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The Daily Tomorrow @thedailytomorrow.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Archive Spotlight: Good morning. Some joy desires to worm its way into your week. Do you permit? Rob Gillham's 'Joy Worms' are inciting conspiracy theories, protests, aberrant iterations, and enormous reader delight. Please, enjoy!

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Joy Worms - Part One

By Rob Gillham

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Adriana Kantcheva @adrianakantcheva.com · 11/09/2026

I often write long things. It's not only my novel projects. I regularly have to wrestle my "short" story drafts into reasonable lengths. It's a process. It takes a while. Hence, I've developed ways to keep the writing buzz alive. Check out my piece on @milfordsff.bsky.social's blog for some ideas.

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CD Covington @exaggerated.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

It's costing me extra to tell the US government I don't owe them money this year (end taxation for citizens abroad!), so now is a good time to buy my book! - The basics of phonetics and morphology - Lots of sociolinguistics - Analysis of cool books - Recs of cool books you can read

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 02/09/2026

"Generic State University has been upholding its mission to provide opportunities and build character in all students since its founding. Now, we turn our attention to the next frontier of education: joining the ranks of Dark Academia." buff.ly/i0tyP36

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Generic State University Pivots to Dark Academia

“Generic State University has been proudly upholding its mission to provide opportunities and build character in all students since its founding. Now, we tur...

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Hannya Kay @hannyakay.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

And here it is! My unhinged sci fi flash fiction! Come and join me in that crazy ride... All aboard!!! 🦆🦆🦆

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British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Prepping for his talk at this weekend’s Writing the Occult: Time & Place event, @rickandwrite.bsky.social asks what exactly it adds to your narrative when you isolate your characters in the one place no one can hear you scream for help. britishfantasysociety.org/writing-isol...

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Charles (Cy) Payseur @cypayseur.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

TELL ME YOUR 🏳️‍🌈QUEER SHORT SFF🏳️‍🌈 OUT IN JULY 2026!!! Originals only pls, up to novella in length, indie okay. Just reply with the author, title, and a link to read and/or buy and I'll get them on the list. Here's June's list for context & more info: www.patreon.com/quicksiprevi...

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Some Queer Short SFF - June 2026 | Charles Payseur

Hi all! I’m still a mess in general but the show continues, this month with works from June—and there are quite a few, thanks in large part

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Neon Hemlock @neonhemlock.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

We hit the stretch goal, so we'll be doing at least two of these babies 📚

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Janny Wurts @jannywurts.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

(thread) Authors, please, if you are writing horses with riders SWIMMING their mounts across rivers!!! take a moment and LOOK at real photos or video of horses swimming (the wild pony roundup, swimming the channel to Chincoteague is a good example) Horses swimming are immersed up their heads!

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Bethany Crowe Powell @bethanypowell.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Thrilled to share this! Read for a short moment being restored by music, erased by fame…or let me know what it’s about after you read it? strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...

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A Tiny™ Concert for the No-Name King

Building this setlist had been terrifying. Of course we’d debated our Tiny™ Concert set over the years, but never pictured this.

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Barbara A. Barnett @babarnett.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

New on the @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social blog: excerpts from a Q&A with Odyssey Director Jeanne Cavelos, who talks about whether short fiction credits can help your novel career and the value of attending conventions www.odysseyworkshop.org/qa-excerpt-j...

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Q&A Excerpt: Jeanne Cavelos | Odyssey Writing Workshops

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WIRED @wired.com · 08/08/2026

New AI toolbars and prompts are showing up in Google Docs and Gmail. If you don’t want Gemini’s help in writing documents and emails, here’s how to turn that stuff off. www.wired.com/story/how-to...

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How to Disable the AI Features in Gmail and Google Docs

New AI toolbars and prompts are showing up in Google Docs and Gmail. If you don’t want Gemini’s help in writing documents and emails, here’s how to turn that stuff off.

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Spencer Orey @spencerorey.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I've learned a lot from reading John Crowley's work. My favorite of the many many vocab words I've looked up over the years is still "infundibular"

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Spencer Orey @spencerorey.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Check out my epistolary caveman flash story! It's delightful and tender! I'm so happy it's out to share 😀

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Reminder that we're open for horror and Weird fiction short story collection submissions. Don't self reject, but also, please, PLEASE read the submission guidelines fully. Details here: cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...

Submission Call
Single-author horror and Weird fiction short story collections. 40K to 60K words—no exceptions. The submission window is open until the 2028 Cursed Morsels calendar is filled. Note that I am currently only looking for one Quarter One 2028 release. I will post on social media and our submissions site once submissions are closed.

Things I Want
Gripping, stylized prose. Strangeness and disorientation. Moral messiness. Fiction written for adults. Nuance. Ambiguity. Stories that don’t offer easy catharsis. Queer, anti-capitalist, anti-fascist stories. Misshapen, unmarketable, upsetting, weird shit. I am particularly interested in collections by queer and BIPOC writers.

Things I don't want
Stories that lean more into fantasy and sci-fi than horror and Weird fiction (though lighter fantasy and sci-fi elements are welcome!) Stories with Lovecraft-specific IP. “Kids on bikes” horror. YA fiction. Fairy tale retellings. Preachiness. AI bullshit.

More details at https://cursedmorsels.com/submission-calls/

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Jane French @janefrench.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I love this so much. Read it out loud. Trust me.

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Spencer Orey @spencerorey.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Check out my epistolary caveman flash story! It's delightful and tender! I'm so happy it's out to share 😀

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Spencer Orey @spencerorey.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I love this story! Albuquerque, magic, weird investigations, rivers...

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Spencer Orey @spencerorey.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I'm back from Readercon with a stack of books and new ideas! I got to meet lots of cool writers and eat profoundly sugary toast. Thanks to everyone who made it an awesome time

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James Petruzzi @hawaiianimages.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Imma gonna start telling people "Stop doomscrolling on the Palintir" that's a really apt metaphor

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Derek Wagner @dmwagner.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

My story published in May @diabolicalplots.com got a lovely little review from @mariahaskins.com in the new issue of Locus! So cool!

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Spencer Orey @spencerorey.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

I've loved this story for years. So cool to hear it narrated this time

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Spencer Orey @spencerorey.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Thanks for the pep talk, Walt Whitman

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Spencer Orey @spencerorey.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I had an awesome time at Copenhagen's @fantsticon.bsky.social with @foxesandroses.bsky.social and @sarahpinsker.bsky.social! Here is a cool pic of my ear, listening to the imparted wisdom

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Astrolabe @astrolabe.ooo · 30/04/2026

We're looking for another editor (or two) to help with reading and making selections, but *most importantly*, giving our socials some life. We need to shine more light on the work we publish, but the three of us floating around here so far are not suited for it. Email us at editors@astrolabe.ooo!

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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

One of the current scams targeting writers is to send an e-mail that appears to be from a real editor, full of gushing (LLM-generated) praise for one of their books. There are a couple of very specific tells I want to flag for the vulnerable.

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Eugenia Triantafyllou @foxesandroses.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Friends! Thrilled to announce that my novelette "The Snatchers" is out at @uncannymagazine.bsky.social!!! It's a sci-fi horror satire and a reimagining of "The Invasion of the Body Snatchers". What if everyone in the world turned into one person: the Leader? Would that be enough to fix everything?

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The Snatchers - Uncanny Magazine

Out in the great expanse of cosmos, little seeds float. They have been drifting for billions of years in the cold darkness of space from one planet to the other, driven by the need for survival and pr...

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Laser @stefanlaser.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Thinking #AI through its future ruins: We just published Anne Pasek’s lovely ride of a keynote from the Before Ruins #STS conference, which took place at Ruhr University in #Bochum. With hot beats by Mace. www.youtube.com/watch @apasek.bsky.social @aepa@Aepasek@scholar.social

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AI in Ruins: Industry and Inquiry Before and After the Bubble. Keynote by Anne Pasek

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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 12/04/2026

Locus Magazine is an essential institution for anyone who loves SFF books. They only have two days left of their fundraiser and they're still 50 percent short of their goal: www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/... Please support them if you can! Any amount helps! <3

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Locus Mag: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror 2026 by Locus Publications - Indiegogo

Celebrating and uplifting authors, artists, and story -- the guide to the world's imagination.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 22/03/2026

This is your reminder that if you are a class member and have NOT yet filed a claim in Anthropic v. Bartz, the AI copyright lawsuit, you have 9 days to do so.

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jayhengepub.bsky.social @jayhengepub.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

A slightly belated International Women’s Day celebration 💜 Pioneers & Pathfinders is free for a limited time. It's an anthology full of bold, brilliant, and boundary-pushing stories by women authors.Come explore a little wonder with us ✨ zurl.co/2GeU8

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JayHenge Publishing

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Another tough day for team “there’s no point in complaining about AI, just accept it.”

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Rath Mercury @rathmercury.com · 04/03/2026

I have a new poem out! In @smallwondersmag.com today.

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T. K. Rex @tkrex.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

I recently had the honor of guest editing the solarpunk issue of Roses & Wildflowers magazine. They are a new, small SFF journal so please give them some love! societyforritualarts.com/rw/2025-autu...

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Table of Contents - Roses and Wildflowers Autumn 2025

Back to Journals Home On to the Wonderous Stories Table of Contents Autumn 2025 Mytho-Anarchy: A Fools Journey An issue dedicated to hope. Solar-punk, hope-punk, envisioning a better future. Fantasy a...

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Odyssey Workshop @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Applications are now open for Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop 2026! The one-on-one, online, intensive, customized experience that has helped writers make major breakthroughs is waiting for you! Choose your pace: 6wk, 12wk, or 18 wk App deadline Apr. 10 www.odysseyworkshop.org/about-the-wo...

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Odyssey Workshop @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Please boost! Applications for Odyssey's Online Winter Classes close on 1/18! Apply today!! www.odysseyworkshop.org/odyssey-onli...

background image of forest with blue fog, with a ground cover of moss and pink flowers, a bright light emitting from the ground to fly off into the forest; text: “I can honestly say this is the best writing course I have ever completed. I highly recommend this workshop to anyone who wants to learn how to write the best possible version of their stories.” -Becca Yuan on her Odyssey Online experience

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Spencer Orey @spencerorey.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

my Diary of a High School Necromancer story is in here alongside soooo many awesome things. Check it out for free! Happy new year!

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Barbara A. Barnett @babarnett.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

I’ve been interviewed about my upcoming Odyssey Online class, All the World’s a Page, over at WOW! Women on Writing! A short read if you’d like to learn more about the class or want to procrastinate on holiday-related drudgery.

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Interview With Odyssey Writing Workshops Graduate & Instructor: Barbara A. Barnett

If you're looking to invest in yourself in the new year, you may consider signing up for a course with Odyssey Writing Workshops . Their cou...

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Agita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

If you want to read one of our books but can't afford it, just ask. We'll send you a free ebook.

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Spencer Orey @spencerorey.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

I've learned a lot about writing from Barbara. Her class is going to be fantastic. Take it if you can!

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 30/10/2025

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

For many folks, money is tight and about to get tighter with the manufactured SNAP benefits crisis. As such, between now and the end of the month, I'm donating all Cursed Morsels store proceeds to @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social. Buy a book and support unhoused folks: www.cursedmorselspress.com

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Home | Cursed Morsels Press

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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Support the 2026 @apexmag.bsky.social Kickstarter! Apex publishes amazing SF, dark fantasy, and horror and we need their stories now more than ever. I'll give an Apex gift subscription and dedication to one random person who promotes this Kickstarter! 1/ www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

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Apex Magazine 2026

An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

For those deleting our Academia dot edu accounts (due to their new exploitative TOC) make sure to follow the instructions quoted below or they'll force you to accept the TOC before you can get to the "delete my account" button. See you all on the open-source alternative hcommons Humanities Commons!

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