Mia V. Moss

A noir-toned background image of a rainy city skyscape, birds flying with a backdrop of smeared neon lights, with a detective standing on a rooftop in long coat and hat with one arm raised. Right-justified text on the image reads "open call for novellas, opens: 4.01.26, closes: 4.30.26." The Ruadán Books logo is centered above the text.

We're opening to novella manuscripts on 4/1/26! We're looking for dark thrillers, crime noir, & dark speculative fiction—if you've got a complete novella (25k-40k words) that fits, we want to hear from you.

Submission guidelines coming soon: links.ruadanbooks.com/cfs

#WriterSky #AuthorSky

SOFITUKKER - Twitch WATCH US COOK

IDK who needs to hear this but Sofi Tukker is live streaming a set from a diner right now on Twitch www.twitch.tv/sofitukker

A dark green square with light green text that reads: What I'd taken at first glance to be a large stuffed animal popped up from behind an old espresso machine. It was the biggest, purplest dog I'd ever seen, standing over six feet tall with a lolling tongue nearly as long as my forearm, and bright gold eyes that smiled warmly, if vacantly, in my direction. I was so taken aback by the tongue, I almost missed the springy pair of bat-like wings peeking out from its opulently fluffy back, or the gold horns nestled in the shaggy fur between two wolfy ears. A spiked purple tail dragged on the ground behind them. "Hi, I'm Rex. Datapad, please," they said, holding out a big, clawed paw. The claws, I noted, looked sharp enough to cut a throat with ease.

OK I've only used Ellipsus for like 15 minutes so far, but this is really fun. Anyone else using it? write.ellipsus.com

The Heresy of Thieves (Spellfall Series Book 1)

Adult queer epic fantasy, The Heresy of Thieves, coming out October 6! darkmattermagazine.shop/products/the...

having written about how banning web scrapers from a code forge i host made it usable again and saved ~60€/y in power bill, let me tell you:

you cannot fathom the offloaded cost of GenAI on small web hosts. it is a veritable distributed denial of service to the entire web. Every web admin sees it.

A woman posing in front of a nine-pointed star, art by Anna Chiara Stagi, with the following quotes: "Glorious and visceral" - Chuck Wendig, author of The Book of Accidents "a confident and compelling tale that is as fun as it is thought-provoking" - Library Journal

This one's for every horror fan hungry for an epic,
For every noir fan who's up for something strange,
And for every fantasy fan who's known some guy who still thinks fantasy is limited to elves and castles rather than anything we can imagine 🖤

NO GODS FOR DROWNING, out tomorrow! 🔪🌊

not once have I ever needed a text message or email summarized in my entire fucking life

I will bring the more alcohol

It's that time of year again! The Locus Awards are looming in the distance, but you need to choose your champions! Voting is now open for all, give your favorite authors and works the voice they deserve!

Vote now at poll.voting.locusmag... or via the link in our bio.

The cover for Uncanny Magazine Issue 63, “Blessed Universe" by Galen Dara: An ethereal figure stands front and center of the frame, behind here there is a shower of stars on a violet space-landscape. She is dressed in robes that blend into her, and she holds her palms open. On each hand and the center of her chest there are three sources of light, as if she has the moon for a heart, and stars on the palm of her hands, a mist rises from her open palms. The quote reads: "What a strange world and what powerful characters Titos Pavlou has created! I can’t stop thinking about this book even though this might be for younger readers. But! It’s only the first in the series and I’ve read online that the second installment gets more grown-up, so I’ll stick it out for the battle scenes."

Congratulations to Eugenia Triantafyllou! Eugenia's “The Life and Times of Alavira the Great as Written by Titos Pavlou and Reviewed by Two Lifelong Friends” is a finalist for the BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction! Read it here! buff.ly/6ZnbYnQ

Hell yeah!! ✨ So happy for you!

As the elected government officials pop on here to rationalize their enthusiastic complicity in the bombing of children, a reminder that this fun labeler identifying who is funding them exists.

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This is really only going to be stopped when we the people literally stop the country. We do not have to participate. There are millions of us who do not want what is happening. Who are horrified. We can make it stop the minute we link up and say stop, collectively.

This is reason enough to go after OpenAI

Looking for a way to stand up for trans people today? Here's something you can do RIGHT NOW:
Take ten minutes to get on the phone and help stop this violent, dangerous bill. The linked post has all the resources you need to make that call. Go go go

Trans Continental Pipeline-Donate to help queer relocation! At TCP, our mission is to help Queer and 2SLGBTQIA+ people move from unsafe environments to Colorado and provide connections and resources through our relocation program.Every Cent you donate will go ...

Good Morning!

The news fucking sucks this morning. There's not really a way to make it better, but I do just want to remind everyone that you are valid and loved.

Please consider donating if you can. We've set up a $10 monthly donation, not much but its all we can do right now. 1/

In an hour or so, I'll be here with @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social , @edenroyce.bsky.social , @pdjeliclark.bsky.social and others! Come join us online!

It’s so common to come across the assertion that books were luxury objects exclusively for the elite in the Middle Ages that I want to guest curate a massive exhibition called “Meh-nuscripts: Books for the Many,” which features just workaday or unremarkable objects.

Mardi Gras makes changes to it’s famous beads a year after bringing in ban Beads are back, but not the cheap plastic ones

There are now Mardi Gras beads made of biodegradable materials and have okra seeds in them that you can plant. The future can still look bright!

Peeling Back the Skin, the 25 winning entries will be released in ebook and physical soon to benefit Scares That Care,an IRS approved, 501(c)(3) charity that has raised and donated over $300,000 to organizations and families with a child affected by illness, burns or women fighting breast cancer.

Congrats to the winners and all of the submitting authors of this year's 2k Terrors competition! It was a delight to read SO many horrors

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FISHFEST IS TOMORROW!

Things kick off at Eorzean Aquarium Sophia with the Fish Train and then run all day! See the full schedule below, and see you at FishFest!

🗺️Sophia, W1, P58, Lav Beds 6A EST/11A GMT/10P AEDT
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Don't access this site, for any reason.
Signed, a former intel girlie

No/That's what's up meme: top graphic a man holding his hand up and grimacing. Text: Bulk purchasing 1000 injection molded whistles from overseas with 1 click & a credit card & then never engaging again bottom graphic a man smiling in approval and pointing his finger: Networking & meeting your community to print & distribute 1000 sparkly rainbow whistles & feeling like maybe we're not so alone and helpless after all

🔥 let's gooo!!

co-signed by a fantasy/sci-fi novelist who is also loudly anti-AI and printing rainbow glitter whistles for the local community 💖

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Submission Calls Special sub call (open now through march 31st) Later this year, we’re putting out a surveillance horror/Weird fiction anthology. I’ve loved the stories I’ve solicited and their di…

📣SPECIAL UNEXPECTED SUBMISSION CALL ANNOUNCEMENT📣

If you hate ICE and love horror and Weird fiction, please take a look at our current, very specific and necessary sub call.
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