Emry J Writes

It's Day 14 of TTL's return to the stories we published this year and today it's A Vertical History Of Ramis' Pillar by @irregularhenry.bsky.social; caught in a timeloop the inhabitants of Ramis Pillar contend with themselves, creating strange and terrible days over and over and over and over and ov

Day one of the TTL end of year reading starts with They Take You As They Find You by @lynorlane.bsky.social. Four youngsters and a non-talking animal in a van, looking into mysteries. Sound familiar? But this story has something different to say about monsters.

This pothos: "THERE'S LIGHT SOMEWHERE UNDER THAT SOFA, RIGHT, I JUST HAVE TO KEEP TRYING"
teenage behavior honestly

holy shit I DON'T WANT MY BED ON THE CLOUD

Image reads: Open call for submissions. Seeking aro/ace paranormal short stories for an upcoming anthology project! Submission period: September 15 - November 30 2025 There is a website link: paranormal-aspecs.carrdd.co/ There are three photos, one of a smoky figure, one of a hand against a pane of glass, and a foggy forest

Image reads: What we're looking for Stories that centre asexual and aromantic characters (or identities that fall under those umbrellas) in a paranormal context. Give us your ghosts and ghouls, your werewolf packs and vampire covens, the things that hide beneath the bed and between the trees.

Image reads: Submission Guidelines Word Count: 2,000-7,500 words Submission Period: Sept 15-Nov 30 Stories must feature aspec characters and contain some aspect of paranormal or speculative fiction

Submission Guidelines: Please email your submission to phenomenapress@gmail.com with '[STORY TITLE] - Aspec Paranormal Anthology' in the subject line Include: name, email address, WIP title, word count and short synopsis For more info: paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co/

Open call for submissions!

Seeking paranormal stories that centre asexual, aromantic, and aspec characters

Ghouls and ghosts, werewolves and vampires, cryptids and those that search for them — we want to see them 👀👻

Open from Sept. 15th to November 30th

paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co
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Is Megaera in Hades 2?? PLEASE I need to know

Look, I'm glad my teenager feels secure enough to tell me all the gory details about her period, but what I *asked* was if she could please not leave the milk on the counter. I didn't know menstrual cramps only let you open the fridge once.

Submissions Broadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions]

The story submission portal is open for writers of color. Our first readers are looking forward to seeing them. Please read the guidelines! translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/

IT’S TIME.

books2read.com/u/mvxDE2

#horror #book #canadian

Only days away…

On September 9th, my #horror #book - THE OTHER FACE OF SYMPATHY - makes its official debut.

#monsters are everywhere, readers. And they wrote their stories down.

Keep an open mind, turn the page, and pray that understanding saves you.

Order the book here: books2read.com/u/mvxDE2

my partner, reading me and the boys' group chat over my shoulder: I'm not always sure what gender I am, but it's *definitely* not this one.

Just read some weird shit that really scratches the itch for me: These Kids Are Not Alright by @tlbodine.bsky.social . Nursery horror, feral kids, de & reconstructed grim fairy tales, fucked up parasite pregnancy- all the stuff I love to see in horror! You should check it out
books2read.com/u/mq2V06

embarrassing myself

We're at 971 issues downloaded so far in 2025! Only 46 so far for FF#25, though. If you don't have your copy of FF#25 yet, it's a perfect time as we try to hit 1000 downloads for the year!

A banner that reads OLDER LGBT SCIENCE FICTION: A DATABASE in big letters, and tinyurl.com/oldgaySF in smaller print below. The background is an orange-tinted retro-looking photo of a row of radio telescopes.

I'd like to share with y'all a project I've poured my heart and soul into over the last couple of years: a database cataloguing every single older (pre-21st century) LGBT science fiction book I've managed to track down - currently just over 200 titles 🚀

LINK: tinyurl.com/oldgaySF

Things my girlfriend doesn't appreciate: When I compress their spine with the weight of my body, while stating affirmations. "You are strong. You are powerful. You can lift mountains."

(But the thing is, I was RIGHT! Because they were able to toss me out of the kitchen.)

My daughter is showing me photos she took with her Canon at photography camp by taking photos of the Canon's screen with her smart phone. 😂

Trump says he's reopening Alcatraz? I had no idea he knew words that big.

Seren Kilig is represented by Shannon Lechon at Azantian Literary Agency. Seren is depicted by a drawing from littlestpersimmon on Bluesky, which is of Seren’s character, Rivers. Rivers is a brown-skinned androgynous Filipino wearing a black cloak with cloth bandages around their neck. The background of the image is a grainy vintage picture of a university library.

APPARATUS, an adult Historical Fantasy by Seren Kilig. The background is a grainy 2x4 moodboard centered around 1920s imagery. This imagery includes a flapper girl in a sparkly red dress, text that says “body & soul”, a dagger hidden in a book, a tube of lipstick overtop handwritten letters, red wine pouring into a glass, a deck of tarot cards, text that says “coffee and cigarettes”, and a red die with a miniature crown.

Ultimately, the Sword picks the Scribe — but I think @shannonlechon.bsky.social and I work better as partners, wouldn’t you say?

After the most stressful month of my life, I thought I'd want rest, but no. We have so many more queer, cutting, and unflinchingly Filipino stories to talk about ~ 🪶

how is my wife sleeping through siding being powersawed off our house and replaced via incessant hammering.
I snap awake when a bird sneezes in Ecuador

there are like a zillion reasons why the USA desperately needs public transportation, but my top one is that my daughter needs rides!!! everywhere!! all the time!!!!! what if I wanted my own life

Today, tragically, my 15 year old foster daughter explained to me what hauk tuah is

backrooms x silent sea
looking for her missing girlfriend, a woman discovers a familiar door on a deserted spaceship. the rooms within almost feel like home. but home has a soul—this place does not.
🚪themes of home
🪽leaving a toxic r/s
👁️thin line btwn memories and real life

Congratulations and I told you so. Your book is GOOD

After the craziest three weeks ever, l'm ecstatic to announce that I'm now represented by @literaryfey.bsky.social of @belllomaxmoreton.bsky.social! From the time she noticed my pitch right up to her offer, l've been blown away by her enthusiasm for Phoenix Bones!

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March 1, 2025 John Simpson of the BBC noted recently that “there are years when the world goes through some fundamental, convulsive change.” Seven weeks in, he suggested, 2025 is on track to be one of them: “a time...

March 1, 2025

yay I made the quote wall

20 years ago, I made what was the dumbest and nearly the last decision of my life, and tried to kayak across the ocean to save 20 bucks.

Here is the story.
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