i spent a lot of time on family health issues this year so my awards post is one story and ONE STORY ONLY: "Remember Me in the Meat" in @clarkesworldmagazine.com is a queer anti-memetic cyberpunk revenge story set in the PNW. i'm incredibly happy w/ it clarkesworldmagazine.com/pauling_02_26/

Happy Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who observe

it’s a big day for sad people because my sad gay soldier flash is online in the wonderful @smallwondersmag.com !!! so so glad to have this piece out in the world 🪖💚 you can read it here: smallwondersmag.com/piece/come-n...

Old hair barrettes or slides found washed up on Cornish beaches. #beachcombing

michael disconnected so we invented a cool and good game called michael catch

ann selzer wasn't wrong, she was just early

Oh ok! we’re going to murder them

G Elliott Morris@gelliottmorris.com · 7d ago

wasn't going to share this publicly but it seems to be working for now and... looks pretty tsunami-esque chat, don't think you could conclude anything else from these results so far www.gelliottmorris.com/i/223234792/...

Heeeyyy guess where I'll be tomorrow night! @storyhour.bsky.social ! Come and listen! (Or watch the recording later. I'm not picky).

all US-ians should go do something nice to distract them from election day news. not me, since i alone must take on the cosmic burden of refreshing pollsters' bskys every 2 minutes. but everyone else should go get a latte

If you are looking for a 2-4 month internship, either for college credit or for indie press experience, please reach out 🔮

exciting that i can now be bad at puzzle games AND puzzle stories! (this is lovely)

Guan Un@thisisguan.bsky.social · last wk.

New story day! A micro story called Puzzle Box, inspired by uh, Clues by Sam, and wondering which rules apply to love. Free to read from Claudine!

my dad told me the other day I am “good at being bad at things,” by which he meant that I don’t get discouraged by the learning stage easily 1) this is a compliment I will take to my grave 2) it’s a mindset that has made my life way more fun

im in a goddamn quartet now. you can’t make fun of me in any way I haven’t already made fun of myself

🌈Sarah Pauling@sarahpauling.bsky.social · last wk.

i feel like ive been able to stick with barbershop harmony because it is undeniably too difficult and technical for me. so it’s fun

me on my third rodeo: ok this is starting to make sense now

[guy who can’t fully remember that Gramsci quote] it’s Monster Time

My story “There’s a Fucked-Up Guy Following Us” is in this fucked-up trans horror collection. It’s about obsessing maybe a little too much about being stalked (by a fucked-up guy) othersidespec.com/portals-piec...

There’s a Fucked-Up Guy Following Us - OTHERSIDE

I used to fantasize to a highly unhealthy extent about a fucked-up guy following me while I was walking down the street. Now, I know it’s very common and totally normal to imagine what you’d do in an ...

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OTHERSIDE@othersidespec.bsky.social · last wk.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! To celebrate, we made you something special: TWISTED BODIES, BORROWED SKIN is a collection of nasty, raw, hungry, lush trans horror... out NOW! 🥩 Free-to-read online, but net proceeds from sales go to Trans Lifeline. Links in the 🧵 below! othersidespec.com/portals/twis... (1/4)

i feel like ive been able to stick with barbershop harmony because it is undeniably too difficult and technical for me. so it’s fun

wait this is SO good. by @aporianautics.bsky.social. the turn in the middle is smooth as hell "the devil’s not a boss, says the devil. the devil’s an emergent property. the devil’s a tipping point." othersidespec.com/portals-piec...

Autokindnessphilia - OTHERSIDE

With the 80% of men I don’t admire or want, I fantasize I’m fucking ethics into them. Or milking a teaspoon of fascism into latex. So my first session with Josh, when he finally, finally barks like a ...

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As supernatural creatures tend not to die, tonight you'll need to protect yourself from all corners. Here’s a book of spells to ward off the evil spirits of Mesopotamia, translated from one of the oldest writing systems in the world: publicdomainreview.org/collection/s...

The "i saw a deer skull once" genre of horror never fails to deliver.

I am psyched to be in another issue of @othersidespec.bsky.social next year!!! me and OTHERSIDE when i submit something distressing and off-putting:

AHHH! Cover art reveal for my story, "The Next Closest Thing"—check out the delightfully off-kilter art by Matt Dorfman. (It ... fits the tone of the story, trust me.) Free to read next week!

Reactor Magazine@reactorsff.bsky.social · 2w ago

A dying woman in hospital opts to have a clone made to comfort her adult child. But there's something not quite right about the clone: it doesn't even get the joke about Pagliacci. Next week. "The Next Closest Thing" by @thisisguan.bsky.social Art by Matt Dorfman Edited by @malf.bsky.social

Sprigs & Kindling is hosting a FREE ONLINE TTRPG writing retreat with talks, office hours, and playtests. We also have movie screenings! Drop in, drop out, whatever works for you! November 9-15, sign up on our website: sprigsandkindling.com

Sprigs and Kindling

An ongoing digital zine of community collected creative works for Carved from Brindlewood TTRPG games

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Every time I go back and read this one, I tear up a little 💜

Small Wonders@smallwondersmag.com · 5mo ago

Ever have a teacher who made SUCH a positive difference in your life? If you can, drop them a line with today's poem by Ian Li, "Your Cause and Your Effect"

my main experience with dragon age fandom was/is just cyclically being exposed to people's bad takes about sera from da:i and consequently making a tumblr post about how good her writing was every ~3 years just to keep my righteous indignation top of mind

City folk don’t understand what it’s like to have wild bishops ruin your garden.

David Higham@oldtrotter.bsky.social · 3w ago

Seems a touch brutal.

One of the things that most struck me about WWAS was how open and multifaceted it is in terms of the topics and themes it engages with. This is a great discussion that unpacks more of them than I could do.

Speculative Insight journal@speculativeinsight.bsky.social · 3w ago

Four people discuss the characters, setting, and themes of Cameron Reed's _What We Are Seeking_ in this long, thoughtful conversation. Three ways to read it, with various ways of differentiating the participants (online, PDF, epub.) Read it here now (free): www.speculativeinsight.com/extras

I am not very far into THE ARITHMETIC OF LISTENING but already charmed by how passionate the guy is about resisting the ubiquitous machinations of Big Twelve-Tone Scale