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laura
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she/they • writer & zinester with too many projects • founding ed: @strangedazemag.bsky.social
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laura @bloomurder.bsky.social · Jul 31
I started a lit mag! 🙌✨️💖
strangedazemag.bsky.social Strange Daze ☁️ Subs open! @strangedazemag.bsky.social · Jul 31
☁️ subs open til 31st august ☁️

Send in your dreamiest art, poetry, fiction & nonfiction (up to 1000 words)
Sub guidelines in bio
Website coming v soon!

#subsopen #submissionsopen #litmag #literary #digitalmag #journal #poetry #art #fiction #onlinejournal #strangedays #strangedaze #strangedazemag
Strange Daze. Submissions open until 31st August Send in your dreamiest art, poetry, fiction and non-fiction (anything up to 1000 words) Submission guidelines in bio
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exhumelit.bsky.social
ICYI! Launching Dec 2! We're putting the final touches on everything and it's getting very exciting.
exhumelit.bsky.social Exhume @exhumelit.bsky.social · 9d
✏️🗓️ Mark it in your calendars! Issue 1 of Exhume is officially launching on December 2.
November 9, 2025 at 6:58 AM
bloomurder.bsky.social
Best day ever! 😄💛
#isabelle #animalcrossing #sealife
November 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
bloomurder.bsky.social
This might be the last issue for a while as I need to focus on other things, so send in your work while you can! 🥳💖
strangedazemag.bsky.social Strange Daze ☁️ Subs open! @strangedazemag.bsky.social · 11d
Submissions are now open until 30th November for a New Year's Eve release. We can't wait to see your work! 💖

#subsopen #submissionsopen #litmag #literarymag #litmag #poems #stories #art #strangedazemag #strangedaze #nye
Strange Daze II NYE Submissions open until 30th November Send in your dreamiest art, poetry, flash fiction and non-fiction for a special edition to be released on new year's eve! We're looking for pieces inspired by the last day of the year. The good, the bad, and everywhere in-between! More submission info in bio!
November 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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loustica-lucia.bsky.social
It's the 31st here so...👀
Happy First Anniversary to Dragon Age The Veilguard!🥳

I've been obsessed with this game before I could even play it, but the last year has been so incredible thanks to it 💞
I wanted to draw something special!

Timelapse & Closeups🧵⤵️
#DragonAgeTheVeilguard #DATV #LousticArt
October 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
bloomurder.bsky.social
New zine out today! 🚨 "New To Me" is a new series about discovering old(er) media! (link in comments) #zines #nostalgia #90s #etsy #media
Black and white front cover of a zine titled New To Me: Discovering Old(er) Media #1. Images are of the band The Smashing Pumpkins, the TV show The X Files, and the video game The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Black and white inside cover of the zine shows images on the left. The first is cut from the Strange Days film poster with the words "you know you want it" and actress Angela Bassett's eyes. The next is of some cassette tapes, and the third is a warped, checkered pattern. The other page introduces what the zine is about: Welcome to NEW TO ME - new zine series about old media I’ve discovered recently. From music to books, film, and TV, there's so much (old) media out there waiting to be discovered for the first time.
October 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
bloomurder.bsky.social
😭💖 Thank you for the kind words, @raewhite.bsky.social !
raewhite.bsky.social Rae White @raewhite.bsky.social · Oct 10
So honoured to be in the very first issue of this mag alongside so many brilliant contributors. Huge congrats to Laura for all the work you’ve put into this beautiful project and into creating space for writers 🥰🥳 @bloomurder.bsky.social
Screen shot of the contents page of Strange Daze on a blue background.
October 10, 2025 at 6:32 AM
bloomurder.bsky.social
So pleased with how this turned out! 🥹🤍
strangedazemag.bsky.social Strange Daze ☁️ Subs open! @strangedazemag.bsky.social · Oct 10
Issue 1 is now live! 🎉

Putting together this inaugural issue has been a huge labour of love & we're excited for you to read the amazing pieces by the contributors!

Download for free below. Plain text also available.

#strangedazemag #strangedaze #literarymag #litmag #onlinemag #poetry #writers
Strange Daze - Issue 1 by Strange Daze Magazine
inaugural issue of a lit mag inspired by daydreams and nostalgia
strangedazemag.itch.io
October 10, 2025 at 4:18 AM
bloomurder.bsky.social
New article AND a chance to enter my lil giveaway to celebrate 113 subscribers! 🙌
#Substack #Videogames
Downloadable Content for Games: Are they worth it?
scroll to the end for details on entering my giveaway!
open.substack.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:43 PM
bloomurder.bsky.social
I adored this book right up until I discovered it's a standalone and not part of a series. Then my heart shattered into a million pieces, and it became one of my favourite books of all time 🥲 #bloodoverbrighthaven
Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L Wang book cover
September 28, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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strangedazemag.bsky.social
Excited to announce that STRANGE DAZE I is coming 10/10/25 💙💜
#comingsoon #litmag #onlinemag #digitalmag #literary #photography #poetry #fiction #writersofinstagram #artists #strangedaze #strangedazemag #strangdays
Issue 1 coming 10/10/25 Photograph placed on a blue background depicting a blurry, orange horizon and what appears to be trees in the foreground. A white label takes up part of the upper half of the photo.
September 21, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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strangedazemag.bsky.social
Submissions are now closed! Thank you so much to those who submitted! You should receive an outcome by the end of the week 🤍
September 1, 2025 at 10:12 AM
bloomurder.bsky.social
Honoured to get to spotlight some fantastic writers in this collaborative post about backseat gaming! 🎮🥰
#substack #videogames #writers
Backseat Gaming
a collaborative post about gamers watching others play
open.substack.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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ovaettr.gay
We're going to fucking exist and you cannot kill us in any way that matters 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️
August 29, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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strangedazemag.bsky.social
Check out our playlist on Tidal, curated by founding editor @bloomurder.bsky.social 🎶
Subs open until the end of the month! 💜

#playlist #subsopen #submissionsopen #litmag #onlinemag #literary #writerofinstagram #poetry #artists #fiction #nonfiction #strangedazemag #strangedaze #strangedays
Strange Daze #1
Playlist - Strange Daze #1 - 20 items
tidal.com
August 26, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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strangedazemag.bsky.social
Have you submitted yet? 👀💖

#subsopen #submissionsopen #litmag #digitalmag #onlinemag #literary #writerofinstagram #poetry #artists #fiction #nonfiction #strangedazemag #strangedaze #strangedays
One week to submit
August 25, 2025 at 12:32 AM
bloomurder.bsky.social
Stoked to be part of this awesome event! Thanks so much @queerzestzinefest.bsky.social 💛
queerzestzinefest.bsky.social Queer Zest Zine Fest @queerzestzinefest.bsky.social · Aug 21
Laura (she/her) is a Welsh-born, queer zinemaker based in Australia who loves to write poetry and stories that weave her love of nature with the strange, fantastical, and ominous.

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August 22, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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strangedazemag.bsky.social
TWO WEEKS 💖

#subsopen #submissionsopen #litmag #digitalmag #onlinemag #literary #writerofinstagram #poetry #artists #fiction #nonfiction #strangedazemag #strangedaze #strangedays
Two weeks to submit
August 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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strangedazemag.bsky.social
Writing prompt 🔑 subs open til the 31st 👀

#writingprompt #subsopen #submissionsopen #litmag #literary #digitalmag #journal #poetry #art #fiction #onlinejournal #strangedays #strangedaze #strangedazemag
You move swiftly past the neon motel sign, “no vacancy” lighting a blood red path for you as you examine the number on your keys and search for the corresponding room. It’s right at the end of the block. You keep moving with your head down, ignoring the murmured heckles and jeers from the other guests sitting outside their rooms, smoking cigarettes and drinking beer. Unease prickles the back of your neck as footsteps sound behind you. Without turning back you quicken your pace, focusing on reaching the blue door straight ahead. When you reach it, you shove the key into the lock, open the door, slam it shut and deadlock it. Turning around, you find that instead of a drab motel room like you were expecting, it’s…
August 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
bloomurder.bsky.social
I started a lit mag! 🙌✨️💖
strangedazemag.bsky.social Strange Daze ☁️ Subs open! @strangedazemag.bsky.social · Jul 31
☁️ subs open til 31st august ☁️

Send in your dreamiest art, poetry, fiction & nonfiction (up to 1000 words)
Sub guidelines in bio
Website coming v soon!

#subsopen #submissionsopen #litmag #literary #digitalmag #journal #poetry #art #fiction #onlinejournal #strangedays #strangedaze #strangedazemag
Strange Daze. Submissions open until 31st August Send in your dreamiest art, poetry, fiction and non-fiction (anything up to 1000 words) Submission guidelines in bio
July 31, 2025 at 9:15 PM
bloomurder.bsky.social
Stoked to be part of this awesome post alongside some fantastic game writers! 👏
harrisonpolites.bsky.social Harrison Polites @harrisonpolites.bsky.social · Jul 24
A cool global collab that I pulled together on Substack. Good place to start if you are looking for gaming writers on that platform.

Got a character that you reckon is underrated or unappreciated in a video game? Add it to the list in the comments!
Gaming’s most underrated side characters
Substack writers reveal their pick on the characters that just deserve more.
infinitelives.substack.com
July 25, 2025 at 6:33 AM
bloomurder.bsky.social
Really wanted to include Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn" as well 😩 #hottest100
July 18, 2025 at 12:08 PM
bloomurder.bsky.social
A little mid-year review of the games I've played so far this year! ✨️ #substack #videogames
Mid-Year Game Review 2025
or the games i’ve played so far this year
open.substack.com
July 12, 2025 at 7:42 AM
bloomurder.bsky.social
Ahhh! I got 2 #smallpitch requests! 😍
July 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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smallpitch.org
The #SmallPitch pitch submission window is now OPEN for 48 hours!

Key reminders:
- Unagented writers only
- Finished manuscripts only
- One pitch per manuscript only
- Up to 3 manuscripts per writer
- No hashtags in your pitch
- Comps & emojis are okay
- Check our website for full guidelines & FAQ
#SmallPitch Submission Form
Please use this form to submit your pitch. A few reminders: You can pitch up to three manuscripts, with a limit of one pitch per manuscript. One pitch per form submission. Reload the form after submi...
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July 7, 2025 at 4:00 AM
bloomurder.bsky.social
Had the best time tabling at Paperbark Zine Fair yesterday! Can't wait for next year! ✂️✨️
#zines #zinefair #paperbarkzinefair #australianzines
July 6, 2025 at 6:02 AM