a walk and met the tamest of wild deer (younger daughter got very close, as you can see)

MY BOOK IS OUT TODAY. www.amazon.com/King-Forest-...

I reviewed short fiction! Check it out, and/or let me share a couple favorites!

My contributor’s copy of the latest issue of @locusmag.bsky.social ! With my first commissioned book review, for @slhuang.com ‘s The Language of Liars (spoiler: it’s brilliant). Also, @mariahaskins.com had lovely things to say about my latest story in Lightspeed!

I swear that all these "Was this story/article/essay actually written by AI?" controversies/accusations are driving me insane because I just looked at a chapter I wrote out of my own head, with my own fingers, and sat there thinking: "Damn, does this sound like AI???"

I am not on TikTok. I will never be on TikTok. This bethcato2 account is impersonating me and direct messaging writers in an effort to sell marketing services. Any account pretending to be me on TikTok is fraudulent.

A friend just sent me this perfect piece by Karel Čapek, trans. Dora Round, ‘From the Point of View of a Cat’.

Chihuly exhibit at Fredrick Meijer Botanical Gardens

I talked to Ginger Nuts of Horror about Dead Weight, which is out on May 26th!

this is an actual Bluesky Rule: if you have ever so much as exchanged a single like, you are required to hold up the book in the shop and say "hey my friend wrote this"

It's always such a gift to be reviewed by a reviewer I already respect as much as @vanessafogg.bsky.social. The full Locus review on THE LANGUAGE OF LIARS is stunning and wow this pull quote:

Just bought a copy of @locusmag.bsky.social so I could read @vanessafogg.bsky.social's review of THE LANGUAGE OF LIARS, by @slhuang.com . Excellent, excellent review, V! And super thought-provoking story. Ask my family; I haven't stopped talking about it! subscribers.locusmag.com/back-issues

I'm thrilled to state that I'm guest editing this issue of @tasavvurnama.bsky.social! Give us your bizarre, your what is, and what is nots, your memories that are translucent. I would love to see stories that take me on a journey, only to reveal that the journey itself was a door beyond an ocean.

Excellent advice

Two versions of “Dronesaurus” - an illustration from my book The Wildcraft Drones, both available on my website, tkrex.wtf/shop I’m selling prints of a few of the illustrations I made for my book to help cover travel expenses for cons this summer. All purchases extremely appreciated ❤️🦖

in case you missed it! ebook preorders AND paperback preorders!

Oops! You accidentally forgot about your tea for too long 🐥🌸

I wrote this about Asians, but it’s relevant to everyone in this era of misinformation, conspiracy and snap judgment—especially those of us who belong to historically underrepresented communities. (It’s also a celebration of my pal @angryasianman.bsky.social’s 25th blog anniversary! Check it out!)

Are you passionate about SF, fantasy, and pop culture? Our Managing Editor is looking for original essay pitches: author appreciations, scholarly analysis of all aspects of pop culture, critical and personal essays, think pieces, literary analysis and deep dives into film, television, and fiction

Friends! Thrilled to announce that my novelette "The Snatchers" is out at @uncannymagazine.bsky.social!!! It's a sci-fi horror satire and a reimagining of "The Invasion of the Body Snatchers". What if everyone in the world turned into one person: the Leader? Would that be enough to fix everything?

Wow, it's not every day you wind up on the same list as #writers like Lydia Davis, Amy Hempel, George Saunders, @kathyfish.bsky.social and @kimchinquee.bsky.social #flashfiction writingworkshops.com/blogs/news/f...

Just read it this and loved it. So happy to hear a new collection is coming out!

Our Issue 2 TOC is officially here! 🪐🗡️ We are so excited to reveal this stellar lineup of nine stories, six poems, and one essay by sixteen incredible authors—and we absolutely cannot WAIT for you to read this dreamy, gorgeous, magical issue in June. More details in the thread! 🧵 (1/7)

"What makes the novel shine, though, is its sense of humour, its eye for the ridiculousness, and its willingness to commit to the bit." - @hawkwinglb.bsky.social True. The novel is very *open* in "going for it" and I found it too, a delight in @stephanieburgis.bsky.social 's novel here myself.

Yay! Also contains my first-ever book review for Locus, for S.L. Huang's Language of Liars (spoiler: this book is brilliant, with twists that I did NOT see coming)

"A gorgeous fairy tale of greed, treachery, and time." Honored to see my story, "Lotus Dew for the Emperor's Tea," here alongside so many great stories! And poems, too!

New spec flash roundup!

Flash Fiction Online, Kaleidotrope, Lightspeed, and Beneath Ceaseless Skies: Review by Maria Haskins locusmag.com/review/...

Most of the research won't make it into the final draft, but the bit that does adds depth. And as with any other part of the writing process, cutting corners with AI will not yield the same result as doing it myself. bsky.app/profile/rach...

Honored to be on this list, and looking forward to checking out the other pieces!

who read some excellent short fiction in April? THIS BITCH. here are some of her favorites! "Let's Go to the Zoo" by @louisevans.bsky.social in Reactor. Still thinking about it like three weeks later!!

Also HAPPY FRIDAY I would love for more folks to pick up ONE MESSAGE REMAINS -- one novella, two novelettes, and a reprint packaged into a mini-collection set in a shared world of war, resistance, and magic! (For CHEAP!) psychopomp.com/product/one-...

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Ohhh, I love this

I was lucky to get an advance copy of this, and it is absolutely brilliant

Did you know - your library hold can easily nudge a library to order more books! At my local library, THE LANGUAGE OF LIARS had 1 e-copy the morning of release day. 40 people in line. By end of day they'd ordered 5 more copies & the audiobook Libraries rule & your holds legit increase our sales 🥰

very excited to be able to repost the NOW HUGO-SHORTLISTED Intergalactic Mixtape

Double happy book birthday to SL Huang and y'all better put this novella on next year's award slates OR ELSE

“Rabbit Test” is amazing, and so is every other story Samantha Mills story I’ve read. Very much looking forward to this!

Tightly-paced cyber noir #flash from the masterful @mynachang.bsky.social in @flashfictiononline.bsky.social "The cipher-infused ink shimmers as it penetrates the kid’s bicep. A single open circle. His first job. Jesus. Was I ever that young?" flashfictiononline.com/issues/april...

Just saw this. First time I've made Alex Brown's list as a writer, for my March piece in @foofarawpress.bsky.social ! reactormag.com/must-read-sh...

issue 42 of The Deadlands is RELEASED UPON THE WORLD including many deathy fiction and poetry INCLUDING ONE (1) NOVELETTE, our first novelette in a while it's been too long tbh. check out the issue page below and DEFINITELY, PRETTY PLEASE SUBSCRIBE AND SUPPORT US LIKE A SKELETON 💀🦴🖤

Oh oh I had so much fun writing about 8 of my favorite short story collections for Publisher's Weekly! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Oh my god, I’m on this amazing list, along with @mariahaskins.com Suzan Palumbo, Carmen Maria Machado, and more

I've got a new story online now at @talesfeathers.bsky.social! After a couple of bleak and gruesome publications in a row from me, this one is the opposite, probably the sweetest thing I will ever write: a tender little sapphic love story set in a world where poetry is (literally) magic 🌳 🐸 ☀️ 🌊

ICYMI my latest short story recs are up! With stories from @khoreo.bsky.social @unchartedmag.bsky.social @frivolouscomma.bsky.social @uncannymagazine.bsky.social @undertow.bsky.social @thedeadlands.com @flashfrog.bsky.social @lightspeedmagazine.com itsajumble.blogspot.com/2026/04/shor...