Baffling Magazine
@bafflingmag.bsky.social
Website: www.bafflingmag.com
A publication from Neon Hemlock.
A publication from Neon Hemlock.
Baffling Magazine is open for submissions of queer speculative science fiction and fantasy until June 15th for an upcoming issue on the theme Mecha vs. Kaiju. (Unthemed submissions are also welcome!)
For more info: www.bafflingmag.com/submissions
For more info: www.bafflingmag.com/submissions
June 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Baffling Magazine is open for submissions of queer speculative science fiction and fantasy until June 15th for an upcoming issue on the theme Mecha vs. Kaiju. (Unthemed submissions are also welcome!)
For more info: www.bafflingmag.com/submissions
For more info: www.bafflingmag.com/submissions
Submissions for Baffling's Mecha vs. Kaiju issue will open on June 1st! Before the day arrives, check out this interview with associate editor D.A. Vorobyov for what he's looking to see in submissions: www.patreon.com/posts/129380...
(The Patreon link is publicly accessible for free!)
(The Patreon link is publicly accessible for free!)
May 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Submissions for Baffling's Mecha vs. Kaiju issue will open on June 1st! Before the day arrives, check out this interview with associate editor D.A. Vorobyov for what he's looking to see in submissions: www.patreon.com/posts/129380...
(The Patreon link is publicly accessible for free!)
(The Patreon link is publicly accessible for free!)
We'll be open soon for submissions of queer speculative SFF. Stand by for some thoughts on the Mecha vs. Kaiju call by Associate Editor D. A. Vorobyov, who'll be editing this particular theme issue.
More info: www.bafflingmag.com/submissions
More info: www.bafflingmag.com/submissions
May 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We'll be open soon for submissions of queer speculative SFF. Stand by for some thoughts on the Mecha vs. Kaiju call by Associate Editor D. A. Vorobyov, who'll be editing this particular theme issue.
More info: www.bafflingmag.com/submissions
More info: www.bafflingmag.com/submissions
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“Notes on Genocidal Interchronological Incursion 57.7.3 (f.k.a. ‘Friends’)” by @sentencebender.bsky.social in Baffling Magazine is a delight: www.bafflingmag.com/issue-fiftee...
Notes on Genocidal Interchronological Incursion 57.7.3 (f.k.a. "Friends") — Baffling Magazine
by Sam J. Miller “First rule of forgery detection: time is the best investigator.”
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February 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
“Notes on Genocidal Interchronological Incursion 57.7.3 (f.k.a. ‘Friends’)” by @sentencebender.bsky.social in Baffling Magazine is a delight: www.bafflingmag.com/issue-fiftee...
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How to Rob a Bullion Van, by Plangsi Neple in Baffling Magazine. I love a good epistolary story, especially when it's also got magic. Vivid and perfectly paced.
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How To Rob A Bullion Van — Baffling Magazine
by Plangdi Neple “There are many ways to rob a bullion van, and I’ll tell them to you.”
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May 2, 2025 at 2:38 AM
How to Rob a Bullion Van, by Plangsi Neple in Baffling Magazine. I love a good epistolary story, especially when it's also got magic. Vivid and perfectly paced.
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Ron, Howard, by Cindy Phan in Baffling Magazine. Very sweet - a man realizes he looks like his fish. Hard to describe but worth reading.
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Ron, Howard — Baffling Magazine
by Cindy Phan “When people called Ron’s goldfish ugly, he took it very personally.”
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May 3, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Ron, Howard, by Cindy Phan in Baffling Magazine. Very sweet - a man realizes he looks like his fish. Hard to describe but worth reading.
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The gorgeous cover art is by Casper Pham (@marcheriest.bsky.social) and--another first and one that I'm still processing--was inspired by my story!!! 👀👀👀
April 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The gorgeous cover art is by Casper Pham (@marcheriest.bsky.social) and--another first and one that I'm still processing--was inspired by my story!!! 👀👀👀
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my cover art for Baffling Magazine, Issue XIX
April 1, 2025 at 5:52 AM
my cover art for Baffling Magazine, Issue XIX
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Right this way, you simply MUST check out these short fiction highlights of April 2025, featuring necromancy, a moon journey, and a dead witch-doctor!
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Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: April 2025 - Reactor
This month's stories have a little god murder, some necromancy, and some brain swapping...
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May 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Right this way, you simply MUST check out these short fiction highlights of April 2025, featuring necromancy, a moon journey, and a dead witch-doctor!
reactormag.com/must-read-sh...
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just got back into this account after realizing i'd been mistyping the recovery email address...sorry for all the reposts as we catch up.
May 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
just got back into this account after realizing i'd been mistyping the recovery email address...sorry for all the reposts as we catch up.
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"You will sweat your self-judgments away soon enough. They have no place here."
Just read "Lucious Lake" by @babblewocky.bsky.social in @bafflingmag.bsky.social and wow, what a (terrifying) sensory feast. I don’t think I’ve ever read a description that made me want to both eat and run from a mango.
Just read "Lucious Lake" by @babblewocky.bsky.social in @bafflingmag.bsky.social and wow, what a (terrifying) sensory feast. I don’t think I’ve ever read a description that made me want to both eat and run from a mango.
May 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"You will sweat your self-judgments away soon enough. They have no place here."
Just read "Lucious Lake" by @babblewocky.bsky.social in @bafflingmag.bsky.social and wow, what a (terrifying) sensory feast. I don’t think I’ve ever read a description that made me want to both eat and run from a mango.
Just read "Lucious Lake" by @babblewocky.bsky.social in @bafflingmag.bsky.social and wow, what a (terrifying) sensory feast. I don’t think I’ve ever read a description that made me want to both eat and run from a mango.
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ICYMI I’m still proud of this story I wrote for @bafflingmag.bsky.social a few years ago
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A Table Set and Waiting — Baffling Magazine
by Jordan Shiveley No one knows who found the Dark Room first.
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May 3, 2025 at 6:42 AM
ICYMI I’m still proud of this story I wrote for @bafflingmag.bsky.social a few years ago
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-eight/...
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-eight/...
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Parents' contemplation on their gay sons.
"How futile our midnight errands seem against this force that no witch, Bible or pastor has been able to remove. A wildness!"
#Afrosurreal story by @dsfalowo.bsky.social in @bafflingmag.bsky.social
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"How futile our midnight errands seem against this force that no witch, Bible or pastor has been able to remove. A wildness!"
#Afrosurreal story by @dsfalowo.bsky.social in @bafflingmag.bsky.social
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-two/so...
Sonskins — Baffling Magazine
by Dare Segun Falowo “On a night of open flight, when healers take on the skins of their familiars…”
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April 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Parents' contemplation on their gay sons.
"How futile our midnight errands seem against this force that no witch, Bible or pastor has been able to remove. A wildness!"
#Afrosurreal story by @dsfalowo.bsky.social in @bafflingmag.bsky.social
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-two/so...
"How futile our midnight errands seem against this force that no witch, Bible or pastor has been able to remove. A wildness!"
#Afrosurreal story by @dsfalowo.bsky.social in @bafflingmag.bsky.social
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-two/so...
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This is a guide on how to rob those secure vans that transport cash. You'll need some white powder from a babalawo, chameleon & gecko skin, & the ability to teleport...
Fun story by @plangdineple.bsky.social in @bafflingmag.bsky.social
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Fun story by @plangdineple.bsky.social in @bafflingmag.bsky.social
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How To Rob A Bullion Van — Baffling Magazine
by Plangdi Neple “There are many ways to rob a bullion van, and I’ll tell them to you.”
www.bafflingmag.com
April 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
This is a guide on how to rob those secure vans that transport cash. You'll need some white powder from a babalawo, chameleon & gecko skin, & the ability to teleport...
Fun story by @plangdineple.bsky.social in @bafflingmag.bsky.social
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-ninete...
Fun story by @plangdineple.bsky.social in @bafflingmag.bsky.social
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Thrilled to announce that I have a new story in @bafflingmag.bsky.social!
"Ron, Howard" (yes, really) is about love's many transformations. Another fish story (yes, really) it's my first flash fiction, published alongside the work of other fantastic authors. I'd be honoured if you gave it a read!
"Ron, Howard" (yes, really) is about love's many transformations. Another fish story (yes, really) it's my first flash fiction, published alongside the work of other fantastic authors. I'd be honoured if you gave it a read!
The new issue of 🪶 @bafflingmag.bsky.social 🪶 has arrived.
Check out stories from Teresa Milbrodt, Plangdi Neple, Erin Brown, Cindy Phan, C. L. Sidell, Sara Omer & Soramimi Hanarejima. Plus the rad cover by @marcheriest.bsky.social.
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-nineteen
Check out stories from Teresa Milbrodt, Plangdi Neple, Erin Brown, Cindy Phan, C. L. Sidell, Sara Omer & Soramimi Hanarejima. Plus the rad cover by @marcheriest.bsky.social.
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-nineteen
Issue Nineteen — Baffling Magazine
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April 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Thrilled to announce that I have a new story in @bafflingmag.bsky.social!
"Ron, Howard" (yes, really) is about love's many transformations. Another fish story (yes, really) it's my first flash fiction, published alongside the work of other fantastic authors. I'd be honoured if you gave it a read!
"Ron, Howard" (yes, really) is about love's many transformations. Another fish story (yes, really) it's my first flash fiction, published alongside the work of other fantastic authors. I'd be honoured if you gave it a read!
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The new issue of 🪶 @bafflingmag.bsky.social 🪶 has arrived.
Check out stories from Teresa Milbrodt, Plangdi Neple, Erin Brown, Cindy Phan, C. L. Sidell, Sara Omer & Soramimi Hanarejima. Plus the rad cover by @marcheriest.bsky.social.
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-nineteen
Check out stories from Teresa Milbrodt, Plangdi Neple, Erin Brown, Cindy Phan, C. L. Sidell, Sara Omer & Soramimi Hanarejima. Plus the rad cover by @marcheriest.bsky.social.
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-nineteen
Issue Nineteen — Baffling Magazine
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April 1, 2025 at 4:01 AM
The new issue of 🪶 @bafflingmag.bsky.social 🪶 has arrived.
Check out stories from Teresa Milbrodt, Plangdi Neple, Erin Brown, Cindy Phan, C. L. Sidell, Sara Omer & Soramimi Hanarejima. Plus the rad cover by @marcheriest.bsky.social.
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-nineteen
Check out stories from Teresa Milbrodt, Plangdi Neple, Erin Brown, Cindy Phan, C. L. Sidell, Sara Omer & Soramimi Hanarejima. Plus the rad cover by @marcheriest.bsky.social.
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-nineteen
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February short story notes!
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Feat. 33 stories from:
@clarkesworldmagazine.com @bafflingmag.bsky.social , Short Story Long, LA Weekly, @lightspeedmagazine.com , UQP, @bourbonpenn.bsky.social , @nightmare-magazine.com , @morningtransport.bsky.social
February short story notes!
tanaudel.wordpress.com/2025/02/27/f...
Feat. 33 stories from:
@clarkesworldmagazine.com @bafflingmag.bsky.social , Short Story Long, LA Weekly, @lightspeedmagazine.com , UQP, @bourbonpenn.bsky.social , @nightmare-magazine.com , @morningtransport.bsky.social
March 3, 2025 at 12:54 AM
2/2
February short story notes!
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Feat. 33 stories from:
@clarkesworldmagazine.com @bafflingmag.bsky.social , Short Story Long, LA Weekly, @lightspeedmagazine.com , UQP, @bourbonpenn.bsky.social , @nightmare-magazine.com , @morningtransport.bsky.social
February short story notes!
tanaudel.wordpress.com/2025/02/27/f...
Feat. 33 stories from:
@clarkesworldmagazine.com @bafflingmag.bsky.social , Short Story Long, LA Weekly, @lightspeedmagazine.com , UQP, @bourbonpenn.bsky.social , @nightmare-magazine.com , @morningtransport.bsky.social
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This week's free spec rec is the sweet, queer spy drama "Light on the Dark Side of Mega Corp Moon" by @jasonmharley.bsky.social in @bafflingmag.bsky.social
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-eighte...
“Running hot comes in handy here: space is cold.”
All my recs: dannyechase.com/specrecs/
#specfic ✍️ 🔱
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“Running hot comes in handy here: space is cold.”
All my recs: dannyechase.com/specrecs/
#specfic ✍️ 🔱
Light on the Dark Side of Mega Corp Moon — Baffling Magazine
by Jason M. Harley “I’m a terrible liar,” I lied to the interviewer.
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February 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
This week's free spec rec is the sweet, queer spy drama "Light on the Dark Side of Mega Corp Moon" by @jasonmharley.bsky.social in @bafflingmag.bsky.social
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-eighte...
“Running hot comes in handy here: space is cold.”
All my recs: dannyechase.com/specrecs/
#specfic ✍️ 🔱
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-eighte...
“Running hot comes in handy here: space is cold.”
All my recs: dannyechase.com/specrecs/
#specfic ✍️ 🔱
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Here's my watery piece!
'Across the Waves'
inspired by a story by @marisca.bsky.social, and commissioned for the cover of @bafflingmag.bsky.social
#art
'Across the Waves'
inspired by a story by @marisca.bsky.social, and commissioned for the cover of @bafflingmag.bsky.social
#art
February 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Here's my watery piece!
'Across the Waves'
inspired by a story by @marisca.bsky.social, and commissioned for the cover of @bafflingmag.bsky.social
#art
'Across the Waves'
inspired by a story by @marisca.bsky.social, and commissioned for the cover of @bafflingmag.bsky.social
#art
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And you can read @sentencebender.bsky.social’s Notes on Genocidal Interchronological Incursion 57.7.3 (f.k.a. "Friends") in Issue 15 of @bafflingmag.bsky.social here:
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-fifteen
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Issue Fifteen — Baffling Magazine
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February 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
And you can read @sentencebender.bsky.social’s Notes on Genocidal Interchronological Incursion 57.7.3 (f.k.a. "Friends") in Issue 15 of @bafflingmag.bsky.social here:
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-fifteen
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-fifteen
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“You guide me to the place you have chosen. You use your powerful, flawless machine hands to direct my body. You close the door.
Outside our new lovenest, the biohazard warning light begins to strobe.”
By Louis Evans in @bafflingmag.bsky.social
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Outside our new lovenest, the biohazard warning light begins to strobe.”
By Louis Evans in @bafflingmag.bsky.social
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-eighte...
Xeno ISO Synth for One-Time Encounter — Baffling Magazine
by Louis Evans “ Me: mature, attractive j-type xeno. 2.7 meters long.”
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January 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
“You guide me to the place you have chosen. You use your powerful, flawless machine hands to direct my body. You close the door.
Outside our new lovenest, the biohazard warning light begins to strobe.”
By Louis Evans in @bafflingmag.bsky.social
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-eighte...
Outside our new lovenest, the biohazard warning light begins to strobe.”
By Louis Evans in @bafflingmag.bsky.social
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-eighte...
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“Surrender illuminates the room, recruiting the slick of the moon.”
By K-Ming Chang in @bafflingmag.bsky.social
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By K-Ming Chang in @bafflingmag.bsky.social
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The Glass Wife — Baffling Magazine
by K-Ming Chang “The woman I love is made of glass.”
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January 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
“Surrender illuminates the room, recruiting the slick of the moon.”
By K-Ming Chang in @bafflingmag.bsky.social
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By K-Ming Chang in @bafflingmag.bsky.social
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“The thankful drought of malignant menstruation. Congealing in its place is a growth, both physical and visceral. Sensitivity and the need for indulgence enlarge tenfold to itch against your boxers.”
By @caninebrainz.bsky.social via @bafflingmag.bsky.social
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By @caninebrainz.bsky.social via @bafflingmag.bsky.social
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The Transmasculinization of Tentacle Porn — Baffling Magazine
by j ambrose “The changes happen as scheduled.”
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January 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
“The thankful drought of malignant menstruation. Congealing in its place is a growth, both physical and visceral. Sensitivity and the need for indulgence enlarge tenfold to itch against your boxers.”
By @caninebrainz.bsky.social via @bafflingmag.bsky.social
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-eighte...
By @caninebrainz.bsky.social via @bafflingmag.bsky.social
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post a short story you love
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January 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Excited to announce that you can read my flash story "Collar" in issue eighteen of Baffling Magazine!
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Collar — Baffling Magazine
by J. Kosakowski “The sex worker came to my father's funeral dressed all in black, fur and leather…”
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January 3, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Excited to announce that you can read my flash story "Collar" in issue eighteen of Baffling Magazine!
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