Akis Linardos @linardos.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I really agree with this. Also, the brain wants to have fun, entertain it and it will be more excited to write. 151
Reposted by Akis LinardosDustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this: 260185034890
Reposted by Akis LinardosChuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 04/10/2026“GOTTA LEARN AI OR BE LEFT BEHIND.” Good. Fuck off! Leave me behind! Enjoy your artbarf rapture, your janky Temu future. I’ll be back here looking at real birds and writing weird, also real, books. 382884565
Reposted by Akis LinardosTara Campbell @taracampbell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Read this, motherf*ckers, read this! "The Bot Who Cried 'Wolf Motherf*ckers Wolf'" @unchartedmag.bsky.social @linardos.bsky.social www.unchartedmag.com/stories/the-...unchartedmag.comThe Bot Who Cried ‘Wolf Motherfuckers Wolf’ - UnchartedContent Warning: Profanity (a lot of it) Like clockwork, it rang the alarm of the space restaurant Eat the Rich every Sunday, blaring on all speakers. “WOLF MOTHERFUCKERS WOLF! WOLF! WOLF IS COMING FO... 2102
Akis Linardos @linardos.bsky.social · 13/08/2026I have tied myself to the mast and allowed the attention sirens their song just for today. 020
Akis Linardos @linardos.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Each time I think of opening social media, I ask myself "will this be an improvement over doing nothing for ten minutes?" And the answer is an unsurprising and consistent "no" 271
Reposted by Akis LinardosLark “Tornado” Morgan Lu @larkmorganlu.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Also www.bafflingmag.com/issue-twenty... from @linardos.bsky.socialbafflingmag.comOur Will is a Forest — Baffling Magazineby Akis Linardos “As was the tradition, our mothers planted seeds in our flesh…” 211
Akis Linardos @linardos.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Had another little horror out earlier this year 💀 "Whistle for the Wizened Child" in Cosmic Horror Monthly cosmichorrormonthly.com/store/cosmic... 173
Reposted by Akis LinardosAgita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · 29/07/2026"A weird mirage interrupted my train of thought. A large, dark puddle gathered mass on the roadside just ahead. It broke, flowing across the asphalt." Jennifer Lesh Fleck is joining SIDE HUSTLE: HORROR STORIES FOR LATE CAPITALISM with "The Musgrave Articles." Coming in March 2027. 192
Akis Linardos @linardos.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Yes it's a parody of exactly what you're thinking 🫣 150
Akis Linardos @linardos.bsky.social · 19/07/2026some periods of isolation and solitude are useful to remind yourself who you are vs who you are becoming to survive socially 082
Reposted by Akis Linardos🧑🏻🦽➡️🦄 Eva Roslin (they/them) ⚨ 🍁 @evavroslin.bsky.social · 14/07/2026The tremendous @linardos.bsky.social who you can read more about here, and who has published in venues including Gamut, Strange Horizons, Apex, and more: smallwondersmag.com/author/akis-... (13/15)smallwondersmag.comAkis Linardos – Small Wonders 281
Reposted by Akis LinardosPlott Hound Magazine @plotthoundmag.bsky.social · 20/06/2026"Daedalus teaches the bullboy mathematics, the language that governs the workings of the world. The bullboy carves the rocks in darkness, feeling the outline of the curves he makes." "His Horns Carry Mathematics" by @linardos.bsky.social now free to read online! plotthoundmag.com/his-horns-ca...plotthoundmag.com“His Horns Carry Mathematics” by Akis Linardos – Plott Hound Magazine 031
Akis Linardos @linardos.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Got a reprint of a favorite little flash of mine out 😊 Check out the anthology. I'm in good company. 191
Akis Linardos @linardos.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Got a minotaur story called "His Horns Carry Mathematics" out at Plott Hound 🐂 1134
Akis Linardos @linardos.bsky.social · 16/05/2026BY THE WAY, I had a poem out in @smallwondersmag.com earlier this year Daughter was not born, but emerged from the last fox’s mouth in the last forest of the world ... smallwondersmag.com/piece/foxes-...smallwondersmag.comFoxes on Her Wrist, Fire on Her Ankle - Small WondersDaughter was not born, / but emerged from the last fox's mouth / in the last forest of the world 0105
Reposted by Akis LinardosThe Rotting Leaf @rottingleafmag.bsky.social · 20/03/2026“Spindly fingers tickle his neck, reminding him of skittering cockroaches. The massive presence latches on his back, flapping a cold draft with its wings.” - @linardos.bsky.social in She Burrows and Invites www.briefecology.com/the-rotting-...briefecology.comShe burrows and invites — Brief EcologySmoke hisses out of the wrinkled, larva-ridden pomegranates lying under the shadow of their withered tree. The manchild stares at the hole pulling fruit and dirt within, as Mother wails beside. Not u... 264
Akis Linardos @linardos.bsky.social · 22/03/20263rd novel done, pending a final light editing pass and I love it so much 💙👄💙 060
Reposted by Akis LinardosThe Rotting Leaf @rottingleafmag.bsky.social · 16/03/2026“Writing is an outlet for me, and I have both envisioned nature taking revenge, or characters larger-than-life protecting what I feel powerless to protect in the real world, and both shades are ecofiction.” - @linardos.bsky.social on Ecofiction www.briefecology.com/the-rotting-...briefecology.comAkis Linardos on ecofiction — Brief EcologyIf we’re clinical about it, eco-fiction is any sort of story where nature plays an important role in the plot. It can’t just be a fantastical environment in a space setting unless the flora or fauna m... 0137
Reposted by Akis LinardosBen Lockwood, PhD @benlockwood.bsky.social · 14/03/2026If publishing weird, unsettling, horrific pieces of ecofiction is wrong, then I don’t want to be right 0104
Reposted by Akis LinardosThe Rotting Leaf @rottingleafmag.bsky.social · 14/03/2026"'Down here, you.' Feminine voice. Seductive rasp. The manchild kneels over the hole, carefully avoiding the blackened earth. An insect skitters the hole’s rim—beetle body, but a drooping antenna carries a bulb reminding him of angler fish." - @linardos.bsky.social in "She Burrows and Invites"briefecology.comShe burrows and invites — Brief EcologySmoke hisses out of the wrinkled, larva-ridden pomegranates lying under the shadow of their withered tree. The manchild stares at the hole pulling fruit and dirt within, as Mother wails beside. Not u... 0126
Reposted by Akis LinardosKaleidotrope @kaleidotrope.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Listen—closely, if you dare—to @linardos.bsky.social's new poem "It Could Worm Inside Your Ear." kaleidotrope.net/winter-2026/... 053
Akis Linardos @linardos.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Been quieter on social media, but got several updates: Forthcoming original fiction this year in Rotting Leaf, Plott Hound, Cosmic Horror Monthly, BFS Horizons & a poem in Small Wonders Plus reprints in FFO (signed yesterday!), TtT, and No Sleep Podcast Love y'all. Back to my cave. 😶🌫️ 0110
Akis Linardos @linardos.bsky.social · 14/02/2026The most sane thing to do in 2026 is get a face tattoo 030
Akis Linardos @linardos.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Gestral beaches are the ultimate challenge of the game, the final final boss 010
Akis Linardos @linardos.bsky.social · 09/02/2026That's still too far away in time tho. Do all the gestral challenges as penance 110
Reposted by Akis LinardosPlott Hound Magazine @plotthoundmag.bsky.social · 01/02/2026If you're looking for a buffalo of a good tale, check out "The Buffalo Woman" by @jacymorris.bsky.social We love it, and we hope you will, too! plotthoundmag.com/the-buffalo-... 134
Akis Linardos @linardos.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Gotta dodge until you get always perfect as parry is that same window as perfect dodge. I was always dodging early on and every new fight. I ain't gonna say anything about theories just that you'll probably cry a bunch 😿 110
Akis Linardos @linardos.bsky.social · 20/01/2026About damn time, gosh I almost envy you, I wish I could yank the memory out of my head to play it again for the first time 110
Akis Linardos @linardos.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Stoked to be in this lovely list 💜💜 Find the recommended flash at Apex: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...apexbookcompany.comAs Ephemeral as BubblesThe eyeless children appeared outside my cottage at midnight, blowing bubbles through their wands, bubbles that reflected moonlight... 010
Akis Linardos @linardos.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Got a horror out today at No Sleep. A village starts boiling as the sun seems to creep closer every day www.thenosleeppodcast.com/episodes/ext...thenosleeppodcast.comNoSleep Podcast - Sleepless Decompositions Vol. 22 - The NoSleep PodcastIn the bleak midwinter nights of January, we have decaying tales from our Sleepless Decompositions. "Sun Approaches Every Summer" written by Akis Linardos (Story starts around 00:05:25) Produced by: C... 000
Akis Linardos @linardos.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Maybe I do need two careers. Nothing gets me as productive in one than using it as escape to procrastinate the other. 030
Akis Linardos @linardos.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Writing long form has broke the seal on me and I can't keep the stories contained these mf characters won't shut up 060
Reposted by Akis LinardosKaleidotrope @kaleidotrope.bsky.social · 01/01/2026New poetry by @writerjencrow.bsky.social, @marisca.bsky.social, Michelle Koubek, @linardos.bsky.social, @danielausema.bsky.social, @the-lettersea.com, and Gretchen Tessmer! 0145
Akis Linardos @linardos.bsky.social · 31/12/2025As another year draws to a close remember that your career is only one part of life, kindness matters, and the rock that sits atop the mountain is no more important than the ones which form the base. Let the dumpster fire that was 2025 propel you into 2026 and enjoy another chapter of the ride. 070
Akis Linardos @linardos.bsky.social · 26/12/2025Was almost hoping one would be so bold to send a Christmas R 110
Reposted by Akis LinardosRobert Helfst is doing the best he can @roberthelfst.bsky.social · 19/12/2025"Rerolling the Dice" by @linardos.bsky.social in Gamut #2! www.houseofgamut.com/magazine/rer...houseofgamut.comRerolling the Dice - House of GamutThere’s a saying that Death’s a gambler—one carrying no scythe, but a massive bowl full of thousand-sided dice he rolls every morning. In the Academy we know that’s not true. The true gambler is Life.... 211