The end of this poem is going to stay with me. Each line break is such a beautiful gut punch!

The lesson of today's poem by Faith Allington is to listen carefully to Sea Witches, even beyond their bargains. They're good at seeing.

We're thrilled to see Ash Ellithorne's story, "We Die With the Snowfall," highlighted by Reactor. The story is free to read, so go check it out now! magazine.trollbreath.com/we-die-with-... @aimeecozza.com Your art got kudos, too (it made for a stunning cover). reactormag.com/must-read-sh...

FlashFlood is open! We’d love to receive your subs 😊 Flashes up to 300 words, pre 2023 prev published considered, reserved spots for debut writers. You have until 23:59 on 25 April: flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/p/submission...

I've got a new story online now at @talesfeathers.bsky.social! After a couple of bleak and gruesome publications in a row from me, this one is the opposite, probably the sweetest thing I will ever write: a tender little sapphic love story set in a world where poetry is (literally) magic 🌳 🐸 ☀️ 🌊

My cyber-noir story "Ten and Out" is free today in @flashfictiononline.bsky.social! "But I need to know: did Harrad betray me, too? The last time I saw him, when he inked my tenth contract tattoo…was his good luck kiss actually a kiss goodbye?"

My story is free to read today! This one features a French Bulldog puppy who is a very good girl (oh, and witchy stuff)!

FlashFlood opens for submissions on 19 April till 25 April. Flashes up to 300 words. Stories will be published on NFFD. Pre 2023 previously published considered. Reserved slots for unpublished writers. For more details see our submission guidelines: flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/p/submission...

Welcome to another Free Fiction Friday! Today we have a haunting story of exploration and connection, with "The Ghosts of Rouyi," by V. Zixin. magazine.trollbreath.com/ghosts-of-ro...

In less than two weeks, Kaleidotrope will re-open to fiction and poetry submissions for one week. April 19-25. One of only three weeks the zine will be open this year!

Welcome to Free Fiction Friday! Today in Maine, it's cold and icy, which makes it the perfect time to post this story by Ash Ellithorne. "Deity died last winter, again. The rest of the mountain mourned, but I enjoyed the three months’ quiet." magazine.trollbreath.com/we-die-with-...

How do I join the Ponyhenge girls? Do I need to provide a resume?

There's a brand new issue of Kaleidotrope today! www.kaleidotrope.net

Special guest-edited issue featuring speculative poetry recs by Marisca Pichette! Huge thanks to @marisca.bsky.social for curating this wonderful list!

Free Fiction Friday is here! Enjoy two powerful poems to take you through darkness and light: magazine.trollbreath.com/icarus-in-da... magazine.trollbreath.com/icarus-in-da... @lynnesargent.bsky.social @ajdalton1.bsky.social

Welcome to Friday! Your Free Fiction today is a perspective shift and the advantages and disadvantages of being a cat...well not really a cat...enjoy! magazine.trollbreath.com/a-study-of-c... @bmorrisallen.com

There are TWENTY print copies of The Miseducation of Caroline Bingley up for grabs over on Goodreads giveaways! If you're a US or Canadian user, here's your chance to nab one for free! www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

It’s Free Fiction Friday! This one is a dark near-future exploration of hidden worlds and inner minds by Z.D. Dochterman magazine.trollbreath.com/istani/

If you want to read a dark fantasy love story featuring star-crossed lovers, court intrigue and Slavic folklore, LOVE LETHAL, DEATH DIVINE is coming out on 7 April. Fierce women, time travel, bloody betrayal and so much yearning.

FABULOUS BODIES ADVANCED READER COPIES HAVE ARRIVED AND THEY ARE LOOKIN GOOD. preorder here buckaroos us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Here it is, the lineup of Free Fiction Fridays from issue 7! magazine.trollbreath.com

New Free Fiction Friday! We fell in love with this one on first read and think you will too! magazine.trollbreath.com/the-messenge...

Beyond thrilled to see my story among such amazing company! And that cover! 😍

24 hours to go until the new issue goes live. We just put it to bed and sent the courtesy copy to all the authors. Can you believe we're already up to issue 7???? Crazy.

Time to subscribe - issue 7 is dropping on March 1st! Only $5 a quarter or $20 a year for access to these amazing stories, plus poetry and non-fiction! magazine.trollbreath.com

What's this? A cover image for our upcoming issue #7????? Only a month away! Subscribe now to ensure you can download the EPUB when it drops and help support our work! magazine.trollbreath.com/membership-a... Original art by Aimee Cozza ( @aimeecozza.com )

So excited for my werewolf sanctuary poem to appear in such truly stunning company! Also that art! 🔥 🥹 do you need: 🎊 parties as an act of hope 🐺 monsters finding community this poem was written for you havenspec.com/poetry/a-par...

Our general submission window is now open! We want stories and poetry with a strong voice and a sense of adventure, stuff that makes us feel things, stuff that lets us use our hearts and our brains and leaves us wanting more! For our full guidelines and schedule, visit: www.havenspec.com/submit/

New #poetry from Reyzl Grace: "In November 2023, the Russian Supreme Court Declared the “International LGBTQ Movement” a Banned “Extremist Organization”".

Our ✨January 2026 issue✨ is ready at last! Subscribers will get it January 26th, and everyone else can read it February 2nd! It's taken a long time to get the issue ready, but take a look at that 😍TOC😍! The wait was well worth it! Subscribe through Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/HavenSpecM...

Welcome to this week's Free Fiction Friday! This week we have Brandon Case with a love letter to the sword and sorcery genre, one that comes with a fizzing heart of honor and love that drew us in and held us close. All good stories begin at an inn.... magazine.trollbreath.com/the-death-of...

“Let me rest” book recommendations for slow winter reading. Full list in the Alt text

It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans. 🧵 1 of 9

Submissions to our anthology (up to 500 words on the theme of BRIDGES) & our Microfiction comp (up to 100 words, no theme) are now OPEN until 15 Feb. Our anthology editors & judges are poised ready! You can read more here: www.nationalflashfictionday.co.uk

from my review of OUR HUMAN SHORES by @burrowtongue.bsky.social (2025, @blackoceanbooks.bsky.social)

NOVEMBER ISSUE is now live: factorfourmag.com/category/iss...

We’re excited to announce that next year’s National Flash Fiction Day will be Saturday 13 June.

Just donated what we could spare. Please consider donating yourself; that's got to be a truly horrible situation to deal with on multiple levels.

Our submissions portal closes tonight at midnight US Eastern Time (UTC:-4:00). If you have a speculative fiction story of 5000 words or under, be sure to submit before then! translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/

There is, as it happens, a brand new issue of Kaleidotrope.

Small Wonders will be open to original flash fiction submissions this Friday, September 12th. We'll be open through October 31st! We'll also be closing to reprint flash fiction on Friday, September 12th. Send us your weird, wild, wonderful little stories with big emotions!

update: about 80% full. excited to read your subs! thanks to everyone who's sent so far

We can't believe we've published 50 issues already! Here is our 50th issue for your reading enjoyment! factorfourmag.com/category/iss...

My fantasy novella, "The Lure of Stone," can now be read online at Uncanny Magazine. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...

August Spec Flash Roundup! With @smallwondersmag.com @flashfictiononline.bsky.social @apexmag.bsky.social @flashpointsf.bsky.social @factorfourmagazine.com @naturefutures.bsky.social @hexliterary.bsky.social @okaydonkeymag.com @escapepod.org @molotovlitzine.bsky.social @yourimpossiblevoice.com 1/3

Congratulations all my fellow Hugo Best Novel finalists, to the winner Robert Jackson Bennett (whose speech was fun!), and to everyone in all categories. Whether you're in Seattle or across the globe like I am, you touched the world. As ever, the honor is being alongside all you shining stars.

Oh hey, I should probably remember to tell people that Hemlock & Silver comes out this Tuesday! us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

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The #IgnyteAwards finalists for the Critics Award are individuals or entities recognized for reviews and analysis of the field of speculative literature. Congratulations to these critics:

Excited to hear that the reprint of my flash story 'Cake by the Ocean', a life told in slices of cakes with a weird twist, has been chosen for Small Wonders "Best of Year One" anthology! If you haven't read it, I suggest taking 60 seconds out of your day to be lightly & deliciously unsettled.