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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 13h

All emails have now been sent and our 2026 submissions period has come to a close. If you have NOT heard back from us, please use the Contact form on our site to let us know. Please include the type of piece, its title, and the date you submitted it. magazine.trollbreath.com/contact/

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AimEEK!! Ogden @aimeeogdenwrites.com · 04/10/2026

Wonderful poem (and right on time for Witch Season!) from wonderful poet @jenniferhudak.bsky.social! That last line 😍

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

We are performing website maintenance over the next few days and there may be some down time. In the meantime: did you read the poems we unleashed on Free Fiction Friday this week? Amazing work by both poets. magazine.trollbreath.com/swimming-the... magazine.trollbreath.com/natty-bumppo...

Graphic for Trollbreath Magazine Free Fiction Friday for October 2nd, 2026. It shows two pictures. The top half is of an old gas station with orange gas pumps in front of the building. The bottom half is a watery bog with some dead branches sticking up out of the water and land with trees in the faded background. The top half has text that reads "Natty Bumppo Bums a Smoke Outside the Stewart's Shop, by Rick Hollon," and the bottom has text that reads "Swimming the Witch, by Jennifer Hudak."

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Jennifer Hudak @jenniferhudak.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My poem "Swimming the Witch," about how systems of power often create the very things they are attempting to quell, is now free to read at @trollbreathmag.bsky.social -- just in time for spooky season! I hope you enjoy! magazine.trollbreath.com/swimming-the...

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Rick Hollon @mimulus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My very upstate poem, “Natty Bumppo Bums a Smoke Outside the Stewart’s Shop,” is now free to read at @trollbreathmag.bsky.social! magazine.trollbreath.com/natty-bumppo...

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Free Fiction Friday! Two poems today for your quick lit break: Swimming the Witch by Jennifer Hudak AND Natty Bumppo Bums a Smoke Outside the Stewart’s Shop by Rick Hollon. Great titles topping great poems! magazine.trollbreath.com/swimming-the... magazine.trollbreath.com/natty-bumppo...

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We are CLOSED for submissions until January 1st! Thank you all for a really successful submissions period. 9 months on, 3 months off definitely works. We received 5200 submissions across all categories. We averaged 15 a day until September, when it doubled. More about this in a news post soon.

Trollbreath graphic in black and white, showing Cosmo the Troll in the center of the image, a sly grinning figure with one snaggle tooth, wearing a bowler camp with goggles, wearing chain mail, and wielding a ray gun. At the top it says Trollbreath Magazine, and at the bottom it reads "Quarterly speculative fiction, poetry, and non-fiction. Unapologetically antifascist. Magazine.trollbreath.com"

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Reminder: we turn off the submission queue at the end of the day tomorrow (00:00 UTC; 8:00 PM EDT). Last chance to send us your poetry, short stories, or non-fiction pitches. And remember folks:

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

We, the staff, spent a lovely day yesterday at the Common Ground Fair in Unity, Maine. Not your typical agricultural fair, this one focuses on sustainable living, community support, and social justice. A lovely, sunshine filled day despite the impending nor'easter. www.mofga.org/event-calend...

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Common Ground Country Fair - Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners

The Common Ground Country Fair will be held at MOFGA’s Common Ground Education Center in Unity, Maine on September 25, 26 & 27, 2026. MOFGA’s annual celebration of rural living features 1000+ exhibito...

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Happy Free Fiction Friday! Today enjoy a story that is a bit heroic fantasy, a bit "Enemy Mine" and a lot of awesome. Shades of Bruises and Blood by Katherine Quevedo magazine.trollbreath.com/shades-of-br...

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Trollbreath Magazine, Shades of Bruises and Blood, by Katherine Quevedo

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Allison is good people and we highly recommend her services if you're in need.

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We had a blast participating in panels, listening to all these amazing people from around the world, and even moderating events. Please give generously to help keep Flights of Foundry going. Virtual conferences allow so many more people to attend who normally cannot afford to.

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EC Hallewell @echallewell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This one kept me guessing! It took me far too long to figure out what was happening when Jessica was speaking 😅

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Hey folks, 3LBE is still seeking support for their next year of work, and with only 12 days left they've barely passed 50%. Please consider giving them your love, your support, and most of all your cash so we can keep enjoying their uniquely delightful publication!

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Welcome to another Free Fiction Friday! Today we have a story about what goes on in the labyrinth we call our minds. Things are definitely not as they seem in "The Bell Jar Frequency," by Gretchen Tessmer. magazine.trollbreath.com/the-bell-jar...

Social media image for the short story, "The Bell Jar Frequency," by Gretchen Tessmer, which appears in Trollbreath Magazine issue 9. Besides the magazine name at the top and the story title and author at the bottom, the image shows a faint outline of a human head as though we can see partially through it, and there's a brain inside in orange tinted colors.

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The staff of Trollbreath Magazine (all two of us) are participating in Flights of Foundry this weekend. Regular price is $60, but they do have reduced price tickets at $25, and even comped tickets for free. Please attend and support Dream Foundry! flights-of-foundry.org

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

We ask you for subscriptions, but 3LBE needs your support as well, and there's only two-weeks left in their membership drive. T-shirts and hoodies (but no tote bags???) 👁️

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Schedule Update: we are closing to submissions on September 30th instead of the end of October to reduce staff burn out, and provide additional time to focus on the anthology launch and website performance updates. We will reopen on January 1st, 2027. magazine.trollbreath.com/submissions/

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Free Fiction Friday this week was deeply punk!

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

So wonderful to know great stories like Allison's will get a second round in audio format! Congrats!

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Welcome to our latest Free Fiction Friday! Z.D. Dochterman offers us a fabulous slipstream tale of Maria, the gas mask gangs, killer purple fog, patricide, blood metal music, and a cat named Korpse with a K. This story is punk and it rocks. magazine.trollbreath.com/gaels-severe...

A cover for the short story, Gael's Severed Eye, by Z.D. Dochterman. The image is of a gas mask with purple fog swirling around it. The title and author are listed below the image, and Trollbreath Magazine runs vertically on the left side of the image.

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

It does! And Devan is a regular favorite of ours, having appeared in several past issues, too!

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Devan Barlow @devanbarlow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Includes my poem "Golem, Water Ghost" !

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Giles Patterson Hennessey @culthero74.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

That was exceptional and as an anxious person who dreams of teeth, I feel called out. 😅

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Wish we could have been there! "Gael's Severed Eye" will be released from the paywall this coming Friday, and "Shades of Blood and Bruises" will join it September 25th, so if you can't afford a subscription you can still read their amazing stories.

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

But will they replicate food for us and save us the effort of actual, you know... cooking? No... no they won't... which in no way diminishes a desire to purchase. Happy 60th, Star Trek!

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EC Hallewell @echallewell.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

"Delightfully creepy" is how I will describe myself from now on 😁 Also, read a cute story about teeth for free, if you like

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Our first Free Fiction Friday for issue 9 has arrived, and it's this delightfully creepy and cavity-creating concoction by EC Hallewell titled "Every Anxious Person Dreams of Teeth." magazine.trollbreath.com/every-anxiou...

A graphic showing a large tooth cracking and crumbling into pieces like its made of marble. The story title "Every Anxious Person Dreams of Teeth" appears below it, and below that it says "By EC Hallewell."

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Check out the line-up for fall! Access the entire issue now for only $5 to support the work! magazine.trollbreath.com

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Fall Free Fiction Fridays
9/4 Every Anxious Person Dreams of Teeth by EC Hallewell
9/11 Gael’s Severed Eye by Z.D. Dochterman
9/18 The Bell Jar Frequency by Gretchen Tessmer
9/25 Shades of Bruises and Blood by Katherine Quevedo
10/2 Natty Bumppo Bums a Smoke Outside the Stewart’s Shop by Rick Hollon
& Swimming the Witch by Jennifer Hudak
10/9 Rat Song by DC Corvino
10/16 Measure for Measure by Kris Jarden
10/23 My Holiday from the Bringer of the Rain by Louis Inglis Hall
10/30 Human Promises by Marina Konrad
11/6 Why I Divorced The Chosen One by Allison Pottern
& Golem, Water Ghost by Devan Barlow
11/13 We Make Our Own Wings by H.L. Fullerton
11/20 Dream Your Own Dragon by B. Morris Allen
11/27 What the Doorbell Said by R. K. Duncan

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

This is another one of those awesome poems we were talking about in our current issues. And we'd like to KEEP publishing these awesome poems, and want to increase pay for our amazing poets, but we can only do that if more people subscribe!

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

While you're waiting for the issue 9 Free Fiction Fridays to start, why not read some fabulous non-fiction, which will always be free to the public. This issue we have a fantastic article by Catherine Lundoff on the works of writer Joanna Russ. magazine.trollbreath.com/rediscoverin...

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

You may have noticed we released a new issue yesterday, and we're thrilled with the responses. But we could use more subscriptions to help us continue doing this work. We're almost halfway through our seed money. Just $5 every 3 months, or $20 for a year. magazine.trollbreath.com/membership-a...

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This story is all punk rock / blood metal. It's Korpse with a K. It's a full sonic blast and the type of music the cosmos craves when the black holes get too close. B flat, says the dark matter. And the universe expands... This is why we love this work. Finding these weird and wonderful story gems.

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ZD Dochterman @zddochterman.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I went to a panel at #WorldCon this weekend on undefinable & slipstream fiction. Needless to say, we need more magazines that color outside the lines (are there even lines to begin with?). So subscribe to any magazine that encourages weirdos and rulebreakers, yes. Trollbreath is a great choice.

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Marina Konrad @marinakornad.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

My first ever published story is in this one! It's about how hard it is to make a marriage work when your husband is a human, and it's called Human Promises. My slav fam will probably recognize it as a fairy tale retelling, for everyone else - just #darkfairytale vibes.

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Devan Barlow @devanbarlow.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Includes my poem "Golem, Water Ghost"

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

As always, we seem to find at least one fractured fairy tale (tail?) to include in our issues, and this one is... dark, dark, sooooo very dark. But good!

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

And it's excellent! We've been pleased with the various non-fiction pieces we're getting. Not as many as poems or short stories, but enough we can share some really interesting articles, reviews, etc.

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

We normally buy only ten stories, but R.K. came in so strong with this one after we'd already settled on ten that we had no choice but include a bonus eleventh story. That's right... this issue goes to 11!

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

So much great poetry in this issue, including this entry by Rick, which ties fictional hero Natty Bumppo to our declining capitalist hellscape, and we are here for it (I mean... we bought it, so yeah, that goes without saying).

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

All the stories are bangers, including EC's story about teeth, which is creepy sweet (honestly, that's the best way to describe it). Yes, our newest issue is out and it's hella awesome and you should be reading it! So purchase a subscription (so we can keep doing this). magazine.trollbreath.com

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Devan Barlow @devanbarlow.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

✨Includes my poem "Golem, Water Ghost" ✨

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Trollbreath Magazine @trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Welcome to Issue 9, fall of 2026! We've got a fantastic slate of authors and poets for you this time around, so as the days get shorter and cooler, you should relax, get cozy, and enjoy some delightful short fiction. Subscriptions are only $5 per issue, or $20 per year. magazine.trollbreath.com

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Issue 9, Fall 2026 - Trollbreath Magazine

Issue 9, Fall 2026 Fiction Every Anxious Person Dreams of Teeth by EC Hallewell Gael’s Severed Eye by Z.D. Dochterman The Bell Jar Frequency by Gretchen Tessmer Shades of Bruises and Blood by Katherine Quevedo Rat Song by DC Corvino Measure for Measure by Kris Jarden My Holiday from the…

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