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Very kind review from SFRevu for "The Little Deaths of Autumn" and the other stories in the autumn issue of Kaleidotrope:
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…daaaaaaaamn.

There are so many reasons to say no to generative-AI that have absolutely nothing to do with the quality of its output, even you’ve somehow convinced yourself that its quality isn’t unacceptably low.

Kaleidotrope - Autumn 2025 <P> The Autumn 2025 issue of <i>Kaleidotrope</i> is here. This one has stories by Cressida Roe, J.A. Prentice, Louise Hughes, Neil Willcox, Akis Linardos, Scott Edelman, S.L. Harris, Avra Margariti, S...

SFRevu calls @marissalingen.bsky.social’s story “What a Big Heart You Have” (Autumn ‘25) “Amusing and delightful.”

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8. I Opted For Praying Mantis Arms by Katy Bond in @kaleidotrope.bsky.social a poem about office efficiency kaleidotrope.net/summer-2025/...

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When discussions arise of the great collections, as they do at the dinners I must attend, I lose my appetite. Names such as Verrier and Price come up, and the Rose Gallery, the miniatures room at the Musee de X, the catacombs of Moriconi. Famous collections, and in their way flawless, assembled with what the world deems taste. But assembled. That is exactly the word, and precisely the problem. Few people can see this.

It takes a certain connoisseur of exquisite taste to appreciate the finer things in life, such as @shaenon.bsky.social’s new story, “My Collectors.”

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I Read Stories: A Gentleman's Agreement by Aimee Ogden A Gentleman’s Agreement by Aimee Ogden in Kaleidotrope The Cavalier is a superhero vigilante, who prowls Lakeside City at night, ready ...

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"Mrs. No Face" by Cressida Roe Two rows of painted faces stared at me out of the gloom, expressions frozen in their eternally mandated roles. I had gone to a Noh performance with my okan once, before she died. Look, she said, when the characters switched their masks over the course of the play. People may seem to change, but they don’t really. You must know them at their heart; you cannot trust the face they try to show you. home? / the brides in the mirror / a post-colonial Bluebeard

Story #7 in FF#26: "Mrs. No Face" by @eggandcressida.bsky.social

If you need a story with:
-Evil colonizer husbands
-Sentient (?) gothic estates
-Wives in the attic

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“Follow My Instructions, I Promise This Won’t Hurt” by Akis Linardos

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A doctor changes their body and *your* body from meat to synthetic.

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7. permutations by Eva Papaoulioti in @kaleidotrope.bsky.social , a poem about journeys kaleidotrope.net/summer-2025/...

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Kaleidotrope - Autumn 2025 <P> The Autumn 2025 issue of <i>Kaleidotrope</i> is here. This one has stories by Cressida Roe, J.A. Prentice, Louise Hughes, Neil Willcox, Akis Linardos, Scott Edelman, S.L. Harris, Avra Margariti, S...

“Great ending to this one from a writer whose stories I've liked for decades,” says SFRevu’s Sam Tomaino about @scottedelman.bsky.social’s story “What Am I This Time?” (Autumn ‘25).

For all their unnerving presence, the silent servants are good at their job. After all, they once served Echidna, one of the greatest gods of the land.

There in the shadows, amongst the waiting spirits, lies @avramargariti.bsky.social’s new story “Godling, Runner, Thief.”

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I don’t have an eligibility post. I didn’t have anything published this year, and I’m under no illusions that anyone’s going to nominate me for Best Editor (Short Form). But I did edit and publish 4 issues of Kaleidotrope in 2025, and I’m very proud of all of the fantastic work I was able to share!

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5. The Moon's Only Daughter And The Teeth Of Time by Malda Marlys in @kaleidotrope.bsky.social portrays the fragility of immortality kaleidotrope.net/summer-2025/...

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4. Dybukk-Draw by Devan Barlow in @kaleidotrope.bsky.social has a complicated relationship with art criticism kaleidotrope.net/summer-2025/...

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3. The Ghost Lyrics by Jim Marino in @kaleidotrope.bsky.social ; poetry mixes with history kaleidotrope.net/summer-2025/...

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