Beth Goder
@bethgoder.bsky.social
SFF author with stories in Clarkesworld, Lightspeed, Strange Horizons, Escape Pod and more. Archivist. Member of Codex Writers Group. Submissions Reader for Fusion Fragment. https://bethgoder.com/
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FFer Read of the Day: "Please Properly Cage Your Words" by @bethgoder.bsky.social in @diabolicalplots.com
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DP FICTION #125A: “Please Properly Cage Your Words” by Beth Goder – Diabolical Plots
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February 2, 2026 at 9:43 PM
FFer Read of the Day: "Please Properly Cage Your Words" by @bethgoder.bsky.social in @diabolicalplots.com
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More SFF short story recommendations! Amazing stories by @ellisnyeland.bsky.social @nadiaradovich.bsky.social @thomasha.bsky.social @sharangbiswas.bsky.social @bethgoder.bsky.social @cjtavares.bsky.social
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Story recs: Six SFF stories that Broke my Brain (and Heart)…in the Best Way
Six of my favorite SFF short stories from 2025 that are doing something really fascinating with form and point of view! These are stories…
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February 3, 2026 at 9:11 PM
More SFF short story recommendations! Amazing stories by @ellisnyeland.bsky.social @nadiaradovich.bsky.social @thomasha.bsky.social @sharangbiswas.bsky.social @bethgoder.bsky.social @cjtavares.bsky.social
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Oh my goodness, there I was making notes about stuff I want to read from the Locus Recommended Reading List when I came across two of my stories!
"Arachnomorphosis," my spider story in Strange Horizons.
"Murder on the Eris Express," my novella in Analog.
Mind blown! 🤯
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"Arachnomorphosis," my spider story in Strange Horizons.
"Murder on the Eris Express," my novella in Analog.
Mind blown! 🤯
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2025 Recommended Reading List
Welcome to the Locus Recommended Reading List… We saw some fabulous books come out last year and are so pleased to let you know about them! Our recommendations are compiled annually by the Locus re…
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February 1, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Oh my goodness, there I was making notes about stuff I want to read from the Locus Recommended Reading List when I came across two of my stories!
"Arachnomorphosis," my spider story in Strange Horizons.
"Murder on the Eris Express," my novella in Analog.
Mind blown! 🤯
locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
"Arachnomorphosis," my spider story in Strange Horizons.
"Murder on the Eris Express," my novella in Analog.
Mind blown! 🤯
locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
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'Miles To Go Before I Sleep' by @bethgoder.bsky.social was such a powerful, surreal story with very real emotions, that I've chosen it along with two other stories for the category Most Emotional Short Story, 2025.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:47 AM
'Miles To Go Before I Sleep' by @bethgoder.bsky.social was such a powerful, surreal story with very real emotions, that I've chosen it along with two other stories for the category Most Emotional Short Story, 2025.
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@thedeadlands.com
I'm so thrilled to have one of my stories make this list!
🔥💀Announcing the Shortlist for BRAVE NEW WEIRD: The Best New Weird Horror + More Vol 4💀🔥
Congrats to everyone on this list: you're officially a BNW-nominated author! And thank you to the hundreds who submitted, as always this was excruciating to narrow down.
Weird is strong🖤☠️
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Congrats to everyone on this list: you're officially a BNW-nominated author! And thank you to the hundreds who submitted, as always this was excruciating to narrow down.
Weird is strong🖤☠️
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Announcing the Shortlist for BRAVE NEW WEIRD: The Best New Weird Horror + More, Vol. 4 — tenebrous press
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January 16, 2026 at 12:08 AM
I'm so thrilled to have one of my stories make this list!
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Not finished with awards reading, but here is a batch of stories I really loved by @bethgoder.bsky.social, @slharris.bsky.social, @fictionaljosh.bsky.social, @reasie.bsky.social, @emlinden.bsky.social, @effies.bsky.social, and @samtasticbooks.com.
Thank you for creating these great stories.
Thank you for creating these great stories.
January 11, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Not finished with awards reading, but here is a batch of stories I really loved by @bethgoder.bsky.social, @slharris.bsky.social, @fictionaljosh.bsky.social, @reasie.bsky.social, @emlinden.bsky.social, @effies.bsky.social, and @samtasticbooks.com.
Thank you for creating these great stories.
Thank you for creating these great stories.
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Anyway, I read @bethgoder.bsky.social "Arachnomorphosis" in Strange Horizons yesterday and it was a lovely story about loneliness and finding your way through it.
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Arachnomorphosis
The city is no place for a spider.
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January 8, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Anyway, I read @bethgoder.bsky.social "Arachnomorphosis" in Strange Horizons yesterday and it was a lovely story about loneliness and finding your way through it.
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Overall revenue was $1,738 in 2025 vs. $1,602 in 2024.
So, big shoutout to Team Patreon. FF's Patreon subscriber base is just 35 people, but they make up the majority of our revenue and help keep the lights on.
And of course, if you want to join: www.patreon.com/fusionfragment
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So, big shoutout to Team Patreon. FF's Patreon subscriber base is just 35 people, but they make up the majority of our revenue and help keep the lights on.
And of course, if you want to join: www.patreon.com/fusionfragment
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Fusion Fragment | Patreon
creating a home for great speculative fiction
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January 4, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Overall revenue was $1,738 in 2025 vs. $1,602 in 2024.
So, big shoutout to Team Patreon. FF's Patreon subscriber base is just 35 people, but they make up the majority of our revenue and help keep the lights on.
And of course, if you want to join: www.patreon.com/fusionfragment
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So, big shoutout to Team Patreon. FF's Patreon subscriber base is just 35 people, but they make up the majority of our revenue and help keep the lights on.
And of course, if you want to join: www.patreon.com/fusionfragment
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Here's a gorgeous book, Afterlives : The Year's Best Death Stories.
It includes my story, "Labyrinth."
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It includes my story, "Labyrinth."
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Afterlives: The Year's Best Death Stories, 2024 - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
Afterlives The Year’s Best Death Fiction 2024 Curated by Sheree Renée Thomas While Psychopomp aims to publish all the death fiction, we cannot possibly, so we decided to round up the best death storie...
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December 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Here's a gorgeous book, Afterlives : The Year's Best Death Stories.
It includes my story, "Labyrinth."
psychopomp.com/product/afte...
It includes my story, "Labyrinth."
psychopomp.com/product/afte...
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Our reprint today is an unexpected connection between a sun and a hungry space creature. Check out "Eating the Sun" by @bethgoder.bsky.social here:
Eating the Sun - Small Wonders
The rest of her broodmates had already left for ascension. She needed fuel for the journey. She needed to eat the sun.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Our reprint today is an unexpected connection between a sun and a hungry space creature. Check out "Eating the Sun" by @bethgoder.bsky.social here:
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Oh hey look, is that the latest issue of @smallwondersmag.com with not one, not two, but THREE members of the mighty FF reading team sharing the TOC?!?! Grab a copy to read shorts by @elijah.mea.rs @speculativekane.bsky.social @bethgoder.bsky.social and more!
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Issue 30 - Small Wonders
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December 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Oh hey look, is that the latest issue of @smallwondersmag.com with not one, not two, but THREE members of the mighty FF reading team sharing the TOC?!?! Grab a copy to read shorts by @elijah.mea.rs @speculativekane.bsky.social @bethgoder.bsky.social and more!
smallwondersmag.com/issue/30/
smallwondersmag.com/issue/30/
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Day 4 of TTL's look back, and @bethgoder.bsky.social takes us to look at a space sunflower, following which she takes us to look at a space sunflower, following which she takes us to look at a space sunflower, following which she takes us to look at a space sunflower, following which she takes us to
November 20, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Day 4 of TTL's look back, and @bethgoder.bsky.social takes us to look at a space sunflower, following which she takes us to look at a space sunflower, following which she takes us to look at a space sunflower, following which she takes us to look at a space sunflower, following which she takes us to
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And on a cheerier note after my recent downer updates — for those who prefer to ingest your science fiction via pixels rather than paper, an electronic edition of my science fiction short story collection 101 Things to Do Before You're Downloaded is also available. pspublishing.co.uk/101-things-t...
November 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
And on a cheerier note after my recent downer updates — for those who prefer to ingest your science fiction via pixels rather than paper, an electronic edition of my science fiction short story collection 101 Things to Do Before You're Downloaded is also available. pspublishing.co.uk/101-things-t...
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On August 12, 1971, 16-year-old me mailed the first story I ever wrote off on its first submission to my dream market, F&SF. My tale was quickly rejected. On July 17th, 2025, I finally sold a story to that magazine. Here's why I felt I had to withdraw that story. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
November 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
On August 12, 1971, 16-year-old me mailed the first story I ever wrote off on its first submission to my dream market, F&SF. My tale was quickly rejected. On July 17th, 2025, I finally sold a story to that magazine. Here's why I felt I had to withdraw that story. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
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When editing feels like butchering lol. Everything I loved about that story is gone, sigh.
No doom, no gloom! I'll share a story with you instead, from the fantastic @bethgoder.bsky.social, no less. Sure to bring a smile, so fun, so well written 🥰
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No doom, no gloom! I'll share a story with you instead, from the fantastic @bethgoder.bsky.social, no less. Sure to bring a smile, so fun, so well written 🥰
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Sunflower Loop, by Beth Goder
I’m riding through space on my bike (as one does) when I see this enormous sunflower.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
When editing feels like butchering lol. Everything I loved about that story is gone, sigh.
No doom, no gloom! I'll share a story with you instead, from the fantastic @bethgoder.bsky.social, no less. Sure to bring a smile, so fun, so well written 🥰
translunartravelerslounge.com/2025/02/15/s...
No doom, no gloom! I'll share a story with you instead, from the fantastic @bethgoder.bsky.social, no less. Sure to bring a smile, so fun, so well written 🥰
translunartravelerslounge.com/2025/02/15/s...
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People are doing year wrap-ups already (give December a chance, people!) buuuut I'm curious -- What's the thing that's most dear to you that you've published this year and why?
November 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
People are doing year wrap-ups already (give December a chance, people!) buuuut I'm curious -- What's the thing that's most dear to you that you've published this year and why?
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FFer Read of the Day: "Seven Ribbons" by @bethgoder.bsky.social in @apexmag.bsky.social
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Seven Ribbons
The first ribbon was attached to a family photograph, each ribbon-end stuck on by cracking adhesive, lines of gold looped over...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
FFer Read of the Day: "Seven Ribbons" by @bethgoder.bsky.social in @apexmag.bsky.social
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I just read "An Account of the Land of Witches" by Sofia Samatar. I was blown away by the beauty and depth of this story.
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An Account of the Land of Witches - Uncanny Magazine
1. An Account of the Land of Witches I arrived in the Land of Witches at the end of the season of furs. The sun shone, banks of chilly foam lay piled up in the streets, and the river emitted groans da...
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November 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I just read "An Account of the Land of Witches" by Sofia Samatar. I was blown away by the beauty and depth of this story.
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/an-a...
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One last #ShortStory to write about before I call it a weekend: this one is not my usual cup of tea, but it's oddness and strangeness appealed to me. It's beautiful.
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#AmReading #AmReadingFiction #Booksky #WritingCommunity #WritersLife
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@bethgoder.bsky.social
#AmReading #AmReadingFiction #Booksky #WritingCommunity #WritersLife
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Arachnomorphosis
The city is no place for a spider.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:12 AM
One last #ShortStory to write about before I call it a weekend: this one is not my usual cup of tea, but it's oddness and strangeness appealed to me. It's beautiful.
@bethgoder.bsky.social
#AmReading #AmReadingFiction #Booksky #WritingCommunity #WritersLife
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@bethgoder.bsky.social
#AmReading #AmReadingFiction #Booksky #WritingCommunity #WritersLife
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I'm an archivist, so of course I couldn't resist writing a story that is all photograph captions. : )
Happy Thursday! This week’s throwback is a gem from Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social
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October 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I'm an archivist, so of course I couldn't resist writing a story that is all photograph captions. : )
"Mycelium" is out at Podcastle.
The narration is wonderful and gives such a voice to the story. I'm so grateful to narrator Tatiana Grey and the whole @podcastle.org team for the amazing work they did on this story.
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The narration is wonderful and gives such a voice to the story. I'm so grateful to narrator Tatiana Grey and the whole @podcastle.org team for the amazing work they did on this story.
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PodCastle 911: Mycelium - PodCastle
Mycelium by Beth Goder I only travel to the golden head when the dragonflies are in season. It’s Piack and me this year, rafting up the river past the lilies and arched trees. While I steer us throu...
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October 2, 2025 at 12:02 AM
"Mycelium" is out at Podcastle.
The narration is wonderful and gives such a voice to the story. I'm so grateful to narrator Tatiana Grey and the whole @podcastle.org team for the amazing work they did on this story.
podcastle.org/2025/09/30/p...
The narration is wonderful and gives such a voice to the story. I'm so grateful to narrator Tatiana Grey and the whole @podcastle.org team for the amazing work they did on this story.
podcastle.org/2025/09/30/p...
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And also featuring work by @bethgoder.bsky.social Olufunmilayo Makinde @dianadima.com and Christine Butterworth-McDermott
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Short fiction recs! July and August 2025
It’s the last day of September, and this round-up is way overdue. Some things I read and loved in July and August. Strange Tales o...
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September 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
And also featuring work by @bethgoder.bsky.social Olufunmilayo Makinde @dianadima.com and Christine Butterworth-McDermott
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Author Beth Goder returns to FFO with “Emerald Gears,” a story in which the setting is also the main character. What is the antidote to a life of wandering and bargaining…? Could it be poetry?
#writingcommunity #flashfiction #scifi
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#writingcommunity #flashfiction #scifi
@bethgoder.bsky.social
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Emerald Gears
Before the start of market day, the Market unfurls its ribbons in the tender light of dawn. Today, it’s nestled in a seaweed forest on an unnamed planet. Yesterday, it was hidden behind an as…
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September 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Author Beth Goder returns to FFO with “Emerald Gears,” a story in which the setting is also the main character. What is the antidote to a life of wandering and bargaining…? Could it be poetry?
#writingcommunity #flashfiction #scifi
@bethgoder.bsky.social
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/emer...
#writingcommunity #flashfiction #scifi
@bethgoder.bsky.social
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/emer...