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Revenge rots in the stomach of Lex Chamberlin's story "Creation as an Act of Atonement" in Issue #1 of The Phantom Pulse www.thephantompulse.com/2026/04/29/c...

Do fish love bicycles? Yes. Yes, they do. Read Brandon Case's short story "A Love of Bicycles in the Violent Now" at The Phantom Pulse. @brandoncase101.bsky.social www.thephantompulse.com/2026/04/29/a...

Rowan Hill’s “Bait” is calling from beneath the soil of Issue #1 of The Phantom Pulse. Will you answer? @writerrowanhill.bsky.social www.thephantompulse.com/2026/04/29/b...

Desperation bleeds into every precious ounce of "Mamaborg's Milk and the Brilliance of Gems" by D.A. Xiaolin Spires in Issue #1 of The Phantom Pulse. @spires.bsky.social www.thephantompulse.com/2026/04/29/m...

Join the chorus and scream when you read John K. Peck's "Littlefeet" in The Phantom Pulse Issue #1 @johnkpeck.bsky.social www.thephantompulse.com/2026/04/29/l...

Read Beth Goder's "The House That Leapt into Forever" for a taste of harbored doom 🏡 @bethgoder.bsky.social www.thephantompulse.com/2026/04/29/t...

Such a thrill to be part of a magazine's first issue! My latest story "Between the Blinds" haunts these pages!

The Phantom Pulse@thephantompulse.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Issue 1 of The Phantom Pulse is live at thephantompulse.com!

Issue #1 kicks off with "Between the Blinds" by Amanda Cecelia Lang, a story spinning the cycle of regret and heartache. @amandacecelia.bsky.social www.thephantompulse.com/2026/04/29/b...

Issue 1 is available on our website! If you loved the issue and want to support The Phantom Pulse, consider joining our Patreon. www.patreon.com/cw/ThePhanto...

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Always a special thrill to be part of an inaugural issue - thanks to @thephantompulse.bsky.social for including my cosmic cutie “Littlefeet” in Issue 1.

The Phantom Pulse@thephantompulse.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Issue 1 of The Phantom Pulse is live at thephantompulse.com!

First of many! So excited to let this publication loose in the world. To my sisters: I wouldn't want to produce a magazine with anyone else. You're the best!

The Phantom Pulse@thephantompulse.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Issue 1 of The Phantom Pulse is live at thephantompulse.com!

Issue 1 of The Phantom Pulse is live at thephantompulse.com!

Tomorrow brings not only the first issue of The Phantom Pulse but also a full moon! 🌕

The first issue launches in 4 days with original stories from @amandacecelia.bsky.social, @johnkpeck.bsky.social, Rowan Hill, and Lex Chamberlin and reprints from @bethgoder.bsky.social, @brandoncase101.bsky.social, and @spires.bsky.social!

5 days until our frist issue launches! Check back tomorrow to see the TOC!

All responses have been sent to those that submitted work for our first magazine issue. We received nearly 1200 submissions. If you have not heard from us, please send us a message at thephantompulsesubmissions@gmail.com. Thank you everyone!

Stoked to be able to share that we will be launching our first issue at a higher pay rate for original fiction than we initially anticipated and looking forward to getting the mag out there for everyone to read soon 🥰

The Phantom Pulse@thephantompulse.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Exciting news! We are increasing our pay for original fiction from $0.03/word to $0.05/word starting immediately.

Exciting news! We are increasing our pay for original fiction from $0.03/word to $0.05/word starting immediately.

We have sent the majority of our submission responses and intended to have them completed by today; however, we are a bit delayed and will now have all submissions responded to by April 5th. Thank you all for your patience and wonderful stories!

Reading Update: We've been steadily reading the 1,150 submissions we received. If you submitted a story, you'll hear back by the end of the month. Thank you for sending us your stories! 🖤

Today is the last day! Don’t self-reject. Send us your story before midnight Pacific Time. thephantompulse.com

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Shout out time! This climbing horror makes looking down at where you’ve been the least of your concerns… ‘Ascension’ by @authorplm.bsky.social in @apexmag.bsky.social’s Issue 152

Our submission window is open for 10 more days! Send us horror stories that seep through skin and settle in the bones. thephantompulse.com

This week's shout out comes a day late, but the story is evergreen: Check out @abigailkemske.bsky.social's "The Earth Inside Us" in the latest issue of The Dark. www.thedarkmagazine.com/the-earth-in...

Shout out time! Katherine Quevedo's story "The Sauce Packet King of the West Hills" captures a fun moment at the end of civilization and reminds us its the simple pleasures we should cherish. Give it a read at smallwondersmag.com/piece/the-sa... where it has been reprinted. @smallwondersmag.com

The Sauce Packet King of the West Hills - Small Wonders

“Heard I might find you here.” She pulled out an honest-to-goodness glass bottle of ketchup, swaddled in bubble wrap.

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We’re nearly halfway through our submission window! Join our discord for updates on how may submissions we’ve received so far ☠️ discord.gg/28uMZrBwjf