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The Cosmic Background @thecosmicbgr.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

We are excited to announce the stories for our issue “Ghosts & The After Life” edited by Ai Jiang @aijiang.bsky.social 👻 EC Dorgan “Flehmen Grimace” Samir Sirk Morató “unwell naturalist’s historic fairy collection” @spicycloaca.bsky.social Emmi Khor “The Art of Rebirth” @emmikhor.bsky.social

Poster for the stories selected for “Ghosts & The After Life” edited by Ai Jiang:

EC Dorgan “Flehmen Grimace”
Samir Sirk Morató “unwell naturalist’s historic fairy collection”
Emmi Khor “The Art of Rebirth”

A little ghost sketch too!

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The Cosmic Background @thecosmicbgr.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

"In Daniel’s memory, the waters of the swift and scalding spring were dark and viscous, like the back of a seething serpent..." Check out "We Have Always Bathed in the Scalding Spring" by Stefen Holtrey. 👇 www.thecosmicbackground.com/stories/stef...

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The Cosmic Background @thecosmicbgr.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Just a few more hours to get your submissions in!

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The Cosmic Background @thecosmicbgr.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Submissions are OPEN for our special issue theme: THROWBACK TECH 🎥📺📻🎮📀📼🕹️👾 Edited by @prof-bogs.bsky.social Let's do this. You have until March 31. It's a new year, let's celebrate with old tech. ➡️ thecosmicbackground.moksha.io/publication/...

Submissions are open for The Cosmic Background's next issue: THROWBACK TECH. Edited by Jacob Baugher. Submissions are open through March 31.

Call for Submissions: Throwback Tech
Guest Editor Jacob Baugher

Haunted Super Nintendos, Tube TVs that show alternate realities, radios that receive broadcasts from the future or other worlds, GameBoy Colors that receive cosmic messages through Pokemon Yellow. We are looking for flash fiction about our technological pasts that affect our emotional presents and physical futures.

Due March 31

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Split/Lip Press @splitlippress.com · 06/02/2026

Hurray! Great to see this review of @crsutton.bsky.social's KRACKLE'S LAST MOVIE as we hype up for the release on Tuesday!

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Split/Lip Press @splitlippress.com · 06/02/2026

Last question for @crsutton.bsky.social, we swear. And join us on Monday for our special PREVIEW NIGHT Zoom launch for Krackle's Last Movie! Link to register in our bio!

blue background, sea monster with long teeth asking "How do you hope readers feel when they turn the final page of your book?"

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Chelsea Sutton @crsutton.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

It's amazing I get to say I have author events coming up :) All free! The three next week are all virtual! RSVP links on my website: chelseasutton.com I feel so fortunate to get to carve out some bits of time to talk with other authors about books of all things.

List of upcoming author events including:
Mon, Feb 9 - 6pm PT / 9pm ET - VIRTUAL
Krackle’s Last Movie Book Launch with Split/Lip Press @splitlippress
Chelsea Sutton in conversation with Em J Parsley

Wed, Feb 11 - 6pm PT / 9pm PT - VIRTUAL
’90s Vibes, 2026 Books: 5 Authors in Conversation
Stephanie Austin, Kristine Langley Mahler, Chelsea Sutton, Lauren Westerfield and Maya Jewell Zeller in a reading and discussion

Thurs, Feb 12 - 4pm PT / 8pm PT - VIRTUAL
Writer’s Center Craft Chat on Fiction with Chelsea Sutton
Writer’s Center chat about Krackle’s Last Movie and more

Wed, Apr 8 - 5:30pm PT - IN PERSON at NORTH FIGUEROA BOOKSHOP
Book Launch of Lauren Westerfield’s WOMAN HOUSE
Panel Discussion with Lauren Westerfield, Eva Recinos, Chelsea Sutton, and Kim Young

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Chelsea Sutton @crsutton.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

This was a super fun interview to do. ❤️ @abbyhiggs.bsky.social is awesome.

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Molly White @molly.wiki · 25/01/2026

Even when there’s no accountability, the record matters. Credit to the Wikipedia editors maintaining this page.

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Deaths, detentions and deportations of American citizens in the second Trump administration - Wikipedia

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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Vigil Held for Alex Pretti, Second Person Killed by Federal Agents in Minneapolis Pretti was an intensive care nurse with the Veterans Affairs. He was fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday. He's the 2nd person killed by feds this month: unicornriot.ninja/2026/federal...

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Chelsea Sutton @crsutton.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

A weird little flash I wrote when on a residency in Tennessee this last May is out today on @themetaworker.bsky.social 😱

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Chelsea Sutton @crsutton.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

I signed 50 bookplates for the first 50 books sold. 📖✍🏼 Watching 50 signatures is riveting content 👀 @splitlippress.com

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Chelsea Sutton @crsutton.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

I did an unboxing video because that’s a thing you do. Everyone likes watching people open their mail, right? My novella is coming out from Split/Lip Press on February 10! @splitlippress.com

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Chelsea Sutton @crsutton.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

So excited for this book to come out ❤️

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Madeleine Vasaly @madeleinevasaly.com · 08/01/2026

Minneapolis.

Demonstrators at the January 7, 2026, evening vigil for Renee Nicole Good. A tall flag reads "Fuck ICE."

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Billions to kidnap your immigrant neighbors off the street and now we’re apparently “going to run” another whole damn country but no money for nutritional assistance for kids or guaranteed, quality healthcare for all Americans.

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PT Klein @ptklein.com · 03/01/2026

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Split/Lip Press @splitlippress.com · 10/12/2025

Two months until publication day for KRACKLE’S LAST MOVIE by @crsutton.bsky.social and we’re stocked up with copies in the office right before the holiday season swings into high gear—we’ll begin shipping preorders in just a couple of weeks! Order your copy at splitlippress.com !

A vase of flowers sits on top of copies of Chelsea Sutton‘s novella, KRACKLE’S Last Movie. The flowers are in colors that match the monster faces on the cover and its blue background; an additional copy is turned out to face front and rests atop a video cassette.

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Jeff C. Carter @carterwroteit.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

EPISODE 160 – LONG WINTER NIGHTS with Chelsea Sutton We chat with Chelsea Sutton about Holiday Horror, Flash Fiction, Horror theater, the state of podcasting in 2025 and share the first episode of her new multimedia series LONG WINTER NIGHTS! @crsutton.bsky.social

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Chelsea Sutton @crsutton.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Such a joy to be on this podcast!

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Chelsea Sutton @crsutton.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

LP is working hard to complete their BFA at the Art Institute of Chicago, but financial hurdles are making it tough. Every donation helps cover tuition. Please consider contributing or sharing this campaign to support their journey. Every bit counts! www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...

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Donate to Keep LP in School Spring 2026, organized by LP Kindred

Hey y'all, I'm LP Kindred, a Chicagoan-Angeleno writer/editor/teaching artist/culture work… LP Kindred needs your support for Keep LP in School Spring 2026

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Chelsea Sutton @crsutton.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Coming December 1 -- a holiday horror advent calendar podcast. A new short story drops every day December 1 - 25! Producing, writing, directing this with my friends has been a joy. I can't wait to share with everyone! It'll be dropping on all the things: longwinternights.com

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Chelsea Sutton @crsutton.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Rare photo of me without a jean jacket but also still like vaguely suggesting a jean jacket. I was going to add a song to this photo but got overwhelmed at the sheer amount of songs named “Jean Jacket.” If anyone has favorites let me know. K. Bye.

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Chelsea Sutton @crsutton.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

I spent a lot of time today talking with folks or answering questions about my novella that’s coming out in February with @splitlippress.com and it’s really cool to see there might be readers out there who respond to this weird little creature. On presale now! www.splitlippress.com/krackles-las...

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taber @kvetch.gay · 17/11/2025

some other familiar grocery store names that are brands for producer-owned agricultural co-ops: Blue Diamond Bob's Red Mill Land O'Lakes Tillamook Welch's

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The Cosmic Background @thecosmicbgr.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

A unsettling tale for Halloween Week. heck out "By The Spine" by Anya F. Bloom! www.thecosmicbackground.com/stories/anya...

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Chelsea Sutton @crsutton.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

So excited to have this story out in the world!!

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Chelsea Sutton @crsutton.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

I’m not in the desert anymore, so that’s a lie, but the rest of the video is totally true. I have a novella coming out in February called Krackle’s Last Movie, which is being published by Split/Lip Press! @splitlippress.com

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Justin Sherin @wychstreet.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Missed this. There is only one compliment left to give her work - she’s 87. She has maybe the greatest formal mastery in modern theatre, but she retains the playful daring of an 18 year old. It’s what every single one of us wants. And Christ what a lovely person.

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The Cosmic Background @thecosmicbgr.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Hellllooooo from the static! It is fundraising season for many spec mags out there. We are doing things a little differently with a small gofundme to help us into 2026. We are already at $2 and just need a little boost to help us to our goal of $2400 👻 www.gofundme.com/f/support-th...

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Donate to Support The Cosmic Background's Diverse Voices, organized by Sam Asher

For two years, The Cosmic Background has been the world's premier venue for f… Sam Asher needs your support for Support The Cosmic Background's Diverse Voices

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Sam Asher @samasherwriter.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

It's officially fundraising time over at @thecosmicbgr.bsky.social, and we're doing things a little differently this year. Help a pro-paying, deeply-progressive, 100% human magazine continue to thrive. We'll love you for it. gofund.me/ca0c2b7d

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Donate to Support The Cosmic Background's Diverse Voices, organized by Sam Asher

For two years, The Cosmic Background has been the world's premier venue for f… Sam Asher needs your support for Support The Cosmic Background's Diverse Voices

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Apex Magazine and Book Company @apexmag.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

The Apex Magazine team is thrilled to announce that our Kickstarter for 2026 begins OCTOBER 1ST!! 🎃🍁 We're keeping all the rewards you love, adding exciting new rewards for readers and writers alike, AND reopening submissions! Mark your calendars, and we'll see you at the graveyard smash! 👻🌙🐈‍⬛📅

"Apex Magazine Submissions OPENING! October 1st!"

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Chelsea Sutton @crsutton.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

At Worldcon. But at what cost.

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Split/Lip Press @splitlippress.com · 11/08/2025

It's cover reveal and preorders day for @crsutton.bsky.social's KRACKLE'S LAST MOVIE! We're so psyched about this gorgeous cover from our favorite book designer, @mrwojorising.bsky.social, feat. custom art from Adrián Tre Polo! Preorder + ARC request at www.splitlippress.com/krackles-last-movie

Krackle's Last Movie, a novella by Chelsea Sutton, is coming February 10, 2026 and is now available for preorder! The cover is electric blue and features eight monster icons

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Split/Lip Press @splitlippress.com · 10/08/2025

(clap clap) COVER REVEAL TOMORROW FOR @crsutton.bsky.social's KRACKLE'S LAST MOVIE! (clap clap)

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Mina Li (she/her) @codenameminali.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

nope nope nope nope nope nope nope (please donate to PBS!)

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Bisexual Kaiju @bisexualkaiju.myatproto.social · 05/07/2025

Book people: the following small presses have just lost funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. Please consider supporting them! A Thread.

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