Charles (Cy) Payseur

Escape Pod 1035: We Who Live in the Heart (Part 1 of 3) Ricci slipped in and out of consciousness as we carried her to the anterior sinus and strapped her into her hammock. Her eyelids drooped but she kept forcing them wide. After we finished tucking her…

Fresh today @escapepod.org, my story WE WHO LIVE IN THE HEART, delightfully narrated by Ibba Armancas
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The cover of Sins of Survival is shown on a tablet. Under it reads: "On Netgalley for a limited time" in the background is a foggy road.

TODAYS THE DAY. Book 2 in my urban fantasy romance series aka "Supernatural but make it sapphic" is up on Netgalley!!

When “humans first” hunters begin targeting anyone with magic, only a battle-scarred hunter with a legendary weapon, and a witch who can hear the dead can stop them.

Miniature, Model & Mecha Non-Toxic Brush Painting for Absolute Beginners by Rhiannon Rasmussen A how-to primer and supplies list for hand-painting miniatures, models, and mecha kits!

It's out! My 20-page zine, an introduction to non-toxic miniature and model kit painting is up on charibdys.itch.io/non-toxic-br... ! PWYW PDF download. I wrote this to be a resource for beginners working on a tight budget, and who may be in a small space such as an apartment.

Actor Philip Oros Discusses His Role in Haunting New Film 'The Home' Ahead of its UK premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival, we sat down with Philip Oros to discuss his role in Sweden psychological horror The Home

Lovely interview with our lead actor Philip Oros ahead of the UK premiere of THE HOME (at the movie festival in Glasgow) 👻
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Incomplete puzzle on a wooden table

Puzzle #21: Murdle in the Mystery Mansion
The second in the Murdle series and I'm foregoing a finished pic bc of the nature of the project/mystery. Done in one day. Love the logic puzzle element of these and sad I think there are only the two as of now. Really fun!

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Completed puzzle of colorful horses blending into a starry sky

Puzzle #20: Dreams of Running
Great art and no missing pieces. Took about three days, as it was tougher than it looked, in part bc pieces would fit well together but not be correct. Good times.

Some Queer Short SFF - January 2026 | Charles Payseur Get more from Charles Payseur on Patreon

🏳️‍🌈SOME QUEER SHORT SFF - JANUARY 2026🏳️‍🌈
I round up over 40 stories by @mruthrobinson.bsky.social @coreyjwhite.com @thedescenters.bsky.social @sylvie-althoff.bsky.social @marisca.bsky.social @victormanibo.com @seraph76.bsky.social @remedy.bsky.social & MANY MORE!!!
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PseudoPod 1018: The Polyamorous Heart of Death You took her story like an organ removed in the night by a stranger she thought she knew. Victorian mummy unwrapping parties move in parallel to the kind of destruction you casually did.

“You took her story like an organ removed in the night by a stranger she thought she knew.”

The Polyamorous Heart of Death, by M. Lopes Da Silva

Narrator: Jordan Kurella
Host: Kat Day
Audio: Graeme Dunlop

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Some Queer Short SFF - January 2026 | Charles Payseur Get more from Charles Payseur on Patreon

🏳️‍🌈SOME QUEER SHORT SFF - JANUARY 2026🏳️‍🌈
I round up over 40 stories by @mruthrobinson.bsky.social @coreyjwhite.com @thedescenters.bsky.social @sylvie-althoff.bsky.social @marisca.bsky.social @victormanibo.com @seraph76.bsky.social @remedy.bsky.social & MANY MORE!!!
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Ah Yes, the Trick by Mari Ness

So, yes, everyone, the delightful folks over at Interstellar Flight Press have just published my latest poem, "Oh yes, the trick," as part of their Queer Speculative Disability Poetry in Conversation project.

You can read it for free here:

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i've probably read 7,000+ short stories in/from the last decade. I love you all.

:inhales:

Well....

:launches into a three hour Animaniacs-style song of every short fiction writer I've read three stories from over the last 10 years:

I'm Still Not Over Losing My Book Review Gig You can still get the Humble Bundle of every book by Annalee Newitz and myself published by Tor Books for a pittance — please select adjusted donation! — and...

"The notion of making a living with A.I.-generated books appears to be based on the belief algorithms will be serving up book slop the same way we are force-fed other kinds of slop"

I'm still not over losing my job as a book reviewer. Here's why we need book critics:

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Deathcap - Reactor Two space marines trapped in a doomed spaceship confront the desires that will destroy them both.

IT LIIIIIIIIIVES

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2025 favorite anthologies and collections! | Bogi Takács Get more from Bogi Takács on Patreon

My favorite speculative fiction anthologies and collections from 2025!

Post: www.patreon.com/posts/2025-f... (free, but you can subscribe to support this type of material from me 🥰 )

Threading the books below!

I often see posts saying name an author who you've read 5 books by.

I'm interested in short stories. So how about, name an author you've read 3 short stories by?

Also, the stories have to be published in the last 10 years.

Also, don't say me. 😂

Antediluvian | Reckoning Your house isn’t flooded in the conventional sense. It’s an unconventional flood. You knew about the rising seas and that, but this was faster, like the kind of disaster movie that pisses off your mat...

And at the end of January my story 'Antediluvian' in Reckoning X! reckoning.press/antediluvian/

Thank you!!! <3

Lesbians in Space: The Sapphics Strike Back

Thank you!

I forgot but in December I had a sapphic sci-fi short story 'And Time' in Lesbians in Space 2: www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/lesbian...

This February I got COVID for the first time and now have food poisoning. I'd like to lodge a complaint

Thank you!!! <3

Slake In this month’s third, free, story, Victor Manibo brings a skin-crawling, unquenchable horror story to your doorstep.

Slake, by moi, at SMT — www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/slake

Upload in Progress - Tall Tale TV- Short Story Audiobook Blog Upload in Progress by R. F. Daniels R. F. Daniels (they/he) is a queer nonbinary writer and software engineer living and working in Finland. When they aren’t arguing with computers or getting lost in ...

New story out on @talltaletv.bsky.social - "Upload in Progress" explores the complicated feelings that come from being able to upload yourself to the cloud. talltaletv.com/upload-in-pr...

Thank you!!! <3

Adventitious | A Speculative Short Fiction Magazine - Adventitious. Adventitious is a speculative short fiction magazine publishing boundary-defying stories, novellas, and unclassifiable work.

My flash fic "A Place to Grow" in Issue One of @adventitiouswords.bsky.social feels queer to me! An alien plant eschews all societal norms and evolves into something unique and essential. If that fits your list, I'd be so happy for it to be included! www.adventitious.net

Thank you!!! <3

The Soundtrack of My Afterlife A soul reincarnated as a car narrates this haunting, music-soaked speculative short story by P. A. Cornell.

Not sure if this is what you’re looking for, but my novelette “The Soundtrack of My Afterlife” includes a queer character that’s integral to the story. I’ll let you decide if that suits your needs. Here’s the link: www.adventitious.net/stories/the-...

Thank you!!! <3