Carol Scheina

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The Fridged Wives Book Club I’ve already died when the book starts, but I’m featured in Chapter Two in an extended flashback.

NEW FICTION:
"The Fridged Wives Book Club" by @carolscheina.bsky.social
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Flash Roundup * May 2025 A gathering of recent speculative flash & micro fiction, each presenting a tiny-yet-powerful universe. How tiny? About one-thousand words for flash; four-hundred words for micro. The word count…

May Spec Flash Roundup! Featuring:

@naturefutures.bsky.social
@smallwondersmag.com
@gooseberrypielit.bsky.social
@metastellar.bsky.social
Punk Noir
@flashfictiononline.bsky.social
@bulletpoints.bsky.social
@factorfourmagazine.com

There is some GREAT fiction here!

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Ash Mothers by Carol Scheina When a dream dies, it burns into ashes that then scatter through the atmosphere. Particles might settle alongside river shores, brush across waving treetops, alight on a deer’s fur. Maybe some will…

"When a dream dies, it burns into ashes that then scatter through the atmosphere." But does that mean the end of a dream? Read more in my story, "Ash Mothers," out now in Factor Four Magazine. factorfourmag.com/ash-mothers-...

Cover art for issue 23 (May 2025) of Small Wonders Magazine. A pensive double-headed stone masks floats against a gradient backdrop of dark red. The cover art is by Vincenzo Cohen. The authors and poets in the issue are Carol Scheina, Isabel Cañas, Timothy Quinn, Bret Nelson, Bogi Takács, Gendel Gento, Jon Hansen, Lillian Tsay, and Anne Wilkins. The editors are Stephen Granade and Cislyn Smith.

Issue 23 is coming in May! The cover art is by Vincenzo Cohen. Authors and poets are @carolscheina.bsky.social, @isabelcanas.bsky.social, @timothyquinn.bsky.social, Bret Nelson, @bogiperson.bsky.social, Gendel Gento, @jonmhansen.bsky.social, @lilliantsay.bsky.social, and @annewilkins.bsky.social.

What scents mean 'home' to you? How have they changed over time? Today, read @carolscheina.bsky.social's "The Scent of a Thousand Homeless Footsteps" and consider how the definition of 'home' can change:

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Includes @carolscheina.bsky.social’s fantastic story, “What Was Lost Can Be Returned” and @elainemwill.bsky.social’s brilliant cover art from Hexagon Issue 20. 🧡

Thank you for reading, @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social!

Thank you so much for your kind words on my story! <3

Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: March 2025 - Reactor This month, we're celebrating quick, bite-sized stories.

Some short but sweet short speculative fiction from March. reactormag.com/must-read-sh...

Eugenia Triantafyllou is an amazing writer whose magical realism is so potent and vibrant. Do yourself a favor and read her works. Just do it. You can thank me later.

Two space-suit-wearing figures are reflected in a pool of water surrounded by bright fungus and pink dander. A frog watches them walk away on the cover of Hexagon’s 20th issue. Featuring work by Kit Calvert, Sylvia Heike, Jordan Hirsch, Uchechukwu Nwaka, and Carol Scheina. Edited by JW Stebner.

Cover art and TOC for Hexagon’s 20th issue! 🧡 🐸

“Ant Soup” by Jordan Hirsch
“To m’Pa, Between Two Planets” by Uchechukwu Nwaka
“Seeds of Hope” by Sylvia Heike
“What Was Lost Can Be Returned” by Carol Scheina
“When We Go, the Frogs Persist” by Kit Calvert

Cover art by @elainemwill.bsky.social

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@carolscheina.bsky.social omg how could you do this to me?! Best use of second-person I’ve seen in a long time. 🥹❤️

Get more from Hexagon Magazine on Patreon creating an online speculative fiction magazine

Early access is available to subscribers in just a few hours! 🐸

Featuring stories from @jordanrhirsch.bsky.social, @kitcalvert.bsky.social, @carolscheina.bsky.social, @sylviaheike.bsky.social, and Uchechukwu Nwaka! 🧡

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All These Inscriptions Are for Me, by Carol Scheina On the outside, there was no indication that the warehouse down the street from my apartment stocked its shelves with books from parallel universes.

"Organization seemed entirely of hand-written notes taped onto the shelves: “Sci-fi with super cool laser guns,” or “Fantasy where horses never die,” or “Literature that’s not boring, I promise.”

Delightful & uplifting! @carolscheina.bsky.social in @translunartl.bsky.social

Thank you so much, Myna!

All These Inscriptions Are for Me, by Carol Scheina On the outside, there was no indication that the warehouse down the street from my apartment stocked its shelves with books from parallel universes.

Love this story by @carolscheina.bsky.social in @translunartl.bsky.social. It’ll give you all the feels. Sometimes you just have to be your own cheerleader.
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Being anti-ai is not ableist. What is actually ableist is to suggest that disabled people need to resort to plagiarism and theft to create art.

2024 Awards Eligibility Please consider my work if you're voting for speculative fiction awards including (but not limited to): Nebulas, Hugos, Locus, Bram Stoker, World Fantasy, Auroras, Ignyte, British Fantasy, BSFA ​...

I have 6 award-eligible stories this year, so I thought I’d make a thread to tell you a little bit about each of them (links included). Here’s my full eligibility post though to start: www.pacornell.com/2024-awards-...

With the City on Her Shoulders — Orion's Belt If only someone took the time to examine her city a bit closer.

From Orion’s Belt, @carolscheina.bsky.social’s “With the City on Her Shoulders.”
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Give a Smile at Ye Old Photographie Shoppe Mal keeps his scaly dragon lips tight when customers walk in, ensuring his generous spread of teeth remains hidden. Don’t smile.Even so, this customer’s discomfort steams off her, wisps of a bitter…

Yesterday we released the first of an entire slate of original speculative fiction for the month of August!! Happy release day to @carolscheina.bsky.social and the dragon Mal in the story “Give a Smile at Ye Old Photographie Shoppe.” 🐉😄
READ HERE: www.flashfictiononline.com/article/give...

What the Tiles Know Flash Fiction by Carol Scheina

it’s new flash day at @interstellarflight.bsky.social with a lovely story from @carolscheina.bsky.social

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Flash Fiction Online August 2024 The theme of our August 2024 issue is “BREAKING CHARACTER.” Stories in this issue include: “Give a Smile at Ye Old Photographie Shoppe” by Carol Scheina (Release date: 8/2/24) “This Rap…

🎉⚡️FFO’s August 2024 issue is here! This month we’re exploring new takes on some classic characters. A huge thank you to Samir Sirk Morató for the wonderful cover art 🙌
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With the City on Her Shoulders — Orion's Belt If only someone took the time to examine her city a bit closer.

Absolutely loved this story by @carolscheina.bsky.social. Got right to the heart of this city girl.
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With the City on Her Shoulders — Orion's Belt If only someone took the time to examine her city a bit closer.

Oh this is such a sweet, touching story that feels like a HUG. Loved "With the City on Her Shoulders" by @carolscheina.bsky.social in Orion's Belt

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