Ramez Yoakeim

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PSA: all readers should go immediately to @inkfoundry.bsky.social because it's an infinite treasure trove of fiction. You will be joyfully drowning in great reads.

STatement from Lisa Henry & Sarah Honey regarding Totally Entwined (now known as Entwined Publishing) Guys, this is a long one! And we wish it was shorter too, but believe us, it's been a saga. But if you are an author or an aspiring author, you'll want to read it all. No missing stairs on our...

Two authors have gone public about their experience with Totally Entwined aka Entwined Publishing. Issues include alleged contract breaches and rights reversion problems www.lisahenryonline.com/blog/stateme...

Some Queer Short SFF - November 2025 | Charles Payseur Get more from Charles Payseur on Patreon

🏳️‍🌈SOME QUEER SHORT SFF - NOVEMBER 2025🏳️‍🌈
I round up over 15 stories by @arielmarkenjack.bsky.social @marisca.bsky.social @sarahpinsker.bsky.social @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social @yoakeim.bsky.social @renanbernardo.com @authorizedmusings.bsky.social & MANY MORE!!!
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Start the new year with a new story from me, a historical fantasy in @kaleidotrope.bsky.social , set in 1200s Paris, it asks 'what's the worst thing that could happen if you join a bible study group at university?'

kaleidotrope.net/winter-2026/...

3 East by Ramez Yoakeim After an overnight double shift, I was in the shower when the phone rang. Dad had fallen and couldn’t get up.

My flash piece "3 East" appeared in Inner Worlds in November.

inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-9-3-ea...

Some Queer Short SFF - October 2025 | Charles Payseur Get more from Charles Payseur on Patreon

TELL ME YOUR 🏳️‍🌈QUEER SHORT SFF🏳️‍🌈 OUT IN NOVEMBER 2025!!! Originals only pls, up to novella in length, indie okay. Just reply with the author, title, and a link to read and/or buy and I'll get them on the list. Here's October's list for context & more info: www.patreon.com/posts/some-q...

Ghost Leopard by Crystal Koo Here in Blazing Mound, we are not adults until we have brought home a leopard.

"I am the oldest daughter. To look after my family, I will have to bring a leopard home. Or be married off to a man with a string of leopard teeth laced around his neck. But I am not interested in men."

Read 'Ghost Leopard' by @crystalkoo.bsky.social

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#SFF

More updates have been made to the eligibility and recommendations link post. Just look at all the fabulous things people have done this year!

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3 East by Ramez Yoakeim After an overnight double shift, I was in the shower when the phone rang. Dad had fallen and couldn’t get up.

"Up helical staircases and down swirling ramps, occasionally interspersed with chaotic murals of arrows: left to Hearing Loss, right to Prenatal Support..."

Read "3 East" by @yoakeim.bsky.social in our new issue:

inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-9-3-ea...

#WeirdFiction #Uncanny #Horror

This is the 94th edition of Some Queer Short SFF, so if you manage to get through all the stories out in October, just know there's a lot more where that came from.

Blog of Ramez Yoakeim - Year in Review 2025 The fiction published by Ramez Yoakeim in 2025.

Thank you for the annual roundup, here's mine for this year 🙏

yoakeim.com/blog/year-in...

Cover featuring a drawing of a person with long brown hair, wearing a yellow baseball cap that reads "ACE" and a purple t-shirt. Glowing cracks cover their forehead and eyes, and plants with small green leaves and purple flower buds are emerging from the cracks.

👾🌟 Here it is, pals: issue 9! 🌟👾

Includes numerous CREATURES.

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#SFF #SciFi #Horror #Fantasy #SpecFic #ShortFiction #LitMag

Some Queer Short SFF - September 2025 | Charles Payseur Get more from Charles Payseur on Patreon

TELL ME YOUR 🏳️‍🌈QUEER SHORT SFF🏳️‍🌈 OUT IN OCTOBER 2025!!! Originals only pls, up to novella in length, indie okay. Just reply with the author, title, and a link to read and/or buy and I'll get them on the list. Here's September's list for context & more info: www.patreon.com/posts/some-q...

Disgraced Return of the Kap's Needle In 2144 AD, the generation ship Kap's Needle left Earth to settle a new world. It all went wrong. Now, two years into a desperate return trip, the ship's biospheres are collapsing and oxygen is nearly...

It's Black Friday at Dark Matter and it's a good chance to get your copy of Kap's Needle with 15% OFF!

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I Haven't Felt My Grief by Bleh 👅 Ghost Leopard by Crystal Koo Puparium by J. Y. Zhang Mumbi and the Second Coming by Celestine Ndanu K. The Monster by Mon Misir The Boy With The Headphones by Taija Sensei Mama's Labyrinth by Sylvia Heike To Sleep In Seagrass Beds by Angel Leal Moult by Anita Harris Satkunananthan What I'm Made Of by Camden Rose Hoofbeats by J. Nathan If You Can't Make Your Own Regret, Store-Bought Is Fine by RJ Aurand Wonderful by Yasmeen Fahmy 3 East by Ramez Yoakeim

💥 Issue 9 TOC!!! 💥

Feat:
@crystalkoo.bsky.social
@jyzh.bsky.social
@nomonbooks.bsky.social
@sylviaheike.bsky.social
@angelvleal.bsky.social
@mythopoetica.bsky.social
@camdenscorner.bsky.social
@jamielnathan.bsky.social
@rjaurand.bsky.social
@yasmeenfahmy.bsky.social
@yoakeim.bsky.social

Angela Liu writer, strategist, villain tiger mom

Thanks for putting this together every year, A.C.! Always a great way to catch up with what everyone's been up to over the past year.

Here's mine 🙏
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I have said this before in various contexts, and often include it when I teach classes & workshops:

Submission Grinder is one of the best tools for writers out there.

If you run a spec fic/fantasy (etc) mag make sure they know about you.

thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com

Thank you so much Aimee!

I'm so proud to have a story in "Amplitudes," thanks to Lee.

"Fettle & Sunder" is very personal, and to have @arleysorg.bsky.social describe it as "timely" and "timeless" in his @lightspeedmagazine.com review makes me even prouder!

Now's the time to grab the book and find out why!

Contract signed! So happy one of my favorite stories finally found a home!

“Magical Girl Eater,” inspired by the growing commodification of nostalgia + fandom (and of course all my favorite magical girl series from the 90s/00s 🌙), will be in a future issue of @uncannymagazine.bsky.social!

The Doglady and the Rainstorm (a Bright Green Futures story) The Doglady and the Rainstorm (a Bright Green Futures story) - Kindle edition by Bernardo, Renan, Quinn, Susan Kaye. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Doglady and the Rainstorm (a Bright Green Futures story).

My short story The Doglady and the Rainstorm, published at Bright Green Futures is again free to download! 🐶🌧️

If you're looking for a solarpunk set in a near-future Rio de Janeiro where sea levels rose drastically OR if you just want cute dogs, then that's the one!

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Review - I really enjoyed this novel. This was such an interesting and entertaining read. From the very first page the author's writing had me hooked, and there was plenty of content and twists and turns to keep me interested and reading until the end. I loved the author's writing style and there was a great cast of characters. Plus the pacing was just right. I highly recommend it and I look forward to reading more by the author.

Got my first non-blurb review for my novelette SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL from Emma’s Books and More over on Instagram. Thrilled people are enjoying this book! 🚀 Pre-order: www.starsandsabers.com/books/shoesh...

How to Set Up Your Mourning Robot - Lightspeed Magazine Fill tear ducts with provided saline solution. Do not mix or combine with non-approved third-party solutions. Open the mouth of your robot when ready to activate. Press the purple button under the to...

I have a new flash story out today! “How To Set Up Your Mourning Robot” is now free to read in @lightspeedmagazine.com!

www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/how-...

Thomas Ha 2025 Eligibility List Collection UNCERTAIN SONS AND OTHER STORIES Novelette "Uncertain Sons," Undertow Short Story "In My Country," Clarkesworld "The Cephalophore," The Dark "Old Wells," 3LBE "Cry, the Carob King," BCS "The Patron," Sunday Morning Transport

2025 Eligibility List

passion is my graphic design. art behind the text for Uncertain Sons by @cdsart.bsky.social. thanks in advance if you read (or have already read) any of these this year. much appreciated. will add links or other details at some point maybe.

It's that time of the year 😜

Find links to all short fiction on my site: akislinardos.com/short-fiction/

If you missed it, my next book is available for pre-order (ebook for now, print coming very soon). Click the link for further info, a look at the art, and those pre-order links!

Some Queer Short SFF - September 2025 | Charles Payseur Get more from Charles Payseur on Patreon

🏳️‍🌈SOME QUEER SHORT SFF - SEPTEMBER 2025🏳️‍🌈
I round up over a dozen stories by @remedy.bsky.social @ashvalewrites.bsky.social @ecastroianni.bsky.social @aimeeogdenwrites.com @bogiperson.bsky.social @abetterjulie.bsky.social @kcolemanwrites.bsky.social & MORE!!!!
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Coins for the Ferryman: Fundraiser For 2026 - PSYCHOPOMP.COM Another October has arrived, crispy around the edges with a coolness that sinks into your bones. One season folds into another we rarely see, the ground

we have ferryman coins, yes, but there’s still a few of our premium items left, too!

signed books by @alixeharrow.bsky.social, @acwise.bsky.social, @mariahaskins.com

prompts by @premeemohamed.com

painted skulls by @katelechler.bsky.social

go get em!

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Asimov’s: Review by A.C. Wise Asimov’s 7-8/25 “Most Things” by Rich Larson in the July/August issue of Asimov’s follows Mack and his friend Arvo on a kidnapping job gone wrong. The doctor they’ve been hired to grab is also bein…

My review of the July/August issue of @asimovssfmag.bsky.social for @locusmag.bsky.social is now available to read online!

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