Charles (Cy) Payseur
@cypayseur.bsky.social
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Locus and Ignyte Award winning co-editor of We're Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction. Hugo and Ignyte Award finalist critic/fan writer. Destroyer of Science Fiction. Bisexual all day. He/Him They/Them
Locus and Ignyte Award winning co-editor of We're Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction. Hugo and Ignyte Award finalist critic/fan writer. Destroyer of Science Fiction. Bisexual all day. He/Him They/Them
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A gorgeous fairy tale poem and a discussion about writing in English and Finnish with Sara Norja! www.juliarios.com/in-winter-a-...
In Winter, A Wedding: a poem and an interview with Sara Norja
I invited Sara Norja to read her Worlds of Possibility poem, "In Winter, a Wedding" and to talk to me about her creative process.
www.juliarios.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:13 PM
A gorgeous fairy tale poem and a discussion about writing in English and Finnish with Sara Norja! www.juliarios.com/in-winter-a-...
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Awards Eligibility Post!
I’m very proud of these three delinquents:
Doppel Doppel Gang Gang (Baffling Magazine).
Love Story in Colored Glass (Uncharted Magazine).
Praise Song for the God of Restless Hands (The Dark).
Links can be found on my website.
Here’s to more art-making in 2026!
I’m very proud of these three delinquents:
Doppel Doppel Gang Gang (Baffling Magazine).
Love Story in Colored Glass (Uncharted Magazine).
Praise Song for the God of Restless Hands (The Dark).
Links can be found on my website.
Here’s to more art-making in 2026!
January 2, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Awards Eligibility Post!
I’m very proud of these three delinquents:
Doppel Doppel Gang Gang (Baffling Magazine).
Love Story in Colored Glass (Uncharted Magazine).
Praise Song for the God of Restless Hands (The Dark).
Links can be found on my website.
Here’s to more art-making in 2026!
I’m very proud of these three delinquents:
Doppel Doppel Gang Gang (Baffling Magazine).
Love Story in Colored Glass (Uncharted Magazine).
Praise Song for the God of Restless Hands (The Dark).
Links can be found on my website.
Here’s to more art-making in 2026!
2026 revelations: I still don't like shovelling snow
January 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM
2026 revelations: I still don't like shovelling snow
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🏳️🌈SOME QUEER SHORT SFF - NOVEMBER 2025🏳️🌈
I round up over 15 stories by @arielmarkenjack.bsky.social @marisca.bsky.social @sarahpinsker.bsky.social @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social @yoakeim.bsky.social @renanbernardo.com @authorizedmusings.bsky.social & MANY MORE!!!
www.patreon.com/posts/147084...
I round up over 15 stories by @arielmarkenjack.bsky.social @marisca.bsky.social @sarahpinsker.bsky.social @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social @yoakeim.bsky.social @renanbernardo.com @authorizedmusings.bsky.social & MANY MORE!!!
www.patreon.com/posts/147084...
Some Queer Short SFF - November 2025 | Charles Payseur
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December 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🏳️🌈SOME QUEER SHORT SFF - NOVEMBER 2025🏳️🌈
I round up over 15 stories by @arielmarkenjack.bsky.social @marisca.bsky.social @sarahpinsker.bsky.social @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social @yoakeim.bsky.social @renanbernardo.com @authorizedmusings.bsky.social & MANY MORE!!!
www.patreon.com/posts/147084...
I round up over 15 stories by @arielmarkenjack.bsky.social @marisca.bsky.social @sarahpinsker.bsky.social @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social @yoakeim.bsky.social @renanbernardo.com @authorizedmusings.bsky.social & MANY MORE!!!
www.patreon.com/posts/147084...
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I've just posted a big 2025 wrap-up with personal writing news and also links to free stories (and free anthologies!), sales, and more. Check it out: www.stephanieburgis.com/2026/01/2025...
2025 Wrap-Up - Stephanie Burgis
For the last several years, I’ve written an annual wrap-up on the last day of December every year. This year, it’s a day late… But I’m here now, it’s a whole new year, and I wanted to let you all know...
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January 1, 2026 at 2:32 PM
I've just posted a big 2025 wrap-up with personal writing news and also links to free stories (and free anthologies!), sales, and more. Check it out: www.stephanieburgis.com/2026/01/2025...
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REMINDER to send your 2025 original publications of queer speculative short stories (science fiction, fantasy, horror, anything odd and unusual) to We're Here 2025 for consideration - I am the guest editor this year, with the always awesome @cypayseur.bsky.social!!
www.neonhemlock.com/were-here
www.neonhemlock.com/were-here
we're here — neon hemlock
www.neonhemlock.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:25 PM
REMINDER to send your 2025 original publications of queer speculative short stories (science fiction, fantasy, horror, anything odd and unusual) to We're Here 2025 for consideration - I am the guest editor this year, with the always awesome @cypayseur.bsky.social!!
www.neonhemlock.com/were-here
www.neonhemlock.com/were-here
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My thoughts on the current discussions in the SF/F genre over writers using generative AI (LLMs). In particular, I love the essays shared by @chuckwendig.bsky.social and @fozmeadows.bsky.social. 1/
www.patreon.com/posts/147102...
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Genre Grapevine on Two Secrets about LLM Usage Every Writer Must Remember | Jason Sanford's Genre Grapevine
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December 31, 2025 at 7:18 PM
My thoughts on the current discussions in the SF/F genre over writers using generative AI (LLMs). In particular, I love the essays shared by @chuckwendig.bsky.social and @fozmeadows.bsky.social. 1/
www.patreon.com/posts/147102...
www.patreon.com/posts/147102...
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December 31, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Whew, here it is, the last 🪶 @bafflingmag.bsky.social 🪶 issue of the year! A DOUBLE ISSUE on the theme of STRANGE FORMS.
Cover by the incomparable @gnarlyghost.bsky.social
Check it out here:
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-twenty...
Cover by the incomparable @gnarlyghost.bsky.social
Check it out here:
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-twenty...
December 31, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Whew, here it is, the last 🪶 @bafflingmag.bsky.social 🪶 issue of the year! A DOUBLE ISSUE on the theme of STRANGE FORMS.
Cover by the incomparable @gnarlyghost.bsky.social
Check it out here:
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-twenty...
Cover by the incomparable @gnarlyghost.bsky.social
Check it out here:
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-twenty...
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My most recent @escapepod.org piece, Baron Quits the Payloaders, is featured in Charles's great list!
If you're looking for rock n' roll, a vocalist coming back from dead (then regretting it), and queer romance, that might be your thing.
escapepod.org/2025/11/13/e...
If you're looking for rock n' roll, a vocalist coming back from dead (then regretting it), and queer romance, that might be your thing.
escapepod.org/2025/11/13/e...
December 31, 2025 at 6:23 PM
My most recent @escapepod.org piece, Baron Quits the Payloaders, is featured in Charles's great list!
If you're looking for rock n' roll, a vocalist coming back from dead (then regretting it), and queer romance, that might be your thing.
escapepod.org/2025/11/13/e...
If you're looking for rock n' roll, a vocalist coming back from dead (then regretting it), and queer romance, that might be your thing.
escapepod.org/2025/11/13/e...
🏳️🌈SOME QUEER SHORT SFF - NOVEMBER 2025🏳️🌈
I round up over 15 stories by @arielmarkenjack.bsky.social @marisca.bsky.social @sarahpinsker.bsky.social @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social @yoakeim.bsky.social @renanbernardo.com @authorizedmusings.bsky.social & MANY MORE!!!
www.patreon.com/posts/147084...
I round up over 15 stories by @arielmarkenjack.bsky.social @marisca.bsky.social @sarahpinsker.bsky.social @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social @yoakeim.bsky.social @renanbernardo.com @authorizedmusings.bsky.social & MANY MORE!!!
www.patreon.com/posts/147084...
Some Queer Short SFF - November 2025 | Charles Payseur
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December 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🏳️🌈SOME QUEER SHORT SFF - NOVEMBER 2025🏳️🌈
I round up over 15 stories by @arielmarkenjack.bsky.social @marisca.bsky.social @sarahpinsker.bsky.social @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social @yoakeim.bsky.social @renanbernardo.com @authorizedmusings.bsky.social & MANY MORE!!!
www.patreon.com/posts/147084...
I round up over 15 stories by @arielmarkenjack.bsky.social @marisca.bsky.social @sarahpinsker.bsky.social @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social @yoakeim.bsky.social @renanbernardo.com @authorizedmusings.bsky.social & MANY MORE!!!
www.patreon.com/posts/147084...
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It’s New Year’s Eve, and 2025 has been A Year. I thought everyone might appreciate a cozy gift. Please get the Worlds of Possibility Volume 2 ebook for free, if you would like it! www.juliarios.com/a-gift-to-en...
A gift to end 2025 — Worlds of Possibility Volume 2!
This second volume collects short stories, flash fiction, and drabbles from the August 2023 to June 2025 issue run of Worlds of Possibility.
www.juliarios.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
It’s New Year’s Eve, and 2025 has been A Year. I thought everyone might appreciate a cozy gift. Please get the Worlds of Possibility Volume 2 ebook for free, if you would like it! www.juliarios.com/a-gift-to-en...
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TELL ME YOUR 🏳️🌈QUEER SHORT SFF🏳️🌈 OUT IN NOVEMBER 2025!!! Originals only pls, up to novella in length, indie okay. Just reply with the author, title, and a link to read and/or buy and I'll get them on the list. Here's October's list for context & more info: www.patreon.com/posts/some-q...
Some Queer Short SFF - October 2025 | Charles Payseur
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December 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
TELL ME YOUR 🏳️🌈QUEER SHORT SFF🏳️🌈 OUT IN NOVEMBER 2025!!! Originals only pls, up to novella in length, indie okay. Just reply with the author, title, and a link to read and/or buy and I'll get them on the list. Here's October's list for context & more info: www.patreon.com/posts/some-q...
Puzzle #17: Holiday Cats
Another tricky one with a lot of repeat elements and white space. Still very cute. 1000 pieces and all accounted for.
Another tricky one with a lot of repeat elements and white space. Still very cute. 1000 pieces and all accounted for.
December 31, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Puzzle #17: Holiday Cats
Another tricky one with a lot of repeat elements and white space. Still very cute. 1000 pieces and all accounted for.
Another tricky one with a lot of repeat elements and white space. Still very cute. 1000 pieces and all accounted for.
Puzzle 16: Dragon's Treasure
1000 pieces and pretty tough. Took us three days and the coins vs scales was not always easy. Quite enjoy the cat, of course
1000 pieces and pretty tough. Took us three days and the coins vs scales was not always easy. Quite enjoy the cat, of course
December 31, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Puzzle 16: Dragon's Treasure
1000 pieces and pretty tough. Took us three days and the coins vs scales was not always easy. Quite enjoy the cat, of course
1000 pieces and pretty tough. Took us three days and the coins vs scales was not always easy. Quite enjoy the cat, of course
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Authors! Readers! The grand Barnes & Noble pre-order sale is now upon us. Use the code PREORDER25 to save 25% off basically every pre-ordered book for next year.
Authors: please reply to this post with your upcoming book title, a link, and at least one cool thing in your book!
Authors: please reply to this post with your upcoming book title, a link, and at least one cool thing in your book!
December 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Authors! Readers! The grand Barnes & Noble pre-order sale is now upon us. Use the code PREORDER25 to save 25% off basically every pre-ordered book for next year.
Authors: please reply to this post with your upcoming book title, a link, and at least one cool thing in your book!
Authors: please reply to this post with your upcoming book title, a link, and at least one cool thing in your book!
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My little queasy post-breakup Sapphic friendship cosmic horror story "Snow, Stars, Stone" was in the November issue of Heartlines Spec! Thank you, Charles!
www.heartlines-spec.com/snow-stars-s...
www.heartlines-spec.com/snow-stars-s...
Snow, Stars, Stone
Snow, Stars, Stone by Ariel Marken Jack
www.heartlines-spec.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
My little queasy post-breakup Sapphic friendship cosmic horror story "Snow, Stars, Stone" was in the November issue of Heartlines Spec! Thank you, Charles!
www.heartlines-spec.com/snow-stars-s...
www.heartlines-spec.com/snow-stars-s...
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My piece Baron Quits the Payloaders was out in November at @escapepod.org!
escapepod.org/2025/11/13/e...
escapepod.org/2025/11/13/e...
Escape Pod 1019: Baron Quits The Payloaders
This story starts with a gig. Half a million people from all corners of the galaxy, hands in the air, heads banging to our vibrant noise. You probably saw the venue on some feed already.
escapepod.org
December 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
My piece Baron Quits the Payloaders was out in November at @escapepod.org!
escapepod.org/2025/11/13/e...
escapepod.org/2025/11/13/e...
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My trans horror drabble "Don't Hide From the Mirror" was published in @apexmag.bsky.social!
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
Don't Hide From the Mirror
Gaze into it instead. Watch your skin peel back in tantalizing, translucent strips. It won’t hurt, I promise. Your eyes will sting...
www.apexbookcompany.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
My trans horror drabble "Don't Hide From the Mirror" was published in @apexmag.bsky.social!
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
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Thank you, Charles!!! My queer grief story, “Nature Morte,” came out in @theslabpress.bsky.social anthology HIDING UNDER THE LEAVES
www.amazon.com/Hiding-Under...
www.amazon.com/Hiding-Under...
Hiding Under the Leaves
Hiding Under the Leaves [Major, Tim, Hogan, Liam, Scott, Donna] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Hiding Under the Leaves
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December 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Thank you, Charles!!! My queer grief story, “Nature Morte,” came out in @theslabpress.bsky.social anthology HIDING UNDER THE LEAVES
www.amazon.com/Hiding-Under...
www.amazon.com/Hiding-Under...
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I published "To Be Merciful; or, Light After Darkness" on my Patreon in November
(it's free to read)
www.patreon.com/posts/to-be-...
(it's free to read)
www.patreon.com/posts/to-be-...
To Be Merciful; or, Light After Darkness | Jennifer R. Donohue
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December 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I published "To Be Merciful; or, Light After Darkness" on my Patreon in November
(it's free to read)
www.patreon.com/posts/to-be-...
(it's free to read)
www.patreon.com/posts/to-be-...
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My novelette "The Millay Illusion" was published in Uncanny in November. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
The Millay Illusion - Uncanny Magazine
For the whole of the year that I now look back on as the best of my life, Susanna Miller’s act began twenty-three minutes after mine ended. I went first, to warm up the crowd, followed by the dog trai...
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December 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM
My novelette "The Millay Illusion" was published in Uncanny in November. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
TELL ME YOUR 🏳️🌈QUEER SHORT SFF🏳️🌈 OUT IN NOVEMBER 2025!!! Originals only pls, up to novella in length, indie okay. Just reply with the author, title, and a link to read and/or buy and I'll get them on the list. Here's October's list for context & more info: www.patreon.com/posts/some-q...
Some Queer Short SFF - October 2025 | Charles Payseur
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December 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
TELL ME YOUR 🏳️🌈QUEER SHORT SFF🏳️🌈 OUT IN NOVEMBER 2025!!! Originals only pls, up to novella in length, indie okay. Just reply with the author, title, and a link to read and/or buy and I'll get them on the list. Here's October's list for context & more info: www.patreon.com/posts/some-q...
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The big Barnes & Noble pre-order sale is live! 25% off all pre-orders, including my own upcoming THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS!
A grumpy dragon pretends to be tame so he can eat for free at the local dragon riding academy. Need a monster in your life?
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-dragon...
A grumpy dragon pretends to be tame so he can eat for free at the local dragon riding academy. Need a monster in your life?
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-dragon...
The Dragon Has Some Complaints|Hardcover
In this heartfelt and humorous fantasy from the Nebula-winning author of Someone You Can Build a Nest In, a dragon whose three heads bear rather…different...personalities finds family in the most unex...
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December 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The big Barnes & Noble pre-order sale is live! 25% off all pre-orders, including my own upcoming THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS!
A grumpy dragon pretends to be tame so he can eat for free at the local dragon riding academy. Need a monster in your life?
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-dragon...
A grumpy dragon pretends to be tame so he can eat for free at the local dragon riding academy. Need a monster in your life?
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-dragon...