If you liked my piece in Inner Worlds, consider checking out "Mind Palace v1.2.1," my experimental flash piece recently published in @manyworlds.place! Text-based indie horror game meets the violence our healthcare system inflicts on its workers. manyworlds.place/issue-10/rj-...

Do I need to commission a glassblower to make me some cunty Roman drinkware

"Regret was without question the emotion no membalmer wanted to see trickling into the basin when they tapped a skull." Read "If You Can’t Make Your Own Regret, Store-Bought Is Fine" by @rjaurand.bsky.social in our latest issue: inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-9-if-y... #SFF #SciFi #Fantasy

Ever wondered what it might be like to taste someone's final moments? Look no further 👇

6-fold ward against AI-induced psychosis

In this issue, you can read my memory-embalming story "If You Can't Make Your Own Regret, Store-Bought Is Fine"--a piece I based in part on my nursing school experience and in part on finding cremains for sale at Goodwill. ($8, for those who are wondering.) inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-9-if-y...

No, this isn't the exact same graphic I used last year, and yes, I absolutely 100% understand how Astounding eligibility works 🥲 thank you for reading, it's been a good year ❤️

This is what stories taste like to me, and why I love reading. Another wonderful story from @rjaurand.bsky.social, who I hope keeps writing more things that are exactly for me.

This melted my brain (complimentary) <3

Interview live on the (s)crawl blog as well! I really enjoyed answering these questions. If you've ever wanted to pick the goth side of my brain, this is your chance! And if you haven't read "Skull with Laurel, 1832" it's a perfect little poem for these cold dark days. scrawlmag.com/issues/issue...

In this issue, you can read my memory-embalming story "If You Can't Make Your Own Regret, Store-Bought Is Fine"--a piece I based in part on my nursing school experience and in part on finding cremains for sale at Goodwill. ($8, for those who are wondering.) inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-9-if-y...

In Anaheim did Worldcon a special Hugo Award decree where sci-fi verse with rhymes diverse were celebrated as best poetry (With apologies to Samuel Taylor Coleridge) Yes, there will be a Hugo for Best Poem in 2026. The press release is out. The LAcon V will be updated later today.

Gorgeous, aching, dreamlike story from Angel in this issue of Inner Worlds! Highly recommended quick read for this cold November morning.

Hey, props to writers who got literally anything done this year.

Study of a sallet - marker pen [ #art | #knight ]

they had goth baddies in the 17th century as evidenced by the fact that a woman named Caterine Morte had a skull coat of arms

Longest title in the issue! 👇 👇 I spent most of the winter holidays last year rewriting this story, so it feels extra special to be able to share it with you this year. One week!

Look for me in this issue with this gorgeous cover!

Please keep us in mind if you have some spare pennies! 🪙 My dream is to increase our pay rate again for authors and artists. But for that we either need more subscribers or fewer stories, and choosing 14 stories out of 500 is hard enough as it is! 😅

ICYMI, I have a new flash piece out in manywor(l)ds this week! If you enjoy text-based indie horror games you'll really like this one.

ICYMI, I have a new flash piece out in manywor(l)ds this week! If you enjoy text-based indie horror games you'll really like this one.

New flash piece out in manywor(l)ds today about the severe and lasting trauma healthcare workers experience on a daily basis. What if there was a way to compartmentalize those experiences digitally? Nothing bad could come of that, right?

New flash piece out in manywor(l)ds today about the severe and lasting trauma healthcare workers experience on a daily basis. What if there was a way to compartmentalize those experiences digitally? Nothing bad could come of that, right?

We are so excited to share issue 10 with you, featuring brilliant creatives like @blackcattales.bsky.social, @kathrynreese.bsky.social, @pleomorphic2.bsky.social, @dihyatamaghza.bsky.social, @rjaurand.bsky.social, and more! (anti-war dinosaur courtesy of Emma Johnson-Rivard)

Contract signed! My story "If You Can't Make Your Own Regret, Store-Bought Is Fine" will be appearing in a forthcoming issue of Inner Worlds. I'm so excited to share this one with you!

I'm in the inaugural issue of this super cool new horror mag! Check out my gothic poem "Skull with Laurel, 1832" (and all the other cool pieces) below! It's perfect reading for spooky season. 💀 scrawlmag.com/issue-1/ 🥀

I'm in the inaugural issue of this super cool new horror mag! Check out my gothic poem "Skull with Laurel, 1832" (and all the other cool pieces) below! It's perfect reading for spooky season. 💀 scrawlmag.com/issue-1/ 🥀

Parents, please check your kids’ candy this Halloween. I’ve just found an ancient metal whistle with the inscription “QUIS EST ISTE QUI VENIT" inside a Snickers bar. I blew it and heard a note of infinite distance, and now I’m haunted by a figure in pale, fluttering draperies. Be safe.

Two things: 1) I'm alive, the world is just Very Much to deal with lately. I cope with stress by knitting, and I've been making the most amazing sweater. 2) Now is a really good time to consider donating to your local food pantry. November is about to be a rough month for a lot of folks.

read the rest of “Skull with Laurel, 1832” by RJ Aurand (@rjaurand.bsky.social) in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl on 10.26.25 #scrawlmagazine #litmag #horrorpoetry #horrorwriters

WE'RE LIVE! AND WE ARE SO EXCITED! Back now to support a new magazine of speculative fiction by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists! Snag some amazing rewards, including discounted subscriptions! Support queer art! And help us SMASH DAY ONE! www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

Photos of Hirohiko Araki's new lithograph artwork at the Minnesota Street Project in San Francisco (7-9/9) 7. Funny Valentine and Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap 8. Yasuho Hirose and Paisley Park 9. Dragona Joestar and Smooth Operators

After receiving five (5) rejections in a single day I think I deserve some nice news in my inbox... If you want to buy one of my stories now would be a great time ijs

New #WriterBeware blog post: An update on the historic Bartz v. Anthropic settlement. It's been preliminarily approved by the court, but many questions remain about the claims process, the timeline, and exactly which works are included writerbeware.blog/2025/09/26/b...

Change for the better. Be a werewolf. Happy werewolf Wednesday!!my art 2023

Apparently a lot of ppl needs to hear this #bskycensorship

okay cool kimmel got his show back can GFM get her DC comics run back now

Really, really excited about this piece of very small fiction out today w/ @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social. It's about high school wrestling, heart attacks, heaven, and close calls.

Vaccines cause adults Tylenol causes pain relief Neurodiversity is good

Very pleased to say that someone did indeed want to buy it and it will be available for you to read in a couple of months!

Honestly thinking a system that'll happily flag 'too round' breasts as suggestive would somehow handle censorship of any kind well is naive. Some identities and bodies are unfairly seen as inherently more explicit than others and you know they are always the ppl impacted in collateral damage

[ #oc ] angel of the hunt

Some sketches before I disappear for a while.

dreamer🐑🌙

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! I am delighted to be the guest editor for the 59th issue of Eye to the Telescope, which is seeking speculative poetry (sci-fi, fantasy, horror, etc) on the theme of "Immortality." This is a paid call, open from today through January 15th, 2026. Submissions link below.

I'm not participating in a blackout because the point is moderation and others want me and those like me gone, and I would much rather continue to occupy the space I helped build rather than give everyone a chance to feel how much "better" it is without me. why wither when you can be a thorn.

This app gets worse with every update.

Pause before you pluck those blackberries from the brambles on the side of the road, and consider what's nurtured them. Read "The Lure of Blackberries" by R.L. Summerling in our issue 21:

good morning

One thing I'll say about DC not only canceling Red Hood, but recalling the first issue and refunding stores for buying it, is that you can still get Neil Gaiman's work through them. They still work with Otto Schmidt. Eddie Berganza worked there for years AFTER the formation of a policy that no women