🤣 I know, right? Does the same thing to me all the time.
In fairness, transliterated words don't usually appear in the dictionary, I just wish autocorrect wasn't so persistent. Yes, I know you think it's a misspelt word that must be corrected, but trust me (in this case) I know what I'm doing!
My @lightspeedmagazine.com debut is free to read today! Come for the ocean vibes; stay for fleeting moments of beauty.
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-...
Excited to have a new flash story out today in @nightmare-magazine.com!
“The Doll Problem” is inspired by a strange doll that appeared on a friend’s couch one summer and the burden of always overthinking things.
www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/the-...
@emmiechristie33.bsky.social takes a scalpel to one of my favorite stories, and I couldn't be happier! 🎉
Thank you so, so much, Emmie, for including my work in your reviews, and for completely getting it. 🙏
New week, new author thread! This week I'm featuring Ramez Yoakeim @yoakeim.bsky.social
1. WYSR "Rise Again"
Afaf leaves the safety of the locked community to find the Caretakers and confront them about their dwindling quality of life.
inkfoundry.net/review/why-y...
That's huge! Congrats, Angela, well deserved.
GUYS!! I can’t believe it, but my story tied for 1st place in the Uncanny Reader Poll! I’ve never gotten 1st place in anything, nevermind for something I’ve written, nevermind alongside such insanely good writers. Thank you so much to all the readers! 🙏🏻
Thank you so much for reading, Drew, and for the kind words. I'm glad you liked it! My website has links to a few other published stories, most of them free to read, in case you want to check them out 😇
yoakeim.com/fiction
Ramez’s piece is really wonderful. Check it out if you haven’t yet!
Check this out as well!
It's a prequel to my very first published story, "In the Teeth of the Gale," in @littlebluemarble.bsky.social in 2019, so if you're curious what happens next, here it is!
littlebluemarble.ca/2019/10/25/i...
Today we're posting the first story in our "A Working Definition of Us" story triptych. Today we have Ramez Yoakeim's @yoakeim.bsky.social excellent piece "Son of the Sea." Check it out at gavagai.com
I'm so excited to share this tale of a family dealing with the aftermath of climate collapse, and grateful to @gavagai.com for giving it a home.
Cover image and title for "A Working Definition of Us," a submission call and publishing series on Gavagai.
We'll be publishing the first story in our "A Working Definition of Us" series tomorrow morning for Valentine's Day. We're still looking for contributions for the February 20th and 27th installments. We'd love to read your work! Read & Submit at gavagai.com
Lightspeed magazine cover: a humanoid holding a scythe streaks across a desert
I’m so happy to share my SF horror flash, ‘The Worldbuilder,’ published today in @lightspeedmagazine.com! The story is an homage to Joanna Russ’ ‘We Who are About To…’, enfolding the morbid xenophilic curiosity of ‘Alien’ (hi, welcome to my work 😈)
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-...
In my short fiction review column in this terrific issue, I feature stories from @fantasymagazine.bsky.social @podcastle.org @castofwonders.org @bcsmagazine.bsky.social @lightspeedmagazine.com @smallwondersmag.com and @bourbonpenn.bsky.social!
The Hugo nomination period is officially open, which seems like a good time to remind folks about my links post gathering eligibility and recommendations from others. I'll continue to update through the nomination period so keep sending links my way!
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
Locus Awards voting opens soon - anyone can vote and you can write in any eligible works, publishers, editors, magazines, etc!
If you read something and loved it, support the author, venue, and so on : )
PSA: all readers should go immediately to @inkfoundry.bsky.social because it's an infinite treasure trove of fiction. You will be joyfully drowning in great reads.
Two authors have gone public about their experience with Totally Entwined aka Entwined Publishing. Issues include alleged contract breaches and rights reversion problems www.lisahenryonline.com/blog/stateme...
🏳️🌈SOME QUEER SHORT SFF - NOVEMBER 2025🏳️🌈
I round up over 15 stories by @arielmarkenjack.bsky.social @marisca.bsky.social @sarahpinsker.bsky.social @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social @yoakeim.bsky.social @renanbernardo.com @authorizedmusings.bsky.social & MANY MORE!!!
www.patreon.com/posts/147084...
Start the new year with a new story from me, a historical fantasy in @kaleidotrope.bsky.social , set in 1200s Paris, it asks 'what's the worst thing that could happen if you join a bible study group at university?'
kaleidotrope.net/winter-2026/...
My flash piece "3 East" appeared in Inner Worlds in November.
inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-9-3-ea...
TELL ME YOUR 🏳️🌈QUEER SHORT SFF🏳️🌈 OUT IN NOVEMBER 2025!!! Originals only pls, up to novella in length, indie okay. Just reply with the author, title, and a link to read and/or buy and I'll get them on the list. Here's October's list for context & more info: www.patreon.com/posts/some-q...
"I am the oldest daughter. To look after my family, I will have to bring a leopard home. Or be married off to a man with a string of leopard teeth laced around his neck. But I am not interested in men."
Read 'Ghost Leopard' by @crystalkoo.bsky.social
inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-9-ghos...
#SFF
More updates have been made to the eligibility and recommendations link post. Just look at all the fabulous things people have done this year!
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
"Up helical staircases and down swirling ramps, occasionally interspersed with chaotic murals of arrows: left to Hearing Loss, right to Prenatal Support..."
Read "3 East" by @yoakeim.bsky.social in our new issue:
inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-9-3-ea...
#WeirdFiction #Uncanny #Horror
This is the 94th edition of Some Queer Short SFF, so if you manage to get through all the stories out in October, just know there's a lot more where that came from.
Thank you for the annual roundup, here's mine for this year 🙏
yoakeim.com/blog/year-in...
