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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 2h

Light a candle, make a cup of tea, and spend a few minutes with this tender, mesmerizing, astonishingly lovely little story.

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 17h

Oh! And speaking of guidelines and policies: WE OPEN TO SUBMISSIONS FOR ISSUE 4 AT MIDNIGHT EASTERN ‼️ Please send us the stories and poems only you could write! We can’t wait to read your work!

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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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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 19h

IT’S HERE! And YOU’RE GONNA LOVE IT. (If you love sapphic vampires and eldritch whales and ravenous wolves and strange miracles and heartbreak and hunger and desire and duty and devotion—) In all seriousness: thank you to our authors and our readers for being one of the best parts of my life 🧡

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OTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

ISSUE 3 IS HERE! And completely free to read! We're SO excited for you to read this issue 🧡 It's bleak and beautiful and heartbreaking... and, as always, spectacularly queer. Give it a read, tell a friend, help us spread the word! Read it here: othersidespec.com/issues/issue-3/

White text on a red and black background, with the magazine cover on the left. The magazine cover has eroded statues in the background with a figure standing in the foreground. Text says: OTHERSIDE ISSUE 3. Nine stories, four poems, one essay, original art by queer creators available now!

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today I kept a notebook in which I tracked everything I did + how long it took, assuming I would discover all this extra wasted time that I could be using more efficiently, and instead what I learned was… I have 12 minutes of free time per day. And I just spent 2 of them on this post 🫩

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OTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We are opening submissions for our fourth and final issue of the year in October! SOON! Issue 4 has a theme: EXPLORATION 🪐🗡️ Early opening for trans, BIPOC, and/or disabled authors: October 1-7 General submissions: October 8-21 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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Wendy N. Wagner 🎃 @wnwagner.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Don't forget that the legendary LIGHTSPEED and NIGHTMARE magazines have a Kickstarter right now! Let's make sure amazing horror, SF, and fantasy short stories keep getting published. 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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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I’ve been trying to figure out how to celebrate all weekend (cake? a nice dinner? a brief break from work—jk, no breaks allowed) but finally settled on the perfect celebration: After almost two months spent eating every meal awkwardly standing up in my kitchen, I have purchased a dining table 😎

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"This is a propulsive tale that pulls in so many threads of real-world contemporary tech and culture. A seriously cool science fiction tale that is fucked up (and I mean this) in the best of ways." 👀 www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/ghos...

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It’s only noon and I have taken this many photos of my dog today. And then I wonder why I am not getting anything done.

A screenshot of my camera roll, showing 25 photos of my dog lounging in bed and on the couch. He mostly looks the same in them. There is no reason to have this many photos.

A screenshot of my camera roll, showing 25 additional photos of my dog lounging in bed and on the couch. He mostly looks the same in them. But, I mean, he’s really cute.

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OTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Catch co-founder @mruthrobinson.bsky.social talking about building resilient queer SFF communities at @spacemagiccon.bsky.social on Saturday, October 3 @ 12pm Pacific / 3pm Eastern 👀 Registration info: www.rainbowspacemagic.org/

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The most exciting story acceptance of my career is sitting in my inbox! This has been the worst year, creatively. A total slog. Cannot even tell you how nice it feels to finally get some good news. I think I’ll celebrate this weekend by… uh… grading sixty papers and answering eleven thousand emails?

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Really excited to be one of the keynote panelists for RSM! The whole schedule looks incredible. If you haven’t registered yet, now is the time!

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 22/09/2026

Our subscription drive is still going and is now 70 new subscribers short of its goal. We had hoped to reach that in time for our 20th anniversary issue in October so we could give everyone their raises as part of that celebration. It's going to be close. clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

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Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

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Flights of Foundry @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Let's talk $$$ We spent 3x on the convention this year. Last year's convention raised more than $17k. This year? We're sitting at $13.5k. That sounds like a lot, but friends, we TRIPLED how much we spent on the event. And we've made a LOT less. Help us out? flights-of-foundry.org/donate/

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Thanks to excellent advice received here, I will be reading: something sad and hopeful, something sad and nasty, and something sad and secret and new! (Unfortunately sad is nonnegotiable, unless I sit down and write something RIGHT NOW.) 9 am Eastern tomorrow! Hope to see you there!

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Flights of Foundry, Fri, Sep 18th, 2026 @ 11:59 AM Accelevents

The most expansive conference for speculative creatives is back!With round-the-clock programming, global attendance, and conversations covering every medium, you won't want to miss out on our seventh year of Flights of Foundry.

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Short fiction authors! If you’re doing a reading, how do you choose which story to read? Something new? An older crowdpleaser? (How do you know if a story is a crowdpleaser?) Multiple super-short things? One medium-length thing? Probably not something real gross, right? HELP I AM OVERTHINKING THIS

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OTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

We just had the MOST FUN at our @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social chill-and-chat! Thank you so much to all who came (and put up with us in our current state of sleepy/giddy convention delirium). Having such wonderful readers and supporters feels like winning the lottery; you make OTHERSIDE possible 💜

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It’s neat that we live in a world of almost endless beauty and wonder, and it’s even neater that the very best view can be found in my living room.

A black and white dog on a green couch, taken at an angle that shows him basically trying to climb inside my skin. He has his paws wrapped around my arm, and I’m cradling the side of his head. He looks very serious.

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Jess Gofton @jessgofton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"The Last God of Talam Dor" by @mruthrobinson.bsky.social in @giganotosaurus.bsky.social I've said before that M.R. Robinson is slowly becoming one of my favourite short fiction writers, and this novelette of faith in every sense of the word is no exception. giganotosaurus.org/2026/01/01/t...

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The Last God of Talam Dor - GigaNotoSaurus

Content Warning: religiously motivated ableism and homophobia, both internalized and external; self-harm; and depictions of ritual sacrifice including drowning, hanging, and burning, not very graphic....

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

FoF is off to an excellent start (so many great panels already!) and now there’s less than an hour until it is time to discuss QUEER JOY! I am incredibly excited for this one… despite my deep and abiding love for The Most Miserable Stories Imaginable. It’s going to be lots of fun. See you there!

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Find MR @ Flights of Foundry

Fri. 18 Queer Joy? In This Economy? Yes.
6:00 - 6:50 PM EDT

Sat. 19 Finance and Short Fiction Markets
5:00 - 5:50 PM EDT

Sat. 19 Chill-n-Chat with OTHERSIDE
7:00 - 7:50 PM EDT

Sun. 20 Reading with M.R. Robinson
9:00 - 9:50 AM EDT

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

So thrilled to have this story reprinted in Small Wonders… and in such an incredible issue! This one is for everyone who loves SOUP and FEELINGS and EPILOGUES (three of my favorite things!)

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Flights of Foundry starts TOMORROW (and I am now blearily trying to assemble a desk at 11 pm so that I am not sitting on the floor for all my panels). See you there!

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Damn me, but all things are queer, come to think of ’em.

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val - V.M. Ayala 🏳️‍🌈 @spacevalkyries.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

still spots left for my chill-n-chat during Flights of Foundry this Saturday @ 11am Eastern!! I've never done one of these before—come hang out with me!! I'm happy to talk about any number of things from short stories to streaming or simply favorite media ✨ register here: flights-of-foundry.org

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ash vale @ashvalewrites.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Vampires! Eldritch whales! Pathetic lesbians! Weird science! Vengeful trees! Sadness! As always, this issue has everything you crave

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Today is a great day. Really, really excited for everyone to read this issue. It has VAMPIRES (well, one vampire) and HEARTBREAK and MIRACLES and WOLVES and SPACECRAFT TEST DUMMIES (well, one spacecraft test dummy) and EXTINCT LOBE-FINNED FISH. What more could you possibly want from a magazine??

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Somehow @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social is next week! Time is fake! Here's my schedule! It's POSSIBLE that 9 on a Sunday morning is an inauspicious time for my first-ever reading... but I am really looking forward to it! (And the whole con!) Please consider coming, I would love to see you there 🙏

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Find MR @ Flights of Foundry

Fri. 18 Queer Joy? In This Economy? Yes.
6:00 - 6:50 PM EST

Sat. 19 Finance and Short Fiction Markets
5:00 - 5:50 PM EST

Sat. 19 Chill-n-Chat with OTHERSIDE
7:00 - 7:50 PM EST

Sun. 20 Reading with M.R. Robinson
9:00 - 9:50 AM EST

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

It’s Wilf’s gotcha day! These two photos were taken six years apart: our first day together and today. He has gone from the most terrified boy in the world to… well, still pretty terrified of most things. But now he knows he’s loved, at least, and that is the best feeling in the entire world 💜

A black and white dog in a backyard. He’s cowering, looking deeply worried. His tail looks yellow because he could not stop peeing on himself. He’s wearing a leash that says “adopt me” because we were fostering him… for all of two hours until we decided to adopt him.

A black and white dog, looking older now, with white fur all over his black cheeks, sitting on the grass. He looks incredibly, incredibly happy and peaceful.

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Jennifer Hudak @jenniferhudak.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Ok y'all -- I have a GIFT MEMBERSHIP for one year of poetry review awesomeness up for grabs! Want a chance to win it? Comment below. I'll choose a winner on Monday at noon Eastern.

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I jumped out of my seat and had to take a lap around the house when I first saw FOUR recommendations for @othersidespec.bsky.social stories in this issue of Locus. If you haven’t yet, give these stories a read! They’re “devastating,” “luminescent,” “heartbreaking.” othersidespec.com/issues/issue...

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Recommended Stories
"Before She Knew About Magic", Joshua Geller Schwartz (Otherside 6/26)
"First To Rot", J.N. Howell (Otherside 6/26)
"Remade, Reshaped, Remembered", Sydney Paige Guerrero (Otherside 6/26)
"This Is C(lone)-Pop", Lia Lao (Otherside 6/26)
"Fletcher's Flights", Jonathan Olfert (Beneath Ceaseless Skies 6/11/26)

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

As Sappho once wrote, "Some men say an army of horse and some men say an army on foot / and some men say an army of ships is the most beautiful thing / on the black earth. But I say it is / No errors or warnings detected. / Messages: 0 fatals / 0 errors / 0 warnings / 0 infos / EPUBCheck completed."

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Reading rec: I taught from this collection in class this week and had the best time. I cannot say enough good things about the entire volume. Gorgeous, lovely, razor-sharp; my favorite translations of Li Qingzhao, a poet very much worth knowing if you don’t already. I’ll thread links to a few poems!

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THE MAGPIE AT NIGHT
THE COMPLETE POEMS OF LI QINGZHAO (1084-1151)
Translated from the Chinese by Wendy Chen

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Nicole Munro (is writing; on hiatus) @nmunrowrites.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Speaking of distant galaxies, extraordinary creatures, and magical worlds... @heartlines-spec.com is open all through September for submissions!! Send us your SFF stories and poems with a long-term relationship at the core! ✨ Guidelines here ➡️ www.heartlines-spec.com/submission-g...

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Submission Guidelines

Learn all about our submissions guidelines, what we're looking for, and our payment details

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I write because writing is a kind of magic, because there's nothing I love more than wrestling with language, because sometimes it feels easy and sometimes it feels hard in the best way. I publish because I've always thought "I like my job, but I wish I had a second job that paid 2 cents an hour."

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Everything I have done as a writer has finally paid off. Every rejection, every late night, every hour at the computer, it’s all been worth it. I have achieved more than I ever dreamt of achieving: this Bluesky account has officially gotten me “influencer” tickets to my town’s Renaissance Faire.

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OTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Issue 3 will be here NEXT WEEK! We are so excited and we hope you are too 🧡 So... let's play a game! Reply to this post with a number between 5-106 and we'll give you a spoiler-free line from that page! 👀 P.S. It's a great time to subscibe if you want to be the first to read this issue!

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Subscribe today for only $2/month or sign up for our free newsletter! Every dollar goes to queer authors and artists.

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Small Wonders @smallwondersmag.com · 06/09/2026

We're accepting applications to join our first readers team! This is a great way to see what makes a magazine like ours work, read LOTS of different styles of flash fiction and poetry, refine your own tastes, and work with some nifty people: airtable.com/applzdlHLTpe...

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Another side-effect of a lengthy to-do list, apparently: outlining a new short story for the first time in almost a year. 👀

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Nothing makes me want to work on my novel quite like writing out a multi-page to-do list of important, time-sensitive chores and work obligations.

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Suzan the chalant goth @sillysyntax.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Sometimes I wish the general SFFH industry at large would admit, and when I say at large I include everyone writers, publishers, and other entities, that there has been a big turn against Black and brown writers and then also within that group queer, women, disabled people

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

It is 84 degrees outside (at 8 a.m.) and I’M STILL MAKING PUMPKIN SAUCE THIS MORNING AND NO ONE CAN STOP ME. We are so close to being free of the tyranny of summer.

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OTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

ICYMI: Our 2027 reading schedule is here! Instead of brief quarterly openings, we'll have two longer windows... and you can submit twice in each! 🗡️ December 1, 2026 - January 31, 2027 🪐 June 1, 2027 - July 31, 2027 Same number of subs for authors + a smoother process for our team. We can't wait!

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Mark Your Calendars!
December 1, 2026 - January 31, 2027
open to submissions for Issues 5-6!

June 1, 2027 - July 31, 2027
open to submissions for Issues 7-8!

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

For the first time in my adult life—most impressively/concerningly, for the first time in seven years of working from home most days—I now own… A DESK. This is the closest thing I have had to “good writing news” in months.

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Very grateful to see such a kind review and a recommendation for this bleak/weird/ugly story: “Lightspeed’s June issue kicks off in grand style with ‘Ghost in the Tank’ … It’s a vividly told story about a world, and a relationship where every good moment feels stolen, broken, and, eventually, lost.”

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Ghost in the Tank - Lightspeed Magazine

The first time you killed me, I cried like a baby. Stupid, stupid, to cry over something make-believe—stupid and ugly and pathetic, too, when already the only thing I wanted in the world was for you ...

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Super excited to be part of this excellent lineup. Make sure you're registered for RSM! It's going to be a blast: www.rainbowspacemagic.org

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

We do also have hats available (dog hair not included).

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