Holiday shopping? Space Horrors, an anthology of science fiction horror stories set in outer space, is on sale for only 99 cents (e-book version) today! I'm in this anthology, alongside some very cool writers!
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On with the #nonfictionnovember spotlights, this thread highlights #culture essays and articles I'm particularly proud of, starting with this article for @artreview.bsky.social on the contributions of female writers to contemporary wuxia fiction, both literary and perspectives. #nonfiction 1/
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"Vanessa Foggโs The House of Illusionists is perhaps the most enjoyable read Iโve encountered this year."
So much thanks to NewMyths for this beautiful review of my new collection! Thank you to reviewer Kevin Jin for really "getting" these stories, especially--
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25.11.2025 18:48 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Did I tell you about my latest story? It's short, on PodCastle, and about choices! Read or listen!
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A village in Joseon period Korea where the children don't die... as long as they offer their baby teeth to the Magpies.
I will be reading from my story, "Magpie Teeth" from the very cool antho, Darkness Most Fowl.
Hope you can join us!
YouTube:
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18.11.2025 15:33 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Thank you so much, Vanessa. โค๏ธI always look so forward to your story recommendations. Love your taste.
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Short fiction recs! Sept-Oct 2025
This reading round-up is shorter than usual, as I admit that my short fiction reading fell off a cliff these last two months, due to trave...
My reading fell off a cliff these last 2 months, so this list is shorter than usual. But here are recent stories I loved, from @renanbernardo.com @isabel.kim @wiswell.bsky.social Testimony Odey @kristinaten.bsky.social and @champwongs.bsky.social
itsajumble.blogspot.com/2025/11/shor...
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Previous graphic incorrectly states Sunday when this is occurring on **SATURDAY**. Apologies!
Don't forget to register!
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17.11.2025 16:37 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Might aliens live on a different timescale than we do? Join particle physicist Daniel Whiteson (@danielwhiteson.bsky.social) this week to explore some mind-stretching possibilities about alien science.
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07.11.2025 15:04 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1
Love seeing two of my favorite frequencies of talent and light burning bright together.โค๏ธ John's students still talk about your author talk at IUP.
14.11.2025 23:34 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
The House of Illusionists โ Vanessa Fogg, Writer
New pinned post: My debut collection of short stories, The House of Illusionists, is now officially out.
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Excited to share PseudoPod's wonderful performance (read by Rebecca Wei Hsieh) of "The Squatters" by Shawna Yang Ryan from Silk & Sinew. This is a story that will stick with you for a long long time.
Light a candle, snuggle with a blanket, and take a listen.
#badhandbooks #silkandsinew #horror
08.11.2025 23:58 โ ๐ 16 ๐ 7 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Read this!! (Also, buy a copy of Thomasโ book if you can)
09.11.2025 20:44 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Best Books of the Year Author Talk:
Join Silk & Sinew Editor Kristy Park Kulski and Author @leemurraywriter.bsky.social for an insightful discussion on the anthology
Register here:
www.nypl.org/events/progr...
#nypl #silkandsinewantho #leemurray #kristyparkkulski #besthorror #bestbook
04.11.2025 14:35 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1
Silk & Sinew: A Collection of Folk Horror From the Asian Diaspora
A Collection of Folk Horror From the Asian Diaspora
We're having another nice round of sales of @garnetonwinter.bsky.social's SILK & SINEW. Named one of the best horror books of 2025 by the NY Public Library, the anthology features @aijiang.bsky.social @leemurraywriter.bsky.social @geneveflynn.bsky.social & more!
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As a hospital chaplain, my job was holding hands in the dark | Psyche Turning Points
As a hospital chaplain, I watched lives end, faiths fracture and certainties crumble. My job was holding hands in the dark
โSome say once youโre gone, youโre gone forever
Some say youโre gonna come back
I think Iโll just let the mystery be.โ
In this first-person story, a former hospital chaplain recounts how she served as a sacred hand-holder for the dying, even as aspects of her faith gradually peeled away or evolved.
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So happy to be interviewed by the brilliant @rati.bsky.social !
04.11.2025 16:05 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Francesca Forrest's review of The House of Illusionists
5/5: This collection brings together many of Vanessa Foggโs wonderful stories, along with one new-to-the-collection story. Theyโre a rich and varied array, with flavors as complex and lingering as any...
Put up a Goodreads review for @vanessafogg.bsky.social's new collection THE HOUSE OF ILLUSIONISTS and then read the early reviews by ARC readers and found it really heartwarming and revealing how people love a true array of stories. So many good flavors! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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Thank you for your wonderful gift of book. You are such a gifted writer!!๐
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Hands-down my favorite speculative lit collection this year so far and a masterclass in everything a short story can be, House of Illusionists blazes into the world today like a strange, beautiful star: www.amazon.com/House-Illusi... Thank you for this, Vanessa Fogg, and Happy Book BDay!
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Hand holds up the cover of The House of Illusionists, by Vanessa Fogg. The cover features an East Asian pavilion and a tree covered in purple blossoms.
The delivery guy arrived amidst the trick-or-treaters last night and brought me this treat! (I loaded the delivery guy up with candy in return.) Itโs @vanessafogg.bsky.social โs short-story collection THE HOUSE OF ILLUSIONISTS. This collection is *wonderful*
01.11.2025 15:41 โ ๐ 13 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 1
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WELCOME HOME.
Follow Wenqi, Liam, and Mrs. in this modern gothic ghost story by Chinese-Canadian writer and immigrant, Ai Jiang. LINGHUN is set in the mysterious town of HOME, a place where the dead live again as spirits, conjured by the grief-sick population that refuses to let go.
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29.10.2025 00:11 โ ๐ 21 ๐ 10 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1
5 Thoughts on Silk & Sinew โ The Brimming Brain
Thank you to The Brimming Brain for this lovely review of SILK & SINEW!
"There are often lessons to be learned in these tales, if not by the characters, than by the readers." โค๏ธ
frankskornia.com/2025/09/07/5...
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27.10.2025 13:13 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Graphic showing World Fantasy Award trophy and categofres that Undertow are in: Best Anthology; Best Short Fiction; and Special Award
The World Fantasy Awards are presented next Sunday, and we're so fortunate to be recognized again in Best Antho and Special Award. And so happy for @hironennes.bsky.social for their Weird Horror story.
All the fab finalists are here: locusmag.com/2025/07/2025...
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