We squeezed in a quick trip to the American Writers Museum before the airport this morning. I wish I’d given it more time! Fun museum—highly recommended! https://americanwritersmuseum.org Homepage In the heart of downtown Chicago, the American Writers Museum celebrates all genres of writing

Currently watching: The Dark Knight — 2008 · Movie Watching this on my last night in Chicago since so much of it was filmed here. And Heath Ledger’s performance really was great! Read on Gavagai

Excellent piece this morning on Gavagai! Immerse yourself in some melancholy with an unsettling edge #WriterSky #WritingCommunity #scifi #speclit

Gavagai@gavagai.com · 7d ago

In today's featured Editor Pick: The ghosts of dead planets begin appearing in the sky, awakening a strange ache in Leigh. But holding on to a feeling is hard when even entire worlds can slip away. It's Deja Vécu by AM Sutter. Read it for free at gavagai.com

Just started really fleshing this out and writing a few scenes. Getting my notes together from Washington, DC, Barcelona and Chicago where the story takes place. Very different vibe than _This is a Place of Endings_, but some common threads, too. Excited to get into it! Read on Gavagai

Love this one from Abigail!

🐍 Abigail Kemske 🐍@abigailkemske.bsky.social · last wk.

🍁Happy Autumnal Equinox! 🍁 Here is my most seasonally appropriate #horror from earlier this year for your reading pleasure today. 🍂 Maybe be careful when you're hanging out with the trees. 👁️

Somber, lush and beautiful new piece up on Gavagai by Samara Auman #WriterSky #WritingCommunity #specfiction #fantasy #weird

Gavagai@gavagai.com · 3w ago

In today's featured Editor Pick: What does spring mean when the person you love is no longer there to see it? A lush and unsettling story of grief and a world that insists on continuing to grow around us and despite us. It's Moss-Made by Samara Auman. Read it for free at gavagai.com

Unsettling new piece from Allison Mulder up on Gavagai this morning. You can tell we’re heading into The Season! #WritingCommunity #horror #SpecFic #WriterSky

Gavagai@gavagai.com · 3w ago

In today's featured Editor Pick: Gabrielle has a Safe Husband, an Unsafe Husband, a Safe Dog and an Unsafe Dog. Keeping them straight is manageable, provided nothing disrupts the routine. It's I Promise You're Safe with Me by Allison Mulder. Read it for free at gavagai.com

Closing out the Gavagai week with some steampunk from JC Wildy! Happy Friday!

Gavagai@gavagai.com · 4w ago

In today's featured Editor Pick: In Lederpool, every choice has already been calculated. When Elisbeth Fitzjoy challenges the machine that governs the city’s future, even asking the question may carry consequences. It's The Chosen Paths We Take by JC Wildy. Read it for free at gavagai.com

New story up on Gavagai by Atara Blake! Keep your fork, there's pie! #WritingCommunity #horror #WriterSky #specfic

Gavagai@gavagai.com · 4w ago

In today's featured Editor Pick: Barbara’s life is measured in polished floors and meals served on time. For the tri-county fair, she decides to make something no one will ever forget. It's Blue Ribbons for Barbara by Atara Blake. Read it for free at gavagai.com

This piece in Wired (paywalled, but worth reading) highlights the perils of automated AI detection in publishing. Tech bros trying to solve tech bro problems. Or at least make some cash on the way there www.wired.com/story/pangra...

Pangram Has Emerged as the Gold Standard of AI Detection. Should You Trust It?

Meet the AI police who can make or break careers—in publishing and beyond.

wired.com

Merc Fenn Wolfmoor goes noir in a new story on Gavagai. Check it out!

Gavagai@gavagai.com · last mo.

In today's featured Editor Pick: Vinny has made a lifetime of mistakes. In a city of chill rain and colder blood, one promise is still worth keeping. It's Can't Rain All the Time by Merc Fenn Wolfmoor. Read it for free at gavagai.com

Do yourself a favor and check these pieces out! They’re so good!

Rachel A@rachiea.bsky.social · last mo.

I joined the pilot author tip program @gavagai.com Excited to have this feature available! At this time any tips will go to cat vet bills. My eligible stories: 🐈‍⬛A Cat of Constant Sorrow: api.gavagai.com/share/posts/... 🫖Brewed Tea on Cold Desert Nights: api.gavagai.com/share/posts/...

Callie and I hit the National Book Festival today jn DC. So many books and - more importantly - so many book lovers! We couldn’t stay to see the discussion with Johnny Compton and Nick Cutter. Silvia Moreno-Garcia was there signing and Martin Scorsese was giving a talk but it was super crowded

Excellent piece from Meagan Regina Thomas on Gavagai this morning! #WritingCommunity #scifi #specfic #WriterSky

Gavagai@gavagai.com · last mo.

In today's Editor Pick: A routine retrieval mission becomes anything but when a team uncovers a relic built to record a soldier’s final memories; the voice waiting inside has been calling for a very long time. It's The Ghost Frequency by Meagan Regina Thomas. Read it for free at gavagai.com

For the treeshifters (you know who you are)

Gavagai@gavagai.com · 2mo ago

In today's featured Editor Pick: After a long winter alone, a man returns to the island that has always felt more intimate than any human relationship. Among its toppled trees and exposed roots, something seems to recognize him. It's Take Him by Joe Koch. Read it for free at gavagai.com

Fantastic story by Joe Koch @horrorsong.blog up on Gavagai this morning. So good! #WriterSky #fantasy #horror #specfic #WritingCommunity

Gavagai@gavagai.com · 2mo ago

In today's featured Editor Pick: After a long winter alone, a man returns to the island that has always felt more intimate than any human relationship. Among its toppled trees and exposed roots, something seems to recognize him. It's Take Him by Joe Koch. Read it for free at gavagai.com

ICYMI because I shared this in the middle of the night - I have a new story up at @gavagai.com! api.gavagai.com/share/posts/...

Bitter Tea

I have orchestrated this scene meticulously. Arranged every element. I know how this conversation will end, even if she does not. I do not wish to begin it. And yet.“I have been called home.” I refuse...

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I got some strong reactions to a piece I wrote a couple of months ago recommending that writers maintain version histories of work to show evolution over time as "proof" of organic growth. I still think it's the best option to avoid more scenarios like this www.thebookseller.com/news/genius-...

‘Genius’ novel sold in six and seven-figure deals at auction pulled over suspected AI use

A crime novel has been pulled from sale by an agent after securing major six- and seven-figure deals in the US and the UK due to AI allegations.

thebookseller.com

I appreciate confidence, but every goose walks around like it pays property taxes

Bitter Tea is a short but poignant piece by Christine Hanolsy up on Gavagai this morning! #fantasy #WriterSky #WritingCommunity #scifi #specfic

Gavagai@gavagai.com · 2mo ago

In today's featured Editor Pick: She has orchestrated every detail of their final conversation. Except the ache of actually having it. It's Bitter Tea by Christine Hanolsy. read it for free at gavagai.com

New story from Rachel A. on Gavagai! #WritingCommunity #reading #scifi #SpecFic #WriterSky

Gavagai@gavagai.com · 2mo ago

The cargo is tea. The destination is a glittering city. Between them lies a desert filled with heat and strange visions. It's Brewed Tea on Cold Desert Nights by Rachel A. Read it for free at gavagai.com

So kind of @duotrope.com!

Duotrope@duotrope.com · 2mo ago

Today's listing of the day is: Gavagai #WritingCommunity

Excellent new piece by @hanmarin.bsky.social up on Gavagai this morning! #WritingCommunity #WriterSky #horror #specfic

Gavagai@gavagai.com · 2mo ago

In today's featured Editor Pick: Some monuments are built from memory. Others demand a higher price. It's Age Cannot Wither Her by H. Marin. Read it for free at gavagai.com

New story up on Gavagai!

Gavagai@gavagai.com · 2mo ago

In today's featured Editor Pick: On the evening she meets her father for the first time, an unexpected conversation gives her the courage to step through the door. It's Eddie's Ink by Hannah Noreen Gamble. Read it for free at gavagai.com

My story "Wiggle All Happy" is live on @gavagai.com ! It's a story abt loss and what grief might look like, from the other side of the veil. Read it here: gavagai.com/posts/6097 CN for animal death offscreen.

New apocalyptic sci-fi piece up on Gavagai from Y.M. Pang. Check it out! #WriterSky #WritingCommunity #horror #scifi #speclit

Gavagai@gavagai.com · 3mo ago

In today's featured Editor Pick: At the end of the world, one scientist looks to the stars while the other turns her attention back toward Earth. It's Last Ones on This Earth by Y.M. Pang! Read it for free at gavagai.com

We've got a wonderfully weird one for today's Surreal Sunday with found code and disembodied consciousnesses. It's a lot for a weekend, I know! #WriterSky #WritingCommunity #horror #scifi #speclit

Gavagai@gavagai.com · 3mo ago

In today's Surreal Sunday Editor Pick, code does more than execute instructions; it preserves traces of the people who wrote it and the dark choices they made. It's Perpetual Death by Tash J. Sutter. Read it for free at gavagai.com

My novel is officially on sub. Wonderful and terrifying.

Terrific new story up today from @crossingwinter.bsky.social - check it out! #WriterSky #WritingCommunity #specfic #fiction

Gavagai@gavagai.com · 3mo ago

In today's Editor Pick: By day, Sylana offers teas and salves. By night, she feeds the earth one drop at a time. It's The Making and Unmaking of a Witch by Celia Winter! Read it for free at gavagai.com

We're back from summer break! New piece from Kelsey Hutton up on Gavagai! #WriterSky #WritingCommunity #specfic #writing

Gavagai@gavagai.com · 4mo ago

In today's Editor Pick: In 17th-century Delft, a boy raised among artists and merchants discovers that the most vivid forms of expression are not always made with paint. It's The Veil by Kelsey Hutton! Read it for free at gavagai.com