New from Androids & Dragons! A nostalgic take on time travel with a thought-provoking end. If you were around in the 80s, you'll enjoy this trip back in time from Lawrence Dagstine. #timetravel #sff #writingcommunity #80s #speclist androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/past-and-p...

Here's a preview of what's coming this month from Androids & Dragons! #writingcommunity #sff #speclist androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/issue-12-s...

Last week's story in Androids & Dragons was something a little bit different in that it's not TRULY speculative. It's main characters only wish it was. This one's a hilariously entertaining read. #writingcommunity androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/into-the-p...

In this week's story, Aphrodite visits NYC. "Humans think they can heal their mistakes with kisses. Aphrodite is love’s goddess; she knows it will take far more to mend this world. But for a first step, it’s a good one." #writingcommunity #sff androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/the-birthd...

New in Androids & Dragons! What happens when robots demand fairer working conditions? #writingcommunity #sff #specfic androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/str1k3br34...

In this week's story from Androids & Dragons, a dragon flies over the village twice a day. No one knows why, but the dragon has a surprising backstory. Find out what it is in this delightful tale from Stetson Ray. #writingcommunity #sff #speclist androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/in-the-sky...

This week, Androids & Dragons presents the touching story of the last surviving human and her robot caregiver. #writingcommunity #speclist #sff androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/endling

New this week from Androids & Dragons! Another fun story that turns fantasy tropes on their head. What happens when the new Duke gives the entire duchy the day off and a dragon crashes the party? #sff #speclist #writingcommunity androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/abdication...

This week's new story is another fun tale that turns traditional fantasy tropes on their head. Keira Reynolds' "Demoness" may not be what she appears! #writingcommunity #sff #speclist androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/demoness

Today's new story offers a fun twist on some classic fantasy tropes as seen through the eyes of delightful characters who, as the author notes, are usually left out of fantasy tales. The link is in his thread (I think). #writingcommunity #speclist #fantasy

There are a lot more important things happening in the world, many of them awful, but here is a sweet story about a dog trying to get through the scariest night of the dog year. #writingcommunity #dogs #furryfiction androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/the-night-...

New at Androids & Dragons! This week's story asks what makes a person themselves? If you separate the consciousness of someone you love from their body, is it still them? #writingcommunity #sff #speclist androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/reassignin...

He has a point!

Here's a look at what's coming from Androids & Dragons this summer! #sff #writingcommunity #speclist androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/issue-11-s...

In today's new story, a dragon helps a young woman escape peril in exchange for a story about the world outside his hiding place, a world they both wish were kinder. #sff #writingcommunity androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/myths-and-...

Good doggie

Happy No Kings Day to those who celebrate! #nokings

If you’re watching @maddow.msnbc.com’s A Block you understand that people who stand up for other people can change the course of those people’s lives & our history. We have the power to refuse Trump’s path forward. Protesting actually works. Let’s go.

With a pandemic raging, could Felinites, a maligned minority, have the answer? We live in terrifying times, but if you take time out to read this ultimately uplifting story, you won't regret it. Joy is a form of resistance. #writingcommunity #sff androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/nine-lives

HAPPENING NOW: Aerial coverage of protesters marching peacefully in LA to protest ongoing ICE raid operations and Trump’s federalization of the National Guard Reporter: “What we’re looking at right now is a quiet, organized group and demonstrators marching peacefully to their destination.”

Happy Pride from Androids & Dragons! Maxine's efforts to save the "filed things" may be the focus of the story, but the support of her wife leads to the story's happy ending. We should all have great partners like Maxine's! #writingcommunity #sff #speclist

The emu is sitting near an open window, watching people. It turns to dip its beak into the large coffee on the table. Next to the coffee is a half-eaten sesame seed bagel. Of course, it’s something with seeds. What else would a bird order in a coffee shop? www.thepinkhydra.com/issues/02012...

Includes my story "Birds of a Feather" about what happens when birds strike up conversations with cafe-goers and commuters in New York City. Can't wait to read all the other offerings! #writingcommunity #specfic #speclist #sff

New in Androids & Dragons! Maxine was told to dismantle old robots on her spaceship - or "file" them - during an upgrade. But she repairs & upgrades them instead. Will her kindness to the "filed things" get her in trouble? #writingcommunity #sff androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/where-the-...

New in Androids & Dragons! @chasej.xyz Chase Anderson's delightful tale of a fox princess who tries to catch a rat stealing but finds a surprise. Will she be able to help the animal she finds & keep its secret? #sff #writingcommunity #furryfiction androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/the-fox-an...

In this week's story from @hannahgreer.bsky.social, Mazie must choose: leave her ailing sister behind on a dying planet and secure her own future or stay behind so the sister who sacrificed so much for her won't die alone. #writingcommunity #sff androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/when-it-br...

New in Androids & Dragons! A robot dog turns his nose up at real dogs. Will service dog Rex change his mind? #writingcommunity #sff #speclist #furryfiction #dogs #robots androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/fido

In this week's story from Lana Nizhehorodova, a stranger's kindness helps painfully shy Peter come out of his shell and sing the beautiful song he was meant to sing. New in Androids & Dragons! #writingcommunity #sff #furryfiction #speclist androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/the-magic-...

Today is National Shelter Pet Day! These lovely girls all came from shelters and they enriched our lives beyond measure. #dogsofbluesky #petsofbluesky #nationalshelterpetday

New in Androids & Dragons! Cellmates in an interplanetary prison - muted by "voice shackles" and knowing nothing of each other's language or culture - must find a way to communicate & work together. Great world building! #writingcommunity #sff androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/babel-of-s...

Dear Canada: tomorrow is Election Day. This is Mark Carney. Hint, hint.

If you're in LA please consider going to this protest. A little time could save lives. 📅 Monday, April 28 🕒 From 3 PM 📍 200 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles

Delighted to be part of this new #shortstorylovers #anthology from @waterdragonpub.bsky.social Out now in #ebook #ebook #Kindle paperback to come. Please do give this great #indie publisher and their fabulous books a little love

New in Androids & Dragons! At the end of his long life, the crimson dragon regrets that he never found other dragons & never knew love. He gets an unexpected gift from a humble scholar. #writingcommunity #sff #furrywriting #dragons androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/the-life-a...

I haven't been writing much lately, but today I have a new drabble out. It's a cute little story about a dog who can talk. Or can she? #writingcommunity #furrywriting www.fridayflashfiction.com/100-word-sto...

New in Androids & Dragons! A deelah once saved Bill's life when he was surveying a new planet. 40 years later, deelahs are being exploited. Can Bill and a drifter he meets return the favor and protect them? #writingcommunity #sff #speclist androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/a-reckonin...

New in Androids & Dragons! A deelah once saved Bill's life when he was surveying a new planet. 40 years later, deelahs are being exploited. Can Bill and a drifter he meets return the favor and protect them? #writingcommunity #sff #speclist androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/a-reckonin...

New in Androids & Dragons: Emmie Christie's @emmiechristie33.bsky.social delightful tale of a shadow control officer. Lights fear stray shadows, but they might just need a little love and a safe place. #writingcommunity #sff #speclist androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/someone-ca...

I just sent out ten acceptance notices informing authors that I want to publish their stories in Androids & Dragons in the fall of 2024. I meant 2025, of course. What an embarrassing brain fart. I miss my dog. #writingcommunity

Juno was the best dog in the world. She crossed the Rainbow Bridge Sunday morning, and our house feels so empty without her. She inspired a few of the stories I've written, including Junebug's Secret, one of my favorites (online at Soft Star & Land Beyond the World). #dogsofbluesky #petsofbluesky

Because of course they did.

Sen. Cory Booker: “My voice is inadequate. My efforts today are inadequate to stop what they’re trying to do. But we - the people - are powerfull. We are strong. We have changed history before … and now is a moral moment again!” #goodtrouble #standup

New in Androids & Dragons! A young boy in Wales helps a lonely dragon by telling her it's now safe for her to return to the home she fled years ago. #dragon #speclit #sff #writingcommunity androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/claers-hoard

A preview of what's coming over the next 3 months at Androids & Dragons! #writingcommunity #sff #speclist androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/issue-10-s...

Defend the liberty of a stranger as you would defend your own, or that of a loved one, because that is what's actually on the table—whether we are a society that will sit still as our neighbors are snatched in the night, and disappeared into darkness, or a society that will fight for each other.

The last story in our androids & robots series is this tale of a robot looking for surviving humans in a post-apocalyptic world. But is it his choice to seek human companionship or just his programming? #writingcommunity #sff #speclist androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/the-dust-o...

Something a little different for me - a poem! #poetry #resist #writingcommunity www.fridayflashfiction.com/poetry/elusi...

New at Androids & Dragons! An android works hard at his prime objective - making things that humans need. But as the Earth around him is dying, is his sacrifice worth the cost? #writingcommunity #sff #speclist androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/not-broken...

Today! Something easy you (yes YOU!) can do to show the oligarchs & broligarchs our power. More targeted boycotts to come. #resist #economicblackout

Today's new story at Androids & Dragons is an amazing tale of a robot created to fight a war who learns to contemplate the morality of their actions. The voice of the character is so compelling. #writingcommunity #sff androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/sleep-mode...