nora ray

i have been very busy moving, i hope i will get back to writing asap. i think i won't be publishing many short stories this year, though

Cover of Seize The Press Magazine issue thirteen, showing an insectoid humanoid looking up to the sky as a flaming skull comet hurtles towards impact.

STP Issue #13 is out now! A bumper issue of weird fiction, wretched vibes, queer cyberpunk, vengeful aliens, an unhinged horsegirl, and loads more.

The sick cover art is by Ana Luna and design is by J.R. Bolt.

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We've got a new issue coming out very soon and you can get a sneak peak at the sick cover art by Ana Luna.

Submissions - Seize The Press Submissions Guidelines Submissions are open for fiction. We publish dark, unsettling, dislocating stories that straddle the horror, fantasy, and science fiction spectrum, but genre is made up. If you ...

We're open for fiction submissions!

We publish unsettling bad time stories that straddle the horror, fantasy, and science fiction spectrum. But genre is made up so if you have a dark weird horrible story that could be a fit, send it in and let us worry about it.

No closing date, open indefinitely.

ducks!!!!!!!

if you want a free query critique, please approach me! i can do up to three this week

hi!!! follow me on ig @ norarayauthor

The Base of the Iceberg Nora Ray Freud claimed agoraphobic women suffered from the suppressed desire to sleep with strangers they encountered on the streets. If I ever had a dinner with Freud, I would argue, flooding him …

read my new anxiety piece in LIBRE

my agoraphobia has gotten better but her shade is still here

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Reading Weird Fiction in an Age of Fascism Zachary Gillan I have been thinking, for obvious reasons, about living in a world of reactionary politics, and about the political valences of the irreal, and about ARB’s insistence upon the radica…

If anyone is looking for something to recommend for any awards you might be associated with, "Reading Weird Fiction in an Age of Fascism" by Zachary Gillan @megapolisomancy.bsky.social deserves all the awards. Essential reading.

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still processing that i got a full request after only a few sent queries

read my new flash in Ghost Parachute!

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artist @damicandrea.bsky.social

Always Forever Friend — Ghost Parachute An old friend who stops talking to you for no reason can be a special friend, a lingering and recurring friend, especially when it’s your best friend. She bombards you with pictures of her meals prepa...

Read "Always Forever Friend" written by @noraraywrites.bsky.social and illustrated by @damicandrea.bsky.social.

"An old friend can become a new friend, a fresh and crispy friend, when the two of you stay silent for long enough."

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I'm Pretty Sure I Would Remember That by Chris Scott If your brother really broke his arm. If your brother broke his arm falling from the ash tree in our backyard, the one along the fence. If your brother broke his arm falling from the tree because he’d…

today's Chris Scott short really found a way to crawl inside me and not get out

"If your brother really broke his arm. If your brother broke his arm falling from the ash tree in our backyard, the one along the fence. If your brother broke his arm..."

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oh thank you!!

5 Reasons to Rent This Apartment No Curse Tower 103993, Otherworldly Avenue 3 Monthly Rent: $4,000 Bedrooms: 2 You’ve spent weeks trying to find a safe and cozy apartment that would cost you less than a fortune, haven’t you? Congratu...

5 Reasons To Rent This Apartment by Nora Ray

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5 Reasons to Rent This Apartment No Curse Tower 103993, Otherworldly Avenue 3 Monthly Rent: $4,000 Bedrooms: 2 You’ve spent weeks trying to find a safe and cozy apartment that would cost you less than a fortune, haven’t you? Congratu...

and here is my another new story! (someone has been productive this year, right?)

it's my third story with the number 5⃣ in the title! the piece was a lot of fun to write 👻

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Three First Dates with You

My new story "Three First Dates with You!" 🍷 is published in Flash Fiction Magazine

i think it was the first time i decided to write something in the second person and now i'm addicted to it

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“A BLACK-AND-WHITE MOVIE” – “THE DYING SUN” A Black-and-White Movie Forgive me for being a black-and-white movie:depressing, and bleak,and dull, and naive. Forgive me for being abrupt,my green lips off screen,grotesqueness of speech,and the …

TWO OF MY POEMS ARE OUT THERE IN APOCALYPSE CONFIDENTIAL

"you woke up to the sounds
of the agonizing sun.
it whistled,
clapped,
and screeched."

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i got food poisoning

Submissions for LOST & FOUND close in ONE WEEK ✨️📅

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We can't wait to see your creations!

i have three poems in the new issue of Frigg Magazine!
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Work by Grant Frazier, daniel joseph, Sean Lovelace, John Mandelberg, Bruce McRae, Sreeja Naskar, Cee Pugsley, Nora Ray, Milla van der Have, and Rachel Weinhaus. Many thanks to staffers Dennis Mahagin, Elizabeth Glixman, and Al Faraone.

Frigg: A Magazine of Fiction and Poetry, Issue 64, Spring/Summer 2025 | Front Page Frigg: A Magazine of Fiction and Poetry, Spring/Summer 2025, Issue 64. Writers: Grant Frazier, daniel joseph, Sean Lovelace, John Mandelberg, Bruce McRae, Sreeja Naskar, Cee Pugsley, Nora Ray, Milla v...

The spring/summer 2025 issue of Frigg is live! (I'm pretending it's still spring. I'm pretending a lot of things.) friggmagazine.com

🍎my short-short story "FRIDAY IS RED" is out there in the
@twinbirdreview.bsky.social summer issue!

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hi there! i'm finally here again. i had a disastrous trip this month and have been offline a little too much (not complaining). now i'm waiting for my novel editor to get back to me!

rereading your favorite book is a divine experience

i wrote a hilarious poem and submitted to a mag. generally, i'm fine

🌿Call for Photography & Visual Art Submissions 🍃

Theme: In the Company of Strangers

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Submissions close ⭐️April 15th⭐️

🕸🌵 my new little creep "Why Do You Hate Nature?" is now published in Propagule Magazine

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