Chris Campbell

PM deal announcement against a background of line art tentacles. Announcement reads: "Amanda Helms's THE UPPER TENTACLE, pitched as a horror comedy mash-up of EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONE with H.P. Lovecraft, in which the admin for a corporate retreat and a body splitting alien team up to solve the murder of the company's president at a closed ski resort before their alien overlords inflict dire consequences for humanity's collective insubordination, to Mika Kasuga at Union Square & Co, by Paul Lucas at Regal Hoffmann & Associates (world)."

It is I, joining the ranks of those for whom design is their passion

Very happy this weirdo novella found a home with Union Square and Mika Kasuga! Thanks to @canonizer.bsky.social for connecting us!

Neverland, WWI, Zepplins, lost boys (and girls), toy swords, real guns, hungry mermaids, bitter fairies, ghost soldiers, General James Hook, and Wendy Darling, mother, out to save her daughter from herself.... and Peter Pan.

This is going to be delightful. My two spookiest friends, Will and @brigittewinter.bsky.social, in one livestream! Come watch us ~~~scare~~~ each other w/ how much we all love to read and write creepy queer fiction 💕

A quote: “A vivid, poignant, and compassionate story about our desperate search for meaning...whether on Earth or far beyond it.” —Veronica Roth A book cover: THE RAINSEEKERS by Matthew Kressel. A figure in silhouette on a purple Martian terrian. There are star trails in an iridescent sky. One of the stars, possibly Earth, is brighter than all the others. The overall color tone is purple and green.

My novella THE RAINSEEKERS is out today from Tordotcom! A group of adventurers hope to be the first to feel the rain on Mars.

“A vivid, poignant, and compassionate story about our desperate search for meaning...whether on Earth or far beyond it.” —Veronica Roth

Mother, Darling Wendy knew it wouldn’t be long now before her daughter was taken. She had put the idea from her mind as long as she could, but now Jane was days away from turning thirteen.

A dark and lovely reimagining of Peter Pan that explores the pain and joy of motherhood and the roles women are often forced to play - Mother, Darling by @apottern.bsky.social

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I was so honored that F.E. Choe let me be a part of brining "Better Me Is Fun at Parties" into the world the first time.

Sharing a TOC with this story and watching both our pieces finding new audiences together fills my cup to overflowing.

"Better Me Is Fun at Parties” by F.E. Choe... I won’t give away the ending, but it is stunning and perfect, making the reader think through everything that led to that point and breathing even more life into an already excellent tale.

Book Review: The Best Weird Fiction of the Year Volume One by Michael Kelly, ed. - Lightspeed Magazine If you're looking for a gorgeously curated selection of stories, Arley Sorg suggests you check out The Best Weird Fiction of the Year Volume One edited by Michael Kelly.

“In the Palace of Science” by Chris Campbell...In a sense, it could be seen as a story that bridges readerships, but all told, it’s just damn good storytelling."

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Bootcut, Haven Spec Magazine "Bootcut" by Allison Pottern

"When you take the jeans off that evening, there’s a worn spot on the back right pocket, shaped like the key. Like the key was a talisman you always carried. Always there, waiting for you.

You start wearing the jeans regularly. Like armor."

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Mother, Darling Wendy knew it wouldn’t be long now before her daughter was taken. She had put the idea from her mind as long as she could, but now Jane was days away from turning thirteen.

"She resisted the fantasy of letting Jane fly off into her own mistakes. Or doing something rash, like burning the whole house to the ground.

Instead, Wendy gave herself one, no, two long moments, to hate Peter Pan.

Then she got to work."

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Huge thanks to @sundialmagazine.bsky.social for publishing my Dust Bowl poem. This is set in 1935 after the Black Sunday dust storm, inspired by my great-grandparents. I'm happy for their experiences to be out in the world!

We’re revisiting 3 of our favorite stories from meetings past! These are worth a reread!

Glass Bottle Dancer by Celeste Rita Baker 💜

The Time Traveler’s Cookbook by @angelaliu.bsky.social

Open House on Haunted Hill by @wiswell.bsky.social

Links follow - read along with us!

Revealing Flickerstate by F. A. Davidson - Reactor A new YA fantasy arriving in July 2026!

I read an early draft of Flickerstate and I cannot reiterate enough how good this book is.

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👀January 2026 Fiction👀

ICYMI, "Bootcut" is a short story by @apottern.bsky.social about women finding solidarity and battling back against their abusers (and also a particularly well-fitting pair of jeans). Read this one for its mighty vengeance and rage.

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"You've been cleaning up after bad men all your life. What's one more?"

Tonight!

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I have a story out today! 'A Sleeper Ship is Like a Game of Go' is probably the most ambitious thing I've ever written, with future tense and a bit of slice of life. It’s about why we tell stories, why we play Go, and the role of AI in both of those.

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purple text over a lighter purple background that reads: Claire Jia-Wen Awards Eligibility Celestial Migrations Clarkesworld | Sci-fi Four Soups for a Four Pests Plague If There’s Anyone Left | Fantasy If an Algorithm can Cast a Shadow Clarkesworld | Sci-fi Abstraction is When I Design Giant Death Creatures and Attraction is When I Do It for You Clarkesworld | Sci-fi Assimilation, through the Ocean Taking Bites of the Moon Baffling | Fantasy Astounding Award for Best New Writer Second year of eligibility

what I did in 2025! I'm very proud of the year I had, and would love if you checked any of my stories out, I've linked some below :D

I'm so honored that my first published story is going to be in the first issue of @othersidespec.bsky.social

Still hard to believe it's really happening. I'm so excited! 🐳

The Strange Horizons logo at the top, then below the words: Fiction "Mother, Darling" by: Allison Pottern Issue: 2 February 2026 12570 words "Wendy knew it wouldn't be long now before her daughter was taken."

I got the proof of my upcoming novelette w/ @strangehorizons.bsky.social and reader, I almost cried. @jolantru.bsky.social has been a huge advocate for this story of the beauty and brutality of motherhood, conformity, and growing up, set against the backdrop of a war-torn Neverland.

**Out Feb. 2!**

Guys, it looks *so good*. Can’t wait for you all to read my story in here and the other fictional and poetical delights. The extra cool thing is all the pieces in this issue are in 2nd person!

HUGE congrats to @acwise.bsky.social on the release of her third novel, BALLAD OF BONE ROAD. Even if I wasn't already on board because of her incredible writing and storytelling, she had me at ghosts, paranormal investigators, and a fae-queen movie starlet. Can't wait to read this!

At least one day a year for the rest of your life you are now forbidden from experiencing imposter syndrome. Way to be a total f-ing rock star!!!

The world is rough and I've got a withering cold but I want to share some joy:

I have TWO stories coming out next month: a novelette about Wendy Darling, motherhood, & mankeeping from @strangehorizons.bsky.social and a short story I affectionately call "murder jeans" from @havenspec.bsky.social 🧵

Holy smokes this adaptation goes hard. This is an enchanting interpretation! Thank you
@drabblecast.bsky.social

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A wild update: these two stories are releasing *on the same day.* Stay tuned on 2/2 for two very different, feminist tales.

A.C. Wise - An Evening of Cocktails and Dark Fantasy! Main Point gleefully welcomes back A.C. Wise and guest Stefanie Feldman

In exactly one week, Ballad of the Bone Road will officially be out in the world! If you're in the Philly area, stop by Main Point Books on 1/27 to celebrate with signature cocktails, cupcakes, and conversation!

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For whatever reason I didn't crow it to the skies yesterday, so let me do so today. Happiest of all (belated) book birthdays to this beautiful book and author @dragons.bsky.social. Poetry magic, court intrigue, Chinese myth, a gorgeous & devastating debut. Also: that cover! It's out now! Go get it!