"I love stories that explore complex interpersonal relationships, like THE RACHEL INCIDENT, DAISY JONES AND THE SIX, and SHARK HEART." Rose Ferrao #MSWL

ICYMI, PLEASE REPOST AND SHARE WIDELY!!! We need your help once again, you magnificent Space Unicorns! Behold the Uncanny Magazine Year 13: The Space Unicorn Believes in YOU! Kickstarter!!! buff.ly/Gab1zWu

#Giveaway Time to prepare for #DVpit! Enter from July 13-18, 2026 to win query and/or first pages critiques from agents! TO ENTER: • repost this post • AND reply with your category & genre! (e.g. YA Fantasy) • Entries must be for completed, unpublished work. Full rules: dvpit.carrd.co#giveaway

The #SmallPitch pitch submission window is now OPEN for 48 hours! Key reminders: - Unagented writers only - Finished manuscripts only - One pitch per manuscript - Up to 3 manuscripts per writer - No hashtags in your pitch - Comps & emojis are okay

What's in a name? #substack #newsletter

What if a rose wasn’t a rose? This week, I’m talking about names. #writerslife #creatingcharacters open.substack.com/pub/lonicame...

Felt like sharing a little poetry #romanticism #williamwordsworth #aslumberdidmyspiritseal www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45553/...

I was fortunate enough to see the Guam kingfishers at the National Aviary many years ago, and this fills me with utter glee. When I am very old, I hope to be able to take a birding trip and see them in the wild.

So honored for my work to find a home at Pseudopod and actually floored by the incredible narration by Kat Day @chronicleflask.katday.com. Gorgeous! 🐙🦑🚀

Hope you’re staying cool today 🥵

June was a great month for reading. The best of the bunch? 'When He Calls Your Name,' by @catvalente.bsky.social. The novelette is available (for free!) here: www.uncannymagazine.com/article/when... 💙📚

I'm reading the 2026 #Hugo short story nominees! SIX PEOPLE TO REVISE YOU by @jrdawson.bsky.social follows Liz as they collect feedback prior to "revision," a process where their body and personality is permanently altered (improved?). Read it at www.uncannymagazine.com/article/six-... #BookSky

Our next #SmallPitch event begins in two weeks! Authors, are you ready?

Announcing the date of our next event: JULY 13-19, 2026 This session will be open to all unagented authors. Get those manuscripts ready!

I have time today. I just need to use it well.

Featured: @amsterdamreview.bsky.social @reckoningmag.bsky.social @exposedbonemag.bsky.social @radonjournal.bsky.social @mooncityreview.bsky.social @eldiagram.bsky.social @mslexia.bsky.social @goodlifelitmag.bsky.social

Why am I scrolling when I need to leave in 7 minutes?

It's not easy being meme-d. #Oh-Gee-I-See-Algae 👀

When I look up deadly diseases and outbreaks, it's because I'm researching for a story. #amwriting #writerslife

Easily distracted, yet again.

"I'm always interested in epic fantasy with big worldbuilding, high stakes, and characters to get invested in." Rose Ferrao #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

"Send me fungi horror or horror that’s very cerebral, gets under your skin—where something is very wrong, but you just can’t put your finger on it…" Marina Green #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

"I am dreaming of fantasies that feel like a pre-Raphaelite painting or even a Hayao Miyazaki film." Marina Green #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

Have you sent in your smut yet? 👀 NYGEL is open until ✨️July 10✨️ for explicit, speculative, monster erotica that you think is too weird to get published—we want it unique and we want it HOT! 🐙🌈💦👽 www.nygelmag.com

When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026.

Who’s up for a renaissance faire? It’s my first!

Happening now at the Riverwalk Commons in Newmarket! The WCYR Bookshelf. Come on down to see me and the WCYR located next to the Newmarket Farmers’ Market. Support local authors and find your next favourite read.

I need to know what to do. What do I do in my sliver of free time? I don’t want to just be on the internet. No doomscrolling!

Trying to make this letter more snazzy. Not sure it's working.

Have you thought of giving up on a story? #writingcommunity #writerslife #writesky open.substack.com/pub/lonicame...

Creative pursuits… youtube.com/watch?v=9wCF...

We are open for reprints now! Send us your lovely flash stories that would benefit from being out in the world again: smallwondersmag.com/submissions/

"I'm looking for nonfiction exploring mental health topics, like HELLO I WANT TO DIE PLEASE FIX ME by Anna Mehler Paperny and REASONS TO STAY ALIVE by Matt Haig." @mariavicente.com #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

Wow! Just wow! #BookSky

It's "your iPhone needs to cool down" weather out there

Donald Trump has no problem with noise during an interview, as long as none of that noise is challenging him on his bulls**t

Really sad news, they've always done excellent work. Will always be grateful to Bill Schafer & everyone else at Subterranean for first publishing THE LAST DRAGONERS OF BOWBAZAR. I don't know how this'll affect the availability of the ebook in the future, but you can still get it for now:

Between now and October (our 20th anniversary issue), we're running a subscription drive and dedicating all new revenue toward improving pay for our staff, writers, artists, and contractors. Details on how to subscribe can be found here: clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

Also as I joked earlier, I got my shifty genre germs on the front cover of a generally agreed-upon non-genre mag! (Thank you Room! Love when contributor copies arrive!) 🤩

Is it terrible that I don't trust medical websites out of the US these days?

Anxiety about anxiety is a vicious circle

the everlasting won a locus award last night?? by, i assume, a series of lucky coin-flips to break the ten-way tie. what a shortlist, and what an honor 🥹 locusmag.com/2026/05/2026...

Do you read audiobooks? #readinglife #booksky open.substack.com/pub/lonicame...

This flouf is one of 15 healthy California condor chicks to hatch at our conservation center this season. A new record! #Condorable #KeepCalmAndCarrion

Marilou & I are deeply saddened by the loss of our lifelong friend, Marcia. Not just a gifted, innovative artist, she also happened to be a genuinely nice person. Smart, funny, & just plain fun to be around. Thankfully, her memory lives on and we will never stop missing her. shorturl.at/wx6BV

BANEBERRY is open for literary horror submissions. 🩸📚 Seeking psychologically rich horror and thriller fiction with: 👁 atmosphere 🕯 thematic depth 💀 lingering dread 💰 $500 USD / $600 CDN per story 📚 500-7,000 words 📅 Deadline: July 8, 2026 horrortree.com/taking-submi... #Horror #LiteraryHorror

Short story or newsletter or non-fiction series? What will I work on tonight? #writingcommunity #writesky

For more than a decade, Stephen Colbert has been one of the top voices of late night—making us laugh and, even more importantly, reminding us who we are and what America stands for. Michelle and I enjoyed being Stephen’s guests—even when the games were rigged—and we’re grateful to call him a friend.

What’s a spring night without a little Blue Jays baseball. Hoping for a win tonight! #bluejaysbaseball #gojaysgo

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