Melissa Ren

Adventitious | A Speculative Short Fiction Magazine - Adventitious. Adventitious is a speculative short fiction magazine publishing boundary-defying stories, novellas, and unclassifiable work.

🦊"A Húlíjīng Always Keeps One Tail Hidden" by @melisfluous.bsky.social
🐙"Hunter Mother Sailor Wife" by @cjtavares.bsky.social

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My story is now up on @adventitiouswords.bsky.social !

Check it out!

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Red quote card featuring white serif text reading “Another Stunner” attributed to Hugh of Turn and Work. Below, the text states that Melissa Ren’s “A Húlíjīng Always Keeps One Tail Hidden” appears in Issue One. In the lower left corner is a small illustrated figure resembling a teal astronaut with a dark helmet, against the solid red background.

Factually accurate!

Hugh at @turnandwork.com calls @melisfluous.bsky.social's A Húlíjīng Always Keeps One Tail Hidden "another stunner."

I (biased) agree.

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we are

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to see several of our novellas and a collection on the

@locusmag.bsky.social recommended reading list

we want you to read those books! (and vote for them, YES, if you love them)

so we put them on SALE

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What Any Dead Thing Wants | Speculative Fiction - Adventitious. A Nebula-nominated work of literary speculative fiction by Aimee Ogden exploring death, exploitation, and what we owe to those that are gone.

Hey, who loves a reprint? "What Any Dead Thing Wants" is up at @adventitiouswords.bsky.social as part of their inaugural issue, along with more works by awesome writers like @cornellwriter.bsky.social, @melisfluous.bsky.social, and Catherine Tavares. go check it out maybe??

Thanks Aimee for the shout out! ❤️ I can't wait to read your story!

This book is now a British Science Fiction Association awards longlister! Get it while it's hot! (it's always hot)

Thank you! Thrilled for all the collaborators! 🙌 @lindzmcleod.bsky.social did a phenomenal job spearheading this project.

Collaboration baby!! So excited to see where this brilliant anthology I’m very lucky to be part of is going next 👏👏 Huge congrats to @lindzmcleod.bsky.social and the rest of the collaboration gang. #shortstory #craft #collaborativewriting

An Honour & A Privilege PDF | Stanchion In collaboration with eleven writers, including The Handmaid's Tale screenwriter Lynn Renee Maxcy, Sunday Times bestseller Thomas D. Lee, and Nebula/WFA finalist Eugenia Triantafyllou, award-winning a...

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This is absolutely incredible! The antho AN HONOUR AND A PRIVILEGE is longlisted for the BSFA awards! What an amazing project, and I'm thrilled to be a part of it.

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Thrilled to be nominated! Thank you so much 💞

Oooh! I have a new story out today. This is one of my favourites, but mind the cw: perceived suicide, graphic death, implied addiction.

Handle yourself with care ❤️

Why Bother? The "Is Anyone Listening" Edition. Essay on writing for a small audience. When art is created in a forest, and no one tells you they like it, does it matter? What happened when I ran into someone who directed a play I saw years ago. Also a weird chicken story.

My latest newsletter post! You have to read it to see why the chicken picture makes sense.

Why Bother? The "Is Anyone Listening" Edition.
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Today's the day!

Look at what we created! 😍

Psssssst, this is my agent 😊😊

Psychopomp is one of the best publishing teams on the planet and I love being a part of it.

They consistently put out amazing work. But most of all, they are such good people.

Please support The Deadlands if you're able. We can't lose another. ❤️❤️

Oh hello, I am in this 🫣

It was great to see you Arley!

Thats chill 😅

Oh, I see my name too. Did not know this either. 😅

I'm a big fan of Terese and I can't wait to read all the stories in this book. Canlit and Canspec should get right behind this. A speculative anthology filled with Black writers from Canada?

Let's go.

My unhinged literary opinion is that you should buy all my small press and indie pub friends books.

ALL.

Congrats Eva! So well deserved. 🎉

ICYMI I finally dove back into my newsletter, in which I talk about my novella's birthday, @psychopomp.com awesomeness, and some most excellent short fiction recommendations.

Sorry I missed this msg! Thanks Nicole! 🙌 ❤️

Thank you Simo! 🙌

I didn't see this msg! Thank you Casey!

Thanks so much Felicia! ♥️♥️