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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 5h

It’s October which, in Germany, means the bad weather is coming and Christmas treats are already popping up in grocery stores. A new month also means free sci-fi and fantasy reads! books.bookfunnel.com/octfantasy/e...

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Free Fantasy & Science Fiction for October 2026

Searching for your next favorite story? Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 18h

It all started on this day. Thank you for a wonderful twenty years.

Text in the center reads: 20 Years Oct. 2006 - Oct. 2026, clarkesworldmagazine.com

(right) Cover art for issue 241 by Marcel Deneuve is "Labyrinths of Azarax" and features a blue and white mechanical eye in a circular opening looking at a small, white, glowing humanoid figure standing on a large pipe in the tunnel. Many pipes line the walls, all heading out to the main room. Pipes are yellow and gray. Room beyond is blue.

(left) Cover art for issue 1 by Tomasz Pietrzyk is "The Town of the Towers" and features a surreal town of yellowy white distorted towers with reddish orange roofs that overhang the towers and rise to a point. Mishapen dark windows and doors are scattered about on the buildings. Orange sky gives the entire piece a warm tone.

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 16/09/2026

We are 98 new subscribers away from our goal! clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

My first book fair (Klischee Buchmesse) as an author is done, and after selling out of all my books (except book 2 in my Bit trilogy), I would count it as a success!

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

This time next week (Sat Sept. 12) I’ll be attending my first book fair, Klischee, as an author and will be at table 251.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

In case you’d like to get lost in fictional dystopian/post apocalyptic stories, here are some free reads for September: books.bookfunnel.com/dystopia-eve...

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A story for every season—Alfom series edition.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

As a new author, it’s very difficult even in the best of times getting one’s name out there. Being published in Clarkesworld has helped me immensely in that respect. Consider supporting the good work they do by subscribing. Every bit makes a difference!

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

It’s August which means it’s still too hot in Germany, everyone here goes on vacation, and I have some free reads to share: Sci-fi: books.bookfunnel.com/scifispirit/... Fantasy: books.bookfunnel.com/fantasyspiri...

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 01/08/2026

Clarkesworld has recently discovered that their August issue successfully breached containment and gained access to the Internet, where it is presently hacking reader's minds. "Oh no, what will we do? Who knew that stories could be so powerful?" said Neil Clarke, when approached for comment.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

My take on the relative difficulty of writing time periods in SF (from least to most difficult): super far future -> far future -> present day -> near future Near future and especially books that include the downfall of society on page are tough to nail. Why then do I keep writing these stories?

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

‼️Announcing my next novel, Blessed is the Sync‼️ BitS is a dark science fantasy, book 3 in the Bit trilogy, and part of the Alfom shared universe. Release is scheduled for mid-February 2027.

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 14/07/2026

We are about halfway towards our goal of picking up enough new subscriptions to give our staff, authors, translators, and artists a raise when we publish our 20th anniversary issue in October. Thanks to all who have signed up and/or boosted the signal. clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

For your July reading pleasure, here are two speculative fiction promos featuring free reads: books.bookfunnel.com/free_books_f... books.bookfunnel.com/womenwarrior... #freereads #booksky

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Smashwords sale alert! The efiles of my short stories are currently free, whereas all novels except Blessed is the Link are 75% off. www.smashwords.com/profile/view...

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I’m back home after an awesome time at @metropolconbrln with some added baggage in the form of copies of Clarkesworld, specifically the issues my 3 stories appear in. These were gifted by Neil Clarke himself making for a lovely surprise. I shamelessly asked him for signatures on all of them.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Day 1 of Metropolcon (Eurocon) is done! Happy to be half of this dynamic duo/share a table with Liv Strom.

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 01/07/2026

The July issue of Clarkesworld is now online and features stories by K. J. Khan, Fiona Moore, Carlos Hernandez, Ju Chu, Thomas Ha, R.S.A. Garcia, and R.L. Meza. clarkesworldmagazine.com/issue_238 Subscribe at: clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

Cover art for the July 2026 issue is by Alex Vede features a lone figure facing left and looking slightly up. He stands in an orange and yellow field that also contains a variety of large satellite dishes aimed into the left sky. The dusk sky is blue with stars and two moons (or maybe one is a planet and this is a moon).
Interviews with Tran Nguyen and Meg Elison, article by Gunnar De Winter, and editorial by Neil Clarke. Authors listed are the same as in the post.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Available now as an ebook, paperback, and hardcover

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Today is release day for Blessed is the Link! If you’re partial to stories with revolutionaries, eldritch horror, and/or a coming of age slant, snag a copy of this dark science fantasy. From a retailer: books2read.com/BitL From the author (discounted): sherisingerling.com/direct-purch...

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

This time next week will see me in the thick of Metropolcon/Eurocon 2026 in Berlin. My schedule is looking packed seeing as I’ll be serving on three panels: 1) Shared Universes in Storytelling, 2) Indie vs Traditional Publishing, and 3) GenAI and Publishing: A Bad Mix.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Pick a page number from 1 to 348, leave it in a comment, and I will give you a line from my dark science fantasy novel, Blessed is the Link! Release is on June 30, 2026. Preorder now to receive the first three chapters early and a companion short story.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

With an impending release, it’s time to update the author-suggested reading order for my Alfom series. At present, these stories can be read in any order with one caveat—the Bit trilogy (yellow borders) ought to be read in the order indicated unless you like spoilers and being thoroughly confused.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

An “about the author” post I won’t have to update every time I publish something new 😅 I also settled on a color scheme that centers on my affinity toward klein blue.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Quote #4 from Blessed is the Link, a dark science fantasy, book 2 in the Bit trilogy, and part of the Alfom shared universe. Coming June 30.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Revolution is in the air in Simetria. Blessed is the Link, a dark science fantasy and book #2 in the Bit trilogy, coming June 30.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Books of the Bit trilogy: Blessed is the Rot (Bit #1) and Blessed is the Link (Bit #2). Dark science fantasy with a healthy dose of cosmic horror.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Quote #3 from Blessed is the Link, a dark science fantasy, book 2 in the Bit trilogy, and part of the Alfom shared universe. Coming June 30.

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 09/06/2026

Between now and October (our 20th anniversary issue), we're running a subscription drive and dedicating all new revenue toward improving pay for our staff, writers, artists, and contractors. Details on how to subscribe can be found here: clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Freebie alert! My latest short story (technically novelette) “Disaffected” (Bit #1.5) is out now. It’s a companion piece to Blessed is the Link (Bit #2) and deals with revolutionaries and wealth inequality.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Non-Euclidean isn’t a term most people are exposed to, but it’s one that makes many appearances in my Bit trilogy books. This brief dictionary definition does a pretty good job of distilling it down to the basics.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Celeste Wilmot, Voyant Supreme, featured in Blessed is the Link, a dark science fantasy, book 2 in the Bit trilogy, and part of the Alfom shared universe. Release on June 30. Illustrations by the talented Trevor Claxton

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

For the NetGalley ARC readers out there, Blessed is the Link is now live! www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 31/05/2026

Thank you Locus and Locus Award voters!

2026 Locus Awards for Best Magazine to clarkesworld and best editor Neil clarke

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Anddd the other half of the faces—all new ones this time—of Blessed is the Link, a dark science fantasy, book 2 in the Bit trilogy, and part of the Alfom shared universe. Coming June 30.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

A sampling of the faces—some new, some old—in Blessed is the Link, a dark science fantasy, book 2 in the Bit trilogy, and part of the Alfom shared universe. Coming June 30.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Simetria is governed by the Order of the New Day—a guild system. Foremost amongst the guilds is the Wardens Guild.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Quote #2 from Blessed is the Link, a dark science fantasy, book 2 in the Bit trilogy, and part of the Alfom shared universe. Coming June 30.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Quote #1 from Blessed is the Link, a dark science fantasy, book 2 in the Bit trilogy, and part of the Alfom shared universe. Coming June 30.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Bits and bobs you can look forward to in Blessed is the Link, a dark science fantasy: 👹 Eldritch horrors 🤫 Secrets and lies 🇫🇷 Francophilia ✊ Revolutionaries 👁️ Coming of age 🧑‍🧑‍🧒 Familial relations 🌀 Non-Euclidean geometries Book 2 in the Bit trilogy, coming June 30

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

“Paper Airplane Poet” is out in Clarkesworld this month! PAP is a dark science fantasy with a mathematical Church, corrupted pockets of spacetime, and a poet who showers the city with his creations in the form of paper airplanes.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

It’s time for Blessed is the Link’s cover reveal (+blurb)! BitL is book #2 in the Bit trilogy, a sequel to Blessed is the Rot. 💿⛓️🌀Dark science fantasy + cosmic horror 🌀⛓️💿 Cover illustration: Jack Hillside @jackhillside.bsky.social Cover design: Geoffrey Bunting @geoffreybunting.bsky.social

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

And that’s a wrap for my first Eastercon! What an awesome time with lots of lovely people.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Day two of Eastercon (@iridescence_2026 ) featured plenty! I was on two panels back-to-back and had a great time on both. Thanks to @laurenwrites.bsky.social for snapping this pic of the Robot Overlords one ☺️

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Day one of Eastercon down! Tomorrow is two panels back-to-back then more time manning my table 😮‍💨

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Birmingham scenes that inspired parts of my dark science fantasy novel, Blessed is the Rot. For those who have read the novel, can you place these? Hint: Consider the Old World.

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 01/04/2026

Our April 2026 issue features stories by Ryan Cole, Tania Fordwalker, Rajeev Prasad, Katherine Khan, Nadia W. Aldsen, Malena Salazar Maciá, and Abby Nicole Yee. clarkesworldmagazine.com/issue_235 Subscribe at: clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

Cover for issue 235 of Clarkesworld is by Ian McQue and features a craft floating above dockyards. Background is a hazy purple. Smaller ships float nearby. This issue includes interviews with John Chu and Suzanne Palmer, an article by Jason Collins, and an editorial by Neil Clarke.

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 01/03/2026

Our March 2026 issue features stories by David D. Levine, R.L. Meza, Carolyn Zhao, Thomas Ha, Wanxiang Fengnian, Thoraiya Dyer, and Marissa Lingen. clarkesworldmagazine.com/issue_234 Subscribe at: clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

Cover art by Pascal Blanché features a blue skinned person wearing red-orange partial armor and helmet. They are sitting on a raised red piece of machinary in front of a large yellow sun on a bright yellow background. Smoke trails in from the lower right. Their helmeted head looks forward while they hold a large round device in both hands. Cables lead from the device to the helmet. Art is titled "Long Distance Call." Also in this issue: interviews with J.M. Sidorova and Rebecca Roanhorse, article by Benjamin C. Kinney, and the final results our annual readers' poll.

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Sheri Singerling @sherisingerling.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

When I was writing Nytho, LLMs (ChatGPT and its ilk) hadn’t yet taken off. I didn’t really know how believable it was for there to essentially be a cult that worships AGI, artificial general intelligences. But now, I can see that my intuition wasn’t far off.

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 11/02/2026

It's time for your periodic reminder that we count on subscriptions to keep the lights on. clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/ Thank you.

Fed up with your world? Visit ours. Picture of the Clarkesworld robot looking over at the cover of our February issue. That cover features a robot looking out at the sea while standing on the beach with their hands clasped behind their back. The water comes gently towards their feet. Peaceful ocean and sky. A contemplative moment of peace. Cover art by Matt Dixon.

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