I don't like AI taking up *any* brain space so this sucks

We recently published a short story and a poem by the same author (under both linked names in Reckoning’s blog post). Both pieces are still on our website, however we are currently investigating best we can and will re-evaluate if/as more information comes to light.

You’ve blinded your last third eye

Summer on the surface, and summer underground, but all my #Mothership modules are on sale at both Itch and RPG Trader itch.io/s/189486/sum... rpg-trader.com/products/342...

Every hometown’s got the ominous megastructure, what’s yours?

I didn’t realize this was out! Worm Sign was a ton of fun to write and reminisce about Animorphs 💁‍♀️🌪️🪲

Bullet points or not doesn’t define literary work. Literary work is usually character development, literary devices, and primarily aesthetic and artistic value. To me, RPGs have primarily been valued as practical reference for a well-defined audience. That’s also the definition of non-literary.

I have heard from writer friends that editors have directly told they don't want queer books right now, or have asked them to alter/remove queer characters, etc—a state of affairs which is unacceptable and cannot be tolerated. Queer audiences exist and need to see themselves reflected in literature!

Pssst did someone say horny space worms with a horny symbiotic relationship with their human hosts whose necks they live in as they fuck each other? Oh right, WE did 😉🪱🥵 Check out "Worm Sign" by @rebecca-b.bsky.social in issue 2! It gets slimyyyy 💦💦💦 www.nygelmag.com

Grimdark: Everything is fucked Dying Earth: the world is fucked New Weird: A city is fucked Folk horror: A village is fucked Gothic: A castle or mansion is fucked but so are families 'Elevated' A24 horror: families are fucked Body Horror: You are fucked Vampires: vampires

Lit mags are like trees, the best time to support them was a year ago. The second best time is now.

Granta AI scandal has me speechless. She had. The Kind. Of Walking. That Made. Benches Become. Men.

Bop it Twist it Pull it Spin it Flick it Shake it

Neck worms ahoy!!! 🪱🪱🪱

That’s meeeeeee! With the Animorph-inspired smut that you all secretly yearn for. Issue 2 releases May 5th ⛲️

If you’re creating something that draws on world mythology, only showcases illustrations of big titted ladies with themes of bondage, *and* you don’t list the line up of writers attached to the project…. I’m going to assume worst practices are afoot

Happy release day to Aviary: a sapphic, surreal, literary-leaning horror-thriller that was so hard to write it almost drove me into total madness. In addition to the stated dedications, it is *especially* dedicated to angry women and my fellow chaos queers.

If you like this vibe, there's a whole @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social anthology (which obviously includes my own Videodrame inspo story) www.littleghostsbooks.com/product/litt...

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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...

oh hey, is your wallet open for Black Friday? While you're looking for deals, why don't you pay us FULL PRICE PLEASE 💸 $18CAD for a yearly subscription. That's right, there's NO DISCOUNTS, NO DEALS, AND WE'RE DEFINITELY NOT A DRAGON It breaks down to 40 cents a piece for human-made works

Come for the Flatline on the Blocks news, stay for the deals from @neonfieldmouse.bsky.social, @ghosttropic.org, @magnum-galaxy-games.itch.io, @lionhearth.bsky.social, and @chrisair.itch.io!

Do you like horny teens and corny trouble? 🌽🌽🌽 Last week I submitted Bury Me at Makeout Station for the Sci-Fi Derelict Jam 2025 hosted by @glitched-tabletop.bsky.social! It's been a while since I wrote a TTRPG but damn it was fun making roll tables again jay-arr-elle.itch.io/bury-me-at-m...

Given the grim news in the political reporting at Teen Vogue, we need to support media like The Flytrap even more!

every media outlet should disclose its financials.

Huge shout-outs to fellow panelists @loukoren.bsky.social and @rebecca-b.bsky.social for a great panel on (sustainably) running a magazine. Also to @moniqueac.bsky.social and @ympang.bsky.social for such a fun talk about submitting short fiction. Could've talked with you all for hours!

I had a fantastic time at CanCon on my very first panel with @andregeleynse.com and @rebecca-b.bsky.social! Yall made it easy and I had an absolute blast! ✨️

ATTN FELLOW CANADIANS: An actual MP has created a petition to stop financial discrimination against adult creators by payment processors. You have to confirm your email but thats because its something that can actually be shown to parliament.

Can anyone remember the name (and ideally link) a short story that made the rounds a few years ago: - girlfriend with chronic disability coping with a VR cat game - POV is their partner adjusting to the video game addiction (I mostly just remember cat video game)

living in a golden age for distopian sentences written in a tone like it's the coolest thing ever

Get ready, we open soon! Early subs for equity-deserving groups: August 24 General subs: September 1 If you're still tinkering, @rebecca-b.bsky.social created a list of Vibes and Comparables! It's not an exhaustive list but it should kickstart some words. www.heartlines-spec.com/vibes-and-co...

Enjoyed the visceral writing and the textures of the seaside town in the Water Doesn't Want you by Rebecca Bennett, published in Augur 7.3. @rebecca-b.bsky.social augursociety.org/the-water-do...

Sensory memory activated 😬

I will be asking to remove 'Queer As Folklore' from the long list for the Polari Prize 2025.

Louder for the people in the back!! Issue 8 released yesterday and is a labyrinth of delicious words: 8 short stories, 5 poems, 1 Horizon Zero Dawn essay, 1 review on spec-fic books Not to mention the delightful @angelvleal.bsky.social acting as Guest Poetry Editor ✨✨✨

Kudos to editor @mariaschrater.bsky.social for her Birds issue of Eye To The Telescope, which gets a nice review here! therevelator.org/environmenta...

I actually can and will judge people who are using environmentally devastating technology built on mass theft to create a fictional partner who does nothing but tell how great they are.

Well… welcome back to that Sunshine retelling that lingers in my mind

No exceptions. If you use Gen A I in any capacity whatsoever, you suck. Yes, the way you're using it too. You're not special. "She probably doesn't mean me" I do.

Hi, I’m here for the piss take:

The preorder store for Emergence is now open! emergence-ssto.backerkit.com/hosted_preor... Plus, a brand new teaser video for this new funnel module for #mothership www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDPj...

Fuck the UK Supreme Court, fuck transphobes, and fuck J.K. Rowling in particular. Trans lives matter. Trans women are women. Buy trans books, and support trans people and trans rights now and always.

Love the embrace of Another Old Country by @nadiaradovich.bsky.social -- published in one of the last issues of Apparition Lit and is a banger of a story everyone should read apparitionlit.com/another-old-... (it's not all about awards but holy hell is recognition nice)

Canadian peeps. Our election is coming up. We can already see what's happened south of the border when you let the anti-woke mob inside the gates . Don't let it happen here. VOTE. VOTE as if your future depended on it. Vote to keep Poilievre and his minions out. www.elections.ca/content2.asp...

Stacie is super talented and I can't wait to read everything she's ever written 😍

I wonder if Roman elites watching the fall of their empire also thought: “This is so stupid.”

It gives me such joy to see this story continue to be read. I almost didn't write it. And then when it was written it was @jenralbert.bsky.social who pushed me to get it published. 📸: @rebecca-b.bsky.social at @banffcentre.bsky.social

Christopher Griffin's work is etched into Ottawa. He's an important artist to our city and I'm so proud that he stood for his morals