💙 I enjoyed this one a lot, great story by @benfrancisco.bsky.social
02.03.2026 09:00
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Another great story this week is up at @morningtransport.bsky.social! This one is by @spacevalkyries.bsky.social and is about a mysterious mermaid, the complexity of identity, belonging, and making wishes.
10.03.2026 18:01
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submissions — neon hemlock
We have only 61 stories submitted for WHAT ELEGANT STARS so far. I suppose a lot of folks will submit in the last month, but that still seems low. Though the theme is more specific than some previous ones, so folks are less likely to have anything ready to go.
www.neonhemlock.com/submissions
09.03.2026 16:08
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An African View Of The 2025 Locus Recommended Reading List, Hugo and Nebula Nominations, BSFA voting and More.
Hey y’all. The 2025 Locus Recommended Reading List is out and as usual, I did a quick analysis of the list to see how much work by African authors appears, something I've been tracking since 2021. There is work by 15 African* authors/editors (including myself) recognized – Kemi Ashing-Giwa, Laila Lalami, Nnedi Okorafor, T.L. Huchu, Adam Oyebanji, Eugen Bacon, CL Hellisen, Tochi Onyebuchi, M.H.
An African View Of The 2025 Locus Recommended Reading List, Hugo and Nebula Nominations, BSFA voting and More.
Hey y’all. The 2025 Locus Recommended Reading List is out and as usual, I did a quick analysis of the list to see how much work by African authors appears, something I've been tracking…
24.02.2026 13:43
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Such a great collection of stories!
02.03.2026 15:54
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Favorite Short SF from 2025
Continuing my roundup of excellent science fiction, fantasy, and horror from 2025, here are some of my favorite short stories and collections published last year. (For my favorite novels and novell…
Big thanks to @benfrancisco.bsky.social for including MONUMENTS IN DARKNESS in his "Favorite Short Story Collections from 2025" roundup, calling it "an excellent collection of horror, dark fantasy, and weird fiction from a master of the genre." You can read the rest of the review at the link!
02.03.2026 15:46
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When Your Ex-Husband Lies Dying and Only You Can Get Him the Magic Elixir from the Bodega
March sweeps in with a wonderful quartet of stories as The Sunday Morning Transport brings tales by Ben Francisco, V.M. Ayala
The Sunday Morning Transport makes one more trip today with a story from Ben Francisco (@benfrancisco.bsky.social) that examines what really might be in the back room of your local bodega - and what it might cost. Free for everyone to read!
01.03.2026 19:20
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Ah thank you, Meg! ☺️
01.03.2026 19:03
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Favorite Short SF from 2025
Continuing my roundup of excellent science fiction, fantasy, and horror from 2025, here are some of my favorite short stories and collections published last year. (For my favorite novels and novell…
My round-up of some of my favorite SF short stories & collections from 2025, including brilliant work by @danielbraum.bsky.social @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social @thomasha.bsky.social @angelaliu.bsky.social @kjy1066.bsky.social @daviddlevine.com @aimeeogdenwrites.com!
benfrancisco.net/2026/02/26/f...
27.02.2026 00:21
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Photo of a Brooklyn Bodega with a multitude of signs advertising Deli, grocery, lotto, open 24 hours.
If you've ever thought bodegaa were magical...
I have a story coming for you this Sunday on @morningtransport.bsky.social.
25.02.2026 23:40
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So honored that Disgraced Return of the Kap's Needle was featured in Ben's favorite SF from 2025 alongside authors that are my inspiration! 🖤
14.02.2026 22:22
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What an amazing list of Boricua speculative reading. Thank you Ben for highlighting so many wonderful works, including mine ❤️
11.02.2026 05:09
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There's SO much great Puerto Rican SF out there, this is just the tip of the iceberg! Please feel free to chime in on this thread with your own favorites and recommendations!
11.02.2026 03:42
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Latinx Rising: An Anthology of Latinx Science Fiction and Fantasy
An Anthology of Latinx Science Fiction and Fantasy
Latinx Rising is a wonderful, diverse anthology of Latinx speculative fiction, including several brilliant Puerto Rican authors like Daniel Jose Older and Giannina Braschi, and even includes a photo narrative of Boricuas on the moon!
bookshop.org/p/books/lati...
11.02.2026 03:41
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Brincando Charcos (Jumping Puddles)
“Dónde estámos?” Mateo asks, wiping the wetness out of his hair. We’re both sopping wet. Charcos may get you there fast, but it’s not the cleanest way to travel.
My own story, "Brincando Charcos" literalizes the Puerto Rican metaphor of "jumping the puddle" (for crossing from island to mainland). Two young men jump through puddles like portals - but their growing love is overshadowed by the "men in blue" pursuing them.
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...
11.02.2026 03:36
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Crave - Nightmare Magazine
Taina crawls underneath the shack to unearth her wooden cigar box. She opens it and places the items in front of her: a piece of leftover mundillo lace from an unfinished handkerchief, an ivory ribbon...
"Crave" by @lilliamr.bsky.social is an evocative horror story that draws on imagery of mundillo (a Puerto Rican lace-making tradition) to tell the story of La Caridad, a witch who demands great sacrifices - particularly of the town's women and girls.
www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/crave/
11.02.2026 03:33
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Wepa! Your work has given me so much Boricua joy! (And maybe one or two nightmares lol.)
11.02.2026 03:25
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Up In the Hills, She Dreams of Her Daughter Deep In the Ground
Up in the hills, where the green shadows grow long, and far from all the student protests in San Juan, Gloria and her husband, Pedro, lived in a tiny house. An almost perfect square of concrete in …
"Up in the Hills, She Dreams of Her Daughter Deep in the Ground" by @kjy1066.bsky.social is a powerful, haunting short story that draws on surrealist metaphors to grapple with patriarchy and the disturbing history of forced sterilization of women in Puerto Rico.
strangehorizons.com/fiction/up-i...
11.02.2026 03:23
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House of Bone and Rain by @gabino.bsky.social is a haunting crime novel taking place in PR, dealing with the harsh realities of hurricanes, colonialism, violence, and hauntings. Iglesias is the master of crime stories with supernatural elements that play on deeper themes - I recommend all his work!
11.02.2026 03:18
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United States of Banana
Check out United States of Banana - <p>Giannina Braschi explores the cultural and political journey of nearly 50 million Hispanic Americans living in the United States in this explosive new work of fi...
United States of Banana by Giannina Braschi is a wonderfully gonzo, impossible-to-classify novel that deals with post-9/11 fear mongering and the complex colonial status of Puerto Rico, and includes Hamlet and Zarathustra as characters.
bookshop.org/p/books/unit...
11.02.2026 03:14
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This has gotten more attention than I'd expected, so I'm adding a few more recs to this thread of amazing Puerto Rican SF, including some short fiction!
11.02.2026 03:10
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Will see if I can gather a few for my next thread of recs! Wepa.
10.02.2026 17:54
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Yaaaas we do!
10.02.2026 17:51
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Such a great book!
10.02.2026 16:32
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Val Vega: Secret Ambassador of Earth
Secret Ambassador of Earth
My own Val Vega: Secret Ambassador of Earth is a YA space opera about a Boricua teenager who has to step up as ambassador of Earth - which means helping bring peace to a planet of telepaths grappling with a history of colonialism that parallels PR's own history.
bookshop.org/p/books/val-...
10.02.2026 03:30
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