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Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · 2h

A grimy, darkly funny crime story about loneliness, desperation, self-deception—and the kind of trouble that starts looking like opportunity. Today at the Garage: literarygarage.com/handyman

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Handyman | Literary Garage

A grimy, darkly funny crime story about loneliness, desperation, self-deception—and the kind of trouble that starts looking like opportunity.

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 2h

Omigod, this is the most heartwarming story possible! Backpack (bear 89) is the son of the 2019 winner of Fat Bear Week, Holly (bear 435). In 2007, he injured his foot & a practice of riding on momma's Holly's back had a new meaning: he was mobility-restricted while it healed. So Holly moved him.

From DISCVR blog's Facebook page, a momma bear & a yearling cub on her back in the shallow water. I think the background has been swapped out, and I can't rule out some AI use there? God, Facebook has become the social media for AI slop : (

The title of the article, which I link below, is "How Bear 89 earned the name Backpack"

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Orcspiration @orcspiration.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A WELL-FED WARRIOR IS A LETHAL WARRIOR.

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JohnFosterFic @jfoster.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Calvin Lockhart and Peter Cushing star in The Beast Must Die.

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Maine Newsroom @mainenewsroom.com · 29/09/2026

9/29 Mainer-slash-historian @hcrichardson.bsky.social on the best way Mainers can influence the Senate election, speaking at a campaign event for Troy Jackson at USM in Portland Monday evening #maine #MEpolitics

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Amy Grech @amygrech.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

👀 you there! 🎙️📚🍸

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JohnFosterFic @jfoster.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The title usually comes to me immediately—not with this one.

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JohnFosterFic @jfoster.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The words “super intelligence” coming out of this guy.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 27/09/2026

“I am so devastated that Christians like Tim Tebow made me trust in something that has taken so much money from me. This is evil, especially because I’m disabled on a limited income.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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The Gospel of high yields: Inside Tim Tebow's favorite wealth seminar

Life Surge pairs Christian celebs with hard-sell pitches. Some attendees ended up deep in debt.

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charlie deeds done kirk cheap @gizmouse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

aww thats mikans so ador- [gets to the second part of the video] station master mikan you smoke too tough. your swag too different. your bitch is too bad. they'll pet you

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026

NEW: ProPublica’s Jake Pearson lost $10,000 mimicking the betting patterns of a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company’s “responsible gaming” safeguards. One week in, he was invited to become a VIP — and faced little pushback as he spiraled.

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I Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.

Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and pro...

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Orcspiration @orcspiration.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

TOMORROW YOU WILL GRAB THE SUN WITH BOTH HANDS AND DEVOUR IT. FOR NOW CAN YOU TOUCH SOMETHING SOFT?

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Maryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Fake. USDA. Seals. Used by an NC meat processing plant on 83.5 TONS of meat. Produced entirely outside the federal inspection system, according to news reports. We are pretty close to The Jungle (second ed.) now, no? www.scrippsnews.com/life/recalls...

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Interactive: Meat recall linked to fake USDA labels

Pork, beef and goat products are being recalled after a company allegedly used fake USDA inspection labels. Explore our interactive guide to see which products are affected and what to look for.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 26/09/2026

Goddammit.

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JohnFosterFic @jfoster.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My favorite vampire film. Not sure I can pick number two, but this is the best.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🚨BREAKING: Supreme Court BLOCKS Missouri's GOP Gerrymander. I will be going live at 6:30ET to discuss this breaking news! www.youtube.com/live/Tm__W1b...

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BREAKING: Supreme Court Blocks Missouri Voting Maps That Would Favor Republicans

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

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Matthew Kressel @matthewkressel.net · 25/09/2026

Here's the audio from this month's Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series with Jeff Ford & John Foster. H/t to AT Sayre for the audio. @jeffreyford8.bsky.social @jfoster.bsky.social @datlow.bsky.social @amygoldschlager.bsky.social @atsayre.bsky.social www.kgbfantasticfiction.org/2026/09/25/a...

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JohnFosterFic @jfoster.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Caught this one sneaking up the fire escape.

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Daniel A. Olivas @danielolivas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Meta bans ads for Virginia Woolf play in Spain because they relate to feminism. Theatre told that Facebook and Instagram filter out ads mentioning ‘social topics’ such as civil rights or feminism. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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Meta bans ads for Virginia Woolf play in Spain because they relate to feminism

Theatre told that Facebook and Instagram filter out ads mentioning ‘social topics’ such as civil rights or feminism

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Undertow Publications 🇨🇦 @undertow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Publishers and Editors! I'm taking subs for Vol. 3 of the award-nominated "Best Weird Fiction of the Year" til end of the year. Writers! You'll get a chance to submit your 2026 stories in January. bestspecfic(at)gmail.com

Esteemed Editors and Publishers,

I am now taking submissions of original 2026 short fiction projects — magazines, anthologies, single-author collections — for consideration in The Best Weird Fiction of the Year, Vol. 3. (Publishing Sept. 2027). Vol. 1 is a World fantasy Award Finalist.

I am seeking material first published this year, in 2026. To be clear, only weird fiction FIRST published in 2026 is eligible for inclusion in this volume. I will accept translated work as long as the first English-language publication was 2026.

Stories should be between 500 and 17,499 words. Audio only stories are also ineligible, unless they also appeared as text.

Publishers and editors are encouraged to send electronic or digital copies, via the email address below. (I am not accepting hard copy submissions.) ePubs are preferred, but I will also accept text files (Word), Mobi, or PDF. Please do not cherry-pick selections. Send the entire book, journal, or magazine to:

bestspecfic@gmail.com

Thank you for your time and kind consideration.

Warm Wishes,

Michael
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Michael Kelly / Publisher / Editor-in-Chief
undertowbooks@gmail.com

Undertow Publications
https://undertowpublications.com/

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Does he think the Oscars are not dominated each year by right wingers because of institutional bias?

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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Gift link: "[T]he bullet, which was lodged near his spine, was not removed at the hospital where he was taken because a doctor said that agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement were in a hurry to transport him." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/u...

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Man Shot by ICE Agent Says His Car Was Struck Twice Before He Was Shot (Gift Article)

A Venezuelan immigrant, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, was shot in Austin, Texas, on Sunday after a traffic stop. The shooting prompted calls from local officials for a transparent investigation.

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Nicholas Kaufmann @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The Brooklyn Books & Booze Author Book Fair yesterday was a lot of fun! My thanks to tablemate @jfoster.bsky.social, @lindajonesnyc.com and Alexa for all their help, @randeedawn.com for creating and organizing the book fair...

Me at the table with my books, looking somewhat pretentious?

Organizer Randee Dawn posing with the Book Fair poster outside the venue.

Mindy Weisberger and I during our conversation about her book RISE OF THE ZOMBIE BUGS.

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Nicholas Kaufmann @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Thanks to @larafraterauthor.bsky.social for taking this great picture of me and @jfoster.bsky.social signing books at this past weekend's Brooklyn Books & Booze Author Book Fair!

John and I signing books at our table at the book fair.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This will be a catastrophe for both filmed entertainment and news, and it's a great shame that the California AG caved. Trump and his people will celebrate this news today. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/b...

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Paramount to Resolve Antitrust Lawsuit, Clearing the Way for Warner Bros. Acquisition (Gift Article)

The deal would remove the last significant hurdle the media mogul David Ellison faced to create a news and entertainment empire, home to movie studios, HBO, CBS and CNN.

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Nicholas Kaufmann @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Me and @jfoster.bsky.social at our table at the Brooklyn Books & Booze Author Book Fair! Come on by Barrow's in Industry City and say hi!

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Serial Experiments Abigail @popeguilty.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"unions are like condoms: the more insistent somebody is that you don't need one, the more important it is that you have one"

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Gil Hova @gil.hova.net · 17/09/2026

Any opportunity to re-post "When the Glove"

Web cartoon of the cartoonist waking up at 5 am, still half-asleep, saying "Just had such a good idea, gotta write it down", and is writing it on a piece of paper.

THE NEXT MORNING

The paper says "When the glove"

The cartoonist stares at the paper.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18/09/2026

Miniature horses and donkeys can serve as therapy animals — and petting or scratching them for just three minutes made teenagers feel less anxious, sad and lonely, according to a new study. wapo.st/4hdSgqS

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JohnFosterFic @jfoster.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Solid horror anthology film. Fun because it reverses to dark and chilly tropes.

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JohnFosterFic @jfoster.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Every day is a good day to resist.

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Matthew Kressel @matthewkressel.net · 17/09/2026

Here’s Ellen’s photos from the Sep 9th Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading with Jeffrey Ford & John C. Foster. A packed, chaotic crowd, and everyone had a great time. @jfoster.bsky.social @jeffreyford8.bsky.social @datlow.bsky.social www.kgbfantasticfiction.org/2026/09/17/p...

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Photos from Sept 9th, with Jeffrey Ford & John C. Foster – Fantastic Fiction at KGB

John C. Foster & Jeffrey Ford

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