Betsy Aoki (she/her)

The Uncanny Issue 69 Proof is with the contributors.
@montelin.bsky.social, @archistratego.bsky.social,
@hollygodarkly.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy, @betsyaoki.bsky.social, @legopolis.bsky.social, @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social, & @mrmightyink.bsky.social are still the GREATEST STAFF IN THE UNIVERSE!!

YouTube video by Henry Mansfield BEND YOUR KNEES (for NPR's Tiny Desk contest) live at Southgate Roller Rink - Henry Mansfield

Ok I saw this thanks to @rimrunner.bsky.social and you need this. Esp. If you recognize Southgate Roller Rink. Even if you don’t. Even if you don’t know this band. I didn’t. ( @catacalypto.bsky.social hope this repays other cool vids you have shared)

m.youtube.com/watch?v=GoKj...

As the Hugos have opened up, I will mention ( then scurry back to weekend shenanigans and chores)…

Cover of The House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard: a banyan tree surrounding a seal with Notre-Dame bisected with a sword. The caption says "Enter a ruined Paris, March 10, 2026"

Cover of The House of Binding Thorns by Aliette de Bodard: a Vietnamese dragon wrapped around a woodcut style seal featuring a crowned hawthorn tree. The caption says "Ruled by Fallen Angels, March 10 2026"

Cover of The House of Sundering Flames by Aliette de Bodard: a tiger and smoke over woodcut-style arms featuring a tower and a harrier in flight. The caption says "and dragons of the depths. March 10 2026"

Cover of Of Birthdays, Fungus and Kindness by Aliette de Bodard, featuring shadowed period staircases with ornate decorations. The mood is vaguely sinister.

New US edition of Dominion of the Fallen!

Deliciously gothic atmosphere & queer characters from around the world in a ruined Paris
Out March 10 2026
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Preorder (or buy UK edition) & get EXCLUSIVE ebook www.aliettedebodard.com/2026/01/23/d...

Covers @fringe-element.net

Excited for this!

ICYMI, I'm at 79% of my goal, and I'd appreciate any donation, no matter how small.

Please keep sharing. I'm planning to have a small giveaway as a token of my appreciation, and anyone who donated since the start of Feb will be eligible.

Details to come soon! Watch this space.

Predicting that this week we’ll hear more conciliatory words from the Administration regarding Minnesota (since they’re starting to realize that ICE has become politically toxic) but everyone outside of Minnesota needs to know that nothing on the ground has changed.

@catacalypto.bsky.social thank you for reposting the ice car thing. I feel it embodies my state of mind rn. :)

Yes!

Thanks Gabino, the horror is and was always real

Amidst the mayhem, gotta poemm. See the LACon's info on Special Hugo Award for Best Poem in 2026 www.lacon.org/2025/12/01/p...

This might be the saving grace of today thank you!

Woo! Congratulations!

Yay!!!

DOJ admits it has still not released 99% of Epstein files, violating law The DOJ said it is still reviewing millions of Epstein files, after previously claiming it completed the review in July

WTF happened to the Epstein files? Full release was required December 19 by federal law. Today, 99% are still undisclosed. Initially, there were rolling releases. Now, nothing in weeks.

REMEMBER: The DOJ said the review of these documents was complete in JULY.

Suspect I had spaced on my poem in The Margins in my prior accounting…

Still making sure I didn’t miss stuff but current Awards Eligibility List ( poetry and fiction) betsyaoki.com/awards-eligi.... Cat pic for tax.

Among the great fiction, poems, and articles, there's also an interview with me (courtesy of @betsyaoki.bsky.social) about poetry, writing craft, and the role of art in hard times!

the people need answers but are we ready?

If ever hard times required some poetry it is now my friends… also Marie Brennan is awesome.

WTF! That’s all I got for now.

MFA in creative writing, entirely gained before my tech career and working as a producer on Destiny2, Age of Empires 4, etc.

Futakuchi onna speaks of the Kamaitachi - Nightmare Magazine I. Simple, tiny blood-cuts on a calf. She cut herself shaving. The wind whipped weasel-clawed, in circles around her legs.

Award Eligibility Post: Yokai Poem in Nightmare ( www.nightmare-magazine.com/poetry/futak...) and "A Crow on the Corpse Road" short story in BCS ( www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/a-cr... )

Black Horror | Call for Submissions We are very excited to announce a new call for submissions which is now open!

Dr. @chesyaburke.bsky.social and I are editing an anthology surveying the evolution of Black literary horror. Tentatively titled Black Horror, Then & Next: We Have Always Dreamed in Darkness (FlameTree Press), here are the guidelines…
blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...

Wooo just saw this! Congrats!

Beneath Ceaseless Skies - A Crow on the Corpse Road by Betsy Aoki I need Tabetha’s ghost out in the open. I need her in this game, clarifying her last wishes. If only to ensure that the Crow Queen understood how much or how little Tabetha wanted to protect Lucas. “S...

BCS of 2025! "A Crow on the Corpse Road" @betsyaoki.bsky.social BCS #435 "I need Tabetha’s ghost in this game, clarifying her last wishes. If only to ensure the Crow Queen understood how much or how little Tabetha wanted to protect Lucas." www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/a-cr... #BCSof2025

I am late seeing this- thanks so much for your kind words!

Futakuchi onna speaks of the Kamaitachi - Nightmare Magazine I. Simple, tiny blood-cuts on a calf. She cut herself shaving. The wind whipped weasel-clawed, in circles around her legs.

Possibly one of the most horror-ific poems I have written @nightmare-magazine.com www.nightmare-magazine.com?p=23086

Cover for Issue 63 of Uncanny Magazine, art by Galen Dara titled "Blessed Universe." The central figure wears purple and silver priestly robes with a bright sun-like circle in the center of their chest. Splashes of dark purple criss-cross across the robes. They have their hands outstretched palm up, a glowing spot on each emits white vapor-like smoke. The figure appears to have dark purple tears streaming from their eyes flowing down their chin and neck. Their hair appears as a dark purple halo with planet-like spheres within, and more vapors trail upwards. They stand in front of a portal-like arch of silver, and in the background purple splashes resemble gas clouds, light purple circles resemble planets, and bright light pinpoints with white trails resemble stars. The words "March/April 2025" and "Issue Sixty-Three" are at top. The list of credits is on the bottom

SFWA Members! The Nebula Awards are now open for nominations! Here is the list of eligible Uncanny Magazine stories from 2025! buff.ly/Fj6vEsY

Cover for Issue 62 of Uncanny Magazine, art by Maxine Vee titled "Mermay - Golden Hour." In a forest of brown, orange, and golden leaves, a mermaid with orange/gold hair sits on a rock in a small light blue pond. She stares at her open palms, illuminated by a beam of sunlight. Purple flowers in shade lie scattered on the ground in the foreground. The words "January/February 2025" and "Issue Sixty-Two" are at top. The list of credits is on the bottom

Space Unicorns! Behold The Uncanny Magazine 2025 Poetry Eligibility Post! buff.ly/pTkzCUI