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Ani King (they/them)
@aniking.bsky.social
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Michigan writer and stuff. gender noncompliant. Spicy about AI. Anti-Subst*ck.
https://aniking.net
— Family Night: Stories (Mason Jar Press, 2026)
— SmokeLong Submissions Editor
— EiC: syntaxandsalt.com (permanently closed)
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Ani King (they/them) @aniking.bsky.social · 13d
So honored to be nominated in such great company by @doesithavepockets.bsky.social for the @monarch.gay awards! You can read my piece here:

www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/ani-...
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merriam-webster.com
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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lindzmcleod.bsky.social
Oh hey! You can now add An Honour and A Privilege—our extremely fun AND educational collaborative craft book—to your Goodreads list!
An Honour & a Privilege
Discover and share books you love on Goodreads.
www.goodreads.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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alixeharrow.bsky.social
YEAH THE BIGGER JOY IS WHEN UR SMART FRIEND & FELLOW WRITER LIKES YOUR BOOK 😭 this is the most generous thread
leemandelo.bsky.social Lee Mandelo @leemandelo.bsky.social · 10h
Truly is there any bigger joy than reading a friend’s smart, nuanced, passionate book and being suffused with love and pride and critical hope? I think not

Also: I cried a lot!
November 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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smokelong.bsky.social
Just a day and some change left to enter! www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...
The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest 2025 - SmokeLong Quarterly
The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest (The Mikey) is now an annual competition celebrating and compensating the best micro fiction and nonfiction online. The grand prize winner of The Mikey is automatical...
www.smokelong.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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splitlipthemag.bsky.social
Huge congratulations to our former flash editor @eshanisurya.bsky.social on her debut book RAVISHING!🎉
maureenlangloss.bsky.social Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 12h
What a fantastic night at Books Are Magic to celebrate @eshanisurya.bsky.social & her stunning debut RAVISHING! I could have listened to @roxanegay.bsky.social & Eshani talk all night. So much warmth, wit, and insight in that room.
Eshani and Roxane seated and holding mics and smiling—with the Books Are Magic sign behind them. Eshani’s gorgeous book is set on a stand between them. RAVISHING beside a cappuccino and an almond croissant. A cute Ravishing bookmark below them Closeup of Eshani speaking into the mic. Her book is on her lap and she is smiling. She looks radiant. She is dressed in black pants and blazer and is wearing sparkly open-toed sandals with gorgeous pedicure.
November 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
aniking.bsky.social
I’m so honored! Dang, this list though!!
November 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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aliettedebodard.com
On hey would you like sapphic longing/enemies to lovers ?
This way
uncannymagazine.bsky.social Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 10h
Reading 2025 fiction?

Try the short story "The Breaker of Mountains and Rivers" by Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com!

You can read it here!

buff.ly/HznhrfP
The cover for Uncanny Magazine Issue 64, “Barbershops of the Floating City" by Grace P. Fong: A woman stands facing the viewer, her qipao is a light blue color with flower designs in a darker shade of blue. Her long, black hair trails elegantly behind her while she holds a pair of scissors close to her chest. Behind there is a shadow that looks in the opposite direction, as if she is looking down at the city depicted below. At the top is a sun that crowns the two figures and bathes the entire picture in light. The quote reads: "And she can’t breathe and she can’t talk, and she’s clinging onto the locations of the Five she hid as the war between the celestials and the demons engulfed province after province—hid them because the wholesale destruction they brought when wielded scared her to her bones."
November 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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tommydeanwriter.bsky.social
I was considering canceling my Wild Life: Kathy Fish stories inspired asynchronous workshop, but if we can get a few more people to sign up, we'll have a great, intimate group! It starts 11/30 and costs $135. DM if interested! More details on my website!
November 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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psmokejournal.bsky.social
We are thrilled to announce our PEN/Robert J. Dau Emerging Writer Nominations!
🌟"Where to Look" by Brian Lynch
🌟"The Blue Jays Are Imported" by Peter Alsante
🌟"Terminal Break" by Emily Drew
🌟"Eighth Place" by Sarai Abram
November 14, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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fictivedream.bsky.social
"Vidya didn’t like Indian crowds—the heat, the disorder, the pushing and shoving, everyone asserting their own needs at once..." Eight Kinds of Embrace: 4. Piditakam by Gitanjali Kolanad #flashfiction #writingcommunity. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/11/14/e...
November 14, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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claudineliterary.bsky.social
Humans, we are so pleased to share a new feature with you: Claudine’s Bookshelf!

Easily scroll through our ever-growing list of recommended chapbooks to find your next great read!!

Please consider passing this along to your book-loving friends. 💚🐈‍⬛📚🙏🏼

www.claudineliterary.net/bookshelf
Bookshelf | Claudine: A Literary Magazine
www.claudineliterary.net
November 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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cherylpappas.bsky.social
A reminder about my class Reading Flash for @flashfictioninst.bsky.social, on Sunday, November 23, from 6 to 8pm ET.

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Reading Flash with Cheryl Pappas | Sunday, Nov. 23 | 3pm PST/6pm EST - Flash Fiction Institute
In this class, we will analyze and appreciate flash fiction by doing a deep study of exemplary flash fiction.
flashfictioninstitute.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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daviddylanthomas.bsky.social
Oh, yeah. We're going there. Check out my talk on the history of Black horror this coming Tuesday at Duffer's Mill. www.simpletix.com/e/a-history-... #HorrorSky #FilmSky #BlackSky
Two white ladies stare at a zombified Black man in this still from I Walked with a Zombie with a header that reads "Chapter Two: The True Meaning of Zombie"
November 14, 2025 at 2:02 AM
aniking.bsky.social
New newsletter today! No raccoons (I know WUT???), but a few book recommendations (including “Bitter Over Sweet” by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social, “Lives of the Dead” by @fionamckay.bsky.social, and “Skin Thief” by @sillysyntax.bsky.social)

buttondown.com/mxaniking/ar...
Whoops! It’s November!
Hi folks, Thanks for sticking with me and my barely regular newsletter updates! I had all the plans to send something super cool last month, especially since...
buttondown.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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bathflashaward.bsky.social
32nd Award is open now. Judge writer and educator John Brantingham. Early bird discounts open till mid Dec. Closes Feb 1st. £1460 in prizes. Anthology. Results end of Feb.
Bathflashfictionaward.com/enter
November 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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annaleen.bsky.social
Are you yearning for hope? Do you need some friends in the resistance? It's time to pre-order your copy of "We Will Rise Again," a glorious anthology of speculative fiction and essays about political protest and resistance. Coming 12/3! Perfect the holidays! www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...
We Will Rise Again
From genre luminaries, esteemed organizers, and exciting new voices in fiction, an anthology of stories, essays, and interviews that offer transfor...
www.simonandschuster.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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gooseberrypielit.bsky.social
Issue 37 is here l! Covert art by @writesofkathryn.bsky.social with
12 outstanding stories by
@claudiamonpere.bsky.social @jekwriter.bsky.social @thorntonforreal.bsky.social @maireadwrites.bsky.social @michelleross.bsky.social
@salgal.bsky.social @shemurph.bsky.social @stephieosaurus.bsky.social
Issue 37 - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Photo by Kathryn Kulpa Stories
gooseberry-pie.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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splitlipthemag.bsky.social
🚨 We're thrilled to share that Split Lip is number FOUR this year on Brecht De Poortere's flash ranking! We're honored to share the space with so many amazing lit mags! 🥰 buff.ly/bBTc3dY
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Please join me for a zoom launch of my poetry collection on Wednesday November 19 at 7 pm EST.

Please register here for zoom link

us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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amalelmohtar.com
The Goodreads Choice Awards are upon us & I'm honestly really staggered & thrilled to see THE RIVER HAS ROOTS made it into the first round of Fantasy picks! It's in tremendous company, & y'all should go vote for your faves if you're so inclined! The first round runs from Nov 11 - 23.
Opening Round: Vote for the Readers' Favorite Fantasy of 2025!
Discover the Readers' Favorite Fantasy in the 2025 Goodreads Choice Awards.
www.goodreads.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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magicariot.com
"Magica Riot: Full Bloom" is my second queer Portland magical girl novel and a big emotional gay adventure. And it begins arriving this weekend in print & ebook formats.

I'm building a trans-centric queer magical girl universe here, and I'd love for you to read it. magicariot.com/buy
A photo of paperback copies on a table of "Magica Riot," featuring protagonist Claire in her Riot Purple magical girl costume posing in front of the St. Johns Bridge, and "Magica Riot: Full Bloom," featuring characters Iris and Bloom laying on a bed of orange rain lilies.
November 13, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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moreperfectunion.bsky.social
BREAKING: Starbucks workers have launched a massive, nationwide strike.

Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.

Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
November 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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sbworkersunited.org
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.

Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Don't Buy Starbucks! At any location, today and beyond, while workers are on ULP strike!
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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aljazeera.com
Protesters lay outside the #COP30 climate summit in Brazil covered in white sheets, to call attention to the deaths of activists and journalists killed while "defending land, territories and natural resources."
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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measuredandslow.bsky.social
Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM