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Thomas Ha@thomasha.bsky.social · last mo.

For the evening crowd. From time to time, when writing budget allows, I commission illustrations for my website. This one is a striking one by @emo-sludge.com. I saw Zach's portfolio and was blown away. I thought, "Bet he could do something real messed and freaky for this story!" And boy did he.

art by Zach Hazard Vaupen aka Emo Sludge. giant, arms wrapped around another giant, their legs wrapped, one giant eating the other giant's head, background is a crumbling library, books falling off shelves, walls falling apart
Thomas Ha@thomasha.bsky.social · last mo.

Hey! Latest story, "Our Revels Now Are Ended," now out at @clarkesworldmagazine.com. In a library connected to other libraries, a man with redacted memories exchanges ideas with a state interrogator. As always, if you enjoy, feel free to drop a line.

Undertow Publications 🇨🇦@undertow.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Friends, in a couple days I'll announce the table of contents for "The Best Weird Fiction of the Year, Vol. 2." Meanwhile, here are the very notable stories that garnered much consideration and will be listed in the book. As always, great stuff.

The Music We Became by Addison Smith from Final Curtain: Stories Inspired by the Phantom of the Opera Orange Slab by Ashley Stokes - Interzone #301 Edgar Addison, the Author of Dévorer (1862-1933) by Ben Peek - Nightmare #153 Personation Ben Tufnell The Brussels Review Autumn 2025 The Voice Thief Chris Stavitsky Oxford American #130 Another Mother Again Cyan Katz Weird Horror #11 The Start of Something David Demchuk Weird Horror #11 The Tawlish Island Songbook of the Dead E.M. Linden PodCastle #879 Whalesong Guan Un The Deadlands Moving House Joseph Anderson Chthonic Matter #9 Belly Full of Eyes K.S. Walker Three-Lobed Burning Eye #46 The Further Tide Lynda E. Rucker Supernatural Tales #60 Apostasy in Fruit Moustapha Mbacké Diop The Dark #120 His Most Feared Constellation R.L. Summerling The Dark #119 The Sitter Rob Francis Fever Dreams Trader Sam Asher Bourbon Penn #36 The Cold Burning Light of Her Sam W. Pisciotta Lightspeed #186 Shrike Samir Sirk Morató ergot. Everything is White Simon Strantzas Other Sides Not the Same Place Simon Strantzas Other Sides
Thomas Ha@thomasha.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Many thanks to @mariahaskins.com for this rec and review of "Middle Song" in @bourbonpenn.bsky.social. If you missed it a couple months ago, it's available here: www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/38/mid...

Thomas Ha > Middle Song > Bourbon Penn

People usually pass through the gray silence of the desert. Beyond charred sumps and refinery towers, oil fields and dust walls, they drive without an intent to tarry. Most know this for a middle plac...

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Locus Magazine@locusmag.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Diabolical Plots, Bourbon Penn, and Escape Pods: Review by Maria Haskins locusmag.com/review/...

Maria Haskins@mariahaskins.com · 5mo ago

You can read part of my February short fiction review column for Locus Magazine in Locus Online right now: locusmag.com/review/benea... Get Locus in print or digital: subscribers.locusmag.com/back-issues

Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Lightspeed, Small Wonders, and Bourbon Penn: Review by Maria Haskins

Beneath Ceaseless Skies 12/11/25 Lightspeed 12/25 Small Wonders 12/25 Bourbon Penn 11/25 Family is the common thread in the December 11 issue of Beneath Ceaseless Skies, with a focus on the bond be…

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Turn and Work (Hugh)@turnandwork.com · 3mo ago

(...2/3) Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social & Wole Talabi @wtalabi.com in @clarkesworldmagazine.com Glen Engel-Cox @engel-cox.com in @thedailytomorrow.bsky.social Josh Pearce @fictionaljosh.bsky.social in @bourbonpenn.bsky.social Rachel Yoder @rachelyoder.bsky.social in @electricliterature.com ‬

The Shortlist for May 15: guest editor Adriana Kantcheva - Turn and Work

Fiction from Spencer Ellsworth, Eliza Chan, Marie Vibbert, Glen Engel-Cox, Josh Pearce, Rachel Yoder, Beth Goder, Wole Talabi, Kate Francia, E. M. Linden, Jennifer Hudak, and Adriana Kantcheva.

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Jay@tarvolon.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We’re five days into May and I’ve got my April round-up up! In case you missed it, I had a busy month for Bingo and Hugo reasons. I’ve also posted three short fiction reviews in the last week or so. Today? I recap all that and add three favorites to the stack www.tarvolon.com/2026/05/05/a...

April 2026 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany - Tar Vol on

A lot happened in April! I had a lot of chunky posts, so we will be short on the short fiction miscellany this month. But there's still some. And it's

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Thomas Ha@thomasha.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Oh nice. Hugo-nominated Tar Vol recommends short story "Middle Song" in @bourbonpenn.bsky.social. Stop by a roadhouse for some music, some drinks, and some delicious cassoulet. And keep track of how many people are in your party. www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/38/mid...

Thomas Ha > Middle Song > Bourbon Penn

People usually pass through the gray silence of the desert. Beyond charred sumps and refinery towers, oil fields and dust walls, they drive without an intent to tarry. Most know this for a middle plac...

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Jay@tarvolon.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We’re five days into May and I’ve got my April round-up up! In case you missed it, I had a busy month for Bingo and Hugo reasons. I’ve also posted three short fiction reviews in the last week or so. Today? I recap all that and add three favorites to the stack www.tarvolon.com/2026/05/05/a...

Undertow Publications 🇨🇦@undertow.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Oh, just also noticed that @mariahaskins.com has reviewed my story "Rope" in the latest @bourbonpenn.bsky.social “Kelly takes the alien invasion / cosmic horror trappings of this story and infuses it with something more introspective” Thank you!

Undertow Publications 🇨🇦@undertow.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Eek! So pleased to see this review from Paula Guran in the May Locus for my story 'Hunger,' that appeared in The Dark. "This jaded reader is seldom surprised by an ending, but Kelly does it." And it's made her recommended stories. If you'd like to read the story: www.thedarkmagazine.com/hunger-2/

Portion of a review of my story "Hunger". "This jaded reader is seldom surprised by an ending, but Kelly does it."
Sasha Brown@sashabrown.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Random reader is right! It's a kickass story! There's an image near the end that's gonna stick with me for a while. @bourbonpenn.bsky.social killin it as usual

Undertow Publications 🇨🇦@undertow.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Another nice comment from a reader for my story @bourbonpenn.bsky.social 'Just read "Rope!" Wonderful story. Reminded me of the best bits of the movie Nope.' If you've 5 minutes you can read it here: www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/38/rop...

Undertow Publications 🇨🇦@undertow.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Another nice comment from a reader for my story @bourbonpenn.bsky.social 'Just read "Rope!" Wonderful story. Reminded me of the best bits of the movie Nope.' If you've 5 minutes you can read it here: www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/38/rop...

Michael Kelly > Rope > Bourbon Penn

I couldn’t explain the tentacle. Or the rope. A forlorn beach on a drear December day. Gray. Overcast. An electric charge in the still air. A weird alien drone in my sleep-addled head. The hard winter...

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