A well-timed rain, the scent of gunpowder, kids reciting their lessons without a hitch 🎶 These are a few of my favorite things 🎶 Jin Shengtan's "33 Nice Things" is "a digression so powerful that it broke free of its original context [and became] beloved in its own right" (1/2)

Less than a week away! And for the first time ever, Saros will be taking essay pitches: Editor @chalicotherex.bsky.social is looking for one essay on any speculative-fiction related topic that aligns with the issue's theme of Breaking the Mold! The gates open on April 13: sarossf.com/submissions/

GigaNotoSaurus, Diabolical Plots, and Small Wonders: Review by Maria Haskins locusmag.com/review/...

My novel The Subtle Art of Folding Space comes out on Tuesday (the 7th)! Bugs in the physics of our universe! Family drama! Status reports in the form of food! us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Two SFF writers I admire (@vanessafogg.bsky.social) and @sueburke.bsky.social ) have had advance access to @slhuang.com's THE LANGUAGE OF LIARS, and maaaaan, from what they say, I am totally here for this novella. Comes out April 21 us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

I tell my students that writing is an exercise in figuring out what you think; it's not a place to deposit what you've already worked out. If you step on a frictionless surface, momentum takes over and you just slide; there's nothing to interact with, which means there's nowhere to stand.

Such a beautiful story by one of my favorite writers! Give it a read or a listen, if you haven't already!

Icymi, I have a new story at @doricliterary.bsky.social about space and loss and seeking

My book is out today in the UK! If you like Shakespeare, this book might be for you. If you hate Shakespeare, this book might be for you. But if you hate Agamemnon… this book is definitely for you! www.penguin.co.uk/books/470416...

Ahhhh! My story, “Lotus Dew for the Emperor’s Tea,” is featured here in @lmanusos.bsky.social ‘s new roundup, alongside so many excellent stories!

And… Anathema’s Kickstarter is live! Please read, donate & share to increase our reach! We’re excited to bring more speculative fiction, poetry and nonfiction by queer writers of color into the world! Our fundraiser is scheduled to run through the end of May: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ana...

I am finally reading through the beautiful first issue of Otherside Magazine @othersidespec.bsky.social , and this tale by @tanadrin.bsky.social has me teary-eyed on a Wed afternoon othersidespec.com/pieces/the-c...

It’s poetry month! And I have a poetry book! TIME TRAVEL IS EASY examines Deep Time, queerness, childhood traumas, dinosaurs, and the dread of the late Anthropocene. It includes my Rhysling-nominated poem “Toward a Cladistic Analysis of Hauntings.” Available here: mimulus.weebly.com/books.html

First crocus of Spring

I had 4 new stories come out in the same two weeks (yay promo burnout!). Here's a thread of everything I had out in March: 1) “What We Mean When We Talk About The Hole In The Bathroom” in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social (love, marriage + liminal spaces) www.uncannymagazine.com/article/what...

A cup of tea can make the world, break the world, change the world. A tale of longing, hope, and fear. "Lotus Dew for the Emperor" by @vanessafogg.bsky.social www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/lotu...

Friends I've posted @rajivmote.bsky.social 's corporate horror story "Moksha" to Weird Horror. Abandon hope. www.weirdhorrormagazine.com/moksha

the exquisite privacy of reading a physical book

Uncertain Sons by @thomasha.bsky.social is a really incredible collection of weird fiction. The titular new story was fantastic and I am glad to have a physical copy of The Brotherhood of Montague St. Video to prevent anyone altering the ending to make it less ambiguous.

🧵🧵🧵OK, thread time!🧵🧵🧵 On the menu today, by popular choice: Story types I wish showed up more often. 1/

Special guest-edited issue featuring speculative poetry recs by Marisca Pichette! Huge thanks to @marisca.bsky.social for curating this wonderful list!

In Peach Blossom Spring, a fisherman drifts through a veil of falling petals and slips into another world. Behind the blossoms lies a hidden village: no war, no rank, no hunger for power. Fields are tilled in peace. Time forgets to move. The tale was written by Tao Yuanming, 1/2 #folklore

Saw a very round muskrat the other day

Locus Magazine is available as an ePub or PDF for all of you bookish eReader people! That way, you can fit it in your pocket and read it anywhere. Check out digital subscriptions here at subscribers.locusmag...

Check out Niall Harrison’s review of THE IRON GARDEN SUTRA by A.D. Sui 🇺🇦 [sway]: “the haunted-house-in-space action pulls the reader through, and the burgeoning romance between Iris and Yan adds charm.”

Another beautiful piece of flash by @jenniferhudak.bsky.social, wistful and beautiful in the same way as a seashell polished to the point of forgetting the shape of the creature it used to hold.

"A dew-maiden’s time was limited, like that which she gathered. One could not harvest those drops of light for too long without change. One could not be trusted with the emperor’s dew water forever." Vanessa's stories are always a treat! @vanessafogg.bsky.social in @lightspeedmagazine.com

First time doing a reading with the amazing @lmanusos.bsky.social !! Please tune in if you can!

To read! (Or maybe to listen!)

Let's talk, briefly, about due diligence and emotional investment. I just got an email from an editor at a well-respected indie press. They said how much they liked my work on PseudoPod, asked about representation and wanted to schedule a time to chat about what I had in the pipeline. Fun, right?

ICYMI!

Story day! ‘Letters from Light’s End’ is out now in @khoreo.bsky.social. This one’s a queer riff on ‘Interstellar’ - with added cosmic horror, hehe - and a response to Joe Haldeman’s ‘The Forever War.’ Thank you to the khōréō team, and my amazing TOC buddies! www.khoreomag.com/fiction/lett...

My latest interview with @vanessafogg.bsky.social is available over at Lightspeed Magazine! "Lotus Dew for the Emperor’s Tea" is full of luscious detail and lilting repetition, and discussing it was a delight. Read the full interview here: www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/a...

I remain incredibly proud of my work here! With a week left in the Hugo nom period, I'd be honored if you'd consider this work about connection, power, identity, and the erosion of all those things: "Because I Held His Name Like a Key".

Loved being part of this roundtable with these fabulous #WomenInHorror. Brilliant minds with wonderful insight and great recs too! Thank you, Gwendolyn for all that you do!!

😍 🔥🔥🔥 CONGRATULATIONS @geneveflynn.bsky.social & @leemurraywriter.bsky.social! Ecstatic to see TWO of SILK & SINEW's contributors nominated for Australian Shadows Awards in the Poetry, Short Fiction, and Non-Fiction categories! ♥️AND congrats to wonderful friend & cheerleader @ledaniels.bsky.social♥️

My latest story is out! It braids together Chinese myths of immortality with a love for tea, and it is one of my favorite things that I've written yet. Plus there's a beautiful narration by Si Chen

I have a new weird flash story out today about spinal taps! 💉 Absolutely lost my mind to see my story featured on the top page of @electricliterature.com. Dream come true 😭

Are you looking for a collection of weird and speculative stories? Like space, memory, bad technology, and ghosts? Consider my latest book:

"Locus is authentic in a sea of commercial opportunism." @fondalee.bsky.social writes about @locusmag.bsky.social's impact on SFF writers and readers across its fifty-eight years. And right now, the magazine needs our help:

From queer familial love that transcends spacetime to folkloric stories to hauntings and the specter of colonial violence, Issue 6.1 is filled with wonders. Head to our website to buy a copy and read the latest issue: www.khoreomag.com/product/volu... Cover art by @royalghostmarch.bsky.social 💜

IT’S HERE IT’S HERE IT’S HERE!!!

Two Robert Frost poems in one photo

This is my "Year in Review" piece at Locus, where I talk about some of the titles I enjoyed. locusmag.com/feature/the-... Also - By the Numbers 10, from F&SF, for folks who haven't seen it yet: "What are the experiences of authors of color in publishing?" arleysorg.com/by-the-numbe...

This is so lovely

"And like with lightning during the monsoons, we count the seconds until we hear her voice in return, the brief but enduring tremor she imparts on the bedtime emptying of our world." This is just so heartbreakingly beautiful. 💙 @joelhans.com in @flashfrog.bsky.social

A.C. Wise's Ballad of the Broken Road carries a crime fiction feeling into a United States haunted by the ashes of a fae golden age. It's a bit strange, a hint sensual, and perfect for readers who enjoy a taste of the uncanny:

My @lightspeedmagazine.com debut is free to read today! Come for the ocean vibes; stay for fleeting moments of beauty. www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-...

Younger daughter told me that her college physics professor had a slide up at the start of class that said; “If you’re interested in science fiction, read Clarkesworld!” @clarkesworldmagazine.com

Younger daughter told me that her college physics professor had a slide up at the start of class that said; “If you’re interested in science fiction, read Clarkesworld!” @clarkesworldmagazine.com