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Death to false powerviolence// Death to false grimdark Writing in Strange Horizons, Maximum Rocknroll, Witch Craft Mag, Outlook Springs, etc. Check out Los Suelos, CA (www.LosSuelos.com).

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Latest posts by nokappos.bsky.social on Bluesky

My psychiatrist told me to not seem too American while I’m abroad and I said I’ll try to refrain from announcing when I want a hot dog.

28.09.2023 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Great picks

23.09.2023 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's Not a Sub Drive but It's a Sub Drive - Apex Magazine If we gain zero new subscribers over the next two weeks, then beginning with the January 2024 issue, each issue will have 16,000 words of original fiction, one essay, one reprint, two interviews (one ...

Apex Magazine Subscription Drive update: Things have definitely slowed down with the drive. We're currently at 157 new subscribers, which is fantastic, but its also very far from our 300 goal.

If we do not hit 300 new subscribers, we will have to cut the size of each issue. All the details here:

22.09.2023 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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By now you know we need to hit 300 subscribers to keep our current issue size for 2024. But we aren't the only magazine asking for support:

Introducing Magazine Timeshares! Pay for your stay, whether it be for as short as a month or as long as a year

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22.09.2023 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4
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20.09.2023 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Kathe Koja is a god

20.09.2023 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Novella Guidelines | Psychopomp.com We are looking for otherworldly novellas between 20,000 to 40,000 words. Read the guidelines and learn how to submit your novella.

ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT A NOVELLA ANNOUNCEMENT

Psychopomp will open to novella submissions Jan 1st 2024 - April 30th 2024.

we wanted to let you know about it now so you can start writing, if you're interested.

full guidelines + what we want below.

pls help spread the word to your favorite writers!

18.09.2023 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 160    πŸ” 123    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 6

Oh gosh, thank you so much for reading! I’m delighted you enjoyed it πŸ₯Ή

20.09.2023 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"What I’m really listening for is a series of thuds, a muffled cry, a crash, something. You can hear them, the deaths. As they’re happening. Not all of the time, but sometimes. From different angles, around corners."

19.09.2023 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t think Bluesky shows threads to people (or maybe everyone is just sick of my baloney?) but my rundown of the new Weird Horror stories is here

17.09.2023 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sublet Several days a week, sometimes twice a day, I go into the Room Where My Friends Die.

Here’s a story I wrote 4-5 years ago that a dream publication (@strangehorizons.bsky.social) was gracious enough to publish. I reread it for the first time in a while today, and for no reason other than I’m trying to β€œdo the writing thing” again, I’m sharing it.

strangehorizons.com/fiction/subl...

17.09.2023 00:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's Not a Sub Drive but It's a Sub Drive - Apex Magazine If we gain zero new subscribers over the next two weeks, then beginning with the January 2024 issue, each issue will have 16,000 words of original fiction, one essay, one reprint, two interviews (one ...

Over the next two weeks, Apex is doing a push for new subscribers. We need 300 new subscribers to be able to keep publishing issues at the size we currently are. If we don't get that, then beginning in January we have to cut back. Read all the nitty gritty here: apex-magazine.com/apex-blog/it...

11.09.2023 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 90    πŸ” 113    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 12

This exact thing happened to me. Solidarity. Wouldn’t be surprised if it was for the same magazine haha

16.09.2023 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

OPEN SUBMISSION CALL. Beyond the Bounds of Infinity is officially open for submissions of cosmic horror and weird fiction from marginalized groups. Full information here: rawdogscreaming.com/contact/

15.09.2023 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

This is one I wrote in 2019. It’s pretty sad. Thanks for letting me do some nostalgia bragging strangehorizons.com/fiction/subl...

16.09.2023 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Donate to FIYAH Literary Magazine LLC Help support FIYAH Literary Magazine LLC by donating or sharing with your friends.

#FIYAHLitMag is always accepting donations to support new experiments, sustain the mag, increase wages, etc.

We appreciate all the continued support and know none of this would be possible without an active community.

Here's our updated link:
www.paypal.com/donate/?host...

09.09.2023 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 114    πŸ” 111    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Embracing the spiritual oblivion of missing a deadline

15.09.2023 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Buy my second book, an illustrated short story collection centered on isolation and social performance.
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25.08.2023 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

Goals

15.09.2023 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nothing is Safe: an interview with Paula D. Ashe, author of We Are Here to Hurt Each Other - Seize T... First off, massive congrats on your Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson Award nominations! How have you found the experience of your work gaining this kind of attention and acclaim? Thank you so much! My ...

Our cracking interview with @pauladashe.bsky.social is up! I got to chat with her about her fear of teeth, obsession with a historical sect of real life Cenobites, fucked up families, and her horrific short story collection WE ARE HERE TO HURT EACH OTHER, which just won a Shirley Jackson Award!

12.09.2023 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4
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Not enough credit is given to Dystopia for making Eckhart Tolle sound like a psychopathic Bond villain

13.09.2023 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It hit a specific nostalgia and touched some specific nerves in a way only another local could have, let’s put it that way. β€œSentimental” wasn’t doing the most work

12.09.2023 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I need your sickest office chair recommendations

12.09.2023 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Real talk.

We need 300 new subscribers (including renewals) to keep publishing issues at our current size. If we don't get hit that number we will need to scale back the magazine size.

Help us keep our size (or increase it!) over the next two weeks!

apex-magazine.com/apex-blog/it...

11.09.2023 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 166    πŸ” 243    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 18

I loved β€œthe prince of oakland.” As someone who grew up in the bay I found it effectively sentimental in a way that’s hard to achieve, I was very moved

12.09.2023 04:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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We're Hiring Writers @ PSYCHOPOMP.COM We are looking for a few writers to produce review, reactions, lists, anticipation, and etc. for all things death/goth/dark vibe related.

want to write about gothy, death stuff like:

- reviews
- new releases
- best of round-ups
- critiques
- and etc.

books, short stories, TV, movies, games...

we are looking to hire a few writers!

paid gigs!

details below, pls share for visibility!!

psychopomp.com/hiring-write...

11.09.2023 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 132    πŸ” 106    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 8

They really made Baldur’s and 2K24 come out within four weeks of each other because their marketing teams did not know that people like me exist

11.09.2023 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s ecstatic weird Sunday

10.09.2023 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Walton Goggins is: Elric of MelnibonΓ©

09.09.2023 04:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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