Dakria

Our general submission window is now open!

We want stories and poetry with a strong voice and a sense of adventure, stuff that makes us feel things, stuff that lets us use our hearts and our brains and leaves us wanting more!

For our full guidelines and schedule, visit:
www.havenspec.com/submit/

With holiday season soon upon us, it is a good time to remind you of our catalog of books with our classic holiday sales pitch gif. We'll ship anywhere! aanpress.com/aanorder.html

I’m excited to share that my story “The Mosquito” will be published by 101 Words on December 7th.

I’m thrilled to announce that my stories “Doppelgänger’s Lumen” and “The Passenger’s Gift” have been accepted by Chewers by Masticadores and are scheduled for publication in April and May 2026.

Today's community drabble is, "The Only Truth That's Yours" by Hannya Kay. The theme was "conspiracy."

Find Hannya Kay on X @Hannya_Kay / BlueSky @HannyaKay.bsky.social

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a woman wearing glasses is talking on a cell phone in a room . ALT: a woman wearing glasses is talking on a cell phone in a room .

Hi Amen! Nice to meet you and of course I love the Mummy too! 🖤🖤🖤

Outsider Monsters: A Flash Anthology Outsider Monsters: A Flash Anthology - Kindle edition by Dakria, Anderson, Kevin David, Colavito, J. Rocky, Creed, Marius, Baughfman, Evan, Manion, Lance, Dabrowski, Christopher, Townend, Owen, Góra, Norbert, Shwartz, Susan, Rotella, Alexis , Miltz, Daniel , Moore, Hannah , Tillmanns, Andrea , Robertson-Dwyer, John , Walker, Kenneth . Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Outsider Monsters: A Flash Anthology.

Halloween is creeping closer. Story time’s coming! Grab your copy of Outsider Monsters. www.amazon.com/dp/B0FX4817PC

Explore my dark fiction and exclusive experiments — all Patreon tiers free this November. www.patreon.com/posts/into-m...

October was incredible — I launched my first anthology as editor, and the ebook is now on Amazon!

Now it’s time to dive back into my own work: my Patreon is finally ready (open—and dusty since June).

Take a look. You never know… you might love it.
www.patreon.com/posts/into-m...

Outsider Monsters: A Flash Anthology Outsider Monsters: A Flash Anthology - Kindle edition by Dakria, Anderson, Kevin David, Colavito, J. Rocky, Creed, Marius, Baughfman, Evan, Manion, Lance, Dabrowski, Christopher, Townend, Owen, Góra, Norbert, Shwartz, Susan, Rotella, Alexis , Miltz, Daniel , Moore, Hannah , Tillmanns, Andrea , Robertson-Dwyer, John , Walker, Kenneth . Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Outsider Monsters: A Flash Anthology.

Tomorrow. The monsters arrive.
Outsider Monsters releases Halloween day.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FX4817PC
Be among the first to read these beautifully horrific tales.
Grab your copy and join the darkness.

My work notebook... or how to make it more personal.

Today's community drabble is, "The Passenger's Gift" by Dakria. The theme was "passenger."

Find Dakria at bsky.app/profile/dakria.bsky.social

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Build WATG Officially & Launch the Next Flash Anthology Establishing WATG Press to pay contributors fairly and publish the next flash anthology of divine descendants who refuse their fate.

16 days left to support our Kickstarter for Darkblood: The Last Line, a flash fiction anthology where mythic heirs who choose defiance over destiny.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/119...

Your support helps us pay the writers who make this dark, beautiful collection possible.

Today's community drabble is, "In Darkness" by Hannya Kay. The theme was "doppelganger."

Find Hanny Kay at X @Hannya_Kay, and Bluesky @hannyakay.bsky.social.

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Outsider Monsters: A Flash Anthology

Outsider Monsters: A Flash Anthology
Releases on October 28, 2025 — now available for preorder!
📚 Reserve your copy today!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FX4817PC

Thank you @aanpress.bsky.social 🖤🖤🖤

Build WATG Officially & Launch the Next Flash Anthology Establishing WATG Press to pay contributors fairly and publish the next flash anthology of divine descendants who refuse their fate.

🚨 21 Days Left – $1,500 Goal!

Support the authors of WATG Press and help us bring our next anthology to life:
Darkblood: The Last Line – a flash anthology exploring the descendants of gods and myths who refuse their fate.
Be part of the story!!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/119...

That's the goal. Anyway, with or without funds, I will pursue this adventure. I am working with amazing authors on the first anthology coming by the end of the month. They believe in that project and support me in an amazing way. I am so grateful. 🖤🖤🖤

Thank you! I will for sure. 🙏🙏🙏 I am very thrilled by the way everybody reacts to this new project. That really gives me hope.

Help out one of our newest AaN authors as they set sail on their own publisher voyage. Looks like a fun project. Indie publishers support other indies.

Thank you so much for the repost and the support 🙏🖤🖤🖤

Build WATG Officially & Launch the Next Flash Anthology Establishing WATG Press to pay contributors fairly and publish the next flash anthology of divine descendants who refuse their fate.

🚨 Kickstarter Launch! 🚨
25 days. $1500 goal.
Help us fund Darkblood: The Last Line, a flash anthology about the descendants of gods and myths who refuse their fate.
Support indie authors. Support WATG Press.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/119...
Every dollar defies destiny.

I love the idea 🎈🎈🎈🤡🤡🤡

Submissions Night Shades is a fiction magazine that publishes four speculative stories per month. Night Shades is opening October 17, 2025. Staying open until the calendar is full through April. There ar...

important news! night shades will open for submissions again this coming friday october 17.

🛸 staying open to fill the calendar, 23 spots. all the details are here : www.nightshadesmag.com/submissions/

Today's community drabble is, "Doppelgänger’s Lumen" by Dakria. The theme was "doppelganger."

Find Dakria at bsky.app/profile/dakria.bsky.social

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Fourth corner of the world author receives their copy.

Publication day! My soft, sweet, spooky story (with my take on romance lol) is now available to Black Hare Press Patreon subscribers 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you BHP ❤️🎃

Just received my copy of Mmeory by @aanpress.bsky.social
Thank you all the way from Thailand! 🖤🖤🖤
I am so thrilled to be part of this amazing anthology.

Cover image to the book, showing the back of an astronaut in a space suit as he steps off into a psychedelic swirl of cosmic colors and stars. The title circles around the figure.

Announcing our first open call for 2026 - "Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity" which will ask for hard SF stories with tea or coffee, stars, and gravity all playing a prominent narrative role. Info here - aanpress.com/submissions.... Important: Be sure to read the cover page to the PDF.

Episode 129: Live Editing! (with Kai Delmas) Spotify video

We're joined by @kaidelmas.bsky.social this week! Listen in as Kai tears us apart in this Live Editing session!

open.spotify.com/episode/2T5I...