Hey Hey! It’s new story day for me!!! Need a little clifi flash story in your life??? Then check out What Is A Lake Beyond An Extinct Word over in @havenspec.bsky.social!!! havenspec.com/fiction/what...

For the evening crowd. From time to time, when writing budget allows, I commission illustrations for my website. This one is a striking one by @emo-sludge.com. I saw Zach's portfolio and was blown away. I thought, "Bet he could do something real messed and freaky for this story!" And boy did he.

For the evening crowd...

Bourbon Penn 39 cover reveal. Available now to subscribers!

It's my great pleasure to announce the authors and their works selected for "The Best Weird Fiction of the Year, Vol. 2." Thank you to all the writers, editors, and publishers who sent in work for consideration. The print edition is now up for pre-order. undertowpublications.com/shop/best-we...

Friends, in a couple days I'll announce the table of contents for "The Best Weird Fiction of the Year, Vol. 2." Meanwhile, here are the very notable stories that garnered much consideration and will be listed in the book. As always, great stuff.

Oh happy day! 🖤 Maria reviews my "Queen of Hell" and other stories from @bourbonpenn.bsky.social #38 in Locus Online. Read her column for great short fiction recommendations.

Stories featured from @diabolicalplots.com March issue, @bourbonpenn.bsky.social #38 and @escapepod.org in February.

Many thanks to @mariahaskins.com for this rec and review of "Middle Song" in @bourbonpenn.bsky.social. If you missed it a couple months ago, it's available here: www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/38/mid...

Diabolical Plots, Bourbon Penn, and Escape Pods: Review by Maria Haskins locusmag.com/review/...

As fans eagerly await the arrival of PHANTOM LIMB, sequel to the (ahem) cult hit novel LAST DAYS, author @brianevenson.bsky.social is kindly providing signed ARCs for two lucky members of the Brian Evenson subreddit! Click thru to enter the giveaway by Sat June 13 ⭐ www.reddit.com/r/BrianEvens...

We love Beautiful Bizarre Art Magazine! @beautifulbizarre.net And we're so excited they're currently sharing our editor, Erik Secker's, piece, "Waiting for Dinner", on their website. Check out the Art Prize details and so many other amazing entries here: beautifulbizarreartprize.art/win-2026-bea...

A piece @bourbonpenn.bsky.social www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/38/rop...

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