I just read "An Account of the Land of Witches" by Sofia Samatar. I was blown away by the beauty and depth of this story. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/an-a...

One last #ShortStory to write about before I call it a weekend: this one is not my usual cup of tea, but it's oddness and strangeness appealed to me. It's beautiful. @bethgoder.bsky.social #AmReading #AmReadingFiction #Booksky #WritingCommunity #WritersLife strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...

I'm an archivist, so of course I couldn't resist writing a story that is all photograph captions. : )

"Mycelium" is out at Podcastle. The narration is wonderful and gives such a voice to the story. I'm so grateful to narrator Tatiana Grey and the whole @podcastle.org team for the amazing work they did on this story. podcastle.org/2025/09/30/p...

Behind the Revolving Door releases today! ✨ www.barnesandnoble.com/w/behind-the...

And also featuring work by @bethgoder.bsky.social Olufunmilayo Makinde @dianadima.com and Christine Butterworth-McDermott itsajumble.blogspot.com/2025/09/shor...

Author Beth Goder returns to FFO with “Emerald Gears,” a story in which the setting is also the main character. What is the antidote to a life of wandering and bargaining…? Could it be poetry? #writingcommunity #flashfiction #scifi @bethgoder.bsky.social www.flashfictiononline.com/article/emer...

"Emerald Gears" is out at Flash Fiction Online! Come visit the Market, this wonder of wonders, but only if you bring something to trade. www.flashfictiononline.com/article/emer...

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I will no longer be submitting to F&SF, Analog, and Asimov's while they are published by MRM. I've had stories in F&SF. A story and a novella in Analog. The editors are great. The publisher is not.

Welcome to OTHERSIDE, a magazine of speculative fiction and poetry by 2SLGBTQIA+ writers! This October, we’ll be fundraising on Kickstarter. Until then, you can join us on our Patreon! We’ll open for submissions in January 2026. See thread for details! 🪐🗡️ (1/5)

FFer Read of the Day: "The Appliance Crisis" by @bethgoder.bsky.social (again!) in @smallwondersmag.com smallwondersmag.com/piece/the-ap...

FFer Read of the Day: "Mirror-hole" by @bethgoder.bsky.social in @flashfictiononline.bsky.social www.flashfictiononline.com/article/mirr...

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

“She thinks of her life as a path that’s narrowed, a twisting stairway she has always been walking down. She remembers her grandmother telling her that the things that feel inevitable are not always so, that gentle moments have power.” @bethgoder.bsky.social

This story took me years to write. I was so nervous about sending it out, but it got accepted on its first submission. I'm so happy this story has a home at The Deadlands and that I can share it with y'all.

Eating a salad at 10AM. It is not breakfast or lunch. It is the Time of Salad. 🥗

I am excited to have a story in this anthology but also I can't wait to READ this anthology! Holy cats, that's a lot of great stories. And the categories are so intriguing. 😍

I'm so thrilled to have "Miles To Go Before I Sleep" sharing this amazing TOC.

Beautifully illustrated Print Issues, taking you into worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy where ideas dominate over dissatisfaction and the human adventure is just beginning. Support us now on Kickstarter. go.dfstory.com/open-channel

New fiction! "Please Properly Cage Your Words" by Beth Goder! @bethgoder.bsky.social www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...

"Please Properly Cage Your Words" is up at the amazing @diabolicalplots.com! 🏠Whoa this is a weird house in San Francisco 🏠But everything is fine 🏠Except the author is talking 🏠And the words are getting out 🏠Monkey puzzle trees 🏠Metafictional nonsense 🏠...! www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...

"seven ribbons" by @bethgoder.bsky.social from @apexmag.bsky.social is about sisterhood, rebellion and borders: their power, their arbitrariness, and how the way we think about borders shapes us. Beautiful story and very inportant right now. www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...

"Please Properly Cage Your Words" by @bethgoder.bsky.social in @diabolicalplots.com rewrote my brain in the best possible way. It’s metatextual, it’s creepy as hell, it never goes the way you think it’s going to go. I absolutely loved it! www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...

FFer Read of the Day: "Arachnomorphosis" by @bethgoder.bsky.social in @strangehorizons.bsky.social strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...

The new issue of Worlds of Possibility is out! It has my drabble, "Princess Reimagined," along with so many amazing stories and poems. And look at that beautiful cover. 😍 www.juliarios.com/introducing-...

Enjoy another Free Fiction Friday and face the end times with a smile and a friend! magazine.trollbreath.com/photobombing...

Here's my story up at Trollbreath! 🐲Oh no, it's the apocalypse 🐲But it's not as advertised 🐲A whimsical amusement park 🐲Besties 🐲Epistolary stories for the win

Story rec alert! Contains two from FF! @mruthrobinson.bsky.social / @jrdewitt.bsky.social stories from 2 members of the FF reading team! @bethgoder.bsky.social / @noirbettie.bsky.social and a writer who's had multiple FF pubs! @jenniferhudak.bsky.social locusmag.com/2025/06/worl...

magazine.trollbreath.com @fishlyssa.bsky.social @bethgoder.bsky.social @muteddragon.bsky.social @seatonks.bsky.social @chuntastic.bsky.social James Cato, David Vonderheide, @kathrynyelinek.bsky.social Katherine H. Shaeffer, @amulderwrites.bsky.social @cornellwriter.bsky.social

How to support artists, part 2. #supportartists #catcomic #ink #digital #comic #support #art

Two sisters tied together by blood, borders, and ribbons. How quickly can their tight-knit bond become a suffocating prison? 🫀🪢 Don't miss "Seven Ribbons" by @bethgoder.bsky.social, out now! www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...

"Seven Ribbons" is up at Apex today. I started writing this story in 2021 and worked on it for years. I'm so happy it's found a home at Apex. www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...

I have an "End of Days" drabble in the latest Apex Magazine, sharing the pages with @aijiang.bsky.social and @bethgoder.bsky.social, among others : www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-magazine/ Should also be online in about a month's time!

My story is free to read at Apex today!!

It is #TDOV so hello 👋 My book is coming out tomorrow 🏳️‍⚧️🍒🏳️‍⚧️

Do we have impulse control issues? Maybe. Are there WAAAAAY too many excellent trans+ graphic novels to just choose a few? Definitely! Do we want still *more* recs if you’ve got ‘em? Of course we do! #booksky #transrightsreadathon #trr25

So many amazing books on this list! Happy Trans Day of Visibility!

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APEX MAGAZINE ISSUE 149 COVER REVEAL 👑🐺🌾 Starring the haunting, darkly fantastical "Queen in the Fields at Dusk, with Wolf" by @cotronis.bsky.social! For more information on our upcoming issue, read "Apex in April 2025" here: www.patreon.com/posts/apex-i...

Ok gonna make a little trans right readathon progress thread in case anyone wants to follow along with what I’m reading this week 🏳️‍⚧️🌈📚

Sunflower Loop by @bethgoder.bsky.social (in @translunartl.bsky.social issue 12) is in Haven Spec's latest review of short fiction. I so love this sory 😍 www.havenspec.com/short-fictio...

Looking for some good stories to devour? My latest short fiction reviews are now free to read with @havenspec.bsky.social Including stories by @gabbyharry.bsky.social @mruthrobinson.bsky.social @bethgoder.bsky.social @kristinaten.bsky.social www.havenspec.com/short-fictio...

The only dating advice I can offer is that if the date isn't written on an archival document, you may determine a date from context clues and use "circa," or else use "undated."

If you need a magical toaster story in your life... smallwondersmag.com/piece/the-ap...

Please go read @bethgoder.bsky.social’s new short story “The Appliance Crisis“ out in @smallwondersmag.com today - absolutely fantastic ☺️ #booksky 📚

Hooray, my story is up at Small Wonders!

A visit to the library today! 📚

"In the Form of a Question" is out at DreamForge! 🏴‍☠️ whoa, okay, ghost pirate ship 🏴‍☠️ Does this mermaid only speak in questions? 🏴‍☠️ Pineapple origins 🏴‍☠️ Epic, cosmic powers 🏴‍☠️ Story of mine that has the most mustard 💛 AND LOOK AT THIS GORGEOUS ARTWORK dreamforgemagazine.com/story/in-the...