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Exploring the Literature of the Fantastic with @kjy1066.bsky.social, @cww.bsky.social, and Kurt Schiller (with occasional hauntings by Pete and Connor)
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Also, thanks to everyone who's read it, and ICYMI here's my TropiWeird story about old neighborhoods, childhood friendships, and how nostalgia can be a boomerang
www.typebarmagazine.com/blanquitos/
Given everything that's happening, it feels weird to do this, but let me try to celebrate "Blanquitos" being in great company on the @bsfa.bsky.social longlist, and many thanks to @wolfbridge.bsky.social for publishing it in @typebarmagazine.bsky.social
www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
Thanks, Gabino!
My newest TropiWeird short, "Blanquitos" was recently published in Typebar Magazine!
I'd be honored if you read this story about old friends, abandoned neighborhoods, and how nostalgia can be a boomerang
www.typebarmagazine.com/2025/12/05/b...
"Blanquitos," Karlo Yeager Rodrรญguez
www.typebarmagazine.com/2025/12/05/b...
"Blanquitos" by Karlo Yeager Rodriguez @kjy1066.bsky.social, in Typebar Magazine @typebarmagazine.bsky.social
Another short story writer who rarely fails to knock it out of the park, Karlo delivered a fantastic piece this year....
www.typebarmagazine.com/2025/12/05/b...
"Cave art" of a hyena and her cub
It bums me out that there isn't more Paleolithic rock art of cave hyenas, especially considering they were all over the place. So I made some myself.
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The United States of Banana ft. Karlo Yeaher Rodriguez, January 26, 2026
9/11, Hamlet, the Statue of Liberty, Segismundo, Zoroastrianism, Puerto Rican Independence, Bananas. What do these have in common? This book.
Today we are joined by @kjy1066.bsky.social of @podside-picnic.bsky.social to discuss โThe United States of Banana.โ By Giannina Braschi.
Listen now!
The cover of Epic Comics' "Elektra: Assassin" by Frank Miller and Bill Sienkiewicz, depicting Elektra Natchios in her signature red leotard and head scarf, posing on a pedestal like a Greek statue
Revisited this one for an upcoming @podside-picnic.bsky.social episode.
From a post-9/11 POV, it's easy to dismiss just how good Frank Miller was at his peak. Combine this with the protean style of Bill Sienkiewicz and Elektra: Assassin reads like Fear and Loathing in the MCU
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Join us for our 0% ABV beer run, won't you?
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Karen Allen gets space dick
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We got together to talk Sinners (2025). . . We'd say "join us" but just to be safe, it's invitation only
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Sometimes what a young widow needs is an alien that looks like her late husband
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Imagine investing the world economy in data centers just to get beaten by a girl with a box of pencils.
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It's Monday, and here's our latest episode about The Man Who Was Thursday, which makes this even more confusing
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Thanks again, everyone! Despite how terrible things have been this year, I'm very grateful for the small things going right
May you all enjoy my birthday as much as I will!
I'll also point out that if you liked "Blanquitos" I have a small collection over on Itch dot io of other TropiWeird stories
It's currently available for free/pay what you want and in epub and PDF formats
kyr-1066.itch.io/a-series-of-...
Lastly, if you liked "Blanquitos" I want to alter the rules above slightly:
Alternate second point: since I'm not fishing for compliments here, simply share the story with friends you think would like it as well
That's it!
. . . And as expected, here's something of mine I'd love more eyes on. I'm very proud of my most recent story, "Blanquitos." (FYI it might take 5-10 minutes to read, at most)
www.typebarmagazine.com/2025/12/05/b...
Amazing how much is in this flash piece - the liminality of urban decay, what creeps in along those edges, sibling rivalry, and regret
The beautiful language helps the horror go down - much like you might swallow something along with tepid pool water as you gulp for air
I also want you to check out @spicycloaca.bsky.social's "Poolhorse" (CW: gross, abandoned pool water, among other things lol), which will be included in Samir's forthcoming collection, Gore Poetics (2026).
deathknellpress.com/poolhorse/
There's something extremely compelling about an ambiguous ending in this era of digital impermanence, in this moment where "happily-ever-after" can be a way to appease and sidestep more complex feelings and thoughts
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There are a LOT of recent favorites here for me: Window Boy, of course, The Sort, House Traveler, Balloon Season. . . I could go on, but one that's stayed with me is The Brotherhood of Montague St Video
clarkesworldmagazine.com/ha_05_24/
I know that one of my favorite collections this year was @thomasha.bsky.social's amazing collection, titled "Uncertain Sons" (also the name of the fascinating and original novelette that rounds out the collection)
undertowpublications.com/shop/uncerta...
It's my birthday today. I've reacted an age that a much younger Karlo could not have conceived of being, and yet here we all are
If you want to celebrate, don't worry if you've not brought a gift - just do me a favor and:
1) read something new
2) let the author know how much you liked reading it
Happy birthday, Karlo!
For any followers looking for a good new read to celebrate... Two Karlo stories I loved this year:
- A Line of Ink, Stretching Back Like A Shadow (cold-signal.com/a-line-of-in...) in Cold Signal!
- Blanquitos (www.typebarmagazine.com/2025/12/05/b...) in Typebar Magazine!
