Friday mood

Just reading all the wikipedia pages for the Saw franchise at 11:30pm, why

This one is gnarly and also got me right in the heart a lil bit

Once again.

For awards season, I'd like to take a moment to hype FF's 2025 cover artists. FF's cover art is commissioned, based on stories from each issue, and @abistevensart.bsky.social @almosthomefree.bsky.social and @evelynepark.bsky.social did an incredible job of bringing these stories to life! 1/4

Part of the US's destructive Rugged Individualism myth is that if you can't hustle and grind your way to the Great American Novel, then you just didn't want it enough.

The Hugos nominations are now open, so I'm going to do a big ol' thread of short fiction. Starting off with my monthly short speculative fiction column where I spotlight 10 stories I loved. These posts will get you started in finding noms. 1/ reactormag.com/tag/short-fi... #HugoAwards #HugoAward

‘Tödlein’, Death as an archer. Made from pear wood. Dated to before 1519; artist: Hans Leinberger www.khm.at/kunstwerke/t...

I want to emphasize that at this time the unconfirmed reports that President Trump has both arms stuck "elbow deep" in the airplane toilet are just that. We will be monitoring this story. Please be responsible about spreading news that both his arms are "as far as they can go" into the toilet hole.

It’s called elevated horror, T. It’s when the dracula is actually that your mom died.

9. I get a lot of horror submissions, even though I don't really consider FF a horror market. But "Dear New Tenant" by @jaqevans.com is a pretty good example of the type of horror story I really go for. Cosmic, but domestic. www.fusionfragment.com/issue-25/

Me, midway through revising a scene: oh I gotta go do something, no worries, I'll just pop in a few blank lines to remind me I need to finish rewriting this bit, totally gonna remember what I was doing here 👌 Me a few days later:

I would love to see us lend considerably less oxygen to rage bait in 2026. Like just say no.

you know, these days, many people time of year. but this season, try when to everything a special time — it just might become which with you

O, horrible, O, horrible, most horrible!

some heart healing for your wednesday youtu.be/XQs59YY-e2I?...

It's time for slower art. The constant churn and grind pushed by techno capitalism has reached its inevitable conclusion with AI slop. Let's make our best work and be patient with our process. Let's release art that's worth stopping for and savoring. Let's show each other what humans can do

Haha, You Clowns just made me cry?? What a balm

Hey, props to writers who got literally anything done this year.

Some of you may know that I curate a huge reading list if Palestinian fantasy, science fiction, and horror. It is not up to date… Please comment if you identify as Palestinian, or if you know of something that should be in the list! Please share for visibility. soniasulaiman.com/readpalestin...

one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.

Hello network. This is real shit. I’m looking for transgender, nonbinary, or gender nonconforming front and back end web designers for a project to help trans people get housing in NJ. This is a paid opportunity. Please share this if you see it, and my DMs are open for more information. Tysm 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵

Kinda forgot what it feels like to have some actual honest to goodness hope for this country

Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.

This is moving because he’s addressing our community— but it’s also so so good, like, technically in terms of pronunciation. The authenticity of this campaign is off the charts because there are so many of us, from all different backgrounds, so invested.

"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it

Seattle No Kings from the monorail

Phantasm 2 is a weirdass low budget delight and if you have 97 minutes and the ability to watch it, it might give you a little strength to go on

ICE shot a priest in the head with a pepperball. Just for kicks.

"Hey, it's the witching hour somewhere," I say, downing a glowing potion that transmogrifies me into a tall toad in a stovepipe hat.

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

wizard frog is insane

Pay attention to the language that will be used by much of the media. The Global Sumud Flotilla never entered Israeli waters. They are in international waters attempting to reach Palestinian waters. Israel is once again breaking international law

your moment of calm

posters joking about charlie kirk were held to a higher standard than the wall street journal this week

The Wicker King is less quiet in the ember months.

The absurdity of "you sling words for a living, therefore you must become a video influencer" is becoming more and more salient

Love to find ways to make a draft more horrible and reflect on how many people will hate this MC for being kind of a mess but not in a cute way

Goddamnit I can NOT spell "desiccated"

EY you know the small joy of reading and loving a book w/o any foreknowledge, only to to find it's the first of a series, AND THEN discovering it came out in 2013 and there are four more??? (this is why I love the fuckin library and hate fuckin goodreads)

If your book is in this database of published material that was plagiarized without permission to shovel into the maw of AI (& it most likely is--I just checked & mine was there), add your information (title, publisher, ISBN number) to this attorney form to be part of a future class-action lawsuit.

I want to thank everyone who has read one of my books, who has written a review or blogged about it, who has told a friend, "You have to read this!", who has petitioned for their book club to pick it. Discoverability is currently almost impossible for authors. Spreading the word makes a difference.

Another great short SFF recommended reading list, and this one contains "Dear New Tenant" by @jaqevans.com from FF#25, plus TWO stories by FF staffers: "The Cut" by @sjp-ow.bsky.social and "What the Crab Apple Tree Near Miranda Spaceport Saw" by @elijah.mea.rs!

It doesn't matter if they are ever coming for you. It was always ever already too much that they were coming for anyone.

Artist! Quote with your evil art 😱

"You really learn something about yourself in situations like that. For me, it was that I’m efficient under pressure, & something in me does not want to be swallowed by a wormhole or interdimensional portal into wherever they come from. But also, something in me does." Read @jaqevans.com's story⬇️