New from Androids & Dragons! A nostalgic take on time travel with a thought-provoking end. If you were around in the 80s, you'll enjoy this trip back in time from Lawrence Dagstine. #timetravel #sff #writingcommunity #80s #speclist androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/past-and-p...

Past and Present Company Excepted

By Lawrence Dagstine

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Here's a preview of what's coming this month from Androids & Dragons! #writingcommunity #sff #speclist androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/issue-12-s...

Issue 12 - September 2025

Time

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Last week's story in Androids & Dragons was something a little bit different in that it's not TRULY speculative. It's main characters only wish it was. This one's a hilariously entertaining read. #writingcommunity androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/into-the-p...

Into the Pendragon's Lair

By Bud Pharo

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In this week's story, Aphrodite visits NYC. "Humans think they can heal their mistakes with kisses. Aphrodite is love’s goddess; she knows it will take far more to mend this world. But for a first step, it’s a good one." #writingcommunity #sff androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/the-birthd...

The Birthday of Venus

By Sydney Sackett

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New in Androids & Dragons! What happens when robots demand fairer working conditions? #writingcommunity #sff #specfic androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/str1k3br34...

STR1K3BR34K3R

By R.J. Breathnach

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In this week's story from Androids & Dragons, a dragon flies over the village twice a day. No one knows why, but the dragon has a surprising backstory. Find out what it is in this delightful tale from Stetson Ray. #writingcommunity #sff #speclist androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/in-the-sky...

In the Sky the Dragon Flies

By Stetson Ray

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This week, Androids & Dragons presents the touching story of the last surviving human and her robot caregiver. #writingcommunity #speclist #sff androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/endling

Endling

By Eshana Ranasinghe

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New this week from Androids & Dragons! Another fun story that turns fantasy tropes on their head. What happens when the new Duke gives the entire duchy the day off and a dragon crashes the party? #sff #speclist #writingcommunity androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/abdication...

Abdication Day

By Pauline Barmby

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This week's new story is another fun tale that turns traditional fantasy tropes on their head. Keira Reynolds' "Demoness" may not be what she appears! #writingcommunity #sff #speclist androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/demoness

Demoness

By Keira Reynolds

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Today's new story offers a fun twist on some classic fantasy tropes as seen through the eyes of delightful characters who, as the author notes, are usually left out of fantasy tales. The link is in his thread (I think). #writingcommunity #speclist #fantasy

Thomas J. Griffin@thomasjgriffin.bsky.social · last yr.

My story "The NPC's Lot" is out today with Androids and Dragons! It's a collection of five vignettes highlighting the sorts of characters that are usually ignored in most fantasy tales. I'm super excited to see it in print - thanks to @jennarainhm.bsky.social for believing in it! Link below ⬇️

There are a lot more important things happening in the world, many of them awful, but here is a sweet story about a dog trying to get through the scariest night of the dog year. #writingcommunity #dogs #furryfiction androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/the-night-...

The Night the World Almost Ended!

Happy Fourth of July from the World of Dogdom

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New at Androids & Dragons! This week's story asks what makes a person themselves? If you separate the consciousness of someone you love from their body, is it still them? #writingcommunity #sff #speclist androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/reassignin...

Reassigning Mortimer

By Ron Wetherington

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He has a point!

Stephen King@stephenking.bsky.social · last yr.

Supremes say parents can opt out of letting their kids listen to LGBTQ stories. Can parents similarly opt out of kids listening to stories that DON'T have LGBTQ themes or incidents? 🤣

Here's a look at what's coming from Androids & Dragons this summer! #sff #writingcommunity #speclist androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/issue-11-s...

Issue 11 - Summer 2025

Welcome to the Summer 2025 issue of Androids and Dragons.

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In today's new story, a dragon helps a young woman escape peril in exchange for a story about the world outside his hiding place, a world they both wish were kinder. #sff #writingcommunity androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/myths-and-...

Myths and Legends

By Sarena Flanigan

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Good doggie

Happy No Kings Day to those who celebrate! #nokings

If you’re watching @maddow.msnbc.com’s A Block you understand that people who stand up for other people can change the course of those people’s lives & our history. We have the power to refuse Trump’s path forward. Protesting actually works. Let’s go.

With a pandemic raging, could Felinites, a maligned minority, have the answer? We live in terrifying times, but if you take time out to read this ultimately uplifting story, you won't regret it. Joy is a form of resistance. #writingcommunity #sff androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/nine-lives

Nine Lives

By Petina Strohmer

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HAPPENING NOW: Aerial coverage of protesters marching peacefully in LA to protest ongoing ICE raid operations and Trump’s federalization of the National Guard Reporter: “What we’re looking at right now is a quiet, organized group and demonstrators marching peacefully to their destination.”

Happy Pride from Androids & Dragons! Maxine's efforts to save the "filed things" may be the focus of the story, but the support of her wife leads to the story's happy ending. We should all have great partners like Maxine's! #writingcommunity #sff #speclist

Jenna Rain H M@jennarainhm.bsky.social · last yr.

New in Androids & Dragons! Maxine was told to dismantle old robots on her spaceship - or "file" them - during an upgrade. But she repairs & upgrades them instead. Will her kindness to the "filed things" get her in trouble? #writingcommunity #sff androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/where-the-...

The emu is sitting near an open window, watching people. It turns to dip its beak into the large coffee on the table. Next to the coffee is a half-eaten sesame seed bagel. Of course, it’s something with seeds. What else would a bird order in a coffee shop? www.thepinkhydra.com/issues/02012...

Includes my story "Birds of a Feather" about what happens when birds strike up conversations with cafe-goers and commuters in New York City. Can't wait to read all the other offerings! #writingcommunity #specfic #speclist #sff

EmmyKtz 🐙 The Pink Hydra 🔞@thepinkhydra.com · last yr.

The latest issue of my free-to-read zine, The Pink Hydra, is live today. No AI used in any part of the creation, ever. Paid for entirely by donations 👀 (and my own blood, sweat and tears) thepinkhydra.com/issues/0201202506

New in Androids & Dragons! Maxine was told to dismantle old robots on her spaceship - or "file" them - during an upgrade. But she repairs & upgrades them instead. Will her kindness to the "filed things" get her in trouble? #writingcommunity #sff androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/where-the-...

Where the Filed Things Are

By Miriah Hetherington

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New in Androids & Dragons! @chasej.xyz Chase Anderson's delightful tale of a fox princess who tries to catch a rat stealing but finds a surprise. Will she be able to help the animal she finds & keep its secret? #sff #writingcommunity #furryfiction androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/the-fox-an...

The Fox and the Unicorns

By Chase Anderson

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In this week's story from @hannahgreer.bsky.social, Mazie must choose: leave her ailing sister behind on a dying planet and secure her own future or stay behind so the sister who sacrificed so much for her won't die alone. #writingcommunity #sff androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/when-it-br...

When It Breaks

By Hannah Greer

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New in Androids & Dragons! A robot dog turns his nose up at real dogs. Will service dog Rex change his mind? #writingcommunity #sff #speclist #furryfiction #dogs #robots androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/fido

FIDO

By Jenna Hanan Moore

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In this week's story from Lana Nizhehorodova, a stranger's kindness helps painfully shy Peter come out of his shell and sing the beautiful song he was meant to sing. New in Androids & Dragons! #writingcommunity #sff #furryfiction #speclist androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/the-magic-...

The Magic of Love

By Lana Nizhehorodova

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Today is National Shelter Pet Day! These lovely girls all came from shelters and they enriched our lives beyond measure. #dogsofbluesky #petsofbluesky #nationalshelterpetday

New in Androids & Dragons! Cellmates in an interplanetary prison - muted by "voice shackles" and knowing nothing of each other's language or culture - must find a way to communicate & work together. Great world building! #writingcommunity #sff androidsanddragons.substack.com/p/babel-of-s...

Babel of Silence

By E.J. LeRoy

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