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Jeanna Cammarano

@wordrat.bsky.social
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Writer of stories. Drinker of beer. Newly minted Canadian. She/her. Former game dev. || Assistant Editor at Flash Fiction Online. || Words in On Spec Magazine, Podcastle, Pseudopod, Flash Fiction Online, Adventitious, and more.

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Jeanna Cammarano @wordrat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If you haven’t read my little story yet or checked out @vanessafogg.bsky.social’s recommended reading list, please do!
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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
People really do not appreciate the importance of the "do nothing" phase in the creative process. We are all about the kinetic energy, and forget its duality with potential energy.
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OTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We are opening submissions for our fourth and final issue of the year in October! SOON! Issue 4 has a theme: EXPLORATION 🪐🗡️ Early opening for trans, BIPOC, and/or disabled authors: October 1-7 General submissions: October 8-21 Guidelines: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
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Submission Guidelines - OTHERSIDE
Submission guidelines for fiction and poetry submissions to OTHERSIDE, including opening dates and how to submit.
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Jeanna Cammarano @wordrat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If you want to know how well I’ve been sleeping, my fitbit asked me if I’d like to log my walk this morning between 3-4 am. Now seriously questioning whether or not I sleep walk.
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Wendy N. Wagner 🎃 @wnwagner.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Don't forget that the legendary LIGHTSPEED and NIGHTMARE magazines have a Kickstarter right now! Let's make sure amazing horror, SF, and fantasy short stories keep getting published. www.kickstarter.com/projects/lig...
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LIGHTSPEED & NIGHTMARE: Award-Winning SF, Fantasy, & Horror
We've published nearly 10 million words of science fiction, fantasy, and horror short fiction. Help us write the next chapter.
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Apex Magazine and Book Company @apexmag.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We're leaking some important news 💉🩸 There's just ONE WEEK LEFT to submit your flash fiction to our special collaborative contest with @flashfictiononline.bsky.social! The theme for September is DRIP/DRIPPING. you have until the end of the month to submit! www.patreon.com/apexbookcomp...
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Forever Knight: Bloody Temptation
Alt: A close-up shot of a person dipping their long-nailed pointer finger into a glass goblet of blood. A single drop of blood drips off the end of their fingertip.
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Flash Fiction Online @flashfictiononline.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Love is a friend that won’t let you die alone” 😭 A beautiful piece by Hannya Kay: “One God Loved Me As I Died” is an appropriate closing story for our TINY GODS issue @hannyakay.bsky.social #writingcommunity #sciencefiction #flashfiction flashfictiononline.com/issues/septe...
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September 2026 - Flash Fiction Online
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Emberwick (Play Tales from Myriad!) @emberwickart.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hi! My name is Carson/Emberwick and I’m an artist+game designer! It’s my 🎂birthday!🎂, and it would mean a lot if you shared my work and checked out my ttrpg Tales from Myriad (which is on sale!) metalweavegames.com/collections/...
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Jeanna Cammarano @wordrat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I think it’s important to note the role that horror plays in #resistance. Our reactions stem from our deepest fears as well as love. When you see those fears play out before your very eyes, how will you respond? Kudos to @jennifleck.bsky.social for a horrifyingly human tale!
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Jeanna Cammarano @wordrat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I’m so honoured to be included in this list and among such great company! Thanks for reading Vanessa. I am thrilled you enjoyed this story!
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Flash Fiction Online @flashfictiononline.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Hey writers!! Thinking of Submitting to our “HUMAN-SHAPED” themed call? Here are some thoughts from our guest editor Ashlee Lhamon on what we’ve seen so far & what she’d love to see more of ✍️ #writingcommunity #flashfiction substack.com/@ashleelhamo...
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Ashlee Lhamon (@ashleelhamon)
Hey all, we’ve hit 400/1000 submissions my Flash Fiction Online guest editor call for the theme “human shaped” (closing at the end of the month; submit here: http://ffo.submittable.com/submit) and I’v...
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Guillaume Babey (commissions open) @williambabey.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Better watch out for those Brown Brothers own media outlets futurism.com/artificial-i...
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Here's Every Known Publication Owned by Brown Brothers Media, Which Buys News Sites and Turns Them Into AI-Powered Content Mills
The little-known company Brown Brothers Media operates a vast media empire. Here are the many sites we've linked to the network.
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Wendy N. Wagner 🎃 @wnwagner.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
I should probably remind people that I had a novel called GIRL IN THE CREEK come out about a month and a half ago. It got a star in the Library Journal! And look at this awesome blurb from @keithrosson.bsky.social:
Against a green background and just to the left of the cover for GIRL IN THE CREEK, a blurb: Dazzling. GIRL IN THE CREEK is unflinching eco-horror, steeped in the pitch-perfect setting of the rainswept Pacific Northwest. I devoured it even though it gutted me, and it solidifies that Wagner is an absolutely electrifying writer.
— Keith Rosson, author of FEVER HOUSE
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Jeanna Cammarano @wordrat.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I love this series!
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Maria Haskins @mariahaskins.com · 13/09/2026
No, Richard. NO.
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Jeanna Cammarano @wordrat.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This is so out of touch it is painful. As a game designer, I can’t ever imagine taking your baby, one of the first mmorpgs, and feeding it to the Ai machine instead of reimagining what It could be today. What a fcking waste. P.s. There is no such thing as ethical Ai.
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Adventitious. @adventitiouswords.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Now searching for more songs by Elastica…
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Natee (they/them) @himmapaan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
🎵'Fuck you (Fuck you), fuck you very, very muh-uh-uh-uh-uch...' 🎶 This song is now on permanent rotation in my head because you cannot take two virtual steps on social media without encountering a bigoted turd of one stripe or another. 🙃 www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFE6...
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Lily Allen | Fuck You (Official Video - Explicit Version)
YouTube video by Lily Allen
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I wrote this quickly at a bus stop and didn't realize it would go viral, or else I would have worded it better. But the point is that the media is too credulous about AI killing everyone in 10 years (how?) when climate change is killing people now and will only get worse (we know exactly how).
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Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Great coverage, too: globalnews.ca/news/1205333...
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Alberta First Nation invokes treaty clause to set up gender-affirming care safe haven | Globalnews.ca
Saddle Lake Cree Nation says it aims to defy Premier Danielle Smith’s government by establishing a safe haven for gender-affirming medical care — contrary to provincial law.
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Jeanna Cammarano @wordrat.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I am down for the count with neck and back stuff for the second time this year. I am not pleased. Pic of sadness included for your collective sympathy.
Me propped up in bed wrapped in a pink fuzzy hooded sweater while I wallow in my misery with an unimpressed look on my face.
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Flash Fiction Online @flashfictiononline.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The boots were made from the ghostwalker auroch. Such creatures had a hoof in each sphere… From our Tiny Gods issue, our latest story release is “Ghostwalking” by Jonathan Burgess, now FREE to read on FFO. #writingcommunity #fantasy #flashfiction #family flashfictiononline.com/issues/septe...
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September 2026 - Flash Fiction Online
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Andy @cotnam.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period. My favorite part is where, early on, we were warned that it is a tool for fascists that'll make you dumber and people were like 'I'm still gonna fuck with it'.
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Jeanna Cammarano @wordrat.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This piece of resistance by Rich Larson takes compliance to a whole new level! While resistance takes centre stage, it also says something about the inevitability of this ultimate fate. The path of conquest, destruction, and overpowering greed is one of self fulfilling prophecy. #resist
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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
If you read only one short story of mine this year, I hope it’s this one. Scott also wrote about why he chose it for this issue, link to that threaded. www.adventitious.net/stories/a-ga...
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A Game of Go by P.A. Cornell
Ava is a dying AI Home who raised Christopher on love and games of Go—now she has to convince him to leave her, before he never does. By P.A. Cornell.
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Eskart(Commissions open!!!) @eskart.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"It's given a lot of people permission to be themselves, to not dream it, be it, which is the motto of the movie, really. I would like to be remembered for that." Farewell to Tim Curry (1946-2026) #RIP
Tim in costume as Dr. Frank-N-Furter
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Jeanna Cammarano @wordrat.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We definitely received our fair share of Dolly Parton’s books when the kiddo was little. What a gem.
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Jeanna Cammarano @wordrat.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
No, not Dolly!
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Jeanna Cammarano @wordrat.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Alright, writers who are done with google docs, what are you using out there? No ai, affordable to free, preferably open source. Pretend I live under a rock and know nothing. #amwriting
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Jeanna Cammarano @wordrat.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Oo this is intriguing!
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Jeanna Cammarano @wordrat.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I love book birthdays!
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Flash Fiction Online @flashfictiononline.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
“I always start with the face. So I don’t forget the kind of monsters they have us commemorate.” Our midweek read, “I Am My Art” by Ayida Shonibar, is part of our RESIST anthology. @ayidashonibar.bsky.social #artisresistance #resist #flashfiction flashfictiononline.com/issues/resis...
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RESIST: A Flash Fiction Online Anthology - Flash Fiction Online
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Jeanna Cammarano @wordrat.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Back to our regularly scheduled resistance, we bring you I am My Art by Ayida Shonibar where love and art can topple empires. I think what I enjoyed about this piece, alongside the fantastic imagery is that love is the baseline here regardless of everything else. #resist
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Jeanna Cammarano @wordrat.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
What a great write up of this event! We had a blast at DCAF this year. Hats off to everyone who made this such an incredible event. I’ll post more of our little table and maybe a sneak peak at a future project. #dartmouthcomix #dcaf
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Jeanna Cammarano @wordrat.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
My story Hello is free to read at Adventitous today! If you haven’t had a chance to check it out, please do. Also this issue is fabulous so consider grabbing yourself a copy!
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🇨🇦 👊🇨🇦 @sorry-iamcanadian.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
@hatsoncats/Instagram #SolarEclipse
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Matt Jakubowski (he/him) @mattjakubowski.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I for one think that if you’re a literary journal who opposes AI in any writing submissions, you should also never use AI for any artwork on your site. Seems like a no-brainer! Support all artists, not just writers. And yet! A lot of journals seem ok with AI art. Please change this policy, folks!
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dartmouthcomix.bsky.social @dartmouthcomix.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
some sketches from the @wordburglar.bsky.social kick-off party for #dcaf2026
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Flash Fiction Online @flashfictiononline.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Hey writers! The submission portal closed this month but we have some opportunities coming up this fall, including a call guest edited by previous FFO author Ashlee Lhamon. Happy Writing! ✍️ #writingcommunity #amediting www.patreon.com/flashfiction...
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FFO Fall 2026 Submission Opportunities | Flash Fiction Online
Dear Friends & Followers, Our submission portal is closed during the month of August; however, we will have a couple opportunities opening t
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Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Oh wow. Congrats to the finalists. Honored to be included with these authors. Thanks to World Fantasy Con, the judges, @clarkesworldmagazine.com, and @undertow.bsky.social. And thanks to readers who enjoyed and talked about these stories. Really means a lot.
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2026 World Fantasy Awards Finalists
The World Fantasy Awards ballot for works published in 2025 has been announced. The awards will be presented during the 2026 World Fantasy Convention, scheduled for October 22-25, 2026 in Oakland C…
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Jeanna Cammarano @wordrat.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I have a new story out at Adventitious! I’m very excited to be part of this issue. These are some truly amazing stories here and the editorial is an interactive experience all on its own. I highly recommend! Also check out this cover! @adventitiouswords.bsky.social #amwriting #flashfiction #fantasy
I wish there was a better way of describing this image but I’ll do my best. This is cover art for the Adventitious issue 4. It is separated into 5 panels. The biggest panel has a robot-esque creature with a camera for a head holding up a camera at the viewer. 
The next panel is an accordion of film popping out of a camera.
Below are three panels each with different creatures. One is a crab looking creature with clear glass exposing its brain. The second is a frog that has a clear glass helmet as if to help it breathe underwater. The third panel has a catapillar and next to it is possibly a separate chrysalis except it is just a clear glass orb instead of the usual chrysalis.


#flashfiction #Specfiction #fantasy #amwriting
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Jeanna Cammarano @wordrat.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
We return to #Resist with A Bag of Soldiers” by Eric Fomley. In the face of these battles that feel insurmountable, it’s easy to forget our own agency, but it’s important to remember every action counts. Available to read now @flashfictiononline.bsky.social flashfictiononline.com/issues/resis...
The cover for Flash Fiction Online’s anthology RESIST. A grove of trees with books sprouting from its branches at night. Pages with the letters R E S I S T float above them with magical tendrils. In the centre crouches a woman at the base of a small sapling with a small book illuminated from the glow of her flashlight.
 
#shortstorycollection #SciFiAnthology #FantasyShorts #shortstories #specfic #anthology #newrelease 
#flashfiction
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Jeanna Cammarano @wordrat.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Huge News! My Story, 9 Steps to Dissecting a Ghost, is now out at Pseudopod. This is definitely a dream market for me and even more so to have my story read by the award winning author @premeemohamed.com. This is one of my favourite and most deeply emotional stories to date. I hope you enjoy.
Image of a Cthulhu-like tentacle wrapped around a glowing runed tablet, the logo of Pseudopod.


#horrorfiction #darkfantasy #amwriting #amwritinghorror #flashfiction #fictionpodcast #specfic #writesky #horror
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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
These thieving motherfuckers need to burn.
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Jeanna Cammarano @wordrat.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
If you’re looking for a reason to subscribe, I have a new story out in Adventitious issue four! Check it out early here!
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ered @ered.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Seen some talk of unethical fiction, so here’s my take
Three panel comic titled Unethical Fiction: 
1. Made with AI
2. Printed on human skin
3. The author uses their profits to fund a hate group.
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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
When did we forget how rights are won? by @lamoutonnoir.bsky.social
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When did we forget how rights are won? - Halifax Examiner
When did we become so quick to defend power before understanding dissent?
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Mari Ness, writer of things @mariness.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
.....if Uncanny funds and makes ITS stretch goals, I will post more limericks! Possibly better ones. Possibly. I make no promises about that. Just the existence of said limericks. Here's the Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/unc...
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Uncanny Magazine Year 13: The Space Unicorn Believes in YOU!
Funding to support Year 13 of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. We have more stories to tell together!
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Proloe 🌙🧚‍♀️ Very Fairy Vtuber @proloe.gay · 28/02/2026
I do not like this gen AI I do not like what it implies I do not want it in my art I do not think it makes you smart I do not want it in my games I do not like its goals and aims I do not want it in my books I do not like the way it looks I do not like it, I don't care I do not want it anywhere
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