2025 vibes at NYE karaoke

2026 which way we going?

Merry Catmas to those who celebrate.

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

Call for submissions! Eternal Haunted Summer is open to submissions of #fiction, #poetry, essays, interviews, and reviews from 1 November to 1 December 2025. The theme is the Good Neighbors or the #fae. Full guidelines below. #witchsky #fairies #myth #pagan eternalhauntedsummer.com/about/

If it’s safe for you to protest, today’s a good day to be heard. There’s no need to RSVP, and there are local protests in neighborhoods all over the country. www.mobilize.us/nokings/map/

Kai Ashante Wilson ( @wildeeps.bsky.social ) has a new novel coming out in 2027! "The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps" and "A Taste of Honey" were full of heart and hurt and wonder, and I can't wait to see what Wilson creates next. Consider supporting if you can! www.patreon.com/cw/KaiAshant...

Reading Rainbow… is back! 🥹 This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you ✨ Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋🌌 youtu.be/gHAIjSkmnYI?...

new from @kylietcheung.bsky.social in @teenvogue.com: recently, men have impersonated plainclothes ICE agents to assault women—only possible, she argues, because state agents commit violence with impunity. "To be clear, men wouldn’t be posing as ICE agents and assaulting women if ICE didn’t exist."

Happy to announce that my poem "Perish and Live Forever," which first appeared in MEXICANS ON THE MOON, has just won the @sfpoetry.bsky.social 's Dwarf Star Award for poetry. This award is for best micro poem of 10 lines or less. Many thanks to members who voted. It is a big honor. Much love!

Packed & ready to go.

Looking for some bite-sized horror to read? We have "Beyond Those Shadowed Hills" by M. Shedric Simpson available for FREE on our website. Read here: https://bit.ly/4mIBwtt

Behold! The cover and TOC for our latest, GODS & MONSTERS, coming at you this October: fiyahlitmag.com/2025/09/06/f...

2026 calendars are up for preorder till the end of October! Calendars ship in November! They're saddle-stitched with a hanging hole, 9 x 24 inches large! gdbee.store/products/vib...

This made me cry. In just 600 words, this story touches on so many of the things I've been thinking about as a parent living in the US. All the meanings of war, all the gardens that have become cemeteries. "How To Talk To Your Children About War" by @eaaymar.bsky.social in @smokelong.bsky.social

Such a lovely time at @seattlein2025.org WorldCon! It was so inspiring to meet so many people who’ve influenced me, and to learn from so many amazing authors. Thank you all!

Delighted to announce that my little cozy horror story about a melancholy spider rancher is free to read at @chmmagazine.bsky.social ! You can find it at: cosmichorrormonthly.com/fiction/beyo...

PLEASE REPOST! WRITERS! Uncanny Magazine will be open to Short Story Submissions from August 25 to September 8! Uncanny Magazine will be open to Poetry Submissions from August 9 to August 26. WE WANT TO SEE YOUR SHINY WORDS! buff.ly/9AyStcb

Hey is that @camdenscorner.bsky.social I see on the cover there?!?!

On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been taken away. Now, their stories will begin to be told. Starting here 👇

Tomorrow! If you're in Seattle, join us for an in-person open mic with Two Hour Transport! We’ll be at the Magnuson Park Amphitheater (6344 NE 74th St), from 5-7PM Pacific. Reader signups start at 4:30PM. Everyone is welcome! Register for this and more upcoming events at clarionwest.org/events.

My little story about a troubled spider rancher is out in this month's @chmmagazine.bsky.social --with a lovely illustration by @insanity-inc.bsky.social ! It... may contain spiders... but I hope you enjoy! cosmichorrormonthly.com/store/issue-...

Deeply honored to have my quantum-entangled starfish & boys struggling with their feelings appear in this issue!

Read "What the Sky Recalls" by @shedric.bsky.social in www.fusionfragment.com/issue-20/. For all your quiet, aching, and lovely post-apocalyptic needs.

I am smashing that download button as hard as I can.

I am, once again, asking you to share this call for stories widely: The Apocryphal will be an anthology of Palestinian horror and dark fantasy/sci fi published by Roseway. Details below! soniasulaiman.com/the-apocryph...

Why haven’t I read this story yet?

Family outing for Indie Bookstore Day. We went a little overboard, but no such thing as too many books? Not pictured: Signed preorder of @wiswell.bsky.social’s Wearing the Lion from @oblongbooks.bsky.social !

Lovely and inspiring weekend at @norwescon.org! Great panels, workshops, and of course, friends. Already looking forward to next year, but for now it’s time to unpack the bags and join this pile of cats.

Some short but sweet short speculative fiction from March. reactormag.com/must-read-sh...

@camdenscorner.bsky.social’s April Fools prank is the gift that keeps giving. Almost two weeks and I’m still finding googly eyes…

You and I and I and You by @camdenscorner.bsky.social at @heartlines-spec.com is stunning!! Super cool use of strikethroughs that I can't do here, fated and sometimes miserable lovers. Beautiful beautiful "So we wait until (I die)(you die) I ask you" www.heartlines-spec.com/you-and-i-an...

I swear these cats are real! They look like AI slop because they are so ridiculously snuggly that they merge into one four-eared eight-legged cat. Corvus, on the bottom, is not so sure about this arrangement, but Orion is quite pleased.

Seattlites! This Saturday! www.mobilize.us/handsoff/eve...

Check out this story (and my author interview below)! Now more than ever, the world needs your art. Create. Rest. Create again. Art is how we find community. Art is how we bring change. Art matters, and so do you ❤️

you are not alone.

NEW FICTION: "In Tandem" by @camdenscorner.bsky.social #SFF #flashfiction flashpointsf.com/2025/03/07/i...

Haven Spec is almost at the finish line on their kickstarter goal. It's a great time to subscribe, and hey they've got some fantastic backer rewards!

Deeply grateful to Fusion Fragment for all the support! "What the Sky Recalls" is one of the stories I'm most proud of, and I'm so happy for it to have a home in Issue 20 of FF. If you have a chance to pick up one of this year's issues, I promise you'll find some amazing work!

Sir Fig Newton & the Science of Persistence is the kind of wonderful & heartfelt book I wish I’d had as a child. So excited to see @bysonjathomas.bsky.social featured here!

Did you publish a story in 2024 with beetles, crabs, centipedes, isopods, butterflies, or others? Nominate it for Year’s Best Arthropod Short Fiction! 🪲🦀🦋🐞🕷️

from “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia Butler

Marsha "Pay it No Mind" Johnson (1945-1992) was a Black trans woman whose activism was critical in the push for LGBTQ rights. During the 1969 Stonewall Riots, she dropped a brick onto a police car from a lamppost. Stand with us in celebrating her legacy. #TransRights #BlackHistoryMonth (art by me)

How to pick just one? There's a lot of great books on this list--I'd add Lone Women by Victor LaValle, which really stuck in my head for the stark landscape and memorable characters.

It's your last chance! Ring in the new year by getting your four-day adult membership to #NWC47 for just $95. The rate goes up to $110 on January 1, 2025 so don't wait! Visit the Memberships page of our website and click "Register for NWC47 today!". https://buff.ly/3hEn6eK

Merry Catmas to those who celebrate.

Utterly enraptured by the stories in this anthology!! Personal standouts so far: "Becoming a Home" by @camdenscorner.bsky.social--wrenching, resonant--and the totally delightful "A Universe Cupped in the Palm of Her Hand" by @jlgeorge.bsky.social. bannisterpress.com/other-anthol...

I'm excited to announce I've got a flash piece out in Eternal Haunted Summer's Winter Solstice issue! "The Blessings of a Lesser God" is a story about Eris, goddess of discord, and those she watches over now. eternalhauntedsummer.com/issues/winte...

My novella is with @cairophoenix.bsky.social for edits and I'm so excited to share my sweetheart Tille with you all soon. I'm working on #illustration in the mean time. As a gestalt made of spiders, she has a body for every occasion. This one is called The Hunger #onehundredthousandlivesafterdeath

Today is the winter solstice :)