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Marissa Lingen @marissalingen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

IT'S TODAY!!! My fantasy novella, A DUBIOUS CLAMOR, is out today! From here on out, if you suddenly have the urge to read about harpies, opinionated weapons, and a bunch of misfits fighting the fash, you can just DO THAT! Order direct or from bookstores: hornedlarkpress.com/product/a-du...

Happy author Marissa Lingen, a long-haired white woman, holds up a copy of her book, A DUBIOUS CLAMOR

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Natee (they/them) @himmapaan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Still a favourite that I regret having undersold. 🥲 'Rock Face' Painted with the three Natural Formation watercolours made from Cretaceous rocks by @thoughtsupnorth.bsky.social and a tiny bit of Winsor & Newton Indanthrene Blue. 65 mm square. From 2020.

Watercolour painting of a rocky surface with varied textures in warm golden, coppery hues.

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Kat Weaver @anoteinpink.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

PARROTS! (both gccs and some species we have at MAARS 👀....)

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Kat Weaver @anoteinpink.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Faye's & my fantasy story "The Light Her Shadows Cast" is in this issue! 💎 Teen heroine Edda saved the world, but she couldn't save her best friend...unless she gets another chance (or several)

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Kat Weaver @anoteinpink.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Faye's & my fantasy story "The Light Her Shadows Cast" is in this issue! 💎 Teen heroine Edda saved the world, but she couldn't save her best friend...unless she gets another chance (or several)

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meagan kane @spocksbrain.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Buy it and read my weird fiction story about occupying forces, popsicles, distrust, the flexibility of concepts like “citizen,” eye jelly, helicopters, and the Edmund Fitzgerald. I think it’s quite good and fairly unpleasant; I hope you will too.

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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

A rainbow stack for all seasons! Featuring all Neon Hemlock titles. Neon Hemlock is THEE premier queer SFFH indie press. Top notch fiction chosen with the very best eye! Everything they put out is a must read for me and something I highly recommend to you!!

[A stack of books (bottom to top): SHATTER THE SUN ed. dave ring, CALL AND RESPONSE by Cadwell Turnbull, A NECESSARY CHAOS by Brent C. Lambert, THE MYSTERY OF THE BITTEN PEACH by Cecilia Tan, REDUNDANCIES AND POTENTIALS by Dom Dickey, UNCOMMON CHARM by Emily Bergslien and Kat Weaver, THE SECRET SKIN by Wendy Wagner, NO SUCH THING AS DUTY by Lara Elena Donnelly, STONE AND STEEL by Eboni Dunbar]

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Kat Weaver @anoteinpink.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Such a fun evening, I'm so glad Faye and I could read our story aloud!

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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

This week, Story Hour hosts a double debut: Faye Gabriel and Kat Weaver read a co-written story! Not only that, perennial favorite Shaenon K. Garrity returns to read! Join us Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. PDT! @shaenon.bsky.social @anoteinpink.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com

Color photo of Shaenon K. Garrity, a fair-skinned woman with hazel eyes and brown hair with full bangs. The rest of her hair is pulled back. She wears blue jeans, a long-sleeved gray Henley shirt, a pendant on a short chain, and small glasses with oval frames. She poses in a wood-paneled room, sitting in a chair in front of a wooden drafting desk. Glassed museum cases occupy the foreground. She grins directly into the camera, looking very happy.

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Wizards Vs Lesbians @wizardsvslesbians.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Himbo experiences four centuries of English cultural and literary history, inexplicably becoming a herbo at some point in the process. As with much of the classic literature we discuss on the podcast, the twist is that it's all kind of hilarious.

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Wizards Vs. Lesbians: BONUS: ORLANDO

It's gay, it's magic, it's a literary classic. Featuring our old books correspondent Kat Weaver!   Orlando - Virginia Woolf

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Brandon Crilly (Announcements Only) @brandoncrilly.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

This Wednesday is going to be an amazing @storyhour.bsky.social featuring my friends Faye Gabriel and @anoteinpink.bsky.social, reading from their co-written short story in @neonhemlock.bsky.social's SHATTER THE SUN!!! That's a lot of awesome packed in a single event. www.storyhour2020.com

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Neon Hemlock @neonhemlock.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

50% off all ebooks until July 4th in dishonor of Amaz*n. Use code COMPOSITE at www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks.

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Brandon Crilly (Announcements Only) @brandoncrilly.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

The time has come for more snakes!! B.O.A. and Serpentine Scenarios are officially live on my new itch page 🐍 In this rules-light game, you play as secret agent SNAKES, solving problems for unsuspecting humans. w/ art by @anoteinpink.bsky.social 💜 Fans of B.O.A., please spread the word!

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Brandon Crilly - Author and Games Writer

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meagan kane @spocksbrain.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

My monster culture/robot/contamination/bad times power imbalance flash "Europan Culture (Seven Theses)" is up for free today on @flashfictiononline.bsky.social! I'm glad this weirdo thing found somewhere to live. flashfictiononline.com/issues/april...

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April 2026 - Flash Fiction Online

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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Elena Wuest (German, b.1977) "An Afternoon Tea II," 2026 Oil on canvas 110 x 110 cm #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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ivyteas @ivyteas.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

requiem for vanished birdsong

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Neon Hemlock @neonhemlock.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Lovely to see UNCOMMON CHARM by @anoteinpink.bsky.social & @eudaemaniacal.bsky.social on this staff list at Pima County Public Library. pima.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...

what's not to love about dark academia, obsession, possession, gothic horror, vague terror, isolation, and unease? All these books share one or more of these themes, with Jewish main characters navigating them all.

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meagan kane @spocksbrain.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Happy belated Valentine's Day, I suppose! This is the story that made me want to write short fiction again. I love it dearly. If you read this and like it (or if you hate it, I’m not picky!), consider dropping lgbtbookstoprisoners.org five bucks.

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A💤ul @passionpeachy.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

got you some chocolates. don’t worry about the title

Digital drawing of a pink heart-shaped box that says “OOPS…ALL BUGS. assorted chocolates” on the cover with colorful bug-shaped chocolates inside.

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meagan kane @spocksbrain.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

What a strange week for this, my most Minnesotan story thus far, to come out. Points if you can find all the most Minnesotan of Mentions.

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PseudoPod 🎙️ @pseudopod.org · 06/02/2026

Episode 1015… "If the dead who loved her haunt an old home’s bones, what haunts the newbuild?" What Haunts the Newbuild? by Meagan Kane Narrator: Dani Daly Host: Allie James Audio: Graeme Dunlop pseudopod.org/2026/02/06/p... What Haunts the Newbuild? is a PseudoPod original.

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PseudoPod 1015: What Haunts the Newbuild?

If the dead who loved her haunt an old home’s bones, what haunts the newbuild? What makes her creak and moan? Every house is a violence—and a weathered house knows this better than most—but if the…

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meagan kane @spocksbrain.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Oh hey look it's me! Feels incredible to read someone's thoughts on this story. Fun and fully imagined! The highest possible stakes! The Asimov knockoff as counterpoint to Aimee Ogden's PKD! You heard it here, folks.

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meagan kane @spocksbrain.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Includes my prison break short story about Io, radiation, and (improbably) governesses— “What a Name Does Is Let You Leave.” INCREDIBLY strange time for this story to drop for me personally (I live in Minneapolis), but it’s one of my favorites.

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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

I know I keep posting about this but every time I check, the list gets longer and longer and longer. Hundreds and hundreds of places, everything from huge local institutions to small spots that will definitely struggle. No exaggeration, it's the most astonishing act of solidarity I've ever seen.

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Kat Weaver @anoteinpink.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

i tell you what, there's no prose artistry out there like the reviews on fragrantica dot com

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 16/01/2026

Abolish ICE. A little journal comic from South Minneapolis. #iceoutmpls #iceoutcomics #iceoutofmpls

Just before Christmas, I got a puppy.
Her name is Minerva, and we call her *Minnie.

I'm still learning how to understand her.

Me: Do you need to go outside? Do you need to go outside, little baby? Do you need to do a poo?
Do you need to do a widdle piddle?

Minnie: Arf!

*I just call her "little baby" most of the time.

I'm also realizing I can't turn off the baby talk now.
Nobody tells you about that.

I got so lucky with my first puppy.
Her wonderful foster parents had her completely house-trained by the time we adopted her, so taking her outside for potty time has been pretty easy. I've got the puppy poopy routine pretty much down, now.

Me, putting on my coat: Let's see... I got the little poopy bags, puppy treats for bribes, jacket, scarf, phone… I think that's everything… Oh yes! And my passport.

I had been carrying around my passport for a while, but I knew it didn't matter. This is wrong. Nobody is required to carry around their papers.

I became a US citizen when I was seven. Since I was born in a refugee camp, I was stateless.
The US is the only nation where I've ever held citizenship. It's the only passport I've ever had, and it still felt important. Protective.

I would hold it in my pocket like a talisman, like it might ward off ghosts or something. But I realized I was holding onto it basically out of superstition.
ICE will pick up anybody.

I know that.

So I tucked my passport away.

And I largely avoid leaving my house.

I live a few blocks just South of George Floyd Square. I was in the neighborhood for that, too.
And all the neighbors came together to protect each other. We're already organized.
We'll do our best to get through this.

Me, to my dog: I hope I can take you for a walk someday soon. Won't that be nice, little baby?

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Strange Horizons @strangehorizons.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Strange Horizons fiction submissions open next Monday! The window will be open for 48 hours from 3 p.m. UTC on January 19th 2026 to 3 p.m. UTC on January 21st 2026. There will be no cap. More information on submitting, including the link to our Moksha portal ⬇️ strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...

2026 Fiction Submissions
Strange Horizons
January 19 to 21

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Matt 🏳️‍🌈 @mspencerdraws.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Two ttrpg party illustrations for @davering.bsky.social and friends! Two different settings, two different vibes, two different mediums, two and a half years apart. (Most recent on the left, props to anyone who can say what restaurant they're at ;D )

A watercolor illustration inspired by illuminated manuscripts, featuring a ttrpg party in a Last Supper style pose at the Buca di Beppo Pope Room Table where all of the decor has been swapped out to character-relevant paraphernalia.

The border features various menu items.

A poster style digital ttrpg party illustration where each character is framed by the windows of a gothic mansion.

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Kat Weaver @anoteinpink.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

congrats to @spocksbrain.bsky.social on this piece but also the joke (you know the one I mean)

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Neon Hemlock @neonhemlock.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Whew, here it is, the last 🪶 @bafflingmag.bsky.social 🪶 issue of the year! A DOUBLE ISSUE on the theme of STRANGE FORMS. Cover by the incomparable @gnarlyghost.bsky.social Check it out here: www.bafflingmag.com/issue-twenty...

Baffling Issue XXII
December 2025

Bogi Takács
J.D. Harlock
Yeonsoo Julian Kim
Ayida Shonibar
Meagan Kane
U.M. Agoawike
Callín Frankland
Marc Ruvolo
Xauri'EL Zwaan
Ellis Saxey
Chris Clemens
Phoenix Alexander

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Tara Bush @tarabush.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Day 6 #ArtAdventCalendar A little Siskin :) 🎨

Artwork of a siskin bird in flight. Graphite & coloured pencil plus acrylic on moleskine sketchbook. Finished with a few digital brush strokes.
The bird is mainly yellow tones and grey/black with a very pale background.

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Kat BOO!!beti @darthj.uno · 04/12/2025

I spent three days last week putting together an eligibility MEGA POST for @strangehorizons.bsky.social, with all the people and work within it that's eligible for awards in 2026. I hope you'll check it out, click on some things, and consider putting your faves forward 🥹 Thank you, and here's to 26!

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For Your Consideration: Strange Horizons 2025 Award Eligibility

For your consideration: a complete list of Strange Horizons works and staff eligible for various awards in 2026. Happy reading and listening!

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Strange Horizons @strangehorizons.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

I Wish You Died Laughing by Lio Abendan @lioabendan.bsky.social "A handful of months after he died, we held a funeral for him. His body bucked inside the coffin; I remember the deadened thump of his shins striking hard against the wood." Link ⬇️ strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...

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I Wish You Died Laughing
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binary sunrise @clarascintilla.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

I’m opening my commissions again! Info below 🌟

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Neon Hemlock @neonhemlock.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

📚 50% off ebooks because capitalism i guess use code UGHFINE or you could just buy them! up to you 📚 www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks

50% off ebooks

the world SALE kinda half-assed and barely visible

use code UGHFINE

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Brandon Crilly (Announcements Only) @brandoncrilly.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

You have mere HOURS left to back @siennatristen.bsky.social's orchestrated audiobook of The Heretic's Guide to Homecoming and ensure you get one of the best audiobooks you will ever listen to. HOURS, people. Get on it! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sie...

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The Heretic's Guide to Homecoming: An Orchestrated Audiobook

Help fund the long-awaited audiobook of this cult-classic fantasy novel, complete with musical accompaniment.

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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 28/09/2023

These are the novellas we did drinks for in 2022! If you haven’t read EMPIRE OF THE FEAST, I think you and a lot of us horny gays on here would especially enjoy it.

Flat lat of novellas covered on Bar Cart Bookshelf in 2022. Top row (left to right): COMFORT ME WITH APPLES by Catherynne Valente, YELLOW JESSAMINE by Caitlin Starling, UNCOMMON CHARM by Emily Bergslien and Kat Weaver, MAI TAIS FOR THE LOST by Mia V. Moss, THESE PRISONING HILLS by Christopher Rowe.
Middle row (left to right): THE TWO DOCTORS GÓRSKI by Isaac Fellman, A PSALM FOR THE WILD-BUILT by Becky Chambers, A PRAYER FOR THE CROWN-SHY by Becky Chambers, COMEUPPANCE SERVED COLD by Marion Deeds.
Bottom row: EMPIRE OF THE FEAST by Bendi Barrett

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dave ring @davering.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Oh hey this dropped when I wasn't looking! "A Reckoning of Queens" is a SILK AND STEEL-inspired fantasy short story with origami magic, unusual rules of succession, and a dreadful dead king. Delighted for it to have found a home at SWORDS AND SORCERY. swordsandsorcerymagazine.com/a-reckoning-...

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A Reckoning of Queens – Swords & Sorcery Magazine

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B. Pladek @bpladek.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

my beloved "sad man tries to crack dream-Mary Renault's egg and she says no" story from 2024's @strangehorizons.bsky.social just got a lovely podcast treatment, produced by the excellent @darthj.uno and read absolutely beautifully by @ardenfitzroy.bsky.social! strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...

Opening of "The Spindle of Necessity" on Strange Horizons: "Andrew was convinced the writer had been trans. By this point his friends were tired of hearing about it, but he had no one else to tell besides the internet, and he was too smart for that. That would be asking for it."

cover of Mary Renault's The Charioteer, a young white man with reddish hair in a green coat

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