Jennifer Skogen
@jenniferskogen.bsky.social
I'm a speculative fiction writer and poet who sometimes goes for long walks in pretty places. Stories in Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet, Orion’s Belt, Factor Four, Luna Station Quarterly, and others. Associate Editor for Haven Spec Magazine.
New speculative poetry recs from Angela Liu in MicroVerse! Angela collected some gorgeous poems for you - check ‘em out! @angelaliu.bsky.social
Special Issue * Poetry Recs from Angela Liu
Welcome to this special guest-edited issue, featuring poetry recommendations by Angela Liu! I fell in love with Angela’s short stories several years ago with a double-whammy of her amazing work— &#…
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Kaleidotrope reopens to fiction and poetry submissions this coming Sunday, October 18.
Check out my spooky little story! And remember to be nice to your neighbors...
Perseid Prophecies@perseidprophecies.bsky.social · 6d agoWelcome! Have some zucchini bread! And don't worry, all the questions you have about the previous owners and their missing daughter have perfectly rational, perfectly pleasant, perfectly perfect explanations. Read "Welcome to the Neighborhood" by @jenniferskogen.bsky.social in our latest issue. 🔗⏬
in case you missed it, i had a novelette published in @kaleidotrope.bsky.social yesterday, go check it out! “The Beasts of Altain” is dear to my heart. as the product of multiple cultures, there’s a sense of displacement, but also divided loyalty. this story is about that and also a cool beastie 🐅
Also in this issue of Kaleidotrope is this Bluebeard poem by @faithallington.bsky.social , very much worth a few minutes of your time: kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2026/...
'Bluebeard at Midnight' by Faith Allington
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Thrilled to share my dark fairy tale retelling now that it is finally spooky season! And what a great issue!
Perseid Prophecies@perseidprophecies.bsky.social · last wk.Issue 11 brings thrills & chills for your spooky season! Raye’s Rant - Demolishing Old Records Fiction - Welcome to the Neighborhood! by @jenniferskogen.bsky.social - The After Question by @mathewalfes - Balsam Fir by @tallhillking.bsky.social - The Ontology of Ovens by Bill Purnell 1/3
What an honor to share this issue with so many amazing stories and poems! And once again I am speechless over the beauty of a journal's cover. Wow!
Kaleidotrope@kaleidotrope.bsky.social · 2w agoNew stories by @mariness.bsky.social, @robgillham.bsky.social, Emily O’Malley Liu, @doc12345.bsky.social, @jenniferskogen.bsky.social, @damianstockli.bsky.social, @jennyrae.bsky.social, @jelliclejay.bsky.social, @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social, @jakeiswriting.bsky.social, and @chrisbarnham.bsky.social!
Somehow, despite it all, the linear progression of time continues. Meaning it's almost October—and almost time for the new Autumn issue of Kaleidotrope. Curious what's in it...?
Guess who's opening to Original Flash Fiction on September 1st?! This magazine! We'll be open for the month of September, and once the portals to slushlandia have opened, you'll be able to submit here: smallwondersmag.com/submissions/
Submission Guidelines - Small Wonders
Small Wonders is looking for original flash fiction (1,000 words or fewer), reprint flash fiction, original poems, and reprint art.
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I'm reading this book right now and it is fantastic! I adore Caroline and Georgiana! ❤️❤️❤️
Dr Lindz McLeod - THE MISEDUCATION OF CAROLINE BINGLEY out now!@lindzmcleod.bsky.social · 2mo ago📣 Attention romance fans! My sapphic historicals are 40% OFF on Audible RIGHT NOW for Audible Premium Plus members. 🎧✨ and the paperback for Miseducation is currently SOLD OUT in most places (!!) so you'll def want to grab this while you can! Hurry, sale ends 8/10! Snag your copy today ➡️
Free Fiction Friday! The angel stirred in her crystal egg, unfurling her six greater limbs ... while the smaller appendages arrayed down her long abdomen ... twitched into life, filaments of stray starlight whisking around their spinneret tips. magazine.trollbreath.com/the-burning-...
Kaleidotrope is now open to fiction and poetry submissions, closing again after July 25. kaleidotrope.net/guidelines/
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The new Summer issue of Kaleidotrope launches on July 1. Would you like to know what's in it?
WOW I AM INCREDIBLE. I AM MADE OF BLOOD AND ELECTRICITY AND I CHANGE THE WORLD ALL THE TIME. VERY COOL
This is my very professional post promoting the very professional giveaway for my real book for adults about a deranged dragon whose heads can’t stop arguing with each other. Damn it, I was almost normal for a whole sentence. Anyway! Here is a giveaway!
Book giveaway for The Dragon Has Some Complaints by John Wiswell May 08-Jun 07, 2026
Enter to win one of 15 free copies available. Giveaway dates from May 08-Jun 07, 2026. We’re giving away 15 advanced copies of this heartfelt & cozy fant...
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We're thinking in threes, and things that happen in them. Three knocks before the door opens. Three cheers. Three poems by @brokenswanquill.bsky.social "A Snapdragon's Kiss" "Riverlord" "How the Wind and Rain Were Separated" crowcrosskeys.com/2026/05/06/t...
Alright, trying this again! The cover reveal for Trollbreath Magazine issue #8, Summer 2026! Original artwork by Vassilios Bayiokos which is entitled "Silent Night in Neverland." Available on June 1st. Subscribers can download it the ebook version. magazine.trollbreath.com/membership-a...
Welcome to Free Fiction Friday on this May Day! May your bonfires be warm, your wildflowers be blooming, and your Maypole be, ah... rigid? Ahem. "Schema" is a wonderful story about doctoral research and murders and goats. By Wren Douglas - awritingwren.bsky.social magazine.trollbreath.com/schema/
Schema - Trollbreath Magazine
Schema
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The end of this poem is going to stay with me. Each line break is such a beautiful gut punch!
Small Wonders@smallwondersmag.com · 6mo agoThe lesson of today's poem by Faith Allington is to listen carefully to Sea Witches, even beyond their bargains. They're good at seeing.
The lesson of today's poem by Faith Allington is to listen carefully to Sea Witches, even beyond their bargains. They're good at seeing.
Sea Witch - Small Wonders
I’ve always known he’d notice / your skin turning indigo,
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We're thrilled to see Ash Ellithorne's story, "We Die With the Snowfall," highlighted by Reactor. The story is free to read, so go check it out now! magazine.trollbreath.com/we-die-with-... @aimeecozza.com Your art got kudos, too (it made for a stunning cover). reactormag.com/must-read-sh...
Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: March 2026 - Reactor
This month's stories focus on unstoppable disasters and satisfying revenge...
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FlashFlood is open! We’d love to receive your subs 😊 Flashes up to 300 words, pre 2023 prev published considered, reserved spots for debut writers. You have until 23:59 on 25 April: flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/p/submission...
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I've got a new story online now at @talesfeathers.bsky.social! After a couple of bleak and gruesome publications in a row from me, this one is the opposite, probably the sweetest thing I will ever write: a tender little sapphic love story set in a world where poetry is (literally) magic 🌳 🐸 ☀️ 🌊
The Trees and the Frogs and the Sun on the Water by M. R. Robinson
After nine years married to a poet—ten come midsummer—Rosemarie can translate every noise. The sound of poetry being born makes her feel warm, like a crackling fire on a winter night.
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My cyber-noir story "Ten and Out" is free today in @flashfictiononline.bsky.social! "But I need to know: did Harrad betray me, too? The last time I saw him, when he inked my tenth contract tattoo…was his good luck kiss actually a kiss goodbye?"
April 2026 - Flash Fiction Online
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My story is free to read today! This one features a French Bulldog puppy who is a very good girl (oh, and witchy stuff)!
Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 6mo agoWelcome to another Free Fiction Friday! Today we have "Inheritence," by @jenniferskogen.bsky.social, a story about what we owe our parents and what they owe us. Familial expectation can be more than a weight that drags us down. It can be far darker indeed. magazine.trollbreath.com/inheritance/
FlashFlood opens for submissions on 19 April till 25 April. Flashes up to 300 words. Stories will be published on NFFD. Pre 2023 previously published considered. Reserved slots for unpublished writers. For more details see our submission guidelines: flashfloodjournal.blogspot.com/p/submission...
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Welcome to another Free Fiction Friday! Today we have a haunting story of exploration and connection, with "The Ghosts of Rouyi," by V. Zixin. magazine.trollbreath.com/ghosts-of-ro...
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In less than two weeks, Kaleidotrope will re-open to fiction and poetry submissions for one week. April 19-25. One of only three weeks the zine will be open this year!
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