Reposted by The Future FireArthur Robert Tracy IV @arttracy.bsky.social · 8hI'm very happy to see this piece back in print. If you have not read it, you should read it. If you have read it, you should read it again. 001
The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 27/09/2026If you have comments or reviews of any of the stories or art in TFF #77, please leave a note under the post at press.futurefire.net/2026/09/new-...press.futurefire.netNew Issue 2026.77“Mi inspiración para luchar […] siempre ha venido del agua: la protección por la vida, por cuidar lo que nos hace ser a nosotros quienes ... 175
Reposted by The Future FireThe Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The Future Fire #77 came out earlier this month: futurefire.net/2026.77/ Featuring stories from @mahailasmith.ca, Nissa Harlow, @baxtersa.bsky.social, @prioryruins.bsky.social, @badwriter.bsky.social and @mxmerrow.bsky.social Cover art by Leyelle M.G. Artists: Carmen Moran and L.E. Badillofuturefire.netThe Future Fire: Social-political and progressive cyberfiction 195
Reposted by The Future FireSam Baxter @baxtersa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I have a short story in the latest issue of The Future Fire! Thanks so much @thefuturefire.bsky.social for giving it and its sibling stories a home. “Salt Water in Their Veins” is a generational tale about the transience of home and the inseparableness of who we are and where we come from. 141
The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The Future Fire #77 came out earlier this month: futurefire.net/2026.77/ Featuring stories from @mahailasmith.ca, Nissa Harlow, @baxtersa.bsky.social, @prioryruins.bsky.social, @badwriter.bsky.social and @mxmerrow.bsky.social Cover art by Leyelle M.G. Artists: Carmen Moran and L.E. Badillofuturefire.netThe Future Fire: Social-political and progressive cyberfiction 195
Reposted by The Future FireMahaila Smith (they/them) @mahailasmith.ca · 20/09/2026I have a new flash piece about space crabs in The Future Fire! 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀https://futurefire.net/2026.77/fiction/new.html Let me know what you think!!futurefire.netA New Shell, Mahaila Smith 187
Reposted by The Future Firegwendolyn hicks @prioryruins.bsky.social · 19/09/2026i have a very gay novelette out in @thefuturefire.bsky.social 🌧️ a goatherd travels to the edge of the world as she knows it, searching for missing rain, but what she comes upon instead is a lonesome woman in a lighthouse. i hope you enjoy “A Word, and Its Keeping”: futurefire.net/2026.77/fict...futurefire.netA Word, and Its Keeping, Gwendolyn Hicks 53615
Reposted by The Future FireM. X. Merrow @mxmerrow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026"The King of Swords" is out now in Future Fire. A man finds a sword in a grave. He swears an oath. The sword keeps its promises — and so does he. @thefuturefire.bsky.social #booksky #specfic #sffstatic.klipy.comAnnouncementAlt: Announcement 171
The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 04/08/2026We welcome L.A. Hyland, author of the poem “Why Would I Be a Woman” in The Future Fire #76, for the last in this #microinterview season press.futurefire.net/2026/07/micr...press.futurefire.netMicrointerview with L.A. HylandWe welcome L.A. Hyland, author of the poem “ Why Would I Be a Woman ” in The Future Fire #76, for the last in this microinterview season. ... 030
The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Colleen Anderson, author of the poem “In Our Nature” in The Future Fire #76, is this week’s #microinterview guest, here to talk about her poem, betrayal and alternate history press.futurefire.net/2026/07/micr...press.futurefire.netMicrointerview with Colleen AndersonColleen Anderson, author of the poem “ In Our Nature ” in The Future Fire #76, is this week’s microinterview guest, here to talk about her ... 040
The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 01/08/2026And this week's guest in the #microinterview series is Toeken, artist of “Believe Me” and “The Trident-Tailed Water Monster” in The Future Fire #76. press.futurefire.net/2026/07/micr...press.futurefire.net 000
The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Crystal Koo, author of “Titanium Chef” in The Future Fire #76, joins us for this week’s #microinterview, and for a chat about her story, artificial personalities and writing press.futurefire.net/2026/06/micr...press.futurefire.netMicrointerview with Crystal KooCrystal Koo, author of “ Titanium Chef ” in The Future Fire #76, joins us for this week’s microinterview, and for a chat about her story, a... 020
The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Oh hells yes do we want WorldCon 2029 to be in Dublin! @dublin2029.bsky.social TFF will attend WC for the first time in ten years, if it happens. 081
The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Rae Zalopany, author of “The Trident-Tailed Water Monster” in The Future Fire #76, is with us today for a #microinterview about her story, monsters, writing and water press.futurefire.net/2026/06/micr...press.futurefire.netMicro-interview with Rae ZalopanyRae Zalopany, author of “ The Trident-Tailed Water Monster ” in The Future Fire #76, is with us today for a microinterview about her story,... 021
The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 13/06/2026We’re joined by Christine Amsden, author of “Believe Me” in The Future Fire #76, for the first of this issue’s #microinterview series press.futurefire.net/2026/06/micr...press.futurefire.netMicro-interview with Christine AmsdenWe’re joined by Christine Amsden, author of “ Believe Me ” in The Future Fire #76, for the first of this issue’s microinterview series. A... 130
The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 30/05/2026In case you didn't get caught up on the stories and poems in TFF#76 before we ran out of bandwidth for the month, the issue has been Waybacked: web.archive.org/web/20260516...web.archive.orgThe Future Fire: Social-political and progressive cyberfiction 085
Reposted by The Future FireKatie Conrad @katieaconrad.bsky.social · 16/05/2026My story The Protector of the Forest is available now on @thefuturefire.bsky.social Click below to read about grief, guilt, community, trees, and bringing folklore to the stars. futurefire.net/2026.76/fict... 101
Reposted by The Future FireThe Future Fire @thefuturefire.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/05/2026Issue #74 of The Future Fire features free, social-political #speculativefiction (SF, fantasy, horror, surreal, poetry, etc.) and art. futurefire.net/2026.76futurefire.netThe Future Fire: Social-political and progressive cyberfiction 132
The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 02/05/2026And we're back futurefire.netfuturefire.netThe Future Fire: Social-political and progressive cyberfictionSocial Political and Progressive Speculative Fiction: FeministSF QueerSF EcoSF Postcolonial and Cyberpunk 0113
The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 30/04/2026And the final #microinterview in the current series is with Lyra Meurer, author of “Fruiting Bodies” in The Future Fire #75 press.futurefire.net/2026/04/micr...press.futurefire.netMicro-interview with Lyra MeurerAnd the final micro-interview in the current series is with Lyra Meurer, author of “ Fruiting Bodies ” in The Future Fire #75. Art © 2026... 021
The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 28/04/2026S.J. Ladds, author of eco-SF story “Prata Neptunia” in The Future Fire #75, is today’s guest in the #microinterview series press.futurefire.net/2026/04/micr...press.futurefire.netMicro-interview with S.J. LaddsS.J. Ladds, author of eco-SF story “ Prata Neptunia ” in The Future Fire #75, is today’s guest in the microinterview series. Art © 2026 E... 010
Reposted by The Future FireLouise Hughes @trailofleaves.bsky.social · 28/04/2026The second, in @castofwonders.org, embraces difference as well as accepting it, using its power to make a stand. "Born of the Mountain's Chill" originally appeared in @thefuturefire.bsky.social last year, and is now available in audio. www.castofwonders.org/2026/04/cast...castofwonders.orgCast of Wonders 683: Born of the Mountain’s Chill | Cast of WondersI was born on a day of deepest cold, on a mountain wrapped in ice, and lived there without worry for the first fifteen years of my life. Then came the newcomers and their village, fires, and judgement... 053
Reposted by The Future FireLF Howard Writing @lfhowardwriting.bsky.social · 27/04/2026I can’t believe I missed this for a while! Thanks to The Future Fire for posting a little interview with me for the edition my short story “We Will See” was featured in. 011
The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 26/04/2026The TFF website has been brought down by the hallucination and plagiarism scraper bots again (in my experience, this can last up to a week before our hosting provider lets us open again). In the meantime, you can still enjoy issue #75 at the Web Archive: web.archive.org/web/20260402...web.archive.orgThe Future Fire: Social-political and progressive cyberfiction 1115
The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Happy 100th birthday to Marilyn Erskine, who started in show business as an infant and later starred in Science Fiction Theater in the 1950s, includes episodes “The Frozen Sound” (1955), “The Legend of Crater Mountain” (1956) and “Sun Gold” (1956). 020
The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Sylvie Althoff (@sylvie-althoff.bsky.social), author of “The Visitor” in The Future Fire #75, joins us to talk about writing, time travel and other decisions for today’s #microinterview. press.futurefire.net/2026/04/micr...press.futurefire.netMicro-interview with Sylvie AlthoffSylvie Althoff, author of “ The Visitor ” in The Future Fire #75, joins us to talk about writing, time travel and other decisions for today... 010
Reposted by The Future FireSylvie Althoff @sylvie-althoff.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Extremely cool micro-interview with the artist who illustrated my story "The Visitor" in The Future Fire! Fascinated to see the manifestation of ideas that emerged from my brain and landed in someone else's. 022
The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 21/04/2026We welcome Davian Aw, author of the poem “ship of living ghosts” in The Future Fire #75, to the latest in this issue’s #microinterview series press.futurefire.net/2026/04/micr...press.futurefire.netMicro-interview with Davian AwWe welcome Davian Aw, author of the poem “ ship of living ghosts ” in The Future Fire #75, to the latest in this issue’s microinterview ser... 031
Reposted by The Future FireMarc Criley @marcc.bsky.social · 15/04/2026I have some thoughts, and a story, at @thefuturefire.bsky.social! 042
The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Leyelle M.G., artist of “The Visitor” and “the weight of winter” in The Future Fire #75, joins us for another of this month’s #microinterview s, talking about art, creativity and artists. press.futurefire.net/2026/04/micr...press.futurefire.netMicro-interview with Leyelle M.G.Leyelle M.G., artist of “ The Visitor ” and “ the weight of winter ” in The Future Fire #75, joins us for another of this month’s microinte... 020
The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 15/04/2026And today we’re joined by Marc A. Criley (@marcc.bsky.social), author of the wonderful “A Multitude of Sparks Descend” in The Future Fire #75, for a #microinterview and chat about creation myths, antiquities and writing. press.futurefire.net/2026/04/micr...press.futurefire.netMicro-interview with Marc A. CrileyAnd today we’re joined by Marc A. Criley, author of the wonderful “ A Multitude of Sparks Descend ” in The Future Fire #75, for a micro-int... 051
Reposted by The Future FireDawn Vogel @historyneverwas.bsky.social · 14/04/2026My story, "Salt in Our Veins," appears in this anthology. Still love my sweet story about friends, pirates, and family! 0113
The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 12/04/2026If 2026 is the new 2016, then let's make the wonderful Fae Visions of the Mediterranean trend again: press.futurefire.net/p/fae-vision... @nottinauta.bsky.social #bringback2016press.futurefire.netFae VisionsFae Visions of the Mediterranean An Anthology of Horrors and Wonders of the Sea 2016, Futurefire.net Publishing Edited by: Valeria Vi... 2168
Reposted by The Future FireLouise Hughes @trailofleaves.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Story Reprint Day! My story from @thefuturefire.bsky.social's May 2025 issue is now available @castofwonders.org in audio! 023
The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 09/04/2026We’re delighted to be joined by Ellis Bray (@flytingnwriting.bsky.social), artist of “Prata Neptunia” and “ship of living ghosts” in The Future Fire #75, for a quick #microinterview about art, forms and letters. press.futurefire.net/2026/04/micr...press.futurefire.netMicro-interview with Ellis BrayWe’re delighted to be joined by Ellis Bray, artist of “ Prata Neptunia ” and “ ship of living ghosts ” in The Future Fire #75, for a quick ... 020
The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 08/04/2026L.F. Howard (@lfhowardwriting.bsky.social), author of “We Will See” in The Future Fire #75, joins us for the first of this issue’s #microinterview series, for a chat about aliens, space travel and writing. press.futurefire.net/2026/04/micr...press.futurefire.netMicro-interview with L.F. HowardL.F. Howard, author of “ We Will See ” in The Future Fire #75, joins us for the first of this issues microinterview series, for a chat abou... 073
The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Finally the TFF website has come back from "509 bandwidth exceeded" (aka the Plagiarism and Hallucination Bots have been at it again). Please enjoy TFF #75 while you can! futurefire.net/2026.75/futurefire.netThe Future Fire: Social-political and progressive cyberfiction 070
The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Does anyone have current contact details for Kathryn Allan (formerly Bleedingchrome; editor of Accessing the Future)? I think her old professional domain has expired/been cybersquatted. 110
Reposted by The Future FireMarc Criley @marcc.bsky.social · 08/02/2026My story, A Multitude of Sparks Descend, is now available to freely read in the current issue of @thefuturefire.bsky.social . An absolutely stunning illustration by Melkorka accompanies it. 092
The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Happy 135th birthday to Clare Winger Harris, often credited as the first woman to publish science fiction under her own name (a novel in 1923, a dozen stories in Weird Tales and Amazing Stories over the next decade). Maybe not quite #feministsf even by 1920s standards but… 0163
The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Happy 50th birthday to Milla Jovovich, of The Fifth Element, Resident Evil series, Ultraviolet, and many other schlock scifi or horror franchises. Keep kicking cgi ass! 051
The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Michael Jackson's #Thriller was released 43 years ago today. Biggest selling album of all time, most effective use of a full-on horror movie as promo video for the title track, and all round legendary release. Out #OnThisDay in 1982. 040
The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Happy 127th birthday to sf/fantasy writer, allegorist and university academic C.S. Lewis (The Space Trilogy, 1938–45 & Chronicles of Narnia, 1950–56), born #onthisday in 1898. 040
The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Please welcome @toeken.bsky.social, long-time collaborator and artist of “The Sons of Victor Levitak” and “Unblooded Gospel” in The Future Fire #74, for this week’s installment of our #microinterview series. press.futurefire.net/2025/11/micr...press.futurefire.netMicro-interview with ToekenPlease welcome Toeken, long-time collaborator and artist of “ The Sons of Victor Levitak ” and “ Unblooded Gospel ” in The Future Fire #74... 051
Reposted by The Future FireThe Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Today @laurenferebee.bsky.social, author of “Sentinel” in The Future Fire #74, joins us for a chat about omens, preservation and evolution in the latest instance of our #microinterview feature press.futurefire.net/2025/11/micr...press.futurefire.netMicro-interview with Lauren FerebeeLauren Ferebee, author of “ Sentinel ” in The Future Fire #74, joins us for a chat about omens, preservation and evolution in the latest in... 052
The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Today @laurenferebee.bsky.social, author of “Sentinel” in The Future Fire #74, joins us for a chat about omens, preservation and evolution in the latest instance of our #microinterview feature press.futurefire.net/2025/11/micr...press.futurefire.netMicro-interview with Lauren FerebeeLauren Ferebee, author of “ Sentinel ” in The Future Fire #74, joins us for a chat about omens, preservation and evolution in the latest in... 052
The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 08/11/2025We’re very happy to introduce V. Zixin, author of “The Better Ends” in The Future Fire #74, who joins us for this week’s #microinterview. press.futurefire.net/2025/11/micr...press.futurefire.netMicro-interview with V. ZixinWe’re very happy to introduce V. Zixin, author of “ The Better Ends ” in The Future Fire #74, who joins us for this week’s microinterview. ... 052
Reposted by The Future FireThe Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 01/11/2025Nancy S. Koven, author of “Seven Stories for Now and Later” in The Future Fire #74, joined us for a quick chat about extinction, fetishization and writing in this week’s #microinterview press.futurefire.net/2025/10/micr...press.futurefire.netMicro-interview with Nancy S. KovenNancy S. Koven, author of “ Seven Stories for Now and Later ” in The Future Fire #74, joins us for a quick chat about extinction, fetishiza... 031
The Future Fire @thefuturefire.bsky.social · 01/11/2025Nancy S. Koven, author of “Seven Stories for Now and Later” in The Future Fire #74, joined us for a quick chat about extinction, fetishization and writing in this week’s #microinterview press.futurefire.net/2025/10/micr...press.futurefire.netMicro-interview with Nancy S. KovenNancy S. Koven, author of “ Seven Stories for Now and Later ” in The Future Fire #74, joins us for a quick chat about extinction, fetishiza... 031