Adventitious

Adventitious

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A strange and wondrous fiction magazine. www.adventitious.net

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We've all been there. You're playing cards with a sentient cheetah named Leaden Clouds in purgatory when you FINALLY get a turn to reincarnate. If you could only decide your stat spread.. "New Game Plus" by the brilliantly inventive @bingingout.bsky.social 🎮 www.adventitious.net/stories/new-...

adventitious.netNew Game Plus by Abhijeet SatheAfter waiting ages with all the other souls, Amar is given the chance to return to life by building his own stat sheet using the points he’s earned. Crippled with the weight of designing the perfect l...

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John Wiswell
@wiswell.bsky.social

You know what doesn't get enough love? Horror short stories. From today through Halloween, I'll update this thread with Horror short story recommendations. Stuff you can read in a sitting while feeling like the shadows are watching.

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6 stars.

tanglepretty writes@tanglepretty.bsky.social

Today's SFF story: Madam Strzyga’s Pagan Pest Control by @katharinetyndall.bsky.social in @adventitiouswords.bsky.social. Delightful!! I love a confident 1st-person narrator, and I hope she has 5 stars on PaganPestYelp for solving Warsaw's demon problems. www.adventitious.net/stories/mada...

adventitious.netMadam Strzyga’s Pagan Pest ControlYou call her when something is living in your walls. You don’t ask what she does with it.
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My TR-49/Heaven’s Vault cross-over fanfic is for my eyes only but this is a rad opportunity. @deborahldavitt.bsky.social tipped me off to these games’ greatness and holy moly are they good.

inkle@inkle.co

NEW OPPORTUNITY: Short fiction writer? Love the world of Heaven's Vault? ... then come play in the waters. We're looking to commission 20 short stories set in the Nebula for a new anthology. Paid, obvs. Full details and a link to the form on the blog: www.inklestudios.com/2026/10/24/t...

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)
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This analyst's report from Apollo about AI uses the term "S&P 493" to refer to the "S&P 500 minus the Mag 7" - because if you take out the AI companies, the S&P 500 is tanking. www.apollo.com/wealth/insig...

apollo.comNo Signs of AI Payoff Outside the Tech Sector | The Daily SparkDespite massive investments and widespread hype around artificial intelligence, the technology has delivered zero financial payoff to corporate America outside of tech. Subscribe for daily updates.
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"Jasa reached inside her chest, pulled out her heart, and dipped it in one of the Strands, the silver streams flowing down the river." How To Understand Each Other by @emmiechristie33.bsky.social www.adventitious.net/stories/how-... #FirstLineSaturdays

adventitious.netHow To Understand Each Other by Emmie ChristieWhen cleansing their hearts in the river no longer protects her sister, Jasa must journey to confront a sad goddess with a severed connection to the people.
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"There is a whole big army of gorillas under Texas who are real good at war." The Gorilla Fighters Under Texas, or: Derek King, Age 8, Shares His Take on the Salvadoran Civil War With Classmates at Sam Houston Elementary by @chrisbaker1337.bsky.social www.adventitious.net/stories/the-...

adventitious.netThe Gorilla Fighters Under Texas by Chris Bakeror: Derek King, Age 8, Shares His Take on the Salvadoran Civil War With Classmates at Sam Houston Elementary Based on a Viewing of ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings on January 19, 1988 (Confe...
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A writer emailed to ask if we would accept a story that used AI to translate from its original language into English. The answer is no. Translation is a vital and powerful skill and the humans that do it deserve recognition and compensation for their labor.

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Wole Talabi | THE FIST OF MEMORY is OUT NOW
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Whoa. We are only one week away from release day for THE FIST OF MEMORY! Here's a video of some of your favorite authors (and mine) saying very nice things about the book. I hope you'll grab a copy or ask a helpful librarian to stock one for you so you can "have what they're having" 🙂🚀📚

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Ada Palmer@adapalmer.bsky.social

In just five days, Uganda vaccinated 8.3 million children against measles and rubella. The nationwide drive, which ended on 5 October, covered every child aged nine months to five years, whatever their vaccine history. The Cooperator buff.ly/7VnZOYR #ShareGoodNewsToo

buff.lyUganda vaccinates over 8.2mln children against measles, rubella - The Cooperator NewsUganda has vaccinated 8,285,835 children against measles and rubella during a nationwide five-day campaign that ended on October 5, 2026
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Carve out some time this weekend, because this novelette is an absolute triumph. "The Adventures of Zakar Hussani, Boy Oracle" by Amanda Ilozumba is harrowing and fun as hell with a giant imagination and should totally launch its own series. Netflix when? www.adventitious.net/stories/the-...

adventitious.netThe Adventures of Zakar Hussani, Boy Oracle by Amanda IlozumbaThere is a witch in the mansion on No. 5 Gbajulaiye Street. Zakar Hussani goes undercover to rescue a group of children held captive by her magic.
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The reviewer at Tangent called "The Adventures of Zakar Hussani, Boy Oracle": "A good coming of age tale with a lot of magic and mayhem thrown in. . . a fun adventure with. . . great character development." It's true. There's magic AND mayhem. 🪄🎉

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Emmie Christie
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I am SO EXCITED for my cover reveal for Book 3 + pre-order coming up that I thought I'd start a countdown till Nov 3rd! 12 days from now you're getting book 3: Between Loving & Letting Go. If you are new here, Book 1, A Caged and Restless Magic, is here! books2read.com/b/4jdeNY

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One day we can all have a serious conversation about the lack of novelettes in the world, but for now just enjoy an outstanding one.

P.A. Cornell (She/Her)@cornellwriter.bsky.social

🧵Wishing there were more novelettes in your life? I've published 2 this year. The first one's a fantasy and free-to-read at @adventitiouswords.bsky.social. www.adventitious.net/stories/the-...

adventitious.netThe Soundtrack of My AfterlifeA soul reincarnated as a car narrates this haunting, music-soaked speculative short story by P. A. Cornell.
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I am but a simpleton, but I will never understand how making wildly popular games for years means you get shut down. Is this the same economics that mean losing $60 billion makes you the hottest stock of all time?

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I'm also going to start using the title of this story as an exclamation. I say! By the wings of an albatross! www.adventitious.net/stories/by-t...

🍬 Abigail Kemske 🍬@abigailkemske.bsky.social

Oh Em Gee. Look what my husband had made for me! This was promo Scott did at @adventitiouswords.bsky.social for my story “By the Wings of an Albatross” punned this summer. I loved it so much, I printed it out and taped it on the wall in my office. Now I have a proper wooden poster! Squee!! 💖

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Forget it Jake, it’s Jupiter.

meagan kane@spocksbrain.bsky.social

I FORGOT TO POST BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF TOWN WHEN I GOT THE COUNTERSIGNED CONTRACT -- my lesbian scifi noir "Long Haul, Last Stop" will appear in an @adventitiouswords.bsky.social near you as soon as December, potentially. Sagittarius Season, baby.

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Ellis Nye
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The sexy little spores of my story "Deadname" have arrived in the United States! The "Folklore Horror" anthology is available for purchase in the very location that "Deadname" is set*, and in others across the US as well. *I assume. I haven't actually checked all the bookstores in upstate New York.

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John Scalzi
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I've mentioned before I've updated my contracts to make sure everything in the production of my books is done by humans and not "AI"; if you're wondering what such a thing looks like, here's a clause covering that from a recent contract.

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Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com

Democratic-aligned group Progress Action Fund has released a PRO-trans ad, attacking Republicans for being creepy in bathrooms. It will run in Texas and Ohio, and is expected to reach millions. You have to see the ad itself. Subscribe to support our journalism.

erininthemorning.com“Let's Make Sure You're Really A Girl": Dem PAC's Latest Ad Eviscerates The GOP's Bathroom Obsession“Democrats need to grow a spine and call Republicans out for their creepy fetish of monitoring children’s bathrooms.”
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"After centuries of searching, after breaking through reality after reality, Vera finally found the sword at the edge of the universe. Their name was Starfall, and Vera loved them." Get HYPED for the latest from @spacevalkyries.bsky.social. ⚔️❤️‍🔥 www.adventitious.net/stories/star...

adventitious.netStarfall by VM AyalaVera and Starfall only want to love each other, but a reality-hopping fascist entity won’t leave them alone until they can exploit Starfall’s power for themselves. How long can you run until it's time...

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Micro SF/F by O. Westin
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"I have been challenged to a duel," she said. "For kissing a woman." "Did she consent?" the swordmaster said. "Yes, but men courting her did not." "Ah. How many?" "Are these men good?" She gave three names. "Far below your level." "Excellent!" She rose. "There are more women I want to kiss."