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Andrew Maust (He/Him)

@themaust.bsky.social
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Recovering adjunct, Current housing advocate AZ based writer, poet, and humorist. SFWA, Reader @ Uncharted & Foofaraw Work in Radon Journal-McSweeney's-Utopia Science Fiction-Wergle Flomp TTRPG: ajmaust.itch.io/far-from-the-fairgr…

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Colin Alexander @colincalexander.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Finally, the term “sinsubbing” has broken out of the Radon Discord server
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Radon Journal @radonjournal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Here at Radon we do not cast judgement on sinsubbers. Life is hard as a writer, and you don't need journals making it worse. We encourage authors to submit wherever and whenever they choose. Go sin, author, and spread your words.
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InkFoundry @inkfoundry.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
LAUNCH DAY! There's no fee to enter, and on top of the winning publication, EIGHT authors will receive $100 each. THAT'S $2,300 of community-raised funds! See inkfoundry.net/the-inkmark/ for more details!
Promo material for the InkMark that says: $1000 to a specfic magazine that pays their authors, charges no fees, bans AI, is free to read. Submissions open June 15th at inkfoundry.net/the-inkmarkThe InkMark Prizes: $1000 for one magazine, $100 for each of the five representing authors, $500 for one commissioned artist. Submissions open June 15th at inkfoundry.net/the-inkmarkThe InkMark is made possible by sponsorships from The Pulp Pit, Foofaraw, and InkFoundry
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Andrew Maust (He/Him) @themaust.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Happy June 1-2 for all those who celebrate. While we're at it, happy early June 7.
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Dark Horse Workers United @darkhorseunion.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
ANNOUNCEMENT: The workers of Dark Horse Comics @darkhorse.com are forming a union. Please read our mission statement below. 👇 #DHWU
Photo of the Dark Horse Workers United statement. 

For ALT TEXT readers, the statement is too long to fit into ALT TEXT. Please find the full statement on the DHWU website, linked in our bios
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Andrew Maust (He/Him) @themaust.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Already pre-ordered my copy. Super excited to read this, I love wilderness horror, and Colin is a phenomenal writer.
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Colin Alexander @colincalexander.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Author copies of “Suicide Valley Trail Maintenance” arrived today, and they look BEAUTIFUL. Grab your copy before the first printing runs out: www.stanchionzine.com/product-page... @stanchion.bsky.social
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Suicide Valley Trail Maintenance | Stanchion
The Jack London/Stephen King mashup you never knew you wanted! SUICIDE VALLEY TRAIL MAINTENANCE is a thrilling horror novella that follows a park ranger as they journey into a remote, ominous valley t...
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emma burnett @slashnburnett.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Do you like dystopian speculative fiction? Stories about food? A focus on parenting? Raging against the predatory capitalist machine? Awesome because I have a book for you! Pre-order your copy here: emmaburnett.carrd.co #scifi #stories #booksky 📚🪐 #parenting #food #agroecology
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Emma Burnett
Writer of stories
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Andrew Maust (He/Him) @themaust.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
My fantasy flash piece "The Coral Witch" is available to read at The Orange & Bee! It's a little sad, a little creepy, and a lot of fun. Click below to read it! theorangebee.substack.com/p/the-coral-...
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The Coral Witch
Issue nine: flash fiction by Andrew Maust
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foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
And the moment you’ve all been waiting for… your nominees for best litmag of 2025!!! #litmag
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foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Because I'm far too excited and have no patience, here's one more! Our nominations for our Glimmer Award in Flash Fiction up to 1,000 words.
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Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
read your literary grandparents. whatever writer inspires you and seems like a genius, check out who inspired them. it will confirm what makes them unique but also reveal how traceable their influences are. it teaches you new craft tools and relieves some pressure. no one writes in isolation.*
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Andrew Maust (He/Him) @themaust.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Watched the recent @parlorroom.dropout.tv where the group of folks play the game Pass the Pigs. And I'm now dead set on using pig dice for my next TTRPG's resolution. Double Leaning Jowlers are now critical successes. Makin' Bacon is a crit fail.
An image of two pig dice from the game "Pass the Pigs." This is an example of a "Trotter" and a "Snouter" roll, or a combination that Vic Michaelis dubbed a "Mixed Double." A "Trotter" has the pig upright, as if it walking, and a "Snouter" has a pig propped up with it two front legs and its nose. 

This image was retrieved from the Wikipedia page for the Pass the Pigs game. Source: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pass_the_pigs_dice.jpg
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Andrew Maust (He/Him) @themaust.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Collective action creates power. Love to see it, excited for how this protects the people who are actually creating the products we love at WOTC. Would love to see other unionizing/profit sharing/other collective models at TTRPG companies beyond WOTC/Hasbro, but this is a great sign.
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Announcing United Wizards of the Coast - CWA!
MTG Arena workers announce unionization as United Wizards of the Coast-CWA, calling on WOTC to voluntarily recognize their union and begin collective bargaining.
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Andrew Maust (He/Him) @themaust.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
One of those kinds of days. Keep writing and submitting, everyone!
Image of the "C'mon, do something" meme guy poking The Submission Grinder logo with a stick.
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Andrew Maust (He/Him) @themaust.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Excited to have a new solarpunk poem out at @foofarawpress.bsky.social today! I spent yesterday morning helping out @sunandsoil.bsky.social with a gardening project, so it must be a garden-y type of a weekend. You can "Our Garden Plot" here: foofaraw.press/our-garden-p...
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🐌 Our Garden Plot
by Andrew Maust
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Andrew Maust (He/Him) @themaust.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Chilling read in @foofarawpress.bsky.social by @hanmarin.bsky.social Feel like this one will stick with me for a while.
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Basement Girls and Attic Gods
H. Marin
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Andrew Maust (He/Him) @themaust.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
@radonjournal.bsky.social recently raised their rates to 2.5 cents per word. Consistently publishes some of the best scifi poetry and fiction, and has cultivated the best writing communities online in their discord.
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The Sprawl Mag @thesprawl.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Now announcing our contributors for the Sprawl Mag 3.1. We are so excited to share this volume with you! Featuring: Pablo Andrés Palo Viviana De Cecco @francesboyle19.bsky.social @themaust.bsky.social @sidellwrites.bsky.social Ivan Ndoma-Egba @lucienrstarchild.bsky.social
Poster announcing the contributors in the upcoming Sprawl Mag volume, featuring a fairy with wings and blue hair, a rabbit and stars.
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Andrew Maust (He/Him) @themaust.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Happy to have a lovely little poem, "Roots of Resistance" in the latest issue of @thesprawl.bsky.social! Check it out (along with a bunch of other great pieces) here: www.thesprawlmag.ca/vol-3-1
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Vol 3.1 — The Sprawl Mag
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H. Marin @hanmarin.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
friends, please share ❤️👹: everyone who follows my bsky account between now (1:08PM EST) and when i’ve crashed into bed with my yasso bar (8PM EST) will be entered into a raffle for a free full edit of 3k words or less i’m tired of being unpopular lfg
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Mythaxis Magazine @mythaxis.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Sometimes the news is just great: Emma Burnett's "25 Peppercorns" has been shortlisted for the BSFA's Best Short Fiction award! Congratulations @slashnburnett.bsky.social from all at Mythaxis! To everyone else, it's a beautiful story, well worth a read (and your vote): bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
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Vote for the BSFA Awards
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Maura Yzmore / Fiona Embers 😱🥵😎 @maurayzmore.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Exciting publishing news for 2026! Short-story collection (as Maura Yzmore) and two spicy STEM romance novellas (as Fiona Embers) are all expected to come out in the first half of 2026! 🥳 Looking for books that are already out? books2read.com/fionaembers #writesky #booksky 📚💙📚🌶📚 #romancelandia
Promo image containing 2026 publication announcements in black and pink letters against a cream background, saying "Coming soon" and "One short-story collection as Maura Yzmore" and "Two spicy STEM novellas as Fiona Embers"
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H. Marin @hanmarin.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
need editing? support small business, support small human (me) not too late to kick off that resolution! check out my site and contact me, I don't bite #editor #editing #speculative #literature #writing #fantasy #sciencefiction #horror
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Andrew Maust (He/Him) @themaust.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
A friend recently asked me how I was doing. And I said "I'm doing well, just angry." Been angry a long time, friends. And ready to stay angry.
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Andrew Maust (He/Him) @themaust.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Great thoughts in Ashlee Lhamon's debut Substack post: "We’ve all read absolutely sloggy stories about alien invasions and absolutely gripping ones about gardening." Read the rest here: thepulppit.substack.com/p/what-we-ta...
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Conflict
No novels were harmed in the making of this post
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Andrew Maust (He/Him) @themaust.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Some great stories here from @mynachang.bsky.social , @kcmeadbrewer.com , and @angelaliu.bsky.social! Check out the whole list. Eugenia is one of my favorite writers, and her taste is immaculate.
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Andrew Maust (He/Him) @themaust.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
It's time for an awards eligibility post! This year was a pretty dry one, with most of my acceptances coming in the back end of the calendar. That said, I have two small flash pieces that I'd like you to consider (and even if you don't nominate them, give them a quick read--they're fun!)
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Andrew Maust (He/Him) @themaust.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Just sitting at my desk crying because I decided to catch up on @xkcd.com after traveling last week and got hit with Fifteen Years. Probably my favorite string of XKCD comics. xkcd.com/3172/
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Fifteen Years
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Andrew Maust (He/Him) @themaust.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
I've had some writer friends with similar experiences. Reposting for visibility and also so folks who have had issues can contact Victoria.
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Andrew Maust (He/Him) @themaust.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
It's publication day! You can find my flash piece "Eye of Newt" in @emberjournal.org! Huge thanks to the Ember team and to @hanmarin.bsky.social for helping me out with some much-needed edits! You can read the story here: read.emberjournal.org/andrew-maust...
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Eye of Newt | Ember
“I caught one,” Maddie said triumphantly, holding a jar up. It was filled with water, and inside was a small green newt with black spots on its belly. Her shorts and shoes were muddy and soaked from…
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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
ICYMI
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emma burnett @slashnburnett.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
I know things are hard right now. But just hold on, because soon we’re going to lose an hour of sunlight every day and it’ll all seem so much worse.
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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Now live, both the print and audio versions of my story, “Through the Machine” (As featured by Gizmodo—link threaded). Again, If you only read one of my stories this year, let it be this one. And if you like it, please share. www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/thro...
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Through the Machine - Lightspeed Magazine
“Steve, over here! Turn to your right. Can we get a smile?” He falls back on his training easily enough, turns to the cameras, gives them his famous crooked smile, tilts his head just so as the flashe...
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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
September newsletter just dropped! In which I discuss some contract woes and take a deep dive into an AI nightmare. (Aside from the usual updates). open.substack.com/pub/pacornel...
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I'm back with some September updates!
Plus a deep dive into an AI cautionary tale.
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Eugenia Triantafyllou @foxesandroses.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
This is an interesting and important read if you want to know about contracts, negotiations and the ongoing situation regarding MRM.
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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
I’ve made an update to this situation. open.substack.com/pub/pacornel...
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Radon Journal @radonjournal.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
It's important to have a balanced SFF reading diet. @heartlines-spec.com and Radon, when consumed together, will give you the full breadth of emotion each day
Heartlines Spec and Radon meme
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emma burnett @slashnburnett.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Today feels like a day for ominous positivity. You will have a good day, you can't stop it.
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Andrew Maust (He/Him) @themaust.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Almost every time I see CNF, my mind goes to "Consensual Non Fiction" and I'm pretty sure that's not the intent, but I'm all for alternative titles and names for literary nonfiction.
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Radon Journal @radonjournal.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
This copy of issue 8 has traveled across multiple continents and found its way home to our editors. This was organized entirely by the Issue 8 authors themselves. The most touching thing we've had happen in years
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Andrew Maust (He/Him) @themaust.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Wow, free agency is absolutely wild this offseason.
latimes.com
Why Dungeons & Dragons storytelling duo signed with Critical Role
Dungeons & Dragons gurus Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford left their longtime home, Wizards of the Coast, to join Critical Role's Darrington Press.
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Kaitlin Ruiz @kaitlinruiz.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
just to be clear, she asked me to do this for a good cause (the well-being of actual nuns)
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Andrew Maust (He/Him) @themaust.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Always interesting to see posts like these. It's a hard grind out there. Keep writing, keep submitting.
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Andrew Maust (He/Him) @themaust.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
I've worked with H. Marin before, and the edits and feedback I received was tremendously helpful. Highly recommend using this, especially if you have a piece that's isn't quite right, and you're not sure what to do with it
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Andrew Maust (He/Him) @themaust.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Rhysling award nominations are open! If anyone's in a nominating mood, I wrote a hopeful sci-fi poem last year, "How to Grow a Home" that is eligible for the long poem category! You can find it in Utopia Science Fiction's climate-themed April issue here: www.utopiasciencefiction.com/april-2024
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ARCHIVE | APRIL 2024
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Andrew Maust (He/Him) @themaust.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
My fantasy flash piece, "A Kindness, A Cruelty" is now available to read for free at Metastellar! Click the link below to read it: www.metastellar.com/fiction/flas...
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A Kindness, A Cruelty - MetaStellar
“The arrow is easy,” Elspeth said. “If it is a kindness, it is only in comparison to a cruelty.”
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Radon Journal @radonjournal.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Radon appears for the first time in the favorite litmags of 2024 at slot #8! We are humbled and surprised and delighted and a million other adjectives all at once. In lieu of a speech we'll say thank you from here to beyond the Milky Way. Stay tuned for our next issue in January
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