the government might have been evil in the past but the difference is that they weren't so braindead they thought they could just get away without even trying to manufacture consent 🥴
REVIEW: “Everyone Hates It When the Alien Shows Up At the Club” by Elijah J. Mears
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on the bright side, between the warm weather and later sunsets I'm feeling much more chipper than I did over the winter
unfortunately, pine pollen 🤧
ACT THREE OF THIS DRAFT IS DONE 🙌
(Don't get too excited for me, I used a four-act structure)
But the third quarter of NGoN was far and away the redheaded stepchild of draft three, and now I should mostly be through the material that I felt really needed to be ripped out and rewritten from scratch
well of course, nothing bad has ever happened with a little coffee treat
William grumbled and started yanking cords out of the computer terminal. “Fine. I’ll just stay all crouched down like this and set back all the progress I’ve made with my knees. It’ll be fine.”
thinking about the panel I attended today where the panelists were talking about wanting to see more queer characters of a certain age as I dive back into this scene in my novel
Smiling brown-haired, blue-eyed white man with a mustache wearing a T-shirt and holding up a Ret-Con guest badge
At @retconnc.bsky.social last night, today, and tomorrow! I'm terrible and forgot to publicly post my schedule but if you'll be around, come see one of my panels!
A screenshot of a Pokemon summary from Pokemon Leaf Green of a Lvl 10 Sandshrew named Balin who knows Scratch, Defense Curl, and Rock Tomb
didn't think about this when I did it but naming my sandshrew Balin and then teaching him Rock Tomb...
I am seated
A Switch playing the port of Pokémon Leaf Green showing Bulbasaur being selected as the starter
hi there, old friend :)
leaf green for the nostalgia, it's the one i permanently borrowed from my neighbor down the street as a kid 😤
I just know we could queen out together, she would be soooo shady at brunch
this one skeet has done more to convince me to read the archive undying than any other review, actually
Oh, below a certain speed I think the landing is pretty much mandatory. Now, the *specifics* of that landing, on the other hand...
Thanks so much to @emmiechristie33.bsky.social for taking the time to spotlight my work! It's been a joy getting to see your perspective on my stories over the last few days
103!
please tell him i said happy birthday!
Hello my contribution to today's discourse is that there really is something great about stovetop rice done the "right" way and also our rice cooker is among the best appliances we own and feels like absolutely magic technology
Closing to subs February 28th Now that our 2026 issues are filled (and our Feb 2027 issue is mostly stocked as well) we’re going to close the submission gates at end of day on February 28th. We’ll be aiming to get responses out to everyone who submits in February (or who already has a story in the queue) by the end of March at the latest. Submissions will re-open on July 1st!
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We've gotten so many great stories that we're now scheduling pieces for our Feb '27 issue (and probably our June '27 issue for at least a couple stories in queue!) so we're going close the submission gates for a few months.
Keep sending us stuff till end of Feb, and we'll see you again in July!
Everyone Hates It When The Alien Shows Up At The Club, by Elijah J. Mears in Flash Fiction Online. So fun, so sweet, so *hilarious* - and what a perfect voice, too!
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/ever...
So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for reading :)
I vote 1. It's so difficult to drag myself to the gym after work but I'm always glad when I do, it provides a nice reset that makes the rest of my evening better
🚨 DO NOT GO TO THE CLUB. THE ALIEN IS AT THE CLUB. EVERYONE HATES IT WHEN THE ALIEN SHOWS UP AT THE CLUB. 🚨
oh my god yeah, i was trying to figure out how to describe its aesthetic when i was there last summer and that's it
2. WYSR “Loving the Alien is the Easiest Thing in the World”
Loving the alien. Learning to love yourself. Y'all, you should definitely read this one if you like gayness, fat representation, and Good. Freaking. Prose.
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It is time. New author thread!! This week I'm reading @elijah.mea.rs
1. WYSR “Everyone Hates It When The Alien Shows Up At The Club”
An alien shows up at the club. Everyone hates it. Maybe everyone. Maybe one doesn't hate it AS much ;)
inkfoundry.net/review/why-y...
Thanks so much for reviewing these! I'm so glad you enjoyed them 💙
Calling all concept-driven science fiction short stories (and novelettes) published in 2025! I'm looking for bangers I might have missed that fit this brief: compellingsciencefiction.com/posts/call-f...
If you can share this with your favorite SF author/publisher/editor, I'd be grateful!
