Nichole L. Lightner
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weird writer and managing editor at Violet Lichen
https://nichole-l-lightner.neocities.org/
This is great because Fuck Amazon
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Sliced Up Press
3 days ago
This is open internationally btw
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Nicky Drayden
4 days ago
TEMPER: What if everyone is born a twin with the seven deadly sins split between them? Perfect for lovers of dark academia and dark fantasy. (And honestly, peak Nicky Drayden dark humor as well.)
www.harpercollins.com/products/tem...
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ItsMirror
5 days ago
Turok 2's multiplayer has the ability to change level textures for some reason. The texture set "Mr. Happy" has a surreal dreamlike quality to it.
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Ariel Edwards-Levy
8 months ago
i never saw two trunkless legs i never hope to see 'em but i can tell you, anyhow, i'd rather see than be 'em
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CHOAM director (non-voting)
6 months ago
It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday The unholy thing shambles in He’s too big for the chair sitting next to me His white teeth make a musical din Sing us a song, you’re the piano man Your skin is a wooden facade You’ve brass pedals for hands And your hair’s copper strands Give unbearable insult to god
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R Lochlann
20 days ago
This story by
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ruined my day and I mean that as a high compliment
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𝕾𝖙𝖗𝖆𝖓𝖌𝖊 𝕳𝖔𝖚𝖘𝖊
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Scifi Art
9 days ago
Concept art by Wayne Barlowe for the film Pacific Rim, 2013
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Apex Magazine and Book Company
11 days ago
Violet Lichen is NOW OPEN to novella queries until June 30th! 🌱🍄 We're seeking speculative and literary ecofiction and sci-fi between 30-45k words. We look forward to reading your work! Read Full Submission Guidelines:
violetlichen.com/submissions/
Query Portal:
querytracker.net/query/Violet...
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Iron Spike
11 days ago
They are just Saying Shit to keep the grift going as long as possible and have been doing so for awhile. It'll make jobs. It'll cut jobs. It'll write Hollywood blockbusters. It'll fuck you. It's your dead mom. It's your professor. It's your accountant. It's your therapist. Just keep paying, OK?
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Neon Hemlock
14 days ago
Here's a starter pack to all the Neon Hemlock novella and short story collection authors who are currently on Bluesky.
go.bsky.app/7tQm44B
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My Imaginary Brooklyn
13 days ago
Domenico Gnoli, 1956. “Imaginary City”
#illustration
#1950s
#DomenicoGnoli
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Zachary Gillan
13 days ago
The New Weird
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L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch Apologist 🧜🏾♀️
13 days ago
Ranch. Idk how we let it get this far but stop it
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pebbles
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Rebecca Summerling (she/her)
13 days ago
So happy to see my story His Most Feared Constellation on this list! ICYMI, I'm posting a link to the story again!
www.thedarkmagazine.com/his-most-fea...
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jordan
13 days ago
DINOSAURS ARE COOL TRANSPHOBIA IS NOT
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Janet Hill
13 days ago
This what perfection looks like
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Carl Quintanilla
13 days ago
Dylan, on life in your 80’s, is incredible.
@nytimes.com
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
13 days ago
Is it carbon monoxide
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Damien McFerran
15 days ago
I don't think you'll find a better example of what GenAI is *really* being used for than this. It sums the whole deplorable heist up perfectly.
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Undertow Publications 🇨🇦
13 days ago
Friends, in a couple days I'll announce the table of contents for "The Best Weird Fiction of the Year, Vol. 2." Meanwhile, here are the very notable stories that garnered much consideration and will be listed in the book. As always, great stuff.
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Diabolical Plots
15 days ago
Several people have asked me recently why Analog/Asimov's/F&SF/Ellery Queen/Alfred Hitchcock still don't have Submission Grinder listings again, because the communications from SFWA on the subject have been so positive. So I thought it might be worth addressing this briefly.
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PseudoPod 🏳️🌈
16 days ago
“I ain’t a good man, but that don’t mean I like doing bad things.” Devil is Fine by Michael Bettendorf Narrator: Norm Sherman Host: Scott Campbell Audio: Chelsea Davis C/W: strong body horror, gun violence, animal harm
pseudopod.org/2026/06/12/p...
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PseudoPod 1033: Devil is Fine
I ain’t a good man, but that don’t mean I like doing bad things. Not everyone is afforded the choice. Not truly, anyhow, but I’ve accepted that one day I’ll be judged for what I’ve done. What I do.
https://pseudopod.org/2026/06/12/pseudopod-1033-devil-is-fine
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Remedios Varo
17 days ago
Phenomenon
https://botfrens.com/collections/69/contents/19664
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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District
17 days ago
the only difference between pop culture and poop culture is a vowel movement.
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rae mariz
17 days ago
DID YOU SEE THIS??? The most beautiful cover by Misha Chernov
www.mcversipellis.com
for my new novella They Call the Place Wild. I can promise you it’ll be another strange one. Breadcrumbs leading you deep into the dark forest, bare feet black in the rich rotting soil. Let’s get lost!
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Old Moon Quarterly
18 days ago
The ebooks of Old Moon Quarterly Volumes 9 and 10 have been sent to our backers on BackerKit! This means they will go live to the general public in one month's time. Extraordinarily excited to see these stories out in the world!
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Ceinwen Langley
17 days ago
I know Calvin’s dad is already having a moment, but every terrible “outsource precious and fleeting moments with your children to tech so that you can spend more time on your work” pitch makes me think of that one strip I never really cared about as a kid, but care a lot about as an adult.
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Admirable Women
17 days ago
Zoologist Mary Rathbun founded modern carcinology: the study of crustaceans. The Crustacean Queen single-handedly described >1,000 new crab species, establishing the foundation for modern marine biological cataloging. She was born
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in 1860.
#WomenInSTEM
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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf
19 days ago
NEW VIDEO ALERT! Today on Bar Cart Bookshelf we're talking about THE PERILOUS LIFE OF JADE YEO by Zen Cho. A frothy epistolary novella, this literary comedy of manners dazzles and delights in true effervescent style. Utterly charming! Our drink is an Artistic Education, a bright bubbly mocktail.
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Gabino Iglesias
19 days ago
Here’s your morning (and forever) mood, courtesy of Ainsley Drew.
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The Ignyte Awards
20 days ago
Hello hello and welcome to the shortlist announcement thread for the
#2026IgnyteAwards
, recognizing outstanding contributions to SFFH and its community in 2025! We are grateful to be supported this year by sponsors
@bcsmagazine.bsky.social
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Joe Koch
22 days ago
For pride month, if it's not obvious, I'm queer 🌈🦄💥 Queer as in trans, gay, opposed to linear narrative, and inclined toward non-normative horror. I'm in The Best Weird Fiction of the Year, Southwest Review, Nightmare Magazine, Vastarien, PseudoPod, 3LB, & many other places. Read or listen free
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Guan Un
22 days ago
Such a joy to help read these works and survey the incredible sweep of ecofiction published in '25. Congrats to all of the authors!
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Seanan McGuire
25 days ago
I'm at Big Ohio Book Con this weekend, in Medina, OH! Come see me and many other awesome authors as we dance for your amusement! DANCE!
www.bigohiobookcon.com
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The Big Ohio Book Con is a 2-day book convention in Medina, Ohio, featuring over 100 authors, 40 vendors, and more!
https://www.bigohiobookcon.com/
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La vida en viñetas
24 days ago
Marjane Satrapi
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The Other Happy Place
24 days ago
What the fuck no. No. This. Fuck
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Sliced Up Press
28 days ago
Action figures made flesh. Endless school hallways. Killer mascots. Bloodthirsty hosts. Reality-altering shows. Inescapable roles. Cartoons hungry for freedom. Trapped crew members. Disgruntled studio executives. That's only a third of SATURDAY MOURNING TELEVISION's lineup!
sliceduppress.com/smt
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SATURDAY MOURNING TELEVISION
RELEASE DATE: 31st AUGUST 2026 Paperback ISBN: tbc Ebook ISBN: tbc The house is quiet. Other worlds await. It’s Saturday morning and you’re alone with the TV. You turn it on, inviting a…
https://sliceduppress.com/smt
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Sliced Up Press
27 days ago
Are you a queer author? Could you use $100 to help you with your writing journey? Apply for our LGBT+ Writer's Grant today! Or, y'know, anytime this month. 🏳️🌈 Full details here:
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LGBT+ Writers Grant
Since 2023, Sliced Up Press have offered a small grant to encourage horror writing from queer authors & poets. There are no set requirements for what you can & can’t use the grant for…
https://sliceduppress.com/lgbtwritinggrant/
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Mallorie Malcontent ✨
25 days ago
Wait a second... was school making a huge deal out of Henry Ford's assembly line just propaganda?
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Ivy Grimes
27 days ago
The Cellar Below the Cellar has been out for a couple of months now, and here are a few books she'd like to be friends with:
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Mike Elgan
about 1 month ago
Now you can keep track of how many billions the AI companies are losing on AI. (Red is spending, green is revenue.)
isaiprofitable.com
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Karlo Yeager Rodríguez
29 days ago
As they were putting me under, I had this crazy idea for an audio version of this I'm looking for two boricua narrators (ideally, at least one feminine-voiced). Note: if accepted, this will be a paid opportunity Reply/DM if interested!
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Meg Elison
about 1 month ago
I was there. We were excited. Nobody had to pressure and cajole and gaslight us to get us to use it.
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khōréō magazine
about 1 month ago
We’re hiring a fiction editor to join our team! In this role, you’ll be: 👉 Reading fiction submissions during reading periods 👉 Editing selected submissions to a high standard & supporting authors throughout the publication process And more! Read on & apply
www.khoreomag.com/join-our-team/
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Ivy Grimes
about 1 month ago
Do you enjoy slightly surreal and unsettling domestic fiction? If so, you might like:
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...
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The Cellar Below the Cellar
A playfully dark folk horror inspired by the fairy tale "Vasilisa the Beautiful" and the mythology around Frau Perchta, set under the blazing sky of endless auroras. Reviews “Grimes conjures a world t...
https://www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the-cellar-below-the-cellar
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Shaman's Harvest Alien Weaponary Metallica Ozzy Osborne The Offspring Trivium Lamb of God Amigo the Devil Black Label Society Volbeat
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