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Flash Fiction Online @flashfictiononline.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We are celebrating the release of two of our RESIST reprints this week!! The first is “In the Book Grove” by Carol Scheina, which uses fantasy & metaphor to encourage us to save the books. And grow more! 📚 @carolscheina.bsky.social #writingcommunity #fantasy flashfictiononline.com/issues/resis...

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Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This is where lost things come to rest. All those fragments of life’s essentials that never reached their destination? They’re here. A microcosm of space exploration. Of hopes, dreams & precious things. Truly, all humanity is here. #scifi by @carolscheina.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

A pair of tweezers holds a tiny black chess pawn against a bright green background.

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Sylvia Heike @sylviaheike.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Interstellar travel, lost luggage, and tiny suitcases. A delightful new story by Carol Scheina @carolscheina.bsky.social in Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41... (login to read or view link below)

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In the basement of miniaturized relics

Thinking small.

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Haven Spec Magazine @havenspec.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

If you haven't read the short story "Between Tides and Bones" by Carol Scheina / @carolscheina.bsky.social in our 🌟August 2026 issue🌟, now's your chance! Find it here: havenspec.com/fiction/betw... (Art: @carolinejamhour.bsky.social )

Teaser image of the short story "Between Tides and Bones" by Carol Scheina in Haven Spec Magazine, Issue 25, published August 2026. The text in the image is an excerpt of the piece over the cover image, titled "Quietness in Amber" and made by Caroline Jamhour. The image features a contemplative woman, her eyes closed, standing in shoulder-deep water beside a crescent moon, her hair flowing on the water's surface.

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Haven Spec Magazine @havenspec.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Our ✨August 2026 issue✨ is now free to read online! In this thread are links to all of its poems and stories. Please read it and please spread the word! havenspec.com/issues/issue... 🧵

Cover of Haven Spec Magazine, Issue 25, August 2026.

Fiction in the issue is by E.M. Linden, Sydney Sackett, Carol Scheina, C.M. Fields, C.G. Aubrey, and J.A. Bryson.

Poetry in the issue is by Sarah Chin, Mahaila Smith, and Lesley Hart Gunn.

The cover art is titled "Quietness in Amber" and is by Caroline Jamhour. It features a contemplative woman, her eyes closed, standing in shoulder-deep water beside a crescent moon, her hair flowing on the water's surface.

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Haven Spec Magazine @havenspec.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Our ✨August 2026 issue✨ is ready at last! Subscribers get it Monday, August 31st, and everyone else can read it Tuesday, September 8th! Subscribe now and be the first to read it! havenspec.com/subscribe/

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Hexagon SF Magazine @hexagonmagazine.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Hexagon’s Year Five Anthology is now available to all subscribers! 🧡 For as low as $1, you could be enjoying everything Hexagon published in its fifth year, marvelling at fantastic cover art, and gasping for air as you drown in never before seen concept art.

Hexagon’s Year Five Anthology cover features a human with long hair rising from a mangrove river with an enormous red snake watching ominously behind them. The human’s bottom half is sort of pixelated into small hexagon shapes as it emerges from the water.

Includes stories by Calvert, Cato, Del Valle Berríos, Dorgan, Gayet, Geleynse, Guay, Haab, Heike, Hirsch, Joines, Jones, Muscato, Novak, Nwaka, O’ Mahoney, Scheina, Stamp, Vona, and Wallace. Edited by JW Stebner.

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Cast of Wonders @castofwonders.org · 11/07/2026

Cast of Wonders 689: All These Inscriptions Are For Me by @carolscheina.bsky.social narrated by Sandy Parsons produced by @jeremycarter42.bsky.social www.castofwonders.org/2026/07/cast...

Episode art featuring endless bookshelves and a swarm of bright lightbulbs

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Carol Scheina @carolscheina.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Morning at the Tidal Basin in DC. Cherry blossom time here has such special memories for me.

Pink cherry blossoms around the Jefferson Memorial in the distance. The blossoms touch the Tidal Basin water, and the sky shows a hint of yellow sunrise.

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Carol Scheina @carolscheina.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

This face is my happy thing for today. He is so cute when he naps.

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Carol Scheina @carolscheina.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Things that make me happy these days: finding uranium glass jewelry at the thrift store.

Gold-tone brooch with a large green gem surrounded by smaller green gems.

Gold-tone brooch with green gems glowing due to exposure to UV light.

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Carol Scheina @carolscheina.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

I read “Festival,” by @christinehanolsy.com, and was just blown away by the worldbuilding and the emotion packed into one tiny piece of flash fiction. Highly recommend you take a moment to read it! smallwondersmag.com/piece/festiv...

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Festival - Small Wonders

The shore is packed with people: young, old, native-born and off-planet transplants, human and non. The din is overwhelming.

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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Now that SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL is out in the world, I thought I'd share some of the things readers have been saying. Get your copy: www.starsandsabers.com/books/shoesh... @starsandsabers.bsky.social

Image shows a retro-style background of rockets launching next to the cover of SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL. Under the words "What readers are saying..." there's a quote that reads:
"A fun futuristic read with impeccable vintage vibes. Captivating from beginning to end. Absolute 10/10. no notes."

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Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Welcome to Day 10 of our look back through the TTL 2025 archive and All These Inscriptions Are For Me by @carolscheina.bsky.social a story of the books inscribed to Paula - but a Paula who has lived a very different life.

I was strolling past a shelf full of “Careers you won’t regret,” when I felt a jolt, like something had zapped my shoulders and demanded that I stop there. My gaze fixed on a red spine with black letters declaring The Joys of Accounting. When I touched it, a tingle raised hairs on my arms.

I pulled it out and opened to the first page, where I saw the inscription: “Good luck, Paula! You’re going to wow all your professors. I’m so proud of you. Love, Mom.”

“Huh, same name as me,” I thought.

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Nathan W. Toronto @bulletpoints.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

There is some GREAT fiction here!

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Carol Scheina @carolscheina.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

"When a dream dies, it burns into ashes that then scatter through the atmosphere." But does that mean the end of a dream? Read more in my story, "Ash Mothers," out now in Factor Four Magazine. factorfourmag.com/ash-mothers-...

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Ash Mothers by Carol Scheina

When a dream dies, it burns into ashes that then scatter through the atmosphere. Particles might settle alongside river shores, brush across waving treetops, alight on a deer’s fur. Maybe some will…

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Small Wonders @smallwondersmag.com · 30/04/2025

Issue 23 is coming in May! The cover art is by Vincenzo Cohen. Authors and poets are @carolscheina.bsky.social, @isabelcanas.bsky.social, @timothyquinn.bsky.social, Bret Nelson, @bogiperson.bsky.social, Gendel Gento, @jonmhansen.bsky.social, @lilliantsay.bsky.social, and @annewilkins.bsky.social.

Cover art for issue 23 (May 2025) of Small Wonders Magazine. A pensive double-headed stone masks floats against a gradient backdrop of dark red. The cover art is by Vincenzo Cohen. The authors and poets in the issue are Carol Scheina, Isabel Cañas, Timothy Quinn, Bret Nelson, Bogi Takács, Gendel Gento, Jon Hansen, Lillian Tsay, and Anne Wilkins. The editors are Stephen Granade and Cislyn Smith.

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Small Wonders @smallwondersmag.com · 05/05/2025

What scents mean 'home' to you? How have they changed over time? Today, read @carolscheina.bsky.social's "The Scent of a Thousand Homeless Footsteps" and consider how the definition of 'home' can change: smallwondersmag.com/...

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Hexagon SF Magazine @hexagonmagazine.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Includes @carolscheina.bsky.social’s fantastic story, “What Was Lost Can Be Returned” and @elainemwill.bsky.social’s brilliant cover art from Hexagon Issue 20. 🧡 Thank you for reading, @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social!

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Thousand Young @thousandyoung.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Eugenia Triantafyllou is an amazing writer whose magical realism is so potent and vibrant. Do yourself a favor and read her works. Just do it. You can thank me later.

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Hexagon SF Magazine @hexagonmagazine.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Cover art and TOC for Hexagon’s 20th issue! 🧡 🐸 “Ant Soup” by Jordan Hirsch “To m’Pa, Between Two Planets” by Uchechukwu Nwaka “Seeds of Hope” by Sylvia Heike “What Was Lost Can Be Returned” by Carol Scheina “When We Go, the Frogs Persist” by Kit Calvert Cover art by @elainemwill.bsky.social

Two space-suit-wearing figures are reflected in a pool of water surrounded by bright fungus and pink dander. A frog watches them walk away on the cover of Hexagon’s 20th issue.
Featuring work by Kit Calvert, Sylvia Heike, Jordan Hirsch, Uchechukwu Nwaka, and Carol Scheina. Edited by JW Stebner.

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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

@carolscheina.bsky.social omg how could you do this to me?! Best use of second-person I’ve seen in a long time. 🥹❤️

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Hexagon SF Magazine @hexagonmagazine.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Early access is available to subscribers in just a few hours! 🐸 Featuring stories from @jordanrhirsch.bsky.social, @kitcalvert.bsky.social, @carolscheina.bsky.social, @sylviaheike.bsky.social, and Uchechukwu Nwaka! 🧡 Patreon.com/hexagonmagazine

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creating an online speculative fiction magazine

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

"Organization seemed entirely of hand-written notes taped onto the shelves: “Sci-fi with super cool laser guns,” or “Fantasy where horses never die,” or “Literature that’s not boring, I promise.” Delightful & uplifting! @carolscheina.bsky.social in @translunartl.bsky.social

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All These Inscriptions Are for Me, by Carol Scheina

On the outside, there was no indication that the warehouse down the street from my apartment stocked its shelves with books from parallel universes.

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Brandon Eby @thebrandoneby.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Being anti-ai is not ableist. What is actually ableist is to suggest that disabled people need to resort to plagiarism and theft to create art.

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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I have 6 award-eligible stories this year, so I thought I’d make a thread to tell you a little bit about each of them (links included). Here’s my full eligibility post though to start: www.pacornell.com/2024-awards-...

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2024 Awards Eligibility

Please consider my work if you're voting for speculative fiction awards including (but not limited to): Nebulas, Hugos, Locus, Bram Stoker, World Fantasy, Auroras, Ignyte, British Fantasy, BSFA ...

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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

From Orion’s Belt, @carolscheina.bsky.social’s “With the City on Her Shoulders.” www.orions-belt.net/archives/wit...

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With the City on Her Shoulders — Orion's Belt

If only someone took the time to examine her city a bit closer.

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Flash Fiction Online @flashfictiononline.bsky.social · 03/08/2024

Yesterday we released the first of an entire slate of original speculative fiction for the month of August!! Happy release day to @carolscheina.bsky.social and the dragon Mal in the story “Give a Smile at Ye Old Photographie Shoppe.” 🐉😄 READ HERE: www.flashfictiononline.com/article/give...

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Give a Smile at Ye Old Photographie Shoppe

Mal keeps his scaly dragon lips tight when customers walk in, ensuring his generous spread of teeth remains hidden. Don’t smile.Even so, this customer’s discomfort steams off her, wisps of a bitter…

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Flash Fiction Online @flashfictiononline.bsky.social · 01/08/2024

🎉⚡️FFO’s August 2024 issue is here! This month we’re exploring new takes on some classic characters. A huge thank you to Samir Sirk Morató for the wonderful cover art 🙌 Get your copy today!! www.flashfictiononline.com/product/flas... #flashfiction #writingcommunity #speculativefiction

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Flash Fiction Online August 2024

The theme of our August 2024 issue is “BREAKING CHARACTER.” Stories in this issue include: “Give a Smile at Ye Old Photographie Shoppe” by Carol Scheina (Release date: 8/2/24) “This Rap…

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Sylvia Heike @sylviaheike.bsky.social · 29/06/2024

Oh this is such a sweet, touching story that feels like a HUG. Loved "With the City on Her Shoulders" by @carolscheina.bsky.social in Orion's Belt www.orions-belt.net/archives/wit...

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With the City on Her Shoulders — Orion's Belt

If only someone took the time to examine her city a bit closer.

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Electric Sheep @electricsheepsf.bsky.social · 02/03/2024

New additions to our upcoming slate of guests! Grateful to these fantastic writers & editors for sharing their insights! Carol Scheina @carolscheina.bsky.social Katherine Karch @karchwrites.bsky.social Radon Journal Editors @radonjournal.bsky.social David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social #sffh

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Jenny Rae Rappaport @jennyrae.bsky.social · 19/12/2023

"Bottled Words" by @carolscheina.bsky.social in @diabolicalplots.com is a tender story about memory and how families communicate with one another. 6/ www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-9...

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DP FICTION #98B: “Bottled Words” by Carol Scheina – Diabolical Plots

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Diabolical Plots @diabolicalplots.com · 29/12/2023

"Bottled Words" by Carol Scheina @carolscheina.bsky.social Unbottle a voice and it would vibrate through air, giving you one—just one—chance for your brain to turn those waves into recognizable words. diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-9...

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Hexagon SF Magazine @hexagonmagazine.bsky.social · 11/10/2023

Hexagon’s 2024 Best of the Net nominations! 🧡 Fiction Midsummer Magic - by @sylviaheike.bsky.social Life with Your Haunted Hearing Aids - by @carolscheina.bsky.social Poetry The Nettle Queens - by Anna Madden Art from Thais Leiros, @allsorrows.bsky.social, and @mspencerdraws.bsky.social

Hexagon’s 2024 Best of the Net nominations!

Fiction
Midsummer Magic - by Sylvia Heike
Life with Your Haunted Hearing Aids - by Carol Scheina

Poetry
The Nettle Queens - by Anna Madden

Art from Thais Leiros, Sean Peacock, and Matthew Spencer.

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Carol Scheina @carolscheina.bsky.social · 13/09/2023

A beautiful September moon and a ... meteor beneath the moon? I don't think this is the Nishimura comet, as I thought it would be lower on the horizon.

Dark sky, cresent moon, reddish streak beneath the moon.

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Carol Scheina @carolscheina.bsky.social · 06/09/2023

Megalodon means "big tooth," but their fossilized teeth aren't always huge. Found my smallest megalodon yet!

Fingers over a beach, with a small fossil Megalodon shark tooth covering the tip of the middle finger.

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Rachel Handley 🏳️‍🌈 @rachelahandley.com · 24/08/2023

My weird little SFF flash fiction magazine about crabs @crabtalesmagazine.bsky.social has enough funding to pay our writers 3 cents per word, but we still need funding to commission art and to fund Issue 2. If you can help out, I and the crabs, will love you forever. ko-fi.com/crabtalesmag...

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Carol Scheina @carolscheina.bsky.social · 18/08/2023

My story, "There Are No Hearing Aid Batteries After the Apocalypse," will be appearing in this anthology of gorgeous, amazing stories! You can pre-order "Soul Jar" at bookshop.org/.../soul-jar-thirty-on…

Image of quote, "In her pocket, she touched her hearing aids, feeling the familiar rubbery earmolds, the plastic bodies waiting for new batteries. Waiting for that moment when the sound would click on, and she'd hear a note, a voice, anything." -Carol Scheina, "There Are No Hearing Aid Batteries After the Apocalypse" in Soul Jar, edited by Annie Carl and published by Forest Avenue Press.

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Carol Scheina @carolscheina.bsky.social · 09/08/2023

If you haven't read this, I highly recommend it!

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