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Magazine of speculative fiction from marginalized writers www.iftheresanyoneleft.com

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If There's Anyone Left @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Start your week off right with this story. It will stay with you all week
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If There's Anyone Left @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
For the Sunday readers crew!
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Elis Montgomery @elismontgomery.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
[ᵛᶦᵈᵉᵒ ᵍᵃᵐᵉ ʷᵃˡᵏᵗʰʳᵒᵘᵍʰ ʷᶦᵏᶦ ʰᵒʳʳᵒʳ] Press X to enter the Unmarked Castle Press [ʳᵉᵈᵃᶜᵗᵉᵈ, ⁿᵒᵗ ᵛᵉʳᶦᶠᶦᵉᵈ] to make it out alive
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If There's Anyone Left @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
BEHOLD (NOW THAT MORE PEOPLE ARE AWAKE)
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If There's Anyone Left @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
BEHOLD! Dive into the world of Unhidden: Infinite by @elismontgomery.bsky.social www.iftheresanyoneleft.com/unhiddeninfi...
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Unhidden: Infinite DLC — IfTheresAnyone
Unhidden: Infinite Wiki
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If There's Anyone Left @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Due to an unforeseen coding issue that cannot be fixed by editing on a phone this will now be SATURDAY
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If There's Anyone Left @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
FRIDAY
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Memento Morlys 🍉 @aardwyrm.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
this time next week @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social will be in full swing and i will be all over it! last i looked there's one remaining spot in Something is Wrong With This House: Ghosthunters, if you wanna haunt an abandoned mall. the xenofiction workshop is waitlist only. all times in UTC
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Malda Marlys at FoF
9/19, 00:00 UTC: Something is Wrong with this House: Ghosthunters (game, limited seating)
9/19, 03:00 UTC: Paleofiction (Presentation)
9/19, 13:00 UTC: Xenofiction Workshop (limited seating)
9/19, 20:00 UTC: The Fungus Among Us (panel)
9/20, 14:00 UTC: Writing about Exoplanetarians from a First-Person Perspective: Prose and Poetry (Panel)
9/20, 15:00 UTC: Reading
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If There's Anyone Left @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Also we are going to release something really cool next week that we've been working on for a while 👀👀
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If There's Anyone Left @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
We have about 25% percent of our Volume 7 submissions remaining to send responses to. We'll get through them as soon as we can!
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H. Marin @hanmarin.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
the Kindle edition of @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social's Volume 6 (featuring my fantasy flash "Little Fish") is on sale right now for 50% off. I know a portion of these sales go to the ultimate evil but you can also support a small press and marginalized authors! #specfic #speclit #queerlit
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H. Marin @hanmarin.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
My story “Little Fish” features a grieving grandmother and a golden river fish that is only little in name—the memory of him is all-encompassing. Check it out in @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social ‘s Volume 6. #supportsmallpress #speclit #sff a.co/d/0eCoKJDp
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Cheyenne Shaffer @cheyenneshaffer.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Check out my SF flash, "Fifteen Reasons Not to Drop Out of Med School," in If There's Anyone Left Volume 6! @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social
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Memento Morlys 🍉 @aardwyrm.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
this one was the cover story for the issue, so read to find out what this is all about
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If There's Anyone Left @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
A story as prescient today as it was 6 months ago when Marla originally posted this (sorry for the delay!)
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If There's Anyone Left @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
We love Jenna's stories!
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If There's Anyone Left @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
We're behind on social media, but stories are timeless! Check this one out!
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Michael Staniforth @staniforthmick.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Day 80! I read Grave Dirt, Corpse Paint by @czwrites.bsky.social published in @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social. When it comes to killer looks, how far would you go? Read my review here: mickstaniforth.wordpress.com/2026/03/21/s...
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S/D/Y Mar 21 – Grave Dirt, Corpse Paint by Cynthia Zhang – If There’s Anyone Left
The notion of using macabre ingredients in the quest for eternal youth is an old one, maybe an ancient one. It is given new life (new death?) in Grave Dirt, Corpse Paint: a cautionary tale of the m…
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Flash Fiction Online @flashfictiononline.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Walked the edge of the forest feeling incredibly grateful for the music of life and thinking of today’s story: Tehnuka’s “An Obituary to Birdsong,” which inspired our cover art 🐦‍⬛🌳 #fantasy #flashfiction #amreading #writingcommunity flashfictiononline.com/issues/june-...
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June 2026 - Flash Fiction Online
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If There's Anyone Left @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Hellooooooooooooooooo We've been quiet for a while for a lot of reasons, but Volume 6 is here! Check out the ebook! Print to come soonish after some formatting is fixed www.amazon.com/If-Theres-An...
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Cynthia Zhang should be writing! @czwrites.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
spooky makeup! spooky makeup 💄
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If There's Anyone Left @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Check out the excellent "Grave Dirt, Corpse Paint" by @czwrites.bsky.social www.iftheresanyoneleft.com/stories/cynt...
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Grave Dirt, Corpse Paint — IfTheresAnyone
You entered our pact unknowingly, unwillingly; you entered our pact angrily, grudgingly, resenting every moment spent in front of a mirror rubbing cream over blackheads and oily skin, cursing puberty ...
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If There's Anyone Left @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Check out "Among the Beginnings Scattered Across the Kitchen Floor" from Jenna Hanchey www.iftheresanyoneleft.com/stories/jenn...
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Among the Beginnings Scattered Across the Kitchen Floor — IfTheresAnyone
I have nowhere to put my beginnings. Ends are easy; rinds of tragedy and misfortune stink up the cupboard, waiting to be sunk into soups. Crusty edges of heartbreak line the countertop, salty as drie...
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If There's Anyone Left @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
We got a bit behind on social media posts. Sorry!!! Here come some stories
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If There's Anyone Left @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Check out this wonderful story from @ioannaonline.bsky.social
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If There's Anyone Left @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
According to Wikipedia, there were 62 school shootings in the US in 2024, with 28 deaths. Doing the math, that means Isr**l has been doing an average of 61 school shootings (based on US death avg) EVERY DAY on Palestinian children for the last 2 years. Don't look away
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If There's Anyone Left @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Sent out many, many responses over the last few days for Volume 6. Down to the last 10% or so with hard choices on the near horizon
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If There's Anyone Left @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Free flash from @noirbettie.bsky.social "Every Taco Bell in America" www.iftheresanyoneleft.com/stories/anni... Read más.
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Every Taco Bell in America — IfTheresAnyone
Every Taco Bell in America has a portal somewhere in it that takes you to the original Taco Bell. The original Taco Bell exists out of time and place, or at least that’s what people say. I don’t belie...
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If There's Anyone Left @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Feels more relevant every day
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If There's Anyone Left @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
This week check out "Thread, Pull" by the excellent @avramargariti.bsky.social www.iftheresanyoneleft.com/stories/avra...
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Thread, Pull — IfTheresAnyone
One day you woke up and you were a giant body in a lilliputian city.
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Rukman Ragas | ருக்மன் @rukmanragas.com · 09/09/2025
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you took a 5th century Tamil epic poem, gutted it for pieces, and used it to build a sapphic retelling? Never? Read A Song To Rival Gods today to find out
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If There's Anyone Left @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Read the very poetic "A Song to Rival the Gods" by @rukman.bsky.social www.iftheresanyoneleft.com/stories/rukm...
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A Song to Rival the Gods — IfTheresAnyone
“Tell me how I die,” Mitra asks again as she looks up to the sky. Her calloused hands, worn from years of carrying a blade, are warm in mine, and I lean into it as we watch the stars. The city below i...
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If There's Anyone Left @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Check out "Four Soups for a Four Pests Plague" by @clairejiawen.bsky.social www.iftheresanyoneleft.com/stories/clai...
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Four Soups for a Four Pests Plague — IfTheresAnyone
Sometimes, the seasons change wrong. Winter skips to summer. The fallow molts into the decadent: frost painted over in swathes of green, empty sacs suddenly straining with juices, so much that nectar ...
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R. K. Duncan @rkduncan.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Happy labor day. Want some stories about unions and solidarity? Start with my latest, about a wildcat union wake in space from the latest volume of @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social www.iftheresanyoneleft.com/stories/rkdu...
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Two Songs Before the Airlock Cycles — IfTheresAnyone
We gave Dougherty two songs before we left him to the black, no time for more with sixteen packed into the union hall and sipping unauthorized O2 tapped from the transit bay.
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R. K. Duncan @rkduncan.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
This story is built around 2 folksongs: The well known Whiskey in the Jar, and the less popular Parting Glass. I chose that one because it's personal to me. I have sung that song and wept at the passing of my closest friend's mother, and on the farewell evening of @viableparadise.bsky.social
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R. K. Duncan @rkduncan.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Unions in spaaaace!
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If There's Anyone Left @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Check out the excellent "Two Songs Before the Airlock Cycles" by @rkduncan.bsky.social www.iftheresanyoneleft.com/stories/rkdu...
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Two Songs Before the Airlock Cycles — IfTheresAnyone
We gave Dougherty two songs before we left him to the black, no time for more with sixteen packed into the union hall and sipping unauthorized O2 tapped from the transit bay.
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If There's Anyone Left @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Check out "The Peculiar Host" by @elizabethtwist.bsky.social www.iftheresanyoneleft.com/stories/eliz...
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The Peculiar Host — IfTheresAnyone
At last the pair settled by the fire, the guest well-fed, if strangely so. The lady of the house had ceased her anxious wandering between sooty kitchen and cobwebbed sitting room, and agreed, after so...
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If There's Anyone Left @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
This week: Gardening Manual for Soldiers from @abhisheksg.bsky.social www.iftheresanyoneleft.com/stories/abhi... Check it out!!
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Gardening Manual for Soldiers — IfTheresAnyone
The school has bloomed again. On the razed field, it stands in all its multi-storeyed glory. Out-of-place, yet exactly where it was a dozen times before. The sunrays intensify the crimson hue of its b...
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Sasha Ravitch ☄️ @sasharavitch.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
incredible
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Management Lessons from The Lord of the Rings is out now @drfionamoore.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
It's a tale of alien visitation AND an educational tool!
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If There's Anyone Left @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
This week from @drfionamoore.bsky.social, a bibliography that tells a story: www.iftheresanyoneleft.com/stories/fion... "Ancient Remains of Extraterrestrial Origin in County Tyrone, Ireland: A Chronological Bibliography"
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Ancient Remains of Extraterrestrial Origin in County Tyrone, Ireland: A Chronological Bibliography — IfTheresAnyone
Anonymous (1948) Incidence of Rare Cancers in Peat-Cutting Communities in County Tyrone . Report #24. Omagh: Department of Health.
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Shelly Jones (they/them) @shellyjones.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
I hope this little story sticks to your ribs like oatmeal on a winter morning. So grateful to @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social for publishing it!
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If There's Anyone Left @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
This week's story: "A Banshee’s Field Guide to Keening" by @shellyjones.bsky.social Great title, great story www.iftheresanyoneleft.com/stories/shel...
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A Banshee’s Field Guide to Keening — IfTheresAnyone
Ignore the grimacing faces of those who aren’t dying. They shiver and stare, hands clutched in worry; they do not understand. Soon they will welcome the warmth of your cloak, the veil of your silver h...
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If There's Anyone Left @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
"Goat-God and Lime Slip" is excellent!! Coming soon to our website!
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audris @audriserat.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
thank you to ITAL and Jason for giving a home to my Chindo rage story!
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If There's Anyone Left @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Perfect color matching!!
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If There's Anyone Left @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Flash Friday: this week--Audris Candra with "You Will Never Have Our Names" from Volume 5! www.iftheresanyoneleft.com/stories/audr... @audriserat.bsky.social
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You Will Never Have Our Names — IfTheresAnyone
A demon bound to your service bows before you. On your right side sits a bamboo tray laden with offerings: a bunch of ripe bananas, red and white petals of roses and jasmine, and frankincense burning ...
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If There's Anyone Left @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Where are you going to read your copy? Coffee house? Metro? Comfy chair? A liminal space between here and there, untouched by time and space except the flow of existence dictated by the stories you read?
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Memento Morlys 🍉 @aardwyrm.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
if you like your weird flash fiction on dead trees, all proceeds from the issue go to Palestinian causes!
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