We are so happy to announce that @thomasha.bsky.social's collection "Uncertain Sons and Other Stories" has won the Locus Award. Thomas also garnered a Locus Award for his story "In My Country." (Clarkesworld.) Congratulations, Thomas! Well deserved. We are thrilled for you. Congrats to everyone.

The really fucked up thing about the Turing Test is that passing it requires a computer to successfully lie to us. In other words: the toasters nearly got me. open.substack.com/pub/rwwgreen... #WritingCommunity #AI #Scams #Publishing #Cyberpunk

I was ecstatic to come across this review of my short fiction in @bourbonpenn.bsky.social #37 Maria Haskins! Locus Magazine! wow!

You can read part of my February short fiction review column for Locus Magazine in Locus Online right now: locusmag.com/review/benea... Get Locus in print or digital: subscribers.locusmag.com/back-issues

I've got new stories coming your way soon in @lightspeedmagazine.com, @bourbonpenn.bsky.social, and @adventitiouswords.bsky.social! it's going to be a busy summer 😎

@bourbonpenn.bsky.social is tops. Broad spectrum weird, top tier writing.

(...2/3) Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social & Wole Talabi @wtalabi.com in @clarkesworldmagazine.com Glen Engel-Cox @engel-cox.com in @thedailytomorrow.bsky.social Josh Pearce @fictionaljosh.bsky.social in @bourbonpenn.bsky.social Rachel Yoder @rachelyoder.bsky.social in @electricliterature.com ‬

We’re five days into May and I’ve got my April round-up up! In case you missed it, I had a busy month for Bingo and Hugo reasons. I’ve also posted three short fiction reviews in the last week or so. Today? I recap all that and add three favorites to the stack www.tarvolon.com/2026/05/05/a...

Oh nice. Hugo-nominated Tar Vol recommends short story "Middle Song" in @bourbonpenn.bsky.social. Stop by a roadhouse for some music, some drinks, and some delicious cassoulet. And keep track of how many people are in your party. www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/38/mid...

Look at what a wonderful bundle of the bizarre arrived today! @undertow.bsky.social @bourbonpenn.bsky.social

The May issue of Locus includes my short fiction review column featuring stories from @bafflingmag.bsky.social @strangehorizons.bsky.social @lightspeedmagazine.com @diabolicalplots.com @bourbonpenn.bsky.social @escapepod.org @podcastle.org and @bcsmagazine.bsky.social .

Oh, just also noticed that @mariahaskins.com has reviewed my story "Rope" in the latest @bourbonpenn.bsky.social “Kelly takes the alien invasion / cosmic horror trappings of this story and infuses it with something more introspective” Thank you!

Random reader is right! It's a kickass story! There's an image near the end that's gonna stick with me for a while. @bourbonpenn.bsky.social killin it as usual

Another nice comment from a reader for my story @bourbonpenn.bsky.social 'Just read "Rope!" Wonderful story. Reminded me of the best bits of the movie Nope.' If you've 5 minutes you can read it here: www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/38/rop...

5. Why You Should Read (WYSR) "Play Devil" @bourbonpenn.bsky.social It’s Jessie’s turn to play the Devil this week. Except then, more devils show up. inkfoundry.net/review/why-y...

2. Why You Should Read (WYSR) Review "Atomic Chess" @bourbonpenn.bsky.social A chess game played with elements from the periodic table and more. inkfoundry.net/review/why-y...

New week, new author thread! This week I'm featuring Josh Pearce @fictionaljosh.bsky.social 1. Why You Should Read (WSYR) "A Clockwork Gun" Lenore and her sister, living in her chest, acquire a gun that forces them to kill its targets. inkfoundry.net/review/why-y...

Woot! Thrilled to see the 2 books I published last year as Locus Awards Finalists. Triple congrats are due @thomasha.bsky.social repped in Collection, Novelettes, and Short Stories categories. locusmag.com/2026/04/2026...

Oh damn. Whoa. Thanks to the folks who enjoyed UNCERTAIN SONS AND OTHER STORIES (collection), "Uncertain Sons" (novelette), and "In My Country" (short story). And thanks again to @undertow.bsky.social and @clarkesworldmagazine.com. Congrats to the finalists. An honor to be in your company.

You rarely hear anything once a story is published. So it was nice to get this note from a reader today: "I loved your story in @bourbonpenn.bsky.social. It really inspired me!" I'm not certain the piece is particularly inspiring, but you can read it here: www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/38/rop...

Contributor copies of my story ATOMIC CHESS in @bourbonpenn.bsky.social , some of the reading that went into it, and a bit of the first draft. Read the full story here: www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/38/ato...

My contributor copies of @bourbonpenn.bsky.social issue 38 have arrived. Many thanks to editor Erik Secker. You know what to do.

And a new one, just published last week, in the estimable @bourbonpenn.bsky.social www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/38/rop...

“She was obsessed with the devil, so it’s no surprise we ended up here. I heard the police questioned her for twelve hours.” Some hellish fiction (in the best possible way) from @janstinchcomb.bsky.social in @bourbonpenn.bsky.social www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/38/que...

"Middle Song." Bourbon Penn, Issue 38. March 2026. (6,700 words, Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror.)

Day 89! I read Queen of Hell by @janstinchcomb.bsky.social published by @bourbonpenn.bsky.social. Perhaps the worst of arranged marriages is to an old man named Nick. Read my review here: mickstaniforth.wordpress.com/2026/03/30/s...

ICYMI A big week for me and the short story. I had my second appearance in @bourbonpenn.bsky.social with "Queen of Hell" (on a TOC full of stars, so read the whole issue) www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/38/que...

“Angela was the one who told me about willful possession, which sounded like something Gwyneth Paltrow would say, so I didn’t take it seriously at first.” “‘Exorcism is a lifestyle, not a cure,’ she went on...” @janstinchcomb.bsky.social @bourbonpenn.bsky.social www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/38/que...

You know what’s a great story about trolls (or maybe not trolls?) and changing childhood friendships? Shepherd Not Sheep by @strantzas.bsky.social over in @bourbonpenn.bsky.social! Treat yourself :) www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/32/she...

ATOMIC CHESS (www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/38/ato...) my new submarine/chess story in @bourbonpenn.bsky.social features the same shadow organization previously found in UNNAMED GOVERNMENT AGENCY (www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/21/unn...) and in @kaleidotrope.bsky.social (kaleidotrope.net/archives-2/s...)

Excited and proud to have my story "How to Believe" appear alongside such great writers in the latest Bourbon Penn. A talented student drops out of college to worship New York's only superhero, whether that superhero wants to be worshiped or not. @bourbonpenn.bsky.social

I know I say this every time, but if you’re not reading BOURBON PENN your head’s not on right.

Bourbon Penn 38 is live! Featuring new fiction from Thomas Ha, Cody Goodfellow, Michael Kelly, Charity Ogechi, Jan Stinchcomb, Josh Pearce, Salini Vineeth, and Jim Marino. @thomasha.bsky.social @undertow.bsky.social @janstinchcomb.bsky.social @fictionaljosh.bsky.social @jamesjmarino.bsky.social

I'm honored to have my exorcism story, "Queen of Hell," in @bourbonpenn.bsky.social alongside these great writers. Happy Women in Horror Month! 🖤

Latest story, "Middle Song," now out in @bourbonpenn.bsky.social. Soldiers on a search for fugitives wander into a strange roadhouse. Standalone but loosely tied to a group of stories that started in 2022 right here in BP. Always glad to be back and in a ToC w/great fellow authors.

Bourbon Penn 38 is live! Featuring new fiction from Thomas Ha, Cody Goodfellow, Michael Kelly, Charity Ogechi, Jan Stinchcomb, Josh Pearce, Salini Vineeth, and Jim Marino. @thomasha.bsky.social @undertow.bsky.social @janstinchcomb.bsky.social @fictionaljosh.bsky.social @jamesjmarino.bsky.social

Delighted to have a new story, "Rope," published in one of my favourite magazines alongside this powerhouse ToC. It's short and strange, and I hope you'll give it a read. www.bourbonpenn.com @bourbonpenn.bsky.social

Very happy to have sold my horror short story Ostentation to @bourbonpenn.bsky.social, which will appear in a future issue. Great start to the week!

We here at Chateau Undertow are thrilled to say that @thomasha.bsky.social 's novelette "Uncertain Sons" is a Nebula Award Finalist. Congratulations Thomas, and all the nominees.

In the February issue I reviewed stories from @bcsmagazine.bsky.social @lightspeedmagazine.com @smallwondersmag.com @bourbonpenn.bsky.social @castofwonders.org @podcastle.org and @fantasymagazine.bsky.social - subscribers.locusmag.com/content/buy-...

You can read the full column in the February issue of Locus: subscribers.locusmag.com/content/buy-... I also review stories from @bcsmagazine.bsky.social @lightspeedmagazine.com @smallwondersmag.com and @bourbonpenn.bsky.social !

I am reading my way through this issue and holy schmoly this is goood and very very very unsettling-disturbing-weird-wonderful.

We here at Chateau Undertow are delighted to learn that @thomasha.bsky.social 's "Uncertain Sons and Other Stories" is a nominee for the @bsfa.bsky.social Awards in Best Collections. Congratulations, Thomas! bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...

Bourbon Penn 38 cover reveal. Early release available now to subscribers!

Bourbon Penn 38 cover reveal. Early release available now to subscribers!

"Doctors HATE Her!! Local Woman is NOT Cursed" in @bourbonpenn.bsky.social, 2400 words: www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/37/doc...

I was rooting around old issues of @bourbonpenn.bsky.social, and I just realized this month they hit their 15th year (Issue 1 was Feb 2011)? That is awesome. www.bourbonpenn.com/issue

- @mariahaskins.com in @locusmag.bsky.social on Clelia Farris's "Threehearts and Me," tr from the Italian by yours truly, in @bourbonpenn.bsky.social: www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/37/thr... #SFinTranslation

My new collection, The Pandemonium Waltz, will be on the loose tomorrow, Feb. 15th. 17 stories, cover and inside front and back cover art by Derek Ford, and an interview with me conducted by Kelly Link. Buy early and often. If you're so inclined, spread the word.