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Marisca Pichette (she/they)

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makes things πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ | RIVERS (Android Press) | EVERY DARK CLOUD (@ghostorchidpress.com) | Stonecoast MFA '21 | HWA & SFWA πŸ‰ | Rep: @laurenbajek.bsky.social | https://linktr.ee/mariscarp

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Behind the Revolving Door, an Anthology of Choices, Volume I|Paperback Within these pages are stories about choices made under ordinary and extraordinary circumstances. What happens when a chef decides to cook a vampire filet? Why does a mother desire and, at the same ti...

"Jasper had three dragons. One lived in the upstairs bathroom of her house, on a bed of shredded toilet paper. One sat next to a succulent in its pot on the porch. The third lived in an old birdhouse in the backyard.”

ICYMI: β€œHow Not to Swallow a Dragon” in @celestialechopress.bsky.social πŸ‰πŸŒˆπŸ‘

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Behind the Revolving Door, an Anthology of Choices, Volume I|Paperback Within these pages are stories about choices made under ordinary and extraordinary circumstances. What happens when a chef decides to cook a vampire filet? Why does a mother desire and, at the same ti...

"Jasper had three dragons. One lived in the upstairs bathroom of her house, on a bed of shredded toilet paper. One sat next to a succulent in its pot on the porch. The third lived in an old birdhouse in the backyard.”

ICYMI: β€œHow Not to Swallow a Dragon” in @celestialechopress.bsky.social πŸ‰πŸŒˆπŸ‘

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πŸ–€πŸ–€πŸ₯³πŸ₯³ absolutely earned!!

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poem accepted after 48 rejections! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ¨

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fritillary frigate | Issue 11 Radon Journal Issue 11 featuring writers of science fiction and social commentary.

"Cockle & Foxfire
built a spaceship

from endangered morpho
wings & pull-tabs secreted
from Polar Seltzer cans.”

Check out my poem "fritillary frigate" in @radonjournal.bsky.social #11! πŸŽˆπŸ¦‹πŸ’«

www.radonjournal.com/issue-11/fri...

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poem accepted after 48 rejections! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ¨

02.10.2025 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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fritillary frigate | Issue 11 Radon Journal Issue 11 featuring writers of science fiction and social commentary.

"Cockle & Foxfire
built a spaceship

from endangered morpho
wings & pull-tabs secreted
from Polar Seltzer cans.”

Check out my poem "fritillary frigate" in @radonjournal.bsky.social #11! πŸŽˆπŸ¦‹πŸ’«

www.radonjournal.com/issue-11/fri...

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YESSS @angelvleal.bsky.social !!!

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Short Poem Winners

First Place: Lost Ark β€’ F. J. Bergmann β€’ Space & Time Magazine 146

Second Place: A Black Hole is a Melting Pot That Will Make Us Whole β€’ @pedroiniguez.bsky.social β€’ Star*Line 47.1

Third Place: The Witch Recalls Her Craft β€’ @angelvleal.bsky.social β€’ Uncanny 60

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Ahhhh πŸ˜­πŸ’œπŸ’œ

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fritillary frigate | Issue 11 Radon Journal Issue 11 featuring writers of science fiction and social commentary.

Starting off October strong with a double pub day!

NEW STORY: "How Not to Swallow a Dragon" in @celestialechopress.bsky.social BEHIND THE REVOLVING DOOR πŸ‰
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NEW POEM: "fritillary frigate" in @radonjournal.bsky.social Issue 11 🎈

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Likewise!!! πŸ–€βœ¨

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Thank you!

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Love new words!! Thank you for reading!

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GPS Girl | Issue 11 Radon Journal Issue 11 featuring writers of science fiction and social commentary.

"Eating is a profound act. She understands

now that she has teeth."

Another stellar poem by @angelvleal.bsky.social in @radonjournal.bsky.social βš™οΈ

www.radonjournal.com/issue-11/gps...

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fritillary frigate | Issue 11 Radon Journal Issue 11 featuring writers of science fiction and social commentary.

Starting off October strong with a double pub day!

NEW STORY: "How Not to Swallow a Dragon" in @celestialechopress.bsky.social BEHIND THE REVOLVING DOOR πŸ‰
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/behind-the...

NEW POEM: "fritillary frigate" in @radonjournal.bsky.social Issue 11 🎈

01.10.2025 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

A whisper of wind and leaves heralds the arrival of my September 2025 sub stats! Probably the quietest month yet:

poems accepted: 4
poems published: 0

stories accepted: 1 reprint
stories published: 0

bonus: 2 award nominations, 1 workshop, & 1 reading πŸŽƒ

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Apex Magazine 2026 An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.

I just backed Apex Magazine 2026 on @kickstarter.com

@apexmag.bsky.social

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The 92nd installment of Some Queer Short SFF just dropped! If you want to help me continue my work, want to get these delivered to your inbox each month, and otherwise just want to be awesome, consider becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/quicksiprevi...

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

πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆSOME QUEER SHORT SFF - AUGUST 2025πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ
I round up 25 stories by @rukman.bsky.social @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social @rfdwrites.bsky.social @gothgreenwitch.bsky.social @nassos.bsky.social @sylvie-althoff.bsky.social @mererain.bsky.social @whatsmacksaid.bsky.social & MORE!!!
www.patreon.com/posts/some-q...

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PseudoPod 995: Data Ghost When the station stats popped up on the screen, the Interface said, Anomalous. Deni batted at their ear and muttered, β€œNo, no, quit it.” In the second cockpit seat, Winnie threw them a look. β€œWhat?”…

β€œWhen the station stats popped up on the screen, the Interface said, Anomalous.”

Data Ghost
by Martha Wells

Narrator: Rae Lundberg
Host: Alasdair Stuart
Audio: Chelsea Davis

This story originally appeared in Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology

pseudopod.org/2025/09/26/p...

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Our final author reveal for Wednesday's Issue 11

We double-dip into the poetic mind of Mark Dimaisip, explore some wholesome space-love with
@marisca.bsky.social, and read an underground (literally) resistance battle with Bryn Farrar.

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spooky deer in forest

spooky deer in forest

spaceship and crew

spaceship and crew

big g in the ocean

big g in the ocean

a spooky crow on a skull

a spooky crow on a skull

Free worldwide shipping on orders over $30 this weekend in my US print shop

www.inprnt.com/gallery/carl...

i got spaceships, spooky beasts, sinking cities, kaiju, readers, weird cats and more!

#art #bsnm

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Photo of EVERY DARK CLOUD on a Victorian mortician’s table flanked by plants and bones.

Photo of EVERY DARK CLOUD on a Victorian mortician’s table flanked by plants and bones.

Happy 6 month book birthday to EVERY DARK CLOUD!!! πŸ„β˜οΈπŸ–€

Hard to believe this novella has been in the world for half a year. Thank you to everyone who’s read, reviewed, gifted, and listened to these words. Keep it up ⛅️
@ghostorchidpress.com

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Photo of EVERY DARK CLOUD on a Victorian mortician’s table flanked by plants and bones.

Photo of EVERY DARK CLOUD on a Victorian mortician’s table flanked by plants and bones.

Happy 6 month book birthday to EVERY DARK CLOUD!!! πŸ„β˜οΈπŸ–€

Hard to believe this novella has been in the world for half a year. Thank you to everyone who’s read, reviewed, gifted, and listened to these words. Keep it up ⛅️
@ghostorchidpress.com

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Get more from Charles Payseur on Patreon creating reviews, fiction, recommendations, & more!

Do you like queer speculative fiction? Do you want to help support my work highlighting, reviewing, writing, and discussing queer speculative fiction?

Because I'll be reorganizing my Patreon soon and it's a great time to become a patron!

www.patreon.com/c/quicksipre...

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Thank you!!

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

TELL ME YOUR πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆQUEER SHORT SFFπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ OUT IN AUGUST 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 July's list for context & more info: www.patreon.com/posts/some-q...

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Behind the Revolving Door, an Anthology of Choices, Volume I|eBook Within these pages are stories about choices made under ordinary and extraordinary circumstances. What happens when a chef decides to cook a vampire filet? Why does a mother desire and, at the same ti...

My first anthology as an invited author is up for preorder! BEHIND THE REVOLVING DOOR includes my whimsical move-in story, "How Not to Swallow a Dragon" πŸŒˆπŸ‰

23.09.2025 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Behind the Revolving Door, an Anthology of Choices, Volume I|eBook Within these pages are stories about choices made under ordinary and extraordinary circumstances. What happens when a chef decides to cook a vampire filet? Why does a mother desire and, at the same ti...

My first anthology as an invited author is up for preorder! BEHIND THE REVOLVING DOOR includes my whimsical move-in story, "How Not to Swallow a Dragon" πŸŒˆπŸ‰

23.09.2025 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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