Slowly siphoning my wife‘s powers by (once a day) plucking a single hair from her head, rolling it up into a little ball that I mix with my weed, and smoking it in my bong

Chicago legend @martinezfjulian.bsky.social wrote about our evening of ambient music, literature, and chili zonamotel.substack.com/p/dispatch-s...

I've made @thomasha.bsky.social's original novelette "Uncertain Sons" - from his debut collection - available to read for those catching up on year-end reading, for awards eligibility and recommendations. Enjoy! We appreciate your kind consideration. undertowpublications.com/uncertain-sons

As a debut indie author, I’m really grateful to have found the readers I have with these two books. Would be honored to have them considered alongside 2025’s other great new releases!

Fin (haha)

I didn't write a ton this year, but published a handful of pieces (incl. one more coming in December!), all of which are kinda my fave, each in its own way. This one from back in January caught myself by surprise in ways that felt real exciting. doric-literary.com/2025/01/01/r...

Folks, check those moderation tabs... I was wondering why I couldn't see any posts

Been quiet over here but hard at work behind the scenes! - An excited surprise for later this month - Our 2026 announcement on Jan. 1 - Our AWP Offsite on March 4 - Our next books on May 27

In our morning reading: catching up with Tortoise, notable horror fiction, and more. www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/11/07/m...

Seeking: Partner to perform Geese's TRINIDAD at a karaoke venue Me: guy who does the "THERE'S A BOMB IN MY CAR!!!!!!" part You: everything else If this is you, please respond below 👇

huge shoutout to crow, who helped with hooking up Short Story, Long with a HAD-style "read a story from the archives" link! tinyurl.com/randomSSL

Lit mag friends: I have a couple of undergrads who would be amazing readers for your journal. And one is looking for a summer internship, specifically (for grad hours, unpaid). Anyone have a spot to offer?

Trust me, you don't want to miss the book launch for Melissa's Bitter Over Sweet! It's going to be 🔥 November 7, at 7pm EST. With Deesha Philyaw and Avitus Carle!! Holy moly! 🔥 Link to register ⬇️

My holiday drop is live! You can find lots of shiny new things in my shop now: patterned.etsy.com #art #handmade #linocut

ICYMI - I've got a flash up in @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social this week. Just in case you want to read about mimes, sax solos, & incontinent goats, among other plagues. www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/lofflin/t...

This week's Friday Five is live! Music from Snocaps, Claire Rousay, @chatpileband.bsky.social + Hayden Pedigo Words by @taylorbyas.bsky.social and Annie Proulx aarikdanielsen.com/blog/novembe...

I was interviewed by the wonderful @mynachang.bsky.social about Violet Lichen Books and ECO: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION anthologies. Check it out here, along with Myna's lovely words about ECO24 (releasing soon - Nov 18!) 💚🌿🦋💚🦋🌿💚

DRAIN is one of the few bands that can pull off fun / "positive" hardcore. Happy new DRAIN day to everyone who likes to swing their fists

Twas the night before a shop update and I’ve been up since 7 am photographing, editing, writing descriptions and setting up shop listings. But now it’s just after midnight and it’s all ready to go live at noon! Huzzah!

If you wrote an SF/F/H story that was published in 2025 (or read a story that you thought was great), tell me about it in this thread! Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)

me @ awp Baltimore, chatting with a friend (will it be you?)

Yeah, @ergot.bsky.social absolutely rules

she ZYZ on my ZYV til I A

I spent over a year of my life writing this collaborative craft book with eleven other (fantastic! talented! good-looking!) writers. "Sometimes a story emerges fully formed in your mind, and sometimes it’s an onion, requiring several ‘peels’ to get to the real, eye-watering heart of the matter."

It's time for me to come clean. For the past 12 years, I've maintained and updated Steve Stifler's page on the official wiki for fictional heroes. It's a life long project. You'll note I haven't yet made it to the American Pie 2 or American Wedding sections. Soon. 🙏 hero.fandom.com/wiki/Steve_S...

Time to polish up your essays! 📝 ⚡ 💡 Electric Literature will open for submissions in ✨Personal Narrative✨ on Monday, December 1! All submissions will be accepted through our Submittable page. Portal closes at 11:59 PM PST on Sunday, December 14, or when we receive 500 submissions.

Fans worldwide are wondering, will 2026 mark the return of Steve Stifler? Find out what global experts are saying below... [𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚔 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚞𝚎𝚍 𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝙿𝚒𝚎 𝙸𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚂𝚔𝚢, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙾𝙽𝙻𝚈 𝚙𝚘𝚍𝚌𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚍𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙰𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝙿𝚒𝚎 𝚏𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚜𝚎.]

Subs are open for an unthemed issue! ✉️ Send us your gorgeous flash fiction, micros & prose poetry <1000 words Deadline: November 27 No fee Click thru for full details ettereview.com/submit/

In November's Art & Flash there will be puppets & costumes & love. We’ll think about the bodies we inhabit and the bodies we create. Bring along a beloved character you can’t stop writing about for an hour or writing and art appreciation. 🔗 buytickets.at/anikacarpenter #ekphrastic #writingworkshop

I haven’t written a lot this year, but I can’t stop painting. Here’s the latest in-progress. ingested more Indian ink than recommended, just a few pops of color and she’s done

Two weeks from today, the ASU Worldbuilding Initiative will host "Resistance in Speculative Fiction and Beyond," our final workshop of 2025, with speakers @jennahanchey.bsky.social and Tanvir Akhtar Ahmed! Free and open to the public. Join us in-person in Tempe or on ASU Live!

Unfortunately "going to work" is the thing that makes me want to die the most, writing is kinda the thing that makes me wanna live !

If everything goes according to plan, I should have a little time in December to do some free query edits. If you're querying a novel now or plan to be next year, follow me here (and tell your friends!)

Really enjoyed this collection!

In @dawnsteffler.bsky.social's interview w/ @lumchanmfa.bsky.social, they tackle how the title BITTER OVER SWEET came to be, how living in Japan influenced Melissa's writing, & more over on @fracturedlit.bsky.social! buff.ly/6xvbIOc Get BITTER OVER SWEET: buff.ly/aVGstGt @susanschulman.bsky.social

This new @dieddisappointed.bsky.social book is astounding. Sorry it’s greasy, blame the snyders pretzel company

Upping this again bc I’m in a good mood. FEAST is a Weird Horror adventure about carving our way out of the belly of the beast together. The ebook is pay what you want. Physical sales obviously always appreciated, but I want people struggling to have access to this thing above everything else.

Just had my first Zoom meeting with my new agent! It seems like there's some kind of initiation ritual in which he refers to me as "maggot" but I sense this will be a wonderfully fruitful relationship

I always share when I come across this quote again:

new Lily Allen album is like "let you hit it raw from behind / infidelity got me out my damn mind" and then several pretty cello notes

Love @kcmeadbrewer.com's newsletter Love @ezhang77.bsky.social's writing Love getting to publish incredible writers and people with two of my favorite people for @hexliterary.bsky.social

at long last! fresh bats flying out from the watery depths! spotlighting stories by @nicanstett.bsky.social, @kcolemanwrites.bsky.social, @ezhang77.bsky.social, & Sanni Omodolapo🦇 don't subscribe to my weirdo letter? to each their own but you should still check out these stories! so here's the link

The story of a prophet who comes back to life and doesn’t quite feel like leading his old sect to Jerusalem.

Maybe I'll do hashtag ad when I drop an ad for my work. That way I can feel like an instagram influencer. And you can mute "ad" if you don't like ads? Ex: Please add The Cellar Below The Cellar (release 2/18/26) to your Goodreads list of books to read! www.goodreads.com/book/show/24... #ad

Our next zine sub call is open December 1st through 7th with five themes you can write for: -Cunty Horrors -Cursed Concerts -Monstrous Dating Profiles -Batshit LinkedIn Posts -Nightmare Grifters Pay is 10 cents per word. #writingcommunity cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...

EVIL! IN LEAGUE WITH.... SASHA!

As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a curmudgeon

Sleepovers by Julián Martinez maudlinhouse.net/sleepovers/

Looking to start off your new year with some writing? I'm running a flash royale to encourage lots of writing. Then I give you feedback on said writing because in this house we love revision 😍 More info and sign up here: