This is great because Fuck Amazon

This is open internationally btw

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...

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.

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

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

This story by @spicycloaca.bsky.social ruined my day and I mean that as a high compliment

Concept art by Wayne Barlowe for the film Pacific Rim, 2013

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...

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?

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

Domenico Gnoli, 1956. “Imaginary City” #illustration #1950s #DomenicoGnoli

The New Weird

Ranch. Idk how we let it get this far but stop it

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...

DINOSAURS ARE COOL TRANSPHOBIA IS NOT

This what perfection looks like #birds

Dylan, on life in your 80’s, is incredible. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

Is it carbon monoxide

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.

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.

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.

“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...

Phenomenon https://botfrens.com/collections/69/contents/19664

the only difference between pop culture and poop culture is a vowel movement.

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!

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!

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.

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 #OTD in 1860. #WomenInSTEM #zoology

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.

Here’s your morning (and forever) mood, courtesy of Ainsley Drew.

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 , @edmontonin2030.bsky.social, & @laworldcon.bsky.social

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

Such a joy to help read these works and survey the incredible sweep of ecofiction published in '25. Congrats to all of the authors!

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

Marjane Satrapi

What the fuck no. No. This. Fuck

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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Wait a second... was school making a huge deal out of Henry Ford's assembly line just propaganda?

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:

Now you can keep track of how many billions the AI companies are losing on AI. (Red is spending, green is revenue.) isaiprofitable.com

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!

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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