M Shedric Simpson
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Writer, artist, & dreamer. Nonbinary & neurodivergent. More @ shedric.com
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Kai Ashante Wilson
8 days ago
New Kai Ashante Wilson novel! Hopefully this update post rectifies the issues with the earlier one. I want y'all to see it!
www.patreon.com/KaiAshanteWi...
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I slept on
@annleckie.com
âs The Raven Tower for way too long. Mythic, yet human, and full of intrigue and drama and wonder. Absolutely fantastic book. I canât wait to see what she does next.
app.thestorygraph.com/books/a7e442...
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The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie
Listen. A god is speaking. My voice echoes through the stone of your masterâs castle. The castle...
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/a7e442b3-8c89-4c36-b1b0-3effa76a5793
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Time to rank my top 3 favorite star wars movies: 1) Star Wars: Deep Space 9 2) Star Wars Beyond Thuderdome 3) The Chronicles of Riddick
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21 days ago
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Delighted to announce that my little fairy tale about a goblin and a prince will be appearing in the Mythos issue of In Another Time!
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about 1 month ago
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If you enjoyed Emma Burnett's Bone-Eater Earth, don't miss her new book. Pre-order is live!
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about 2 months ago
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Sherrilyn Ifill
about 2 months ago
Itâs time. Meet in Selma. Saturday, May 16th.
blackpowerwarroom.com/dayofaction/
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All Roads Lead to the South â National Day of Action for Voting Rights
The voting rights they marched for are being stripped away right now. We're going back. Are you coming?
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Reckoning
2 months ago
There's still time to preorder Reckoning X, the most beautiful book we've ever produced, so that Michael will take time from antifascist shenanigans to mail you one, in reused packaging, in all its recycled paper veg ink glory, with compostable shroom sticker
reckoning.press/product/reck...
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megan lee beeees
2 months ago
Idk why i love green so much maybe it's because it'll overtake me whether i like it or not there's no choice in the PNW you will succumb to the green
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Natalia Theodoridou
3 months ago
The SOUR CHERRY paperback is out in the UK today đđđ
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https://www.headline.co.uk/titles/natalia-theodoridou/sour-cherry/9781035416189/
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Seven years ago I first read Megan's "Silk Will Hold Her Bones Together" and it's been close to my heart ever since. I'm so very happy this lovely strange couple has finally returned! If you love dark but heartfelt, please give this one a try.
pubs.lib.uiowa.edu/iowareview/a...
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3 months ago
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I really appreciate the transparency
@fusionfragment.bsky.social
brings to their statistics, processes, and approach. Makes them one of my favorite markets to submit to!
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3 months ago
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So excited to see Sour Cherry by
@nassos.bsky.social
on this list! Haunting and gorgeously written, this was one of my favorite books of the year. If you haven't picked this one up yet, no better time!
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4 months ago
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megan lee beeees
4 months ago
I got badge ribbons!! Come find me at
#NorWesCon
in the first weekend of April if you would also like to represent women who are made of spiders!
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Thank you so much for reading and sharing! <3
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4 months ago
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Delighted to join
@meganleebees.bsky.social
@camdenscorner.bsky.social
and so many other fantastic writers in Animal Noir, a new anthology from Little Key Press! Catch the release & live reading 7:00 PM PST tonight at
youtube.com/@vintagebookshop
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4 months ago
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Happy Valentineâs Day from the snuggliest boys on the planet.
5 months ago
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Kij Johnson
5 months ago
APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN: My Novel Architects workshop, for people working on long-form SF/F/H. 7/5â18, Lawrence KS. Talks, developmental sessions, & collaborative work. Limited to 8 writers at every level of expertise, from folks starting their first book to bestsellers halfway through a series.
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Novel Architects - Kij Johnson
Information about the Novel Architects workshops and master classes!
https://kijjohnson.com/teacher/
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megan lee beeees
5 months ago
I wanted to make some stickers for the novella release and I'm really pleased with this design
#horrorwriter
#books
#OneHundredThousandLivesAfterDeath
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DHS targets violent white nationalists in their ICE recruiting campaigns, with promises of unleashing them on vulnerable populations. The cruelty and violence are by design. ICE cannot be reformed. ICE must be dissolved.
msmagazine.com/2026/01/27/i...
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How Misogyny and White Nationalism Converge in ICE Enforcement
In Minnesota, poorly trained, heavily armed and trigger-happy men ICE agents target anyone non-white. It's misogyny, racism and state terror.
https://msmagazine.com/2026/01/27/ice-recruitment-women-violence-lesbian-masculinity/
5 months ago
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Ann Leckie
5 months ago
Wanna pre-order Radiant Star and also get it signed (by me)?
www.left-bank.com/book/9780316...
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Radiant Star (Hardcover)
An electrifying new space opera of power, politics, and faith, set in the world of the Imperial Radch, Ann Leckie's ground-breaking, Hugo Award-winning science fiction epic. The Temporal Location of the Radiant Star is an inconvenience: A backwater religious site on an unimportant planet soon to be absorbed into the imperial Radchâs own, superior culture.
https://www.left-bank.com/book/9780316290357
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So honored to see my little spider rancher up there alongside so many fabulous stories! đ
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6 months ago
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Boosting this callâFlameTreeâs anthologies are gorgeous. Send them a story!
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6 months ago
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Last time it was Operation Iraqi Liberation And we pretended we were the good guys. This time there's no pretense It's just Operation Illegal Landgrab. Either way, we know what it's all about.
6 months ago
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2025 vibes at NYE karaoke
6 months ago
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2026 which way we going?
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Merry Catmas to those who celebrate.
6 months ago
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emma burnett
8 months ago
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
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www.patreon.com/posts/140919...
#scifi
#specfic
#booksky
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November, novella, new beginnings | Emma Burnett
Get more from Emma Burnett on Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/posts/140919569
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Rebecca Buchanan
8 months ago
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/
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Submissions
What is Eternal Haunted Summer? EHS is an ezine dedicated to 1) original poetry and 2) short fiction about the Gods and Goddesses and heroes of the worldâs many Pagan/polytheist traditions. WâŚ
https://eternalhauntedsummer.com/about/
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If itâs safe for you to protest, todayâs a good day to be heard. Thereâs no need to RSVP, and there are local protests in neighborhoods all over the country.
www.mobilize.us/nokings/map/
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No Kings June 14 ¡ No Kings on Mobilize
Find events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, fundraisers and more with No Kings.
https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/map/
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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...
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9 months ago
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Mychal Threets
9 months ago
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, itâs in a book đđđŚđ
youtu.be/gHAIjSkmnYI?...
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No Cats In The Library đąđ | Reading Rainbow đ đ | Full Episode | @Kidzukoâ
YouTube video by Kidzuko
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Lex McMenamin (they/them)
9 months ago
new from
@kylietcheung.bsky.social
in
@teenvogue.com
: recently, men have impersonated plainclothes ICE agents to assault womenâonly possible, she argues, because state agents commit violence with impunity. "To be clear, men wouldnât be posing as ICE agents and assaulting women if ICE didnât exist."
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How ICE Raids Are Making It Easier for Civilian Men to Assault Immigrant Women
"This phenomenon is only possible because of the outsized power that state agents have always had to abuse and control women and victims' bodies," argues Kylie Cheung.
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/men-dressed-as-ice-agents-to-assault-immigrant-women-horrifying-trend
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Pedro Iniguez
9 months ago
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!
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10 months ago
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10 months ago
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
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FIYAH Literary Magazine
10 months ago
Behold! The cover and TOC for our latest, GODS & MONSTERS, coming at you this October:
fiyahlitmag.com/2025/09/06/f...
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geneva đď¸
10 months ago
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...
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Angela Liu
10 months ago
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
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How to Talk to Your Children About War - SmokeLong Quarterly
You donât tell children about beheadings, or people burned alive, or crowds cheering at pictures of the dead. You donât tell them about the indiscriminate nature of bombs, how theyâre supposed to be a...
https://www.smokelong.com/stories/how-to-talk-to-your-children-about-war/
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Such a lovely time at
@seattlein2025.org
WorldCon! It was so inspiring to meet so many people whoâve influenced me, and to learn from so many amazing authors. Thank you all!
11 months ago
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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...
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Beyond Those Shadowed Hills â Cosmic Horror Monthly
https://cosmichorrormonthly.com/fiction/beyond-those-shadowed-hills/
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Uncanny Magazine
11 months ago
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
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Hey is that
@camdenscorner.bsky.social
I see on the cover there?!?!
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11 months ago
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ProPublica
11 months ago
On March 15, President Donald Trumpâs administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as theyâd been taken away. Now, their stories will begin to be told. Starting here đ
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The Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran Prison
On March 15, President Donald Trumpâs administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as theyâd beenâŚ
https://www.propublica.org/article/venezuelan-immigrants-trump-deported-cecot/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-bsky&utm_content=7-26
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Clarion West
11 months ago
Tomorrow! If you're in Seattle, join us for an in-person open mic with Two Hour Transport! Weâll 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
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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-...
11 months ago
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Deeply honored to have my quantum-entangled starfish & boys struggling with their feelings appear in this issue!
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about 1 year ago
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Fusion Fragment
about 1 year ago
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.
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I am smashing that download button as hard as I can.
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Sonia Sulaiman
about 1 year ago
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...
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The Apocryphal -Call for Submissions
Palestinian Dark Fantasy and Horror Fiction Anthology -Call for submissions â a¡poc¡ry¡phal /ÉËpäkrÉf(É)l/ adjective adjective: apocryphal (of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, althouâŚ
https://soniasulaiman.com/the-apocryphal-call-for-submissions/
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Why havenât I read this story yet?
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