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Plangdi Neple @plangdi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Pub day! I'm so glad that Nameless Saviors is now available to read at @tractorbeamearth.bsky.social What if you could save a country that would rather kill you than admit its problems? It has government corruption, drunk shenanigans, and final year stress 😌. www.tractorbeam.earth/story/namele...

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Nameless Saviors | Tractor Beam

Uncle, why does our house always smell bad?

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Hannah Colbert @tanglepretty.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today's SFF story: The Somnambulist by @mckatie.bsky.social. “I knew you’d be here,” he says. Something troubled and uncertain distorts his schoolboy vowels. “I had a dream about it.” I love bogs and mysteries and main characters who are in way over their heads. www.3lobedmag.com/issue46/3lbe...

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3LBE Magazine - The Somnambulist by Katie McIvor

It was supposed to be a simple job. I fly into Edinburgh and get the gun from a contact in the Grassmarket. All smooth. I check into my hotel near the mark's flat and spend a couple hours scoping out ...

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Eugen Bacon @genni.bsky.social · 23h

I have a story in this occult anthology! @pspublish.bsky.social 😍

Through A Glass Darkly by Preston Grassman &Chris Kelso (eds)

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foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

No promos from us for #litmagweek, instead, I'd like to point you all to the magazines I ~~am most jealous of~~ admire the most. I'm sure you know them already, but go give them your money:

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🦝 Pepper Raccoon: Trash Priestess 🦝 @pepperraccoon.com · 29/09/2026

🤘 KICK IT 🤘 The Bird of the Year is the Black Robin/Karure, coming in like a tiny wrecking ball to smash the competition. Thread Project premium screenprinted tees in unisex and fitted sizes S-5XL. Pre-order this tee NOW: pepperraccoon.com #birds #boty #kikorangi

A detailed dark fantasy style illustration of a black robin on a branch, holding a tiny spiked mace. The words Black Robin are in high stylised handlettered text, and the border features Chatham Island forget-me-nots.

A flatlay of green t-shirts, featuring a detailed dark fantasy style illustration of a black robin on a branch, holding a tiny spiked mace. The words Black Robin are in high stylised handlettered text, and the border features Chatham Island forget-me-nots.

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Marty Cahill @mcflycahill90.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

You know who just turned 1? 👀🦊🧡

A happy birthday graphic for Marty’s book, audition for the Fox, that came out a year ago!

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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Honored to see ”A Game of Go” included on this list of stories enjoyed by @marissalingen.bsky.social, especially considering the other titles mentioned here. It means a lot to see this story resonate with so many people. marissalingen.com/blog/?p=4465 @adventitiouswords.bsky.social

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Short things I’ve liked, third quarter 2026 – Novel Gazing Redux

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Bonedust Press @bonedustpress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Angela Hsieh @hisiheyah.bsky.social absolutely flexing those illustrative muscles with this incredible spread! Concept art for "Flight patterns of the Dead" by E.M. Linden @emlinden.bsky.social where a young mother is willing to bargain with strange spirits to escape death & reunite with her baby.

Concept art by Angela Hsieh showing a woman with long dark hair approaching a glass booth filled with strange smoke0like figures in uniforms with glowing points for eyes, mouths not where they should be, and tentacles tapping at the glass.

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The Sunday Morning Transport @morningtransport.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The Sunday Morning Transport passes the gates today with a story from Betsy Aoki (@betsyaoki.bsky.social) that details a carefully executed plan and its surprises. Read a sample or subscribe for the whole story!

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If You Must Leave the City

The Sunday Morning Transport welcomes Betsy Aoki this week!

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Lyndsie Manusos @lmanusos.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I had a sick 5yo yesterday so I am late to posting, but I am SO excited and grateful to have my latest flash story "12 Things I Wished Happened at the Louvre Heist" publish in @trampset.bsky.social! It's now up and free to read!

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Christopher Blake @chrisblake.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

As a parent, @cornellwriter.bsky.social ’s latest story, A Game of Go, in @adventitiouswords.bsky.social resonated so powerfully with me. It’s a beautiful articulation of love and devotion in every form of parenthood.

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I'm late again with this list of my top 10 favorite short spec fic stories from August, but life yadda yadda yadda. Anyway, come check out some great stories. reactormag.com/must-read-sh...

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Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: August 2026 - Reactor

We're starting off spooky season with dark fairy tales, cannibalism, and revenge...

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Amanda Helms - Preorder THE UPPER TENTACLE @amandaghelms.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

TIL my book is now on NetGalley! Persons so inclined who have an account may now request my weirdo cosmic horror murder mystery corporate satire debut (and also give the glorious cover an upvote if you like it!) www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

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The Upper Tentacle

NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...

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Naomi Eselojor @naomieselojor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My African Steampunk novella- THE CITY OF FACTORIES was featured on the African and Black Authors in 2026 at Bookshop.org. For my UK readers, the ebook is available on Kobo. Paperback and kindle is also available on Amazon for my N/American friends and the Audiobook is also available for preorder.

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Jasmine W. @mythjae.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

9 days left, and we're just under the halfway mark! The stories and art in this collection are INCREDIBLE but we need to fund it to make it happen! 👇🏾🌟 www.kickstarter.com/projects/bon... Is something making you hesitate? I'm happy to answer any questions or concerns! #booksky 📚💙

A book map for Heavy Are The Years showing the cover (made by Riotbones) that reads: Three illustrated stories in one volume!

An archeological crew discovers an ancient city but the gods who were once worshiped there have turned... strange.

The eternity of a 50-year time loop, and using it to adopt the world's angriest cat, again and again.

Love and grief across generations as a young mother fights death itself to be reunited with her baby, recruiting the help of strange and familiar spirits.

Now live on kickstarter!

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Beneath Ceaseless Skies Magazine @bcsmagazine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Live in BCS #466: "The Cold That Brings You Home" @emlinden.bsky.social "while the mother and baby slept or cooed at each other, Jesset delivered the grace-bread for the Kind Ones, to pay respects and hope, in exchange, they would keep their distance." beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...

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Beneath Ceaseless Skies - The Cold That Brings You Home by E.M. Linden

Afterwards, while the mother and baby slept or cooed at each other, Jesset was freed to the fresh air to deliver the grace-bread. Sister Grain baked two loaves after every birth. One for the church, t...

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Bonedust Press @bonedustpress.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🌟 HEAVY ARE THE YEARS is now live on Kickstarter!! 🌟 This book is a Stardust Collaboration with @wildstarpress.bsky.social with a special collaboration from @gegallas.bsky.social of Open Book Chocolates! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bon...

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Heavy Are The Years Story Collection

Three illustrated SFF novellas in one collection exploring the theme of time and how it effects us.

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Mahmud El Sayed @mahmudelsayed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Republic of Memory is included with some amazing books on this list. My TBR pile runneth over. www.esquire.com/entertainmen...

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The 29 Best Books of 2026 (So Far)

Household names like Emily St. John Mandel, Marlon James, and Ann Patchett have soared with blockbuster novels.

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Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It’s the third Monday of the month, so here’s a new issue of the Words for Worlds newsletter! gautambhatia.substack.com/p/words-for-... feat. an update on writing, a Joanna Russ double-act, recommendations, and more. As always, remember to subscribe if you’d like this in your inbox fortnightly!

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Words for Worlds - Issue 132

Hello everyone, and welcome to another issue of the Words for Worlds newsletter.

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E.M. Linden @emlinden.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

My story "The Cold that Brings You Home" is free to read in Beneath Ceaseless Skies! Read on for the Kind Ones (don't name them!) and horrible but very clean nuns.

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Bonedust Press @bonedustpress.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Angela Hsieh / @hisiheyah.bsky.social is the artist for "Flight Patterns of the Dead"! Also the creator of Lu & Ren's Guide to Geozoology, her artwork is so full of life! Each illustration builds a whole world and makes you want to dive right in. 🌟 Check out more of Angela's work: www.angelahh.com

Angela's artist icon depicting a person with light tan skin, dark eyes, short black hair, purple framed glasses, and wearing a pink jacket. They are screaming along with the bird on her shoulder. Art by Angela Hsieh.

Mock book cover for a story titled "Awakening." A young woman stands in a winter storm, holding a branch with glowing blossoms. Behind her, a dragon made of wood opens one vivid green eye. Art by Angela Hsieh.

A painterly illustration of a marsh-like environment with two small figure standing at the edge of the water on the root of a large tree. One of these "trees" is actually the legs of a massive bird in autumn colored tones, it's feathers mimicking the drape of willow branches, and it is leaning down to peer at the small figures with one large, bright eye. Art by Angel Hsieh.

Illustration of an enormous tree in the middle of an oasis, sheltering all manners of desert life. Hidden in the roots of the tree is a glowing red spark. The border of the illustration depicts stylized linear versions of desert flora and fauna, including giant armadillo-like creatures, scaled wolves, jackrabbits, lizards, and succulents. Art by Angela Hsieh.

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Jasmine W. @mythjae.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I'm a pretty dang good editor, if I do say so myself, and I don't often have open availability to take on new editing projects, so this is a steal!! I'll give feedback on stories up to 10K words, comics up to 25 pages, or story/comic pitches!

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WildStar Press @wildstarpress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Heavy Are The Years: Update!! We hit 40%!!! 🎉🎉🎉 Don't wait till the last day to get your book, do it now so we can send this book to print!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bon...

40% of our goal reached and 11 days left!! Ahhh!!!

With your help, you can make indie publishers' dreams come true

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Bonedust Press @bonedustpress.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Here's the opening paragraph of @kcpickelsimer.bsky.social's "Irreparable Evolution" Want to see more? Back the book and spread the word! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bon...

Text laid over a starry night background reads: "The world has begun to move so quickly that we forget that the very ground we walk over is filled with the bones of our ancestors. Layer upon layer of life crushed under the weight of progress, celebrated when remembered but mostly ignored. We forget that, when looking for the lost ruins of what once were our great civilizations, that the homes were not always empty and the people were not without life. We trample the altars of their gods and expect to walk away all the greater for it. " -K.C. Pickelsimer, Irreparable Evolution

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WildStar Press @wildstarpress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

And our artist for E.M. Linden's Flight Patterns of the Dead is @hisiheyah.bsky.social ! Summary: After this mother's death, she learns what life means after death as she fights to return to her child. www.kickstarter.com/projects/bonedu…

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WildStar Press @wildstarpress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Last but not least for our writers is @emlinden.bsky.social with Flight Patterns of the Dead! After this mother's death, she learns what life means after death as she fights to return to her child. www.kickstarter.com/projects/bonedu…

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“I need to move. There’s no time to do more. At least the book is back in life, and legible. It has escaped Death; now it must survive the blood, ash, rank water and pooling oil of the bomb blast.
I sidestep my broken body and walk up the last three stairs, towards Linna’s pram. I don’t know what I’m looking for until the glint catches my eye. The charm. The silver bird, the swallow charm. Long, narrow wings and a forked tail. It lies in the dust, thrown into the road when the pram skidded. Protecting the asphalt from misfortune.
On the back, our name is scratched in the calligraphy of our language. Orchard or garden. Something with roots; something that can grow.
Something to tell Linna who she is.”

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Bonedust Press @bonedustpress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Check out these two story teasers from authors @emlinden.bsky.social and @andrewbelindo.bsky.social featuring a woman who isn't about to let death get in her way, and someone trapped in a time loop who keeps meeting death every 50 years.

When I am stranded in the lands of Death, two things give me hope. The first is that my baby daughter Linna isn’t here; the second is that my grandmother, somewhere, is. Grandma Orta died months ago, slumped over her old green notebook, but when she was alive she knew more than anyone about everything and she probably still does. And Linna must have survived whatever shattering thing stranded me in this place, or she’d be here with me now. I will drag my battered, breathing body out of Death and back to Linna, and my grandmother will help me.
Flight patterns of the Dead by E.M. Linden

Happy 2000!"
You hear the words as though they're from afar. You're still falling, no longer the gentle drifting of consciousness, the sweet lulling of sleep, but more the sensation of falling off a building in a dream that lingers with you even after you jolt back awake. You can only assume your mind is hearing those words from beyond the veil of death, mind clinging desperately to the body it knows so well.
The year is wrong. It should say 2050. But maybe you misheard.
And then, suddenly, you're awake.

Death Recoming by Andrew Belindo

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K.M. Veohongs @kmveohongs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

yes, I have been to the big in-person cons and yet somehow FoF has the BEST programming in terms of breadth and depth that I’ve ever seen. Please donate!

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The staff of Trollbreath Magazine (all two of us) are participating in Flights of Foundry this weekend. Regular price is $60, but they do have reduced price tickets at $25, and even comped tickets for free. Please attend and support Dream Foundry! flights-of-foundry.org

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Flights of Foundry – For Speculative Creators and their Fans

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Waubgeshig Rice @waub.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

In light of recent events, if you’re looking to donate to support Palestinian children, in the past Palestinian colleagues have pointed me to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund (PCRF) www.pcrf.net

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PCRF

The Palestine Children's Relief Fund was established in 1992 by concerned humanitarians in the USA to bring injured and sick children for free medical care they could not get locally

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Jess Gofton @jessgofton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"Birdguts" by @estrubbe.bsky.social in Issue 28 of @fusionfragment.bsky.social I've been loving the fiction Fusion Fragment have put out this year. "Birdguts" stayed with me because of Strubbe's knack for combining the wonderfully weird with the wonderfully human. www.fusionfragment.com/issue-28/

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Issue #28

“Birdguts” by Erin Strubbe: speculative biologies / eating stones / maybe the norm isn’t the norm”Chutes, Slides, and Ladders” by Allison Wall: surviving the board gam…

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Jess Gofton @jessgofton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"This Is Not My Timeline" by @jrdawson.bsky.social in @reactorsff.bsky.social Melancholy but beautiful, like so many of my favourite short stories are. Reading this one hurt. reactormag.com/this-is-not-...

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This Is Not My Timeline - Reactor

A queer couple escapes persecution by buying a home in an almost identical dimension.

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Jess Gofton @jessgofton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"The Last God of Talam Dor" by @mruthrobinson.bsky.social in @giganotosaurus.bsky.social I've said before that M.R. Robinson is slowly becoming one of my favourite short fiction writers, and this novelette of faith in every sense of the word is no exception. giganotosaurus.org/2026/01/01/t...

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The Last God of Talam Dor - GigaNotoSaurus

Content Warning: religiously motivated ableism and homophobia, both internalized and external; self-harm; and depictions of ritual sacrifice including drowning, hanging, and burning, not very graphic....

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Jess Gofton @jessgofton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Time for me to share a tiny selection of some of my favourite short stories I've read recently*! ✨ *in the past few months

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E.M. Linden @emlinden.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

@hisiheyah.bsky.social's artwork is amazing and I'm so excited to see what she comes up with! Support the kickstarter for Heavy Are the Years if you like chocolate, 100% human artists and writers, incredible artwork, and stories that make you cry. www.kickstarter.com/projects/bon...

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Heavy Are The Years Story Collection

Three illustrated SFF novellas in one collection exploring the theme of time and how it affects us.

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E.M. Linden @emlinden.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

My story "The Cold that Brings You Home" is free to read in Beneath Ceaseless Skies! Read on for the Kind Ones (don't name them!) and horrible but very clean nuns.

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Jess Gofton @jessgofton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"Like Water" by @emlinden.bsky.social in Issue 25 of @havenspec.bsky.social This tale of language and sacrifice reads like a newly discovered folktale, one you might expect to hear around a campfire on a late summer evening. I'm off to read everything else by Linden. havenspec.com/fiction/like...

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Like Water, Haven Spec Magazine

"Like Water" by E.M. Linden

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val - V.M. Ayala 🏳️‍🌈 @spacevalkyries.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

still spots left for my chill-n-chat during Flights of Foundry this Saturday @ 11am Eastern!! I've never done one of these before—come hang out with me!! I'm happy to talk about any number of things from short stories to streaming or simply favorite media ✨ register here: flights-of-foundry.org

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Dream Foundry @dreamfoundry.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Check out the Flights of Foundry program! flights-of-foundry.o...

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Yelena Crane 🌻🇺🇦 @yelenacrane.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“So Many Many Awful Things Lived On; And So Did I” is it. It's the best of me. All of my heart went into this. If I never write again, this will be enough.

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Lightspeed Magazine @lightspeedmagazine.com · 15/09/2026

The 2026 LIGHTSPEED + NIGHTMARE Kickstarter is NOW LIVE! Check out our star-studded lineup of authors & peruse our rewards: subscriptions, signed books, rare magazine collectibles, t-shirts, mugs, and other fun stuff. Thank you in advance if you're able to offer your support.💖 bit.ly/LS-NM-26

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Today is a great day. Really, really excited for everyone to read this issue. It has VAMPIRES (well, one vampire) and HEARTBREAK and MIRACLES and WOLVES and SPACECRAFT TEST DUMMIES (well, one spacecraft test dummy) and EXTINCT LOBE-FINNED FISH. What more could you possibly want from a magazine??

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Angela Liu @angelaliu.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Love seeing speculative poetry gaining more and more writers and readers. Can't wait to see more reviewers too!

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Sylvia Heike @sylviaheike.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Got my contributor copy of Worlds of Possibility antho vol 2! Edited by @omgjulia.bsky.social. A hefty hardcover with 85 stories, including my short story "Gargoyle Girl." 🖤 You can still download the ebook for free: www.juliarios.com/a-gift-to-en...

A book titled Worlds of Possibility, edited by Julia Rios, resting on a table by a potted plant The cover of the book features a black-haired girl and tiny translucent bluish fantasy creatures flying around her.

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Cislyn Smith @cislyn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Ok, so you can't make it to Flights of Foundry this year. BUT YOU CAN! If you register, you get access to everything that isn't a reading, which, lemme tell you, is a LOT. 205 non-reading sessions. Pay what you can and join us!

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Freya Marske @freyamarske.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

somehow we are only two days away from the release of this book?? it's pretty great. please buy it so my publishers agree to keep paying me to sit hunched in front of a screen making words.

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C. S. E. Cooney @csecooney.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Friends! LO! The awesome @wilwheaton.net hath narrated my husband Carlos's story, I WILL HAVE THIS DIAMOND FOR A HEART, originally published in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social! It's on his podcast STORYTIME WITH WIL WHEATON! Carlos is AGLOW. Need a listening party! STAT! www.radio.net/podcast/its-...

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It's Storytime with Wil Wheaton | podcast online

You may recognize Wil Wheaton's name from his acting work in television shows like The Big Bang Theory, Leverage, and Star Trek: The Next Generation, or 1985's timeless classic, Stand By Me. You may r...

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