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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 17/09/2026

You know how copse is very closer to corpse? 👀 🌲 💀 🍃 The Tree by @authortrsteele.bsky.social is FREE-TO-READ!

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The Tree

The Tree by T.R. Steele

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T.R. Steele 🍂 @authortrsteele.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Thank you for reading and for this wonderful review! ✨

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Anna Vangala Jones @anniejowrites.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

writing tip: when in doubt, read

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ROWAN @rowanclair.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Woodland edge 🦋

Illustration of two white butterflies flying above wild carrot flowers, with willow tree saplings and woodland in the background

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Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Summer is SO GOOD (Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on Wild Bergamot) #invertebrates 🌿 🌱 #BugSky #NativePlants #BloomScrolling

A field of lavender flower clusters and green leaves. In the center is a yellow and black butterfly hanging from one of them. It’s all very lush.

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T.R. Steele 🍂 @authortrsteele.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

So happy that my story about love, care, loss, and possessed trees (I know, you'll have to read to find out...) found a home in this issue of @heartlines-spec.com! ❤️🌳✨

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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 31/07/2026

It's RELEASE DAY! Lower those shoulders, take a deep breath, and read some fantastic short fiction and poetry! www.heartlines-spec.com/issue-11/

A light purple and pink illustrated cover for Issue 11 of Heartlines Spec. The scene depicts a PEI red-toned beach with two woman's straw bonnets caught in the sand, a bottle of raspberry cordial, and footprints leading to the ocean.

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 21/07/2026

It's #NationalMothWeek? I've drawn a few of those! #SciArt

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ALOCASIA @alocasiamag.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

One month to apply! ALOCASIA is now open for applications for the 2026 ALOCASIA Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers! Two recipients will receive $500 each to help incubate their future creative endeavors. Deadline: July 31st, 2026. More: alocasia.org/alocasias-mi...

Orchid on white background. Text reads: the ALOCASIA Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers. $500 award for two writers .

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T.R. Steele 🍂 @authortrsteele.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Hi #WeeknightWriters! I'm T.R. Steele (he/him), my current WIP is a dark fantasy/folkloric novel about a wayward trans man who ventures into an underworld to find his former lover, a woman who is the (rather complicated) hero of the land. Currently aiming to edit/rework a chapter a week!

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Grace @eriopsis.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

What if I was you? What if you were me?

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T.R. Steele 🍂 @authortrsteele.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

"Our kind survives by the grace of little monsters. When we lay waste to systems we did not build and do not fully understand, we doom not only nature, but ourselves." Amazing essay! Recommended reading for those writing monsters in their fiction (and recommended reading in general, haha).

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Madi Haab @madihaab.com · 27/06/2026

it's here! it's here!! body horror, carnivorous plants, mother issues! please check it out!

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Madi Haab @madihaab.com · 01/07/2026

yesss I got to beta-read this novella and it's so. damn. good!!

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T.R. Steele 🍂 @authortrsteele.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

🪨🔥 BARROWBOUND 🔥🪨 a dark fantasy novel Lorcan returns to his hometown after 5 years to find that the otherworldly barrow in the woods has claimed his childhood best friend, former lover, and hero of the land. With nothing left to lose, he enters the underworld to look for her. #DF #F #QueerPit #A

An image collage with an armoured hand in a field of yellow flowers, a cavern opening up to mossy rocks and the sky, a fox drinking water in the dark, a detailed close-up of the hands and a will o' the wisp from the 1888 painting Will o' The Wisp by Lev Lerch, and a group of sheep in the dark with their eyes reflecting light.

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T.R. Steele 🍂 @authortrsteele.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

⚔️✨THE UNICORN'S BANE ✨⚔️ a cli-fi fantasy novella SPEAR x TLoZ: TWILIGHT PRINCESS A troubled young transgender knight looking to prove himself is sent to a small town to hunt and kill a unicorn laying waste to the ecologically important dragon population. #F #CLI #N #QueerPit

Image collage of a green, mossy forest, a hand with light streaming through the fingers, an illustration of a 15th century sword hilt and armoured hand, and a detailed illustration of a knight in a forest with a black horse and a unicorn in the distance. The illustration is bordered by green dragons and acorns.

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T.R. Steele 🍂 @authortrsteele.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

🐎 🩸CAN'T MAKE THEM DRINK 🩸🐎 a gothic historical fantasy and horror novella WHAT MOVES THE DEAD x THE SCORPIO RACES An unnamed narrator, desperate for work, is blackmailed into caring for monstrous horses by the wealthy lady of a decaying estate. #H #HF #N #A #QueerPit

Image collage featuring a horse standing in grey fog, an anatomical illustration of a horse head and skull, a person's hands holding the reins of a horse with a brown horse's nose nearby, and an Irish peat bog.

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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 30/06/2026

Hear ye, hear ye! It's time to OFFICIALLY announce our Table of Contents for Issue 11. Releasing on July 31 (iykyk), it's a summer special with stories and poetry from new and old friends!

A view of Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island. The landscape is tinted purple with "Issue 11" in white text with a watercolour heart behind the first letter

A pink flat background with watercolour flowers around the corners. The list of the contributors in Issue 11 is in white text.

The list reads: Fiction, Moh Afdhaal, Hap Aziz, Ares J. Benoit, J. A. Espersmyth, Esther Lim, Avra Margariti, Jillian Schedneck, T.R. Steele. Poetry: Chris Clemens, Wren Douglas, R. F. Hovis, Diem Okoye, Julia Sinclair

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ande ˗ˏˋ ★ ˎˊ˗ @andewitt.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

somewhere in new hampshire probably

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khōréō magazine @khoreo.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Our Kickstarter is live! Help support another year of speculative fiction by immigrant & diaspora writers over at @Kickstarter. 🧡 With your help, we can keep funding our work, expand to regular author interviews, raise our artist pay, & more! Support us at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kho...

Four khoreo magazine covers over an orange background.

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Apex Magazine and Book Company @apexmag.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Violet Lichen is NOW OPEN to novella queries until June 30th! 🌱🍄 We're seeking speculative and literary ecofiction and sci-fi between 30-45k words. We look forward to reading your work! Read Full Submission Guidelines: violetlichen.com/submissions/ Query Portal: querytracker.net/query/Violet...

Violet Lichen Books OPEN TO QUERIES. We are seeking: speculative ecofiction, folk horror, weird and New Weird, literary scifi. 30-45k words. Closes June 30th, 2026.

Read the full guidelines: www.violetlichen.com/submissions
Query Portal: www.querytracker.net/query/violetlichen

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Lydia @coyoteprince.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

No snare may hold me Foiled prints o' this avaliable later this month! www.coyoteprince.com #art #unicorn #fantasy

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Up On Goblin Hill @upongoblinhill.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

𝔖𝔭𝔦𝔯𝔦𝔱 𝔬𝔣 𝔞𝔫 𝔄𝔭𝔭𝔩𝔢 𝔗𝔯𝔢𝔢 🍎🌸

Text: Spirit of an Apple Tree

Image: a gnarled apple tree, its canopy obscuring the top of the image. The tree bears a single ripe fruit. Under the tree, her face obscured by the single apple, is a ghost-like girl with flowering apple branches twined in her hair.

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T.R. Steele 🍂 @authortrsteele.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Had a harrowing day transporting a Swainson's thrush (most likely been injured in a window collision) from a busy city park to a wildlife rehab centre. I wish them a speedy recovery, and a reminder to all to keep an eye out for injured birds during this busy migratory season!

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T.R. Steele 🍂 @authortrsteele.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

So happy this story is now available for you to read and listen to, with narration from the amazing @jordankurella.com! Thank you so much Jordan, and thank you so much @podcastle.org for publishing this piece.

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T.R. Steele 🍂 @authortrsteele.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

The chimney swifts have returned to my neighbourhood for the season! I'm so happy to see them again. ✨

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Tales & Feathers Magazine @talesfeathers.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Hello friends, we are 🎉✨LIVE ON KICKSTARTER!! ✨🎉 WE'RE FUNDING: 🌟 T&F Year 5 💫 T&F Year 6 and, if we reach $15k: our first ever Tales & Feathers PRINT EDITION! 🎊📚‼️ Check it out below! Like, share, and back the campaign to help us bring our dreams into reality. 💚

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Tales & Feathers: A Pro Slice of Life Fantasy Mag | Year 5+

Fund the next two years of our pro-rate slice of life fantasy magazine—and help us create our inaugural print edition.

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parker parrella @parkparr.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

fairies✨

a square landscape painting of a yellow and green forest with 5 stars lined up in an arc floating above a white light bursting from the forest floor

a square landscape painting of a orange brown and green forest with 5 stars lined up in an arc floating above a leafy forest floor

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Augur Society | Augur Issue 8.3 is NOW LIVE ! @augursociety.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

GET READY TO SUBMIT ‼️ Augur Magazine is opening for a priority call! We're accepting submissions from anyone living within Canada who is also... - BIPOC - 2SLGBTQIA - Disabled on MAY 5TH!!! Open call for international + Canadian subs will take place this summer! Check out our subs guidelines👇

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Submit to Augur Magazine

We're looking for surrealism, dream touched realism, and SFF! Now with higher pay.

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T.R. Steele 🍂 @authortrsteele.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Salamander breeding season is here in my neck of the woods; sharing my short horror story, "Salamander Season," in a celebration of sorts...? Happy listening!

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fig ❈ @vaerlyi.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

obsessed with unicorns lately absolute weirdos🐎 #art

digital painting of a unicorn running inside an ornamental frame

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Ollie @keldel.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

💫 Gouache and pencil on aqua board!

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T.R. Steele 🍂 @authortrsteele.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Thinking about how the barn swallows will be returning soon as spring draws closer... and the protagonist of this story of mine is a barn swallow!

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SOVKA ✶ @monstersovka.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

✷ Unicorn ✷

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T.R. Steele 🍂 @authortrsteele.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Today is Trans Day of Visibility! 🏳️‍⚧️ This is your reminder to support trans people (and their art) year-round. I'm one of those trans art-makers - I'm a trans man and author of fantasy and horror fiction. You can find links to read (and listen!) to my published stories here: linktr.ee/trsteeleauthor

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Arlen! 🐗 @ratwednesday.art · 21/03/2026

🌸🔥 WYRM OF HEARTHS 🔥🌸 this piece sponsored by my patrons <3 i'll be sending a 6x8" print to everyone signed up to a print tier this month! patreon.com/ratwednesday #art #dragonart #dragon

a digital risograph-like poster of a pink and blue dragon curled around a stone hearth, blowing fire into it. a chicken roasting on a spit can be seen behind the fire, and the dragon has an intent expression on its face.

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Solarpunk Magazine @solarpunklitmag.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Solarpunk Magazine submission portals will be open from April 1-14. Send us your hopeful climate fiction, poetry, essays, and art for consideration! Guidelines and sub link can be found at solarpunkmagazine.com/submissions

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T.R. Steele 🍂 @authortrsteele.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

My short horror story "Home" is out now in the special Trans Eco Horror issue of smoke and mold! Read it here: smokeandmold.net/issue-13-spr... Wonderful story cover art by Gay Famous (Adam Ponto).

Cover artwork by Gay Famous (Adam Ponto) for the story "Home" by T.R. Steele. A trans man stands facing a flock of chimney swifts coming down the chute of a grey chimney. The lighting is eerie, dark but highlighted red, and the bright eyes of the birds are highlighted with red as well.

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yasmeen / ياسمين @yasmeenfahmy.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

I’ve been so excited to share this one! My flash story about two envoys each searching for a new home is out now in vol 3.1 of @thesprawl.bsky.social You can read the whole issue here: www.thesprawlmag.ca/vol-3-1

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silas denver 🍎 @sweatermuppet.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

now more than ever 🌷

a halftone bearded iris with a green to purple gradient next to text that reads "if i cannot find trans joy i shall create it"

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T.R. Steele 🍂 @authortrsteele.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

I'm so happy to have my springtime ghost story flash fiction piece in the latest issue of The Sprawl Mag (@thesprawl.bsky.social)! Read it here: www.thesprawlmag.ca/vol-3-1 🌱

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Vol 3.1 — The Sprawl Mag

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The Sprawl Mag @thesprawl.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Now announcing our contributors for the Sprawl Mag 3.1. We are so excited to share this volume with you! Featuring: Pablo Andrés Palo Viviana De Cecco @francesboyle19.bsky.social @themaust.bsky.social @sidellwrites.bsky.social Ivan Ndoma-Egba @lucienrstarchild.bsky.social

Poster announcing the contributors in the upcoming Sprawl Mag volume, featuring a fairy with wings and blue hair, a rabbit and stars.

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A Coup of Owls Press @acoupofowls.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN ⌛ 1st to 7th March Why submit to ACoO? 💰 Always free to submit 💰 Always free to read 💰 Always paid 📝 Feedback available on declined subs ✨ Quality publication going strong since 2021 #writersofbsky #submissionsopen #booksky acoupofowls.com/submissions/

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WE ONLY PUBLISH CREATORS FROM UNDER REPRESENTED AND/OR MARGINALISED BACKGROUNDS AND/OR COMMUNITIES We don’t ask for any proof, we take this on trust with the expectation that anyone…

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T.R. Steele 🍂 @authortrsteele.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Contract is signed! I'm so excited to say I have a story set to publish in @podcastle.org this year! Can't wait to share it with everyone when it's released. It's a grim (but ultimately hopeful) story about searching, doors, fey beings in owl-shapes, and much more... 🦉✨

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Z.K.A. (she/her) @pegasusunder.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Due to the sudden closure of the small press publishing our anthology, we're looking for a new home! "Silk and Foxglove" is a BIPOC anthology of 13 stories of erotic-eco-horror! It's weird, gorgeous, evocative, & unnerving as hell! Please boost! If any small presses are interested, let me know!

Silk and Foxglove anthology, a BIPOC erotic eco-horror anthology, with a collaged artwork of a red circle, a dragonfly, and a sensual rear end!

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Plott Hound Magazine @plotthoundmag.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

If you're looking for a calfing good time, check out "A Pale Herd, a Worm Moon" by @srinivassimo.bsky.social We love it, and we hope you will, too! plotthoundmag.com/a-pale-herd-...

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Plott Hound Magazine @plotthoundmag.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Issue 4 is now available on our website! Scroll to the bottom of the pages for Issue 4: plotthoundmag.com/issues/ And, Issues 1 and 2 are free to read online at the same link!

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T.R. Steele 🍂 @authortrsteele.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Planted some native wildflower seeds for cold stratification today. Wishing them all the best! 🌱

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Allison Mulder @amulderwrites.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

"Bird-watching," I repeat, eyebrow quirked. "In the middle of my apartment?" "Built over my favorite place." The ghost nods, peaceably eyeing up my kitchen cupboards. "You should have seen how it was-oh!" Her eyes shine. "There's nothing here," I say. She wipes her eyes. "Birds have ghosts, too."

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Shey @strflr.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Loafing hare ❄️

A painting of a hare surrounded by large snowflakes, limbs and ears all pulled into a loaf shape.

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