Isla L @bookended-islal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Get attached to writing things that take place in the ocean and never look back. 010
Isla L @bookended-islal.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Excited to announce I have a story forthcoming in @penumbricmag.bsky.social !!! 🤼♀️🤖🛍️ 150
Isla L @bookended-islal.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Excited to announce that I am in the @therebis.com's upcoming issue: THE MOON. Pre-orders are here: therebis.com/products/moon 🌙 043
Isla L @bookended-islal.bsky.social · 13/09/2026showing friends early versions of your draft feels like this 030
Reposted by Isla LChaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Wythout sayinge your age what was your favorite filme when you were 20 and also your currente bankinge passworde? 1341398
Reposted by Isla LT. L. Xue @tixanfy.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Memories, folktales, glimpses, and sparrows. "Three Stories From My Grandmother" is out in Bourbon Penn now! 074
Reposted by Isla LTaco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · 06/08/2026Develop a weird glint in your eye. It works better than any credential or award you could rattle off. Just flash that slight refraction of light back at them while you dart your eyes saying something not at all grounded in reality and the world will nervously shuffle aside for you 17813
Isla L @bookended-islal.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Contract signed with @talestoterrify.bsky.social 🐊🏖️🦐! 051
Isla L @bookended-islal.bsky.social · 01/07/2026My short story about choosing between a bad situation and a worse situation (feat. worms) is in here! 021
Reposted by Isla Lchmmagazine.bsky.social @chmmagazine.bsky.social · 24/06/2026COVER REVEAL! Issue #73 is our tribute to C.L. Moore—featuring some incredible cover art from Becca Snow! 0188
Isla L @bookended-islal.bsky.social · 25/06/2026A massive wave of open submission calls is set to hit the bow of this ship in July. Quick, everyone go to your nearest body of water and throw in a gatorade or arizona ice tea flavor of your choice. I'll find it along the way. Your help is majorly appreciated. 020
Isla L @bookended-islal.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Writer on a blue website will proclaim that new thing is in the works. They are not allowed to talk about new thing, other than to say it is in the works. If too many details are shared about "new thing" or "in the works", a spec fic magazine will "kill" the writer. do you understand? 040
Isla L @bookended-islal.bsky.social · 04/05/2026I love explaining to folks the very strange ecosystem that is spec short fiction publishing because they always make the same face when they see the Submission Grinder. Unparalleled experience, actually. 040
Reposted by Isla LT. L. Xue @tixanfy.bsky.social · 22/04/2026wow I did NOT expect to see my story on this list. thank you so much for including "End of the World, Simon et al." alongside all these incredible stories! 111
Isla L @bookended-islal.bsky.social · 14/04/2026My story published with heartlines spec is out to read for free today! A very loose retelling of the little mermaid that now includes the life cycle of a tadpole, the forever war, and a meditation on "motherhood". www.heartlines-spec.com/cradle-root-...heartlines-spec.comCradle Root RotCradle Root Rot by Isla Lader 022
Isla L @bookended-islal.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Exciting news! My short story about choosing between a bad situation and a worse situation (feat. worms) has just been accepted. 030
Isla L @bookended-islal.bsky.social · 31/03/2026My little mermaid retelling (with 100% more frogs and the forever war) is in here! Very excited to share this with you all. 053
Reposted by Isla LHeartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 31/03/2026Issue 10 is now available for subscribers! Two pieces are available for all subscriber levels BUT if you give us a cool $18CAD, you get to read the whole thing RIGHT NOW!! www.heartlines-spec.com/issue-10/heartlines-spec.comIssue 10The stories and poems in Issue 10 take place in the grey area between worlds. The line between reality and the speculative becomes blurred as characters dive into the ocean, robots tell stories, and a... 1115
Reposted by Isla LHeartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 26/03/2026LOOK! Look with your special eyes! Our cover for Issue 10 is inspired by a folktale of New Brunswick's ghost ship--a ghostly, firey schooner that appears in the Northumberland Strait. @itsbabypears.bsky.social used gorgeous colours to mimic the eerie effect of St. Elmo's Fire Coming March 31! 1309
Isla L @bookended-islal.bsky.social · 25/03/2026contract has been signed for a story about Chopin and the difficulties of getting a body across (interstellar) state lines for burial! 010
Reposted by Isla LT. L. Xue @tixanfy.bsky.social · 05/03/2026My latest story "The End of the World, Simon et al." is out in issue 065 of @lunastation.bsky.social! If you like cosmic horror and academic articles that will never be peer reviewed, check it out. www.lunastationquarterly.com/issues/065/lunastationquarterly.comLuna Station QuarterlyStellar short fiction by women-identified writers since 2010 053
Reposted by Isla LHeartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 25/03/2026One week until Issue 10! Water, family, and death are big themes (with cryptids lurking throughout). Get the vibes before you dive deep: Short Fiction 🚜🛰️☄️ by @pbarmby.bsky.social 👣👣👣 by Rachel Esser 🍄🏚️🍄 by @crystalkoo.bsky.social 🏝️♊👩✈️ by @bookended-islal.bsky.social 1146
Isla L @bookended-islal.bsky.social · 21/03/2026My story in Heartlines coming out a day before Passover gives me a lot of things to talk about at the seder (frogs) 030
Reposted by Isla LLocus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Voting for the 2026 Locus Awards is open to everyone! Choose your champions and give a voice to your favorite works and authors of the year. Vote online at poll.voting.locusmag... or via the link in our bio! 096
Reposted by Isla LLuna Station Quarterly @lunastation.bsky.social · 03/03/2026NEW ISSUE UPDATE: Issue 065 is live: www.lunastationquart... You'll hear more from me soon about the details and some really exciting news for this year. Unfortunately, a family medical emergency has taken my attention. (it's going to be okay) Thank you all for your patience and support! 2124
Reposted by Isla La swarm of autumn bugs @facefullabugs.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Love the glimpse into the beautiful mind that notated this used copy of Moby Dick I got 235178303366
Reposted by Isla LNight Shades ⏾ @nightshadesmag.bsky.social · 17/02/2026🛸🛸 big news 🛸🛸 just updated the guidelines. for a lot of reasons i can get into later, NS is switching to 2 stories a month (instead of 4) but that means 🛸🛸 rates are going up 🛸🛸 NS now pays $75 flat for a max of 500 words. that’s min. $0.15/w NS IS 🛸OPEN🛸 www.nightshadesmag.com/submissions/nightshadesmag.comSubmissionsNight Shades is a fiction magazine that publishes two speculative stories per month. Night Shades is OPEN I'll let you know when we're closing! Night Shades opens sporadically and for in... 02819
Reposted by Isla LT. L. Xue @tixanfy.bsky.social · 30/01/2026My friend wrote this! Read it because it's a GREAT story 031
Reposted by Isla LHeartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 16/02/2026Issue 10 has its bones! Our exquisite corpse will be affixed with short fiction from: @pbarmby.bsky.social Rachel Esser @crystalkoo.bsky.social @bookended-islal.bsky.social Anne Liberton @parkeriswriting.bsky.social Scott Payne Julia Raye 1187
Reposted by Isla LNight Shades ⏾ @nightshadesmag.bsky.social · 14/02/2026🛸🛸”When it’s too late to go back and the new member of your family is docile in your arms, the groundskeeper will give you the rundown of everything you need to know about space dogs.” 🛸🛸 from @bookended-islal.bsky.social www.nightshadesmag.com/a-dog-who-we...nightshadesmag.comA Dog Who Went to Space For Your Daughterby Isla Lader Andrei is told that past the cenotaph shaped like a dog’s house is where the cosmonauts end and the bitches begin. After that, it’s going to get a little messy, a tad mundane–shovels ar... 042
Reposted by Isla LNight Shades ⏾ @nightshadesmag.bsky.social · 13/02/2026“The soil doesn’t feel strange, though. If it does feel strange, that’s just because you think it should.” new story from @bookended-islal.bsky.social you’ll need to get your hands dirty www.nightshadesmag.com/a-dog-who-we...nightshadesmag.comA Dog Who Went to Space For Your Daughterby Isla Lader Andrei is told that past the cenotaph shaped like a dog’s house is where the cosmonauts end and the bitches begin. After that, it’s going to get a little messy, a tad mundane–shovels ar... 177
Reposted by Isla LClarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 19/12/2025It appears as though SFWA has had a very quick change of heart and is now back on the right side of this. Shouldn't have happened in the first place. New Nebula Awards eligibility rules for generated text are now: 11489106
Reposted by Isla LThomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 28/01/2026one must imagine sisyphus opting out of Gemini 231383
Isla L @bookended-islal.bsky.social · 09/02/2026My little mermaid retelling (but with 100% more space pilots and frog women) should be coming out in Heartlines Spec at the end of March! 020
Isla L @bookended-islal.bsky.social · 29/01/2026I changed my header to better get across just exactly who you're dealing with. 010
Isla L @bookended-islal.bsky.social · 04/01/2026Flash fiction piece about space dogs should be coming out around February!!! 010
Reposted by Isla LSounds of Bones @soundsofbones.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Made a short zine for the #PuzzleDungeonJam: Titansflute, a dungeon that's also a giant flute that characters can slowly return to functionality by solving wind and sound-based puzzles. I've written for #cairn before, but I believe this is the first one to be published. Check it out!soundsofbones.itch.ioTitansflute by soundsofbonesA Puzzle Dungeon for Cairn 2e. 094
Reposted by Isla LFrank&Stein @brandtandstein.com · 11/12/2025Also, congratulations everyone who made something this year. A comic, a song, a film, a novel, a painting, a poem, a short story, a sculpture, crochet, embroidery, whatever it is. In this era of slop and theft, if you *make* something you are a shining jewel and I am so grateful for you. 6154012740
Reposted by Isla LT. L. Xue @tixanfy.bsky.social · 28/11/2025Excited to announce that my short story "Beautiful Paradiem" is part of the latest issue of King Ludd's Rag! If a gentle tale about finding home interests you, you can order here > malarkeybooks.com/store/klr25malarkeybooks.comKing Ludd's Rag No. 25 — MalarkeyThe twenty-fifth issue of King Ludd’s Rag features stories by Jacob Stovall and T. L. Xue. The cover will print in black and white. 052
Reposted by Isla LFusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 30/11/2025Frustrated about being beset by AI slop in the reading queue and other places over the past few days. I know it's been said a million times before, but I feel like it's always worth saying again: Stories written by you will always be better than stories written by the robot. 37013
Isla L @bookended-islal.bsky.social · 15/11/2025March feels like eight years ago, but it was only eight months ago! If you can, go read the story I wrote that's in here! "Find Me Dumped in the Reeds" has everything--fish, making waiters uncomfortable, lawyers, and a summer job that has become a forever job. 041
Reposted by Isla LLesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 20/10/2025We have 10 days left in the @apexmag.bsky.social 2026 Kickstarter and we've crossed 60% funding! Help us get to 100%! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...kickstarter.comApex Magazine 2026An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror. 03949
Reposted by Isla LLyndsie Manusos @lmanusos.bsky.social · 21/10/202510 days left in @apexmag.bsky.social's Kickstarter! Apex accepted a story of mine at the *very* beginning of my writing career, and Apex continues to be such an inspiration and nurturing presence for me and the SFFH community. This magazine does so much! Please support them. 0911
Reposted by Isla LVeronica Roth @veronicarothbooks.com · 12/10/2025When people ask me what I think about using AI in writing I’m going to send them this screenshot 8412116
Reposted by Isla LDana Floberg @danaflo.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Okay but this whole zine is amazing, I’ve been chomping at the bit to play ever since I finished editing — check it out! 083
Reposted by Isla LUnbound Studios @unboundstudios.bsky.social · 01/04/2025The new #UnboundZine is here! Set your table for ✨️one✨️ and grab three unique solo games, including one #Dragonbane scenario. Unbound Zine is an indie publication where creators get an equal revenue share. Your support helps us directly. #ttrpg #indiegames www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...drivethrurpg.comUnbound Zine #4: Table For One - Solo Games - Unbound Studios | DriveThruRPGTable For One? The hardest part about tabletop roleplaying games isn’t learning the mechanics, or getting the perfect dice set for your new character, or even forming an in-character group with wildly... 02415