Reposted by C.H. PearceThomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 29/09/2026i should clarify, when i write people doing bad things, it's because i am bad. they are me. more importantly, when you read about those bad things, they also become you. that's how story works. in fact, you are going to think about murder before this skeet ends. how's that feel, sicko. 1759922266
Reposted by C.H. PearceJordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 29/09/2026hey all!!! this Wednesday, which is tomorrow, i'll be at @storyhour.bsky.social with @megelison.bsky.social !!!! holy carps!!! you know you wanna attend this one. free author readings online, to refill the creative well! 7pm Pacific, 10pm Eastern youtube.com/@storyhour2020youtube.comStory HourEvery week, an hour of speculative fiction short stories, narrated by the authors. From horror to weird to hard SF and everything in between; from newly published authors to seasoned pros and multiple... 05854
Reposted by C.H. PearceCharles (Cy) Payseur @cypayseur.bsky.social · 28/09/2026My list will be going up in a day or two so be sure to tell me what you had out in August! 1135
Reposted by C.H. PearceMason @masonhawthorne.bsky.social · 28/09/2026A bit of good news! I've been so happy to see the moths this year, hopefully they can keep coming back for years to come!theguardian.com‘Thrilled’: huge swarms of bogong moths surprise NSW residents and may point to species’ recoveryResearcher says sightings of the endangered moth have increased over the last two years but ‘this year has blown them out of the water’ 151
Reposted by C.H. PearceKarlo Yeager Rodríguez @kjy1066.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Hey fellow writers, don't know if you need to hear this but celebrate even small things. Finished a draft? Celebrate! Got a cool review? Celebrate! Got onto a reading list or a long list where you think you shouldn't celebrate until you "really have a reason to"? Fuck that. Celebrate! 14010
C.H. Pearce @chpearcewrites.bsky.social · 25/09/2026How good does the first issue of Companion look! 🤩 So excited to have a story and illustration included in this issue alongside excellent names I recognise! “Sunshine Pest Control” is a short excerpt from a sci-fi/horror project (feat. a rat named Gnashley) 🖤 www.jbrpets.com/companionmag... 120
Reposted by C.H. PearceMarissa Lingen @marissalingen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Miss my livestream with @jomiles.bsky.social last night? You can watch it on YouTube! Thanks again to @kevinhearne.bsky.social with his @hornedlarkpress.com hat on for hosting! youtu.be/VqDkfujn1R4youtu.beChat with authors Marissa Lingen and Jo MilesYouTube video by Kevin Hearne 0157
Reposted by C.H. PearceKeith Stevenson @keithstevenson.com · 24/09/2026Over on Instagram (Australian residents only) win a copy of my new audiobook 🪐📚 www.instagram.com/p/DdnNi5PkiM... #sciencefiction #australia #giveaway #noblebright 084
Reposted by C.H. PearceChris Huth @umlauthuth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Also, if anyone is looking for an illustrator for a fantasy, horror, or sci-fi project, take a look at my portfolio at www.chrishuth.com ! I also do book layout.chrishuth.comHomeLanding Page 01410
C.H. Pearce @chpearcewrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Same, the struggle to choose just 9!! my9games.net/en/ 150
Reposted by C.H. PearceCharles (Cy) Payseur @cypayseur.bsky.social · 23/09/2026TELL ME YOUR 🏳️🌈QUEER SHORT SFF🏳️🌈 OUT IN AUGUST 2026!!! Originals only pls, up to novella in length, indie okay. Just reply with the author, title, and a link to read and/or buy and I'll get them on the list. Here's July's list for context & more info: www.patreon.com/quicksiprevi... 53245
C.H. Pearce @chpearcewrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Thanks for doing this Charles, you are a star! I have a bi story “Glue Traps for Problem Rats” in Bad Romance (ed. Marie Vibbert). Not free to read but happy to send e-copy, lmk if you’d like one! www.kickstarter.com/projects/par...kickstarter.comBad Romance: An Anthology of Trash CouplesThe 23rd annual Triangulation Anthology: fantasy, science fiction, and horror short stories and poems. 153
Reposted by C.H. PearceR.L. Meza @rlmeza.bsky.social · 23/09/2026happy bisexuals pouring from the woodwork like sexy little termites visibility day we are many 084
C.H. Pearce @chpearcewrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I couldn’t resist requesting an eARC of a horror and Weird fiction collection titled LONESOME AND FESTERING by Eric Raglin (I love the cover art Lou-Ellen Allwood too)! “No Such Thing as a Lonely Sardine” is wickedly brilliant. Full review on Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/review/show/... 030
C.H. Pearce @chpearcewrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This nervous little guy Squeaky Wheekers is getting a lot more confident 🐀 060
Reposted by C.H. PearceFlash Fiction Online @flashfictiononline.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Hey writers!! Thinking of Submitting to our “HUMAN-SHAPED” themed call? Here are some thoughts from our guest editor Ashlee Lhamon on what we’ve seen so far & what she’d love to see more of ✍️ #writingcommunity #flashfiction substack.com/@ashleelhamo...substack.comAshlee Lhamon (@ashleelhamon)Hey all, we’ve hit 400/1000 submissions my Flash Fiction Online guest editor call for the theme “human shaped” (closing at the end of the month; submit here: http://ffo.submittable.com/submit) and I’v... 0167
Reposted by C.H. PearceUndertow Publications 🇨🇦 @undertow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Publishers and Editors! I'm taking subs for Vol. 3 of the award-nominated "Best Weird Fiction of the Year" til end of the year. Writers! You'll get a chance to submit your 2026 stories in January. bestspecfic(at)gmail.com 1119102
Reposted by C.H. PearceMae Tang 董美妍 @maetangwriter.com · 21/09/2026OMG I want it! 😭 (Can't afford it. Won't be getting it. Will just covet it from afar. 😭) 351
Reposted by C.H. PearceFlights of Foundry @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Missed it? It was cool. We've got you covered. There's still time to register and gain access to alllllll the videos for the next 30 days! www.accelevents.com/e/flights-of...accelevents.comFlights of Foundry, Fri, Sep 18th, 2026 @ 11:59 AM AcceleventsThe most expansive conference for speculative creatives is back!With round-the-clock programming, global attendance, and conversations covering every medium, you won't want to miss out on our seventh year of Flights of Foundry. 01413
C.H. Pearce @chpearcewrites.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This is a dance off. If you see this, post a dance!static.klipy.comSeverance: Milchick & Mark's Music Dance ExperienceAlt: Severance: Milchick & Mark's Music Dance Experience 050
C.H. Pearce @chpearcewrites.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Absolutely love this art by Chris Catlin! Exactly how I imagined the characters too! 🖤 030
Reposted by C.H. PearceAngela Liu @angelaliu.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I've got a midnight reading in about an hour at Flights of Foundry! Come listen to a new poem, a story about a bathroom hole, and maybe some awkward laughter.static.klipy.comHello Homer SimpsonALT: Hello Homer Simpson 162
Reposted by C.H. PearceNeon Hemlock @neonhemlock.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Submissions are now open for speculative novelettes and/or tiny short story collection chapbooks. Word limit: 7,500 to 12,000 words. Limited print run. Will pay $100 and 25 copies. Deadline: October 15th. More info here: neonhemlock.submittable.com/submit/36598...neonhemlock.submittable.comNeon Hemlock - Speculative Chapbook/NoveletteNeon Hemlock Press is open to submissions of speculative chapbook manuscripts from August 20 to October 15, 2026. We expect to publish at least one chapbook next year; if the stretch goal in our curre... 3159143
Reposted by C.H. PearceAngela Liu @angelaliu.bsky.social · 17/09/2026It’s my first time participating in Flights of Foundry! Come join me for a midnight (EST) reading/chat with drinks + snacks in hand or a speculative poetry panel with award winners and a GRAND MASTER. Check out all the great programming and guests here: flights-of-foundry.org 1206
Reposted by C.H. PearceFusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I'll be at FoF throughout the weekend! Saturday at noon Eastern, find me on Short Fiction Magazine Structure if you wanna hear me talk a bit about why FF the way it is. If you've never attended a con before, I recommend FoF: you don't have to travel and there are reduce price options! 072
Reposted by C.H. PearceCast of Wonders @castofwonders.org · 15/09/2026escapeartists.moksha.io/publication/... We open to general submissions in a little under 30 mins. Don't self-reject Do read the guidelinesescapeartists.moksha.ioMoksha 02522
Reposted by C.H. PearceFreya Marske @freyamarske.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Bodies of Magic: OUT NOW! Grey's Anatomy meets A Deadly Education, a mystery set during the final exam week of a magical medical school. (Or: five queer nerds solve a murder and have some feelings.) Buy US: bit.ly/BoM-US Buy UK: bit.ly/BoM-UK 717554
Reposted by C.H. PearceElly "Enormity" Bangs @ellybangs.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Nostalgic for food photography that invited you to imagine wandering a desolate void, peering uncertainly ahead by the guttering glow of a torch in your hand -- until there, just at the light's farthest reach, onion nuggets emerge from the starless night. 2495
C.H. Pearce @chpearcewrites.bsky.social · 13/09/2026This shy little guy Squeaky Wheekers is getting a bit more confident and happy to be held! When we first got him he was scared of everything (including us and his chonky brothers). #petrats 0222
Reposted by C.H. PearceThomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 12/09/2026also releasing work as a writer in 2026 524052
C.H. Pearce @chpearcewrites.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Name a non-LOTR character who could resist the one ring (I love this question and had to include several!!) 020
Reposted by C.H. Pearceval - V.M. Ayala 🏳️🌈 @spacevalkyries.bsky.social · 10/09/2026hi yes I'm SO excited that my trans giant robot flash fic is out now at @lightspeedmagazine.com. please enjoy "The Chrysalis of Moth One" 💜 this one is a bit Pacific Rim drift compatibility but make it angry and defiantly trans. I'm so proud of this one ✨ www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-...lightspeedmagazine.comThe Chrysalis of Moth One - Lightspeed MagazineThey didn’t want either of us to live this long. Sucks for them—we’re good at living in spite. We’re good at surviving, at fighting, at never stopping. Today is the last day we exist in spite of Comma... 36547
Reposted by C.H. PearceVanessa Fogg @vanessafogg.bsky.social · 11/09/2026"The minute you ask the machine to take over for you, you’ve given up the idea. Telling someone (or something) to make a thing for you is not the same as making that thing. In art, idea is inseparable from expression, and doing the thing is the only thing." www.uncannymagazine.com/article/a-si...uncannymagazine.comA Sigilary for the Median Human in the Gearwrack - Uncanny MagazineThe Sigil of Assurance You take a bit of wax and drip it over the em dash fresh out of the printer, working it over, building it up until it’s a little caterpillar crawling on the page, nestled betwee... 0209
C.H. Pearce @chpearcewrites.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Quick tiny watercolour of Nat and Misty (Juliette Lewis and Christina Ricci) from Yellowjackets! So excited for season 4 it got me feeling nostalgic for season 1… 🐝 🕵️♀️ Progress drawings for the curious, I am not totally happy with it but that’s what practice is for! #fanartfriday 140
Reposted by C.H. PearceRaven Oak @ravenoak.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Anyone who's attending the Flights of Foundry online spec fic con, here's my schedule! By the way, this con is 100% online and concrud free! It's also "pay what you can" so it's accessible and affordable. Check it out at flights-of-foundry.org 063
Reposted by C.H. PearceSJ Townend @sjtownend.bsky.social · 09/09/2026HORROR STORY CALL ALERT! Bag of Bones Press is back in action and after your darkest stories for our next paid, charity anthology. Working title: STUCK. Details can be found here: www.bagofbonespress.com/submission-c... Please like and share!static.klipy.comPerson Deeply Stuck in Thick MudALT: Person Deeply Stuck in Thick Mud 55639
Reposted by C.H. PearceMerc Fenn Wolfmoor @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026SO! If you back the project in the first 24hrs, you can get the ebook and paperback at a discount! (I almost made it $24 but forgot lmao so look! extra dollars off!) www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m... 12123
Reposted by C.H. PearceS.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Are you a writer in Sydney? ConSYDeration starts today: sydneyfringe.com/events/consy...sydneyfringe.comConSYDeration | Sydney FringeSydney Speculative Scribes and WestWords have partnered to present an event for speculative fiction writers to meet as a community, explore ideas, refine craft, and form lasting connections. 043
C.H. Pearce @chpearcewrites.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Proud to be the 31st backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for OPPORTUNITY WINDOW: An Anthology of Time Loop Stories! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...backerkit.comOPPORTUNITY WINDOW: An Anthology of Time Loop StoriesDeja vu doesn't begin to cover it... OPPORTUNITY WINDOW will bring you a book of brand new time loop stories (and maybe some you've seen before) from across the SFFH genres! 000
Reposted by C.H. PearceMerc Fenn Wolfmoor @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Only 7 more to go!! 👀 098
Reposted by C.H. PearceMichael Bettendorf @beardedbetts.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Like Johnny Mnemonic meets Fargo meets In Bruges, MIDWESTERN CHROME follows naive dopes, pathetic sadsacks, & people just trying to get by in a world that hates them. Near-future Nebraska isn't so Nice, and sure as shit ain't The Good Life. Jack in. Bliss out. 💜💀🤘 @tenebrouspress.bsky.social 072
Reposted by C.H. PearceMatt Tighe @mktighewrites.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Please consider stepping up to judge these awards if you're part of the Oz spec fic community. I've done it - it's really interesting and you get a lot of insight 035
C.H. Pearce @chpearcewrites.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Excited to have my doppelgängers-on-a-space freighter story “Form a Shape, Besides Yourself” included in Aurealis 194 alongside this excellent lineup! Absolutely love the illustration by Chris Catlin, this is stunning + exactly how I imagined the Marthas! 🤩 🚀👩✈️🤷♀️🤱🌌 www.smashwords.com/books/view/2... 4101
Reposted by C.H. PearceJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 08/09/2026made it a southern reach meme, formally 235428
Reposted by C.H. PearceEliane Boey 🕷🥩SMALL BITES 🥩🕷11.11.26 @elianeboey.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Two months to 🕷️🥩SMALL BITES🥩🕷️! Give us a shout for review copies for your book club, blog, bookstagram, podcast, newsletter, and more. We want to talk about it! @spacecowboybooks.bsky.social 176
Reposted by C.H. PearceImogen Cassidy @imogenwrites.bsky.social · 08/09/2026OH HEY SYDNEY FOLKS I'm on a couple of panels at sydneyfringe.com/events/consy... this weekend, please if you want to come along do, it's at an amazing venue with some super guests.sydneyfringe.comConSYDeration | Sydney FringeSydney Speculative Scribes and WestWords have partnered to present an event for speculative fiction writers to meet as a community, explore ideas, refine craft, and form lasting connections. 111