Valerie Kemp
@valeriekwrites.bsky.social
Recovering academic, former filmmaker, current genetic genealogist. I write speculative fiction for all ages. Stories in Haven Spec, Apex, Cast of Wonders, and more! Viable Paradise 2022 alum. My MG fantasy DAUGHTER OF SPIDERS coming Spring 2028!
Such a fun night! If you ever get the chance to see Chuck Tingle, DO IT!
Chuck Tingle@chucktingle.bsky.social · 4mo agoTHANK YOU ANN ARBOR what a great time proving love with @aadl.org THE MICHIGAN BUCKAROOS WERE OUT IN FULL FORCE LAST NIGHT
I met @chucktingle.bsky.social tonight and forgot to tell him how much my nerd heart loved all the statistics in LUCKY DAY, but I did tell him I’m writing a book on deadline and now I have to finish so I can thank him in the acknowledgments. What a kind and generous human. Love is real!
If we’re talking 80s music then definitely Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears youtu.be/aGCdLKXNF3w?...
Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Official Music Video)
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gita “the formalist” jackson@xoxogossipgita.bsky.social · 6mo agoNon-White people ONLY: what are the white people songs that actually get you going. My husband introduced me to the song Refugee by Tom Petty a few years ago and that mf slaps youtu.be/fFnOfpIJL0M?...
Why did I think this was some weird Easter costume at first glance? 😂
Celeste Ng@pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 6mo agoHello, it's time for another round of Products Pinterest's Algorithm Thinks I Should Buy. Today's search was the salacious "pottery glaze combinations" and based on that, the algorithm suggested this kicky couples Halloween costume:
Hey! So, remember that award winning anthology of Palestinian speculative fiction I edited? We’re doing another one! soniasulaiman.com/thyme-travel...
Thyme Travellers 2 – Call for Submissions
Roseway, an imprint of Fernwood Publishing, will be publishing a sequel to the award-winning and acclaimed anthology Thyme Travellers featuring speculative fiction by Palestinian writers. Editor So…
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We would love to see more nonfiction in our queue! We're especially interested in topics compelling to an audience interested in both queerness & speculative literature. Think: queer history, science, critical analysis, & pieces that blur genre boundaries. Guidelines: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
Submission Guidelines - OTHERSIDE
Submission guidelines for fiction and poetry submissions to OTHERSIDE, including opening dates and how to submit.
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You would get so many more amazing books if you had Universal Basic Income. Not even the most dream-scenario AI could compete with the creativity of a world of authors no longer afraid of affording rent.
M. Nolan Gray 🥑@mnolangray.bsky.social · 6mo agoWhat's something that experts/practitioners in your field universally agree upon, but that remains a "hot take" among the general public?
Would you like a nice relaxing audiobook about meeting the family? (and investigating murders!) In the tradition of the Vera Wong books, except with a murder/diplomacy m/m couple trying to solve things without adding *more* dead bodies to the tally. www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...
50% OFF Of Dragons, Feasts and Murders: A Dragons and Blades Story
From the author of the critically acclaimed Dominion of the Fallen trilogy comes a tale of dragons, and Fallen angels—and also kissing, sarcasm, and stabbing. Lunar New Year should be a t...
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Gabe is 38% towards his goal. Can you help him get to the NHD national competition?
Deanna@deestemteach.blacksky.app · last yr.Last year, I shared a gofundme for one of our students that made it to nationals for the National History Day competition. This year, his younger brother is going. Our first junior high student to make it to Nationals! There is no funding for travel and registration. Please help! gofund.me/5d6ef6f5
One of my former cohort mates is looking to interview people who miss Vine for their dissertation. If you’re one of those people and have time, let them know! It even pays a little! tinyurl.com/vinestudy
Check out “What the Crows Know” by @valeriekwrites (@valeriekwrites.bsky.social) from Worlds of Possibility, “Because Flora Had Existed. And I Had Loved Her” by @annadixit from @samovarmag, and more short fic recs from @ClowderofTwo here - locusmag.com/2025/02...
Escape Pod, Worlds of Possibility, and Samovar: Short Fiction Reviews by Charles Payseur
Escape Pod 10/31/24 Worlds of Possibility 10/24 Samovar 10/28/24 Escape Pod celebrated Halloween with Addison Smith’s “Mother Death Learns a Trick”, which finds the narrator passing by an old AI r…
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As it should be! If you haven't read it yet, you need to seek out this issue immediately.
Valerie Kemp@valeriekwrites.bsky.social · 2y agoMy story, “What the Crows Know” from the October issue of Worlds of Possibility is recommended in the January issue of @locusmag.bsky.social! locusmag.com/2025/02/shor...
My story, “What the Crows Know” from the October issue of Worlds of Possibility is recommended in the January issue of @locusmag.bsky.social! locusmag.com/2025/02/shor...
Escape Pod, Worlds of Possibility, and Samovar: Short Fiction Reviews by Charles Payseur
Escape Pod 10/31/24 Worlds of Possibility 10/24 Samovar 10/28/24 Escape Pod celebrated Halloween with Addison Smith’s “Mother Death Learns a Trick”, which finds the narrator passing by an old AI r…
locusmag.com
Escape Pod, Worlds of Possibility, and Samovar: Short Fiction Reviews by Charles Payseur locusmag.com/2025/02...
Escape Pod, Worlds of Possibility, and Samovar: Short Fiction Reviews by Charles Payseur
Escape Pod 10/31/24 Worlds of Possibility 10/24 Samovar 10/28/24 Escape Pod celebrated Halloween with Addison Smith’s “Mother Death Learns a Trick”, which finds the narrator passing by an old AI r…
locusmag.com
Our Kickstarter launches ✨TOMORROW✨! We have eight pieces of fiction and eight pieces of poetry lined up, plus five pieces of cover art (snippets of which are included in our banner below)! In this thread are the titles and bylines of what we have so far, so please support us tomorrow! 1/ 🧵
hey! Fantasy Magazine is currently open to submissions from BIPOC writers (today through Jan 25th) send us your fantastic stories! full guidelines here (PLEASE read the full guidelines before submitting)
Fantasy Magazine Guidelines - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
updated January 22, 2025
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🤯 Thrilled to discover that my flash story “What the Crows Know” in the October 2024 issue Worlds of Possibility made this list! @omgjulia.bsky.social
Charles (Cy) Payseur@cypayseur.bsky.social · 2y agoICYMI: I released my 2024 recommended reading list a little while ago and you can check out the 108 stories that I really liked here: www.patreon.com/posts/2025-r...
I miss the mall. Especially as a hang out spot for teens, even though I wouldn’t be doing the hanging.
erika@yeeeerika.bsky.social · 2y agoi don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?
New book! By me! Making Amends is out today--a novel in stories. Bet you can't read just one. This link has an excerpt: aqueductpress.blogspot.com/2025/01/nisi...
Nisi Shawl's Making Amends
Back in 2004, Nisi Shawl's "The Deep End" appeared in So Long Been Dreaming, an anthology edited by Nalo Hopkinson. This story, which move...
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INSULIN NEEDED - if anyone can spare insulin, especially the more shelf-stable pens, please bring them to: Bernie's Coffee Shop 6101 Wilshire Blvd before 6pm today
Book launch day! BREATH OF THE DRAGON, the YA martial arts fantasy novel I wrote with Shannon Lee, is now available in print, audio, and ebook wherever books are sold. 🐉🔥 Enjoy my homage to Bruce Lee and love letter to kungfu epics
My brand new adult novel LESSONS IN MAGIC AND DISASTER comes out in August. 🌟 a young trans witch teaches her mother magic 🌟 flashbacks to the mom's youth as a queer activist 🌟 Dark Academia storyline about a queer novel from 1747 🌟 queer families and rediscovering desire in the midst of trauma
Reactor Magazine@reactorsff.bsky.social · 2y agoWe're thrilled to announce Lessons in Magic and Disaster, a new adult novel from @charliejane.bsky.social about a grad student witch who must teach her mother magic before family secrets destroy them both 📖🪄 reactormag.com/book-announc...
