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.

In my short fiction review column in this terrific issue, I feature stories from @fantasymagazine.bsky.social @podcastle.org @castofwonders.org @bcsmagazine.bsky.social @lightspeedmagazine.com @smallwondersmag.com and @bourbonpenn.bsky.social!

My Year In Review has stories from @strangehorizons.bsky.social @bourbonpenn.bsky.social @castofwonders.org @escapepod.org @podcastle.org @kaleidotrope.bsky.social @giganotosaurus.bsky.social @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social @bcsmagazine.bsky.social @psychopomp.com and a novella by @essahansen.bsky.social!

My 2025 Year in Review column + my latest short fiction review column are both in the February issue of LOCUS -- get it in digital or print: subscribers.locusmag.com/content/buy-...

Three stories to get to know my writing Quote & share your own 1. The Charcoal Sovereign at @bourbonpenn.bsky.social www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/35/the... 2. Crumpled at @thedeadlands.com psychopomp.com/deadlands/is... 3. The Ballad of Easy Deaths at @3lobedmag.com www.3lobedmag.com/issue44/3lbe...

If you're reading over coffee this Saturday, this novelette is temporarily available online again for the next month or so. Thanks if you check it out. undertowpublications.com/uncertain-sons

Won't bombard w/links, but the collection's afterword notes loose ties to 2 older stories. So if you enjoy the father/son or weird strains they are: "House Traveler" in @bourbonpenn.bsky.social, audio in @pseudopod.org, and "The Sort" in @clarkesworldmagazine.com, new audio in @wilwheaton.net's pod.

I know issue 12 isn't even out yet—soon—but revel in the glory of the cover and contributors of issue 13 (Summer). Art by James Hutton. Design by Vince Haig. I'll be doing a big pre-order push soon on our 2026 titles to try and secure some much-needed operating funds.

A sample of my short fiction reviews in LOCUS! @fantasymagazine.bsky.social @bourbonpenn.bsky.social and @tasavvurnama.bsky.social .

“Trader” by Sam Asher from Bourbon Penn, “Late Night Conversations” by Ramsha Farooq Raja from Tasavvur Magazine, and more short fic recs from Maria Haskins

Spotlight on Michael Kelly & Best Weird Fiction locusmag.com/2026/01...

Check out Clelia Farris's "Threehearts and Me" (TR by yours truly)! Italian #SFinTranslation

I’m Simon Strantzas. I write horror but also sort of don’t. It's complicated. I wrote the collection Burnt Black Suns and edited the anthology Aickman’s Heirs. Last year I published a new collection called OTHER SIDES that I really think you might like. www.lethepressbooks.com/product-page...

We're so proud and happy to hear that @thomasha.bsky.social is a 2025 Philip K.Dick Award Nominee for UNCERTAIN SONS. Congratulations, Thomas!

Some good news: we're excited to announce that we've increased our payment rates for fiction. Our paid subscribers made this possible, and we are so grateful. Thank you!

Fab review of Best Weird Fiction of the Year, Vol. 1 in Rue Morgue! "When an anthology contains "Best" in its title, you expect a certain level of quality, and The Best Weird Fiction of the Year, Vol. 1 absolutely delivers." —Monica S. Kuebler, Rue Morgue Magazine Grab issue 228 to see the review

Ahhh!! My Canadian lady pirate & shark-thing love story is listed! Give Them No Quarter, Tell Them All Lies pubb’d @bourbonpenn.bsky.social www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/32/giv...

Very happy to find out four of my stories made it onto @datlow.bsky.social’s Best Horror recommendations. Congrats to everyone else on the list, and thanks to those who published my stories! @bourbonpenn.bsky.social @swanriverpress.bsky.social @blackshuckbooks.bsky.social @chmmagazine.bsky.social

I had fiction published in @bourbonpenn.bsky.social (A CLOCKWORK GUN) @kaleidotrope.bsky.social (MICROCOSMUS OF MYSTERY) @mythaxis.bsky.social (SOMEDAY SOMEONE'S GONNA STEAL YOUR CARBON) with forthcoming stories next year in both Bourbon Penn and Kaleidotrope fictionaljosh.com/fiction/

Hey! Last bit of news of 2025 before I crawl away and convalesce. Contract's signed, so I can say I'll be returning to @bourbonpenn.bsky.social in the new year w/a short story, "Middle Song." An honor to sell here and very glad this one's housed w/sibling story, "In That Crumbling Home" (Issue 28).

Just very thrilled to make it to @acwise.bsky.social excellent list of Favorite Short Fiction of 2025 acwise.net/favorite-sho... In case you want to read the mentioned story, Idle, Inc is at Bourbon Penn @bourbonpenn.bsky.social www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/35/idl...

Friends! @thomasha.bsky.social's Uncertain Sons and Other Stories is 3-months old today. Time flies. Please consider grabbing a copy of this stellar debut. Thanks to all who have bought a copy. Really appreciate it. undertowpublications.com/ebooks/uncer...