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Mary G. Thompson @marygthompson.bsky.social · 51m

Also a short story critique from me is one of the rewards!

Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 1h

The Apex Magazine 2027 Kickstarter is currently at 38% of our initial funding goal! Do you want more strange, shocking, surreal, and beautiful stories in 2027? Back today to help us get there! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 16h

Woo!! Apex Magazine 2027 Kickstarter is only $50 away from $8K!!! Let's go!!!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 22h

I'm definitely going to look for it.

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 23h

So I guess I won't be reading The Year of the Angry Rabbit after all.

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 23h

But at the beginning of the movie, I saw it was based off a novel called The Year of the Angry Rabbit (1964), so of course I had to see if I could get a copy - with a title like that, how could I not want a copy!?! Yeah ... it's out of print and I couldn't find any copies for less that $99.

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 23h

My best friend is not a horror movie person, but she will watch horror movies with me. She's been coming over once or twice a month to watch something old, usually super ridiculous. Last night we watched Night of the Lepus (1972). Hilariously funny giant killer rabbit film. We had a blast.

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

Your attention has been hijacked for this important news announcement 💥🚙🐦 The Apex Magazine flash fiction contest theme for October is HIJACK! You have until the end of the month to submit. Guidelines and submission portal below ⬇️ www.patreon.com/apexbookcomp...

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GTA V: Character Attacks Pigeon on Road

Alt: A clip from a modded Grand Theft Auto V playthrough in which a character, disguised as a pigeon, steals an occupied vehicle.

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The Apex Magazine 2027 Kickstarter is currently at $7,590 of our $21K goal and we have a ton of great rewards still available. Will you help Apex publish more strange and surreal stories next year? www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I blame @crashbox.net . It isn't his fault, but we have to blame someone.

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Every. Single. Day! So ridiculous!

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Jen Donohue @authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

the Apex Magazine 2027 kickstarter is at $7113 out of their base goal of $21,000 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 at $22,000 we get a STRANGE OCEANS anthology (I want that) at $26,00 we get an ESL/EFL special issue (I want that) at $31,000 we get MORE APEX (I want that) www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

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Rosa (Swamp Rose) de Haas @roseoftheswamp.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I just backed Apex Magazine 2027! Let's get many more strange, surreal and beautiful stories! @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape... @apexmag.bsky.social

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Elle Ravenswood @elleravenswood.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Yes! Do it. Support them. You know you want to. Every little bit counts to keep amazing, human-made stories alive!

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The Apex Magazine 2027 Kickstarter has hit 31%! I'm so excited to see what we can do for next year! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

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Xero now with 100% more 🎃 @artificer-ind.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Still patiently waiting to be "left behind" by AI rather than it chasing me across every damn space like a slasher in a low budget flick.

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Why do my dogs act like they're starving searching for crumbs on the floor when I'm cleaning the kitchen? There is food in their bowls!

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I own way too many knickknacks for someone who hates dusting.

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Zig Zag Claybourne @zzclaybourne.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

THE KICKSTARTER IS LIVE! AND THEY LOVE KHUMALOS! This is go-time. For the next few weeks, KHUMALO TALES, the 3rd in the Khumalo family trilogy, is my LIFE. New readers, old readers, curious readers: ALL ARE WELCOME HERE. www.kickstarter.com/projects/obs... #witchtober #fantasy

Images from the covers of the first 2 Khumalo books: Mother Khumalo and her daughter Amnandi, along with the official Kickstarter "project we love" button.

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

New reward drop! Get a signed copy of Ballad of the Bone Road by @acwise.bsky.social (domestic shipping only)! Huge thank you to A.C. for donating this amazing reward! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Good morning! The Apex Magazine 2027 Kickstarter is starting the day at 26% of our funding goal AND is a Project We Love! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Watching Dark Shadows while I drink coffee this morning. I'm cracking up because Nora is freaking out because she saw her mother's face in the fire. It was a skull with a blonde wig waving back and forth. 😂

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Apex Magazine 2027 Kickstarter has hit 24% of our initial funding goal! What a great first day! I'm heading to bed, but thank you all for the support! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

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Bailey Thomas @baileythomas92.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

OMG THERE ARE SO MANY COOL REWARDS!!!! I’m panicking about what to pick 😭 Please consider backing @apexmag.bsky.social, Apex is the reason I fell in love with short stories and felt inspired to write my own. Really cool mag that publishes many diverse people and stories!

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T.L. Najjar @tlnajjar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The Apex Kickstarter has begun! Please consider supporting the magazine for 2027. They pay pro rates for the fiction they publish, and the kickstarter has lots of cool rewards this year, like critiques for a short story or manuscript.

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Mari Ness, writer of things @mariness.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I've been published multiple times by Apex, so of course I'm eager to see them continue, but, honestly? I WANT TO SEE THE STRETCH GOALS HERE, particularly the STRANGE OCEANS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF DARK SEAFARING. So, fund away! (Apex is also offering a pretty cool T-shirt as one of the backer rewards.)

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Check out Apex's new T-shirt and tote bad design for this year's Kickstarter. Created by the amazing Ori Whipple!

Apex Magazine's T-shirt design for our Kickstarter. Says Support Your Local Punks with profiles of many different punk heads.

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It's time! The @apexmag.bsky.social 2027 Kickstarter is live! Help us fund another year of strange, shocking, beautiful, and surreal speculative fiction! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

We're launching the @apexmag.bsky.social 2027 Kickstarter tomorrow! Lots of cool rewards, plus fun perks for our backers. I hope you'll join us and help fund another year of Apex! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

What are your favorite giallo films? I've seen a few but I want to go on a deep dive and watch a bunch of them. I watched The Bird with the Crystal Plummage last night. Which ones should I be sure not to miss?

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Random shit I say to @crashbox.net while watching a movie he isn't interested in: "You missed the chase scene with the freestyle jazz!"

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Sometimes I laugh at how many times my mom and I say "I'll talk to you later," before we actually get off the phone. This morning it was four.

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The Apex Magazine 2027 Kickstarter is coming soon! Be sure to hit that 'Notify me on launch' button so you can be one of the first to back another year of Apex! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Me: "I need to break out the Halloween decorations this year. I need some joy!" My kid: "Now?!? Are we doing it now?" Friends, it is 9:45 on a Friday night. If we started decorating for Halloween right now, @crashbox.net would really start wondering about me. First thing in the morning will do.

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Oh my god, you all! I am so tired and stressed that when the tattoo shop replied to my appointment email saying it was nice to see me back with the artist who has done most of my tattoos I nearly burst into tears. I don't know why. It just hit me as really nice that they remember me. I'm a mess.

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Yep ... I'm totally going to the liquor store in my pajamas to buy wine.

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Scott Edelman @scottedelman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It's a double Eating the Fantastic birthday day for former guests @patcadigan.bsky.social and @lesleyconner.bsky.social! Celebrate their latest spins around the sun by taking your seats at their tables as we chat and chew on Episodes 77 and 225. Bon appétit! pod.link/1083737796

To the left: Pat Cadigan across the table from me holding up sushi with her chopsticks.

To the right: Lesley and me posing in front of a neon sign depicting a flying saucer lifting a slice of pizza in its tractor beam.

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J m McDermott/joe m mcdermott @jmmcdermott.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Instead of taking a seminar in how to use ai to write a novel, join a writing group and/or nanowrimo it. Like, it's words on a page. You write them. Then you edit them to make them better. It's supposed to be hard. Also, it's okay to fail at it. Better fail at making human art than cheating with #ai

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

And if I've calculated correctly, I'll be able to complete 21 platelet donations for the year before then. I'll have to take a 3 month break after, but can start back up in March 2027.

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This story is so good. Thank you for being part of Apex.

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Anj Baker @anjbaker.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Thought I'd reshare this now month-old story of mine because Apex Mag was my dream market for half a decade! Still immensely grateful to @lesleyconner.bsky.social & The Squad for sharing my lil story about gender dysphoria & fear of prion disease

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I preordered this as a birthday gift to myself. 😍

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Just realized I can borrow all 37 Agatha Raisin books by MC Beaton in audio from my local library. I've read the first 12 or 14 in paperback, but I just listened to the first one and it's a great audiobook. Guess that's my listening sorted for the next few months.

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Please please please don't email me your submissions to @apexmag.bsky.social. At best, I'll reply with a link to our Moksha portal. At worst ... your email with languish in my inbox for 6 months to 28 years and when I come across it, I'll feel dreadfully guilty.

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Apex Magazine and Book Company @apexmag.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Apex Magazine is OPEN to short fiction submissions for the month of September! 🎉 Please review our submission guidelines and submit your work by 12 AM CST on October 1. We can't wait to read your strange, shocking, surreal, beautiful speculative fiction! 🖤👽 apexbookcompany.moksha.io/publication/...

Apex Magazine Submissions OPEN!
We are Seeking:
Strange, surreal, shocking, beautiful sci-fi, fantasy, and horror fiction up to 9k words
Submissions Close October 1st
https://apexbookcompany.moksha.io/
www.apexbookcompany.com

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