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Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · 2w ago

The Moirai’s Mirror by Josie Jaffrey @josiejaffrey.bsky.social is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Quests & Quarrels)! www.silversunbooks.com/post/quests-...

A photo of a rusty pair of scissors on dirty stone. Text reads:
“This isn’t our first misstep since we left the barracks, but it is the worst. If we don’t find water soon, then the two of them will be dead by the end of tomorrow.
All in all, things are going about as well as expected.”
The Moirai’s Mirror by Josie Jaffrey
FREE in the Quests & Quarrels issue of Indie Bites

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Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · 3w ago

Kingmaker by Nadia Steven Rysing is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Quests & Quarrels)! www.silversunbooks.com/post/quests-...

A photo of a bosky forest.
Text reads:
“This is a story about beauty in all its vanity, all its conceit. What horrors follow beauty; what terror chases it in the dark.”
Kingmaker by Nadia Steven Rysing
FREE in the Quests & Quarrels issue of Indie Bites

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Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Caoineag of Covesea by Kat Devitt @katdevittwrites.bsky.social is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Quests & Quarrels)! www.silversunbooks.com/post/quests-...

A picture of a rocky, wave swept coast. Text reads:
“‘A caoineag. A weeper. Did yer mither teach ye anythin’? Their howlin’ foretells death. They’re often heard near lochs, burns, and the sea, but the human eye cannae see them.’”
The Caoineag of Covesea by Kat Devitt
FREE in the Quests & Quarrels issue of Indie Bites

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Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Light Her Shadows Cast by Faye Gabriel and Kat Weaver is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Quests & Quarrels)! www.silversunbooks.com/post/quests-...

A photo of a red gem sitting on a rock. Text reads:
“You will never be free of me, Edda, said the creature that was once Alixana. Her voice was ash on the wind. And neither will she.
I didn’t know what she meant, in that first horrible moment. But I hoped she was right.”
The Light Her Shadows Cast by Faye Gabriel and Kat Weaver
FREE in the Quests & Quarrels issue of Indie Bites

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Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · 4w ago

How Not to Hunt the Questing Beast by Adie Hart @adiehartauthor.bsky.social is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Quests & Quarrels)! www.silversunbooks.com/post/quests-...

A photo of a crate of apples in front of some hay bales. Text reads:
“‘I’m not a witch,’ Tibby muttered. ‘I just have a knack with animals. And I’m going to find the Questing Beast whether you like it or not.’”
How Not to Hunt the Questing Beast by Adie Hart
FREE in the Quests & Quarrels issue of Indie Bites

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Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · 4w ago

🦅 Submissions are now open for our May issue on the themes of GRIFFINS & GRIMOIRES 📖 We are looking for fantasy short fiction up to 7.5k words and cover illustrations. Deadline 28 February 2027. For details visit our website at www.silversunbooks.com/submit

An illustration of a person at the end of a wooden pier changing into a bird with the moon in the background.
Text reads:
Submissions open
For our May issue on the themes of
Griffins & Grimoires
Deadline 28 February 2027

Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · 4w ago

When We Were Kings by Henry Sanders-Wright @irregularhenry.bsky.social is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Quests & Quarrels)! www.silversunbooks.com/post/quests-...

A photo of a ruined castle. Text reads:
“I was a man of fifty-two, a king of a magical, fantastical land, in the body of an eleven-year-old evacuee.”
When We Were Kings by Henry Sanders-Wright
FREE in the Quests & Quarrels issue of Indie Bites

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Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · 4w ago

Cloud Drifter by Muze @muzetrigger.bsky.social is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Quests & Quarrels)! www.silversunbooks.com/post/quests-...

A lute on a black background. Text reads:
‘Why do they call you Cloud Drifter?’
Amelia blinked and looked down at Juri. The boy had already skipped in front of her, craning his neck to scan her face.
Amelia snorted. ‘I hope you never find out, kid.’
Cloud Drifter by Muze
FREE in the Quests & Quarrels issue of Indie Bites

A stack of paperback copies of Indie Bites with the top one open to Muze’s story

Jack Valentine, Vampire Detective @jackvalentinepod.bsky.social · 4w ago

Please help us make more Jack Valentine! Back our Kickstarter here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/268...

Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · last mo.

Chosen One by Kirsten Van Zee is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Quests & Quarrels). www.silversunbooks.com/post/quests-...

A close up of clothes pegs holding sheets on a washing line. Text reads:
“It wasn’t even in the top ten weirdest things Eloise had ever seen – not Valerya Dragonheart, Chosen One, Princess of Starlight, asking Eloise if she was in love with her, and not Valerya Dragonheart, Chosen One, et cetera, picking up a pair of damp pants from the ground.”
Chosen One by Kirsten Van Zee
FREE in the Quests & Quarrels issue of Indie Bites

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Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · last mo.

The featured author in our latest issue, Quests & Quarrels, is Demetria Paxton! Read the interview on our website here: www.silversunbooks.com/post/quests-...

A photo of Demetria outside in glowy, late afternoon sunshine with foliage behind her, wearing a dress with tiny winter florals on it. She’s wearing glasses and smiling slightly at the camera.

A stack of paperback copies of Indie Bites 23, with the top one open to Demetria’s interview

Nadia Steven Rysing @a-tendency.bsky.social · last mo.

David Lynch Meme:
- Believe it or not, Kingmaker is my most spiritual work
- Elaborate on that.
- No.

Indie Bites@indiebites.bsky.social · last mo.

Indie Bites 23: Quests & Quarrels is out now and it’s FREE to download! Featuring short fiction by Kirsten Van Zee, Muze, Henry Sanders-Wright, Adie Hart, Faye Gabriel and Kat Weaver, Kat Devitt, Nadia Steven Rysing and Josie Jaffrey www.silversunbooks.com/post/quests-...

Brandon Crilly (Announcements Only)@brandoncrilly.bsky.social · last mo.

Go check out the latest issue of @indiebites.bsky.social (free to read!) which features the newest short story by my friends and collaborators Faye Gabriel and @anoteinpink.bsky.social!

Quests & Quarrels (Issue 23)

Welcome to this quarter's issue of Indie Bites! It’s packed full of eight exclusive short stories from indie authors on the themes of Quests & Quarrels, plus an interview with indie author Demetria Pa...

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Kat Weaver @anoteinpink.bsky.social · last mo.

Faye's & my fantasy story "The Light Her Shadows Cast" is in this issue! 💎 Teen heroine Edda saved the world, but she couldn't save her best friend...unless she gets another chance (or several)

Indie Bites@indiebites.bsky.social · last mo.

Indie Bites 23: Quests & Quarrels is out now and it’s FREE to download! Featuring short fiction by Kirsten Van Zee, Muze, Henry Sanders-Wright, Adie Hart, Faye Gabriel and Kat Weaver, Kat Devitt, Nadia Steven Rysing and Josie Jaffrey www.silversunbooks.com/post/quests-...

Tigg aka Sandra Lindsey 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿@slindseywales.bsky.social · last mo.

Indie Bites is fabulous. Lovely selection of varied stories, delivered quarterly 😊 So grateful to the people who've kept it going for... I think 6 years so far?

Indie Bites@indiebites.bsky.social · last mo.

Indie Bites 23: Quests & Quarrels is out now and it’s FREE to download! Featuring short fiction by Kirsten Van Zee, Muze, Henry Sanders-Wright, Adie Hart, Faye Gabriel and Kat Weaver, Kat Devitt, Nadia Steven Rysing and Josie Jaffrey www.silversunbooks.com/post/quests-...

Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · last mo.

Indie Bites 23: Quests & Quarrels is out now and it’s FREE to download! Featuring short fiction by Kirsten Van Zee, Muze, Henry Sanders-Wright, Adie Hart, Faye Gabriel and Kat Weaver, Kat Devitt, Nadia Steven Rysing and Josie Jaffrey www.silversunbooks.com/post/quests-...

Quests & Quarrels (Issue 23)

Welcome to this quarter's issue of Indie Bites! It’s packed full of eight exclusive short stories from indie authors on the themes of Quests & Quarrels, plus an interview with indie author Demetria Pa...

silversunbooks.com

Josie Jaffrey (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈@josiejaffrey.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It’s

Wednesday Addams played by Christina Ricci grinning creepily in front of a load of electric switches

Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · 2mo ago

YAY! So glad it arrived safely! We hope you love it as much as we do

@ghoti53.bsky.social · 2mo ago

@indiebites.bsky.social It's here, it's here, it's finally here! Thank you. It's a beauty 😍

Photo of the book The Quintessential Indie Bites.

Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I was so happy to get my Kickstarter-supporter copy of the gorgeous Quintessential @indiebites.bsky.social in the post! I've just read the first story (by Zoe Shakes), & it was lovely - such a neat little piece with a perfect last line. #booksky

This photo shows a beautiful hardcover copy of The Quintessential Indie Bites: Five Years of Fantasy. The jacket is embossed in gold with swirling images of dragons, owls, mermaid tales, and more.

This photo shows the back cover of the book, which is again embossed in gold line-illustrations, this time showing a large tree (maybe Yggdrasil?) surrounded by swords, stars, a crown, and more.

mj @mj-weatherall.bsky.social · 2mo ago

@indiebites.bsky.social 😍😍 look what's arrived #indieanthology #indiebites

Kane Williams, fantasy author @authorkanew.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Indie Bites: Ruins & Rituals arrived! 📫 Loving the cover, @indiebites.bsky.social, which happens to pair perfectly with the colour scheme of Perils of the Past ❄️. Seven short stories await inside, including 'Dark and Swollen and Hungry' by yours truly. There's an interview, too.

Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Dark and Swollen and Hungry by Kane Williams @authorkanew.bsky.social is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Ruins & Rituals)! www.silversunbooks.com/post/ruins-r...

A photo of a campfire burning in darkness.
Text reads:
“‘The shadows will shun you.’
I plant my hands on my hips. ‘You don’t know that.’
‘If chosen, you’ll die.’
‘You don’t know that.’”
~ Dark and Swollen and Hungry by Kane Williams
FREE in the Ruins & Rituals issue of Indie Bites”

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Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The Dove and the Wren by Allie Leigh @allieleighbooks.bsky.social is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Ruins & Rituals)! www.silversunbooks.com/post/ruins-r...

A photo of a flower in the forest. Text reads:
‘“‘How long has it been since you’ve been one of us? Since the forest’s heart took root in place of your own?’
This reply was no easier to form. ‘Perhaps… not as long as it looks.’”
~ The Dove and the Wren by Allie Leigh FREE in the Ruins & Rituals issue of Indie Bites’

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Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · 4mo ago

River Ashes by Lixin Foo is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Ruins & Rituals)! www.silversunbooks.com/post/ruins-r...

A photo of ripples across the surface of a body of water. Text reads:
‘“The ritual’s words sit strangely on my tongue. Doubt creeps in like the evening tide. Will the spirit of the water even entertain the request of a daughter burying her father?”
River Ashes by Lixin Foo
FREE in the Ruins & Rituals issue of Indie Bites’

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Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The Dictionary Maker by Isabel Engleheart is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Ruins & Rituals)! www.silversunbooks.com/post/ruins-r...

A photo of an open dictionary on a table. Text reads:
‘“I am a good man. Let not this account suggest otherwise. If it had not been for the ill fortune which has dogged me from my very cradle, I would never have been compelled to do as I did. Never would I have turned to the Unnatural.”
The Dictionary Maker by Isabel Engleheart FREE in the Ruins & Rituals issue of Indie Bites’

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Arden Powell @ardenpowell.bsky.social · 4mo ago

My new cozy fantasy short! It's got small-town undertakers, it's got lost civilizations and prehistoric gods, it's got ladybirds and picnics and wedding customs. (It's actually got exactly one of each.) And it's free to read~ 🐞 www.silversunbooks.com/post/ruins-r...

Indie Bites@indiebites.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The God Under the Banyan Tree by Arden Powell @ardenpowell.bsky.social is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Ruins & Rituals)! www.silversunbooks.com/post/ruins-r...

A photo of a banyan tree in warm light.
Text reads:
‘“It was only because he was holding his breath as he listened to the forest’s chorus that he heard the creak and groan of stone from the tomb within the tree.”
~ The God Under the Banyan Tree by Arden Powell
FREE in the Ruins & Rituals issue of Indie Bites

Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The God Under the Banyan Tree by Arden Powell @ardenpowell.bsky.social is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Ruins & Rituals)! www.silversunbooks.com/post/ruins-r...

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Josie Jaffrey (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈@josiejaffrey.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I wrote another book and it’s out today 😊 buy.bookfunnel.com/w4t4azmv2w

We are the same kind of monster

Jack Valentine is having a bad year. Between murder plots and bad romances, she could do with some time to sit back and reevaluate her life. Unfortunately, she has work to do. With the Seekers officia...

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Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Check Again by Josie Jaffrey @josiejaffrey.bsky.social is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Ruins & Rituals)! www.silversunbooks.com/post/ruins-r...

A photo of a door, close up on the handle and latch.
Text reads: ‘“Maybe that’s why she’s seeing the brain gremlins now, manifested in real life, because she’s properly cracked.
Either way, she’s in too deep to pull back.”
Check Again by Josie Jaffrey
FREE in the Ruins & Rituals issue of Indie Bites’

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Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The Lands-Between-the-Lines by Jared Stonefield is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Ruins & Rituals) www.silversunbooks.com/post/ruins-r...

A photo of old fountain pen resting on a stack of old notebooks
Text reads: ‘“Khulan had never heard of books leaking their words, but she couldn’t deny what was in front of her: a hundred streams spilling out from a thousand works across the storyscape.”
The Lands-Between-the-Lines by Jared Stonefield
FREE in the Rituals & Ruins issue of Indie Bites

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