Ani King (they/them)
@aniking.bsky.social
Michigan writer and stuff. gender noncompliant. Saying no to AI and Subst*ck.
https://aniking.net
— Family Night: Stories (Mason Jar Press, 2026)
— SmokeLong Submissions Editor
— EiC: syntaxandsalt.com (permanently closed)
https://aniking.net
— Family Night: Stories (Mason Jar Press, 2026)
— SmokeLong Submissions Editor
— EiC: syntaxandsalt.com (permanently closed)
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VOL. 60: Feels Like Rain — Paranoid Tree Press
Ani King | Kelly Emmrich
www.paranoidtree.com
I fricking love a zine, so @paranoidxtree.bsky.social has been on my dream list for such a long time. Guess how excited I am to have this story in digital and print? GUESS?? And Kelly Emmrich’s art brings a whole new layer, I love it so much.
www.paranoidtree.com/read/vol-60
www.paranoidtree.com/read/vol-60
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Happy new year and congratulations to our 2026 best small fictions nominations!
@marioaliberto3.bsky.social Anna Schachner J.D. Strunk @francinewitte.bsky.social @eileentomarchio.bsky.social
@marioaliberto3.bsky.social Anna Schachner J.D. Strunk @francinewitte.bsky.social @eileentomarchio.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Happy new year and congratulations to our 2026 best small fictions nominations!
@marioaliberto3.bsky.social Anna Schachner J.D. Strunk @francinewitte.bsky.social @eileentomarchio.bsky.social
@marioaliberto3.bsky.social Anna Schachner J.D. Strunk @francinewitte.bsky.social @eileentomarchio.bsky.social
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Just a reminder that George Conway is not fundraising right now to run against a MAGA republican.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
January 7, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Just a reminder that George Conway is not fundraising right now to run against a MAGA republican.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
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"Hard times are coming, when we'll be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives to how we live now, can see through our fear-stricken society and its obsessive technologies to other ways of being, and even imagine real grounds for hope...realists of a larger reality."
Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula K. Le Guin
January 7, 2026 at 9:34 AM
"Hard times are coming, when we'll be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives to how we live now, can see through our fear-stricken society and its obsessive technologies to other ways of being, and even imagine real grounds for hope...realists of a larger reality."
Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula K. Le Guin
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explaining to a coworker that I watched Leverage because people were comparing it to Run With the Hunted (complimentary) but Leverage is Sticking it to the Man and Run With the Hunted is Supporting Women's Wrongs.
Happy Tuesday my workweek has once again started because my self-published books aren't filling that income void
If I was part of the Run With the Hunted crew, I could've retired a long time ago...
authorizedmusings.blogspot.com/p/run-with-h...
itch.io/c/5506291/ru...
If I was part of the Run With the Hunted crew, I could've retired a long time ago...
authorizedmusings.blogspot.com/p/run-with-h...
itch.io/c/5506291/ru...
January 6, 2026 at 7:07 PM
explaining to a coworker that I watched Leverage because people were comparing it to Run With the Hunted (complimentary) but Leverage is Sticking it to the Man and Run With the Hunted is Supporting Women's Wrongs.
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not to go all identity politics but I think it’s also because the victims are women
one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
January 6, 2026 at 9:21 PM
not to go all identity politics but I think it’s also because the victims are women
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One year + 20 days ago, I signed a contract with Mercer University Press for publication of Bloodstream, my 2nd full-length collection of poems. I can finally share that its official release date is Feb. 3 & it's available for preorder!
www.mupress.org/Bloodstream-...
See comment for discount info!
www.mupress.org/Bloodstream-...
See comment for discount info!
Mercer University Press: Bloodstream: Poems
www.mupress.org
January 6, 2026 at 10:17 PM
One year + 20 days ago, I signed a contract with Mercer University Press for publication of Bloodstream, my 2nd full-length collection of poems. I can finally share that its official release date is Feb. 3 & it's available for preorder!
www.mupress.org/Bloodstream-...
See comment for discount info!
www.mupress.org/Bloodstream-...
See comment for discount info!
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hey do you want to know about my secret wip book ok good
Exclusive: C.L. Polk Announces New Dreamy Fantasy Book ‘The Feywild Job’ and It's Cover Reveal is Stunning
No better way to get cozy than this swoony romantasy.
www.cosmopolitan.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:49 PM
hey do you want to know about my secret wip book ok good
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January 6, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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I think this announcement is the highlight of my writing life so far. To be a part of the journal that's been so instrumental in my own flash writing (& reading) journey is an honor & a privilege & a joy. Thanks to @ericscottryon.bsky.social for the opportunity to be a part of the Frog!
🚨BIG NEWS!!!!🚨
We are so beyond excited and honored to announce that the wonderful and talented @emilyrinkema.bsky.social is joining the Flash Frog family! 🐸💙
We are so beyond excited and honored to announce that the wonderful and talented @emilyrinkema.bsky.social is joining the Flash Frog family! 🐸💙
January 6, 2026 at 7:26 PM
I think this announcement is the highlight of my writing life so far. To be a part of the journal that's been so instrumental in my own flash writing (& reading) journey is an honor & a privilege & a joy. Thanks to @ericscottryon.bsky.social for the opportunity to be a part of the Frog!
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1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
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We’re thrilled to share that IKE: A Publishing Project will be publishing Frog Heart, a luminous and unsettling short story by @joybaglio.bsky.social, as a standalone chapbook—arriving April 18th.
Baglio’s work captivates with its blend of the uncanny and the deeply human.
Baglio’s work captivates with its blend of the uncanny and the deeply human.
January 6, 2026 at 6:09 PM
We’re thrilled to share that IKE: A Publishing Project will be publishing Frog Heart, a luminous and unsettling short story by @joybaglio.bsky.social, as a standalone chapbook—arriving April 18th.
Baglio’s work captivates with its blend of the uncanny and the deeply human.
Baglio’s work captivates with its blend of the uncanny and the deeply human.
Holy crap! Congrats everyone and so incredible to be on this list!!
Hey everyone. Best Microfiction 2026 winners have been posted! We congratulate all the winners. Thank you so much to our brilliant Guest Editor for 2026, @dseuss.bsky.social ! www.bestmicrofiction.com? #FlashFiction #Microfiction #ShortStory #WritingCommunity #LiteraryMagazines #WritersNetwork
Best Microfiction
The Best Microfiction anthology series provides recognition for outstanding literary stories of 400 words or fewer.
www.bestmicrofiction.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Holy crap! Congrats everyone and so incredible to be on this list!!
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Nice article about Queen Demon:
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
"One of Wells’ most compelling gifts as a writer is the way she interrogates trauma, and trauma is very much in evidence in her recent works, especially in both Murderbot and The Rising World."
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
"One of Wells’ most compelling gifts as a writer is the way she interrogates trauma, and trauma is very much in evidence in her recent works, especially in both Murderbot and The Rising World."
The Language of the Night: Martha Wells takes on colonization
Martha Wells often surprises me. Her writing combines an anthropological approach to human societies, keen observation, charismatic characters, and themes that sneak up on you. Her protagonists are .....
www.dailykos.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Nice article about Queen Demon:
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
"One of Wells’ most compelling gifts as a writer is the way she interrogates trauma, and trauma is very much in evidence in her recent works, especially in both Murderbot and The Rising World."
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
"One of Wells’ most compelling gifts as a writer is the way she interrogates trauma, and trauma is very much in evidence in her recent works, especially in both Murderbot and The Rising World."
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Today we've a cat flash with a side of Q&A 🦝
We loved the authenticity of this piece, the subtle strangeness. If you have a black cat - you'll know...
trashcatlit.com/a-portal-to-...
Athena has some cracking responses to Trash Cat's questions too, get informed:
trashcatlit.com/2026/01/06/q...
We loved the authenticity of this piece, the subtle strangeness. If you have a black cat - you'll know...
trashcatlit.com/a-portal-to-...
Athena has some cracking responses to Trash Cat's questions too, get informed:
trashcatlit.com/2026/01/06/q...
January 6, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Today we've a cat flash with a side of Q&A 🦝
We loved the authenticity of this piece, the subtle strangeness. If you have a black cat - you'll know...
trashcatlit.com/a-portal-to-...
Athena has some cracking responses to Trash Cat's questions too, get informed:
trashcatlit.com/2026/01/06/q...
We loved the authenticity of this piece, the subtle strangeness. If you have a black cat - you'll know...
trashcatlit.com/a-portal-to-...
Athena has some cracking responses to Trash Cat's questions too, get informed:
trashcatlit.com/2026/01/06/q...
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Subs currently open for more unthemed #flash #flashfiction 100-500 words …
Feels like a good day to remind you of the kind of stories that tickle our fancy.
Last unthemed issue was this little beauty
www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/issues/issue...
Last unthemed issue was this little beauty
www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/issues/issue...
Issue Four — Neither Fish Nor Foul
www.neitherfishnorfoul.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Subs currently open for more unthemed #flash #flashfiction 100-500 words …
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Facebook Marketplace find of the week … 🙃
January 5, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Facebook Marketplace find of the week … 🙃
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"Live Action Robin Hood" but it's a guy in a fox suit
ONE BILLION DOLLARS
ONE BILLION DOLLARS
January 6, 2026 at 12:32 AM
"Live Action Robin Hood" but it's a guy in a fox suit
ONE BILLION DOLLARS
ONE BILLION DOLLARS
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If you're headed to AWP, save the date 📆: March 5th is our fundraising reading to benefit CHARM: Voices of Baltimore Youth. We'll have food, drinks, and a wonderful reading 😊Check out CHARM's site for all they do to support young Baltimore writers: buff.ly/iknCACH
January 6, 2026 at 12:32 AM
If you're headed to AWP, save the date 📆: March 5th is our fundraising reading to benefit CHARM: Voices of Baltimore Youth. We'll have food, drinks, and a wonderful reading 😊Check out CHARM's site for all they do to support young Baltimore writers: buff.ly/iknCACH
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worth noting that this neighborhood has a set up a coordinated response to ice/fascism on the ground in minneapolis. they are defending their neighborhoods and standing up for black and brown neighbors down the street and abroad.
south minneapolis stands up. proud and tall.
south minneapolis stands up. proud and tall.
January 4, 2026 at 1:09 AM
worth noting that this neighborhood has a set up a coordinated response to ice/fascism on the ground in minneapolis. they are defending their neighborhoods and standing up for black and brown neighbors down the street and abroad.
south minneapolis stands up. proud and tall.
south minneapolis stands up. proud and tall.
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Registration is now open for my new round of 3-in-90 workshops! NOTE: The Early Bird Special is a GREAT deal! All three workshops PLUS a FREE bonus REVISION workshop from @litmatchcollective.com for $125! That's a $70 discount! Go here for more info: www.artofflashfiction.com/threein90?ut... 💙
3 in 90 Live Workshops | Art of Flash
Register for Kathy Fish's live generative workshops. 90-minute sessions focused on breaking through writing blocks and innovating in flash fiction.
www.artofflashfiction.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Registration is now open for my new round of 3-in-90 workshops! NOTE: The Early Bird Special is a GREAT deal! All three workshops PLUS a FREE bonus REVISION workshop from @litmatchcollective.com for $125! That's a $70 discount! Go here for more info: www.artofflashfiction.com/threein90?ut... 💙
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we've got some ICE shit going down in our little town today and it took like three minutes for a convoy of wine moms to start chasing them around town. normies hate this shit and are putting in the work
January 5, 2026 at 8:44 PM
we've got some ICE shit going down in our little town today and it took like three minutes for a convoy of wine moms to start chasing them around town. normies hate this shit and are putting in the work
Actually I plan to be less productive in 2026.
a cat is laying on top of a floral blanket on a bed
Alt: a grey cat is laying on top of a floral blanket on a bed, stretching and yawning
media.tenor.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Actually I plan to be less productive in 2026.
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"The stranger, lifted from the pavement’s numb oblivion, will not remember who was there. You are glad that it was you."
An elegiac, explorative list of loss in this new creative nonfiction from DIHP alum Alice Ahearn | www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/alice-ah...
Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social
An elegiac, explorative list of loss in this new creative nonfiction from DIHP alum Alice Ahearn | www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/alice-ah...
Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 7:30 PM
"The stranger, lifted from the pavement’s numb oblivion, will not remember who was there. You are glad that it was you."
An elegiac, explorative list of loss in this new creative nonfiction from DIHP alum Alice Ahearn | www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/alice-ah...
Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social
An elegiac, explorative list of loss in this new creative nonfiction from DIHP alum Alice Ahearn | www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/alice-ah...
Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social
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silence, peasants, the queen is flexing
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live on stage during hacker conference | TechCrunch
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
techcrunch.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:17 PM
silence, peasants, the queen is flexing