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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

It's been quiet for a while, but we're finally ready to announce the full ToC for the "Missed-Fits" anthology! These are tiny tales, so we bought too many to tag everyone, but follow the link to see the full list. As always, thank you to our backers and supporters. We couldn't do this without you.

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Missed-Fits

The idea for Missed-Fits is born of two central motivations at Calendar of Fools: the desire to create truly unique books and reading experiences for our readers, and the desire to provide a service o...

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Five days left on the open call for "Missed-Fits," so send us your stories. Speculative fiction from 1,200 to 2,100 words about something missing or out of place (broadly defined). Paying $0.08/word. Here's the link to submit:

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Submissions

Calendar of Fools is seeking your short stories for the Missed-Fits anthology. The idea for Missed-Fits is born of two central motivations at Calendar of Fools: the desire to create truly unique book...

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Just 18 days left to send us your story (1200 to 2100 words) about something missing or out of place! Full info on our submission page: calendaroffools.com/submissions/ . So, if you've got something, send it. If you don't, write something *then* send it. Either way, we'd love to read your story 🙂

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

The open call starts in just 3 days! From April 16 to May 16, we are open to stories between 1,200 and 2,100 words about something missing or out of place (broadly defined), so get your story written, and send it our way. Link to the more detailed submission guidelines in the comments 🙂

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Announcing the open call for our the "Missed-Fits" anthology! We are seeking specfic from 1200 to 2100 words about something missing or out of place. It'll run from April 16 to May 16. We are paying $0.08/word. So, get writing and send us something! Submission page here, but form isn't live yet.

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

We've reached our stretch goal! This means the "Missed-Fits" anthology will now be able to buy 3 more stories from the slush pile, brining the total to at least 32 tales for the book! Still 24 hours left, so claim your rewards before we end, and thank you all for your support!

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Missed-Fits: A Calendar of Fools Anthology

An anthology featuring stories of awkward lengths about things that are missing or out of place.

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

11 days left in the "Missed Fits" Kickstarter! To help us reach our goal, we're offering another unlockable reward! If we can reach $5,200 by March 5, all backers get a free ebook copy of "Vanni's Choice," by David Elsensohn, editor of this anthology, in addition to the freebies already unlocked!

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Missed-Fits: A Calendar of Fools Anthology

An anthology featuring stories of awkward lengths about things that are missing or out of place.

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

We're at 45 backers currently. If we can reach 80 backers by Feb 23, backers will receive a free ebook copy of Erik Lynd's collection "The Long Fall into Midnight, Vol. 1" Refer a friend to lock in this bonus plus the referral ebook, John Campbell's "The Tiger and the Waif." Link in the comments.

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

We're in the last 24 hours to claim bonus ebooks for backing the "Missed-Fits" anthology in the first five days! If you haven't looked yet, check out our rewards to see if anything speaks to you. If you have, refer a friend so you both get a referral bonus AND they get their first five days bonus!

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Missed-Fits: A Calendar of Fools Anthology

An anthology featuring stories of awkward lengths about things that are missing or out of place.

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Thanks so much to any who have already supported our "Missed-Fits" kickstarter. We're announcing a new bonus reward for referrals! Refer a friend to the project and you both get an e-book of John Campbell's "The Tiger and the Waif!" So, if you back, tell a friend, and get even more for you both!

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Missed-Fits: A Calendar of Fools Anthology

An anthology featuring stories of awkward lengths about things that are missing or out of place.

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

One day in and already nearly 20% funded! Thanks so much for your support! If you haven't supported yet, there's still time to grab both the First Five Days and First 100 Backers bonus rewards! Link in the comments.

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

The Kickstarter for our "Missed-Fits" anthology is live! We have great rewards and add-ons for writers and readers alike, so come check them out. Plus, we have bonus rewards for anyone who backs in the first five days and our first 100 backers, so get in early to snag those! Link in the comments.

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Three weeks until launch for our "Missed-Fits" Kickstarter campaign, and we have an update! There will be bonus rewards for our first 100 backers and all who back within the first five days! Click the link in the commens and follow the project to be alerted on launch and lock in these bonuses!

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Hey everyone! Just in time for Christmas, SmashWords is having a sale, and we are participating. From now until January 1, you can get our first anthology, "Inner Workings," as well as our most recent project, "Intergalactic Rejects," at discounted prices! Links to each work are in the comments.

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Time for another free story! For the next three weeks, @gregbossert.bsky.social's "Forget-me-not" is available for free on our site! This is such a wonderfully weird, gripping story about the search for meaning and value, so don't miss out!

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Forget-me-not

by Gregory Norman Bossert Gerald pulled the hair from the lint trap. It was heavy and golden and hung in a gentle curve, the sort that would cover one eye and then reverse itself to trace a collarbone...

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Big announcement! Our next project, "Missed-Fits" is coming soon! This anthology features stories of awkward lengths (1200-2100 words) about things that don't fit or are out of place. An open call will follow, provided we fund. Click the link and follow to be notified upon launch!

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Coming soon: Missed-Fits: A Calendar of Fools Anthology

An anthology featuring stories of awkward lengths about things that are missing or out of place.

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

It's time for another free story. Now available, "Brigid and the Snakes" by @jeanmarieward.bsky.social! This is a fantastic(al) alt-history at the intersection of Celtic folklore and the story of Saint Patrick. Available for three weeks only, so don't miss your chance. Read it today!

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Brigid and the Snakes

(A Tale of Ireland that Might Have Been) by Jean Marie Ward A plague on them that said the chores of an alewife were beneath the dignity of a goddess and the first Reverend Mother Abbess of Kildare! A...

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

It's new free story time! Now, and for the next three weeks, read @dalesmithonline.com's "Boddah," for free on the Calendar of Fools website! It's a dark, thoughtful tale about what makes us us as opposed to someone else, and it keeps you riveted to the very end! calendaroffools.com/stories/bodd...

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Boddah

by Dale Smith "I assure you I will be the worst ever Kurt Cobain." The house had cost Cobain over a million dollars when he had bought it: three stories and nearly three quarters of an acre surrounded...

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Free story time! This one is "Life After Life After Life" by Christopher Blake. This story is about life, legacy, love, and sacrifice. Plus, it's got sentient machines living at the edge of our solar system, so that's pretty cool. Don't miss out. It's only available for free for three weeks 🙂.

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Life After Life After Life

by Christopher Blake We swim, singing with joy to the Stars, weaving and darting and skimming photo-plankton from the exosphere of Harvest, our home asteroid. The pod sings and the Stars sing back: ol...

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

It's time for another free story! Up next is "For the Rectitude of Our Intentions" by @ourmankoto.bsky.social. What if the U.S. was founded on black magic? What if its success and protection was linked to some profane spell? Read and find out, and be sure to run the numbers at the end 🙂.

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For the Rectitude of Our Intentions

by Stephen Kotowych It wasn't fully signed yet, of course. Even now, delegates of the Continental Congress who had not been in Philadelphia during the final vote earlier in the week made their way to ...

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

We have another free story available! Now, and for the next 3 weeks, read "Disclaimer: This is Not Your Child" by @sloiaconi.bsky.social. It is, sadly, a very timely story, but powerful and well worth your time. And don't forget that "Birdsong" by @renfestklingon.bsky.social is up for 10 more days.

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Disclaimer: This is Not Your Child

by Steve Loiaconi After recent tragic events at Holman Elementary School, your child's memories have been downloaded to the enclosed synthoid. Please charge the robot for at least 36 hours using a USB...

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Time for another free story! Now available on our site is "Upsized Savior," by @denverauthor.bsky.social! It'll be there for three weeks, and don't forget there's still 10 days left to read "Horses of Pazyryk," by S.L. Harris! calendaroffools.com/stories/upsi...

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Upsized Savior

by David Boop Hi! I'm Zack Sunstrom. You may remember me as the captain of the first faster-than-light mission to Alpha Centauri. Since coming face-to-face with death, I've had a special appreciation ...

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

We've been so happy with the responses the stories in "Intergalactic Rejects," we'd like to share them with even more people. Therefore, we're going to offer the original stories for free, individually, a few weeks at a time, starting with "The Horses of Pazyryk" by @slharris.bsky.social .

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The Horses of Pazyryk

by S. L. Harris All those long black winter afternoons, I hid in the belly of the museum surrounded by the ghosts of horses screaming. Their golden bridle ornaments shone in the greenish light, their ...

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

More reviews have rolled in from Abyss & Apex and the Jenny Cruise blog! www.abyssapexzine.com/2025/05/aa-r... arghink.com/2025/07/argh... . Thanks to the reviewers for taking the time to read "Intergalactic Rejects," and we're thrilled they enjoyed it!

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A&A reviews Intergalactic Rejects | Abyss & Apex

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Christopher Blake @chrisblake.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

I've faced my fair share of writerly rejection and so am truly honoured to be a part of the Intergalactic Rejects anthology from @calendaroffools.bsky.social now available at calendaroffools.com/intergalacti... and anywhere books are sold!

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Intergalactic Rejects

Story writers face rejection all too often. It can be disheartening, depressing, and downright defeating. Every writer has heard that it happens to all of us, but also to show, don't tell. This anthol...

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Dale Smith @dalesmithonline.com · 23/06/2025

I have a short story Boddah in the new @calendaroffools.bsky.social collection Intergalactic Rejects, released last week. Why not find out more about it at dalesmithonline.com/send-out-sto...? Contains Kurt Cobain.

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Intergalactic Rejects

Kurt Cobain was the poster-child for troubled genius, someone who found that being one of the most famous people in the world didn't do anything to take away his pain. But that's OK: maybe this time t...

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

It's TOC announcement day! In addition to our anchor authors listed on the cover image, Intergalactic Rejects will also include stories from @chrisblake.bsky.social, @lrb.bsky.social, @mariecroke.bsky.social, S.L. Harris, Andrew Jackson, @ourmankoto.bsky.social, Rich Larson, @sloiaconi.bsky.social 🧵

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 20/03/2024

Thanks to all who have supported our "Intergalactic Rejects" kickstarter thus far. As a thank-you to current backers (and incentive for future ones), David Boop's story "Upsized Savior" is available to all backers via an update! We hope you read, enjoy, and tell your friends! Link in the comments

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 19/03/2024

It's launch day! "Intergalactic Rejects" KSer is live! We'd like to thank our featured authors, Samuel R. Delany, @robertjsawyer.com, Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta, @penprince.bsky.social, Greg Bossert, @jeanmarieward.bsky.social, William Joseph Roberts, David Boop, and Robert Silverberg!

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 14/03/2024

We launch in five days! So, this seemed like a good time to remind everyone that, in addition to our wonderful anchor authors, "Intergalactic Rejects" will also include our first ever open call. We can't wait to find 8 more stories to publish alongside our featured authors! Kser link in comments.

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 12/03/2024

The folks at Fellowship and Fairydust were kind enough to sit down with our "Intergalactic Rejects" editor, @stormhumbert.bsky.social to discuss the upcoming anthology! We're so happy for their interest in our project. Link to the interview in the comments.

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 01/03/2024

Our final author spotlight for "Intergalactic Rejects" is David Boop! His story "Upsized Savior" feature in the anthology, and we can't wait to share this quirky, fun story with our readers! David's bio and link to the kickstarter are in the comments.

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 29/02/2024

Today's featured "Intergalactic Rejects" author is Robert Silverberg! Instead of a story, Bob is giving us an essay about the most important rejection he ever received, and we're excited to share his insights with our readers! Bio and Kickstarter link in the comments.

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 28/02/2024

Today's "Intergalactic Rejects" author spotlight is Greg Bossert! Greg's story "Forget-me-not" has been rejected dozens of times simply because it's very strange and delightfully weird, so we're ecstatic to be able to rescue it and bring it to you all! Bio and KSer link in comments.

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 27/02/2024

The "Intergalactic Rejects" feature author of the day is @robertjsawyer.com! His story "Lost in the Mail" is a perfect fit, as it had been rejected 17 times before going on to significant acclaim and even finishing 2nd for Canada's Aurora award! Bio and link to the kickstarter are in the comments.

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 26/02/2024

Today's featured "Intergalactic Rejects" author is @penprince.bsky.social! Oghenechovwe's story "Destiny Delayed" will appear in the anthology. This story was widely rejected before going on to great acclaim, so don't let those letters get you down! Bio and Kickstarter link in the comments!

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 23/02/2024

Today's featured "Intergalactic Rejects" author is William Joseph Roberts! His story "Messenger of Death" will appear in the anthology and we can't wait for our readers to see it! Bio and link to the Kickstarter in the comments. Follow to be alerted on launch!

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 22/02/2024

Our featured "Intergalactic Rejects" author of the day is Samuel R. Delany (also known as Chip). Chip's story "The Wyrm" will appear in the anthology, and we're excited to share it with our readers! Link to the pre-launch page, and Chip's bio, in the comments. Follow to be alerted when we go live!

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 21/02/2024

Today's featured "Intergalactic Rejects" author is Rebecca Moesta. She is one of the co-authors of "Collaborators," along with Kevin J. Anderson. We love this story, and we can't wait for our readers to enjoy it too. Link to the pre-launch page in the comments. Follow to be alerted on launch!

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 20/02/2024

Today's featured author for the upcoming "Intergalactic Rejects" anthology is Kevin J. Anderson! "Collaborators," co-authored by Kevin and his wife, Rebecca Moesta, will feature in the anthology, and we couldn't be happier! Link to the pre-launch page in the comments. Follow to be alerted on launch!

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 19/02/2024

Our first featured author for our upcoming "Intergalactic Rejects" kickstarter is @jeanmarieward.bsky.social. We're proud to give her story "Brigid and the Snakes" a home in this anthology! Please follow the kickstarter to be alerted upon launch. Link in the comments.

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Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social · 06/02/2024

Calendar of Fools is happy to announce our next anthology! This one, "Intergalactic Rejects," focuses on the theme of rejection. Rejection can get heavy sometimes, in writing. It can feel not only like our story isn't good, but that we aren't good. This anthology is a reminder that that's not true.

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