I wrote an article about what I look for when reading slush. 👀
New essay about writing posted on Reach Your Apex today! This one is titled "You Have One Minute: Hook Me" from editor/author @kaidelmas.bsky.social. reachyourapex.com/you-have-one...
I’ve read thousands of submissions in the slush pile and over time I’ve gotten better and better at determining quickly if a story is a good fit. Sometimes it’s obvious in the first paragraph—I’ll sti...
It's World Octopus Day? Here's a 500-word story about a plucky octopus with grand ambitions that won 2nd place in an @escapepod.orgescapepod.org/2020/09/03/e...
Let the countdown begin... Set your alarms, folks, because we’re about to reopen submissions for Augur Issue 8 and Tales & Feathers Issue 3! ✨ SUBMIT your fantasy/sci-fi/dreamy realism short stories and poetry for our 2025 Issues!
Deets on crafting flash fiction from @aijiang.bsky.social@kaidelmas.bsky.social@mynachang.bsky.socialpaulineyates.com/2024/08/31/f...
Image credits: Red Rain by Stefano Corso & "Edit" produced by Cyd Peroni The opening image includes a prize I won in my first-ever flash fiction contest, an A4 poster titled "Edit" produced by Cyd Per...
An owl appears in your bedroom and tells you he is the Owl King. Do you: a. accept him as your king (you are also an owl now). b. insist you are the owl king c. squeak with worry b. request that the Owl King become rounder for the sake of the owl kingdom.
Where can you find myself, @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social@avramargariti.bsky.social between the same pages? Weird Horror and nowhere else in the universe, my friends. (Issue 9, dropping next month!) If you've got some cash, they could use it.
As I write this Uncanny, and Apex are conducting their annual crowdfunding drives. Weird Horror magazine has never crowdfunded before. In the past, we'd simply use revenue from our book-publishing activities to help fund the magazine. We now need your help. crowdfundr.com/weirdhorror
Help keep Weird Horror magazine going. Genre magazines are suffering. Revenue and marketshare is shrinking. We need your help. We can't continue publishing the magazine without your support. Please co...