Guys, losing the thread here bc I'm too busy. So my feed is stupid and I don't see you anymore 😭 I hate we need to post all the time just to keep in touch. Anyways, still too busy, but managed a drabble. Will try finding you all over the weekend to like/repost, sorry

This was an especially good issue!

I've currently got one story eligible for the Stokers. My horror flash "Someone to Feed You" published in @apexmag.bsky.social in January 2025! Check it out. 🖤🖤🖤🦷🦷🦷🖤🖤🖤 www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...

applying for jobs again

Today's community drabble is, "A Futile Plea" by Z. Hunter Scribner. The theme was "sanctuary." Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl #authors #drabble

Tomorrow, Monday 22 September the general submissions story portal for Translunar Travelers Lounge will be open. Speculative fiction of 5000 words or less. Please read the guidelines before submitting! translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/

it's Fantasy Friday!! 💖✨ we love this day because it's an opportunity to celebrate all things fantasy 💞 so come and read a free back issue with us! 🦄 psychopomp.com/fantasy/back...

The story submission portal is open for writers of color. Our first readers are looking forward to seeing them. Please read the guidelines! translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/

Nice review! Read these stories, they deserve it 🥰

Today's community drabble is, "Sanctuary" by K. Venzian. The theme was "sanctuary." Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl #authors #drabble

General submission open on Monday 22 September. We are looking for speculative fiction 5000 words and under. Our remit is very broadly fun, but don't self-reject - a truly superb story offers an enjoyment of it's own.

My story “Symbiote” is out in @khoreo.bsky.social today! Edited by @antiquarkic.bsky.social

Today's community drabble is, "A memory from the botanical garden" by Aidan MS. The theme was "cocoon." Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl #authors #drabble

Acceptance day! I worked on that story for more than a year, letting it rest for months at a time. And soon it's going to be out in the world 😭🤩 I am over the moon!

Strange Horizons is IMO the grandparent of indie online SFF zines. Started IIRC by young writers w no pro publishing experience, online, free to read, paying good rates. Later a 501c3 nonprofit. I would not have known I could start BCS w/o their example. And still fresh & current. Happy Birthday SH!

💡 It's true: the right point of view can transform a good story into an extraordinary one. Join award-winning storyteller, Sage Tyrtle for their workshop, "Good To Extraordinary: The Power Of Point Of View." Saturday, September 27. Recording-only option available. reachyourapex.com/pov0925

I love this story so much 🤩

It's all axe. It's just a lump of dense slag that's been hacked, beaten, and ground to give it a vague edge. Sages posit it's the head of an axe wielded by a race of vanished giants. This thing is about as big as a person btw. Requires 60str to wield, A rank scaling. #art #myart #fantasy #axes

Too swamped for now to drabble (hopefully next week 🤞) but Kai does it much better than me anway 🤩

No update today. Just a big shout out for volunteers that help your fav mags running. From editors to first readers, it's a work of passion. No matter your story, these persons will treat it with respect, always. So many hours given back to the community, for no return. BIG THX

Signal-boosting:

Tomorrow! Let's go 🔥

The response to this has been very encouraging, we are very happy to learn we have many friends who want to help. We are closing applications. If you have filled in the form, replies should be sent out shortly. Thank you to everyone who wants to support short fiction and TTL in particular!

Subscribers to my Patreon can read my latest postcard-sized story Fire Drill. Non-subscribers will discover it is a false alarm. www.patreon.com/posts/fire-d...

Must-read update from @cornellwriter.bsky.social about contract difficulties with Must Read Magazines and Analog. Spoiler: It shouldn't be this complicated to get a good contract!

⚔️ Subscribe to get the exclusive opening scene for my upcoming novella! 📜 ✨ "Soon, the inferno would consume him. The thumping in his chest mirrored the incessant drumming. The darkness gripped him, a willing ally for the onrushing fire." ✨ #ForswornAndForsaken #FantasyBooks

My latest robot #scifi #flashfiction has just been published in @naturefutures.bsky.social ! Read "The Earth Will Not Consume Our Bones" here: rdcu.be/eFqJ4

Thanks for the incredible wave of expressions of interest we received! So heart warming ❤️ We are closing applications for now. If you have filled in the form, replies should be sent out in the coming days. Many thanks to all those who volunteer for & support short spec fiction 🤩

Today's community drabble is, "Cocoon" by K. Venzian. The theme was "cocoon." Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl #authors #drabble

There is an inherent power imbalance between publishers and writers, but you can do things to rebalance. Understand and make conscious choices on the terms. Even if you decide accept a term thats not ideal, make sure you understand what you are giving up and if it is worth it to you.

✨"The air had an oiliness to it, and his lungs laboured hard to pull in each viscous breath and fought even harder to expel it."✨ Does it sound intriguing? Get the full opening scene via the newsletter📜: nicolasfitzgeraldauthor.com/mailing-list #ForswornAndForsaken

Read the latest issue of Translunar Travelers Lounge

On Saturday the book I co-edited, Voidspace In Conversation, launches in London. Why not come and find out what it's about! See Katy answer questions. See me loom in the background. Have drinks with cool interactive arts creators! @voidspacezine.bsky.social voidspacezine.com/event/voidsp...

UPDATE: survived, at 40k in my WIP, subbed a scifi story to a fantasy mag (why not? space elves anyone?), added words to a fantasy short (with alien elves), struggled to read slush (mind full of creepy elves) and I'm done for the day. What have you been up to? Elves as well?

It's coming! Don't be shy, don't doubt, we want your beautiful, fun, exciting stories! A few days left for final edits and polishing 🤩

A lovely little drabble for you all from yours truly.

Today's community drabble is, "Angel Of Debt" by Aidan MS. The theme was "angel." Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl #authors #drabble

Today's community drabble is, "vigilance, grasshopper" by Rachael Rosenberg. The theme was "cocoon." Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl #authors #drabble

Ahhh! It’s new story day!! Check out my #scifi flash “The Earth Will Not Consume Our Bones” at @naturefutures.bsky.social today!! 💙🤖💙

Today's community drabble is, "In The Angel's Wake" by Kai Delmas. The theme was "angel." Find Kai Delmas at patreon.com/kaidelmas Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl #authors #drabble

🔥⚔️🔥TODAY IS THE DAY TO BURN UP IN VICTORY 🔥⚔️🔥 books2read.com/burnupinvict...

It's a great place to publish and with wonderful editors. I bet you're not going to regret working with them as a first reader!

Today's community drabble is "Aurora Dolofonos" by Dawn Vogel. The theme was "angel." Find Dawn Vogel on Bluesky: @historyneverwas Care to drabble with us? reachyourapex.com/drbl #authors #drabble

Celebrating the 2nd birthday of Dark Woods, Deep Water and sharing the blurb, for those of you who might be interested 🖤

Being a first reader (or slush reader, whichever term you like) was really valuable training for both my writing, editing, and sense of self-esteem. Highly recommended for burgeoning writers with a little free time

'I, Roomba' is a fantastic drabble by @liamjhogan.bsky.social, out now from @100footcrow.bsky.social! It's a quirky, clever take on AI in the arts that surprised me in the best possible way. Read it for free now: 100footcrow.com/i-roomba/

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P.A. Cornell did a service to our whole community in going public with her experience with the MRM contract. I love these magazines & their editorial teams & I hope that the new publishers get their act together before the damage is permanent. Contracts should protect the interests of both parties.

Today's community drabble is "A Little Kindness" by Hannya Kay. The theme was "angel." Find Hannya Kay on X @Hannya_Kay / BlueSky @HannyaKay.bsky.social. #drabble #authors

@translunartl.bsky.social is recruiting first readers. If interested, just fill the form, cannot be easier than this! Volunteer position, but we're all so lovely, you want to join us. Really. You do (yes, yes, you do) docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...