Indigo Boo!

Got a little pre-Halloween story treat for you all today, courtesy of Rat Bag. Hope you’re hungry. Mind the CWs.

As someone who grew up in a high-control religion, this story really speaks to me on a personal level. But even if you don't have that same experience, this is still highly worth the read.

Got a little pre-Halloween treat for you coming soon in @ratbaglit.bsky.social. Sneak a peek 👀 Then come back October 26th at 9am EST for the full story. I hope you’re hungry! ratbaglit.substack.com/p/offal-house

Have you heard of the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus? You know, the Great One who moves beneath the earth? No? Well, if you want to hear the Word of Our Tentacled Lord and Savior, my short story "Other Gods" is published today in the inaugural issue of the Pacific Northwest Gothic magazine.

I'm delighted to share that my story, The Monkey King in Orbit, is finally in the world! Thanks so much to @khoreo.bsky.social for publishing it. 🙈 inspired by John Wick's the Continental hotel— 🙉 'third place's and the sacrifices needed to protect them 🙊 DIM SUM and DEFIANCE in space 🥟🛰️🚀

This collection is a haunting and meditative journey on losses past and to come. Some stories will leave you in tears. Others will comfort you while you cry.

short fiction is so good and yet beloved by so few. everyone should read a short story a day. i set a goal to read a hundred this year because I like measurables and i've been slacking, and now i'm up to #317, which still doesn't feel like enough.

This story is the weirdly warm hug I didn't know I needed.

Hey it’s me!

Thrilled to share my very short story "Everyone Drinks at Sunrise" published by @pseudopod.org today, alongside some other creepy tales. I especially love the host's commentary. Liberal guilt, it turns out, *is* delicious.

Ted Chiang's take on AI consciousness is 100% worth the read. I wanted to summarize it, or use flattering adjectives, but I give up. Just, read it. www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2...

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

"Red didn't stand a chance against her, a rocket of the sea." Read the rest of Whale and Red's story in WHALE FALL by Elysia Rourke on September 15, 2026. Ages 10+ PREORDER NOW! #bookquote #whalefall #amreading #booksforkids #middlegrade #2026debut #debutauthor #nancypaulsen #penguin #preordernow

Storycrafting Sessions: Disability in Writing, our 2026 virtual conference, is happening THIS SATURDAY on May 30th! Keep reading this thread or head over to weeknightwriters.com/2026/04/18/s... for the full details! 1/?

Do you delight in words and have climate anxiety? Me too. Me too.

This very ridiculous story by me explores a very real struggle in the world today! Thrilled to join the parade of awesome writers in @ratbaglit.bsky.social this morning.

Super excited to read my story, Some Stories We Tell Ourselves, Others We Don't, in the pages of @templeinacity.bsky.social today. This is a quiet one about complicated grief and not-so-complicated regret. Grateful to be included in the new issue. templeinacity.com/fiction-by-c...

Turning today's rejection into something nice

TODAY! My novel THE COLOR OF TIME is now available everywhere good books are sold 🥳

TOMORROW TOMORROW TOMORROW

I’ve got space whales on my mind! 🐋✨ Painted this while listening to the audiobook of The Celestial Seas by @authortachan.bsky.social

"The machinery of culture, of technology, of society, moves in the hands that sweep, paint, farm, or hammer." 💡🎨🛠️ New nonfiction today by @reasie.bsky.social: "Why it Matters When I Write About Space Janitors" Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...

Simultaneously the best and worst micro I have ever read. Thanks @sashabrown.bsky.social and @ratbaglit.bsky.social for this experience. ratbaglit.substack.com/p/pee-seat

This is so fun! science.nasa.gov/specials/you...

I need a hug now. 🫂

"At the bodyhouse, no one ever asks you what you want." Stop what you're doing right now and read the rest.

Congratulations @cmsullivan.bsky.social!

I’m so pleased that this poem found a home. Thank you to January House Literary Magazine for publishing it. 💚 If you like birds and wish you could fly sometimes you might like it! januaryhouselit.com/2026/04/17/b...

We're over the moon to reveal the cover of Violet Lichen's second annual eco anthology edited by @marissavu.bsky.social 🌙✨🪐 ECO25: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION, blooming onto bookshelves November 17! Cover Art by @tropicalgloom.bsky.social Cover Design by Mikio Murakami, Silent Q Design

Our subscription drive continues! When we get to 50 new or upgraded subscriptions, we'll do a Best Of Year 2 anthology. Help get us more stability so we can keep putting many small wonders into the world! store.smallwondersma...

#FundraiserPerk Kemi Ashing-Giwa will name a character after you (or use an agreed upon name). BE IMMORTAL! Comes with the April e-issue of locus and digital art. Donate at http://locusmag.com/... or through our bio! @kashinggiwa

They spray-painted 666 on the fence. We counted to three. We ran. Girlhood, dares, and the things neighborhoods choose to forget. An excellent story from @marjeec.bsky.social Check it out at Literary Garage: literarygarage.com/come-join-us...

Sword lesbians, chivalry, and mech suit jousting (oh my) Check out my flash fiction in Small Wonders today!

One of the many perks to being a subscriber is early access to the winning stories of the monthly flash contest, like mine, published today: "In Your Diminishing Tongue." tinyurl.com/diminishingt...

I'm thrilled to have my story Bloom Where You Are Planted published with @bcsmagazine.bsky.social today! Many thanks to @scott-h-andrews.bsky.social for his keen eye and support in making this happen. www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/bloo...

Hugo noms are open, and I'd love to put forth "Be Kind and Rewind" for your consideration. One year ago, on Valentine's day, Wyngraf published a story about queer/trans love that I coauthored with my lovely partner @kaitlinschmidt4.bsky.social. I'm a hack, but she made our story brilliant anyway.

I have 2 short stories awards eligible this year! 1. Patient was the Doctor (PDF 📝) analogsf.com/for-your-con... with @analogsf.bsky.social (Locus & SFWA recommended) 2. milt (podcast reprint 🔉) escapepod.org/2026/02/12/e... with @bsfa.bsky.social and @escapepod.org (mild nsfw 🔥)

✅ WEIRD ✅ QUEER ✅ HORNY ✅ HOPEFUL LET'S GO

Listen to this story by @shiwritesprose.bsky.social if you also like weird queer horny mermaid stories

"Nothing is safe from the muck." Read "Swampland" by the talented @erinbf.bsky.social at @flashfictiononline.bsky.social

"I didn’t realize that’s how God worked. That he punished little girls for things their parents did." Read the rest of @marjeec.bsky.social's story at Maudlin House

Happy New Year's Eve, y'all!! This just in: THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY is 1.99 on Bookshop and Rakuten Kobo too! ✨ Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/the-... ✨ Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

Read this heartbreakingly gorgeous micro by my friend @lyss-b.bsky.social

I have a new prose poetry piece, "Subway Surfing," out today at the lovely @lostballoon.bsky.social. Thank you to Chelsea and the editors for giving this one a home.

I love this story in 1000 different ways.