Cressida
@eggandcressida.bsky.social
Stories in Apex, Lightspeed, Fusion Fragment, Kaleidotrope, Flash Fiction Online, The Baltimore Review, Milk Candy Review, &c • 2024 Wigleaf Top 50 • pfp by @evelynepark.bsky.social
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2025 awards eligibility post - take two!
I have two short stories out this year, and I would be so grateful if you kept them (and me) in mind during awards season! Links threaded below - thanks for reading!
I have two short stories out this year, and I would be so grateful if you kept them (and me) in mind during awards season! Links threaded below - thanks for reading!
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Tippi Hedren having her cigarette lit by a crow on the set of The Birds, 1963
February 4, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Tippi Hedren having her cigarette lit by a crow on the set of The Birds, 1963
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and is the gatekeeper in the room with us?
fell victim to one of the classic blunders (opening threads) and was immediately subjected to whatever the fuck this is
February 5, 2026 at 3:51 AM
and is the gatekeeper in the room with us?
and is the gatekeeper in the room with us?
fell victim to one of the classic blunders (opening threads) and was immediately subjected to whatever the fuck this is
February 5, 2026 at 3:51 AM
and is the gatekeeper in the room with us?
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i think like 90% of my stories can be described as "protag in a situation that makes you want to say GIRL RUN" which honestly i'm very happy to have as my brand. thank you for reading, seoung!
4 - Mrs. No Face by Cressida Roe. bluebeard retelling with a gothic flair set in the modern day. when the guy was like "my beard is not so black as your hair" i was like GIRL RUN www.fusionfragment.com/issue-26/
Issue #26
“A Treatise of Significance to Uyo Above” by Nkereuwem Albert: the city above and the city below / spirit bots / revolution”A White Day Comes” by A.D. Sui: solar destruction…
www.fusionfragment.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:32 PM
i think like 90% of my stories can be described as "protag in a situation that makes you want to say GIRL RUN" which honestly i'm very happy to have as my brand. thank you for reading, seoung!
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just learned that someone used this piece to teach a class on flash fiction, which is!!! a terrifying honor!!! (this is why you have a contact form on your website, friends, you get unsolicited bonkers kindness from strangers)
My flash SF piece on daughterhood and what you lose when you don’t realize what you have is now free to read at @flashfictiononline.bsky.social! So many thanks to @aijiang.bsky.social and @beckyhalsey.bsky.social for giving it a home in the Regret issue!
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/the-...
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/the-...
The Memory Swap
The request is short, to the point: “Wanted: memory of Mother. Trade for memory of First Kiss. #memoryswap #memoryexchange #mom.”I’m not sure why it catches my attention. I’ve been lurking on the M…
www.flashfictiononline.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:30 PM
just learned that someone used this piece to teach a class on flash fiction, which is!!! a terrifying honor!!! (this is why you have a contact form on your website, friends, you get unsolicited bonkers kindness from strangers)
i think like 90% of my stories can be described as "protag in a situation that makes you want to say GIRL RUN" which honestly i'm very happy to have as my brand. thank you for reading, seoung!
4 - Mrs. No Face by Cressida Roe. bluebeard retelling with a gothic flair set in the modern day. when the guy was like "my beard is not so black as your hair" i was like GIRL RUN www.fusionfragment.com/issue-26/
Issue #26
“A Treatise of Significance to Uyo Above” by Nkereuwem Albert: the city above and the city below / spirit bots / revolution”A White Day Comes” by A.D. Sui: solar destruction…
www.fusionfragment.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:32 PM
i think like 90% of my stories can be described as "protag in a situation that makes you want to say GIRL RUN" which honestly i'm very happy to have as my brand. thank you for reading, seoung!
just learned that someone used this piece to teach a class on flash fiction, which is!!! a terrifying honor!!! (this is why you have a contact form on your website, friends, you get unsolicited bonkers kindness from strangers)
My flash SF piece on daughterhood and what you lose when you don’t realize what you have is now free to read at @flashfictiononline.bsky.social! So many thanks to @aijiang.bsky.social and @beckyhalsey.bsky.social for giving it a home in the Regret issue!
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/the-...
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/the-...
The Memory Swap
The request is short, to the point: “Wanted: memory of Mother. Trade for memory of First Kiss. #memoryswap #memoryexchange #mom.”I’m not sure why it catches my attention. I’ve been lurking on the M…
www.flashfictiononline.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:30 PM
just learned that someone used this piece to teach a class on flash fiction, which is!!! a terrifying honor!!! (this is why you have a contact form on your website, friends, you get unsolicited bonkers kindness from strangers)
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WOW -- I just saw that my story "How to Cook with the Negative Space in Your Grandmother's Recipes" made the Locus Recommended Reading list...! There are sooo many incredible titles on that list; go forth and read (and then nominate for the Locus Awards--anyone can!)
locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
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…
locusmag.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:20 PM
WOW -- I just saw that my story "How to Cook with the Negative Space in Your Grandmother's Recipes" made the Locus Recommended Reading list...! There are sooo many incredible titles on that list; go forth and read (and then nominate for the Locus Awards--anyone can!)
locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
this latest from @mruthrobinson.bsky.social is the only piece of fiction that deserves the designation of “dark academia,” i said what i said. brooding white guys are OUT doomed postdocs doing their best in the face of devilish fascism is IN
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/acad...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/acad...
Academic Neutrality - Lightspeed Magazine
When Amy begins to flay herself during office hours, you aren’t quite sure what to do. You hate office hours. You used to enjoy them, actually, back before the flayings started. Sure, it’s hard sharin...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:02 AM
this latest from @mruthrobinson.bsky.social is the only piece of fiction that deserves the designation of “dark academia,” i said what i said. brooding white guys are OUT doomed postdocs doing their best in the face of devilish fascism is IN
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/acad...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/acad...
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After 348 days and 3 rounds of edits, I'm overjoyed that my queer coming of age shapeshifter story, "Skin Deep," will be in the next issue of @havenspec.bsky.social!!! Many thanks to @leonp.bsky.social for accepting it and working through the revisions with me--I can't wait to share this one!
January 31, 2026 at 7:07 PM
After 348 days and 3 rounds of edits, I'm overjoyed that my queer coming of age shapeshifter story, "Skin Deep," will be in the next issue of @havenspec.bsky.social!!! Many thanks to @leonp.bsky.social for accepting it and working through the revisions with me--I can't wait to share this one!
After 348 days and 3 rounds of edits, I'm overjoyed that my queer coming of age shapeshifter story, "Skin Deep," will be in the next issue of @havenspec.bsky.social!!! Many thanks to @leonp.bsky.social for accepting it and working through the revisions with me--I can't wait to share this one!
January 31, 2026 at 7:07 PM
After 348 days and 3 rounds of edits, I'm overjoyed that my queer coming of age shapeshifter story, "Skin Deep," will be in the next issue of @havenspec.bsky.social!!! Many thanks to @leonp.bsky.social for accepting it and working through the revisions with me--I can't wait to share this one!
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Is it better to remember or forget? How do you ever know? That’s the question posed by “The Memory Swap” by Cressida Roe, one of our final January stories
#writingcommunity #fantasy #amreading
@eggandcressida.bsky.social
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/the-...
#writingcommunity #fantasy #amreading
@eggandcressida.bsky.social
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/the-...
The Memory Swap
The request is short, to the point: “Wanted: memory of Mother. Trade for memory of First Kiss. #memoryswap #memoryexchange #mom.”I’m not sure why it catches my attention. I’ve been lurking on the M…
www.flashfictiononline.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Is it better to remember or forget? How do you ever know? That’s the question posed by “The Memory Swap” by Cressida Roe, one of our final January stories
#writingcommunity #fantasy #amreading
@eggandcressida.bsky.social
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/the-...
#writingcommunity #fantasy #amreading
@eggandcressida.bsky.social
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/the-...
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My flash SF piece on daughterhood and what you lose when you don’t realize what you have is now free to read at @flashfictiononline.bsky.social! So many thanks to @aijiang.bsky.social and @beckyhalsey.bsky.social for giving it a home in the Regret issue!
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/the-...
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/the-...
The Memory Swap
The request is short, to the point: “Wanted: memory of Mother. Trade for memory of First Kiss. #memoryswap #memoryexchange #mom.”I’m not sure why it catches my attention. I’ve been lurking on the M…
www.flashfictiononline.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:08 PM
My flash SF piece on daughterhood and what you lose when you don’t realize what you have is now free to read at @flashfictiononline.bsky.social! So many thanks to @aijiang.bsky.social and @beckyhalsey.bsky.social for giving it a home in the Regret issue!
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/the-...
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/the-...
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You have to read this one! I read it when the issue came out Jan 1, and I still can't stop thinking about it.
My flash SF piece on daughterhood and what you lose when you don’t realize what you have is now free to read at @flashfictiononline.bsky.social! So many thanks to @aijiang.bsky.social and @beckyhalsey.bsky.social for giving it a home in the Regret issue!
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/the-...
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/the-...
The Memory Swap
The request is short, to the point: “Wanted: memory of Mother. Trade for memory of First Kiss. #memoryswap #memoryexchange #mom.”I’m not sure why it catches my attention. I’ve been lurking on the M…
www.flashfictiononline.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:17 PM
You have to read this one! I read it when the issue came out Jan 1, and I still can't stop thinking about it.
My flash SF piece on daughterhood and what you lose when you don’t realize what you have is now free to read at @flashfictiononline.bsky.social! So many thanks to @aijiang.bsky.social and @beckyhalsey.bsky.social for giving it a home in the Regret issue!
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/the-...
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/the-...
The Memory Swap
The request is short, to the point: “Wanted: memory of Mother. Trade for memory of First Kiss. #memoryswap #memoryexchange #mom.”I’m not sure why it catches my attention. I’ve been lurking on the M…
www.flashfictiononline.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:08 PM
My flash SF piece on daughterhood and what you lose when you don’t realize what you have is now free to read at @flashfictiononline.bsky.social! So many thanks to @aijiang.bsky.social and @beckyhalsey.bsky.social for giving it a home in the Regret issue!
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/the-...
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/the-...
sending this around once more :)
2025 awards eligibility post - take two!
I have two short stories out this year, and I would be so grateful if you kept them (and me) in mind during awards season! Links threaded below - thanks for reading!
I have two short stories out this year, and I would be so grateful if you kept them (and me) in mind during awards season! Links threaded below - thanks for reading!
January 24, 2026 at 3:12 PM
sending this around once more :)
rereading john crowley’s LITTLE, BIG, which i will always recommend to anyone who likes beautifully written modern fairy tales, but just like the first time i read it, i keep wishing john could be normal about women for 5 minutes :/
January 24, 2026 at 2:55 PM
rereading john crowley’s LITTLE, BIG, which i will always recommend to anyone who likes beautifully written modern fairy tales, but just like the first time i read it, i keep wishing john could be normal about women for 5 minutes :/
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With awards season ramping up, I'm once again compiling a 2025 "Best of" list of works by FFers for your readings lists. So far, it contains work on the BSFA Longlist and recommendations made in Locus, Reactor, and Charles Payseur's Quick Sips.
www.fusionfragment.com/2025-best-of/
www.fusionfragment.com/2025-best-of/
2025 “Best Of”
In compiling this inevitably incomplete “Best Of” list, I’ve listed stories by FFers that appeared on either the Locus Recommended Reading List, the Recommended Reading List in individual issues of…
www.fusionfragment.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:23 PM
With awards season ramping up, I'm once again compiling a 2025 "Best of" list of works by FFers for your readings lists. So far, it contains work on the BSFA Longlist and recommendations made in Locus, Reactor, and Charles Payseur's Quick Sips.
www.fusionfragment.com/2025-best-of/
www.fusionfragment.com/2025-best-of/
thank you so much for including “the fifth horseman” on this list!! such great company to be in and so many stories i still have to check out 😊
📚🚀💀🧚♂️It’s that time again! I lost track of how many stories this is (what are numbers? why are numbers?). Flash is heavily represented this year, for people who want a quick read ⏳
#speclit #scifilit #shortfiction #amreading #horrorrecs #horror #weirdlit
idehennessy.medium.com/2025-recomme...
#speclit #scifilit #shortfiction #amreading #horrorrecs #horror #weirdlit
idehennessy.medium.com/2025-recomme...
2025 Recommended Short Stories
It’s January somehow, which means it’s time to share my annual list of Sci-fi, Horror, Slipstream, and Fantasy stories I enjoyed. Fair…
idehennessy.medium.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:10 PM
thank you so much for including “the fifth horseman” on this list!! such great company to be in and so many stories i still have to check out 😊
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sooooo excited to be part of this issue!
📣 FFO is thrilled to release our January 2026 issue. Guest edited by Ai Jiang, it explores “regret” across multiple genres. We can’t change the past, only learn from it!
#writingcommunity #regret #litfic #scifi #fantasy #amreading
@aijiang.bsky.social
www.flashfictiononline.com/product/flas...
#writingcommunity #regret #litfic #scifi #fantasy #amreading
@aijiang.bsky.social
www.flashfictiononline.com/product/flas...
Flash Fiction Online January 2026
Flash Fiction Online’s January 2026 issue is a collection of regret-themed fiction, selected by our guest editor this month, the award-winning author Ai Jiang. We can’t change the past,…
www.flashfictiononline.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:23 PM
sooooo excited to be part of this issue!
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OTHERSIDE is officially OPEN for fiction and poetry submissions 🪐🗡️
If you’re part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, send us your speculative fiction and poetry: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and everything in between!
📚 Open window: Jan 1-14
📑 See guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
If you’re part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, send us your speculative fiction and poetry: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and everything in between!
📚 Open window: Jan 1-14
📑 See guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
January 1, 2026 at 6:31 PM
OTHERSIDE is officially OPEN for fiction and poetry submissions 🪐🗡️
If you’re part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, send us your speculative fiction and poetry: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and everything in between!
📚 Open window: Jan 1-14
📑 See guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
If you’re part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, send us your speculative fiction and poetry: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and everything in between!
📚 Open window: Jan 1-14
📑 See guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
sooooo excited to be part of this issue!
📣 FFO is thrilled to release our January 2026 issue. Guest edited by Ai Jiang, it explores “regret” across multiple genres. We can’t change the past, only learn from it!
#writingcommunity #regret #litfic #scifi #fantasy #amreading
@aijiang.bsky.social
www.flashfictiononline.com/product/flas...
#writingcommunity #regret #litfic #scifi #fantasy #amreading
@aijiang.bsky.social
www.flashfictiononline.com/product/flas...
Flash Fiction Online January 2026
Flash Fiction Online’s January 2026 issue is a collection of regret-themed fiction, selected by our guest editor this month, the award-winning author Ai Jiang. We can’t change the past,…
www.flashfictiononline.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:23 PM
sooooo excited to be part of this issue!
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A micro story that cuts beautifully! By Cressida Roe in @apexmag.bsky.social Check it out!
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
#microstories #speculative #flashfiction #horsemen #drabble
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
#microstories #speculative #flashfiction #horsemen #drabble
The Fifth Horseman
When the echo of other hoof beats fades away, I dismount.
www.apexbookcompany.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A micro story that cuts beautifully! By Cressida Roe in @apexmag.bsky.social Check it out!
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
#microstories #speculative #flashfiction #horsemen #drabble
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
#microstories #speculative #flashfiction #horsemen #drabble
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17. I have a real love/hate relationship with myth and fairy-tale retellings. But when I love them, I really love them. "Mrs. No Face" by @eggandcressida.bsky.social is a great example of one that really worked for me.
www.fusionfragment.com/issue-26/
www.fusionfragment.com/issue-26/
Issue #26
“A Treatise of Significance to Uyo Above” by Nkereuwem Albert: the city above and the city below / spirit bots / revolution”A White Day Comes” by A.D. Sui: solar destruction…
www.fusionfragment.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
17. I have a real love/hate relationship with myth and fairy-tale retellings. But when I love them, I really love them. "Mrs. No Face" by @eggandcressida.bsky.social is a great example of one that really worked for me.
www.fusionfragment.com/issue-26/
www.fusionfragment.com/issue-26/
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Story #7 in FF#26: "Mrs. No Face" by @eggandcressida.bsky.social
If you need a story with:
-Evil colonizer husbands
-Sentient (?) gothic estates
-Wives in the attic
Download it for free at www.fusionfragment.com/issue-26/
If you need a story with:
-Evil colonizer husbands
-Sentient (?) gothic estates
-Wives in the attic
Download it for free at www.fusionfragment.com/issue-26/
December 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Story #7 in FF#26: "Mrs. No Face" by @eggandcressida.bsky.social
If you need a story with:
-Evil colonizer husbands
-Sentient (?) gothic estates
-Wives in the attic
Download it for free at www.fusionfragment.com/issue-26/
If you need a story with:
-Evil colonizer husbands
-Sentient (?) gothic estates
-Wives in the attic
Download it for free at www.fusionfragment.com/issue-26/