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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Our submission window is only open for one more week! Get your story in before September 30th at 11:59 pm PST. www.thephantompulse.com/submissions/

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Submissions – The Phantom Pulse

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

If you'd like 10 years of my fiction wrapped up in a gorgeous cover, please consider signing up for my Kickstarter, which launches in October. www.kickstarter.com/projects/bet...

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Coming soon: An Expression of Silence: A Short Fiction Collection

Beth Goder's debut collection of her celebrated short fiction, with accompanying author notes.

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 04/09/2026

👻 @thephantompulse.bsky.social is open! 🩸 Horror, sci-fi horror, dark fantasy & weird 📖 Originals ≤3k 📚 Reprints ≤5k 💰 5¢/word originals 💰 1¢/word reprints 📅 Sept. 30 horrortree.com/taking-submi...

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

"Water-Eaters" is out in @clarkesworldmagazine.com 💧An alien has a simple request 💪Um, they want what? 💧Making gross things sound pretty 💪human-alien interactions 💧petals, petals everywhere clarkesworldmagazine.com/goder_09_26/

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Water-Eaters by Beth Goder

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The Phantom Pulse is open to submissions for Issue #2 until September 30th at 11:59 pm PST! thephantompulse.com/submissions/

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Flash Fiction Online @flashfictiononline.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Congrats and happy release day @brandoncase101.bsky.social !! 🎉 Thank you Hexagon! We love “Eight Legs of the Mother Hunted” 🕷️🖤🕷️🖤

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Submissions open in one week! Check out the changes to our submissions process at thephantompulse.com

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The Phantom Pulse is back for round two! We open for submissions for our 2nd issue September 1st. Send us your spooky, weird, fringe stories! thephantompulse.com

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Revenge rots in the stomach of Lex Chamberlin's story "Creation as an Act of Atonement" in Issue #1 of The Phantom Pulse www.thephantompulse.com/2026/04/29/c...

A portion of the cover art for issue #1 of the Phantom Pulse. A man reaches out of the dark towards the viewer, his head and arms covered in bright mushrooms.

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Do fish love bicycles? Yes. Yes, they do. Read Brandon Case's short story "A Love of Bicycles in the Violent Now" at The Phantom Pulse. @brandoncase101.bsky.social www.thephantompulse.com/2026/04/29/a...

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Rowan Hill’s “Bait” is calling from beneath the soil of Issue #1 of The Phantom Pulse. Will you answer? @writerrowanhill.bsky.social www.thephantompulse.com/2026/04/29/b...

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Desperation bleeds into every precious ounce of "Mamaborg's Milk and the Brilliance of Gems" by D.A. Xiaolin Spires in Issue #1 of The Phantom Pulse. @spires.bsky.social www.thephantompulse.com/2026/04/29/m...

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Join the chorus and scream when you read John K. Peck's "Littlefeet" in The Phantom Pulse Issue #1 @johnkpeck.bsky.social www.thephantompulse.com/2026/04/29/l...

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Read Beth Goder's "The House That Leapt into Forever" for a taste of harbored doom 🏡 @bethgoder.bsky.social www.thephantompulse.com/2026/04/29/t...

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Amanda Cecelia Lang @amandacecelia.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Such a thrill to be part of a magazine's first issue! My latest story "Between the Blinds" haunts these pages!

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Issue #1 kicks off with "Between the Blinds" by Amanda Cecelia Lang, a story spinning the cycle of regret and heartache. @amandacecelia.bsky.social www.thephantompulse.com/2026/04/29/b...

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Issue 1 is available on our website! If you loved the issue and want to support The Phantom Pulse, consider joining our Patreon. www.patreon.com/cw/ThePhanto...

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John K. Peck @johnkpeck.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Always a special thrill to be part of an inaugural issue - thanks to @thephantompulse.bsky.social for including my cosmic cutie “Littlefeet” in Issue 1.

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Michael A. Reed @mike-cant-reed.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

First of many! So excited to let this publication loose in the world. To my sisters: I wouldn't want to produce a magazine with anyone else. You're the best!

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Issue 1 of The Phantom Pulse is live at thephantompulse.com!

The cover of Issue 1 of the The Phantom Pulse magazine depicting someone stumbling out of a dark tunnel and reaching out. They are covered in bioluminescent mushrooms and covering their face with one hand, looking straight at the reader through their fingers. The authors are listed in the corner: Amanda Cecelia Lang, Beth Goder, John K. Peck, D.A. Xiaolin Spires, Rowan Hill, Brandon Case, Lex Chamberlin.

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Tomorrow brings not only the first issue of The Phantom Pulse but also a full moon! 🌕

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

The first issue launches in 4 days with original stories from @amandacecelia.bsky.social, @johnkpeck.bsky.social, Rowan Hill, and Lex Chamberlin and reprints from @bethgoder.bsky.social, @brandoncase101.bsky.social, and @spires.bsky.social!

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

5 days until our frist issue launches! Check back tomorrow to see the TOC!

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

All responses have been sent to those that submitted work for our first magazine issue. We received nearly 1200 submissions. If you have not heard from us, please send us a message at thephantompulsesubmissions@gmail.com. Thank you everyone!

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Jess Elizabeth Reed @jexewizabee.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Stoked to be able to share that we will be launching our first issue at a higher pay rate for original fiction than we initially anticipated and looking forward to getting the mag out there for everyone to read soon 🥰

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Exciting news! We are increasing our pay for original fiction from $0.03/word to $0.05/word starting immediately.

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

We have sent the majority of our submission responses and intended to have them completed by today; however, we are a bit delayed and will now have all submissions responded to by April 5th. Thank you all for your patience and wonderful stories!

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Reading Update: We've been steadily reading the 1,150 submissions we received. If you submitted a story, you'll hear back by the end of the month. Thank you for sending us your stories! 🖤

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Today is the last day! Don’t self-reject. Send us your story before midnight Pacific Time. thephantompulse.com

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The Phantom Pulse – a speculative fiction magazine

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Shout out time! This climbing horror makes looking down at where you’ve been the least of your concerns… ‘Ascension’ by @authorplm.bsky.social in @apexmag.bsky.social’s Issue 152

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Our submission window is open for 10 more days! Send us horror stories that seep through skin and settle in the bones. thephantompulse.com

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Shout out time! Katherine Quevedo's story "The Sauce Packet King of the West Hills" captures a fun moment at the end of civilization and reminds us its the simple pleasures we should cherish. Give it a read at smallwondersmag.com/piece/the-sa... where it has been reprinted. @smallwondersmag.com

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The Sauce Packet King of the West Hills - Small Wonders

“Heard I might find you here.” She pulled out an honest-to-goodness glass bottle of ketchup, swaddled in bubble wrap.

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

We’re nearly halfway through our submission window! Join our discord for updates on how may submissions we’ve received so far ☠️ discord.gg/28uMZrBwjf

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

This week’s shout out is for @samanthamurray.bsky.social in @clarkesworldmagazine.com! We loved her story “The Stars You Can’t See By Looking Directly” and the flawless cascading of imagery and thoughts that delivers you to stars at the end of the world. clarkesworldmagazine.com/murray_01_26/

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The Stars You Can't See by Looking Directly by Samantha Murray

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

A quick FYI. We are renaming our "story of the week" posts to "shout out of the week". Our weekly shout out goes to Leah Ning @leahning.bsky.social and her story "We Used to Wake to Song" from @apexmag.bsky.social. Harrowing family relationships wrapped in water's inevitable pull. We loved it!

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Week one of submissions has been incredible! Looking forward to more. In the meantime, our Patreon is officially live. If you are looking to support us in the lead up to our first issue, check it out. www.patreon.com/14807269/join

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Check it out: the story of the week! "I Think She is Starting to Suspect Something" by @yeonsoonerorlater.bsky.social in @bafflingmag.bsky.social issue #22 is a slinking tale of Yearning that'll leave you looking askance at the faces of those you know and love www.bafflingmag.com/issue-twenty...

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I Think She Is Starting to Suspect Something — Baffling Magazine

by Yeonsoo Julian Kim “When I was born, I had nothing.”

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

The Phantom Pulse opens for submissions tomorrow! Check our guidelines and instructions for sending stories and art at thephantompulse.com

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Last Story of The Week before we open for subs: “Who Are You Wearing?” by @russellnichols.bsky.social in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social. We enjoyed this balanced bite of a story that picks at and peels back the layers of human autonomy and family until all you see is the exoskeleton that moves you.

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

It's time for the story of the week! Give a read to "Songs Never Sung" by @premeemohamed.com in Issue 46 of @3lobedmag.com. So much broken world and endless years delivered in the few words of a decaying yet deathless protagonist. It's what your weekend needs 🖤 www.3lobedmag.com/issue46/3lbe...

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3LBE Magazine - Songs Never Sung by Premee Mohamed

It only ever spoke to me once and that was to say Do not sleep too deeply. Said upon departure, an aside tossed over its shoulder like salt. I paid little attention; I was staring at the thing it had ...

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Maria Haskins @mariahaskins.com · 11/12/2025

I have two starter packs with speculative fiction publications - magazines, podcasts, and publishers. You can follow all or some from these lists. 1. bsky.app/starter-pack... 2. bsky.app/starter-pack...

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Our story of the week: "Hope is the Thing with Circuits and Steel" by Elitsa Dermendzhiyska from FFO. The story is weird and ripe with warnings for humanity. Grannies. Consumption. A question probing the nature of emotion acquisition. Give it a read @flashfictiononline.bsky.social.

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