😕 says it all, really (From @justinjpearson.bsky.social )

Secrets of the Sea by @aresjb.bsky.social is now FREE-TO-READ! 🌊🐚🦀 "In a shack too small at the edge of a wine-dark sea, my mother feeds her whispering shell silver coins in exchange for ocean secrets." www.heartlines-spec.com/secrets-of-t...

Secrets of the Sea

Secrets of the Sea by Ares J. Benoit

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Heartlines Spec is an amazing publication! Thank you Heather for the mention!

Heather@heatherdnorton.bsky.social · yesterday

Just read 'Secrets of the Sea' by @aresjb.bsky.social in this issue and it's lovely. 🤍 Consider subscribing to @heartlines-spec.com or better yet, consider donating to one of the listed charities and get a complimentary subscription (if there are any left)! www.heartlines-spec.com

Just read 'Secrets of the Sea' by @aresjb.bsky.social in this issue and it's lovely. 🤍 Consider subscribing to @heartlines-spec.com or better yet, consider donating to one of the listed charities and get a complimentary subscription (if there are any left)! www.heartlines-spec.com

Heartlines Spec

Heartlines Spec is a speculative magazine focused on long-term friendships and relationships. It's the comfort of the known, the fierce hug of someone that knows you best.

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Heartlines Spec@heartlines-spec.com · 5d ago

It's RELEASE DAY! Lower those shoulders, take a deep breath, and read some fantastic short fiction and poetry! www.heartlines-spec.com/issue-11/

So pumped to read the whole issue, it's gonna be a good one!!🙌🏻

Heartlines Spec@heartlines-spec.com · 5d ago

It's RELEASE DAY! Lower those shoulders, take a deep breath, and read some fantastic short fiction and poetry! www.heartlines-spec.com/issue-11/

It's RELEASE DAY! Lower those shoulders, take a deep breath, and read some fantastic short fiction and poetry! www.heartlines-spec.com/issue-11/

ICYMI ✨New Writer micro by @aresjb.bsky.social! “Let them laugh, she's busy gobbling up another ant, another yellow yard line; she's going places slowly.” www.claudineliterary.com/aresjbenoit

Ares J. Benoit | She Says She's Going to 'Bunker Down'

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Thank you to all our contributors for making this shine 💖 Moh Afdhaal Hap Aziz @aresjb.bsky.social Chris Clemens @awritingwren.bsky.social @jaespersmyth.bsky.social R. F. Hovis Esther Lim @avramargariti.bsky.social Diem Okoye Jillian Schedneck Julia Sinclair @authortrsteele.bsky.social Lulu Vidal

My favourite food group is carbs, followed by peanut butter--though defying social norms is a close third.

We are ALMOST at the goal. Can we hit the goal and then some? That would be amazing

Astrid is back on HIATUS@seraphrdm.bsky.social · last mo.

Want to support a bunch of disabled authors? Check out this disability pride bundle from Itch.io! Inarora's Excursion is part of it and she's surrounded by a bunch of cool people. 🥰 itch.io/b/3751/disab...

A girl becomes a moving building! Read it in less than a minute!

Claudine: A Literary Magazine@claudineliterary.bsky.social · last mo.

New Writer Microfiction by Ares J. Benoit! @aresjb.bsky.social “The memories of those leering kids, sooty and pain-stacked photographs, faded and nearly forgotten in her momentum.” www.claudineliterary.com/aresjbenoit

Honoured and excited!

Heartlines Spec@heartlines-spec.com · last mo.

Shout to to our contributors❣️ Moh Afdhaal Hap Aziz @aresjb.bsky.social @jaespersmyth.bsky.social Esther Lim @avramargariti.bsky.social Jillian Schedneck @authortrsteele.bsky.social Chris Clemens @awritingwren.bsky.social R. F. Hovis Diem Okoye Julia Sinclair

It just seems unfair that during the summer, my freezer doesn't magically get filled with popsicles.

Never keep your dick in the shed.

MythologyBot@mythologybot.boodoo.co · 2mo ago

A1313.3 Misplaced genitalia.

That time on a Friday I got overwhelmed by life... ...and decided to fix it by going outside to take take pictures of flowers. I can't be the only human who finds the ability to contain multitudes to feel so hard sometimes, right??

Today is a good day to celebrate and support Black creators! If you are a Black creator, especially in the nerd space, please consider posting what you do below and also how we can buy it or support it, if possible!

Storm (Ororo Munroe) from X-Men Comic Art

Alt: Storm (Ororo Munroe) from X-Men Comic Art

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Actively try to make something better? Cringe.

Nick Harkaway@nickharkaway.com · 2mo ago

8. You know what we could do? Fund some amazing third spaces and stop punishing trans kids for existing. Feed kids who don’t get decent meals at home. Start creating a world for kids to grow into rather than a future they know they’ll struggle to fix. Controversial, I know.

My latest erasure piece at Plenitude Magazine... enjoy the bending of language on this one. I love erasures for this reason! Check out the full poem at plenitudemagazine.ca/a-stone-down...

Really illuminating and worth signalboosting, IMO. Please spread if you're tired of Trump using his office to shove money in his and his family's pockets. #dumptrump www.readtangle.com/the-everythi...

The everything, everywhere, all at once corruption story.

I'm pleading with you to look at the president's self-dealing.

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i had the idea for this piece last tdov but it didn't quite come together until now 🥖🍷 quote by Julian K Jarboe

It's midnight here. I'm tired. I hope everyone had a good day of trans visibility.

What to do on a random Friday night? Why, submit your work to lit mags of course! Find them here: subclub.substack.com/p/6-lit-mags...

In case you missed it, Issue 14 of Translunar Travelers Lounge is online. Brief notes on most of the stories can be found by following the posts here, or better yet follow the link to read them translunartravelerslounge.com

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a speculative fiction magazine

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Translunar Travelers Lounge@translunartl.bsky.social · 5mo ago

A story in which a man who has always shown up when needed builds a rocket for a collective of testicles - and maybe learns what his balls were holding him back from. "We Require An Engine," Said The Testicle Collective by @davidanaxagoras.com

THIS. Like so many things in life, the process matters as much IF NOT MORE than the output.

Alex Acks@katsudon.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I know for writers, the inability to express the idea in your head perfectly is a driving force behind practicing and improving your skills. Wouldn't be surprised if it's the same for visual artists. So genAI is a great way to keep yourself from growing and leveling up because art is actually hard.🤷

With Issue 1 out soon, a reminder that we have community copies available if you can't afford to subscribe right now, donated by lovely Kickstarter backers. Please don't stress or feel you have to justify yourself—we don't ask questions! Simply use our contact form to request a community copy 🪐🗡️

Contact OTHERSIDE - OTHERSIDE

Contact OTHERSIDE, a quarterly literary magazine of speculative fiction, poetry, and art by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists.

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Please send your five minutes!

Five Minutes@fiveminutelit.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Feb Reader @aresjb.bsky.social is neurodivergent, queer & lives with chronic illness/disability. They live in Calgary/Mohkίnstsis/Kootsisáw with their family, but inside they still feel like a young forest demon discovering poetry for the 1st time. Send micros to Ares: fiveminutelit.com/submissions

Goals for the week: My motivation/energy is down, so I'm giving myself room to adjust. 1. Send my rejected-but-held poem to a couple other markets 2. Revise the poem I wrote based on a nightmare #queerwriters #writingcommunity

AmaraJLynn 🦹 drafting Fire & Feathers@amaralynn.bsky.social · 6mo ago

#queerwriters Monday: Goals Day! What do you hope to accomplish this week? Can be anything, big or small! Let us know so we can cheer you on! #WritingCommunity #lgbtqwriters

Good to see people remembering what the pipes are *for*.

L.A. TACO@lataco.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Jack Duffy attaches a respirator to his bagpipes to play through tear gas. “I always play it whenever the police retreat because it's like, ‘You fucking ran while we stayed,’” he says. The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp... By Julianne Le

Today is brought to you by existential screaming

I had to make a second Starter Pack! If you have any recs for Latinx Spec Fic authors, let me know and I'll try to add them when I can. Much love! go.bsky.app/UtDuh4e

Pedro Iniguez@pedroiniguez.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Reminder: In light of Bad Bunny's Superbowl performance spotlighting Latino culture, here's a hefty list of Latino speculative fiction authors I curated if anyone wants to take a gander and read some phenomenal work. Much love to all! go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi