𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗸 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 - 𝗙𝗮𝘂𝘅 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 - 𝗙𝗼𝘅 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 Winner - #Horror Boochi by Arushi Karthik. An unsettling fairy tale about daughters, systems, and escape. No comfort, no easy answers, just a sharp, haunting truth.

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗸 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 - 𝗙𝗮𝘂𝘅 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 - 𝗙𝗼𝘅 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 Winner - #Fantasy The Moon Balloon by Vincent Vermeulen. Dreamlike, tender, and a little strange, it’s about holding something heavy and luminous at the same time. One of those stories you keep thinking about.

Find our editor, @ayushsplaining.bsky.social, writing about why Editing is akin to art-ing, and why readers must, in proper terms, be considered as aesthetic actors. Tell us your thoughts below. Find the article here: stateofmatter.in/blog/selecti... #readingcommunity #EditorsTake

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗸 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 - 𝗙𝗮𝘂𝘅 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 - 𝗙𝗼𝘅 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 Winner - #ScienceFiction The Sky Loom of Sitaara by Elena Pavlova. A thoughtful story about progress without erasing tradition, using weaving as a beautiful metaphor. Quiet, hopeful sci-fi that stays with you.

🦊 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! State of Matter | Issue 20 is going mythic. We’re commissioning 3 faux-tales, one each in: 🔮 Science Fiction ⚔️ Fantasy 👻 Horror 💰 CAD 150 (~₹9,500) per selected story 🗓️ Submissions: Sept 15 – Dec 15, 2025 🧵👇

#WritingCommunity Our 19th issue is here, with quite some #SouthAsian flavour in it. Find it at stateofmatter.in/issue/curren... Details 👇🧵

“If you had a heart, it would be hammering right now.” - R. F. Daniels, “Mismatch” stateofmatter.in/fiction/mism...

🦊 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! State of Matter | Issue 20 is going mythic. We’re commissioning 3 faux-tales, one each in: 🔮 Science Fiction ⚔️ Fantasy 👻 Horror 💰 CAD 150 (~₹9,500) per selected story 🗓️ Submissions: Sept 15 – Dec 15, 2025 🧵👇

“… And then there’s this job.” Rig paused. “Drooghelm has agreed to kill a god.” - Adam H. Douglas, “How to Kill a God” stateofmatter.in/fiction/how-...

🦊 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! State of Matter | Issue 20 is going mythic. We’re commissioning 3 faux-tales, one each in: 🔮 Science Fiction ⚔️ Fantasy 👻 Horror 💰 CAD 150 (~₹9,500) per selected story 🗓️ Submissions: Sept 15 – Dec 15, 2025 🧵👇

“Get ready to launch your taste buds into orbit this September with Wendy’s out-of-this-world Nacho Supremes! Made with authentic Sun sauce. #WendysWins #NachoMania” - Jennifer Peasley, “Nacho Average Sun” stateofmatter.in/fiction/nach...

#WritingCommunity Our 4-year anniversary, the 18th issue is here, and here is #fantasy and lots of #scifi. Find it at stateofmatter.in/issue/curren...

My short story, Mismatch, is now available to read, published by @stateofmatter.bsky.social! stateofmatter.in/fiction/mism...

"The Consequences" up today on @stateofmatter.bsky.social #poem #poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #stateofmatter

#WritingCommunity Our 4-year anniversary, the 18th issue is here, and here is #fantasy and lots of #scifi. Find it at stateofmatter.in/issue/curren... Details 👇🧵

Should have said, published by the fantastic @stateofmatter.bsky.social

“Who could make what won’t undo? Not the clockwork gods, not four modest stars, Nor any unyielding war.” - Michael Hessel-Mial, “The Covenant Database of Recorded Verse” stateofmatter.in/poetry/the-c...

“Welcome,” he said, “to Glasgow Central… after hours.” - Kieran McCaffrey, “Central Time” stateofmatter.in/fiction/cent...

“Rumors hold that everything worth remembering in human history has been written down by one person, someone who has been around to see it all.” - H. E. Shippas, “Kamisama no Kami no Kami o Kamu” stateofmatter.in/fiction/kami...

“… despite everything, I missed the intimacy of my own kind.” - Steven French, “Imaginal Shift” stateofmatter.in/fiction/imag...

[OPERATIVES] Got code-drenched dreams? Write #scifi, #fantasy, #horror? We’re scanning for raw, original uploads of #fiction, #translations, #poetry from alternate timelines. Drop your data packet at stateofmatter.in/submissions [Hey, who uploaded Pulp Fiction on the server again?]

#WritingCommunity We end Year 4 with Issue 17, and some #scifi, some #fantasy and some #horror at stateofmatter.in/issue/curren... Details 👇🧵

Hello Bluesky! We're a new micropress based in Tyne & Wear, specialising in strange and literary fantasy, horror and sci-fi. We're planning to publish anthologies, short fiction collections, and novellas, with a focus on writers in the North of England.

Interdimensional News | A State of Matter Dispatch Merman Jobs Booming in Aquasil—Is the Sea Calling You? #AquasilJobs #MermanWork Ulaan Worlds Horse Racing Now Crosses Parallel Universes. #UlaanWorlds #UniverseRacing

Interdimensional News | A State of Matter Dispatch Mars Colonists in Redhaven Hiring ‘Space Potato Farmers’—Apply Now! #RedhavenJobs #SpacePotatoes Feng Shui Experts Warn Starlight Heights About Mirrors Near Portals. #StarlightHeights #PortalFengShui

Interdimensional News | A State of Matter Dispatch Translucent Jobs in SpectraCorp Offer Virtual Workspaces—With a Catch. #SpectraCorp #InvisibleJobs Martian Cuisine Popular on Terra—Now Featuring Freeze-Dried Space Rice. #MartianEats #SpaceRice

Interdimensional News | A State of Matter Dispatch Haunted House in Quantum Vale Now a VR Experience—Ghosts or Just Code? #QuantumVale #VRHaunting Lahar Bay Introduces ‘Lava Surfing’—Extreme Sport or Bad Idea? #LaharBay #LavaSurfing

Interdimensional News | A State of Matter Dispatch Earthquake Choir in Quakeville Sings Only During Tremors. #QuakevilleChoir #TremorTunes Flying Dutchman Cruise in Ghost Haven Leaves Passengers Haunted. #GhostHaven #FlyingDutchman

Interdimensional News | A State of Matter Dispatch Shapeshifting Jaguars in Rainmere Now Offer Jungle Tours. #RainmereJaguars #ShapeShiftTours Poltergeist Park in Phantom Pines Reopens After Hauntings Pause. #PhantomPines #PoltergeistPark

“Water like time, time like water is running and dropping lives” - Pulkita Anand, “We Learn From History That We Learn Nothing” stateofmatter.in/poetry/we-le...

Interdimensional News | A State of Matter Dispatch Mandala Studios in Chronosis Offers ‘Time-Warping’ Meditation. #MandalaYoga #TimeWarping Steampunk Cafe in Gearford Offers Tea with Clockwork Robots. #GearfordCafe #SteampunkTea

Interdimensional News | A State of Matter Dispatch Cyber Dogs in Techheim Offer Canine-Human Translation Services. #TechheimDogs #BarkTranslator Mayan Pyramid in Quetzalcoatl Heights Offers Time Travel Experience. #QuetzalTravel #MayanTime

“The water bears are the guardians of our people… And always have been, having arrived here on a ball of metal and fire long before our people ever lived in these caverns.” - Christopher Muscato, “Searching For Water Bears” stateofmatter.in/fiction/sear...

Interdimensional News | A State of Matter Dispatch Private Firm in Clonevale Launches ‘Doppelganger Daycare’. #ClonevaleCare #DoppelgangerKids Trollgard Opens Live Troll Exhibit—Parents Fearful, Kids Thrilled. #Trollgard #TrollTrouble

Interdimensional News | A State of Matter Dispatch Venixia Offers New Wormhole Holiday Packages—For the Bold Only. #VenixiaAdventures #WormholeTrips Giant Pizza Takes Over Mega Slice District in Lower Metropia. #MegaSlice #GiantPizza

“It’s not long after that, with a yelp, the rustlers get Benji, not even leaving the dog’s body for Saul to bury proper.” - James Andrew Selby, “Return to Saul” stateofmatter.in/fiction/retu...

Interdimensional News | A State of Matter Dispatch Witch Doctors in Kinara Now Offer Magical E-Consultations. #KinaraMagic #EHealing Decepticon Textile Industry in Mechavallia Hits Record Profits. #MechavalliaTextiles #DecepticonProfits

Interdimensional News | A State of Matter Dispatch Quantum Bureau in Chronosville Cracks Down on Illegal ‘Time-Napping’. #TimeNapping #Chronosville Mass Market Voodoo Dolls in Hexington—Better Than Therapy? #VoodooWellness #Hexington

Interdimensional News | A State of Matter Dispatch Lunar Pioneers to Settle Stellarux—Bilingual Colonizers Needed. #StellaruxPioneers #LunarLife Black Friday Riots Over Eldritch Discounts in Avalon Bazaar. #EldritchSales #AvalonMadness

Interdimensional News | A State of Matter Dispatch Supernatural Tax Services in Noirville—Accountants May Be Vampires. #VampireCPA #NoirvilleFinance Interspecies Relations Office in Pyra City Launches ‘Human-Phoenix’ Program. #PhoenixAwareness #PyraCity

Interdimensional News | A State of Matter Dispatch Alien tacos with Nebula Dust hit Zyron City! Ready for cosmic flavors? #SpaceTacos #OutOfThisWorldEats Quantum mirrors now swap Vortexia's citizens with their parallel selves! #ParallelWorlds #QuantumMirrors

“People have all kinds of theories and guesses about where he is now… Memes, like viruses, spread like wildfire.” - Bartek Swiderski, “Mikiland” stateofmatter.in/fiction/miki...

Interdimensional News | A State of Matter Dispatch #sciencefiction #fantasy #humor

Psst! We are looking for #scifi, #fantasy and #horror pieces. We also publish original #translations and #poery. Do you want to let your friends and friendly aliens know about us? Submit to us at stateofmatter.in/submissions

A great piece about small things --- read this for a good dose of science fiction this weekend.

Sounds intriguing! Art and tech collide in fascinating ways. "The future is already here—it’s just not evenly distributed." - William Gibson. What are your thoughts on art's evolution? 🪐📚 #SciFiArt

We're thrilled to be publishing a surreal novelette by @vajra.me, originally published in Deep Dream: Science Fiction Exploring the Future of Art (2024) by @mitpress.bsky.social. Dive into this evocative exploration of art, technology, and meaning on our blog. stateofmatter.in/blog/the-lim...

Go, read, and for those who can nominate for awards, nominate. But everyone do the first two.

My 2024 novelette “The Limner Wrings His Hands” is now free to read online! stateofmatter.in/blog/the-lim...

#WritingCommunity We are here with our first issue of 2025! Issue 16 brings some #horror, some #fantasy and some #scifi to you at stateofmatter.in/issue/curren... Details 👇🧵