Spotted a big black crow in a open green field, screaming at the sky. And yes, brother crow. That’s it exactly.

Gen Con badges just got delivered!! 💕💕💕

It continued: KEIRA. BABY GIRL. RESPECTFULLY, YOU DUMB BITCH. YOU HAVE NO OTHER HIGHER RESPONSIBILITY THAN SHOWING UP FOR A FRIEND THAT YOU’VE LOVED SINCE YOU WERE BOTH 12 YEARS OLD. GET YOUR HEAD ON STRAIGHT, KID

Workplaces can warp your brain in the worst way. I was trying to find a way to justify & rationalize & manage taking 4 hrs off work on Tues even though we’re super busy And then i heard a voice (my own. I think): Keira. Your lifelong friend’s dad died. Her dad DIED. STFU & go to the funeral.

While waiting on my Jeep repairs, my legs sticking to the vinyl seats, TV droning in the waiting room, an old man angrily and loudly declared, “they shouldn’t allow that on the TV in AMERICA” Reader, it was news about the World Cup

Do reviews from your husband & another friend who is basically brother still count as glowing? Check it out and decide for yourself kaleidotrope.net/summer-2026/...

Poetry by @writerjencrow.bsky.social, @jduckwriter.bsky.social, @thatkeira.bsky.social, @ezhang77.bsky.social, @ajdalton1.bsky.social, @ianli.bsky.social, and @shelaghrowanlegg.northsky.social!

Still very happy about this 💕💕

Stop asking if, start asking how, and what should be done (and please listen this time).

Thanks again to everyone who supported me after I called out Emily Bell for harassing me for over a year and a half. Instead of continually talking about that, I'd prefer highlighting all the good stuff happening in my life. Check out this link for more. 2/ www.patreon.com/jasonsanford...

P.S. I suppose I should actually SAY my poem in this issue is "a minotaur encounters banshees at a summer concert" I got too excited and forgot: kaleidotrope.net/summer-2026/...

It’s heeeeeereeee Don’t fuck with the banshees, kids.

Fiction publications! Submission Grinder and @inkfoundry.bsky.social have a new collaboration to help fiction pubs that meet certain criteria reach new readers! Read more here! www.diabolicalplots.com/new-feature-...

The bots have caught up to me and stolen the artwork for my trans rights wolfpack shirts. Final nail in the coffin, I was proud of this one, but this’ll be my last restock. Get ‘em while they last or go get a shitty knock off from some bot later I guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ aspenhearted.com/shop/p/pre-o...

[kermit flail] cc @clashbooks.bsky.social

I am trying and failing to write on theme for Apex. This happy dappled girl in a sunbeam is not what’s meant by a sun dog

OH HEY, it's my first publication in over a year, hell yeah. Come banshee scream with me

Pssst, hey you guys guess what

I need you all to look at this happy little dweeb. Belugas get picked last in gym class. They cannot do a Free Willy over a wall.

I just posted a sapphic summer reading list on our Patreon (free post). Happy last weekend of Pride!!! www.patreon.com/luna... #amreading

The Strange Horizons Annual Fund Drive to keep us publishing in 2027 is finally here! You can find the fund drive at the link ⬇️ www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s... Some changes have arrived this time around though. Read the thread to learn more.

I forgot that I submitted a reprint to a market about five months ago even after the rejection appeared in my inbox. "Who are these silly gooses?" I thought, "and why is my story title in the subject line?" Dear reader, I am, in fact, the silly goose this time.

Because people who abuse power? No matter what kind of power they're abusing, a thing they all have in common is that THEY practice. They hone their skills, even on a subconscious level. So as painful as it is to follow it all, there's healing and validation to be found. Keep talking and listening.

Hey, you might not know, but my mum, Ellen Burnett, is a rather extraordinary artist. She did the cover for Ex Partum, has a cover coming out for @flashfictiononline.bsky.social, and is represented by Viridian Artists. You should absolutely check out her work. www.viridianartists.com/news-1/2026/...

My brain refuses to correctly spell the word harbinger. It wants it to be harbringer It is a bringer of hars. What’s a har? Idk - maybe it’s an omen. Ask the harbringer that brought it.

I could definitely lose a giraffe without even trying. Those things are camouflaged

You know when dogs get so excited with an awoo that their front feet do a little bounce with the effort and passion? I like that.

Anarchist zine creation and ownership were used by the fash to throw the book at activists who dared to have empathy for their fellow human. Anarchist publishers will continue on with even more impetus.

We're doing quarterly subscription drives now! Which means that the memes will continue until m̶o̶r̶a̶l̶e̶ subscriber numbers improve. Ok, or until the first of next month when we release a new issue. But you should still subscribe today! store.smallwondersma...

Last night I called 911 because I found 2 men OD’ing. And a kind passerby held me as I sobbed for a stranger, who was blue and seizing. She let me know when he was breathing again. When I could look again. EMS saved him. Thank God or humanity or whatever for them.

Instead of launching, Emma’s debut book got buried alive. I can’t imagine how awful that feels. Actually. Strike that. I can because Emma wrote beautifully about how brutal this has been. Let’s unbury it - share the link, buy a copy, send one to a friend? emmaburnett.carrd.co

Burst of followers, so… hello new friends! I am a researcher by day & also a writer by day. I have about 100 short stories out, mostly in spec fic mags, most of which are freely available online. I’ve also recently had my first solo book come out & it’s legit good! emmaburnett.uk/fiction/

Two things can be true: 1) people in a mental health crisis are not entertainment for the internet. 2) mentally ill people are not allowed to abuse you. A diagnosis is not a cudgel to beat people with.

Trying to prevent the Sunday Scaries and get ahead of the upcoming work week - but I’ve spent most of my Sunday working and the scaries are only getting louder

Graphic design is our passion!!! Check out the shiny symbols for our all-new fiction: www.radonjournal.com/issue13

This comes out in ONE MONTH!

Listening to an interview with Joe Hill and Stephen King, where King mentions he'd love to read a story about a haunted GPS (or maybe write one) Just sharing because this one is my favorite in that genre: www.jenniferweiner.com/recalculating

Look, it's no secret that Worldcon attendees (and other awards) don't know the majority of active SFF journals and magazines and editors, not when new ones pop up and leave by the dozens each year. So they nominate the same professional mags and editors for awards, even those meant for new semipros

Today nominations open for a bright new award in the SFF industry that aims to fill a gap left by the larger awards.

Juneteenth marks the end of slavery and the resistance that brought us to this moment. As we reflect on our shared progress and celebrate Black excellence today, we also recognize the significant work still ahead. We must continue to strive for true equality and justice for every American.

Engineering group brought in a birthday cake for a teammate. The teammate is out sick. Engineering group ate the cake without the teammate. Cake would go stale over the weekend, so why be wasteful? And if you need to understand how engineers approach problem-solving, this is them in a nutshell.

A colleague told me today that I’m not a risk-taker, but he appreciates my maturity, level-headedness, and practical approach. Which is nice, but I had yelled at him 30 minutes prior for berating a female colleague b/c she stepped on his ego. (1/2)

IT’S ALMOST TIME!! Anathema officially opens to submissions on June 20th! ✨ We cannot wait to begin this journey after a four-year hiatus. Thank you for all of the support!! 🥹 Check our website (link in bio) for submission guidelines. We’re excited to begin reading!! 💜

Hey, Indy locals, the brilliant @staceyabrams.com is coming to Indianapolis on June 23rd. I’ve interviewed her like five times, and let me assure you, she’s always worth showing up to listen to.

Of all my adult identities, the fact that I am a poet continues to surprise me. Spiritually, I am 3 raccoons in a trench coat asking, “psst buddy, wouldst thou desire to lick a live wire?” I suppose raccoons can be poets, but it feels a bit incongruous, you know?

Social media has tricked us into believing all our thoughts should be public thoughts. And I am telling you this with love, we need to re-embrace the late night talks at kitchen tables with beer, cold pizza, and a handful of close friends

Drunk blonde woman is loudly telling her friends she can get rid of the inflammation in their minds. Details are fuzzy but she is yelling the word “Eucalyptus”

When I order food online and it requires a name, I enter Kara because Keira makes peoples’ brains glitch. Y’all. I’m going to have to pick a new name. Kara makes them glitchy too.

No idea what hit it but the siding is damaged. So yay 🙄🙄