Michael A. Reed @mike-cant-reed.bsky.social · 29/09/2026My 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. 131
Reposted by Michael A. ReedDuotrope @duotrope.com · 08/09/2026Today's listing of the day is: The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social #WritingCommunityduotrope.comListing of the DayToday's listing of the day is: The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social #WritingCommunity 053
Reposted by Michael A. ReedHorror 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... 0116
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 01/09/2026The Phantom Pulse is open to submissions for Issue #2 until September 30th at 11:59 pm PST! thephantompulse.com/submissions/thephantompulse.com 0118
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Submissions open in one week! Check out the changes to our submissions process at thephantompulse.comthephantompulse.com 042
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 18/08/2026The 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 0106
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Did 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...patreon.comThe Phantom Pulse Magazine — We publish horror, weird, dark fantasy, and the bizarre.Get more from The Phantom Pulse Magazine on Patreon. We publish horror, weird, dark fantasy, and the bizarre. . Support The Phantom Pulse Magazine and get exclusive access to their work. 042
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Revenge 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... 031
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Do 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... 033
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Rowan 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... 052
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Desperation 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... 084
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Join 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... 0113
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Read 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... 087
Reposted by Michael A. ReedAmanda Cecelia Lang @amandacecelia.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Such a thrill to be part of a magazine's first issue! My latest story "Between the Blinds" haunts these pages! 073
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Issue #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... 082
Reposted by Michael A. ReedJess Elizabeth Reed @jexewizabee.bsky.social · 01/05/2026It’s real! It’s here! Our very first issue ❤️ 141
Michael A. Reed @mike-cant-reed.bsky.social · 02/05/2026First 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! 032
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Tomorrow brings not only the first issue of The Phantom Pulse but also a full moon! 🌕 051
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 27/04/2026The 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! 0106
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 27/04/20265 days until our frist issue launches! Check back tomorrow to see the TOC! 082
Reposted by Michael A. ReedJess Elizabeth Reed @jexewizabee.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Stoked 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 🥰 0306
Michael A. Reed @mike-cant-reed.bsky.social · 03/04/2026We hope this is only the start for increased pay at The Phantom Pulse. Writers deserve it, and we want to make it happen. 000
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Reading 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! 🖤 094
Michael A. Reed @mike-cant-reed.bsky.social · 18/02/2026The "Little Red Flags" anthology is out today! Check out this killer collection and my story, Muscle Water, from Dark Matter Ink! 000
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Today is the last day! Don’t self-reject. Send us your story before midnight Pacific Time. thephantompulse.comthephantompulse.comThe Phantom Pulse – a speculative fiction magazine 043
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 11/02/2026There are only 3 days left to send us your story! thephantompulse.comthephantompulse.comThe Phantom Pulse – a speculative fiction magazine 054
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Shout 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 152 022
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 09/02/20265 days until submissions are closed! thephantompulse.comthephantompulse.comThe Phantom Pulse – a speculative fiction magazine 033
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Our submission window is open for 10 more days! Send us horror stories that seep through skin and settle in the bones. thephantompulse.comthephantompulse.comThe Phantom Pulse – a speculative fiction magazine 073
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 01/02/2026This 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...thedarkmagazine.comThe Earth Inside Us - The Dark MagazineA 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 ... 122
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Shout 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.comsmallwondersmag.comThe 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. 042
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 20/01/2026We’re nearly halfway through our submission window! Join our discord for updates on how may submissions we’ve received so far ☠️ discord.gg/28uMZrBwjfdiscord.ggJoin the The Phantom Pulse Magazine Discord Server!Check out the The Phantom Pulse Magazine community on Discord - hang out with 9 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat. 053
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 17/01/2026This 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/clarkesworldmagazine.comThe Stars You Can't See by Looking Directly by Samantha MurrayClarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast. 143
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 11/01/2026A 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! 052
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Week 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/joinpatreon.comPatreonPatreon is empowering a new generation of creators. Support and engage with artists and creators as they live out their passions! 073
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Check 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...bafflingmag.comI Think She Is Starting to Suspect Something — Baffling Magazineby Yeonsoo Julian Kim “When I was born, I had nothing.” 143
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 01/01/2026The haunt begins today. 0156
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 31/12/2025The Phantom Pulse opens for submissions tomorrow! Check our guidelines and instructions for sending stories and art at thephantompulse.comthephantompulse.comThe Phantom Pulse – a speculative fiction magazine 062
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 26/12/2025Last 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. 0102
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 19/12/2025It'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...3lobedmag.com3LBE Magazine - Songs Never Sung by Premee MohamedIt 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 ... 1129
Reposted by Michael A. ReedMaria Haskins @mariahaskins.com · 11/12/2025I 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... 23424
Reposted by Michael A. ReedTenebrous Press @tenebrouspress.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Wanna 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...store.tenebrouspress.comTHANK 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... 0112
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Our 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. 043
Reposted by Michael A. ReedHorror 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 0138
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 15/11/2025This 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.socialcosmichorrormonthly.comThe Ones at the Top Didn’t Fall There – Cosmic Horror Monthly 043
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Deepen 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.comthephantompulse.comThe Phantom Pulse – a speculative fiction magazine 121
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Starting tomorrow, we will be shouting out recent stories we enjoyed every week! 052
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 07/11/2025From writers of horror for writers of horror 077
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Send this to a writer/reader/artist you know! 143
Reposted by Michael A. ReedThe Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 05/11/2025The first issue of The Phantom Pulse is coming in May. Send us stories and reprints to consider in January! 0105