Joshua Ladd

Call for submissions: Announcing a new anthology from my Publishing cohort at Western Colorado University's Graduate Program in Creative Writing

INTO THE DEEP, DARK WOODS

Submissions open Sept 1, pay 6¢/word

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Love is in the air…or is it? When it comes to love, anything can go awry.

This year's Western Colorado University’s Publishing MA student anthology, CHAOTIC CUPIDS: WHEN LOVE GOES AWRY, is out now! Order your copy today at wordfirepress.com/products/cha...

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Here's the group shot of all the wonderful books produced by the Publishing grad students at Western Colorado University's Graduate Program in Creative Writing, with generous support from Draft2Digital. All are available at wordfirepress.com/gpcw

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At the Earth's Core What if our Earth was hollow?  Over a century ago, many believed in the Hollow Earth theory.    Against this backdrop, Edgar Rice Burroughs penned his subterranean masterpiece, At the Earth’s Core. Th...

A new edition of Edgar Rice Burroughs' subterranean masterpiece, At the Earth’s Core, containing all the joy of the original with language refreshed for this millennium’s readers, is now available at WordFire Press.
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“There are many things worth living for, a few things worth dying for, and nothing worth killing for.” — Tom Robbins, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
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Recently learned that Tom Robbins passed away earlier this year at age 92. Not sure how this news escaped me—it should have been a National Day of Mourning if the USA had any standards. He only produced 8 novels, but each one is a banger and an absolute delight to read. RIP #booksky

Written in 1893 during the height of Sherlock Holmes's popularity, a lady detective solves cases of stolen jewels, missing persons, and even murder...without letting her male colleagues slow her down! New edition is out now at WordFire Press.

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Revisit this Virginia Woolf classic with a new edition from WordFire Press!

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“To fight in a war,” [Huckleberry Finn] said. “Can you imagine?”
“Would that mean facing death every day and doing what other people tell you to do?” I asked.
“I reckon.”
“Yes, Huck, I can imagine.”

Funny, horrifying, razor sharp, and winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

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The Kesh culture is explored through short stories, anthropology records, myths, plays, novel excerpts, song lyrics, and poetry. This non-narrative style may turn off some readers, but Always Coming Home by Ursula K. Le Guin is a master class in worldbuilding!

Heyiya Heyiya

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Just finished The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones @sgj.bsky.social. I am here for all the indigenous horror! #booksky

Originally published in 1919, Jewish Fairy Tales & Legends by Aunt Naomi is an enchanting collection of 25 timeless stories that blends tales of Midrash, Talmud, and Jewish mysticism. New edition from WordFire Press Classics available now!

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Ghost - Skeleta (2025)

One of the zoetrope pressings, not sure which one. I'm always down for Ghost! 🤘

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Tarzan of the Apes is back in print, with authorization by the Edgar Rice Burroughs estate! More info here: wordfirepress.com/products/tar...

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Remastered audio, includes the Led Zeppelin AND Black Crowes song not included on the original CD release. 36 tracks vs. 18. ✌️❤️🎸

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A Celebration of Elk River Writers Workshop A quartet of books to celebrate an amazing, inclusive writers' workshop in the mountains of Montana

The publishing cohort at Western Colorado University is proud to support the Elk River Writers Workshop with FOUR new books. Led by an all-indigenous faculty, authors and poets at the ERWW explore the intersections of nature, culture, and community via the written word.

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Celebrating the start of spring with a #solarpunk deep dive. Also have U. K. Le Guin's Always Coming Home queued up on audio. 🌞 #booksky

Submitted a new short story today for the first time in more than a decade. Proud of myself! 📚 #writingcommunity #writersky

What I'm lacking most from the DOPE effect is oxytocin. Would love to share progress updates with other writers. Here's one: I have an opening scene in mind for the first act of a new novel. Next step: writing that opening scene and outlining an actual story arc. What's your progress update?

Sharing another alternative to Goodreads: The StoryGraph. One feature I like about this platform is it allows you to import your Goodreads data so you don't have to start from scratch. Plus it's owned by a black woman, not a white male billionaire. Add me!

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Need a good SF/F book rec? Reactor Magazine created a fun game to find one. Which cube will you choose?

Kudos, this was a fun way to find a new book! I landed on The Devils by Joe Abercrombie. Looking forward to reading it.

Farewell, Garth Hudson. Thank you Garth, Levon, Robbie, Rick, and Richard. The Band's music is timeless, and I know I will be listening to them until the end of my days. ✌️❤️🎸

Indeed. Hello, friend!

Highlighting a nonfiction book I read recently. Psychedelic rites of passage are a part of our history. I believe the world is a poorer place due to the loss of these rites--there would be no Donald Trump in a world where dissolution of the ego was a natural part of our life experience.

Thank you, and please do!

Is there a link missing? How do I access the starter pack?

2025 goals:

"Write a short story every week. It’s not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row.” – Ray Bradbury

Whether reading for pleasure or professionally, I'm still a hard NO on any AI-generated content. However, HC’s AI licensing is a step in the right direction to protecting copyrighted work and clearly separating AI content from traditional publishing.