Hey, it's your girl with a horror on the Rumpus! therumpus.net/2026/06/28/s...

the generation that told us "there are no stupid questions" failed to account for "have you tried a duckduckgo search before asking me?"

Contract is signed for my 60th sale. "Celebration of Life for Your Dead Fictional Wives" is going to be on the Ominous Thrill podcast later this year! Originally published in The Daily Tomorrow.

Well, I've been affected by the Bungie layoffs, and I guess I'm now looking for work. I'm a senior narrative designer on Destiny 2. I'm going to thread a little list of stuff I've done on the game; normally I go out of my way to avoid attention, but today I'd appreciate reposts.

Ahh, my debut with @therumpus.net is live! "The Body Monstrous" is about fate, autonomy, and power -- and also childbirth as body horror. This is one of those stories I've always believed deeply in, and I'm so happy it's out with The Rumpus!

"I knew what I should do, how I ought to behave. But every time, the monster took the reins. And I let it." From "The Body Monstrous," a new short story by @jenniferhudak.bsky.social. 👹 buff.ly/hvHndpJ

Don Lemon on Trevor Noah's podcast is great. When he's like 'You guys think we can hang?? You really like me??'

Since various book sales seem to be happening, I am gonna be BRAVE and FEARLESS and ANNOYING and suggest you read my books! Let's talk about them a little, shall we? candleinsunshine.com/books/

One way to tell that someone is weaponizing social justice is when they make big claims of massive evil forces arrayed against them because white supremacists hate them for being good allies, but then will never give concrete examples except "people were mean to me."

Me, returning my third story's edits in the past three days: Well, the [edits] start comin' and they don't stop comin'

For the last year and a half, I have been harassed by Emily Bell, also known as E.D.E. Bell, of Atthis Arts. I naively thought her harassment and false accusations would stop, but I was wrong. I'm now done being silent about this. www.patreon.com/jasonsanford...

Publication day for two of my stories in Last Girls Club: Summer 2026 Issue no.22 Live & Die By Your Words www.lastgirlsclub.com My stories are "Three Obediences: Father, Husband, Son" and "The Legacy of Jenny Li".

I love that the Xena ones are >>>> Hercules, which is correct.

Advertise your Bluesky account with a Simpsons gif.

Are you a queer author? Could you use $100 to help you with your writing journey? Apply for our LGBT+ Writer's Grant today! Or, y'know, anytime this month. 🏳️‍🌈 Full details here: sliceduppress.com/lgbtwritingg...

Queers Around the World! This list isn't ALL speculative fiction, we've got literary fiction as well, and works in translation (both spec fic and not!)

And I just sold this story to a very shiny market. Details to come!

A strong message for my fellow Asian Americans who are or have considered voting for professional Republicans: THEY HATE US, TOO. No safety with bigots. They will only briefly use you, then kick you in the teeth. Give up your own bigotries and team up with everyone else against the fascists.

LAUNCH DAY! There's no fee to enter, and on top of the winning publication, EIGHT authors will receive $100 each. THAT'S $2,300 of community-raised funds! See inkfoundry.net/the-inkmark/ for more details!

thrilled to announce my story “revolutions, as told by a humble rice farmer” is forthcoming in @podcastle.org! 🥹 referencing tang dynasty poetry (悯农) it asks “what if we focused on this RANDOM RICE FARMER instead of the empire??” it’s a deconstruction of fantasy, nationalism, and also v queer

Contract signed, the story I wrote at Viable Paradise will be published in Translunar Travelers Lounge. Can't wait to tell you about "That Summer at Aunt Jackie's Alpaca Farm"...

does anyone know what happened to the German guy who got 90 COVID shots back in 2022? apnews.com/article/covi...

LA friends. The sound person for my film shoot tomorrow had to drop. We need someone to record sound tomorrow at a location in downtown LA. One location, 3 actors. Hit me up if you can do this or know someone who can do this. Thank you!

May have pulled a different back muscle while coughing. What's the warranty on this thing.

Contract signed. "Worse than a Wolf" will be reprinted in Illustrated Worlds Magazine this winter, a red riding hood retelling set in the fall. Originally published in Cast of Wonders, with narration www.castofwonders.org/2024/11/cast...

Heyo, the @diabolicalplots.com submissions windows announcements are up! Yes, windowS, featuring our general call July 13-27 and a special call, Diabolical Rot, to be edited by yours truly! Send those stories Oct 18-25. Get the deets for both windows here: www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-general-s...

Contract signed, "The Fox Spirit's Retelling" will be in Tales from the Cryptids. It's wild that I get to be in this table of contents. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

The #2026IgnyteAwards finalists in Outstanding Novella are: Audition for the Fox – @mcflycahill90.bsky.social Descent – @wtalabi.com Psychopomp & Circumstance – @edenroyce.bsky.social The Iron Below Remembers – @sharangbiswas.bsky.social The River Has Roots – @amalelmohtar.com

It's almost REPRINT TIME! That is, time to send your flash fiction reprints to us - get those stories ready because we will be opening this week! (We open for reprints on June 10th, if things go according to plan. If something nefarious happens, we'll let you know)

Another Nebulas in the books. Flight Crew is the best crew!

And the Nebula Award for Novel goes to... 👀 THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER, by Stephen Graham Jones (Saga; Titan UK) Congratulations to Stephen, and ALL the finalists on this brilliantly wide-ranging list. You are remaking worlds, and reminding us we all can. #61stNebulas #SFWA

And the Nebula Award for Novella goes to... 👀 The River Has Roots, by Amal El-Mohtar (Tordotcom; Arcadia) 🥳 Congratulations to ALL our novella-writers. Your work moves mountains in genre! #61stNebulas #SFWA

OMG????!?!?

Thrilled to share my very short story "Everyone Drinks at Sunrise" published by @pseudopod.org today, alongside some other creepy tales. I especially love the host's commentary. Liberal guilt, it turns out, *is* delicious.

A story I love about Anthony Stewart Head. Thank you to this person for sharing it on Tumblr. What a mensch.

If you haven't heard, InkFoundry is running a $1,000 contest for speculative magazines, and I'm incredibly honored to be one of the judges! My post: www.emmiechristie.com/short-fictio... Contest Page: inkfoundry.net/the-inkmark/ @inkfoundry.bsky.social

OMG -- The Drowned Man's Daughter is on the longlist for the Sunburst Award! Grateful to the judges and the organizers, and in awe of the fantastic company. Congratulations to all the nominees. www.sunburstaward.org/node/147

A fuckton of money is "stained glass money" because youtu.be/TldTvSF2WDU?...

Submission Grinder is a great resource!

About a human rights activist Jack Healey. Good trouble. www.pbs.org/video/keeper...

Were Wolf Short Stories, edited by Gillian Whitaker, Catherine Taylor & Nick Wells (Flame Tree Publishing) is a nominee for the Shirley Jackson Award for anthology and I have a story in it! www.shirleyjacksonawards.org/2026/05/28/n...

crit group, V: typical Wen Wen story, there's gonna be a murder, it's gonna be justified.

For sake of future Viable Paradise classes, I wrote a thing. buttondown.com/wenwenwrites...

Immensely proud to see the news that SILK & SINEW has been nominated for the Shirley Jackson Award AND @audreyzhou.bsky.social is nominated for her absolutely stunning story, "Mother's Mother's Daughter." (Audrey you rock so much!!) I can't express how much this has all meant to me.

I was in T&F in Feb 2025. A+ editorial process! I'd never had a zoom call with an editor for any of my other 30+ original short story sales. Extra time and effort! Y'all, it was like a therapy session. The attention Toria paid to the piece, so thoughtful!

We're hiring an editor to lead our new California hub! If you're interested, check it out here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...

This weekend, reading (fiction) Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher; and (nonfiction) Fly, Wild Swans by Jung Chang.

We’re hiring a fiction editor to join our team! In this role, you’ll be: 👉 Reading fiction submissions during reading periods 👉 Editing selected submissions to a high standard & supporting authors throughout the publication process And more! Read on & apply www.khoreomag.com/join-our-team/

In addition to her writing, Piper does do some limited narration as Lalana Dara. Don’t miss out on her narration of From Here by Wen Wen Yang for the Cast of Wonders. www.castofwonders.org/2023/08/cast...

Union hotel housekeepers in New York City will soon make over $100,000 a year. A new contract the union and the owners of nearly 250 hotels would raise wages by more than 50%. If workers ratify the deal it'll mean life-changing money for 27,000 union members and their families.