Kids, gather round and hear a tale of the olden times.

I swear it's like every solution to creative block for me is to jump in media res. Yes, even 2/3 of the way into the story. Why write intros & transitions when I can skip straight to the good parts? As Jordan Peele says, follow the fun

free contest subs for BIPOC and/or historically marginalized writers will be closing May 22 at 11:59pm ET! get those subs in 🖤 general subs are open until june 15! $5 to submit, $300 grand prize!

The big thing I regret about the decline of arts criticism is that everyone still dislikes things, but in boring, unthoughtful ways. We’ve sucked all the fun out of being a hater by pretending it’s not an intellectual exercise!

📣 Details for Lark Morgan Lu’s upcoming call for stories, themed “Aftermath,” are now available via our Patreon page. ✔️ Submissions open JULY 1st! ✔️ All genres ✔️ 500-1000 words as per usual This issue will release in January 2027 #writingcommunity #flashfiction

SIDE HUSTLE: HORROR STORIES FOR LATE CAPITALISM opens for submissions in nine days! Send us your horror and dark sci-fi stories about the extra work we do to stay afloat. Regular call = May 15 to June 14 Extended period for marginalized authors: June 15 to June 21 agitapublishing.com/submissions/

Words are producing again, for the first time in months. I'm hoping to get the ball rolling and actually finish it this time! Story idea is about 3 yrs old (and long overdue!) Is there still room for AI horror? 👀

Got my 2nd short story acceptance! Smaller mag, smaller story, equally unhinged protagonist. Stay tuned!

My front yard 💚

The true secret to my long career: As a midlist writer hanging on to my career one book at a time, I can only control the work I do, not outcomes. So I work: Drafting Novel W while waiting for edit notes on Novel F. When edits & draft are done, I'll return to the half finished & overdue Novel L.

No cheating, reskeet with the most recent photo of your pet.

Just subbed a piece for the first time in three-ish months. Really hoping this is the one! 🙏

Wait till they find out that Palestinians are Semites

Okay so this is the most I've ever harvested! So happy!! Not sure if I'm gonna make a jam or just splurge on them like candy 😋🌱

Okay this is cool 📌📌📌

I've become such a digital minimalist that I decided to code my own website! In HTML!! Very surprised since my tech skills are almost non-existent, but it's easier than expected. Right now it looks exactly as my Ghost/Carrd did, so I'm definitely calling this one a win! 😁

Escapist fiction is an art too.

Morning reading 💕

My good friend got her first story published!! It's beautiful and sad and so sweet ❤

Sometimes, you just have to curl up with your childhood fave and a cup of chamomile tea before bed 😌

I never thought I’d see the day when I’d have to warn writers against submitting to Asimov’s, Analog, F&SF, Alfred Hitchcock’s, or Ellery Queen’s.

Weird?

Persimmom season is approaching! Hopefully I can get to them before the birds and the goats this time 😋🌱

TIL the MS in MSNBC stands for Microsoft

From a forthcoming essay by our beloved contributor & workshop participant & friend, Alaa Alqaisi. An incredibly gifted writer, translator, & scholar. Being starved.

This was PERFECT in every way. I feel so seen

Our #OpenCall for Issue 3 submissions is closing July 21st! 🚜🛸🌿💫✏️ We are looking for original works that have actionable soil-based technologies as their premise. Tractor Beam pays $1,000 for all accepted submissions. We prefer stories under 6,000 words or graphic novellas at 16 panels.

Yess!! This is what I'm here for!! So excited for you, and congratulations!!! 🎉

Deeply cathartic. Love it!

You are cordially invited to our Anti-Prime Sale, where every purchase will financially support bookstores, NOT billionaires 🥳

"Is there a secret for creating a world that feels eerie, or ever-so-slightly off?" "The quickest way is probably to be a slightly off person." I feel this in my soul. And this book is fantastic. Great interview @ivygrimes.bsky.social!!

What movie did you see way too young? The Exorcist. I had nightmares of it well into my teen years 🙃

This just stirred a ton of ideas in 0.009 seconds 🤔

FYI, the Must Read Media digests are Analog, Asimov's, F&SF, Alfred Hitchcock's, and Ellery Queen. I have heard very Not Good things about the contracts and, for that matter, the negotiation process. Approach these legacy print magazines with extra caution.

If you want to stop funding everything Amazon does and stands for, you’ve come to the right place. We’re Bookshop.org, an ethical alternative for buying books online. Every single purchase financially supports independent bookstores, allowing them to continue serving their communities.

My June reading goal was to read a book's worth of short stories from various magazines. I aimed for 40k minimum and ended with about 50k!! 🎉 Gonna share my favorite pieces soon!

I'm SUPER excited to read this special issue. Thank you SH for making this possible! 🙏

Pitched as black Robocop meets Gremlins, The Black Refinery is out on Strange Horizons! It's my first publication!! And a pretty good show of the dark sci-fi, dark humor I enjoy so much 🖤💜 Available here: strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...

We're heading on vacation for July, FAM. Subs close tonight at midnight! But we'll be back open for submissions on August 15! If you're wondering what we're looking for: ⭐ Voice-driven writing ⭐ Pop culture twist ⭐ The kind of honesty that gets you right in the kidneys.

Yess!! I am SO excited! Really gonna flex my creative muscles on this one! 😁

Look at those covers! 😍

This summer look for these two great anthologies featuring Indigenous voices from across Turtle Island. I contributed a piece of writing to the one called A Steady Brightness of Being. It's a letter of love and hope to my future great-great-grandchildren ✊🏽❤️

ICYMI, "High Performer" by Jason Pangilinan is live on our website! This story was edited by @witchywonderer.bsky.social. The audio edition was narrated by Angelita Esperanza and produced by @xjenuine.bsky.social. Listen to or read it now: www.khoreomag.com/fiction/high...

New fave! I also read another piece from this author on Fractured Lit. The poignant emotions in such short pieces, and while being dialogue focused. It's great writing. I love it! ❤

And 1 week left till I'm officially published!! Let's goo

Yess!! I'm here for it! Super excited to sub something outside of this dark-scifi trip I've been on

Okay I got death on the mind but I gotta get back to work Everybody read IMAGINE YOURSELF HAPPY and I will get back to work smallwondersmag.com/piece/imagin...

Breaking News: Juneteenth Eve has been invented

Just got my first short story acceptance!! And from a lit mag that couldn't be any better for a debut pub!! See you June 30th!!