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Author (rep: Ernie Chiara at Fuse) πŸ‡­πŸ‡°πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Clarion West '25, published in Analog SF&F and Fission

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Spoiler: Corporation hopes to keep exploiting writers until writers forget they're being exploited.

10.03.2026 21:22 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

the diagram checks out, we are go for BOOK

23.02.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My heart leapt into my throat when I saw this. This is the first real piece of reader art I’ve ever seen. I’m struggling to express how much this means to me. Thank you.

17.02.2026 20:13 πŸ‘ 129 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

you're a sweetie pea!

15.02.2026 01:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much darling

14.02.2026 22:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

thanks, girl!

14.02.2026 20:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
"For your consideration" poster featuring 2 pieces of Photoshop composite art. One shows a giant octopus grabbing a man, for the short story Patient was the Doctor. The other is a red mermaid curled up in the sea, for the story titled milt.

Both stories are stated to be free to read/listen to.

"For your consideration" poster featuring 2 pieces of Photoshop composite art. One shows a giant octopus grabbing a man, for the short story Patient was the Doctor. The other is a red mermaid curled up in the sea, for the story titled milt. Both stories are stated to be free to read/listen to.

QR code for milt, reprinted in audio/podcast format on Escape Pod

QR code for milt, reprinted in audio/podcast format on Escape Pod

QR code for Patient was the Doctor, in PDF form, on the Analog Magazine website

QR code for Patient was the Doctor, in PDF form, on the Analog Magazine website

I have 2 short stories awards eligible this year!

1. Patient was the Doctor (PDF πŸ“) analogsf.com/for-your-con... with @analogsf.bsky.social (Locus & SFWA recommended)

2. milt (podcast reprint πŸ”‰) escapepod.org/2026/02/12/e... with @bsfa.bsky.social and @escapepod.org (mild nsfw πŸ”₯)

14.02.2026 19:31 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

βœ… WEIRD βœ… QUEER βœ… HORNY βœ… HOPEFUL LET'S GO

14.02.2026 01:16 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mamdani Tells NYC Residents to Stay Home and Read β€˜Heated Rivalry’ Amid Snow Storm The New York Public Library is offering residents with a library card the chance to download Rachel Reid’s queer hockey romance series without a wait.

amazing

26.01.2026 02:27 πŸ‘ 154 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 11
Screenshots from Andor when the Gorman councilman told Mon Mothma, β€œThey don’t even bother to lie badly anymore. I suppose that’s the final humiliation.”

Screenshots from Andor when the Gorman councilman told Mon Mothma, β€œThey don’t even bother to lie badly anymore. I suppose that’s the final humiliation.”

03.01.2026 21:11 πŸ‘ 3194 πŸ” 874 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 31

Woah, this is news to me!

Hey, peeps! My very first book is currently on sale for just 2 bucks! Both the eBook AND the hardcover, apparently? It's about a tea specialist-turned-assassin who embarks on an epic quest to rescue her kidnapped sibling... in SPACE.

Also HAPPY NEW YEAR!

amzn.to/3N13YcS

31.12.2025 23:35 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2
A scene from the High Heresy cinematic in Destiny 2: Heresy (2025)

A scene from the High Heresy cinematic in Destiny 2: Heresy (2025)

A scene from the Safiyah cinematic from Destiny 2: Season of the Haunted (2022)

A scene from the Safiyah cinematic from Destiny 2: Season of the Haunted (2022)

A scene from the final mission in Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (2017)

A scene from the final mission in Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (2017)

A cutscene featuring the Outsider from Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (2017)

A cutscene featuring the Outsider from Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (2017)

Heading into 2026, I'm still looking for fulltime or contract work as a senior writer or narrative designer. If you need someone who can write sharp characters, poetic prose, and emotional stories, I'm available! You can find my portfolio here: www.hazelmonforton.com

28.12.2025 03:32 πŸ‘ 673 πŸ” 320 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 11
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Submission Guidelines - OTHERSIDE Submission guidelines for fiction and poetry submissions to OTHERSIDE, including opening dates and how to submit.

Merry Christmas and a happy holiday season! There’s only one week left in the yearβ€”which means we are ONE WEEK away from opening to fiction and poetry submissions on January 1st!

Get your original fiction and poetry ready ✨

othersidespec.com/guidelines/

25.12.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

exact same problem down in the peninsula. I'm so tired why is this

24.12.2025 12:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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contract is signed! my sci-fi story, milt, from the bsfa's Fission #5 anthology, will be "reprinted" by @escapepod.org in audio 🎧 in January 2026.

it is, incidentally, the horniest story I've ever published. gender essentialism comes here to die. ✌️

23.12.2025 21:26 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Okay, after several hours spent agonizing over the details… edits are done and I am happy to say: yeah, this story is good πŸ™‚β€β†•οΈ Cannot wait to share it with you soon. Hope you love prehistoric myth and ritual murder and religious trauma and cults and sad women who are pathetic levels of in love.

21.12.2025 03:20 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
repost if trans people should have dr pepper

repost if trans people should have dr pepper

20.12.2025 12:52 πŸ‘ 7793 πŸ” 4877 πŸ’¬ 93 πŸ“Œ 167

Another Nebula Awards nomination cycle is in full swing, and the addition of poetry and comics, along with the presence of LLMs in industry, required careful consideration.

Read on, and vote well!

We trust our voters & look forward to what they choose to celebrate.

www.sfwa.org/2025/12/19/p...

19.12.2025 17:29 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 206 πŸ“Œ 189

Sabrina Carpenter to donate portion of Short n’ Sweet tour profit to Transgender Law Center
www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/20/s...

02.12.2025 17:02 πŸ‘ 334 πŸ” 102 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 5
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Keeping our Humanity Through A Science-Fiction Apocalypse by David Ebenbach For David Ebenbach, the key to retaining our humanity under threat of AI is to embrace the unique traits that make us human to begin withβ€”our critical thinking, empathy, and creat…

Worried about an AI apocalypse? Find out why author David Ebenbach believes we can stave one off by leaning into our own humanity
theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/11/25/k...

25.11.2025 18:05 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Finding the Heart of Your Story, a masterclass with N.K. Jemisin β€” Blue Stoop Building a character is building a world of one; defining them, shaping them, and changing them is what a story is for. In this craft-first virtual masterclass, award winning author N. K. Jemisin will...

I'll be doing an online workshop on character creation and development for Blue Stoop on December 7th! Interested? Register and pay here: www.bluestoop.org/classes/p/nk...

20.11.2025 15:49 πŸ‘ 263 πŸ” 87 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 7

Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.

10.11.2025 22:01 πŸ‘ 637 πŸ” 603 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 14
Frowning girl: "the facial expression I've had on for the whole year"

Frowning girl: "the facial expression I've had on for the whole year"

True story

12.11.2025 06:16 πŸ‘ 428 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 3
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2025 awards eligibility post - take two!

I have two short stories out this year, and I would be so grateful if you kept them (and me) in mind during awards season! Links threaded below - thanks for reading!

11.11.2025 20:31 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Contact I’m currently open to sensitivity/authenticity reading. Please see the full list of what I cover and rates. In your email below, please include a description of the work, the estimated word c…

Are you a marginalized author (or the editor/agent/publicist of one) who has a trad pub book coming out in 2026 that is science fiction, fantasy, or horror and either adult or young adult? This book critic wants to know about it! Small press strongly encouraged.
bookjockeyalex.com/contact/

04.11.2025 18:23 πŸ‘ 155 πŸ” 154 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2
A tiny little floofy white dog that looks like it weighs five pounds sopping wet sits very polite looking slightly nervous in a little clear raincoat with blue pipping. Next to a foot ignore the foot

A tiny little floofy white dog that looks like it weighs five pounds sopping wet sits very polite looking slightly nervous in a little clear raincoat with blue pipping. Next to a foot ignore the foot

Me waiting for the bus omw to kick your ass

13.05.2025 20:57 πŸ‘ 3320 πŸ” 621 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 26
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CRY, VOIDBRINGER is out everywhere! Thank you all for your support, it's been a wonderful ride πŸ₯°

Order the book here: artofelaineho.com/books/

06.11.2025 19:15 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Palestine - 1 - Stories from the eve of the Nakba | Comma Press Β£11.99 (Paperback / Anthology) - Mazen Maarouf, Selma Dabbagh, Ahmad Jaber, Anwar Hamed, Mahmoud Shukair and others

Cover reveal day for Palestine -1: Stories from the Eve of the Nakba by Comma Press! I have a story in this one. It launches November 13th. Pre-orders are open at the link below:

commapress.co.uk/books/palest...

03.11.2025 19:39 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

required listening tbh

03.11.2025 06:32 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

beyond excited about this one, kemi always coming out with gold

03.11.2025 05:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0