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November 29th: Elijah Mears | Crepuscular Magazine Get more from Crepuscular Magazine on Patreon

for no particular reason at all, may i suggest reading "the memory of you is contained in the crab rave" in @crepuscularmag.bsky.social this morning?

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"Come Home" by Frances Hope is free to read today!

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Crepuscular welcomes Anna Madden! "Passenger of the Weyward" is available to Patrons today. Watch for it 12/13 or join the in-between to read it and all our exclusives today.

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"Bad Advice" by Chris Doty-Dunn is free to read today!

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Crepuscular welcomes H.V. Patterson! "Molting Love" is available to Patrons now. Watch for it 11/29 or join our Patreon to read it and all our exclusives today!

Anyone can say hi and mention Crepuscular for ✨stickers✨

AND If you're a Creature of the In-Between, show us your Patreon for a nifty gift! (no seriously, they're so cool!)
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Given the whole Crepuscular vibe, it should surprise No One that we LOVE Halloween. And extra this year because we get to spend Halloween with our favorite - story people! We'll be at World Fantasy Con!


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"Unmedicated" by Gideon P Smith is now free to read!

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Crepuscular welcomes Frances Hope! "Come Home" is free to Patrons today. Watch for it 11/13 or join us on the Patreon for full access!

Crepuscular welcomes back Chris Doty-Dunn! "Bad Advice" is free to Patrons today - watch for it 10/29 or join the Patreon to read it and all our exclusives now.

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"Faded Facsimile" by J.E. Collins is now free to read!

"Faded Facsimile" by J.E. Collins is now free to read!

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September 29th: Bad Advice | Crepuscular Magazine Get more from Crepuscular Magazine on Patreon

Another story day for me! "Bad Advice" is available at @crepuscularmag.bsky.social today, and in 30 days if you don't subscribe (but you should it's cool over there).

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ATTENTION!! 📢📢📢 We're hosting another Bluesky AMA to celebrate our 2026 Kickstarter THIS MONDAY, this time with @lesleyconner.bsky.social!! 📚✨

Share your burning questions, queries and quandaries in the comments below, and Lesley will select her favorites to answer on Monday!

Reading slush today and wanted to bump this little thread on patterns we see in our pile: 🧵

Thank you @crepuscularmag.bsky.social for giving voice to this little piece! I can't think of a better home for it :)

I am so bad at bluesky, hopefully third time I repost this correctly. My story "Opening the Attic" is free for everyone today! Based a little on depression, and a little on my aunt actually playing in the unfinished attic and always talking fondly about it. Hope you enjoy!

Opening the Attic Melissa Jornd There’s activity—pipes groaning, lights buzzing, floorboards protesting—but I assume it’s downstairs stuff.

"Opening the Attic" by Melissa Jornd is free to read today!

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Happy to announce "Passenger of the Weyward" will be published in @crepuscularmag.bsky.social! A story for anyone who has ever found the Weyward Stations, that place we go to make difficult choices ☕ 👜🎟️🚉

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Crepuscular Welcomes Gideon P. Smith! "Unmedicated" is available to Patrons now. Watch for it October 13th or join us on the Patreon for access to all our early-release stories and exclusives.

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"Pan's Gaze" by Chris Clemens is free to read today!

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Crepuscular Welcomes J.E. Collins! "Faded Facsimile" is available to Patrons today. Watch for it September 29th or join the Patreon to read it and all our exclusives!

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"Afterlife" by Maddie Logemann is free to read today!

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Crepuscular welcomes back Melissa Jornd! "Opening the Attic" is available to Patrons today. Watch for it 9/13 or join the Patreon to read it today, along with all our exclusive interviews and essays.

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Exciting news! "Passenger of the Weyward" has been accepted by @crepuscularmag.bsky.social! A little story about Weyward Stations (no cat-trains, sadly, but magical nonetheless) ☕ 👜🎟️🚉

Just got an acceptance from @crepuscularmag.bsky.social ! Very happy this strange little piece found a home. :)

Great thread on writing micro-fiction with several points that apply to all fiction.

For example: having a unique take on something isn't the same as just having a "gotcha" moment at the end. You'd be surprised how many stories rely on a "gotcha" moment.

Gotcha stories are particularly disappointing when the last line, clearly intended to be an AHA moment, falls flat. So if your story relies on this, make sure it’s potent!

We also see a lot of "gotcha" stories, where the last sentence reframes the piece or acts as a surprise. These can work, but it needs to be 'surprising but inevitable' - not just a surprise.

Inversely, for us, a neat idea isn't sufficient. There needs to be a story, an arc, some kind of change. Vignettes aren't usually going to be enough for us.

Microfiction isn't a vehicle for summarizing what should have been a longer story. If you're doing a lot of summary, or struggling to fit it all in, maybe that's not the length for your piece!