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Lightspeed Magazine @lightspeedmagazine.com · 6h

We saw a huge uptick in backers since this quoted post. Thanks to everyone who backed and shared! We've still got about $4800 to go with 3 days left. Please do still share the quoted post if you haven't already. bit.ly/LS-NM-26

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Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 17h

making me nervous. 3 days left and last stretch. in an age of slop conmen and seedy rights grabbers, feels all the more important to focus on the reliable mags we can trust. if you enjoy their work and are able, this is a good time to chip in. the best time even, some might say.

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Caroline M. Yoachim @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Five days left on the Lightspeed & Nightmare kickstarter, and they still need $10k to meet their funding goal! Love short fiction? Go pick up a subscription and help spread the word! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lig...

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LIGHTSPEED & NIGHTMARE: Award-Winning SF, Fantasy, & Horror

We've published nearly 10 million words of science fiction, fantasy, and horror short fiction. Help us write the next chapter.

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Dónal Hassett @donalh.bsky.social · 10h

Today we heard Abdellah Al Jazzar, a student from Gaza who has brought so much to our community in Maynooth, relay messages from students in Gaza waiting to take up thier places in irish unviersities and who Minister Jim O'Callaghan is blocking. Grant the visas now!

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Seán Padraic Birnie @seanbirnie.bsky.social · 10h

Very pleased to see this nasty little story up and free to read today at the Weird Horror site.

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Morgan L. Ventura (they/she) @morganvl.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Love it & love Irish humour. My favourite moment from my time on the MA at the Seamus Heaney Centre was when a certain poet said they knew which poem being worshipped was by one of the Yanks because, & I quote, ‘it had a perverse, Calvinist feel to it’

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Morgan L. Ventura (they/she) @morganvl.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

today’s sketch: a sweet pea flower, replete with folding, lush petals

A black ink sketch of a sweet pea flower - two blossoms on the left and a big one on the right

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Sheree Renée Thomas @shereereneethomas.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Memphis, join me at Novel on Tuesday, Oct 20 at 6 PM to celebrate the release of my Outspoken Authors volume, The Tongue I Dream In (PM Press, ed. Nisi Shawl)! I'll be in conversation with Grammy & Emmy winner Robert Gordon. RSVP on Novel’s site or just walk in. Hope to see you there!

Novel Memphis. Meet the Author Sheree Renée Thomas with Robert Gordon, Tuesday, October 20 at 6 pm central. The Tongue I Dream In

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Gretchen Felker-Martin PRE ORDER CHIMERA 2.16.27 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I think a cruel truth we're all going to have to face is that being open and vulnerable about our experiences of sexual violence in public forums has absolutely no impact on anyone who doesn't already understand sexual violence is a horrendous problem, and may harden the dismissive and predatory.

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Chloe N. Clark @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Want a spooky book for your Halloween reading? I have a few copies of Every Galaxy a Circle left and will draw a little monster in them for you, too. If you're interested, let me know! (17 including shipping for those in US)

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Morgan L. Ventura (they/she) @morganvl.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

today’s sketch: a sweet pea flower, replete with folding, lush petals

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E. Catherine Octobler @ecatherine.com · 11/10/2026

We are $600 away from halfway there. If you can share, thank you. I got moved to rehab four days ago, and I'm learning to walk again. 🖤

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Morgan L. Ventura (they/she) @morganvl.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Yess you deserve 🥹💜 But also what about Crunchwrap supreme?

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Reckoning @reckoningmag.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Many deep, interconnected threads going on right now about the business of short fiction contracts from some very smart and generous folks. It's a great day to be an up-and-coming writer

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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Not in India at the moment, but ✊ Queasy to watch the massive and all-encompassing state repression, but all strength to everyone pouring out onto the streets right now.

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Hemant Rajaura (@hemantrajora_) on X

🚨 Breaking: Fresh protests erupt at a flyover near Safdarjung Airport in Delhi.

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Anton Hur @antonhur.com · 10/10/2026

"OOH THEY'RE AN INDIE PUBLISHER" Mthrfkr do you know what PRH, HarperCollins, Hachette, Macmillan, and Simon & Schuster—all of whom I've published multiple translations with—have never taken from me? MY TRANSLATOR COPYRIGHT.

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Anton Hur @antonhur.com · 10/10/2026

As translators we really don't nakedly hate Europa Editions *enough*. They shouldn't get a cookie for publishing translations. Fcuk this publisher.

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Vajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 10/10/2026

This is pure bad faith from MRM—they are not new to this business and are perfectly aware this is all bullshit. These magazines essentially no longer exist: they were bought simply to use their reputations as a trap to suck IP out of writers and artists who don't know any better.

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Ken Liu @kyliu99.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

You can still help.

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E. Catherine Octobler @ecatherine.com · 09/10/2026

I can't thank any of you enough for showing up for me. 🙏 We're almost halfway there, whoa badger on a pear 🍐🦡🐾 www.gofundme.com/f/help-suppo...

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Donate to Help Support Elise While She Recovers, organized by Sean Markey

hello. friends if you're reading this, you're likely a Friend of The Deadl… Sean Markey needs your support for Help Support Elise While She Recovers

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Ben Francisco @benfrancisco.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

There has been a mini-renaissance lately of TV shows adapting great Latinx SF! 100 Years of Solitude, Like Water for Chocolate, El eternauta, House of the Spirits, and the horror stories of Mariana Enriquez. Check out my Reactor article for a rundown - including advice on proper prep for reach show!

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Morgan L. Ventura (they/she) @morganvl.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Actual footage of me trying to dig through my emails AND finish an essay after 2 espressos and a nitro cold brew

WHEN U TRY TO CAFFEINATE YOURSELF AND JUST END UP INCREASING YOUR HEART RATE WITH NO CHANGES IN EXHAUSTION
Image of a seated skeleton rushing forward. A red skull flashes to the left

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Morgan L. Ventura (they/she) @morganvl.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

this is madness why caffeine not working

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Actual footage of me trying to dig through my emails AND finish an essay after 2 espressos and a nitro cold brew

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Psychopomp @psychopomp.com · 09/10/2026

hello, I am doing some research and would like to tap into the collective brains of BSKY: 1. can you share some genre or literary fiction magazines that have closed and the archive is NO LONGER ONLINE 2. the same but the archives remain online FOR NOW i would also appreciate RTs for awareness 💀

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Ann LeBlanc @robotleblanc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

friday is for kafkaposting

tumblr post poem by kleinergeist

I don't care if Monday's stressed
Tuesday, Wednesday, Kafkaesque
Thursday, feeling like a pest
It's Friday, I'm a bug

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Latin American SFF has received a surge of interest over the last few years–a trend reflected in the number of excellent TV adaptations across genres. @benfrancisco.bsky.social recommends 5 series inspired from Latinx genre classics, from The House of the Spirits to Like Water for Chocolate!

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5 Great New Shows Based on Latin American SFF Classics - Reactor

Drawing on the rich diversity of Latin American speculative fiction, from magic realism to horror and sci-fi comics.

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Morgan L. Ventura (they/she) @morganvl.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Some serenity for today - great blue heron

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Holly Lyn Walrath @hollylynwalrath.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

So this is the best news. I really admire both Jennifer and Stephanie, so I am thrilled to get to work with them. This collection is full of 90s horror pop culture and explores being a teen in small town Texas where horror was a lifeline 🖤

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Morgan L. Ventura (they/she) @morganvl.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Congratulations Holly!! Such amazing news - can’t wait to read this!

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OTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

We are now OPEN TO SUBMISSIONS from all 2SLGBTQIA+ authors! Issue 4's theme: EXPLORATION. Send us stories and poems that interpret the concept of exploration in abstract or literal ways, internal or external, strange and surreal—don't self-reject 🪐🗡️ Guidelines: othersidespec.com/guidelines/

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Submission Guidelines - OTHERSIDE

Submission guidelines for fiction and poetry submissions to OTHERSIDE, including opening dates and how to submit.

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Morgan L. Ventura (they/she) @morganvl.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It’s a legend I once overheard in a pub in Bantry

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Morgan L. Ventura (they/she) @morganvl.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Omg that should say workshopped but worshipped works, too???

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Laura McAtackney @lauramca.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Someone told an American - who repeated it back to me - that Irish dancing came from ‘during colonialism’ people trying to hide when they were dancing in bars - cos the Brits didn’t like it - so they didn’t move their arms incase soldiers were looking through windows. Best laugh i’d had in ages!

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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Lookit. Deep down every Irish person wants to spin some yank a yarn that gets cited as fact in some factual text. We told an Irish American girl that when the Muppets was released in Ireland, Kermit the Frog was called Dermot the Frog because Cromwell’s son was a Kermit.

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Morgan L. Ventura (they/she) @morganvl.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

A dogwood blossom tonight - trying to work on scale

A four petal dogwood blossom drawn in black ink with a thin stalk reaching to the right

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Morgan L. Ventura (they/she) @morganvl.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Oh you can make some excellent mole or salsa with those! They’re beautiful

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 08/10/2026

Ingrid Carlberg, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, said the author was in Iceland “listening to the wind” when the academy reached her to notify her of the win. apnews.com/article/nobe...

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Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in literature

Anne Carson, a Canadian poet and essayist, has won the Nobel Prize in literature. The Swedish Academy recognized her for her bold and inventive work that engages with classical traditions to create ne...

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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The perfection of this.

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Anne Carson. Yes. Just absolutely, yes.

THE PARIS REVIEW

INTERVIEWER
In the writing world, particularly in and around M.F.A. programs, there's a lot of discussion around things like "character" and "perspective," the mechanics of narrative. Do you think about
"craft" in these terms?

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Never. I don't think about it. I think people should just quit that stuff. Just think about something and follow it down to where it gets true.

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Morgan L. Ventura (they/she) @morganvl.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

“Just like the one-winged love” — Stevie Nicks, Edge of Seventeen

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Morgan L. Ventura (they/she) @morganvl.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Awk thank you Khalil! It’s nice to rediscover drawing - and hear that I’m not too shabby at it! Trying to add some beauty to the world

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Morgan L. Ventura (they/she) @morganvl.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

A dogwood blossom tonight - trying to work on scale

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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

super high guy on the street looks at me and goes—where am I? Is this the end of the rainbow? and I said I don’t know man, that’s the US Capitol over there And he just goes “oh shit then no”

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