Nico is reviewing spec poetry, which means the *world* to me. Getting people interested in reading poetry is hard--you have to make it accessible to them, in a way that doesn't condescend, but at the same time, makes the process less scary. Which they manage admirably! Check out Nico's Patreon!

Nico Martinez Nocito 🏳️‍⚧️@nicowritesbooks.bsky.social · yesterday

8. “The Dragons of Kepler-62 b” by @deborahldavitt.bsky.social in @sfpoetry.bsky.social's Eye to the Telescope A vivid, fierce setting with a grand and sweeping atmosphere. Lovely blend of SF & F that captures the ancient, free spirit of its dragons. eyetothetelescope.com/archives/061...

I adore Lightspeed and Nightmare and have stories in the queue, waiting to be read by YOU. As such, I'm pretty invested in seeing @lightspeedmagazine.com succeed--and I just backed their Kickstarter! They have four days to go, and need about 10k--can you help? www.kickstarter.com/projects/lig...

LIGHTSPEED & NIGHTMARE: Award-Winning SF, Fantasy, & Horror

We've published nearly 10 million words of science fiction, fantasy, and horror short fiction. Help us write the next chapter.

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I am recycling a failed cake this morning into cake pops! But, as I'm making them, the terrible pun "Cake Pop Demon Hunters" flashed through my head, and I think someone out there is sleeping on a merch opportunity :P

I have a fun little poem live today at @penumbricmag.bsky.social ! www.penumbric.com/currentissue... Check it (and the rest of the issue) out now!

Well, I have finished Nighthawks, and other than an OOPS with a major NPC dying that I'd rather not have? Got my personal "best ending," I suspect. Really, really enjoyable game! I suspect I will peek at some content now and see what other people have done, though. . .

Oh, a short poetry interview with me is live today! eternalhauntedsummer.com/forests-haun...

@mst3k.fan has a story out today, which appeals to me as a recovering Infocom game addict: videoda.me/a-little-les... Check it out!

A Little Less Text Adventure, A Little More Existential Crisis

By Steve Horton

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Live today! I share a TOC with the amazing @abigailkemske.bsky.social @spires.bsky.social and @bethgoder.bsky.social ! Buy it here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0HKF5V83W and enjoy!

I have a piece in this! "The Myths that Whisper Truths" could occupy a delightful spot on your shelf if you pick up this anthology--and there MANY other intriguing reads in this volume. Check it out!

Angry Gable Press@angrygablepress.bsky.social · 2w ago

Full cover reveal for Cozy in the Apocalypse. Available October 6th! angrygablepress.com/2026/09/29/c...

Ooh, this went live yesterday! www.nightmare-magazine.com/poetry/sweet...

Sweet Certainty - Nightmare Magazine

a beast of shadow and swirling smoke moon-stalker and mist-bane all curling claws and clenched teeth followed me through the night

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I've never before received a *gift-wrapped* author copy! Thank you to @lyradora.bsky.social for including me. . . and making me sad that I had to break the wrapping to get to the goods!

There is some *lovely* human-made character art here, which is so difficult to find in the age of slop. Go take a look!

Eren Angiolini@erenangiolini.com · 4mo ago

I'm currently working on the 60th TTRPG portrait package for my Patreon. 🤯 It's hard to promote it as much as I should, so I'll take this chance to do it! Shares are appreciated🙏 The ArtVenturing Guild is an ever-growing library of fantasy character art for TTRPGs: www.patreon.com/ArtVenturing...

Oh so pretty!! The @flametree.bsky.social anthology, Christmas Horror, has dropped, and my story is included! "Jól," first appeared in Abyss & Apex, December 24, 2023! www.flametreepublishing.com/christmas-ho...

This one was so dark and yet, that ending? Perfection.

Nightmare Magazine@nightmare-magazine.com · 4w ago

This week on NIGHTMARE: "Useless Heart / Stopped Cold" by A. Artemis Chen www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/usel...

I am *loving* Nighthawks so far. The writing is *smart*, and NPCs don't do the *convenient* thing for the player character--sometimes, they can be damned *inconvenient* and annoyingly smart, in a "Damnit, how'd you find out I told the doctor THAT??" kind of way. :D

Dave Gilbert@wadjeteyegames.com · 3w ago

Nighthawks is OUT! When the sun sets, outcasts rise. Gather new friends, face old prejudices, and prepare to seize the night in Nighthawks, the vampire RPG where the secret is out... but the hunt continues. Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1221950/... GOG: www.gog.com/en/game/nigh...

Oooh! I had a chance to read some of the poems in this collection before it was accepted for publication; it's amazing, and it's wonderful to see this go live!

Daniel Ausema@danielausema.bsky.social · 4w ago

The publisher's site lists a few options for getting a copy right now: www.islandofwakwak.com/the-fall-of-... (I've come across listings on a few other sites as well, so pick your favorite bookstore and see if they have it)

I've been quiet about this one until I had some definite news, but this book is available now!! It's a book that's both taken a long time to come to fruition and a whirlwind of a rush at the same time. Published by Island of Wak-Wak, the same as my poetry chapbook from two years ago.

Hard SF - Oh, Yeah! Learn More: The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories #9 www.infinivoxsf.com/hard-sf-9

A writing friend has created possibly the creepiest creepypasta I've ever read, in the form of a video game walkthrough. Please do go read!

Elis Montgomery@elismontgomery.bsky.social · 3w ago

[ᵛᶦᵈᵉᵒ ᵍᵃᵐᵉ ʷᵃˡᵏᵗʰʳᵒᵘᵍʰ ʷᶦᵏᶦ ʰᵒʳʳᵒʳ] Press X to enter the Unmarked Castle Press [ʳᵉᵈᵃᶜᵗᵉᵈ, ⁿᵒᵗ ᵛᵉʳᶦᶠᶦᵉᵈ] to make it out alive

I believe I had the pleasure of reading this one in rough draft form; there's an aching yearning to the prose that works very well with the topic! Check it out. :)

Elis Montgomery@elismontgomery.bsky.social · 3w ago

𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦, 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳: 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴, 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘭𝘦. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦. New flash story out in Wyldblood!

Air & Nothingness press has a new anthology available: aanpress.com/aanorder.htm... I'm in there, along with a bunch of other excellent writers, spinning tales of the near-future solar system! With coffee and tea, natch. ;) Check it out!

I will be sharing a volume with the *amazing* D.A. Xiaolin Spires, who is both one of my favorite people and writers!

D.A. Xiaolin Spires@spires.bsky.social · last mo.

Happy to announce that my two poems, "knotwork" and "cold determination" are forthcoming in the Cozy in the Apocalypse anthology from Angry Gable Press, edited by Naomi Simone Borwein and Chun Hyon Lee. angrygablepress.com @angrygablepress.bsky.social Many thanks to the editorial team & staff!

Love Penumbric! And delighted to appear in their pages once more!

Penumbric Speculative Fiction Mag@penumbricmag.bsky.social · last mo.

I'm a myth you've created in your mind - from "Reality" by Deborah Davitt (@deborahldavitt.bsky.social), in August's #Penumbric at www.penumbric.com/currentissue... and pdf www.penumbric.com/currentissue... #poem #poetry #poet #scifi #scifipoetry

This is live now! I loved Redfern's emotive, yet philosophical reading! As I noted elsewhere, this story is a masterclass in the effective use of *refrain*.

Story Hour@storyhour.bsky.social · last mo.

This Story Hour, Redfern Barrett and Deborah L. Davitt left our heads spinning with the vast potential of SFF! These four tales are all completely different, comparable only in their excellence. You can still watch! @redfernbarrett.com @deborahldavitt.bsky.social youtu.be/6TIbLV927Yc

Good news this morning! My story, "Jol," first featured at Abyss & Apex, is live today in the Flame Tree Christmas Horror Anthology! Such a gorgeous book, and so many fun stories therein! www.flametreepublishing.com/christmas-ho...

@abigailkemske.bsky.social has a new story out this week in Flame Tree's newsletter! It's dark and lovely. . . so read it here: www.flametreepress.com/newsletters/...

Flame Tree Fiction Newsletter | July 2026 | Crown of Serpents

Ninety-first Issue! Crown of Serpents The days stretch long and golden, the air thick with dust, venom, and old promises. In the glare of summer, crowns

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The story I've been working on was *supposed* to land at 6k words. Nice. Neat. Marketable. Damnit, brain, I did NOT need to write a third novella this year! They're hard to sell! Not to mention it's a weird blend of genres that is ALSO unsellable. *grump* Anyway. Finishing the thing.

Soooo excited about this!

Story Hour@storyhour.bsky.social · last mo.

This week, two SFF authors make their Story Hour debuts! Redfern Barrett and Deborah L. Davitt will transport us to their realms of fiction. Join us Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. PDT! @redfernbarrett.com @deborahldavitt.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com

Tropical Storm Edouard is nearing landfall today, bringing sporty winds and heavy rainfall into the upper Texas coast. The worst of these impacts will be mostly east and north of Houston, but we’re still eyeing the potential for heavy rainfall, especially east of Interstate 45. #houwx #tsedouard

TS Edouard to make landfall near Texas-Louisiana border, bring heavy rains east and north of Houston

In brief: Tropical Storm Edouard is nearing landfall today, and it will bring some sporty winds and heavy rainfall into the upper Texas coast. For the most part the worst of these impacts will be e…

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@deepcutpress.bsky.social I'm getting a Bad Gateway on most parts of your site today--the magazine itself, and the submissions guidelines are both not functional. The .org overarching site is there, though!