Archita Mittra
@architamittra.bsky.social
28 • writer, critic, editor and artist from Kolkata, India • 2x Ignyte Award finalist • ✍️ in Lightspeed, Locus, Pseudopod, Portalist, MIT Press, Reactor, Strange Horizons, etc • she/they🌈🍉
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❄️🔮I haven't written much in a while but an old horror flash of mine "My Heart in a Snow Globe" resurfaced in @pseudopod.org last month. It's a lil dark, twisty tale about motherhood as an art & the things we'd do to protect our loved ones. I hope you enjoy reading it!
pseudopod.org/2025/07/11/p...
pseudopod.org/2025/07/11/p...
PseudoPod 984: Flash on the Borderlands LXXIV: Thy Shields Between Them and the Light
“The spears of the day shall not touch them, the chains of the sun shall not hale them forth.” Beneath a forest canopy of flowering trees and fruiting vines, there lived a talented beetle.
pseudopod.org
ICYMI: My latest horror flash out in @pseudopod.org featuring:
🔮 enchanted snow globes
👩🎨 a helicopter mom
🎨 art & crafts
☃️ winter vibes
If you're looking for a short, creepy read do check out "My Heart in a Snow Globe" in the July issue! ❄️
🔮 enchanted snow globes
👩🎨 a helicopter mom
🎨 art & crafts
☃️ winter vibes
If you're looking for a short, creepy read do check out "My Heart in a Snow Globe" in the July issue! ❄️
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❄️🔮I haven't written much in a while but an old horror flash of mine "My Heart in a Snow Globe" resurfaced in @pseudopod.org last month. It's a lil dark, twisty tale about motherhood as an art & the things we'd do to protect our loved ones. I hope you enjoy reading it!
pseudopod.org/2025/07/11/p...
pseudopod.org/2025/07/11/p...
PseudoPod 984: Flash on the Borderlands LXXIV: Thy Shields Between Them and the Light
“The spears of the day shall not touch them, the chains of the sun shall not hale them forth.” Beneath a forest canopy of flowering trees and fruiting vines, there lived a talented beetle.
pseudopod.org
August 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
❄️🔮I haven't written much in a while but an old horror flash of mine "My Heart in a Snow Globe" resurfaced in @pseudopod.org last month. It's a lil dark, twisty tale about motherhood as an art & the things we'd do to protect our loved ones. I hope you enjoy reading it!
pseudopod.org/2025/07/11/p...
pseudopod.org/2025/07/11/p...
Many congratulations to all the winners and fellow finalists! 🎉
October 13, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Many congratulations to all the winners and fellow finalists! 🎉
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In my latest review for @locusmag.bsky.social, I discuss @freyamarske.bsky.social's upcoming gorgeously poignant novella CINDER HOUSE--a haunted house story, a ghost story and a queer Cinderella retelling all at once!
Check out @architamittra’s review of CINDER HOUSE by @freyamarske.bsky.social: “Tender and heartfelt, it’s an ideal match not just for lovers of fairy tale retellings but for anyone in the mood for an elegantly written, unconventional love story.”
Cinder House by Freya Marske: Review by Archita Mittra
Cinder House, Freya Marske (Tordotcom 9781250341716, $24.99, 144pp, hc) October 2025. Freya Marske’s new novella Cinder House is a charming Cinderella retelling that puts a refreshing spin on the …
locusmag.com
September 7, 2025 at 6:57 AM
In my latest review for @locusmag.bsky.social, I discuss @freyamarske.bsky.social's upcoming gorgeously poignant novella CINDER HOUSE--a haunted house story, a ghost story and a queer Cinderella retelling all at once!
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Explore @architamittra’s review of IMMACULATE CONCEPTION by Ling Ling Huang: “Overall, it’s definitely one of the most uniquely captivating and sustained interrogations of artistry and technology… I’ve read this year.”
Immaculate Conception by Ling Ling Huang: Review by Archita Mittra
Immaculate Conception, Ling Ling Huang (Dutton 9780593850435, $28.00, 304pp, hc) May 2025. Ling Ling Huang’s sophomore novel Immaculate Conception is a compelling, meticulously crafted foray into…
locusmag.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Explore @architamittra’s review of IMMACULATE CONCEPTION by Ling Ling Huang: “Overall, it’s definitely one of the most uniquely captivating and sustained interrogations of artistry and technology… I’ve read this year.”
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ICYMI: My latest horror flash out in @pseudopod.org featuring:
🔮 enchanted snow globes
👩🎨 a helicopter mom
🎨 art & crafts
☃️ winter vibes
If you're looking for a short, creepy read do check out "My Heart in a Snow Globe" in the July issue! ❄️
🔮 enchanted snow globes
👩🎨 a helicopter mom
🎨 art & crafts
☃️ winter vibes
If you're looking for a short, creepy read do check out "My Heart in a Snow Globe" in the July issue! ❄️
❄️🔮I haven't written much in a while but an old horror flash of mine "My Heart in a Snow Globe" resurfaced in @pseudopod.org last month. It's a lil dark, twisty tale about motherhood as an art & the things we'd do to protect our loved ones. I hope you enjoy reading it!
pseudopod.org/2025/07/11/p...
pseudopod.org/2025/07/11/p...
PseudoPod 984: Flash on the Borderlands LXXIV: Thy Shields Between Them and the Light
“The spears of the day shall not touch them, the chains of the sun shall not hale them forth.” Beneath a forest canopy of flowering trees and fruiting vines, there lived a talented beetle.
pseudopod.org
September 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
ICYMI: My latest horror flash out in @pseudopod.org featuring:
🔮 enchanted snow globes
👩🎨 a helicopter mom
🎨 art & crafts
☃️ winter vibes
If you're looking for a short, creepy read do check out "My Heart in a Snow Globe" in the July issue! ❄️
🔮 enchanted snow globes
👩🎨 a helicopter mom
🎨 art & crafts
☃️ winter vibes
If you're looking for a short, creepy read do check out "My Heart in a Snow Globe" in the July issue! ❄️
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#HowToTouchGrass is a comics anthology for anyone searching for their proverbial watering hole in the concrete desert! 🤠🧶🐴
Less than 60 HRS LEFT on Kickstarter: buff.ly/ROsqvvJ
Featured work by @sharpibees.bsky.social ✨
Less than 60 HRS LEFT on Kickstarter: buff.ly/ROsqvvJ
Featured work by @sharpibees.bsky.social ✨
September 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
#HowToTouchGrass is a comics anthology for anyone searching for their proverbial watering hole in the concrete desert! 🤠🧶🐴
Less than 60 HRS LEFT on Kickstarter: buff.ly/ROsqvvJ
Featured work by @sharpibees.bsky.social ✨
Less than 60 HRS LEFT on Kickstarter: buff.ly/ROsqvvJ
Featured work by @sharpibees.bsky.social ✨
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BCC Fave, @joamettegil.bsky.social returns to the show tonight at 9 pm EST to discuss the How To Touch Grass #kickstarter. Listen live at www.twitch.tv/blackcomicsc... and support the campaign at www.kickstarter.com/projects/pow...
September 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
BCC Fave, @joamettegil.bsky.social returns to the show tonight at 9 pm EST to discuss the How To Touch Grass #kickstarter. Listen live at www.twitch.tv/blackcomicsc... and support the campaign at www.kickstarter.com/projects/pow...
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Sometimes all you need is a deep breath of fresh air for everything feel all right! 🐌💚
Back #HowToTouchGrass on Kickstarter today: buff.ly/ROsqvvJ
(Art from "I'm no different from a bug" by @castrike.bsky.social) 🐌 💚
Back #HowToTouchGrass on Kickstarter today: buff.ly/ROsqvvJ
(Art from "I'm no different from a bug" by @castrike.bsky.social) 🐌 💚
September 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Sometimes all you need is a deep breath of fresh air for everything feel all right! 🐌💚
Back #HowToTouchGrass on Kickstarter today: buff.ly/ROsqvvJ
(Art from "I'm no different from a bug" by @castrike.bsky.social) 🐌 💚
Back #HowToTouchGrass on Kickstarter today: buff.ly/ROsqvvJ
(Art from "I'm no different from a bug" by @castrike.bsky.social) 🐌 💚
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"Huang’s novel is an intimate deep dive not just into how advances in technology can alter the way we create or experience art, but what it means to be a “successful” artist in this day and age." Read my full review of IMMACULATE CONCEPTION in @locusmag.bsky.social! 👇
Explore @architamittra’s review of IMMACULATE CONCEPTION by Ling Ling Huang: “Overall, it’s definitely one of the most uniquely captivating and sustained interrogations of artistry and technology… I’ve read this year.”
Immaculate Conception by Ling Ling Huang: Review by Archita Mittra
Immaculate Conception, Ling Ling Huang (Dutton 9780593850435, $28.00, 304pp, hc) May 2025. Ling Ling Huang’s sophomore novel Immaculate Conception is a compelling, meticulously crafted foray into…
locusmag.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
"Huang’s novel is an intimate deep dive not just into how advances in technology can alter the way we create or experience art, but what it means to be a “successful” artist in this day and age." Read my full review of IMMACULATE CONCEPTION in @locusmag.bsky.social! 👇
"Huang’s novel is an intimate deep dive not just into how advances in technology can alter the way we create or experience art, but what it means to be a “successful” artist in this day and age." Read my full review of IMMACULATE CONCEPTION in @locusmag.bsky.social! 👇
Explore @architamittra’s review of IMMACULATE CONCEPTION by Ling Ling Huang: “Overall, it’s definitely one of the most uniquely captivating and sustained interrogations of artistry and technology… I’ve read this year.”
Immaculate Conception by Ling Ling Huang: Review by Archita Mittra
Immaculate Conception, Ling Ling Huang (Dutton 9780593850435, $28.00, 304pp, hc) May 2025. Ling Ling Huang’s sophomore novel Immaculate Conception is a compelling, meticulously crafted foray into…
locusmag.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
"Huang’s novel is an intimate deep dive not just into how advances in technology can alter the way we create or experience art, but what it means to be a “successful” artist in this day and age." Read my full review of IMMACULATE CONCEPTION in @locusmag.bsky.social! 👇
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We're $1,339 away from hitting 25% funding!! Peep the latest Previews Section pages before they disappear for good: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pow... @garbagepatch.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We're $1,339 away from hitting 25% funding!! Peep the latest Previews Section pages before they disappear for good: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pow... @garbagepatch.bsky.social
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Only 10 days left to back #HowToTouchGrass!
And wouldn't you know it... only 4/5 slots left if you want to PAY ONCE and receive EVERY DIGITAL RELEASE we will EVER publish.
Yes, you read that correctly: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pow...
And wouldn't you know it... only 4/5 slots left if you want to PAY ONCE and receive EVERY DIGITAL RELEASE we will EVER publish.
Yes, you read that correctly: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pow...
September 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Only 10 days left to back #HowToTouchGrass!
And wouldn't you know it... only 4/5 slots left if you want to PAY ONCE and receive EVERY DIGITAL RELEASE we will EVER publish.
Yes, you read that correctly: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pow...
And wouldn't you know it... only 4/5 slots left if you want to PAY ONCE and receive EVERY DIGITAL RELEASE we will EVER publish.
Yes, you read that correctly: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pow...
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🐙🎉
❄️🔮I haven't written much in a while but an old horror flash of mine "My Heart in a Snow Globe" resurfaced in @pseudopod.org last month. It's a lil dark, twisty tale about motherhood as an art & the things we'd do to protect our loved ones. I hope you enjoy reading it!
pseudopod.org/2025/07/11/p...
pseudopod.org/2025/07/11/p...
PseudoPod 984: Flash on the Borderlands LXXIV: Thy Shields Between Them and the Light
“The spears of the day shall not touch them, the chains of the sun shall not hale them forth.” Beneath a forest canopy of flowering trees and fruiting vines, there lived a talented beetle.
pseudopod.org
September 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🐙🎉
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It’s an absolute shame that DC fired Gretchen Felker- Martin for exercising free speech and then @bsky.app suspended her account. Every writer here should be decrying this because we have to stand up for each other! This is ridiculous.
September 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
It’s an absolute shame that DC fired Gretchen Felker- Martin for exercising free speech and then @bsky.app suspended her account. Every writer here should be decrying this because we have to stand up for each other! This is ridiculous.
ICYMI: My latest horror flash out in @pseudopod.org featuring:
🔮 enchanted snow globes
👩🎨 a helicopter mom
🎨 art & crafts
☃️ winter vibes
If you're looking for a short, creepy read do check out "My Heart in a Snow Globe" in the July issue! ❄️
🔮 enchanted snow globes
👩🎨 a helicopter mom
🎨 art & crafts
☃️ winter vibes
If you're looking for a short, creepy read do check out "My Heart in a Snow Globe" in the July issue! ❄️
❄️🔮I haven't written much in a while but an old horror flash of mine "My Heart in a Snow Globe" resurfaced in @pseudopod.org last month. It's a lil dark, twisty tale about motherhood as an art & the things we'd do to protect our loved ones. I hope you enjoy reading it!
pseudopod.org/2025/07/11/p...
pseudopod.org/2025/07/11/p...
PseudoPod 984: Flash on the Borderlands LXXIV: Thy Shields Between Them and the Light
“The spears of the day shall not touch them, the chains of the sun shall not hale them forth.” Beneath a forest canopy of flowering trees and fruiting vines, there lived a talented beetle.
pseudopod.org
September 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
ICYMI: My latest horror flash out in @pseudopod.org featuring:
🔮 enchanted snow globes
👩🎨 a helicopter mom
🎨 art & crafts
☃️ winter vibes
If you're looking for a short, creepy read do check out "My Heart in a Snow Globe" in the July issue! ❄️
🔮 enchanted snow globes
👩🎨 a helicopter mom
🎨 art & crafts
☃️ winter vibes
If you're looking for a short, creepy read do check out "My Heart in a Snow Globe" in the July issue! ❄️
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The people have spoken: "Touch grass, Jo! We're all BROKE!"
Introducing the SOFTCOVER edition of HOW TO TOUCH GRASS! Same content, same quality, just without any bells, whistles, or hullabaloo.
The price will increase from $30 USD ~after~ the Kickstarter, so get it while it's HOT: buff.ly/HbA2TT6
Introducing the SOFTCOVER edition of HOW TO TOUCH GRASS! Same content, same quality, just without any bells, whistles, or hullabaloo.
The price will increase from $30 USD ~after~ the Kickstarter, so get it while it's HOT: buff.ly/HbA2TT6
September 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The people have spoken: "Touch grass, Jo! We're all BROKE!"
Introducing the SOFTCOVER edition of HOW TO TOUCH GRASS! Same content, same quality, just without any bells, whistles, or hullabaloo.
The price will increase from $30 USD ~after~ the Kickstarter, so get it while it's HOT: buff.ly/HbA2TT6
Introducing the SOFTCOVER edition of HOW TO TOUCH GRASS! Same content, same quality, just without any bells, whistles, or hullabaloo.
The price will increase from $30 USD ~after~ the Kickstarter, so get it while it's HOT: buff.ly/HbA2TT6
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Ever since I was a kid I loved all sorts of myths and have always understood that myth was one of my early paths to loving SFF. Does that resonate, @architamittra.bsky.social ?
@kendareblake.bsky.social series looks good!! new to me!
theportalist.com/fantasy-book...
@kendareblake.bsky.social series looks good!! new to me!
theportalist.com/fantasy-book...
The Best Fantasy Books Inspired by Greek Mythology
These seven fantasy books were heavily influenced or inspired by the classics of Greek mythology.
theportalist.com
September 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Ever since I was a kid I loved all sorts of myths and have always understood that myth was one of my early paths to loving SFF. Does that resonate, @architamittra.bsky.social ?
@kendareblake.bsky.social series looks good!! new to me!
theportalist.com/fantasy-book...
@kendareblake.bsky.social series looks good!! new to me!
theportalist.com/fantasy-book...
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If you care about Kolkata's old houses, or you're curious about Bengali folklore, or you're interested in a personal deep-dive into post-pandemic grief & some gardening tips, you might like my lil comic + others, so do consider backing us & grabbing a copy!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pow...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pow...
How To Touch Grass
A comics anthology about "touching grass", because it's a lot harder than it looks.
www.kickstarter.com
August 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
If you care about Kolkata's old houses, or you're curious about Bengali folklore, or you're interested in a personal deep-dive into post-pandemic grief & some gardening tips, you might like my lil comic + others, so do consider backing us & grabbing a copy!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pow...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pow...
In my latest review for @locusmag.bsky.social, I discuss @freyamarske.bsky.social's upcoming gorgeously poignant novella CINDER HOUSE--a haunted house story, a ghost story and a queer Cinderella retelling all at once!
Check out @architamittra’s review of CINDER HOUSE by @freyamarske.bsky.social: “Tender and heartfelt, it’s an ideal match not just for lovers of fairy tale retellings but for anyone in the mood for an elegantly written, unconventional love story.”
Cinder House by Freya Marske: Review by Archita Mittra
Cinder House, Freya Marske (Tordotcom 9781250341716, $24.99, 144pp, hc) October 2025. Freya Marske’s new novella Cinder House is a charming Cinderella retelling that puts a refreshing spin on the …
locusmag.com
September 7, 2025 at 6:57 AM
In my latest review for @locusmag.bsky.social, I discuss @freyamarske.bsky.social's upcoming gorgeously poignant novella CINDER HOUSE--a haunted house story, a ghost story and a queer Cinderella retelling all at once!
Reposted by Archita Mittra
Goodnight, may we all sleep beneath the downysoft refuge of an owl’s wing.
🖼️ Pine Bones
🖼️ Pine Bones
September 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Goodnight, may we all sleep beneath the downysoft refuge of an owl’s wing.
🖼️ Pine Bones
🖼️ Pine Bones
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Announcing BANDIGOAT: A Collection of Strange & Horrible Tales.
This little book has been terribly delayed, but it's finally going to print at the end of the month! Reserve your copy on Kickstarter, get your name in the acknowledgments, help us pay the bills!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...
This little book has been terribly delayed, but it's finally going to print at the end of the month! Reserve your copy on Kickstarter, get your name in the acknowledgments, help us pay the bills!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...
Bandigoat: A Collection of Strange & Horrible Tales
Seven Indian authors. Seven stories of the eeire, the gruesome, the demonic, and the melty.
www.kickstarter.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Announcing BANDIGOAT: A Collection of Strange & Horrible Tales.
This little book has been terribly delayed, but it's finally going to print at the end of the month! Reserve your copy on Kickstarter, get your name in the acknowledgments, help us pay the bills!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...
This little book has been terribly delayed, but it's finally going to print at the end of the month! Reserve your copy on Kickstarter, get your name in the acknowledgments, help us pay the bills!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...
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#HowToTouchGrass is a comics anthology about... touching grass! Often literally: buff.ly/HbA2TT6
Em Matson-Brady and @enaami.bsky.social on "Manoomike": "We ARE nature, and our relationship with wild rice (manoomin), a grass that requires human touch to survive, is a perfect example of this." 🌾🛶🦆
Em Matson-Brady and @enaami.bsky.social on "Manoomike": "We ARE nature, and our relationship with wild rice (manoomin), a grass that requires human touch to survive, is a perfect example of this." 🌾🛶🦆
September 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
#HowToTouchGrass is a comics anthology about... touching grass! Often literally: buff.ly/HbA2TT6
Em Matson-Brady and @enaami.bsky.social on "Manoomike": "We ARE nature, and our relationship with wild rice (manoomin), a grass that requires human touch to survive, is a perfect example of this." 🌾🛶🦆
Em Matson-Brady and @enaami.bsky.social on "Manoomike": "We ARE nature, and our relationship with wild rice (manoomin), a grass that requires human touch to survive, is a perfect example of this." 🌾🛶🦆
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At the core of transmisogyny is, inevitably, misogyny itself. The viciousness with which some people trash trans women for how they look, or their supposed artificiality, or perceived errors in their behaviour, comes from a fundamental loathing of any women who doesn’t conform to their expectations.
Graham Linehan once took issue with a sketch I did and tweeted about me referring to me not by name but only as to who my boyfriend was and called me an NPC ( non player character.) It was misogynistic and his “standing up for women” schtick is baloney.
September 4, 2025 at 9:38 AM
At the core of transmisogyny is, inevitably, misogyny itself. The viciousness with which some people trash trans women for how they look, or their supposed artificiality, or perceived errors in their behaviour, comes from a fundamental loathing of any women who doesn’t conform to their expectations.
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"As ever, Rowling is a raving lunatic who’s full of shit. Even the gentlest rebuking sends her into a spiraling Twitter frenzy, and as amusing as that can be, I have to wonder how many more hate groups she intends to fund in her ruthless drive to scour trans people from the face of the Earth."
OG Potter Director Lightly Critiques Rowling, Meltdown Ensues — Assigned
When Chris Columbus offered a very gentle rebuke of J.K. Rowling’s years of devotion to destroying transgender people, she immediately went on Twitter and completely lost her mind.
www.assignedmedia.org
September 4, 2025 at 11:51 AM
"As ever, Rowling is a raving lunatic who’s full of shit. Even the gentlest rebuking sends her into a spiraling Twitter frenzy, and as amusing as that can be, I have to wonder how many more hate groups she intends to fund in her ruthless drive to scour trans people from the face of the Earth."
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Our intro thread has been going around again, but we've been busy since March... so, it's time for a new pinned thread! We are OTHERSIDE, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit magazine of speculative fiction and poetry by 2SLGBTQIA+ writers! We open for submissions in January 2026.
See thread for more! 🪐🗡️🌈 (1/5)
See thread for more! 🪐🗡️🌈 (1/5)
September 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Our intro thread has been going around again, but we've been busy since March... so, it's time for a new pinned thread! We are OTHERSIDE, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit magazine of speculative fiction and poetry by 2SLGBTQIA+ writers! We open for submissions in January 2026.
See thread for more! 🪐🗡️🌈 (1/5)
See thread for more! 🪐🗡️🌈 (1/5)