Dan Peacock
@danpeacock.bsky.social
⚔️✨Sci-fi & fantasy writer
📚 Links to stories @ danpeacockwriter.com
📚 Links to stories @ danpeacockwriter.com
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My latest Patreon post is live. It's got some life updates, and for paid supporters, it has a snippet from my upcoming book, Ex Partum (coming soon from @atthisarts.com).
www.patreon.com/posts/140919...
#scifi #specfic #booksky
www.patreon.com/posts/140919...
#scifi #specfic #booksky
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November 3, 2025 at 10:52 AM
My latest Patreon post is live. It's got some life updates, and for paid supporters, it has a snippet from my upcoming book, Ex Partum (coming soon from @atthisarts.com).
www.patreon.com/posts/140919...
#scifi #specfic #booksky
www.patreon.com/posts/140919...
#scifi #specfic #booksky
My short story, "What To Do When A Protagonist Visits Your Generic Village", was published in @metastellar.bsky.social today! www.metastellar.com/fiction/what...
What To Do When A Protagonist Visits Your Generic Village - MetaStellar
You’ve heard this story before.
www.metastellar.com
July 16, 2025 at 11:49 AM
My short story, "What To Do When A Protagonist Visits Your Generic Village", was published in @metastellar.bsky.social today! www.metastellar.com/fiction/what...
A new flash fiction of mine is live at @dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social !
The world is under attack from dark, eldritch beings, so it’s probably not the best time to talk about us, but… we’re through.
www.dreamtheory.media/its-not-you-...
The world is under attack from dark, eldritch beings, so it’s probably not the best time to talk about us, but… we’re through.
www.dreamtheory.media/its-not-you-...
It’s Not You, or the Eldritch Entities Wiping Out San Francisco, It’s Me
by Dan Peacock
Scott,
I know this isn’t a good time for you, with the mysterious ultradimensional entities occupying most of downtown. But it’s not a good time for anyone. It’s taken me a long time...
www.dreamtheory.media
June 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
A new flash fiction of mine is live at @dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social !
The world is under attack from dark, eldritch beings, so it’s probably not the best time to talk about us, but… we’re through.
www.dreamtheory.media/its-not-you-...
The world is under attack from dark, eldritch beings, so it’s probably not the best time to talk about us, but… we’re through.
www.dreamtheory.media/its-not-you-...
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I have a story out! At dream publication, no less! It’s about adventure and anxiety, methods of coping, a tool that might help but also caries drawbacks (because brains are delicate and individual), and being empathetic to another person’s choices, even when they end in disaster.
New Fiction!
"Irina, Unafraid" by Anna Clark
@annaclark.bsky.social
a retrospective on the life of a stunt-star after her death, responding to criticism of recent leaks about her using a neural fear inhibitor.
www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
"Irina, Unafraid" by Anna Clark
@annaclark.bsky.social
a retrospective on the life of a stunt-star after her death, responding to criticism of recent leaks about her using a neural fear inhibitor.
www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
June 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I have a story out! At dream publication, no less! It’s about adventure and anxiety, methods of coping, a tool that might help but also caries drawbacks (because brains are delicate and individual), and being empathetic to another person’s choices, even when they end in disaster.
We need more anti-capitalistic mama-centered sci-fi stories, and this is a great one! 🔥
BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT 🔥
We are thrilled and honored to be working with author emma burnett on a near-future anti-capitalistic mama-centered sci-fi story. Follow us for updates and more announcements soon!
We are thrilled and honored to be working with author emma burnett on a near-future anti-capitalistic mama-centered sci-fi story. Follow us for updates and more announcements soon!
May 17, 2025 at 6:26 AM
We need more anti-capitalistic mama-centered sci-fi stories, and this is a great one! 🔥
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Cast of Wonders 623: The Cat That Worked From Home (Staff Picks 2024)
Author : Dan Peacock & Rachel Peacock
Narrator : Mike Boris
Host : Amy Brennan
Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter
First published as Cast of Wonders 583, April 2024
www.castofwonders.org/2025/01/cast...
Author : Dan Peacock & Rachel Peacock
Narrator : Mike Boris
Host : Amy Brennan
Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter
First published as Cast of Wonders 583, April 2024
www.castofwonders.org/2025/01/cast...
Cast of Wonders 623: The Cat That Worked From Home (Staff Picks 2024) | Cast of Wonders
Macaroni’s workstation is set up just the way he likes it. He has a little laptop with little buttons for his little golden paws, adjusted to a comfortable height. His scratch post is within easy…
www.castofwonders.org
January 9, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Cast of Wonders 623: The Cat That Worked From Home (Staff Picks 2024)
Author : Dan Peacock & Rachel Peacock
Narrator : Mike Boris
Host : Amy Brennan
Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter
First published as Cast of Wonders 583, April 2024
www.castofwonders.org/2025/01/cast...
Author : Dan Peacock & Rachel Peacock
Narrator : Mike Boris
Host : Amy Brennan
Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter
First published as Cast of Wonders 583, April 2024
www.castofwonders.org/2025/01/cast...
New story day! In "Firestarter", a disgraced orbital satellite technician must confront her past when she is paired with a new recruit. Read now in Phano (@ammansabet.bsky.social)
www.phano.co/articles/fir...
www.phano.co/articles/fir...
Firestarter
A mentor teaches her assistant the ins and outs of boosting out of graveyard orbit.
www.phano.co
May 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
New story day! In "Firestarter", a disgraced orbital satellite technician must confront her past when she is paired with a new recruit. Read now in Phano (@ammansabet.bsky.social)
www.phano.co/articles/fir...
www.phano.co/articles/fir...
My flash fiction "Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Your Short Story Submission's Attachment", in which a story submission goes very, very wrong, is now live in @pointsincase.com!
www.pointsincase.com/articles/re-...
www.pointsincase.com/articles/re-...
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Your Short Story Submission’s Attachment
I’m not very good with computers, could you clarify what you mean by “you somehow attached your son to your previous email rather than your story”?
www.pointsincase.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
My flash fiction "Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Your Short Story Submission's Attachment", in which a story submission goes very, very wrong, is now live in @pointsincase.com!
www.pointsincase.com/articles/re-...
www.pointsincase.com/articles/re-...
My short story "User's Guide To Your Takura Temporal Vehicle" is now live on Sci-Fi Shorts - read here: ift.tt/ejEaCpk
Please read the enclosed information carefully before attempting temporal transit. There will be no refunds.
Please read the enclosed information carefully before attempting temporal transit. There will be no refunds.
User’s Guide To Your Takura Temporal Vehicle
Dan Peacock
ift.tt
March 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
My short story "User's Guide To Your Takura Temporal Vehicle" is now live on Sci-Fi Shorts - read here: ift.tt/ejEaCpk
Please read the enclosed information carefully before attempting temporal transit. There will be no refunds.
Please read the enclosed information carefully before attempting temporal transit. There will be no refunds.
@locusmag.bsky.social called Ellipsism "a wrenching story about a spaceship captain who ends up in a black hole, and all the people who are left behind, like the narrator who had once been her engineer, and the friends they had grown up together with".
tinyurl.com/3834uyen
tinyurl.com/3834uyen
“Ellipsism” by Dan Peacock
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November 20, 2024 at 9:39 AM
@locusmag.bsky.social called Ellipsism "a wrenching story about a spaceship captain who ends up in a black hole, and all the people who are left behind, like the narrator who had once been her engineer, and the friends they had grown up together with".
tinyurl.com/3834uyen
tinyurl.com/3834uyen
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“Ellipsism” by @danpeacock.bsky.social is “a wrenching story about a spaceship captain who ends up in a black hole, and all the people who are left behind….The story packs a strong emotional punch.” 😃🚀
October 23, 2024 at 1:45 PM
“Ellipsism” by @danpeacock.bsky.social is “a wrenching story about a spaceship captain who ends up in a black hole, and all the people who are left behind….The story packs a strong emotional punch.” 😃🚀
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Cast of Wonders 583: The Cat that Worked from Home
Author : Dan Peacock & Rachel Peacock
Narrator : Mike Boris
Host : Katherine Inskip
Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter
Cast of Wonders 583: The Cat that Worked from Home is a Cast of Wonders original.
www.castofwonders.org/2024/04/cast...
Author : Dan Peacock & Rachel Peacock
Narrator : Mike Boris
Host : Katherine Inskip
Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter
Cast of Wonders 583: The Cat that Worked from Home is a Cast of Wonders original.
www.castofwonders.org/2024/04/cast...
Cast of Wonders 583: The Cat that Worked from Home | Cast of Wonders
Macaroni’s workstation is set up just the way he likes it. He has a little laptop with little buttons for his little golden paws, adjusted to a comfortable height. His scratch post is within easy…
www.castofwonders.org
April 29, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Cast of Wonders 583: The Cat that Worked from Home
Author : Dan Peacock & Rachel Peacock
Narrator : Mike Boris
Host : Katherine Inskip
Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter
Cast of Wonders 583: The Cat that Worked from Home is a Cast of Wonders original.
www.castofwonders.org/2024/04/cast...
Author : Dan Peacock & Rachel Peacock
Narrator : Mike Boris
Host : Katherine Inskip
Audio Producer : Jeremy Carter
Cast of Wonders 583: The Cat that Worked from Home is a Cast of Wonders original.
www.castofwonders.org/2024/04/cast...
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Have you read?
Italic & Bold by Dan Peacock at Heartlines Spec
A story about two robots going for repair that will either make you say, "Aw!" or break your heart.
Italic & Bold by Dan Peacock at Heartlines Spec
A story about two robots going for repair that will either make you say, "Aw!" or break your heart.
Italic & Bold
Italic & Bold by Dan Peacock
www.heartlines-spec.com
October 18, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Have you read?
Italic & Bold by Dan Peacock at Heartlines Spec
A story about two robots going for repair that will either make you say, "Aw!" or break your heart.
Italic & Bold by Dan Peacock at Heartlines Spec
A story about two robots going for repair that will either make you say, "Aw!" or break your heart.
Reposted by Dan Peacock
just read Italic & Bold by @danpeacock.bsky.social from this list and i was not expecting to be taken out by robot emotions at 8:30 in the morning, geez
Speed-dating with aliens, clouds full of sleep... romance can manifest beyond the five love languages, as these 9 short stories set out to prove:
reactormag.com/nine-sff-sho...
reactormag.com/nine-sff-sho...
Nine SFF Short Stories That Explore the Meaning of Love - Reactor
From first meetings and tiny moments to lifelong attachments, these stories celebrate the boundless nature of love.
reactormag.com
May 1, 2024 at 3:25 PM
just read Italic & Bold by @danpeacock.bsky.social from this list and i was not expecting to be taken out by robot emotions at 8:30 in the morning, geez
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There's still time to travel to the edge of the universe in @danpeacock.bsky.social's new story "Ellipsism."
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August 21, 2024 at 3:24 PM
There's still time to travel to the edge of the universe in @danpeacock.bsky.social's new story "Ellipsism."
kaleidotrope.net/summer-2024/...
kaleidotrope.net/summer-2024/...
My short story "Generation" is live in
The Dread Machine!
Tasting notes:
👮♂️ A near-future dystopia
👩👧 A desperate family
🖐️ An illegal child
www.thedreadmachine.com/generation/
The Dread Machine!
Tasting notes:
👮♂️ A near-future dystopia
👩👧 A desperate family
🖐️ An illegal child
www.thedreadmachine.com/generation/
Generation
A woman and her illegal child attempt to make it past Border Enforcement.
www.thedreadmachine.com
February 2, 2024 at 9:29 AM
My short story "Generation" is live in
The Dread Machine!
Tasting notes:
👮♂️ A near-future dystopia
👩👧 A desperate family
🖐️ An illegal child
www.thedreadmachine.com/generation/
The Dread Machine!
Tasting notes:
👮♂️ A near-future dystopia
👩👧 A desperate family
🖐️ An illegal child
www.thedreadmachine.com/generation/
Contributor copy of
@heartlines-spec.com
arrived ❤️ I’m far more excited about the sticker than a full-grown man has any right to be.
@heartlines-spec.com
arrived ❤️ I’m far more excited about the sticker than a full-grown man has any right to be.
December 22, 2023 at 9:50 AM
Contributor copy of
@heartlines-spec.com
arrived ❤️ I’m far more excited about the sticker than a full-grown man has any right to be.
@heartlines-spec.com
arrived ❤️ I’m far more excited about the sticker than a full-grown man has any right to be.
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Italic & Bold by @danpeacock.bsky.social is now free-to-read on our website! This story has cute robot vibes, is only slight devastating 🤖
www.heartlines-spec.com/italic-bold-...
www.heartlines-spec.com/italic-bold-...
Italic & Bold
Italic & Bold by Dan Peacock
www.heartlines-spec.com
December 19, 2023 at 4:58 PM
Italic & Bold by @danpeacock.bsky.social is now free-to-read on our website! This story has cute robot vibes, is only slight devastating 🤖
www.heartlines-spec.com/italic-bold-...
www.heartlines-spec.com/italic-bold-...
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Italic & Bold by @danpeacock.bsky.social will make you think about the important questions in life
Watch the trailer on our insta! www.instagram.com/heartlinessp...
Available to subscribers Nov 30th!
Watch the trailer on our insta! www.instagram.com/heartlinessp...
Available to subscribers Nov 30th!
November 13, 2023 at 3:15 PM
Italic & Bold by @danpeacock.bsky.social will make you think about the important questions in life
Watch the trailer on our insta! www.instagram.com/heartlinessp...
Available to subscribers Nov 30th!
Watch the trailer on our insta! www.instagram.com/heartlinessp...
Available to subscribers Nov 30th!
In my newest rejection letter erasure poem, I take the editor shopping for some new formalwear.
November 5, 2023 at 12:05 PM
In my newest rejection letter erasure poem, I take the editor shopping for some new formalwear.
All the cool kids are doing rejection letter erasure poems, so here's me jumping on the bandwagon.
November 1, 2023 at 9:27 AM
All the cool kids are doing rejection letter erasure poems, so here's me jumping on the bandwagon.
Hit my first sub-30 minute 5k run since 2016. Not bad going for someone who wobbles this much!
October 29, 2023 at 5:26 PM
Hit my first sub-30 minute 5k run since 2016. Not bad going for someone who wobbles this much!
My dark fantasy story "Bound" releases today in Grendel Press' Uncanny & Unearthly Tales anthology - free to read if you have Kindle Unlimited. www.amazon.co.uk/Uncanny-Unea... With this gorgeous artwork for mine!
October 27, 2023 at 9:50 AM
My dark fantasy story "Bound" releases today in Grendel Press' Uncanny & Unearthly Tales anthology - free to read if you have Kindle Unlimited. www.amazon.co.uk/Uncanny-Unea... With this gorgeous artwork for mine!
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We know you’ve been brimming with an-tic-a……-pation to know Issue 3's TOC!
We've got stories from @t_kanishk, Lyra Meurer, @danpeacock.bsky.social , @vivianhchou.bsky.social , @vivianlicreates.bsky.social , @yelenacrane.bsky.social , Alex Langer
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We've got stories from @t_kanishk, Lyra Meurer, @danpeacock.bsky.social , @vivianhchou.bsky.social , @vivianlicreates.bsky.social , @yelenacrane.bsky.social , Alex Langer
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October 26, 2023 at 9:47 AM
We know you’ve been brimming with an-tic-a……-pation to know Issue 3's TOC!
We've got stories from @t_kanishk, Lyra Meurer, @danpeacock.bsky.social , @vivianhchou.bsky.social , @vivianlicreates.bsky.social , @yelenacrane.bsky.social , Alex Langer
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We've got stories from @t_kanishk, Lyra Meurer, @danpeacock.bsky.social , @vivianhchou.bsky.social , @vivianlicreates.bsky.social , @yelenacrane.bsky.social , Alex Langer
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September 28, 2023 at 4:28 PM