Another one added to my list of best #sff and #horror stories I've read this year: "The Waitress" by @brooklynannauthor.com #specfic #speculativefiction #shortstories #amreading #writingcommunity #writesky #writing #reading #scifi #sciencefiction #fantasy

These are photos I took in Josefov, a district of Prague that was historically a Jewish quarter. I once lived in Prague and spent a lot of time in Josefov. The alt text contains some info on these sites. More photos at www.almunson.com/photos/. #photography #photos #realphotos #NoAI

Translating your family's feedback on your #writing: "I like it." = "Other people will hate it." "It's good." = "It's mediocre at best." "It's very good." = "Other people *may* actually like it." "It's excellent!" = "It doesn't read like a complete amateur wrote it." #writingcommunity #writesky

Now we've lost Rob Reiner. This year has sucked, and I fear 2026 will be even worse. www.latimes.com/california/s...

No "control" in my cult #horror story, so I went with "enforce" instead. #sff #shortstories #WIPSnips #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting #writing

Adding to my list of best #horror stories of the year: "The Body is a Cage Opened Only by Fire" and "Severed Blessings" by @jawmccarthy.bsky.social (Both soon to be released. I read them early through HWA Stoker Opt-Ins.) #sff #fantasy #speculativefiction #specfic #reading #amreading #shortstories

Is it worth reading The Lord of the Rings if I hated The Hobbit? Does the series significantly improve (i.e. not just a bunch of 2-D characters surrounding one character with depth)? That was far from my only complaint about The Hobbit, but it was the biggest. #fantasy #sff #reading

Continuing my list of best #sff stories of the year: "Autogas Ferryman" by @champwongs.bsky.social "25 Peppercorns" by @slashnburnett.bsky.social "Hard as a Mirror of Cast Bronze" & "If Time Travel Were Possible..." by @grigorylukin.bsky.social #specfic #scifi #sciencefiction #fantasy #reading

More of the best #sff and #horror stories I've read this year: "Stomata" by @ledaniels.bsky.social "Cats of Ulthar: A Tale Reimagined" (comic book) written by Bruce Brown, art by Thomas Boatwright, and letters by Marco Della Verde. #sciencefiction #fantasy #scifi #specfic #speculativefiction

Numbers come up a lot in my #neurodivergent #scifi #horror creature feature that is currently looking for a home. #sff #WIPSnips #writingcommunity #writing #sciencefiction #specfic #speculativefiction #writesky

Elaine Miles is a national treasure. She can drive my car backwards anytime... maybe straight into an ICE van. #FuckICE #FuckTrump #LandBack #NativeSky #Indigisky

My friends and coworkers often ask me if Natives celebrate Thanksgiving. Some do, and some don't. It just depends. This shirt kind of sums up how I feel. Fvkit (pronounced "fuck it") means "turkey" in Choctaw. (I'm a vegetarian, though.) #thankstaking #thanksgiving www.amazon.com/Dont-Celebra...

I want to take this time to highlight the best #sff and #horror short stories I've read so far this year: "Echo Syndrome" and "Written on the Subway Walls" by @jenniferhudak.bsky.social "Through the Machine" by @cornellwriter.bsky.social (1/2) #writingcommunity #scifi #fantasy #specfic #amreading

I did a double-take when this said "30-year-old sci-fi saga" and then realized, yes, I am that fucking old. Anyway, I look forward to more Stargate... even if it's on Amazon Prime. www.inverse.com/entertainmen... #sff #sci-fi #sciencefiction #tvshows #Stargate #specfic #speculativefiction #reboot

3 days left! We only need $55 more to fund these anthologies. Waterborne has adult #horror stories about sea monsters. Once Upon a Moonless Night has revenge stories for all ages. www.kickstarter.com/projects/bro... #sff #books #booksky #scifi #sciencefiction #fantasy #specfic #speculativefiction

5 days left in the Kickstarter! We still need $160 to fund these #horror anthologies. Waterborne is for adults and focused on sea monsters. Once Upon a Moonless Night is all ages and focused on revenge stories. www.kickstarter.com/projects/bro... #books #booksky #sff #fantasy #scifi #specfic

Only one week left, and we still need $250 to fund these books! Waterborne is a sea monster anthology. Once Upon a Moonless Night is a revenge story anthology for all ages. Help get these published! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bro... #booksky #horror #sff #books #specfic #scifi #fantasy #reading

Only 10 days left in the Kickstarter, and we still need $498! If you can chip to help an indie publisher, we'd appreciate it. I'd love to see these two anthologies published. www.kickstarter.com/projects/bro... #books #booksky #horror #sff #specfic #speculativefiction #reading #scifi #fantasy

A woman’s childhood mistakes come back to haunt her when a vengeful letter-writer calls her back to the strange town she fled 20 years before. "We Told You of the One Who Lives in the Mound" is my #sff #horror story. Read or listen here: pseudopod.org/2025/07/11/p... #podcast #specfic #shortstories

I once lived in Prague while trying to be an EFL teacher. I moved to the district of Braník after the first month. These are some photos I took in the area. It was gorgeous there. More photos are on my website: www.almunson.com/photos/ #photography #NoAI #Praha #travel #photos #landscapes #scenic

Two anthologies: One adult #horror and one for all ages. Waterborne is filled with monsters from the deep. Once Upon a Moonless Night has tales of revenge. Help fund these awesome books! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bro... #sff #specfic #speculativefiction #sciencefiction #fantasy #booksky #books

A big thanks to Grace Kielstra with @metastellar.bsky.social for interviewing me today! It was nice to talk about my work with a fellow sff-lover. I look forward to the final cut being released next year. #sff #horror #writing #writingcommunity #writesky #speculativefiction #specfic #scifi

Looking for a Halloween scare? Last year, a modified version of my #sci-fi #horror story, "What Mel Knows," was narrated by Alicia Atkins on Creepy Podcast's Patreon. Subscribers can access the episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/10-16-... #sff #speculativefiction #specfic #sciencefiction

Kickstarter for 2 anthologies: Waterborne is adult #horror focused on sea monsters. Once Upon a Moonless Night is for all ages and focused on revenge plots. Help out an indie publisher! #sff #booksky #books #scifi #sciencefiction #fantasy #specfic #shortstories www.kickstarter.com/projects/bro...

Ace Awareness Week was last week, and what it showed me was a lot of you don't know what asexual means. Non-ace writers, why are you putting ace characters in sexual situations? And then you have the nerve to call it ace fiction? We don't exist for your weird sexual fantasies. #aceawareness #acesky

Unsolicited opinion: No sim subs is a BS rule. Many venues stay closed to subs for 2yrs and take 3-18 months to respond w/ an R. A story takes many subs to get accepted. If authors subbed to 1 venue at a time, it'd take 7+ yrs to get 1 story published. #writingcommunity #writing #writers #authors

I haven't posted much yet, but I am now on the *ahem* Book of Faces. I'm looking for other #writers, #artists, and creative types in general to follow there (and here), especially those involved with #sff & #horror in any art form. (No AI.) #writesky #writingcommunity #authors #artistcommunity

The Kickstarter has launched for the anthology Once Upon a Moonless Night. It includes my story, "My Grandfather's Bow." Help out a small press by chipping in. www.kickstarter.com/projects/bro... #shortstories #horror #darkfiction #crimefiction #fantasy #darkfantasy #YAfiction #books #sff #specfic

Tear gassing and arresting people for nothing? You know things have gotten bad when the feds are treating Chicagoans like they treat Natives. #AbolishICE #FuckFascism #NoICE #NoKings #FuckTrump #NoDeportations #NoOneIsIllegal blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/20/f...

New video on our YouTube channel! MetaStellar Storytime: The Songstress by A. L. Munson, Read by Andrea Goyan www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh2q...

A strange woman arrives in town, singing a song of death and destruction that brings eternal night. "The Songstress" is a whimsical narrative #horror #poem. Read it here: www.metastellar.com/.../flash...... Buy it here: www.metastellar.com/books/the-be... #poetry #sff #flashfiction #fantasy

#Photos I took in Berlin. I liked the juxtaposition of Atlas holding up the world and the Berlin Bear holding up a bratwurst. The other two photos are of the remaining sections of the Berlin Wall. More of my (very amateur) photography here: www.almunson.com/photos/ #photography #travel #photographs

Fun exercise: Every time you see the term "AI-generated," replace it with "plagiarized." It means the same thing but is more upfront about it. #NoAI #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #artists #creators #authors #artcommunity #artistcommunity #writing #art #createsky #creativecommunity #artsky

Columbus was a rapist, pedophile, and human trafficker. So is Trump, so it fits that he wants to keep celebrating him. Hattak lakna hvta mvt aknaka (micha ibbak iskitini ishi). #IndigenousPeoplesDay #FuckColumbus #FuckTrump #LandBack www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

After a mysterious entity kidnaps their unborn child from the womb, a young couple seeks help from a Choctaw conjuror to get him back. "The Wager" is a #supernatural #horror story. Read it here: www.metastellar.com/fiction/the-... Buy it here: brigidsgatepress.com/product/seer... #sff #shortstories

Even though LibGen stole my work, I'm excluded from the lawsuit b/c they stole it after Anthropic stopped using them to train AI. Sorry, but if you break into my house and steal my laptop, you don't get to claim no wrongdoing b/c you never used the laptop. #NoAI #writingcommunity #writers #writesky

Every magazine's submission guidelines: We will not accept work with gratuitous gore. Me: *looks at story I'm submitting* Define "gratuitous." #horror #sff #writing #writingcommunity #writers #writesky

I know, a petition feels like the least amount of nothing we can do. I signed it anyway. act.nilc.org/page/88106/p...

A lab accident leaves a physicist’s conscious mind jumping further and further into the future while her body remains in the present. "What Mel Knows" is an #sff #horror #shortstory. Read it for free here: cosmichorrormonthly.com/fiction/what... Buy it here: cosmichorrormonthly.com/store/issue-...

Tomorrow is Native American Boarding School Remembrance Day. Wear orange in memory and support of survivors and those who died. Vlla moma kvt holittopa. 🧡 #EveryChildMatters #NABS #NABSRemembranceDay #NABSHealing #NativeSky

Progress! The judge has approved the settlement and is now allowing time for authors to object before it becomes final. *crossing fingers* apnews.com/article/anth... #writesky #authors #writers #writingcommunity #NoAI #AIisPlagiarism

The Best of MetaStellar Year Four anthology is out now! 54 #sff stories, including my whimsical narrative #horror poem, "The Songstress." I'm so happy to share this with everyone! www.metastellar.com/books/the-be... #sci-fi #fantasy #specfic #speculativefiction #sciencefiction #books #shortstories

Coming September 26: The Best of MetaStellar Year Four #anthology! Featuring 54 stories from #sff writers around the globe. Available in print and e-book form from bookstores soon! E-book preorder link: books2read.com/u/4jdgOD #sci-fi #sciencefiction #fantasy #shortstories #specfic #horror #books

The Best of MetaStellar Year Four #anthology hits bookstore shelves Sep. 26 with 54 #sff stories for you to dive into! E-book preorder link is live: books2read.com/u/4jdgOD Print preorder link still to come. #sci-fi #fantasy #sciencefiction #books #shortstories #specfic #speculativefiction #horror

The Best of MetaStellar Year Four anthology beams into bookstores September 26th with 54 #sff stories you're bound to enjoy! E-book preorder link: books2read.com/u/4jdgOD #sciencefiction #sci-fi #fantasy #horror #shortstories #books #specfic #speculativefiction #anthology

Next Friday, The Best of MetaStellar Year Four #anthology hits bookstores! If you don't want to wait to read those 54 awesome #sff stories, you can preorder the e-book here: books2read.com/u/4jdgOD (Print preorders aren't available yet.) #sci-fi #fantasy #horror #sciencefiction #books #shortstories

Damn. We just lost Graham Greene and now Robert Redford? Another absolute icon gone. 💔 (Side note: How does this article not mention Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid or The Sting?) people.com/robert-redfo...

Like #sci-fi & #fantasy? The Best of MetaStellar Year Four #anthology hits bookstores next Friday with 54 #sff stories you're sure to love! E-book preorder link: books2read.com/u/4jdgOD Print preorders coming soon. #sciencefiction #horror #books #shortstories #speculativefiction #specfic

You can now pre-order The Best of MetaStellar Year 4 at books2read.com/u/4jdgOD - DRM-free where the platform permits. #SpeculativeFiction #Fantasy #ScienceFiction #ShortStories #Anthology #ComingSoon #MetaStellar #HumansAreMagic #HumanStoriesByHumanAuthors #Culture #Reading

In 2 weeks, The Best of MetaStellar Year Four #anthology hits bookstores! 54 #sff stories from authors around the globe that you're sure to enjoy. E-book preorder link: books2read.com/u/4jdgOD Print preorder link coming soon. #sci-fi #sciencefiction #fantasy #horror #books #shortstories #specfic