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This week's short story is Imprecision. Time travel with watches and a secret society. books2read.com/u/476d2R

Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Deanna writes great fiction. I found a couple of books in the add-ons that appealed to me. #BookSky Check out The Waking of Witches: Dark Fantasy Hardcovers by DeAnna Knippling on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...

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The Waking of Witches: Dark Fantasy Hardcovers

Crossover dark witch fantasy for ages 10+: Book 1, Book 2 (new), and live-writing Book 3

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Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We're in the last 40 hours of the kickstarter. Where did the time go? One free short story ebook to all backers and we're within reach of the second stretch goal, which will bring that up to two free stories. Thank you to all backers, current and future! #BookSky #Kickstarter

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A Cut Beyond: Twilight Zone inspired stories in two books.

The barbershop that wasn't there yesterday. File under M for Magic. Weird and fantastic stories from the wondrous land of imagination.

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Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This week's short story, more science fiction. End Enlightenment is about an attempted assassination and class struggles in the future. books2read.com/u/31EeKM

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Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Reached the first stretch goal and onto the second. All backers, at this moment, get a free short story ebook. Highly possible for a second one to follow. Thank you to all backers and supporters! You have until Thursday to jump on board! #BookSky #Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/rob...

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A Cut Beyond: Twilight Zone inspired stories in two books.

The barbershop that wasn't there yesterday. File under M for Magic. Weird and fantastic stories from the wondrous land of imagination.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hurting the president’s feelings isn’t a national security threat Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Just over eight days remaining on the Kickstarter. The barbershop that wasn't there yesterday. File under M for Magic. Weird and fantastic stories from the wondrous land of imagination. #BookSky #Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/rob...

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A Cut Beyond: Twilight Zone inspired stories in two books.

The barbershop that wasn't there yesterday. File under M for Magic. Weird and fantastic stories from the wondrous land of imagination.

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Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This week's short story is Happy Rebirthday, a science fiction tale of the future when your mind is uploaded to the stars. books2read.com/u/bQMR06 #BookSky

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Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The barbershop that wasn't there yesterday. File under M for Magic. Weird and fantastic stories from the wondrous land of imagination. Funded and closing in (oh so close) to the first stretch goal! #BookSky #Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/rob...

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A Cut Beyond: Twilight Zone inspired stories in two books.

The barbershop that wasn't there yesterday. File under M for Magic. Weird and fantastic stories from the wondrous land of imagination.

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Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Good luck to you and your family! I was in Edinburgh two years ago. Lovely place. Still sucks the circumstances that led to your decision. May so many doors open for you.

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Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This week's short story is Survival By Starlight. Another dog story, but this one is science fiction. books2read.com/u/boL6y0

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Kristine Kathryn Rusch @kristinerusch.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Today’s the last day of the Seavy Co. Kickstarter. We hit *all* of our stretch goals (thank you!) & now for $18, backers will get 4 novels, several short stories & 3 #writing workshops. 1/2 #booksky #authorsky #booktok #writertok www.kickstarter.com/projects/a26...

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THREE FANTASY NOVELS From Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Three Fantasy Novels Set in Kristine Kathryn Rusch's Acclaimed Seavy County!

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Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This week's short story is Saturday In The Park With Cerberus. A light coming of age fantasy. books2read.com/u/bxolrD

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Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Beautiful picture of that bridge. I share one from my visit 2 years ago.

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Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Rusch's Kickstarter is doing good with a lot of great bonus books in the stretch rewards. Up to 5 extra books so far with more to come. I backed for all the short story collections. Check out THREE FANTASY NOVELS From Kristine Kathryn Rusch on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/a26...

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THREE FANTASY NOVELS From Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Three Fantasy Novels Set in Kristine Kathryn Rusch's Acclaimed Seavy County!

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Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

One day left to some great science fiction from a New Zealand author! Check out Spin Trap: Stunning deep space adventure. by Sean Monaghan on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/sea...

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Spin Trap: Stunning deep space adventure.

Pulse-Pounding Science Fiction Adventure Novel filled with action and disaster. Even a touch of humor. From award-winner Sean Monaghan.

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Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

ASU little free library, a donation

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Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This week's short story is Going Home. The story trigger was a chalk message I saw on the pavement, multiple times and locations, on my bike ride home. Contemporary and portal fantasy. books2read.com/u/3yB21v

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Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This week's short story is Dangerous Frontier Magic. There is magic under the earth in the American frontier as accessible as gold! Magic sold in the form of potions, elixirs, and tonics, and the peddlers who sell them to the townfolk in the Old West. books2read.com/u/brNykM

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Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

This week's short story is Passing On. Fantasy, magic, a benevolent drum in the Minnesota farmland. books2read.com/u/mdgnDl

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Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

This week's short story is Cat Noir. Great, simple cover. I like how it turned out. A story about a feral cat named Cleo. This is a crime story. And it is noir. Gritty. Cleo is the protagonist, but I must give a reader beware: Cleo does go through some abuse by a human. books2read.com/u/bM6ZPX

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Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

This week's short story is horror. A run into terror. So beware. books2read.com/u/4j8rGk

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Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

This week's short story, Ghost Lighter Than Aluminum, has a ghost, bicycles, and a love story. books2read.com/u/388a5w

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Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

This week's short story involves a cursed sword and sword swallowers. books2read.com/u/4E6wvo

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Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

This week's short story is A Vulture Waits. Another Guillermo Tavarez crime story, the first, in fact. Short and suspenseful. Originally published in Fiction River: Justice edited by Kristine Kathryn Rusch. books2read.com/u/4A96ap

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Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

This week's short story. Magnitude And Insignificance. A tale of a very short invasion by a toy-sized alien species. Originally published in Snot-Nosed Aliens edited by Dean Wesley Smith. books2read.com/u/bwMOWa

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Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Here's another short story for the week. Walking Nonexistent was originally published in the anthology, No Secrets Better Kept, edited by Dayle Dermatis. This story is both surreal and dream-like. I found the perfect art for the cover, too. books2read.com/u/bQ07wd

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Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Dispatch From The Other Side originally appeared in The Golden Door edited by Jamie Ferguson. My story involves a mysterious and infamous postcard and a young protagonist who lost his family crossing the southern border when he was just a baby. There's a slight science fiction element to it.

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The Answer-Man (Thaddeus Howze) @ebonstorm.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I think studios should be more patient with woman-led properties especially where superheroes are concerned. Trolls poisoning the well are causing distress but are mostly an overly-loud subgroup not representive of the movie going audience. Women can and should be allowed to be superheroes.

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Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

This week's short story is a Guillermo Tavarez story. I have several short stories with this character. No novel yet. Twisted But Never Broken first appeared in Fiction River: Dark & Deadly Passions. Dark crime fiction. books2read.com/u/3n6ydK

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Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

This week's short story is Confessional. It's both a crime story and a ghost story. A haunted bathroom stall. Originally appeared in my crime fiction collection, The Devil Is In The Dust. And reprinted in Pulphouse. books2read.com/u/bwMV8v

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Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

This week's short story is Ready Mundane. The graveyard shift, a breach between worlds, and the shattered innocence of a mundane. Originally appeared in Wandering Monsters: Boundary Shock Quarterly #16. books2read.com/u/b65zJ6

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Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

This week's short story considers the goofy idea of using time travel for tree care. I had too much fun writing it. books2read.com/u/bQ0Ja6

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Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

You know it! Even jumping spiders do it!

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Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

This little spider on my laptop has a great idea for a story and wants me to write it.

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Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

This week's short story is "Scurvy And Forgiveness." A wacky and dangerous tale of unexpected modern-day pirates. books2read.com/u/boKEZ0

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Rob Vagle @robvagle.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

"Uncomfortable Shoes" is a short story originally published in Pulphouse. Wanted to write about a shoeshine stand with a shoeshiner who can see a customer's future. Got that plus a romance. I choose to believe the shoeshiner made the right choice in the end and everything worked out all right.

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Devon Monk @devonmonk.com · 27/05/2026

Artist: Jocelin Carmes

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