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Liam Hogan @liamjhogan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A "best of" selection of 14 short stories covering fantasy, science fiction, and horror, reviewed by @emmiechristie33.bsky.social for @inkfoundry.bsky.social ! If you're not read anything of mine for a while (and would like to) this is a great place to start! www.emmiechristie.com/short-fictio...

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Writer Spotlight: Liam Hogan — Emmie Christie

Welcome to the 32nd installment of Writer Spotlight. This week’s focus is Liam Hogan. I’ve reviewed 14 of Hogan’s pieces, 12 on InkFoundry’s “Get WYSR” feed. (In case you didn’t know, InkFoundry i...

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InkFoundry @inkfoundry.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Inkmark finalists are going to be announced this week!!!!

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InkFoundry @inkfoundry.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Speculative Fiction about Fiber Arts! I think this is gonna be one of the most popular directories yet!

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Hey! If you were published at Daily Science Fiction, be aware that a site called Science Fiction Weekly has stolen the entire story database & posted it on their site. All of my DSF stories are there without my permission. sciencefictionweekly.com

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Free short science fiction, published weekly · Science Fiction Weekly

Science Fiction Weekly publishes a free short story every weekday and a curated digest every Sunday. Subscribe by email.

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InkFoundry @inkfoundry.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

This is so exciting!!! If you love storytelling and telling stories, check it out!

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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Massive thanks to @inkfoundry.bsky.social for letting me guide players to the site and to the authors who donated their stories to the Starter Pack Collection there: @danielausema.bsky.social Stewart C. Baker @mynachang.bsky.social @emmiechristie33.bsky.social @cornellwriter.bsky.social...

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Just learned one of the stories I featured in a past MicroVerse spec flash roundup was not written by a human, but rather generated by an LLM. The story won a HUGE cash prize. Goddammit. Removing it from my rec list and website. Seriously, friends, we have to step up our game.

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Wouldn't it be nice if Strange Horizons could continue paying 10c/word next year??

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InkFoundry @inkfoundry.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Only 10 hours left!!!! Get in there! inkfoundry.net/the-inkmark/

The inkmark os open for 10 more hours. We only have 30/80 entries!

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InkFoundry @inkfoundry.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Because the alternative means we all become so insecure and afraid of critique and being wrong that we're afraid to even try and make something better than what a glorified calculator manages to sludge out.

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InkFoundry @inkfoundry.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I hope this means that humans will get better at communicating. That human error itself becomes a valuable tool by which we communicate and learn to better ourselves and each other.

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InkFoundry @inkfoundry.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

So. Beating on magazines for not 'being better' is not the issue. Every magazine that takes down an AI story is making a promise to work even harder, to train even harder, to take _more_ time in their allotted hours on this earth to _try_ make sure that it doesnt happen again.

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InkFoundry @inkfoundry.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I very much doubt any of these AI stories get championed by slush readers. I very much doubt they have a slusher passing a note up with "Please, oh please, oh _pleeeeease_" but I bet another story in the same issue will have. Because the time saved from one will have been spent on another.

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InkFoundry @inkfoundry.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The writing is objectively bad. It makes no sense. The story moved forward to an ending, yet it is directionless and builds to what seems a poignantly pithy nothing ending, it requires absolutely no further input or communication from the author because there is no author input to begin with.

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InkFoundry @inkfoundry.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

So. AI. _Looks_ like a story. In a pile of 11 other amazing human crafted stories it will always stand out to tired, anxious eyes as 'no gaps, no big typos, nothing stands out.' Despite the fact it has no character development, no stakes, no theme, no background. Smooth-the appearance of polished.

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InkFoundry @inkfoundry.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

So everyone, for good and solid and kind reasons, errs on the side of 'the less editorial work we have to do, the more editorial work we can do.' (Because time is literally the resource _everyone_ is spending here, from author to reader and every step in between)

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InkFoundry @inkfoundry.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

It's is not often done. At least in my experience. It's too hard to know how someone will react to critique, or how much money and resources (because time is the BIGGEST resource drain in this space) it will take to make this story feel smooth and complete and slot in with the table of contents.

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InkFoundry @inkfoundry.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

With just _one_ problem. Something is missing. Someone is missing. There's a continuity error, or a plot hole, or the pacing is just a nudge off. Which means reaching out to the author, communicating with the unknown, not quite signing the contract until the problem can be fixed. Months could pass.

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InkFoundry @inkfoundry.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

They will read dozens of stories at a time, hoping to add value to the magazine that they are passionately working for, usually for free. And they will _frequently_ see stories they adore. That they want to champion and push through all the way to publication....

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InkFoundry @inkfoundry.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The resources that sustained and celebrated SFF the so called "golden" and "silver" age simply arent here anymore and the _vast_ majority of work done in the space is at-cost. Slush readers are looking for quality content, that is their whole job.

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InkFoundry @inkfoundry.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

🧵 I DON'T think it's malice, cowardice, or the tendency towards slop that sunk AI's claws into our markets. The problem ISN'T that published fiction doesn't hit hard or doesnt tell good stories.

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Cast of Wonders @castofwonders.org · 15/07/2026

Some thoughts on this. There's an old saying that springs to mind: the future is already here, but it's unevenly distributed. * awareness of AI tells in fiction. How widespread was this knowledge two years ago? It's still not as widespread as it needs to be within slushpiles

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InkFoundry @inkfoundry.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Final 3 days to enter the Inkmark! We still have plenty of room! inkfoundry.net/the-inkmark/

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S.L. Harris @slharris.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

A typically excellent piece by @thomasha.bsky.social. Psychological thriller with simulacra, doppelgangers (William Wilson!), and states & powers desiring (implausibly, it's just fiction, of course) to devour and consume everything. Great stuff. clarkesworldmagazine.com/ha_07_26/

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Our Revels Now Are Ended by Thomas Ha

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

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Apex Magazine and Book Company @apexmag.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

We have decided to remove a short story from Issue 153 of Apex Magazine. After meeting with our reading and editorial teams, we'd like to share with you what happened, and importantly, how we plan to move forward from here. Thank you for sticking with us. 💜👽

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Jennifer Hudak @jenniferhudak.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I still really love this story. I only wish it still weren’t so relevant.

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InkFoundry @inkfoundry.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

A NEW BOOKSTORE??? I LOVE THOSE! GO FIND ONE NEAR YOU!

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Love how @inkfoundry.bsky.social is honoring the hard and beautiful work it takes to put together a literary magazine. Hope all the Spec Fic Mags out there are are entering to win money for their publication and their writers!

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Diabolical Plots @diabolicalplots.com · 06/07/2026

Heeeyyyy, would you like to help make another year happen for a publication focused on bringing you speculative stories by immigrant and diaspora authors??? Well here's your chance! You can get issues as rewards, or extras like research consultations or author chats!!!

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VL-ADventitious. @adventitiouswords.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Check ch-check ch-check, ch-check it out.

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Xauri'EL Zwaan @xauriel.satan.social · 03/07/2026

If you're unaware of InkFoundry, it's an archive of free-to read, paid-publication genre short stories with an AO3-style tag system for discoverability. This is the kind of thing I love as a technoprogressive author - exactly what hypertext was meant for. Check it out! inkfoundry.net/writer/xauri...

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Xauri'EL Zwaan @xauriel.satan.social · 02/07/2026

@emmiechristie33.bsky.social is reviewing my free work for InkFoundry this week, to culminate in a story spotlight and mini-interview on her blog. I'm very excited for these reviews, and I'd love it if you'd go check them out! #SciFi #ScienceFiction #TransWriters

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InkFoundry @inkfoundry.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

We're Reese's Pieces my guy 😎

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InkFoundry @inkfoundry.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

InkFoundry and The Submission Grinder have joined forces! Magazines can now bulk-upload their story data from their Grinder account and display them on InkFoundry-- joining the InkFoundry catalogues of tags to reach an enthusiastic audience! Check it out! www.diabolicalplots.com/new-feature-...

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New Submission Grinder Feature: Market Story Links! – Diabolical Plots

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InkFoundry @inkfoundry.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

What if the InkMark trophy was just a glass puzzle? Asking because I am scared of soldering all these pieces together.

Stained glass pieces scattered in the process of failing and soldering

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Diabolical Plots @diabolicalplots.com · 30/06/2026

Hello! Working on a new collaboration between The Submission Grinder and InkFoundry! @inkfoundry.bsky.social I am going to show my age by saying Voltron would be proud! More info soon!

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Shawn Tomkin @shawntomkin.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

The upcoming novella from @clclarkwrites.com is Ironsworn-inspired! How cool is that? Beautiful cover reveal and preorder info here: clclarkwrites.com/cover-reveal... I can't wait to read it.

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Cover Reveal: Fortune’s Wake!

Kill the beast. Get the girl. Profit…?

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Ella Dawson @brosandprose.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

"If you are an establishment Democrat that spent the last three decades sitting on your throne not doing right by your constituents, we’re coming for you." — Hasan Piker on the @hellgatenyc.com livestream

a screenshot of Hasan Piker being interviewed by Adlan Jackson at the DSA NY primary party on the Hellgate livestream

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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Newspapers treating Mamdani like he’s Spider-Man

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Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 17/06/2026

this is a purposefully misinformed take in order to get folks to not vaccinate their kids. cause dildo-head* still believes vaccines cause autism (which is not true). autistic folks are better poets, better workers, better lovers, and better baseball players than this guy. *sorry, dildos

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