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Baubles From Bones
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~ Science fiction and fantasy from the small, overlooked places. ~ Publishing the best emerging and established writers in sff 💀 Read: baublesfrombones.com Subscribe: patreon.com/BaublesFromBones Pittsburgh, PA
Things have been a bit quiet from us lately. Sorry for that! We've been dealing with some gnarly burnout after our latest submission window and are just now beginning to feel the life return to our bones. BFB7 is in full-swing as we catch up on our last emails. The patience is much appreciated. 💀
Apologies to any writers still waiting for an email from us! 🙏 We got more submissions than we were expecting this reading period and have quite a long list of final pieces we're still considering. Our goal is to settle our TOCs next week with emails following soon after. Thanks for the patience!!
Beyond excited to share I have a specfic poem in the new issue of Baubles From Bones: bsky.app/profile/bfbz...
Baubles From Bones@bfbzine.bsky.social · 12mo agoGuess what time it is again!! 😊 Baubles from Bones Issue 6 will release on August 27th 2025!! We have SEVEN new stories and FOUR poems from across the speculative spectrum. You can buy your own physical or digital copy on our Etsy while individual stories will be on our website! 📚🪐💀
I'm a little late in posting this, but I had to dust and disinfect my promotional drum before I started the beat. New poem today at @bfbzine.bsky.social! "Citation may be required" is blank verse, and about A.I., but don't let either of those scare you.
"Citation May Be Required" by Brian Hugenbruch
An AI society searches for harmony in the echoes of a church. By Brian Hugenbruch. Featured in Baubles From Bones: Issue 6.
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Thrilled to have a sci-fi / first contact story in the new issue of Baubles From Bones @bfbzine.bsky.social out today! www.baublesfrombones.com/in-terms-of-...
"In Terms of Safety" by Chris Scott
When NASA intercepts signals between two communicating aliens, a board of scientists, officials, and a General are left to make first contact. By Chris Scott. Featured in Baubles From Bones: Issue 6.
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I got first seed for this story back in like 2022 when I visited the Immigration Museum in Dublin (a very cool spot). The blue lines showing migration reminded me of mycelium (i’d been reading a book on fungus, esp their networks, Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake. Obv the museum focused on 1/
Jennifer Jeanne McArdle@mcardlejeanne.bsky.social · 12mo agoHey read my weird historical fiction piece about a mushroom girl here www.baublesfrombones.com/westward-i-r...
Just finished reading this story. I love it!
Baubles From Bones@bfbzine.bsky.social · 12mo ago✨Story Spotlight Issue 6✨ Blight sends a young Irish girl to a colonial English school where an ancient tree teaches her that fungal networks run deeper than human-drawn borders. You can read “Westward I Reach” by @mcardlejeanne.bsky.social in Baubles from Bones Issue 6, coming August 27th!! 🪐📚💀
New story day! “Root and Branch” is out in Baubles from Bones issue 6. If you’re interested in fugitive replicants discovering gender with mad scientists in rural Thailand, boy, is this ever your lucky day! @bfbzine.bsky.social www.baublesfrombones.com/root-and-bra...
"Root and Branch" by Sylvie Althoff
Hidden in a Thai jungle, a geneticist and a synthetic human struggle beneath the brunt of persecution. By Sylvie Althoff. Featured in Baubles From Bones: Issue 6.
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New poem day! Find "The Point of Measurement," in the newest @bfbzine.bsky.social. It's short & sweet. 👼➕❤️ www.baublesfrombones.com/point-of-mea...
"The Point of Measurement" by Lynne Sargent
Artists and scientists alike are driven by the same desire. By Lynne Sargent. Featured in Baubles From Bones: Issue 6.
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Live today at Bauble from Bones! www.baublesfrombones.com/alabaster-cr... @bfbzine.bsky.social A special shout-out to the editor, Elyse, who made my horseback riding scenes so much better, and whose careful eye improved the story as well!
"The Alabaster Crown" by Deborah L. Davitt
Smuggling a stolen crown from a country embroiled in revolution becomes even more dangerous when Jasper finds someone to protect. "The Alabaster Crown" by Deborah L. Davitt. Featured in Baubles From ...
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Baubles From Bones Issue 6 is now out!! Scapegoats, old age, and alien gossip – through sharp-toothed friendships and blighted colonization, contemplate which common threads tie our societies together, leave us bound, and knot us into something new in this issue of Baubles From Bones. 📚🪐💀
Guess what time it is again!! 😊 Baubles from Bones Issue 6 will release on August 27th 2025!! We have SEVEN new stories and FOUR poems from across the speculative spectrum. You can buy your own physical or digital copy on our Etsy while individual stories will be on our website! 📚🪐💀
✨Story Spotlight Issue 6✨ In a country bloodied by millenia of war, a girl trains with a nun to take on a dragon. You can read “A Dragon’s Hunger” by @madalenadaleziou.bsky.social in Baubles from Bones Issue 6, coming August 27th!!
✨Poem Spotlight Issue 6✨ Experts in their fields, both scientists and artists long to understand the unknown. You can read “The Point of Measurement” by Lynn Sargent in Baubles from Bones Issue 6, coming August 27th, 2025!! 📚🪐💀
✨Story Spotlight Issue 6✨ Blight sends a young Irish girl to a colonial English school where an ancient tree teaches her that fungal networks run deeper than human-drawn borders. You can read “Westward I Reach” by @mcardlejeanne.bsky.social in Baubles from Bones Issue 6, coming August 27th!! 🪐📚💀
We closed our submissions last night with a staggering amount of responses! Our previous submission periods averaged about 450 response. This time around, we got 585!! Our minds are BLOWN. That's over 25% more than we expected. Absolute insanity!
Google Forms has been giving us some frustrating technical difficulties this submission period. We've had a couple dozen writers reach out because the form just wouldn't show up when they clicked our link. Even the tech savvy ones that tried different browsers and clearing caches got nowhere.
Our fiction and poetry submissions end in a week! If you want to send us your work, make sure you get it submitted in time!! 💀 baublesfrombones.com/submission-guidelines.html
Submission Guidelines
Interested in submitting to Baubles From Bones? Check out our guidelines and send us your work!
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Last submission period saw a lot of writing featuring fae and fairies. This time around, we're receiving A LOT more dystopian scifi and romantasy. Love has always been a big theme in what we publish, but getting a taste of ✨romantasy✨ in short form has been kinda cool
We made our way to Wooly Bear Books in Carnegie this weekend and look what we found in their local section! It's us :) Wooly Bear is a super cute bookshop with goodies from lots of Pittsburgh artists and writers! If you're local to PGH, go check them out 💀
From the poetry front: I'm delighted to report a poetry acceptance from Baubles From Bones :-) For the curious - poem written 6/2024 - partly triggered by a prompt from The Daily Poet (Agodon + Silano) - acceptance in 77 days, contract 3 months later - previously rejected 3 times - they pay $10 ✏️🦙
Our submissions are still open for a couple more weeks! If you're curious about our reading process, Joel wrote a post looking at our past submission periods and how we've updated our approach to them over time. Give it a read if you like bts content! www.baublesfrombones.com/re-shaping-s...
Re-shaping submissions
A look at our last submission windows to explain how we've updated our guidelines.
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Summer submissions are open!! We're currently accepting submissions for speculative short fiction and poetry from now until July 30th. Make sure to check our submission guidelines before sending your work! www.baublesfrombones.com/submission-g... #opencalls #submissionsopen
Submission Guidelines
Interested in submitting to Baubles From Bones? Check out our guidelines and send us your work!
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fwiw, i don’t personally think that either doomerism OR toxic positivity is what this moment calls for; i think what we actually need to be collectively looking towards is a secret third thing (hopepunk) it’s cool and important to give a shit, and to look for ways to help each other.
Our submission window has been open for 34 hours, and we've currently received 90 submissions! For reference, we've been averaging about 440 submissions each submission period. So *90* in the first day is a dizzying leap for us! So excited for all the interest! 💀
Summer submissions are open!! We're currently accepting submissions for speculative short fiction and poetry from now until July 30th. Make sure to check our submission guidelines before sending your work! www.baublesfrombones.com/submission-g... #opencalls #submissionsopen
Submission Guidelines
Interested in submitting to Baubles From Bones? Check out our guidelines and send us your work!
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One of my sappiest stories!! (And also, birds)
Baubles From Bones@bfbzine.bsky.social · last yr."The King and His Astronomer (After Italo Calvino)" by @laraacorona.bsky.social, BFB3 An interstellar ambassador witnesses ancient traditions and closely guarded love when a new capital is founded. www.baublesfrombones.com/the-king-and...
It's the last day of pride month! Read some queer sff to celebrate :) These stories from BFB2 & 3 face loss and the comforts that carries us through tough times. A little darker in tone overall, but definitely worth it! Happy reading 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️💀