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Michael A. Reed

@mike-cant-reed.bsky.social
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Teaching, writing, reading, dyslexia, and all things speculative fiction. Codex Writer. HWA associate. Co-editor at The Phantom Pulse Magazine.

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Michael A. Reed @mike-cant-reed.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My story "Between Static and Heaven" is live at Mysterion Magazine today! The story means a lot to me because it was one of the first I ever wrote. It has been through so many renditions but has found a home in an incredible magazine. I'm feeling very thankful. To God be the Glory.
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Duotrope @duotrope.com · 08/09/2026
Today's listing of the day is: The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social #WritingCommunity
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Today's listing of the day is: The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social #WritingCommunity
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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 04/09/2026
👻 @thephantompulse.bsky.social is open! 🩸 Horror, sci-fi horror, dark fantasy & weird 📖 Originals ≤3k 📚 Reprints ≤5k 💰 5¢/word originals 💰 1¢/word reprints 📅 Sept. 30 horrortree.com/taking-submi...
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The Phantom Pulse is open to submissions for Issue #2 until September 30th at 11:59 pm PST! thephantompulse.com/submissions/
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Submissions open in one week! Check out the changes to our submissions process at thephantompulse.com
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The Phantom Pulse is back for round two! We open for submissions for our 2nd issue September 1st. Send us your spooky, weird, fringe stories! thephantompulse.com
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Did you know our Patreon has a tier you can join for FREE to stay up to date with everything going on at The Phantom Pulse? www.patreon.com/cw/ThePhanto...
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Revenge rots in the stomach of Lex Chamberlin's story "Creation as an Act of Atonement" in Issue #1 of The Phantom Pulse www.thephantompulse.com/2026/04/29/c...
A portion of the cover art for issue #1 of the Phantom Pulse. A man reaches out of the dark towards the viewer, his head and arms covered in bright mushrooms.
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Do fish love bicycles? Yes. Yes, they do. Read Brandon Case's short story "A Love of Bicycles in the Violent Now" at The Phantom Pulse. @brandoncase101.bsky.social www.thephantompulse.com/2026/04/29/a...
A portion of the cover art for issue #1 of the Phantom Pulse. A man reaches out of the dark towards the viewer, his head and arms covered in bright mushrooms.
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Rowan Hill’s “Bait” is calling from beneath the soil of Issue #1 of The Phantom Pulse. Will you answer? @writerrowanhill.bsky.social www.thephantompulse.com/2026/04/29/b...
A portion of the cover art for issue #1 of the Phantom Pulse. A man reaches out of the dark towards the viewer, his head and arms covered in bright mushrooms.
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Desperation bleeds into every precious ounce of "Mamaborg's Milk and the Brilliance of Gems" by D.A. Xiaolin Spires in Issue #1 of The Phantom Pulse. @spires.bsky.social www.thephantompulse.com/2026/04/29/m...
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Join the chorus and scream when you read John K. Peck's "Littlefeet" in The Phantom Pulse Issue #1 @johnkpeck.bsky.social www.thephantompulse.com/2026/04/29/l...
A portion of the cover art for issue #1 of the Phantom Pulse. A man reaches out of the dark towards the viewer, his head and arms covered in bright mushrooms.
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Read Beth Goder's "The House That Leapt into Forever" for a taste of harbored doom 🏡 @bethgoder.bsky.social www.thephantompulse.com/2026/04/29/t...
A portion of the cover art for issue #1 of the Phantom Pulse. A man reaches out of the dark towards the viewer, his head and arms covered in bright mushrooms.
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Amanda Cecelia Lang @amandacecelia.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Such a thrill to be part of a magazine's first issue! My latest story "Between the Blinds" haunts these pages!
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Issue #1 kicks off with "Between the Blinds" by Amanda Cecelia Lang, a story spinning the cycle of regret and heartache. @amandacecelia.bsky.social www.thephantompulse.com/2026/04/29/b...
A portion of the cover art for issue #1 of the Phantom Pulse. A man reaches out of the dark towards the viewer, his head and arms covered in bright mushrooms.
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Jess Elizabeth Reed @jexewizabee.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
It’s real! It’s here! Our very first issue ❤️
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Michael A. Reed @mike-cant-reed.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
First of many! So excited to let this publication loose in the world. To my sisters: I wouldn't want to produce a magazine with anyone else. You're the best!
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Tomorrow brings not only the first issue of The Phantom Pulse but also a full moon! 🌕
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
The first issue launches in 4 days with original stories from @amandacecelia.bsky.social, @johnkpeck.bsky.social, Rowan Hill, and Lex Chamberlin and reprints from @bethgoder.bsky.social, @brandoncase101.bsky.social, and @spires.bsky.social!
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
5 days until our frist issue launches! Check back tomorrow to see the TOC!
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Jess Elizabeth Reed @jexewizabee.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Stoked to be able to share that we will be launching our first issue at a higher pay rate for original fiction than we initially anticipated and looking forward to getting the mag out there for everyone to read soon 🥰
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Michael A. Reed @mike-cant-reed.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
We hope this is only the start for increased pay at The Phantom Pulse. Writers deserve it, and we want to make it happen.
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Reading Update: We've been steadily reading the 1,150 submissions we received. If you submitted a story, you'll hear back by the end of the month. Thank you for sending us your stories! 🖤
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Michael A. Reed @mike-cant-reed.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
The "Little Red Flags" anthology is out today! Check out this killer collection and my story, Muscle Water, from Dark Matter Ink!
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Today is the last day! Don’t self-reject. Send us your story before midnight Pacific Time. thephantompulse.com
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
There are only 3 days left to send us your story! thephantompulse.com
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Shout out time! This climbing horror makes looking down at where you’ve been the least of your concerns… ‘Ascension’ by @authorplm.bsky.social in @apexmag.bsky.social’s Issue 152
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
5 days until submissions are closed! thephantompulse.com
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Our submission window is open for 10 more days! Send us horror stories that seep through skin and settle in the bones. thephantompulse.com
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
This week's shout out comes a day late, but the story is evergreen: Check out @abigailkemske.bsky.social's "The Earth Inside Us" in the latest issue of The Dark. www.thedarkmagazine.com/the-earth-in...
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The Earth Inside Us - The Dark Magazine
A new green mound of earth sits at the corner of 4th and Nicollet like a miniature oblong meadow. So bright against the gray expanse of the city. Ivory daisies bloom from it, begging the sun to slice ...
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Shout out time! Katherine Quevedo's story "The Sauce Packet King of the West Hills" captures a fun moment at the end of civilization and reminds us its the simple pleasures we should cherish. Give it a read at smallwondersmag.com/piece/the-sa... where it has been reprinted. @smallwondersmag.com
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The Sauce Packet King of the West Hills - Small Wonders
“Heard I might find you here.” She pulled out an honest-to-goodness glass bottle of ketchup, swaddled in bubble wrap.
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
We’re nearly halfway through our submission window! Join our discord for updates on how may submissions we’ve received so far ☠️ discord.gg/28uMZrBwjf
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
This week’s shout out is for @samanthamurray.bsky.social in @clarkesworldmagazine.com! We loved her story “The Stars You Can’t See By Looking Directly” and the flawless cascading of imagery and thoughts that delivers you to stars at the end of the world. clarkesworldmagazine.com/murray_01_26/
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The Stars You Can't See by Looking Directly by Samantha Murray
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
A quick FYI. We are renaming our "story of the week" posts to "shout out of the week". Our weekly shout out goes to Leah Ning @leahning.bsky.social and her story "We Used to Wake to Song" from @apexmag.bsky.social. Harrowing family relationships wrapped in water's inevitable pull. We loved it!
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Week one of submissions has been incredible! Looking forward to more. In the meantime, our Patreon is officially live. If you are looking to support us in the lead up to our first issue, check it out. www.patreon.com/14807269/join
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Check it out: the story of the week! "I Think She is Starting to Suspect Something" by @yeonsoonerorlater.bsky.social in @bafflingmag.bsky.social issue #22 is a slinking tale of Yearning that'll leave you looking askance at the faces of those you know and love www.bafflingmag.com/issue-twenty...
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I Think She Is Starting to Suspect Something — Baffling Magazine
by Yeonsoo Julian Kim “When I was born, I had nothing.”
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
The haunt begins today.
We are open for submissions! Send us your original horror fiction up to 3000 words, reprints up to 5000 words, and chilling cover art until February 14th. thephantompulse.com
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
The Phantom Pulse opens for submissions tomorrow! Check our guidelines and instructions for sending stories and art at thephantompulse.com
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Last Story of The Week before we open for subs: “Who Are You Wearing?” by @russellnichols.bsky.social in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social. We enjoyed this balanced bite of a story that picks at and peels back the layers of human autonomy and family until all you see is the exoskeleton that moves you.
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
It's time for the story of the week! Give a read to "Songs Never Sung" by @premeemohamed.com in Issue 46 of @3lobedmag.com. So much broken world and endless years delivered in the few words of a decaying yet deathless protagonist. It's what your weekend needs 🖤 www.3lobedmag.com/issue46/3lbe...
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3LBE Magazine - Songs Never Sung by Premee Mohamed
It only ever spoke to me once and that was to say Do not sleep too deeply. Said upon departure, an aside tossed over its shoulder like salt. I paid little attention; I was staring at the thing it had ...
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Maria Haskins @mariahaskins.com · 11/12/2025
I have two starter packs with speculative fiction publications - magazines, podcasts, and publishers. You can follow all or some from these lists. 1. bsky.app/starter-pack... 2. bsky.app/starter-pack...
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Tenebrous Press @tenebrouspress.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Wanna know more about what we think of AI, as well as how other artists in our field are using their gifts of storytelling to fight back? 🚫🤖 THANK YOU FOR JOINING THE ALGORITHM collects prose, comics, illustration & games into a tome of Weird Sci-Horror: store.tenebrouspress.com/products/tha...
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THANK YOU FOR JOINING THE ALGORITHM - Magazine (print + eBook)
DEATH TO THE ROBOTS! This Zero Issue of Tenebrous' upcoming quarterly magazine has arrived to wrest the controls of artistic endeavor from the clutches of A.I. thieves and restore it to the rightful h...
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Our story of the week: "Hope is the Thing with Circuits and Steel" by Elitsa Dermendzhiyska from FFO. The story is weird and ripe with warnings for humanity. Grannies. Consumption. A question probing the nature of emotion acquisition. Give it a read @flashfictiononline.bsky.social.
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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 18/11/2025
🕯️ The Phantom Pulse is open Jan 1–Feb 14, 2026! Seeking speculative fiction that lingers in the grey corners of humanity - dread that seeps under the skin, strange obsessions, and the beautifully bizarre. 💰 $0.03/word (unpublished) 📖 horrortree.com/taking-submi... @thephantompulse.bsky.social
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
This is Phantom Pulse's first story of the week! From Cosmic Horror Monthly comes "The Ones at the Top Didn't Fall There" by Joule K. Zelman. The story is pleasantly weird, the pacing is seamless, and the characterization is delightful. Shout out to Joule K. Zelman! @joulekzelm.bsky.social
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The Ones at the Top Didn’t Fall There – Cosmic Horror Monthly
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Deepen your grim connection to The Phantom Pulse by joining our discord community! Expect conversations about writing, reading, living, and breathing horror and updates on our mag. Link is on our website at thephantompulse.com
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Starting tomorrow, we will be shouting out recent stories we enjoyed every week!
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
From writers of horror for writers of horror
The Phantom Pulse’s mission is to create more paid opportunities for horror writers. We can’t wait to see what you submit. thephantompulse.com
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Send this to a writer/reader/artist you know!
The best way to support The Phantom Pulse is to tell your friends! Coming January 2026. thephantompulse.com
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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
The first issue of The Phantom Pulse is coming in May. Send us stories and reprints to consider in January!
Send us your horror stories (max 3000 words) and haunting cover art starting January 1, 2026. First issue to be published May 2026. thephantompulse.com
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