"You’re gonna think, “Lazy bitch. She just copied this letter from the original!” That’s called a bootstrap paradox. It happens." I love it when a time travel story surprises me! Sam Brown in @unchartedmag.bsky.social

(the shortlist 2/2): Andrew Bertaina @andrewbertaina.bsky.social in @theforge.bsky.social Quinn Green @stayquinning.bsky.social in @unchartedmag.bsky.social

I’m so thrilled to share my short story “Postpartum Ballad of Wendy Rhys” that was just published in @unchartedmag.bsky.social —be warned, it’s pretty dark! www.unchartedmag.com/stories/post...

(2/3) Fiction from: Jen Conley @jenconley45.bsky.social in @reckonreview.bsky.social J.D. Strunk in @fictivedream.bsky.social Anna Koltes in @defenestrationmag.bsky.social AND @xraylitmag.bsky.social Don Rath in @publishedbyjake.bsky.social Sam Brown in @unchartedmag.bsky.social ‬

"Also, there was the duckling to consider. None of his training prepared him for how to slay a demon while holding a live fowl." Fun story from Amy Flanders in @unchartedmag.bsky.social !

Maybe Mr. Feathers fits the list? "BIrds Aren't Real" by Rachel Luria @unchartedmag.bsky.social

Does a heroic crow count? "Come Crow, Come Death" by @madpelletier.bsky.social @unchartedmag.bsky.social

We also have: The Night Birds by @premeemohamed.com in Northern Nights (undertowpublications.com/shop/norther...) "Birds Aren't Real" by Rachel Luria in @unchartedmag.bsky.social www.unchartedmag.com/stories/bird... @authortrsteele.bsky.social's " The Owl-Wife" acoupofowls.com/2025/06/15/s...

My story "Good Real History" placed 2nd in Uncharted's Cinematic Short Story contest, it'll be live on 10/30/25! It follows a reality TV crew that goes back in time to film historic events and create their own narratives. A huge thank you to @unchartedmag.bsky.social and @rachelharrison.bsky.social

"...and I am an ante-divine, trans-dimensional concept-construct held captive inside a small wooden carving of a finger, not a demon, said the demon straight into my brain." Mitchell Shanklin in @unchartedmag.bsky.social

I fell in love with this story the first time I read it, and I've come back to it multiple times. @tkrex.bsky.social in @unchartedmag.bsky.social

7. Bone Eater Earth by Emma Burnett in @unchartedmag.bsky.social where a tech billionaire attempts to come to an arrangement with Mother Earth www.unchartedmag.com/stories/bone...

“That’s what the news has been saying, August knows. They need as many people as they can get.” - Spirit alembic keeper, now out in @unchartedmag.bsky.social www.unchartedmag.com/stories/spir...

More guest editor news! 📣 Emma Burnett, our guest editor for our Nov 2025 issue, has a new story out today at @unchartedmag.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉 #writingcommunity #shortstory #speculativefiction

Last day to register! Learn how @benjaminpercy.bsky.social crafts thrilling stories, hooks readers fast, and writes across genres. Plus—get your questions answered in a live Q&A. Registration deadline: July 29, 2025, 11:59 PM Pacific Sign up today: unchartedmag.com/uncharted-sp...

We're so happy to announce the 3 co-winners of our Novel Excerpt Prize judged by Laird Barron! Congrats to our shortlisted writers as well! www.unchartedmag.com/uncharted-ma...

Who would like a distraction from *waves hand around*? Step back into 1995, then, and read this short mystery piece about an all-girl grunge band and their POS manager. Crime ensues. Listen to Radiohead while you do it. www.unchartedmag.com/stories/1995/

I loved this story - set in 1995 in the indie music scene. A fun & satisfying mystery! Check it out 🎸 @kggiarratano.bsky.social @unchartedmag.bsky.social

Humor Challenge winner by Tiffant Harris! "Gene believed the mitochondria were feminist until someone asked him why. That’s how things started going downhill." www.unchartedmag.com/stories/sele...

"For a moment, Eleanor stood quiet, thinking about Moxies I through VII and the curse of living longer than one’s pets. How much love made sorrow worthwhile?" This story is weird, disturbing, delightful! @authorthealiu.bsky.social @unchartedmag.bsky.social

I'm super excited that I have a new story out in @unchartedmag.bsky.social Someone compared it to Octavia Butler's Speech Sounds. I don't deserve that, but thank you, ms reader!!! www.unchartedmag.com/stories/the-... #mystery #dystopia #shortstories #writingcommunity #writing #reading #newyork

New SFF story by @authorthealiu.bsky.social "Three weeks after Moxie VII died, Eleanor finally crawled out of bed, tossed her used-up tissues in the fireplace, and went out to the garden." www.unchartedmag.com/stories/a-te...

ICYMI: My latest short fic recs are up! With stories from @unchartedmag.bsky.social @uncannymagazine.bsky.social @clarkesworldmagazine.com @nightmare-magazine.com @thedeadlands.com and-- itsajumble.blogspot.com/2025/07/shor...

Hollow Whispers won the @unchartedmag.bsky.social first chapter contest! It's one of the most authentic Chinese novel I've ever had the honor of reading. #editors publish this book already. Yay for Chinese cultural rep!

Wow, this excerpt is so gripping! 🌌 It really pulls you into the character's struggle. Can't wait to dive into the full story! 📖✨ #SFF #MustRead #LiteraryMagic

"The specter floated towards her from all the simmering cold, with it the sweet smell of dead things. It circled around her...From the bits of Liesel’s hair it caught, the creature changed again. This time it was more solid." Daily reads: Bridgette Stevenson in @unchartedmag.bsky.social ❤️

If we don't get our act together, Mother Earth is gonna make some big decisions for us. So, hey, maybe degrowth would be easier? @unchartedmag.bsky.social #scifi #horror #writingcommunity www.unchartedmag.com/stories/bone...

"“Hans, take her back to the house,” Liesel said. It would be dark sooner than later. Liesel didn’t want Krista to see what she became when the sun was gone and she was hungry." Brigette Stevenson in @unchartedmag.bsky.social

This gluttony of layers-upon-layers torment and fearsomely macabre storycrafting comes to you courtesy of my good friend, the Horror Queen of Appalachia, @rachelsavagewrites.bsky.social, in the pages of @unchartedmag.bsky.social. A new American myth for our day. www.unchartedmag.com/stories/sitt...

AD Schweiss @adschw.bsky.social Dan Weaver @supernaturalfeat.com Vanessa Fogg @vanessafogg.bsky.social Aimee Ogden @aimeeogdenwrites.com Tara Campbell @taracampbell.bsky.social Casey Aimer @caseyaimer.bsky.social John Paul Davis @johnpauldavis.org Emmie Christie @emmiechristie33.bsky.social

New Speculative Flash Roundup! Featuring stories in: Small Wonders MoonPark Review Radon Journal Hex Literary Flash Flood Molotov Cocktail Lightspeed Strange Horizons X-Ray Penumbric Gaia Lit Beaver Magazine

New SFF story by Jawad Karaky! "I can’t breathe. I can’t see. I can’t feel anything. I can’t fucking do shit. Am I still floating somewhere inside the cage?" www.unchartedmag.com/stories/pulp...

This sounds intriguing! I love how counting breaths can shift perspective. Can't wait to dive into Liesel's journey! 🌌✨ #SFF #BrigetteStevenson

What a captivating excerpt! 🤩 Brigette Stevenson has such a unique style! Can't wait to dive into the full story! 🌌✨ #SFF #BrigetteStevenson #ReadingJoy

New SFF story by Brigette Stevenson! "Liesel felt herself counting them, one, two, three. In and out. In and out. One two three. Counting the breaths made it feel less like waiting and more like expecting." www.unchartedmag.com/stories/lies...

I am so excited to be in this Flame Tree anthology! Originally in @unchartedmag.bsky.social and @nightlightpod.bsky.social I can't wait to hold it in my hands. Yaaasa. blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...

TY Andrés for the feedback & feature! HW a self-discovery story with a sweeping romance set against the press censorships of 1937-1940. It's truly my heart book. An excerpt of ch 1 was featured by @unchartedmag.bsky.social! www.unchartedmag.com/stories/holl... #amwriting #WritingCommunity

My talented friend @rachelsavagewrites.bsky.social has an amazing piece out at @unchartedmag.bsky.social. This story is nail-biting, horrifying/beautiful and infused with so much I love about her writing. 👏🏻

On a roll today with writing buddy publications! Here’s another great piece to savor!

This is the first thing I remember reading by Rachel, and its never quite left my head.

Always enjoy these short fic recs from @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social & it's especially nice to see Marie Vibbert's @unchartedmag.bsky.social story included this month! @reasie.bsky.social

Featuring stories from The Dark Magazine, @omgjulia.bsky.social, @thefuturefire.bsky.social, @innerworlds.bsky.social, @kaleidotrope.bsky.social, @clarkesworldmagazine.com, @stateofmatter.bsky.social, @uncannymagazine.bsky.social, @unchartedmag.bsky.social, and @morningtransport.bsky.social

What a deep, gorgeous story by the amazing @madpelletier.bsky.social - treat yourself to a read!

"The carnival was winding its way through one of those dusty states where everyone looks weary, even when they’re dressed in their Sunday best. I woke one morning to find her huddled in my tent" Stunning story @madpelletier.bsky.social @unchartedmag.bsky.social www.unchartedmag.com/stories/come...

New Thrilling story by @rachelsavagewrites.bsky.social “The night before Grandaddy Burl died, Colly dreamed of a flathead catfish swallowing him whole. Summer storms had been rolling in since June; the mountain air sitting heavy like flannel on fevered skin.” www.unchartedmag.com/stories/sitt...

"When we first met, I was a woman and she was a child, and the carnival was winding its way through one of those dusty states where everyone looks weary..." Gorgeous work from @madpelletier.bsky.social in @unchartedmag.bsky.social!

New SFF story by @vanessafogg.bsky.social “Welcome to the forum! You have successfully registered and now have full access to the site and all its resources. And congratulations again on the summoning of your own personal spirit-angel.” www.unchartedmag.com/stories/supp...

"I suck my teeth. I don’t want an amputation. It’s my finger. I need it. Neither the doctors nor the planet have the right to take it from me." Love to hate a main character? Read Bone-eater Earth in @unchartedmag.bsky.social www.unchartedmag.com/stories/bone...

Hell of a story. Hoping to see this one on next year's awards lists! @slashnburnett.bsky.social @unchartedmag.bsky.social

Thrilled to have a story up at Uncharted. It's got Crow. It's got Death. It's got carnival folk. Go on. You know you want to read it.