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Transformers The Movie 3 (6398)

Also, my wife was incredibly understanding and helped out taking our son to hockey and tournaments and a million other things, really helps to have someone you can rely on

I did Odyssey while working full-time, being short-staffed, and dealing with a medical issue, and I basically just had to embrace the chaos and realize that I’ll have time to relax eventually, and remind myself how much I’m learning and growing. Also, ice cream.

Congratulations! 🎉

Congrats! 🎉

It is not down in any map; true places never are.

Congrats! Odyssey is the best thing I’ve ever done for my writing! Jeanne is amazing!

I thought I might as well go below and make a rough draft of my will.

Tofu frog implies the existence of edamame horseflies, yes?

Glad you enjoyed @mollytanzer.bsky.social's story! All fiction at BCS is free. :) Over 900 stories in 17 years. We're a 501c3 nonprofit; our mission is to promote F/SF. You can support us publishing great stories by buying our ebooks or through the BCS Patreon: www.patreon.com/beneath_ceas...

And what are you, reader, but a Loose-Fish and a Fast-Fish, too?

i miss the early internet. people were like “you gotta see this dude. this cat sure is long.” and they were right. it was really long. it never shoulda gotten any more complicated than that.

The OTHERSIDE logo with a hazy purple-tinted fairyland, painted by Gustave Doré, as the background. Text: OTHERSIDE. Queer. Fantastic. Coming 2026. http://othersidespec.com, http://patreon.com/othersidespec. Background art is public domain, courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Welcome to OTHERSIDE, a magazine of speculative fiction and poetry by 2SLGBTQIA+ writers! This October, we’ll be fundraising on Kickstarter. Until then, you can join us on our Patreon! We’ll open for submissions in January 2026.

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APP DEADLINE 4/1! If you want customized guidance to make major progress in your writing, Odyssey can help. Choose your schedule: 6, 12, 18 wks. Learn what you want & need to learn to become the writer you want to be!
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One definite advantage of this platform over Twitter is the distinct lack of AI Ghibli slop infesting my eyeballs…

Congrats!

AI disruption: "programmers and writers: occupations where the job from start to finish is as close as possible to what AI excels at: nice, clean, linear and sequential tasks, exam-style questions and essay assignments. both jobs also have high rates of contracting or freelancing."
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Geek Love is a top five reading experience for me. Love Dunn.

Text says: 1 Like = 1 Tip for getting published in FF. Overlaid on the background of various pieces of FF cover art.

OK Bluesky, time to try to recreate a hit thread from the bad place, wherein I give you all of the tips for how to get your story published in Fusion Fragment. 1 Like = 1 Tip or until I run out of ideas or until I finish my drink.

petition to outlaw every website on the internet asking you to sign in with google

Fiction submissions opening 3 submission windows for 2025

General April 16th Novelettes (10,000 to 18,000 words) June 4th Indigenous Authors November 3rd

Strange Horizons will have 3 FICTION SUBMISSION WINDOWS in 2025.

General
April 16th
with a 1,000 story cap

Novelette (10k to 18k words)
June 4th
with a 300 story cap

Indigenous Authors
November 3rd
with a 500 story cap

Submission windows will begin at 9am UTC and end when we reach the cap.

Thanks, Peter!

You'll never get better critiques than the ones you'll get from Jeanne during YPO. The first fiction piece I sold as a writer this year is the first thing I wrote after finishing Odyssey last year, and the experience has made me so much more confident as a writer! I can't recommend it highly enough!

Such a great story! Love Txyzna

Wilderness Horror Call

New call from @flashfictiononline.bsky.social. Take a hike and start writing!

Odyssey graduate @rfkuang.bsky.social describes her workshop experience. If you want customized guidance to improve your writing, Your Personal Odyssey can help.
App Deadline 4/1
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Open for applications! Give your writing dreams a boost. So worth it! @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social #writingcommunity
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By turns heartbreaking and frightening, really great read!