Gonna log off this app for the rest of the weekend but I wanted to boost this. If you are interested in participating in the nomination process for the Ignyte awards we have an application. Our awards are very dear to me. I thought the dire urgency of them would fade. I was wrong. We keep going 🖤

It’s Black History Month in the US and LGBTQ+ History Month in the UK. I’m a citizen of both, and I have a book that’s both Black and queer, like me.

HEY Y'ALL! Did you miss all the Leftist Supply Depot jokes? Do you want to be part of the mysterious organization that results in a baffling number of dash cams dropping from the sky and into the hands of Minneapolis organizers??? We got you: amzn.to/3NY2y3s (if you hate amz plz go here instead)

Late fees are usually assessed on the 6th of the month. If rent doesn't get paid TODAY, a lot of families will be hit with a late fee that they can't afford tomorrow. Please help me achieve this goal tonight. So far we're at $150/$500.

I'm working with @ziibiing.com today to raise rent funds! The money we raise today will be distributed as cash to families who can't join Venmo and need help TODAY. **This is an urgent need.** Goal: $500 Venmo: michelle_ilia My birthday is on Saturday, so consider this an early gift to me!! ❤️

So, yes, Small Wonders has just published a brand new poem by me, "Straw Gold." Free to read here: smallwondersmag.com/piece/straw-...

Like tarot cards, witchy things, feminist rage (think Taylor's "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" & Fleetwood's "Silver Springs."),& mythology? You can preorder (worldwide) my poetry collection coming out in July @clashbooks.bsky.social. Links below, plus Inkwood: www.inkwoodnj.com/item/Ta5ktKU....

I was honored to serve on the Otherwise Fellowship Committee this year. We received many very good applications, and we are delighted to share the two fellowship recipients for this year! Both Aude Abou Nasir and Ayida Shonibar are doing wonderful work! otherwiseaward.org/2026/02/anno...

Happy book birthday to SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL! If you, like me, want to spend an evening away from all the horrors, I can't recommend this trip straight to a fairytale retro-future Toronto more 🚀

New @omgjulia.bsky.social poem! "Wolves" smallwondersmag.com/piece/wolves/

A very fine and fun round-up, full of things... I have @omgjulia.bsky.social's new poem pulled up to read! Also, Rios has projects eligible for nominations for the HUGO in the semi-prozine category, if you're nominating! www.patreon.com/posts/big-ne...

My friend @sylvie-althoff.bsky.social made the Locus reading list for her story “Hot Teeth“ in the Lesbians in Space anthology! This is her first time on the list and um... her... some small number-eth story. Check it out! bookshop.org/p/books/lesb...

Hell yes, my debut novella GRIEF EATER is now live on Barnes and Noble for pre-orders! I would greatly appreciate any help in spreading the word. Thank you! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/grief-eate... @interstellarflight.bsky.social

we are SO THRILLED to see several of our novellas and a collection on the @locusmag.bsky.social recommended reading list we want you to read those books! (and vote for them, YES, if you love them) so we put them on SALE OMR - $2.99 Starstruck - $1.99 NTHTDD - $1.99 you can get them here:

New work, public appearances, awards eligibility, and more! www.juliarios.com/big-news-rou...

My story came out in Worlds of Possibility, and the ever-amazing @omgjulia.bsky.social put all the 2025 stories in a FREE ebook, because that's just how they roll 💙 You can get it here: www.juliarios.com/a-gift-to-en...

"When I finally stir, I become my mind’s self, standing knee-deep in snowflakes containing my memories." From "An Unexpected Wombat" in @omgjulia.bsky.social's Worlds of Possibility www.juliarios.com/introducing-...

Rent is due in just a few days, and lots of families in Minnesota need our help right now. I gave to this group! EMERGENCY & RAPID RESPONSE FUND: Keep Minnesota Workers Safe chuffed.org/project/1671...

🏳️‍🌈SOME QUEER SHORT SFF - DECEMBER 2025🏳️‍🌈 I round up over 40 stories by @mruthrobinson.bsky.social @ashvalewrites.bsky.social @elijah.mea.rs @rj-sterling.bsky.social @sylvie-althoff.bsky.social @jamesbennett.bsky.social @ellisnyeland.bsky.social & MORE!!! www.patreon.com/posts/149417...

A bunch of Minneapolis authors are coming together to offer incentives for donating. If you DM me proof of donation, I’ll send you a bookplate and a piece of microfiction that is set in the word of The First Bright Thing.

This is a season of grief and struggle. Today we're going to share a long list of stories and poems - of hope, of not just surviving but thriving, of resistance, of unexpected kindness and connection in the midst of darkness. Save these up for when you need them. 1/16

For those who don't know, Cursed Morsels is based out of Minneapolis. You've probably noticed that shit's kinda fucked here. That said, thousands of people are organizing with their neighbors to stop fascism and provide mutual aid, which is pretty goddamn cool. Let's keep it up. ❤️

I gave to Neighbors Helping Neighbors, and that’s just one of many excellent places you can donate to help out the people of Minnesota right now!

Came home to my gorgeous contributing author copies of WORLDS OF POSSIBILITY — POETRY edited by Julia Rios, featuring my poem “In Case of Emergency.” 🌟 #BookSky @omgjulia.bsky.social #poetry

New Fiction! "The Book of Fading Gods" by E.M. Linden @emlinden.bsky.social www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...

You know what’s really cool about @cursedmorsels.bsky.social??? You can get a bunch of their books through the Libby Library App! Like the Writhing, Verdant End! If your library doesn’t have a copy yet, you can always put in a request. Librarians always love to hear from you :)

Ooh, this should be good!

Congratulations to all the PKD Award nominees!

Hey, I’ve got a poem out in Small Wonders today!

I have a very short story in this beautiful collection. Time to get cozy! (Thank you so much @omgjulia.bsky.social for putting this together.)

It is award eligibility season! I’ve got poems eligible for the Rhysling, the Nebulas, and the Hugos! One is cowritten with the lovely @kambriel.com !! (Links in the second post in the thread below.)

Happy New Year's Eve, y'all!! This just in: THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY is 1.99 on Bookshop and Rakuten Kobo too! ✨ Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/the-... ✨ Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

Hey, I've got a piece in this one, so you should really pick it up!

Cosy stories, including my angel story 'Delivered'!

This was such a fun interview! Talking with Julia is always a pleasure 💖 Getting to read this long poem out loud was also a joy!

Awards Eligibility Post! I’m very proud of these three delinquents: Doppel Doppel Gang Gang (Baffling Magazine). Love Story in Colored Glass (Uncharted Magazine). Praise Song for the God of Restless Hands (The Dark). Links can be found on my website. Here’s to more art-making in 2026!

I've just posted a big 2025 wrap-up with personal writing news and also links to free stories (and free anthologies!), sales, and more. Check it out: www.stephanieburgis.com/2026/01/2025...

A gorgeous fairy tale poem and a discussion about writing in English and Finnish with Sara Norja! www.juliarios.com/in-winter-a-...

Hello all, I'm sure some here are wondering why I've gone quiet lately. The TL;DR: I have Polycystic Kidney Disease for a long time. This year, I was pregnant and gave birth prematurely. And while dealing with the baby's NICU stay, a nephro told me I will need a kidney transplant in 4 years. +

Hello, and Happy New year! Lurching gently back into studio to let folks know there is FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING this weekend on orders over 30 USD at my US print/poster shop 🖼️ www.inprnt.com/gallery/carl... I also have a UK studio ship for special prints/originals 🎨 carlydraws.sumupstore.com #art

On this Story Hour, Corey Farrenkopf read "The Man of Reeds and Seaweed" and "We've Been In Enough Places to Know" from his 2025 collection HAUNTED ECOLOGIES. @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social www.coreyfarrenkopf.com/haunted-ecol... youtu.be/kqGyi_QlmRk

My Day 9 poem title, "Story Sits in Places," pays tribute to Keith Basso's anthropology classic, Wisdom Sits in Places, as it's about mythology being inscribed upon the landscape. Also published by @omgjulia.bsky.social in Worlds of Possibility! #12DaysOfPoetry www.swantower.com/writing/stor...

OTHERSIDE is officially OPEN for fiction and poetry submissions 🪐🗡️ If you’re part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, send us your speculative fiction and poetry: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and everything in between! 📚 Open window: Jan 1-14 📑 See guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines/

See out 2025 and bring in 2026 with 85 amazing stories! (Disclosure: I have 2 stories in this!) The eBook is free! Thanks @omgjulia.bsky.social

Y'all should snap up this free (!) anthology of hopeful short stories. I'm proud to say that my piece, The Giant's Unquiet Bones, is included. Because sometimes you need a story about a girl marrying a dead giant's bones.

A whole buncha wonderful, cozy stories from start to finish. Thanks @omgjulia.bsky.social for putting this out into the world! A half-dozen of my drabbles are in this, including one of my all time favorites, "Wheat Bread and Honeycomb".

Such a beautiful volume, including my Rapunzel twist, "In Her Tower of Scales" 🏰🍋

Dozens upon dozens of great, uplifting stories are now free to read, including my “Three Conversations with Myself in an Arby’s at the Edge of the Solar System” from 2024!

My story, "A Hint of Cinnamon, a Whiff of Mint" is in this, along with a whole bounty of other positive stories, which I think is an excellent way to end the year!

What a lovely gesture from Julia! I’m pleased to have a story in this anthology, which is chock full of amazing writers. I can’t wait to dive in and read everything.