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Hell Itself Magazine @hellitself.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New from Hell Itself, @rachiea.bsky.social brings us "Lilting at Windmills," a bittersweet story of finding your way home. hellitself.com/lilting-at-w...
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Michael Staniforth @staniforthmick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Day 267! I read Transition Period by @sljohnson.bsky.social published in @hellitself.bsky.social. This is what happens when you ignore your symptoms. Read my review here: mickstaniforth.wordpress.com/2026/09/24/s...
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Here is a story definitely written for the fun, I think mostly the fun of the world building. I do enjoy a story that takes a very normal human idea and puts it in a very fantasy world. Terry Pratc…
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Hell Itself Magazine @hellitself.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Writers, if you have a hard-to-sell speculative Christmas / Winter Holiday story (more speculative than simply "Santa exists," please), we're love to consider it. hellitself.com/submission-g...
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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I'm back again to remind you that @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social is coming up soon, and next Sunday I will be hanging out with the most awesome of folks talking all things Disability Futurisms: @risawolf.bsky.social, @ruesparks.bsky.social, @ravenoak.bsky.social, and @howsweetthewords.bsky.social.
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Arthur Robert Tracy IV @arttracy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This is a challenging piece for me. As a reader, I don't like the choices Sam makes. As a person, I recognize that I (like all of us) have made those same choices. Good fiction makes us think, even when it's uncomfortable. And this is good fiction.
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Hell Itself Magazine @hellitself.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Today from Hell Itself, a story about finding your hero's flaws. "The Super Man's Burden" by Eric J. Juneau hellitself.com/the-super-ma...
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Emmie Christie @emmiechristie33.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
5. “Float” | WYSR Review @hellitself.bsky.social A water-breather leaves to help colonize Mars. inkfoundry.net/review/why-y...
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Hell Itself Magazine @hellitself.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Today from Hell Itself, a lighthearted take on working together: "No Pie" by Floyd Largent. hellitself.com/no-pie/
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Hell Itself Magazine @hellitself.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
New from Hell Itself, when the gates of Hell opened, some people got new coworkers. "Hell is Open for Business" by Sarah Skinner:
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Emmie Christie @emmiechristie33.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
7. “Gumba Cuddles” | WYSR Review @hellitself.bsky.social The narrator just wants to help their grandfather cuddle babies and help them get better. With fire. inkfoundry.net/review/why-y...
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Hell Itself Magazine @hellitself.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
New, from Hell Itself, @zacharytbranch.bsky.social brings us a sweeping tale of "Kamistones and Keeps"
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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Happy Disability Pride Month! My body decided to be on theme this year, and I have been in a massive flare all month long, so this post is only *checks notes* 24 days later than I intended. Welcome to the disabled life. 1/🧵
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Hell Itself Magazine @hellitself.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
“On the Rainy Side of the Mountain They Grow Columbine, Nightshade, and Stinging Nettle” receives a lovely review from @emmiechristie33.bsky.social
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Dylan Freeman @freemanwrites.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I wrote the original draft of this story almost exactly three years ago, and it was the first thing I ever got shortlisted. Glad to see it has a home finally. Give it a read, won't you?
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Hell Itself Magazine @hellitself.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Today from Hell Itself, a story about memories from @freemanwrites.bsky.social
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Hell Itself Magazine @hellitself.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Our editor's statement on the current AI bouhaha. 🧵
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Hell Itself Magazine @hellitself.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Today, from Hell Itself, @helenfrench.bsky.social with an unusual take on a common theme: "The Space Between the Dust Motes."
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Helen French @helenfrench.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
I have a story up on Hell Itself today - you can find it here. For what it's worth, this story was rejected at least 35 times over the years... and I still like it! hellitself.com/the-space-be... thanks to @hellitself.bsky.social
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Hell Itself Magazine @hellitself.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
New from Hell Itself, @pbarmby.bsky.social brings us a story of good intentions in "Daylight Savings Time.' hellitself.com/daylight-sav...
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Pauline Barmby @pbarmby.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Appropriately for the imminent solstice, my story “Daylight Savings Time” asks, “what if we just had a few more hours in the day?” Published by @hellitself.bsky.social, find it here: hellitself.com/daylight-sav...
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Arthur Robert Tracy IV @arttracy.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
I could say many things about Patricia Court's stories, but "they lack complex characters" will never be one of them. This heartbreaking piece is, I think, a magnificent character piece, and it makes me long for the never-published anthology it was written for.
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Hell Itself Magazine @hellitself.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
New, from Hell Itself, "Sentinels" by Patricia Court
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Hell Itself Magazine @hellitself.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Currently on the schedule for the first Friday in July. (Said with the caveat that @arttracy.bsky.social plays fast and loose with our schedule.)
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Arthur Robert Tracy IV @arttracy.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
A great many people dismiss origin stories, but secondary-world stories about how something came about truly highlight the differences between that world and ours, which makes us reconsider our own. Whether they're connected to a franchise or standalone, I love them when done well. And this one is.
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Hell Itself Magazine @hellitself.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
New, from Hell Itself, @danielausema.bsky.social brings us an origin story in "Grey Eytel and His Band of Birds." hellitself.com/grey-eytel-a...
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Reggie Kwok @reggiekwok.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Now presenting on Hell Itself: “A Tennis Match with a Queen Ant” hellitself.com/a-tennis-mat...
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Hell Itself Magazine @hellitself.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Now from Hell Itself, "A Tennis Match with a Queen Ant" by @reggiekwok.bsky.social
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Arthur Robert Tracy IV @arttracy.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I have made a couple of changes to the @hellitself.bsky.social guidelines. First, I've decided to set a minimum word count of 1,000 words. Second, I've created a two-tier minimum number of rejections so longer stories require fewer to be eligible.
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ChaseJ 𓃗 xyz @chasej.xyz · 24/04/2026
this was supposed to be in a collection that would have had illustrations with each one so this was the concept that i sent along with it lol
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Hell Itself Magazine @hellitself.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Now, from Hell Itself, @chasej.xyz brings us a story of dinosaurs and mass extinction events, "Thalassophobia in the Late Cretaceous"
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Dylan Freeman @freemanwrites.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I got a story accepted! You'll be able to see "Requiem for Neuroscience in G Minor" published through @hellitself.bsky.social in the coming months. Been wanting to sell this story for almost three years now, and it's finally happened.
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Arthur Robert Tracy IV @arttracy.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Some unsolicited advice from an editor: In short fiction, especially on the internet, you've only got a couple of sentences to convince a reader to keep reading. Those first sentences are what the theorists call "the promise to the reader," letting them know if this is a story they want to read.
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Hell Itself Magazine @hellitself.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Today from Hell Itself: What happens when the wrong people travel and the right people stay at home. "Pearl Anniversary" by Deneffew Gordon
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No response.  Naturally.  I crept up to the sleeping den.  His brown fur moved as he breathed.  He slept with his paws over his face, his shoulder protruding slightly through the open door.
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Hell Itself Magazine @hellitself.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
We just have to say that it's hilarious watching the facebook algorithm try to figure out whether it should be feeding us horror content or Christian nationalist content. Writers, please read the guidelines.
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Hell Itself Magazine @hellitself.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Hell Itself will be posting an April Fools joke later today. Stay tuned.
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Hell Itself Magazine @hellitself.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
New from Hell Itself, J.R. Blanes put a new spin on classic adventure horror in "Mouth of the Cave" Hell itself is moving to an every-other-week format, so you can enjoy this as our lead story for two weeks! hellitself.com/mouth-of-the...
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Hell Itself Magazine @hellitself.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Remember as you wrap up your Hugo nominations that we published some excellent stories in 2025!
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Hell Itself Magazine @hellitself.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Hell Itself is going to be shifting to a new schedule. We will be posting one story every two weeks following our March 27 post. The rate of submissions has slowed down, and we want to keep the quality of the stories high. We'll pick it back up again if we find ourselves with another backlog.
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Hell Itself Magazine @hellitself.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
This week from Hell Itself, @badwriter.bsky.social brings us a tale of the pure of heart. (Sort of.)
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Hell Itself Magazine @hellitself.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
One week left to nominate for @thehugoawards.bsky.social Don't forget these great short stories: hellitself.com/awards-eligi...
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Hell Itself Magazine @hellitself.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Congratulations to all the @sfwa.org Nebula Award finalists, and a particular shout-out to @davidanaxagoras.com, whose most recent story, "Gumba Cuddles" is this week's Hell Itself story. hellitself.com/gumba-cuddles/
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David Anaxagoras @davidanaxagoras.com · 13/03/2026
NEW STORY OUT NOW! A boy accompanies his grandfather in the NICU to cuddle infants from war-torn lands—but there’s more to the old man's healing touch than meets the eye. > His cuddles are curtains of sun on your bare brown skin, soaking through your muscles, until your bones are warm and glowing.
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Arthur Robert Tracy IV @arttracy.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
There are some stories that, when you ask me what it's about or to describe it, I pause and then say, "You know what, just read it." When this one came in, I knew it was one of those. Just read it. You'll be glad you did.
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Hell Itself Magazine @hellitself.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Today from Hell Itself, @davidanaxagoras.com brings us Gumba Cuddles.
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Arthur Robert Tracy IV @arttracy.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
One advantage to having a publication dedicated to one thing—say weird westerns or dark fantasy—is that readers who like whatever that niche is will find it. One of the challenges of stories that blur the lines is they don't really fit in any of those magazines. Even when the story is beautiful.
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Hell Itself Magazine @hellitself.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Today from Hell Itself, a dark Western fantasy from D. Thomas Minton, "Shadows of Bitterwood" hellitself.com/shadows-of-b...
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Hell Itself Magazine @hellitself.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
New from Hell Itself, @reggiekwok.bsky.social brings us "Dragon Runs on Coffee."
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Rachel A @rachiea.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
My story “Float” published in Hell Itself @hellitself.bsky.social is on the nebula reading list! I’d love if you’d consider it when it comes to voting. hellitself.com/float/
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dave walsh @dvewlsh.com · 21/02/2026
You should check out my new story. There's something visceral about the imagery and concept that'll probably suck you in.
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Arthur Robert Tracy IV @arttracy.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
When this story first landed in front of me, I was struck by the strength of the imagery in it. It's not much like anything @hellitself.bsky.social has published before, but to say our tastes are eclectic would be an understatement. I enjoyed this one, and I hope you do, too.
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