Hi all, still sending out emails re the below. Keep your eyes peeled over the next couple of weeks!

GOOD LORD, sorry, and hello everyone. Illness, and a bit more illness, an international move, a new job. Jesus. I can't respond to DMs yet because of a UK ID rule. I will be emailing folks about issues 1 and 2 over the next week to see if they are still interested in being included.

The crabs are moving slowing, but by god they are moving. Issues 1 and 2 are coming together. Emails are being answered! Art is being viewed by many a pronged eye. That is to say, please do email me to follow-up if you've sent me an email and I have yet to reply! 🦀

A Crab Tales update. I've had the worst health this year. Balancing fatigue with a full-time job is no joke. I've had to let Crab Tales and writing projects slide this year whilst I rested. My hope is that I've found enough of a routine to add magazine stuff and regular writing back in. 🦀

Hello, everyone/crab fans/actual crabs/stray humans. I am so sorry for my radio silence on issues 1 and 2. Between poor health and starting a new full-time job, I've had no time nor the spoons to work on either issue. My health has improved, so progress has resumed.

In every person there are two crabs. Please don't disturb them, they are having a nice sit down.

CitrusCrab

For art submissions I want: CRAB MAGIC, CRABS IN SPACE, CRABS HAVING A NICE CHAT, CRAB WIZARD, CRABS SOMEHOW FLYING LIKE A STARLING MURMURATION. All normal requests.

CRAB WORLD CRAB WORLD

CRAB ART Crab planet, crabs made of other smaller crabs, crabs with hats, abstract crabs, crabs on a beach, crabs in the water, crab wizard gathering, hermit crab meet up, crabs eating a black hole, crabs doing magic, crabs hiding, crabs as the stars themselves. crabtalesmagazine.com/submissions/

There are DMs now! *clack clack clack clack*

They liked my mention of them in my IG story but did not follow me. OUTRAGE. CRAB INJUSTICE.

Why not submit some Crabstract art? Or maybe you prefer more of an Art Decopod style?

CRAB ART Crab planet, crabs made of other smaller crabs, crabs with hats, abstract crabs, crabs on a beach, crabs in the water, crab wizard gathering, hermit crab meet up, crabs eating a black hole, crabs doing magic, crabs hiding, crabs as the stars themselves. crabtalesmagazine.com/submissions/

#InsertAnInvert2024 it's your time to shine once again

did somebody say crab wizard?!

For art submissions I want: CRAB MAGIC, CRABS IN SPACE, CRABS HAVING A NICE CHAT, CRAB WIZARD, CRABS SOMEHOW FLYING LIKE A STARLING MURMURATION. All normal requests.

THERE'S A CRAB MUSEUM OMG

Picture me launching issue one with photos of me and said horrifying crab.

The deep temptation to buy all crab related things, even the horrifying 'sexy crab' plush I saw in Penny's last week.

It is lovely to be well enough to work on Crab Tales Issue 1 again. We've reopened our art submissions and will be replying to submissions already sent soon. crabtalesmagazine.com/submissions/

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I am still horribly ill. Sorry to everyone that I have not replied to yet. The moment I'm well I'll respond to everyone.

My health has been so poor lately. If I owe you an email and you've not had a reply by Sunday, please send a follow-up.

Facebook and IG are both down. I assume Threads is, too.

WE BUILT THIS CITY ON CRABS THAT ROLL! Help! Our city is unstable! *crabs roll around helplessly* 🦀

WE BUILT THIS CITY ON CRABS THAT ROLL! Help! Our city is unstable! *crabs roll around helplessly* 🦀

Our EIC facilitated an online creative writing workshop this evening to raise funds for MAP. It went very well!

ART SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN! 🦀 Guidelines: crabtalesmagazine.com/submissions/ SEND US YOUR CRABS

Bluesky has hashtags now! #crabs #crabtalesmagazine #crabsareawesome #ifyoudislikecrabsthencrabsfeelssad

I made a silly IG post for the art sub call going live, please share if you're over there too! www.instagram.com/p/C3skPa-qaHe/

ART SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN! 🦀 Guidelines: crabtalesmagazine.com/submissions/ SEND US YOUR CRABS

STRETCH YOUR PINCERS AND GET TO DRAWING, ART CRABS

I am so excited about the first issue! 30 crab tales! Thanks to everyone who sent funds to the magazine's kofi page many moons ago. I would not be able to make this magazine without your support 🦀 Art submissions are opening officially next week!

My story, Pre-Pinch, will appear in issue 1 of @crabtalesmagazine.bsky.social. So that's exciting.

Me, an intellectual: "Imagine having crabs for hands."

My science fiction story “Glitter Crown” has been accepted for publication in Crab Tales Magazine, Issue 2. Not a spoiler but, yes, it has crabs in it. 🦀 👑 @crabtalesmagazine.bsky.social

DID SOMETHING NEW! I wrote a story… For GROWN-UPS! OVER-THE-MOON to share: “CRAB SADDLIN’” will be in Issue #1 of Crab Tales Magazine, a flash fiction SFF magazine about crabs ed. by @rachelhandley.bsky.social ! 🎉! 🦀: “I’d like to thank all the little people…” @crabtalesmagazine.bsky.social

I am BEYOND DELIGHTED to announce that "Intergalactic Geographic" is going to be in Issue 1 of @crabtalesmagazine.bsky.social 🦀!!! Please admire my restraint in making this announcement without inflicting crab-based puns on anyone. 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀

Hey maybe you should follow @crabtalesmagazine.bsky.social if you like speculative flash fiction about crabs. Also because I have had a story accepted for issue 2! 🦀🦀🦀

happy valentines day to: my upcoming story in @crabtalesmagazine.bsky.social !!! it’s a little bit listicle a lotta bit 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀

🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀 🦀🦀 I'm hanging out 🦀🦀 🦀🦀 with the crabs 🦀🦀 🦀🦀 in issue two 🦀🦀🦀 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀

So excited to announce my crab of the stars story will be in issue 2!! Excited to join my fellow creative crustaceans in these pages!

I am absolutely crabsmacked to be part of this! 🦀

Can’t wait to share my little hermit crab story with everyone 🐚

Just sold a story about crabs, a crashing asteroid, and sittin' on the dock after a job well done. It will be joining many others in the debut issue of @crabtalesmagazine.bsky.social.

ALL RESPONSES HAVE BEEN SENT. If you have not had a response, please let me know ASAP. I have one spot left for issue 2! To those who have been accepted, please do shout and clack to the world about it! 🦀

The crabs have decided that it is not Valentine's Day but Crab Day. The crabs request pats. Thank you. Do not give them cards. They will eat them.

CLACK CLACK CLACK Nearly all submitted stories have been replied to now. If you've not had a response yet, you will later today.