Laura

First rant of the day:
I used to love Pinterest, I’m a visual person and artist- now the damn app is full of AI images and all I wanted was a real photo of a real crab 🦀 😡 this should have been easy to find- it is not… might have to go to the beach and take a photo myself

I’m still processing the horrible mass shooting that happened in Tumbler Ridge B.C. that has shaken our nation.

My children are 10, 15 and 18. Nearly all my jobs have been in one way or another supporting and/or educating children.

To say my heart is broken, is not enough.

I’ve been #parenting for over 18yrs, and I enjoy talking to my kids, but only yesterday did I wonder what it’s like for them to be raised my someone with #adhd

In a 5 min walk, I pointed out daisies that reminded me of Frog & Toad, A semi like Optimus Prime, and why 9 isnt a prime number…

There was zero hesitation in the staff members tone. She was not putting up with drunk old man’s abuse.

I just flew back to Canada,Im walking through the airport and overheard 3 people talking.

Staff “what can I help you with”
Woman “My husband is really drunk”

(I’m too far away to hear what he says- Im walking to my connection)

Staff “if you speak to her again like that I will call the police”

Submission Guidelines - OTHERSIDE Submission guidelines for fiction and poetry submissions to OTHERSIDE, including opening dates and how to submit.

Merry Christmas and a happy holiday season! There’s only one week left in the year—which means we are ONE WEEK away from opening to fiction and poetry submissions on January 1st!

Get your original fiction and poetry ready ✨

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Into the Dark is available now!

Enter an abyss of dark fantasy and fantastical horror with 34 stories by emerging and established authors.

Find out where you can claim a copy at: www.allworldswayfarer.com/anthology-in...

We can't wait to finally delve Into the Dark with you!

Bona Books Presents A new queer literary magazine FANTABULOSA! Tales of the uncanny, the dangerous and the fantastical, from radical and unapologetic queer voices. Science fiction, fantasy and horror Short fiction & poetry Submissions open now

ANNOUNCEMENT🎺🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Introducing our bona new quarterly literary magazine:

FANTABULOSA!

Pushing the boundaries of bold, authentic, QUEER storytelling. Bringing you stories of the uncanny, the dangerous and the fantastical.

& thanks to our brilliant #WrathMonth backers, we're fully funded for 2026 🤘

Front and back cover of the All Worlds Wayfarer Into the Dark anthology, a collection of dark fantasy stories

The @awwlitmag.bsky.social Into the Dark anthology Kickstarter is live! Tons of goodies up for grabs: ebook/hardcover editions, bookmarks, stickers, pins, & more!

So excited to have my wuxia fem rage story in this anthology 🥹 and to be in such excellent company ❤️
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Snippet from "The First Woman of the Qingyan Sect" by Chezza Lee in the All Worlds Wayfarer Into the Dark anthology: "We were taught to protect this town from the forces that lived in the shadows. As I grew, the memories of blood, the iron-lashed stench of death, lessened in intensity. I reiterated Shifu’s words so often, they became my own personal mantra. Fight evil. Save the innocent. But it wasn’t until I descended the mountain that I realized my choices would never be that simple."

A snip from my short, "The First Woman of the Qingyan Sect," in the @awwlitmag.bsky.social Into the Dark anthology 🖤 10 days left to get kickstarter rewards, such as digital/hard copy issues, stickers, bookmarks, digital art, and more! www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...

Oooh, I’d love to try making some gf mooncakes. I have never had them, but they sound yummy.

Into the Dark A Dark Fantasy and Fantastical Horror Anthology

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving weekend. 🍁

If you want to support some amazing writers in a dark fantasy anthology check out:

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Its packed full of amazing and emotional stories. (Including one of mine)

My short story The Red Shoes is about a young girl with necromancer magic, on her own, desperately trying to reconnect with a loved one while running from villagers who blame her for the plague ravaging the countryside. #magic #necromancy #death #skeletons
Check out @awwlitmag.bsky.social anthology

Submissions are OPEN for Year's Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction: Volume Four (the best of 2025). Send me your SFF published in 2025, you crazy Canucks! Details on my site at the link below. DON'T SELF REJECT! You can't win if you don't play ;) Subs close Feb 28, 2026. Pls share WIDELY.

If you like dark moody fantasy stories with necromancy, and skeletons then you’ll probably like my short story The Red Shoes, which I’m so excited to have published in @awwlitmag.bsky.social Into the Dark Anthology!

If you have time, please check out their kickstarter

Info for our Backer Goals! 50, 100, 150, 200, AND 250 Backers are unlocked! All backer goals are in rainbow with an open lock over a blurred version of OTHERSIDE banner art in purple, with a blurred floating fantastical head on the right.

WE HIT 250 BACKERS!! +1 exclusive sticker for everyone who either added a sticker or backed at a tier with sticker rewards! That is our last backer goal!

We're in awe that over 250 of you have supported us. Thank you!! Sticker reveal coming soon 💜

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Why progressives may not be as 'woke' as they think Podcast Episode · Ideas · 2025-10-06 · 54m

This is an eye opening episode:

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I was listening to History Hits, “The Ancients” podcast about #Myths. They mentioned one called “the devil and the smith” and I wonder if the Andersen’s “The Red Shoes” story is a variation of it 🤔

You can find my own original version The Red Shoes in @awwlitmag.bsky.social dark fantasy anthology.

Such a wild historical epidemic right? I was really excited when it fit perfectly with my plot.

Chill & Chat with OTHERSIDE OTHERSIDE is a quarterly queer-led literary magazine of speculative fiction, poetry, and art by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists. Their Kickstarter, to fund their first year, launched on September 29th and they will open for submissions in January 2026.

If you missed our chill & chat at @spacemagiccon.bsky.social the recording is now live! Check it out for a peek at our magazine inspirations, Kickstarter prep—and more!

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Into the Dark A Dark Fantasy and Fantastical Horror Anthology

Have you heard of the European Dancing Plague of 1518? I hint at that strange outbreak in my dark fantasy story “The Red Shoes” which will be published in @awwlitmag.bsky.social 🎉

They’re doing a great kickstarter, you check it out here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...

Younger veteran: "How old are you, man?"

Older veteran: “87.”

Younger veteran: “Out here getting arrested, raising hell at 87.”

Older veteran: “It’s just beginning.”

🦅 🦅 🦅 #ResistanceUnited 🔥 🔥 🔥

We are now one subscriber away from unlocking reprints!

Some of the Into the Dark Kickstarter rewards!

🎉 Back our Kickstarter & grab awesome rewards—book & mag bundles, stickers, postcards + a surprise bonus if we hit 50% by halfway!

Help a small press & its authors grow ❤️
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Into the Dark by All World's Wayfarer Anthology. Picture of an archer his cape flying, standing a top a dragon it's mouth open fire about to erupt as they fly through a sky lit by sunset

We’re 10 days from the end of the Into the Dark Kickstarter! 🌑
Thanks to all of you, we’ve crossed 40% funded — and we’re aiming for $2,500 next.

If you love eerie worlds, haunting art, and dark fantasy, now’s the time to join us. 💀
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Funding Goals!

The anthology is alive, but it needs more voices to grow stronger. 🌑
Can we reach 50% funded this week? Join us, and help unlock the darkness:
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Phyllis’ Story - Orange Shirt Society An introduction to Phyllis (Jack) Webstad and her story: her journey to residential school survivor and community leader. Get Started Here About Phyllis Webstad Founder, Ambassador, Author Phyll...

In Canada today it is the National day of Truth and Reconciliation.
#EveryChildMatters #OrangeShirtDay

I’m a European settler who lives on the stolen land of the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations.

Please read and learn about Canada’s Residential Schools

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Today is Canada's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation honoring indigenous children who never returned home from residential schools, as well as the survivors, their families, and their communities. #OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters

I'd like to acknowledge the indigenous peoples of Canada today. The character limit on BlueSky is too small for what I'd like to say, so please read the images attached 🫶

#truthandreconciliation #orangeshirtday #canadianhistory #indigenous #canada

Today, we honour the children who never returned home and the survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities.

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#TruthAndReconciliation