"I'll love you in every lifetime." Is that a promise, or a threat? This is my favorite story I've ever written. I'm honored to see it (and hear it!) in Escape Pod.

Love novellas? How about two in one book? Wiz Duo Book 1 has wonderfully strange worlds created by David Gullen and Ben Wright. wizardstowerpress.co...

Let's start this week off with a list story, "The Things You'll Wish You'd Known" by Kristen Koopman . This is a story which makes the most of the term "mixed state" in many, many ways:

Excited to share Tasavvur's Spring 2026 issue. Huge shout-out to the writers, contributors, and team Tasavvur. Hope you all enjoy what we've put together.

‘Mother’s Hearth’ is out today in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social, a story about overcoming fear and building a life worth living. It’s also about the struggles of bringing a child into the world, written right before my own daughter was born. Hope that folks enjoy it. #fantasy #shortfiction #shortstory

ECONOMY OF MOVEMENT Remi's peaceful life as a nun is interrupted when an invisible wall appears, sweeping her across her magical, shifting world like a 3D sidescroller. To break this curse, she’ll have to confront the Mapmaker Themself—the god who created her world. #WSPit #W #A #F #LGBT #ND

✨UPDATED✨ Guidelines for #WSPit Please read them ALL. This is an AUTHOR HYPE EVENT (but industry participation is welcome). #WIPSnips has always been about growing community. You show up and share glimpses into your works, but this gives the chance to go beyond snips and pitch your work!

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I wrote for #SpyReads about why spies write about spies. crimereads.com/spies-writin...

Signed a contract for a short story publication today! Not allowed to say what market yet. I am mysterious and excellent at secrets

This 102 year old WW2 Vet understood the assignment.

Colette has spent her adult life building her reputation as reality TV's sweetheart, but the performance has left her broke and burned out. When Bloodlines offers enough money to save her failing bookstore she accepts. Unfortunately her nemesis Brody will also be there. #DVPit #A #R #CR #RomCom #Dis

When 17yo budding playwright Nina stages the sleeping goddess myth, she unleashes a night hag from Filipino folklore. She must embrace her roots or risk turning Texas into the nexus of nightmares—with one caveat, she doesn’t exact revenge and turn into a night hag herself. #DVpit #YA #H #R #Asian

Ryuko, warrior-nun and mech pilot, will kill warlord Nobunaga Oda for murdering her order, no matter how many armies she must cut down to reach him. When brute strength fails, she’ll ally with ninja, miracle-wielding priestess' and kitsune to infiltrate Nobunaga's army. #DVPit #F #YA

Colette needs the appearance fee from reality competition show Bloodlines to save her failing bookstore. The problem: her former friend Brody is also competing, and he's been secretly assigned the vampire role in this Traitors-style game where deception is the strategy. #DVPit #A #R #CR #RomCom #Dis

When journalist Cora Kelly discovers the king is stockpiling medicines while colonists die on waiting lists, she must decide whether to expose a conspiracy and risk her life-saving access to insulin, or remain safe within a system built on her people's suffering. #DVPit #A #F #OwnVoices #Dis

Happy pub day to our brilliant Ubergroup author @angieellis.bsky.social !

Yes!! Please join us!! I am so excited 😍❤️🥰

Congrats to Ubergroup author S.C. Mills!

My story "His Soul Lives in the Air" is live on MetaStellar! I originally wrote this for a Writing Battle competition back in January. read it: www.metastellar.com/fiction/flas... & my blog post: www.scmills-books.com/blog/open-vein Thank you @metastellar.bsky.social & @writingbattle.bsky.social!

New book review: I.S. Berry's "The Peacock and the Sparrow", from 2023. “The coolest thing I noticed about I.S. Berry's 'The Peacock and the Sparrow' is definitely...” newbooks.substack.com/p/the-peacoc... @bedsqpublishers.bsky.social @isberryauthor @netgalley.bsky.social #ubergroup #bookreview

this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either

Check out this awesome microfic from Ubergroup author Aggie Novak!

So proud of Ubergroup author Glenn Orgias!

Multiple postal services around Europe say they are suspending the shipment of many packages to the United States amid a lack of clarity over new import duties.

new horror bookstore opening in Brooklyn www.timeout.com/newyork/news...

I before e, except after c Or when sounded as 'a' as in 'neighbor' and 'weigh' Unless the 'c' is part of a 'sh' sound as in 'glacier' Or it appears in comparatives and superlatives like 'fancier' And also except when the vowels are sounded as 'e' as in 'seize' Or 'i' as in 'height'...

So excited 🥰🥰🥰 @claudineliterary.bsky.social

PSA! We need to get September new members in today so that everyone has the chance to become familiar with the workshop site before the first September writing task (goes live on Sept 1st). Write with us. We are nice. www.smokelong.com/smokelong-fi...

New book review: Charles Beaumont's debut novel "A Spy Alone", from 2022. "The coolest thing I noticed about Charles Beaumont's 2022 debut ‘A Spy Alone’ is..." newbooks.substack.com/p/a-spy-alone @canelobooks.bsky.social @aspyalone.bsky.social @netgalley.bsky.social #ubergroup #bookreview

New book review: David McCloskey's "Damascus Station", from 2023. "The coolest thing I noticed about David McCloskey's ‘Damascus Station’ is how he handles the POVs of the middle eastern characters..." @swiftpress.bsky.social #ubergroup #bookreview newbooks.substack.com/p/damascus-s...

Today is @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social launch day! I’m celebrating with my micro “The Devil You Don’t Know” - originally published in The Ilanot Review.

“While we may never recreate the chaotic magic of early Twitter, we can still find each other, still share our fragments and cheer one another on. We can build slower, quieter communities that don’t vanish in a day.”

New book review: Mur Lafferty's "Infinite Archive", just released on 07/01! "This book is so much fun.” @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social @mightymur.bsky.social @netgalley.bsky.social #ubergroup #sciencefiction #bookreview newbooks.substack.com/p/infinite-a...

I’m going to trick myself into writing a novel. I know I can do it because I have slowly tricked myself into so many habits. Like not smoking, brushing my teeth two minutes, twice a day, taking my meds… and before you say that’s different, no it isn’t.

New book review: Patrick Worrall's "The Partisan", from 2023. "The coolest thing I noticed about Patrick Worrall's 2022 debut novel ‘The Partisan’ is the unhurried elegance of his prose." @netgalley.bsky.social #ubergroup #bookreview newbooks.substack.com/p/the-partisan

Congratulations to Ubergroup alumn Gideon Smith!

New book review: Tatiana Schlote-Bonne's "The Mean Ones", coming out September 30th! @netgalley.bsky.social @thebuffwriter.bsky.social #ubergroup #bookreview 🩸📚 newbooks.substack.com/p/the-mean-o...

New book review: Laura Creedle's "The Deep Well", coming out September 30th! "The coolest thing I noticed about the young adult horror novel ‘The Deep Well’ is..." @netgalley.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social #ubergroup #bookreview 🩸📚 newbooks.substack.com/p/the-deep-w...

The man's arrest is the latest case of federal authorities detaining immigrants with legal status during immigration check-ins. Lawmakers call the detainment of those who helped U.S. troops at war a betrayal. [via @wbur.org]

If you don't already, watch Colbert. He is a man with no more f*cks left to give. And it's glorious. Check out this song parody from last night's show: Mike Johnson Delays House Epstein Vote Until September

New micros up at @mrbullbull.bsky.social!! Thank you for giving these micros a home! 🥰❤️

New book review: Ava Glass's "Alias Emma", from 2022. "The coolest thing I noticed about Ava Glass' 2022 debut novel ‘Alias Emma’ is how it blends..." @netgalley.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @avaglassbooks.bsky.social #ubergroup #bookreview newbooks.substack.com/p/alias-emma