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We're a literary press run by cats, dedicated to sharing stories about science and the science experience. Our mEwditors are looking for YOUR short stories, poems, and creative non-fiction themed on science, science fiction, and science fantasy!

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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Gremlin Grimoire 9: "Joker" by Ioulia Lymperopoulou. @ioulia-libera.bsky.social "I had to reconquer every one of my cells from scratch, on my body, in my soul, mind and heart. Every centimeter in my neighborhood, in everything I did, in my bed, in my flat." #creativenonfiction #litmags
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GG: Joker by Ioulia Lymperopoulou – Strange Quark Press
Joker Ioulia Lymperopoulou He seems to be there when he’s really not. A constant traveler from place to place, person to person, job to job. A tricky player wat
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Gremlin Grimoire 8: "Grimm's Grimoire" by George Liu. "A pale-brown, almost pink book, lies half-lost, forgotten beneath a heap of old, discarded books. Its cover is carefully decorated with strands of silver wire..." #shortstory #litmags
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GG: Grimm’s Grimoire by George Liu – Strange Quark Press
Grimm's Grimoire by George Liu A pale-brown, almost pink book, lies half-lost, forgotten beneath a heap of old, discarded books. Its cover is carefully decorate
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Some weekend reading - Gremlin Grimoire 7: "WHAT FRIGHTENS THE GHOUL" by John Grey. "He knows what he is – the shadow that clings to the edge of the grave, the odor of rot in moonlight." #poetry #litmags
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GG: What Frightens the Ghoul – Strange Quark Press
WHAT FRIGHTENS THE GHOUL by John Grey He knows what he is – the shadow that clings to the edge of the grave, the odor of rot in moonlight. Not the loneliness –
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Gremlin Grimoire 6: "Beneath the City" by Marley Greiner. "There is a city beneath the city unseen and worn by time..." #poetry #litmags www.strangequarkpress.org/gg-beneath-t...
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GG: Beneath the City – Strange Quark Press
Beneath the City by Marley Greiner                                  There i
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Gremlin Grimoire 5: "The Furies a Montage (Crime Without Passion, 1934)" by Marley Greiner. "We fly over the city the skyscrapers the courtrooms and nightclubs and secret apartments..." #poetry #litmags
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GG: The Furies – Strange Quark Press
The Furies a Montage (Crime Without Passion, 1934) A tribute to Slavko Vorkapich by Marley Greiner We rise primeval our bodies enfolded in firey gowns hair flam
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Gremlin Grimoire 4: "DMT Frequency" by Marley Greiner. "May cause hallucinations, dizziness, euphoria"
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GG: DMT Frequency – Strange Quark Press
DMT Frequency by Marley Greiner warns May cause hallucinations, dizziness, euphoria It does not. Only tedium and a vague ghost of Outer Limits (the original) os
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Congratulations Sarah!
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Gremlin Grimoire #3: "Tonight, We Dance for Tomorrow Comes" by Sarah Farr. "Yesterday there was nothing in our town, and by morning there was this. None of us knew what it was, but the pounding music drew us in." #shortstory #litmag
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GG: Tonight, We Dance for Tomorrow Comes – Strange Quark Press
Tonight, We Dance for Tomorrow Comes  by Sarah Farr I handed over the last of my money, a scrunched up five-pound note, and a couple of pound coins borrowe
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Gremlin Grimoire #2: "The Oldest Question" by Jon Chan! "No true knight could turn away, not after witnessing the butcher’s handiwork. Rollan massacred an entire village with a summoned plague. Left behind scrawlings on vellum suggested the Alchemist killed everyone..." #shortfiction #litmag
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GG: The Oldest Question – Strange Quark Press
Answering the Oldest Question in the World            by Jon Chan Beads of sweat formed on Egbert’s brow.  The air was still
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Today we're highlighting The Cabinet of the Bones, a spooky poem from our latest anthology by Elizabeth Barton: www.strangequarkpress.org/gg-cabinet-o... #poetry #litmags
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The Cabinet of the Bones – Strange Quark Press
The Cabinet of the Bones by Elizabeth Barton  At the gates of death they held you hostage, in hope of votive offering to their god who had entered our worl
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Ioulia Lymperopoulou @ioulia-libera.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
🖋🗞 The Anthology "Gremlin Grimoire", Strange Quark Press @strangequarkpress.bsky.social , on Amazon, July 2026, USA. My contribution: the creative non fiction story & illustration🖋🖌🃏 "Joker" #writer #author #magazine www.amazon.com/dp/B0H7J28WF1/
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
SQP’s latest anthology is fresh off the presses! Gremlin Grimoire features human-created stories & poems that wander from the ghoulish to the surreal. Read more on our website or snag a copy to get it signed by your favorite author! #writingcommunity #poetry www.amazon.com/dp/B0H7J28WF1
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Our editors are busy working through the last batch of submissions, which is an absolute blast. In the meantime, check out Infinity and ME by John Tricarico from our last anthology: www.strangequarkpress.org/infinity-and...
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Infinity and Me by John Tricarico - Strange Quark Press
Infinity and ME by John Tricarico I followed myself in a dream I tapped on my shoulder And turning around I saw it was me And then another me And then another me Extending into infinity Preferring to ...
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Another fun piece from our last issue is Gerard Sarnat's poem "Lucked Out By God, But Nazis Don’t Look Back!" www.strangequarkpress.org/lucked-out-b...
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Lucked Out By God, But Nazis Don’t Look Back! by Gerard Sarnat - Strange Quark Press
Lucked Out By God, But Nazis Don’t Look Back! by Gerard Sarnat Shirley Shirley bo burley Banana fana fo firley… --Shirley Ellis, The Name Game Ta-da JewBu Beatniks Hippie dippy Yippie preppy Yuppie Sw...
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
As we continue working through submissions, check out some of the amazing work by Onyishi Chukwuebuka Freedom! Our editors really appreciated that he chose catfish for the title. www.strangequarkpress.org/portrait-of-...
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Portrait of Love & Catfish by Chukwuebuka Onyishi Freedom - Strange Quark Press
Portrait of Love & Catfish by Chukwuebuka Onyishi Freedom Beyond these dark walls, lizards bow to sunglass Moons & wonder. like starship troopers searching for their missing loved ones, canoeing into ...
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Writers, keep your eyes out! We're wrapping up reading and sending out emails about Gremlin Grimoire! Keep your eyes out for a notification.
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Suburban Witchcraft Magazine @suburbanwitchlit.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Suburban Witchcraft Issue 11 is now Live! Teeming with #art , #writing, #poetry and #photography , we hope it takes you on many creative journeys! Read Issue 11 at : suburbanwitchcraft.com/issue11 #writingcommunity #suburbanwitchcraftmagazine #reading #publishing #litmag
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Strange Quark Press is looking for your tales of science, exploration, and of course cats, all for our latest anthology! Submit now until the end of the month! All proceeds go to charity! www.strangequarkpress.org #callforsubmissions #opencall
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! A forgotten doorway. A forbidden library. Secrets buried for centuries beneath the shifting sands. The journal of a forgotten philosopher whose words were banned. A sleep-deprive...
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Strange Quark Press is now accepting submissions for our upcoming anthology, Gremlin Grimoire. We're looking for your spooky tales, poems, essays, and artwork from now until November 30th! strangequarkpress.org #writers #litmag #callforsubmissions #submissioncall
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Call for Submissions: Gremlin Grimoire, Strange Quark Press
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!   A forgotten doorway. A forbidden library. Secrets buried for centuries beneath the shifting sands
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Strange Quark Press is proud to announce the theme of our latest anthology: Gremlin Grimoire! We're looking for tales of lost knowledge, forbidden books, fantastical creations, unusual creatures, and abandoned dimensions... and of course cats, from now through November. #callforsubs #litmags
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
We're gearing up for our next anthology announcement! Have a spooky piece of cosmic or fantastical writing? Consider sending it our way. Keep an eye out for the theme in the near future!
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Check out this far-out tribute to Ursula K. Le Guin by poet Mona Mehas: www.strangequarkpress.org/words-in-fli...
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Words in Flight and Ursula’s Worlds by Mona Mehas, Strange Quark Press
Words in Flight & Ursula's Worlds by Mona Mehas Words in Flight I am the earth, words my satellites my compositions populate the universe arm in arm,...
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Visit the ruins of Roanoake Prime with this poem by Akua Lezli Hope: www.strangequarkpress.org/roanoke-prim...
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Roanoke Prime by Akua Lezli Hope, Strange Quark Press
Roanoke Prime by Akua Lezli Hope They called it sacred space  We didn’t care and settled there And disappeared without a trace and disappeared...
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Explore the desolate plains of Mars with Brian Garrison in 'Carry On' www.strangequarkpress.org/carry-on-by-...
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Carry on by Brian Garrison, Strange Quark Press
Carry On by Brian Garrison Mars is bookless. Pageless. It lacks pulp
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Watch as light unfolds, in the poem "Tantra" by @maiacornish.bsky.social www.strangequarkpress.org/tantra-by-ma...
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Tantra by Maia Cornish, Strange Quark Press
Tantra by Maia Cornish My reluctant mind unfolds into light and space.   unfamiliar mists of colour brush against feeble resistance
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Take a break from work and read two lovely cosmic poems by Linda M. Crate, including "The Star with a Sword." www.strangequarkpress.org/the-star-wit...
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The Star with a Sword and A Love Longer than Time by Linda Crate, Strange Quark Press
The Star with a Sword & A Love Longer than Time by Linda Crate The Star with a Sword He was arrogant enough to pluck a star  from the sky, and...
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Poem of the day: explore ghostly imagery and strange tales with "My Fisherman Dad" by David Adekeye, now available on our website and in print! www.strangequarkpress.org/my-fisherman...
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My Fisherman Dad by David Adekeye, Strange Quark Press
My Fisherman Dad by David Adekeye My dad is a fisherman “Not the normal one," mum will say His eyes were blue like the waters of the seas When I was...
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Looking for cosmic inspiration? Check out these two wonderful poems by @maudiemichelle.com, including Gravity of Being, which explores a journey through the Milky Way galaxy. www.strangequarkpress.org/collective-c...
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Collective Contemplation and Gravity of Being by Maudie Bryant, Strange Quark Press
Collective Contemplation & Gravity of Being by Maudie Bryant Collective Contemplation We gather,  silent as the tide.
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Want to read about Time Junkies, or explore the lunar surface? Consider checking out our two recent pieces by the talented writer @reyanth.bsky.social www.strangequarkpress.org/time-junkies... www.strangequarkpress.org/thelunarbell/
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Time Junkies by Rey N. Ath, Strange Quark Press
Time Junkies by Rey N. Ath It’s a hectic day for the freshly sworn-in Global Ministress of the Planet Protectorate, formerly known as the U
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Excited to share the poem Tantra by @gillbreeze.bsky.social in our latest anthology! Check it out on our website, or in print! www.strangequarkpress.org/tantra-by-ma...
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Tantra by Maia Cornish, Strange Quark Press
Tantra by Maia Cornish My reluctant mind unfolds into light and space.   unfamiliar mists of colour brush against feeble resistance
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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
My poem, The Lunar Bell and flash fiction, Time Junkies are incl'tded in this anthology. Please check it out!
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Postcard @postcardlit.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Send us your prose poems or flash fictions or micro flashes...whatever you're calling your weird, beautiful, wonderful prose chunks.
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Our latest anthology, Cosmic Quest, is now live on our website, and in epub and paperback available on Amazon! Come check out cosmic poems and stories by 18 exciting authors and one cat! www.strangequarkpress.org/cosmic-quest/ www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCRZV3GJ
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
We had a blast celebrating the pre-release of Cosmic Quest at our reading last Friday! Thanks to all who attend and read their pieces, and for sharing your work with us. Looking forward to release of the paperback copy of the anthology in the coming week!
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Rey N. Ath @reyanth.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Really excited for this release! #WritingCommunity
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Happening today -- the per-release celebration for Cosmic Quest! Come join us and hear our authors,poets, and one cat share excerpts of their work. Sign up at the link below! docs.google.com/forms/d/1ItE...
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Here's a sneak peek at the cover of our upcoming anthology, Cosmic Quest - to be release this Saturday, and featuring stories and poems by 18 awesome authors!
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Our new anthology Cosmic Quest is quickly coming together, with amazing work by a host of poets and authors! Keep an eye out in the next two weeks for cats, calamities, and cosmic quests.
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
We're making big progress on our upcoming anthology, Cosmic Quest, and can't wait to share the amazing pieces with the rest of the community! Stay tuned!
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
In case you needed a reason to drink more coffee -- it reduces the risk of head and neck cancer, among other benefits. Tea was even more beneficial! ☕☕☕
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Coffee and tea consumption and the risk of head and neck cancer: An updated pooled analysis in the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology Consortium
A pooled analysis of 9548 HNC cases and 15,783 controls from the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology consortium was conducted to assess the association between coffee and tea consumption ...
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Lots of stories and poems accepted! Thanks to all who submitted this round. Also, we've got a new website frontpage featuring out editor Jiffy: www.strangequarkpress.org
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SQP Front Page, Strange Quark Press
Strange Quark Press Strange Quark Press is an indie magazine for science-themed writing, science fiction, and speculative fiction, or really whatever weird...
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Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Today's the final day for flash fiction submissions to Saros #3! However, we're extending the reading period until the end of the month for drabbles and cover art! sarossf.com/submissions/
Saros #3: A digital dystopia in transition, soon to be lost in time, like Tears in Rain: A collection of drabbles and flash.

Submission Period Extended: Jan 15 to Feb 28

Drabbles - 100 words - $4 CAD
Drabble Sets - 5 drabbles - $20 CAD
Cover Art - $40 CAD

This text is overlaid on a background of a closeup of rain drops dropping into a pool of water.
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
We just read a story with a disembodied AI horse head. Now this is the kind of AI we approve of.
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
We're having a blast reading through more submissions, and now getting into the tricky part of deciding what's a good fit. There are so many talented writers out there!
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
We're having a blast catching up on submissions and finally sending out some response letters! Thanks everyone for your submissions this round. We can't wait to see what Cosmic Quest becomes.
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
We’re trying to get some writing and editing done this morning… and then this UFO lands in the apartment.
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
As kids we're creative and curious and love to explore ideas, and at some point that intuition is driven out of us. Let's bring it back. Let's be curious again... and maybe find some treats along the way.
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Science Friday has a four star rating on Charity Navigator, and brings science discussion to public radio across the country. Definitely worth pitching in a few bucks imho!
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Thanksgiving is behind us and the next holiday is weeks away. If you're like us, you're thinking "How am I going to get things done before the year is over?" Over here, the answer is "coffee and catnip" and a healthy dose of procrastination.
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Strange Quark Press (Closed for Submissions) @strangequarkpress.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
They told us that doing science would be like this. They said professors have it easy and that writing books and essays and papers would get easier. So yeah, maybe that was a lie, but at least the 3-2-1 Contact Theme still slaps. www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2-L...
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3-2-1 Contact Opening Theme/Intro 1983-1986 #2
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