New kitten journey begins

Thank you for your generosity - also, the shares work! Please, could we rally and close this up? I know there are a lot of fundraisers, but we've been at this *8 months* for a Black woman owned small press. We can do this! Today, even, with a rally! 💚 Link to share: ko-fi.com/africantrans...

Our midweek read is a freshly harvested fantasy straight out of my Xennial dreams of real Cabbage Patch kids. Check out “A Proper Mother, Unhexed” by Ashlee Lhamon, free to read on FFO #writingcommunity #fantasy #family #magic #cabbagepatch www.flashfictiononline.com/article/a-pr...

Surreal meets tearful in Kate Horsley’s story “The Tao of Thorstein” about saying goodbye. #flashfiction #fantasy #family #caregiving www.flashfictiononline.com/article/the-...

COZY SCI-FI: “The Last Ofutan in Orbit” by Mizuki Yamagen is available to read on FFO: “Tsukumogami are objects that grow souls after a hundred years. Not many are left…” #flashfiction #sciencefiction #writingcommunity @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social www.flashfictiononline.com/article/the-...

OUT THIS WEEK: “Unfinished Conversations Package” by Chris Baker. Dad persona has so many things to share with you! @chrisbaker1337.bsky.social #writingcommunity #sciencefiction #flashfiction www.flashfictiononline.com/article/unfi...

Plot twist ft. kitten assists #kittens #cats #writingcommunity

Remember: when you bury the bodies, you should always plant native, endangered species on top so they can’t dig them up. #livelocal

How Much It Costs to Run a Literary Journal – 2025 Radon Journal is a not-for-profit science fiction publisher committed to transparency. This is our yearly public financial thread. We also want to show aspiring editors the true costs of running a semi-pro journal. #writingcommunity (1/10)

Good morning from the kitten room! Here’re some Nebula & Sunshine photos to get your day going right. Everyone is putting on weight, and they have increased in bravery and playfulness. Sunshine just made a brrp sound, and Nebula did an accidental forward roll whilst playing. Yaaay!

Ok, before I check under the hood, shall we take some bets on whether Sunshine is M or F? Here's some deets before I check:

Can you even believe those Blocks 1-2 people? Share, whydontcha? #scifi #dystopia #booksky #writingcommunity #comingsoon #expartumbites

New kitten journey begins

My story in Flash Fiction Online's FamPunk issue is now available online. Thanks again to @flashfictiononline.bsky.social and guest editor @slashnburnett.bsky.social for selecting it! www.flashfictiononline.com/article/unfi...

Big shout out to Erin Cairns @erincairns.bsky.social . If you love short stories (or don't yet know you love short stories) you should check out her Ink Foundry, a tagged search site for short fiction! It is really neat! inkfoundry.net

Manawaker Studio's Flash Fiction Podcast presents: "Candidate 1143172 cover letter: Junior pot scrubber" by Emma Burnett slashnburnett.bsky.social Listen on any podcast app, or at www.patreon.com/posts/143497... Supported by Patreon patrons! #flashfiction #podcastfiction #sciencefiction

The story so far! #whalesong is out in the world and there’s a new novella in @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social that I’m writing with author and scientist @slashnburnett.bsky.social with yet more ‘secrets of empire.’ And week after next I’ll start writing ‘The Alien’s War’

I have a story in @flashfictiononline.bsky.social’s FamPunk issue guest edited by the incomparable @slashnburnett.bsky.social! Buy the issue or subscribe to FFO, & go subscribe to Emma Burnett’s Patreon for a sneekpeek at her book that’s out next summer. www.flashfictiononline.com/product/flas...

Convincing you to read my short story with the first few sentences. Share yours, because sharing is caring! Bone-eater Earth dismantles techbros in @unchartedmag.bsky.social www.unchartedmag.com/stories/bone...

Tourist: Can you please help me get to 90bazillion Southbumblefuck Avenue? Me: Totes, of course. You're gonna want to type that address into your phone, then follow it where it says you need to go.

Tourist: Can you please help me get to 90bazillion Southbumblefuck Avenue? Me: Totes, of course. You're gonna want to type that address into your phone, then follow it where it says you need to go.

What goes in must come out. #parenting #scifi #dystopia #food #writingcommunity #exparumbites

Anyone else working on their ‘awards eligible’ list and feeling very proud of just how many voices live in their heads?

A thought: the BBC could just air Trump saying ‘just grab them by the pussy’ as an unedited reply.

What goes in must come out. #parenting #scifi #dystopia #food #writingcommunity #exparumbites

My partner just complained I never listen to him. What an odd way to begin a conversation.

Take the piss all you like, at least the Greens have policies you can actually sink your teeth into.

'25 Peppercorns' is out now with @mythaxis.bsky.social. This has been a particularly difficult story for me to publish, both personally and in finding a good home for it. It is deeply personal, but it's also political. mythaxis.co.uk/issue-43/25-... 1/...

Omg no wot. Read this.

Brace yourself for all the feelings with today's reprint, "With Nothing Left" by @slashnburnett.bsky.social :

It’s just a drop of blood. It’ll be fine. —— Ex Partum, coming out in June 2026 from @atthisarts.com #expartumbites #scifi #specfic #dystopia #writing

Oxford! An unbelievably beautiful place, also full of books. I was given a great tour by the inimitable @slashnburnett.bsky.social

Full Timelapse! Please enjoy it and read the wonderful story that inspired it! @slashnburnett.bsky.social www.fiveminutelit.com/five-minutes... @fiveminutelit.bsky.social

New rule proposal: If the food doesn’t taste good, you should get your calories back.

“The thing is,” my father says, when I finally get up the courage to tell my parents. “Your daughter is not actually a bear.” In our first @flashfictiononline.bsky.social FamPunk story, @emlinden.bsky.social gives us Ursula, who is perfect as she is. #fampunk #fantasy #flashfiction

It’s just a drop of blood. It’ll be fine. —— Ex Partum, coming out in June 2026 from @atthisarts.com #expartumbites #scifi #specfic #dystopia #writing

This. Wolf's Path is up for nominations. And also take a look at all the titles.

My latest Patreon post is live. It's got some life updates, and for paid supporters, it has a snippet from my upcoming book, Ex Partum (coming soon from @atthisarts.com). www.patreon.com/posts/140919... #scifi #specfic #booksky

Just got this email following World Fantasy Con, offering to sell me all attendee emails. Whilst I love replying to a scam (will drop links below), this one is a little more concerning. There are very few typos & the info is accurate. Not the usual. @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social

Oh my actual, I’m legit melting. Isn’t she the most lovely?

Today’s creative writing, ft punctuation

Someone I know has recently taken to mansplaining technical space science details at me, to ‘improve’ my fiction. This is unsolicited and unwelcome. Just wondering if other writers (particularly women) have dealt with this, and… how? #writing #writingcommunity #scifi #specfic

November issues of @locusmag.bsky.social, @nightmare-magazine.com, @lightspeedmagazine.com, The Dark, @smallwondersmag.com, @flashfictiononline.bsky.social and Dirty Magick are here! weightlessbooks.com/2025/11/

Oh wait, hang on… this story was kind of happy?

A new favourite author😊 and a good sword and all-around good egg.

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Emma is awesome, her patreon is well worth a look and she writes with such heart, emotion and depth. #Writingcommunity #BookSky bsky.app/profile/slas...

Hey you, yes you. You should check out this super amazing author and support her 😊