And on the topic of editing and beta-reading: Sometimes it's less about finding friends whom you trust to be honest, and more about cultivating friends who trust *you* enough to be honest with you.

Little, Big Neuromancer The Phantom Tollbooth

I loved narrating this story. It's just wonderful, and offered a ton of opportunities for me to make big creative choices. I am so grateful that @thisisguan.bsky.social trusted me with their words.

If I had a nickel for every time Guan had work featured on a story podcast hosted by a former Star Trek TNG actor, I'd have two nickels. And it's not at all weird that it happened twice, because Guan's work is amazing. Go listen!

I'm beyond excited to say my story "Phoenix Tile", originally published in @khoreo.bsky.social, has been recorded by the incomparable @wilwheaton.net on "It's Storytime". Available now! Below or wherever you get your podcasts.

5 more days to pick up "The Center Cannot Hold: Decolonial Possibility in the Collapse of a Tanzanian NGO" at **40% off** with the code SPRING26 from @dukepress.bsky.social and get ready for my next book, coming up with the groundhogs on 2/2/27... dukeupress.edu/the-center-c...

Oh my. This is spectacular. sinceyouarrived.world/taken

Chrome is reaching into users' machines and writing a 4 GB on-device AI model file to disk without asking. It is the weights for Gemini Nano, Google's on-device LLM. Chrome did not ask. Chrome does not surface it. If the user deletes it, Chrome re-downloads it. www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-...

Please enjoy these vibes for my novelette, "Aly", which is out in the May issue of @clarkesworldmagazine.com 👾 AI companions in your head, oh no -- but there's a bittersweet romance baked goods + a cute robot or two! clarkesworldmagazine.com/chan_05_26/

Arthur Boyd's Shoalhaven landscapes reflect the extraordinary natural beauty of this area of New South Wales which caused him to marvel constantly about his surroundings. His paintings are a celebration of the grandeur and wonder of nature.

Haven't been able to make it for weekly treatments. I've been trying to rest, but pain levels are barely manageable most days. I have some art in my lil shop on ko-fi that would make lovely gifts for self or loved ones. Shares & support appreciated 💚 www.ko-fi.com/bydhiyanah #SupportArtists #bsnm

We are excited to announce the shortlist for ECO25: The Year’s Best Speculative Ecofiction! 🌙🌱 The shortlisted stories were chosen for their compelling writing and emotional impact. Finalists will be announced in coming weeks. Thank you to all who submitted, and congratulations to the authors! 🍄💜

Today I get to join the coolest club in flash: people published in Had! A flash about a memory of a family reunion of a recording of a

Today I get to join the coolest club in flash: people published in Had! A flash about a memory of a family reunion of a recording of a

In the first of these workshops on 7th May, we'll be looking at work from @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social Yara Zgheib & @thisisguan.bsky.social to create microfiction in which time, place, emotion & scenario are juxtaposed in interesting ways www.mattkendrick.co.uk/live-worksho...

Need work for the months ahead! Prioritizing cover art and book/publication illustrations. Please share with networks, more info at the links below ⛵🌊 Portfolio: bydhiyanah.carrd.co Bookings: forms.gle/xbdSuuQRwwfA... 💚 #art #artists #SFFart #CoverArt #illustration #DisabledArtist #SupportArtists

A story that carries wonder and sadness, all rolled into one by @thisisguan.bsky.social Read it to taste your coffee! www.astrolabe.ooo/un-sorrow-fo... #speculative #shortstories #flashfiction

⏳️CROWDFUND ENDS AT 12pm EST, SATURDAY MARCH 14TH📅 👉️ www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b... 🪓 Do we have your axe?

This one is a gut punch, in the best possible way.

New episode! In which I foolishly share my controversial dog opinions and Ash is concerned about knitting terminology. Listen to Thanks but Not for Me on @rss.com thanksbutnotforme.com (You can also find it on Apple and Spotify and those places)

Has anyone read my newsletter/stories/heard the podcast and been like: hey can Katie teach me to be as HILARIOUS as she is? The answer is no, that's just who I am. But I am teaching a virtual writing class this weekend about how to make any writing advice work for your process! (Link in replies)

I love this ask & I added some folks I think don't get enough love, so I think this is worth a THREAD of my fave stories from the folks I posted. 1/11

For those new to AaN , an introduction to our newspaper side project - AaNX (Annex) - and a rare sales offer at the end of the thread. AaNX is an 8 page full color side project of ours in a newspaper format

Adding on: practicing creating your art and finishing it will gradually improve the starting quality of the things you make. You need to play and create enough to figure out your process and hone your skills. You improve your basics. Preoccupation with immediate quality hinders your growth.

⚔️THE CROWDFUND FOR NEW EDGE SWORD & SORCERY 2026 IS LIVE⚔️ Three issues - our Timeworn Terra special - a New Jirel of Joiry story... The more re-posts this gets, the more bonus content we'll add to this year's issues! Go here to learn more and back the magazine👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

Please listen for all the times I whisper “oh my god” in horror when listening to Ash’s writing process

IT IS MY BIRTHDAY, as a present plz deposit your favorite space opera short fiction!

just read this and im going insane. multiple moments in here that made me react out loud. this story capitalizes on its premise in every way possible (especially the ones that explore the traumas and complexes and existential fears of it all, inescapable emotion)

My story came out in Worlds of Possibility, and the ever-amazing @omgjulia.bsky.social put all the 2025 stories in a FREE ebook, because that's just how they roll 💙 You can get it here: www.juliarios.com/a-gift-to-en...

Wanna read an excellent story? @sarahpauling.bsky.social's new story is out in Clarkesworld: it's about universal cloud memory in every brain, memory cultists, and an assassin who can go underneath it all. I was lucky enough to beta-read it and haven't stopped thinking about it.

Heyyyy I'm raffling off a couple of tiny knitted creatures--hand-knit by yours truly--to raise funds for community aid organizations. That's right: you can own your very own wee knit beastie and help your community at the same time! Deets are in my latest newsletter: buttondown.com/JenniferHuda...

Since people are asking if they can do something for me, here is a short thread. I'm clearly going to be laid up for a lot longer. Here are a few simple links. Patreon: www.patreon.com/Wiswell Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/johnwiswell Amazon wishlist: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

WELCOME GUAN UN! @thisisguan.bsky.social will have a brand new story in one of this year's issues. See cool art, crowdfund exclusives, and other exciting details here: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

In the mood for a space opera adventure reviewers have affectionately called “tear-apart-the-empire-with-your-bare-hands wish fulfillment”? THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY eBook is currently 1.99 *again*! ✨ bookshop.org/p/books/the-... ✨ www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

I have a reprint out today with the wonderful folks at Small Wonders! Heed the warning, and don't read it out loud.

Hi #PortfolioDay 👋🏽 Queer disabled artist in Southeast Asia open for work on cover art & illustrations for adult, YA, kidlit SFFH & literary projects. I specialize in hand-drawn 2D with nature-centric, whimsical themes. Folio & commission bookings: bydhiyanah.carrd.co 💖 #SupportArtists #art #artists

Art-making is immersive for the body-mind. It's important to take time understanding what accommodations you need to show up for sustained practice. Let routines vary. Get ergonomic tools. Keep your fave art supplies stocked. Make time for rest & activities that counter physical/mental strain 🌸

Thanks for the outpouring of kindness, folks. If you want to do something to perk me up? Well, you could pre-order my dragon book! www.amazon.com/Dragon-Has-S...

DRUM ROLL!!!! 🥁🥁🥁 It gives me great pleasure to announce the SPARKLING longlist for the Welkin Writing Prize 2026. Congratulations to all the writers on this list. And commiserations to everyone else. The standard was incredibly high: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...

Sigh, particularly bummed about the world today; sending you all strength. Here's latest newsletter, though I'm sure like me, you're probs sad, too buttondown.com/ashsmash/arc...

we are so proud of all we did in 2025! and our intrepid @ecatherine.com gathered it all for you to see 👀 give this post a look!! find something amazing to read and consider us when you fill out those nomination forms this year 🙏🖤 psychopomp.com/2025-for-you...

god help me someone asked what i'm looking for in short fiction. how do i say: horror but not like that, questions without answers, short, and fucking weird. the thing that makes good short fiction to me is that the final act of the story is in your head, not on the page

Without further ado, here are my favorite stories of 2025, to give you something to read today. Other than my two favorites, these are in chronological order. My FAVORITE story of 2025 was this one by @keersteemack.bsky.social in @xraylitmag.bsky.social xraylitmag.com/portrait-of-...

It’s New Year’s Eve, and 2025 has been A Year. I thought everyone might appreciate a cozy gift. Please get the Worlds of Possibility Volume 2 ebook for free, if you would like it! www.juliarios.com/a-gift-to-en...

Thanks, John! The ebook and audiobook of Mercutio can be pre-ordered now for their May 7 release (not sure yet what the print release date in the US will be). One cool thing is that it opens with a battle scene where Mercutio meets Dante Alighieri, and Dante actually did fight in that battle.

For Boxing Day, can we offer you a cover for Issue 31? Subscribe to get it on New Year’s Day! smallwonders.lemonsqueezy.com/checkout/buy...

It's awards eligibility season and we at ConCurrent are definitely eligible for one award: the Hugo Award for Best Related Work. However, if you think we're a good fit for other awards, please do consider us! Short fact thread incoming. 1/

this perfect piece of spec fic in @astrolabe.ooo by @thisisguan.bsky.social in honour of his birthday. One of my favourite pieces this year. And by an Aussie too 🇦🇺🧡🧡🧡 ”It’s hard to see her in the dark but you can still hear her song like a hook in your spine.” www.astrolabe.ooo/un-sorrow-fo...

It's my birthday today! If you'd like to do something for my birthday, I'd love you to support SFF short fic in some way—subscribe to a mag (probably cheaper than you think), leave a review, tell a friend about a story you loved, tell a writer you loved their story. <3

Ahem One of my short stories was published this year--a thread by the worst person in your high school. I am exceedingly proud of this. You can buy/read it here, in the fifth issue of Archive of the Odd, with a bunch of other amazing found fiction: archiveoftheodd.bigcartel.com/product/preo...