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Tara Campbell

@taracampbell.bsky.social

Writer, teacher, speculative fiction and flash fiction Books, events, and classes at https://www.taracampbell.com #WritingCommunity #scifi #sff #speculativefiction #flashfiction

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Tara Campbell @taracampbell.bsky.social · 2d ago

Greetings from #hoodriver

Brown-haired woman in sunglasses being kissed on cheeck by green dinosaur with googly eyes

Woman in pink shirt and tan shorts riding a small green brontosaurus

Washington Independent Review of Books @wirobooks.bsky.social · 3d ago

ICYMI: Unnervingly relevant moral dilemmas ignite this AI-propelled family drama. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/c... @spiegelandgrau.bsky.social @taracampbell.bsky.social #booksky #culpability #icymi #bookreview

Culpability | Washington Independent Review of Books

The Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.

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Clarion West @clarionwest.bsky.social · 5d ago

For 40 years, CW has been supporting underrepresented voices in spec fiction. When you play The Story Oracle, you are not only investing in our mission, you get to take a choose-your-own adventure game leading to curated reading recs. And tomorrow (Aug 1) is the last day to play: bit.ly/44kuAuI

Apex Magazine and Book Company @apexmag.bsky.social · last mo.

STRANGE 👽 SURREAL 👽 SHOCKING 👽 BEAUTIFUL Apex Magazine is OPEN TO SUBMISSIONS for the month of July! We're seeking short spec fic up to 9k words. Closing August 1st, reopening in September and November. We can't wait to read your work! 🖤 Submit here: apexbookcompany.moksha.io/publication/...

"Apex Magazine Submissions OPEN!

We are Seeking:
short sci-fi, fantasy, and horror fiction
short genre-related nonfiction
Up to 9k words

Submissions Close August 1st
https://apexbookcompany.moksha.io/"

WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · last wk.

We only rate dogs. This is a very fast tater tot. Please stay out of the way as he clearly has places to be, and only send dogs. Thank you... 12/10 (IG: choppertp)

Holly Lyn Walrath @hollylynwalrath.bsky.social · 2w ago

If YOU would like to get into reading more speculative poetry, please check out my list of speculative poets and markets that publish speculative poetry! bsky.app/profile/did:...

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DarkHolmePublishing @darkholmepub.bsky.social · 2w ago

👁 Two sentences can still cut deep. Flash Fiction Frenzy is live inside the ShadowSphere. Submit your two-sentence horror there and it will appear in the next volume of Dark Descent. 📖 Link in bio. #booksky #readingcommunity #horrorcommunity #writingcommunity

WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 2w ago

Puppy Court is now in session!

Tara Campbell @taracampbell.bsky.social · 3w ago

Am I the awkward sort of author who looks for her books on the shelves of a bookstore? I mean, yeah... Thanks for keeping me in stock, #elliotbaybookcompany @santafewriter.bsky.social

Spines of books on shelf with City of Dancing Gargoyles by Tara Campbell in the middle

Tara Campbell @taracampbell.bsky.social · 3w ago

Join me on Zoom with @charlottelit.bsky.social for two fun weeks of prompts and creativity! Nov 5 & 12 6 - 8 pm Eastern This (non-AI) generative course features readings and prompts to help you jumpstart four new pieces of speculative short fiction charlottelit.configio.com/pd/718/2-x-4...

2 X 4: Two Weeks, Four Fantastical Story Seeds

Jumpstart four new pieces of speculative fiction

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Tara Campbell @taracampbell.bsky.social · 3w ago

Thank you for reading and sharing, Matt!

Matt Kendrick@mattkendrick.bsky.social · 3w ago

"Even if he felt the need to turn and confirm this, he wouldn’t be able to see her through the tears dissolving his world into a blur" Brilliant character portrait from @taracampbell.bsky.social in @fictivedream.bsky.social fictivedream.com/2026/05/25/m...

Tara Campbell @taracampbell.bsky.social · 3w ago

See you all down at Rebecca Howard Park in Olympia at the Read the Park! Saturday, July 18 11:00 - 3:00 My workshop's at 1:10 (see attached), and more info at olyarts.org/event/read-t... Thanks to @timberlandlibrary.bsky.social and RAH Community Engagement

READ THE PARK
Featuring: Tara Campbell
Rebecca Howard Park
911 ADAMS ST SE
OLYMPIA, WA 98501

in white script on red background
Text in tan box:
Writing Our Future:
A Speculative Fiction Workshop
1:10-2:30 pm
Science fiction isn't just about men labs or robots in space-it's about us, all of us, our
families and our communities.
This interactive writing workshop for ages 12 and up will begin with a brief overview of speculative fiction—an umbrella term that encompasses science fiction, fantasy, space opera, supernatural, horror, etc. We'll then engage in writing exercises to give participants an opportunity to reflect on how current developments will affect their futures, be it climate change, genetic manipulation, artificial intelligence, or other areas of interest.
Developments in science and technology affect people of all genders, races, and nationalities, so we should all have a voice in exploring the changeswe'll face. This workshop will empower participants to start imagining—and writing-
the world of the future.

Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 3w ago

"The law only requires that people don their masks at home when outsiders visit, not in front of the family circle. My mother, however, took hers off only for my father in the privacy of their bedroom." Love this chilling flash @cwtellstales.bsky.social flashfictiononline.com/issues/resis...

RESIST: A Flash Fiction Online Anthology - Flash Fiction Online

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Tara Campbell @taracampbell.bsky.social · 3w ago

Thank you for reading and sharing, Lauren!

Lauren Kardos@lkardos.bsky.social · 3w ago

“Your brother would stab the heart pancakes, and wouldn’t touch his “J,” silent resistance against Daddy’s silent bribe.” oof this @taracampbell.bsky.social flash went straight to the heart

Cinephilia & Beyond @cinephiliabeyond.org · 3w ago

Rest in peace to one of cinema’s most outstanding artists; the legendary actor Sam Neill (1947–2026)

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hey Chicago! An ICE contractor is trying to buy our parking meters — and City Council decides whether that happens THIS WEEK. We've got time to stop this, but we need as many people as possible to fight back: tinyurl.com/icepark

Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 4w ago

Fellow Texans: vote for the guy who is from Texas, likes Texas, and cares about Texans

Team Talarico@teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 4w ago

James Talarico spent the Fourth of July in Texas with American icon Willie Nelson. Ken Paxton spent the Fourth of July with the British.

Tara Campbell @taracampbell.bsky.social · 4w ago

It's a weird, wonderful thing for me to not have to return to a gallery to pick up unsold work. Thank you, Museum of Northwest Art for making that possible, and to the person who purchased The Writer!

A hanging sculpture against a red background: two white mannequin hands holding up bones and white crocheted skulls, held together by twine and leather cord.

Tara Campbell @taracampbell.bsky.social · 4w ago

They're trying it again. The #BookBanBill has made it out of committee & they're probably going to try to sneak it through this summer. Don't let them hold education funds hostage to their obsession with gender & "lewd or lascivious dancing" Thx for this graphic @authorsabb.bsky.social

Get to Know Your
Bigoted Book Banning Bill
Are these your
reps? If they are,
write and call
them, repeatedly,
and remind them
that voters really
don’t like the
government telling
them what to read.
H. R. 7661
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prohibit the use
of funds provided under such Act to develop, implement, facilitate, host, or promote
any program or activity for, or to provide or promote literature or other materials to,
children under the age of 18 that includes sexually oriented material, and for other
purposes.
Buried in the bottom
of the bill, the real
intent: defining
being transgender
as sexual activity
in itself as a step
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
towards outlawing
February 24, 2026
Mrs. Miller of Illinois (for herself, Mr. Downing, Mr. Fine, Mr. Steube,
trans existence/
Mr. Gosar, Mr. Ogles, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Moore of
gender non-
Alabama, Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina, Ms. Letlow, Ms. Tenney, Mr.
conformity in public
settings.
Roy, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Rose, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Self) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Education and Workforce
No Funds Used:
Restricting use of
funds is one step
short of defunding
schools and
libraries—which is
the ultimate point of
these book banning
bills. Distract with
culture war issues
to steal more money
from the public!
Now we have
wandered
into the movie
Footloose.
You know what
this means, right?
Back to teaching
predominantly
dead white men.
SECTION 1. Short title.
This Act may be cited as the “Stop the Sexualization of Children Act”.
SEC. 2. Prohibiting funding for sexually oriented material.
Section 8526 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
7906) is amended—
(1) by striking “No funds under this Act may be used—” and inserting the
following:
“(a) General prohibitions.—No funds under this Act may be used—”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(b) Prohibiting funding for sexuall…

MadAsHell-NeverTrumper 🌊💙🌈@janl99.bsky.social · 4w ago

Clarion West @clarionwest.bsky.social · 4w ago

Rebecca Roanhorse will be coming to Seattle on July 23 for a reading and conversation with Clarion West Week Two Instructor, @taracampbell.bsky.social. This conversation will be hybrid, in Seattle at the @spl.org and streamed live. Learn more and RSVP here: www.clarionwest.org/event/rebecc...

Rebecca Roanhorse in Conversation

Seattle events: Rebecca Roanhorse in conversation with Tara Campbell at the Seattle Public Library

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Tara Campbell @taracampbell.bsky.social · 4w ago

Thank you for reading and sharing, Matt!

Matt Kendrick@mattkendrick.bsky.social · 4w ago

"almost like he was trying to apologize without confessing he’d done anything wrong. Almost like he was trying to lure Mama back down from heaven." Real emotional intensity to this great flash from @taracampbell.bsky.social

Alex A. Pagliuca @alexpagliuca.bsky.social · last mo.

"We are deploying responsibly
developed Al to liberate humanity from menial labor and usher in an era of unparalleled creativity and abundance."
SAM ALTMAN

"You ingested the entire written output of human civilization without consent, without compensation, and without credit, to build a system whose primary commercial application is eliminating the jobs of the people whose work you consumed.
You are not liberating human creativity - you are strip-mining it and selling it back at a markup while calling the theft training data."
NAOMI KLEIN
@think_and_exist

Two Hour Transport @twohourtransport.bsky.social · last mo.

Please join Two Hour Transport and @clarionwest.bsky.social for our Summer Open Mic Event on Saturday, July 11! WHERE: Magnuson Cafe & Brewery, 7801 62nd Ave NE in Seattle (on the outdoor patio of the cafe) WHEN: 6/11, arrive 4:30–4:55 pm for open-mic signup or by 5 pm for the show!

Tara Campbell @taracampbell.bsky.social · last mo.

So proud to be part of this gorgeous project from @thebluntspace.bsky.social Check it out at www.theblunt.space/publications...

Jeff Spencer @revjss.bsky.social · last mo.

Graphic offering advice on “How to survive the global heatwave.” It says:
Stay hydrated.
Treat yourself to an ice cream.
Dismantle the fossil fuel industry which is literally burning the planet for the short term profit of a vanishingly small capitalist class.
Loose fitting clothing.

The Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · last mo.

Can everyone just step back and realize how insane it is that the US Supreme Court had to rule on the constitutionality of the US CONSTITUTION and the vote to uphold the Constitution wasn't unanimous!!!

Tara Campbell @taracampbell.bsky.social · last mo.

Eee, thank you @brettpribble.bsky.social and @kaystedmanfriedman.bsky.social -- the image fits so well! And thanks to Start Liners, the writing group the prompt came from. If you're in Seattle and want more info, hit me up!

Brett Pribble@brettpribble.bsky.social · last mo.

Read "Crooked Wood" written by @taracampbell.bsky.social and illustrated by @kaystedmanfriedman.bsky.social. "Memories stack like a cord of crooked wood, shifty and full of spiders." tinyurl.com/y6azbj4a

I 💙 Dogs @dogs100.bsky.social · last mo.

Every time my toys are washed, I get sad….

Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · last mo.

Wow. What an asshole.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · last mo.

Nehls on how House GOP will make case for affordability back home: Nehls: What are you talking about? I'm gonna get me lobster tails. Some nice rib eyes. Reporter: Do you think the 60% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck can afford that? Nehls: Maybe not. Maybe they don't work as hard as me.