Potential new cover format for our printed books. Also (maybe) official cover reveal for The Foofs: Best of Strange Fiction 2025!
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Just crossed the terminal: Microsoft disclosures suggest that OpenAI is about 70% of AI sales! If only someone had said something
Ed Zitron@edzitron.com · yesterdayAnalysts estimate that 70%+ of Microsoft, Google and Amazon's present and future AI revenues are from Anthropic and OpenAI's compute spend and model sales. Outside of two unsustainable AI labs, demand barely exists, and they've massively overbuilt capacity. www.wheresyoured.at/the-ai-deman...
I love Emmie’s reviews and how she uncovers connections across pieces even the writer (ahem, moi in this case) didn’t register. Thank you again for reviewing my work, Emmie!
Emmie Christie@emmiechristie33.bsky.social · 12h agoAnd lastly, my overall Spotlight Review for Amanda Helms! @amandaghelms.bsky.social I had a lovely time reading your work, Amanda!! www.emmiechristie.com/short-fictio...
Best James Bond casting ideas I've seen so far are Jimothy or Richard Kind.
Want some personalized feedback from someone who reads A LOT of short story submissions? Want to help support an incredible indie lit mag? Check out this new offering from @foofarawpress.bsky.social
foofaraw press@foofarawpress.bsky.social · yesterdayI'll talk about this more tomorrow, but we are offering something new! Super cheap editing for your short stories with all proceeds going to paying for more stories on Foofaraw. foofaraw.press/editing-serv...
Just a draft for one story, but should we go all in on this style for our covers moving forward too?
I'll talk about this more tomorrow, but we are offering something new! Super cheap editing for your short stories with all proceeds going to paying for more stories on Foofaraw. foofaraw.press/editing-serv...
Editing Services
Foofaraw Press offers editing services to help you get your short story to the finish line. Want to support a litmag cover its costs while also getting a surprisingly adequate second set of eyes on yo...
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Anyone have a good resource for seeing cool, beautiful, high-quality images of Pokemon and Magic cards? I want to find some more inspo for how to develop my cards a bit more.
Something I've noticed happening more and more lately are trade reviews that barely review the book. Publisher's Weekly and Kirkus will have a review that's 90% a description of the plot and characters, then 1 sentence at the end to aid librarians in deciding if it's worth adding to a collection.
I just backed Two Intriguing AaN Anthologies: One Campaign on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/526...
Two Intriguing AaN Anthologies: One Campaign
Two Anthologies: "Are You Everything Alright" and "Endings"
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Thinking about making trading card packs based on the stories we run. Here's an example for Thursday's upcoming story. Sized for instagram here, but I think it'd make a fun card. Have them in randomized booster packs, some limited edition foils, etc.
Days are running out if you want to buy entry to our second annual promoted writing contest! foofaraw.press/an-ordinary-...
An ordinary contest (year ii)
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4,999 to go! Been meaning to give the wonderful folks at Trollbreath for awhile so this was a good reminder.
Trollbreath Magazine@trollbreathmag.bsky.social · 3d agoWork has been... interesting lately. So, unrelated: if we get 5,000 new subscribers, one of us can make this a full time job and the other one can run like hell from a day job that is descending into utter chaos... ahem... $5/issue, $20/year magazine.trollbreath.com/membership-a...
In this edition is my review of @slashnburnett.bsky.social's excellent new book Ex Partum. While writing this review I went into a fugue state and churned out an ~800 word rant about the term "speculative fiction" but please don't hold that against the incredible book!
foofaraw press@foofarawpress.bsky.social · 2d ago📮 August Zine #PARCEL #Zines #Newsletters https://foofaraw.press/august-zine/ 〄
The Last Infinity by @alexisames.bsky.social "a character-driven science fiction time travel adventure, with a queer norm world, found family vibes, and slight thriller elements—basically, catnip for me." Read @mayadarjani.bsky.social's review here! grimoireinkreviews.wordpress.com/2026/08/03/t...
The Last Infinity by Alexis Ames
Reviewed by Maya Darjani The Last Infinity, by Alexis Ames, is a character-driven science fiction time travel adventure, with a queer norm world, found family vibes, and slight thriller elements—ba…
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This may well be the fanciest rejection letter I've ever received. :) "Dear Mighty-Thewed Author, Thank you for your submission. Alas, other scribes have claimed the prize. Your valor shall be remembered. Know that this shall not be the last chance to send stories to our magazine."
It’s taken me far too long, but all submissions from Q2 have finally been read. I’ve got ten stories in the mix to fill our last two spots… I hate this part… these last couple cuts are going to be painful.
“🥖” Issue #007 — August 2026 https://qb.foofaraw.press/issue-007-august-2026/
Issue #007 — August 2026
This month... Contributions from... A.J. McCrae, Alethea Paul, Andrew Loria, Bailey Loveless, Barb DeMoney, Brett Abrahamsen, Chris Clemens, Cristina Cabrera, E. Florian Gludovacz, E.J. LeRoy, Elle Burnett, Floyd Largent, Hazel Pearson, Imrak Eriksson, Jason Ryberg, Karl El-Koura, Kat Hausler, Kelley Tai, Lisa Timpf, M.D. Berry, Mackie
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R.T. is an author I found through Clarkesworld who's always putting out consistent high-grade SF work. If you like his stories also check out his novel, THE GANYMEDAN. I am basic so want to draw comparisons to something like Banks' The Culture but that is prob too superficial. Worth checking out!
The Ganymedan
A dark science fiction debut examining agency and sacrifice through one man’s desperate attempt to reach home after he murders his tyrannical employer.Verden Dotnet made an easy living mixing drinks f...
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R.T. Ester@shoutoutmapes.bsky.social · 6d agoA few of my short stories, all sci-fi: SLEEPER In a future where the poor lease virtual clones of their brains to corporations just to survive, a woman is recruited through her own clone to assassinate the 'immortal' messiah figure responsible for the VR-induced trauma she suffered in childhood.
My favorite pieces from July is up! @xauriel.satan.social @muteddragon.bsky.social @ktwagner.bsky.social @deborahldavitt.bsky.social www.emmiechristie.com/short-fictio...
Favorite Pieces From July — Emmie Christie
I’ve listed my favorite piece from each author below. If anyone wants to read along with me but can’t go at this pace (fair!) I’d encourage you to check this monthly post! 1. Xauri’EL Zwaan “Nor...
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