M. L. Krishnan
@emelkrishnan.bsky.social
Magician. Marketing Director of khōréō. MacDowell Fellow. Stories & Essays: mlkrishnan.com
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Ichthyosis by M. L. Krishnan in @fantasymagazine.bsky.social
Another sensory feast from one of my fav writers. Delightful.
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
Another sensory feast from one of my fav writers. Delightful.
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
Ichthyosis - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
This is how it begins.
psychopomp.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Ichthyosis by M. L. Krishnan in @fantasymagazine.bsky.social
Another sensory feast from one of my fav writers. Delightful.
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
Another sensory feast from one of my fav writers. Delightful.
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
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“When your skin peels away from your loosening flesh in coils, trailing soft, brown ribbons in its wake, your lovers swathe you in cotton-gauze and bring you to the sea.”
By @emelkrishnan.bsky.social in @fantasymagazine.bsky.social
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
By @emelkrishnan.bsky.social in @fantasymagazine.bsky.social
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
Ichthyosis - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
This is how it begins.
psychopomp.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:28 PM
“When your skin peels away from your loosening flesh in coils, trailing soft, brown ribbons in its wake, your lovers swathe you in cotton-gauze and bring you to the sea.”
By @emelkrishnan.bsky.social in @fantasymagazine.bsky.social
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
By @emelkrishnan.bsky.social in @fantasymagazine.bsky.social
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
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Honored to find Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine on the BSFA Award Longlist! Wow! The company on this list makes me immensely proud to be writing today.
Vote for the BSFA Awards
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January 22, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Honored to find Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine on the BSFA Award Longlist! Wow! The company on this list makes me immensely proud to be writing today.
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So cool to see that my @uncannymagazine.bsky.social novelette "The Life and Times of Alvira the Great" made the @bsfa.bsky.social longlist among many writers I admire! Congratulations everyone ❤️
January 22, 2026 at 4:34 PM
So cool to see that my @uncannymagazine.bsky.social novelette "The Life and Times of Alvira the Great" made the @bsfa.bsky.social longlist among many writers I admire! Congratulations everyone ❤️
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Today I want to promote M. L. Krishnan's story "Ichthyosis" over at @fantasymagazine.bsky.social (hosted by @psychopomp.com ). This is an amazing story of love & self-acceptance, w/a rich intensity I adore.
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
Ichthyosis - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
This is how it begins.
psychopomp.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Today I want to promote M. L. Krishnan's story "Ichthyosis" over at @fantasymagazine.bsky.social (hosted by @psychopomp.com ). This is an amazing story of love & self-acceptance, w/a rich intensity I adore.
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
Champignon Witch is surreal, dark, whimsical, folkloric and heartbreaking. I love it so far.
January 17, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Champignon Witch is surreal, dark, whimsical, folkloric and heartbreaking. I love it so far.
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oh no, are publishers getting squeamish about buying queer books right now for some impossible-to-guess reason??
sounds like our books need to get even more queer, relentlessly queer, battle-axe queer, cackling queer
sounds like our books need to get even more queer, relentlessly queer, battle-axe queer, cackling queer
January 16, 2026 at 5:01 PM
oh no, are publishers getting squeamish about buying queer books right now for some impossible-to-guess reason??
sounds like our books need to get even more queer, relentlessly queer, battle-axe queer, cackling queer
sounds like our books need to get even more queer, relentlessly queer, battle-axe queer, cackling queer
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thank you @foxesandroses.bsky.social for sharing these fantastic reads!!
and for shouting out the truly gorgeous Ichthyosis by @emelkrishnan.bsky.social 💖
and for shouting out the truly gorgeous Ichthyosis by @emelkrishnan.bsky.social 💖
Crawling back from a very nasty bout of flu by posting some of my favorite stories I read last year. Is it a perfect list? No, there's a ton of amazing stuff out there. But I am happy with it and I hope you can find something in here for you <3
AN INCOMPLETE LIST OF GLORIOUS SHORT FICTION THAT I ENJOYED IN 2025 (BY PUBLICATION MONTH).
his love’s ashes on his tongue, by Monte Lin, in The Deadlands (January) I love how this story explores grief and death. It’s a journey in a strange city. A journey inside our minds and the v…
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January 16, 2026 at 7:15 PM
thank you @foxesandroses.bsky.social for sharing these fantastic reads!!
and for shouting out the truly gorgeous Ichthyosis by @emelkrishnan.bsky.social 💖
and for shouting out the truly gorgeous Ichthyosis by @emelkrishnan.bsky.social 💖
Thrilled to see "Ichthyosis" on this glorious list by my beloved @foxesandroses.bsky.social! But seriously though, this list of reads is amazing, and I'm so glad to be a part of it among authors I love and admire 🥹💙
Crawling back from a very nasty bout of flu by posting some of my favorite stories I read last year. Is it a perfect list? No, there's a ton of amazing stuff out there. But I am happy with it and I hope you can find something in here for you <3
AN INCOMPLETE LIST OF GLORIOUS SHORT FICTION THAT I ENJOYED IN 2025 (BY PUBLICATION MONTH).
his love’s ashes on his tongue, by Monte Lin, in The Deadlands (January) I love how this story explores grief and death. It’s a journey in a strange city. A journey inside our minds and the v…
eugeniatriantafyllou.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Thrilled to see "Ichthyosis" on this glorious list by my beloved @foxesandroses.bsky.social! But seriously though, this list of reads is amazing, and I'm so glad to be a part of it among authors I love and admire 🥹💙
FINALLY, LET'S GOOOO
The indie Filipino short film "The Lovers" (Studio Heartbreak) is now complete, and will be released this summer on Youtube.
In the meantime, here's a nice official poster illustrated by Ami Thompson.
www.studioheartbreak.com
www.catsuka.com/news/2023-05...
In the meantime, here's a nice official poster illustrated by Ami Thompson.
www.studioheartbreak.com
www.catsuka.com/news/2023-05...
January 16, 2026 at 3:33 AM
FINALLY, LET'S GOOOO
Love Through a Prism, You and I Are Polar Opposites, Tamon's B-Side, and Journal with Witch this anime season??? My shoujo + josei fangirl ass is EATING GOOD
January 15, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Love Through a Prism, You and I Are Polar Opposites, Tamon's B-Side, and Journal with Witch this anime season??? My shoujo + josei fangirl ass is EATING GOOD
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Finally read Ichthyosis and so deeply moved by it
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
Ichthyosis - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
This is how it begins.
psychopomp.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Finally read Ichthyosis and so deeply moved by it
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
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I am the biggest @emelkrishnan.bsky.social stan and this story might be my new favorite
Finally read Ichthyosis and so deeply moved by it
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
Ichthyosis - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
This is how it begins.
psychopomp.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:29 AM
I am the biggest @emelkrishnan.bsky.social stan and this story might be my new favorite
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2025 was a nightmare... & an amazing year for short fiction.
On my newsletter, I rounded up the stories I think you need - for your soul, & your award ballots
(mine are there, but it's mostly from others)
I'll shout them out here, as well!
undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io/my-life-in-f...
On my newsletter, I rounded up the stories I think you need - for your soul, & your award ballots
(mine are there, but it's mostly from others)
I'll shout them out here, as well!
undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io/my-life-in-f...
January 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM
2025 was a nightmare... & an amazing year for short fiction.
On my newsletter, I rounded up the stories I think you need - for your soul, & your award ballots
(mine are there, but it's mostly from others)
I'll shout them out here, as well!
undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io/my-life-in-f...
On my newsletter, I rounded up the stories I think you need - for your soul, & your award ballots
(mine are there, but it's mostly from others)
I'll shout them out here, as well!
undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io/my-life-in-f...
Oh my goodness, this is an insane surprise! Thank you @sentencebender.bsky.social for loving my gnarled fish tale in @fantasymagazine.bsky.social 😭💙
"Ichthyosis," by M.L. Krishnan @emelkrishnan.bsky.social / Psychopomp. Proof that if you're a phenomenally skilled writer, you can give me intense vivid emotion so compelling I won't mind if it's missing some of the things we're taught are "essential" to storytelling.
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
Ichthyosis - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
This is how it begins.
psychopomp.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Oh my goodness, this is an insane surprise! Thank you @sentencebender.bsky.social for loving my gnarled fish tale in @fantasymagazine.bsky.social 😭💙
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y'all!
i'm just finding out that "All Her Rows of Teeth" (published in @3lobedmag.com) was on the recommended list for Year's Best Horror 17! i think this is a first for me but also i might be wrong. on this list of K's with @horrorsong.blog and @emelkrishnan.bsky.social
screaming externally
i'm just finding out that "All Her Rows of Teeth" (published in @3lobedmag.com) was on the recommended list for Year's Best Horror 17! i think this is a first for me but also i might be wrong. on this list of K's with @horrorsong.blog and @emelkrishnan.bsky.social
screaming externally
January 6, 2026 at 2:34 AM
y'all!
i'm just finding out that "All Her Rows of Teeth" (published in @3lobedmag.com) was on the recommended list for Year's Best Horror 17! i think this is a first for me but also i might be wrong. on this list of K's with @horrorsong.blog and @emelkrishnan.bsky.social
screaming externally
i'm just finding out that "All Her Rows of Teeth" (published in @3lobedmag.com) was on the recommended list for Year's Best Horror 17! i think this is a first for me but also i might be wrong. on this list of K's with @horrorsong.blog and @emelkrishnan.bsky.social
screaming externally
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Day 5! I read Ichthyosis by @emelkrishnan.bsky.social published in @fantasymagazine.bsky.social I wanted speculative and queer when I started this challenge, and I got it, beautifully and viscerally, with this story. Read my full review here: mickstaniforth.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/s...
S/D/Y Day 5 – Ichthyosis by M L Krishnan – Fantasy Magazine
There is only one word that can properly describe Ichthyosis by M L Krishnan, and that is visceral. This whole story is described bodily, which I mean quite literally. But you also feel it in your …
mickstaniforth.wordpress.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Day 5! I read Ichthyosis by @emelkrishnan.bsky.social published in @fantasymagazine.bsky.social I wanted speculative and queer when I started this challenge, and I got it, beautifully and viscerally, with this story. Read my full review here: mickstaniforth.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/s...
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the final story of our final issue of Fantasy Magazine went up as free-to-read, Ichthyosis, and it's seriously SO GOOD - do yourself a favor: if you want to read something beautiful and startling, put your eyes on this.
there's lots of great fiction and poetry on the site! please enjoy! : )
there's lots of great fiction and poetry on the site! please enjoy! : )
the time has come
the final GLORIOUS story ✨
"When your skin peels away from your loosening flesh in coils, trailing soft, brown ribbons in its wake, your lovers swathe you in cotton-gauze and bring you to the sea."
Ichthyosis by @emelkrishnan.bsky.social
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
the final GLORIOUS story ✨
"When your skin peels away from your loosening flesh in coils, trailing soft, brown ribbons in its wake, your lovers swathe you in cotton-gauze and bring you to the sea."
Ichthyosis by @emelkrishnan.bsky.social
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
Ichthyosis - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
This is how it begins.
psychopomp.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:10 PM
the final story of our final issue of Fantasy Magazine went up as free-to-read, Ichthyosis, and it's seriously SO GOOD - do yourself a favor: if you want to read something beautiful and startling, put your eyes on this.
there's lots of great fiction and poetry on the site! please enjoy! : )
there's lots of great fiction and poetry on the site! please enjoy! : )
Reposted by M. L. Krishnan
It's very rare you get to read something so astonishingly beautiful. I'm in tears. Thank you @emelkrishnan.bsky.social 💙
“Ichthyosis” is live on @fantasymagazine.bsky.social and free to read! I will forever love Fantasy Magazine for giving my story such a gorgeous home. If you’re in the mood for animal transformations, a horror of the body & home, a sea and an unmooring, then this is the story for you. 💙
the time has come
the final GLORIOUS story ✨
"When your skin peels away from your loosening flesh in coils, trailing soft, brown ribbons in its wake, your lovers swathe you in cotton-gauze and bring you to the sea."
Ichthyosis by @emelkrishnan.bsky.social
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
the final GLORIOUS story ✨
"When your skin peels away from your loosening flesh in coils, trailing soft, brown ribbons in its wake, your lovers swathe you in cotton-gauze and bring you to the sea."
Ichthyosis by @emelkrishnan.bsky.social
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
January 4, 2026 at 6:53 AM
It's very rare you get to read something so astonishingly beautiful. I'm in tears. Thank you @emelkrishnan.bsky.social 💙
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This absolute queer spec fic banger by the most banging queer spec fic writer I know, @emelkrishnan.bsky.social how does she do it? 🔥🔥🔥🌊🌊🌊 psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
January 4, 2026 at 5:54 AM
This absolute queer spec fic banger by the most banging queer spec fic writer I know, @emelkrishnan.bsky.social how does she do it? 🔥🔥🔥🌊🌊🌊 psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
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“Ichthyosis” is live on @fantasymagazine.bsky.social and free to read! I will forever love Fantasy Magazine for giving my story such a gorgeous home. If you’re in the mood for animal transformations, a horror of the body & home, a sea and an unmooring, then this is the story for you. 💙
the time has come
the final GLORIOUS story ✨
"When your skin peels away from your loosening flesh in coils, trailing soft, brown ribbons in its wake, your lovers swathe you in cotton-gauze and bring you to the sea."
Ichthyosis by @emelkrishnan.bsky.social
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
the final GLORIOUS story ✨
"When your skin peels away from your loosening flesh in coils, trailing soft, brown ribbons in its wake, your lovers swathe you in cotton-gauze and bring you to the sea."
Ichthyosis by @emelkrishnan.bsky.social
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
Ichthyosis - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
This is how it begins.
psychopomp.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:52 PM
“Ichthyosis” is live on @fantasymagazine.bsky.social and free to read! I will forever love Fantasy Magazine for giving my story such a gorgeous home. If you’re in the mood for animal transformations, a horror of the body & home, a sea and an unmooring, then this is the story for you. 💙
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This is a gorgeous story of transformation, of homecoming, and of choosing to be open about who you truly are to those who love you. Viscerally beautiful descriptions of body horror and delicious food are always a plus. 😍
By @emelkrishnan.bsky.social in @fantasymagazine.bsky.social
By @emelkrishnan.bsky.social in @fantasymagazine.bsky.social
the time has come
the final GLORIOUS story ✨
"When your skin peels away from your loosening flesh in coils, trailing soft, brown ribbons in its wake, your lovers swathe you in cotton-gauze and bring you to the sea."
Ichthyosis by @emelkrishnan.bsky.social
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
the final GLORIOUS story ✨
"When your skin peels away from your loosening flesh in coils, trailing soft, brown ribbons in its wake, your lovers swathe you in cotton-gauze and bring you to the sea."
Ichthyosis by @emelkrishnan.bsky.social
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
Ichthyosis - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
This is how it begins.
psychopomp.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:45 PM
This is a gorgeous story of transformation, of homecoming, and of choosing to be open about who you truly are to those who love you. Viscerally beautiful descriptions of body horror and delicious food are always a plus. 😍
By @emelkrishnan.bsky.social in @fantasymagazine.bsky.social
By @emelkrishnan.bsky.social in @fantasymagazine.bsky.social
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what a story to go out on!!
we are so grateful to all of you
for reading
for sending in your stories and poems
and though we shall diminish now, and go into the west
we send you all our hopes for joy and peace and good reading ✨💖🦄🌈
we are so grateful to all of you
for reading
for sending in your stories and poems
and though we shall diminish now, and go into the west
we send you all our hopes for joy and peace and good reading ✨💖🦄🌈
the time has come
the final GLORIOUS story ✨
"When your skin peels away from your loosening flesh in coils, trailing soft, brown ribbons in its wake, your lovers swathe you in cotton-gauze and bring you to the sea."
Ichthyosis by @emelkrishnan.bsky.social
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
the final GLORIOUS story ✨
"When your skin peels away from your loosening flesh in coils, trailing soft, brown ribbons in its wake, your lovers swathe you in cotton-gauze and bring you to the sea."
Ichthyosis by @emelkrishnan.bsky.social
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
Ichthyosis - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
This is how it begins.
psychopomp.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:17 PM
what a story to go out on!!
we are so grateful to all of you
for reading
for sending in your stories and poems
and though we shall diminish now, and go into the west
we send you all our hopes for joy and peace and good reading ✨💖🦄🌈
we are so grateful to all of you
for reading
for sending in your stories and poems
and though we shall diminish now, and go into the west
we send you all our hopes for joy and peace and good reading ✨💖🦄🌈
“Ichthyosis” is live on @fantasymagazine.bsky.social and free to read! I will forever love Fantasy Magazine for giving my story such a gorgeous home. If you’re in the mood for animal transformations, a horror of the body & home, a sea and an unmooring, then this is the story for you. 💙
the time has come
the final GLORIOUS story ✨
"When your skin peels away from your loosening flesh in coils, trailing soft, brown ribbons in its wake, your lovers swathe you in cotton-gauze and bring you to the sea."
Ichthyosis by @emelkrishnan.bsky.social
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
the final GLORIOUS story ✨
"When your skin peels away from your loosening flesh in coils, trailing soft, brown ribbons in its wake, your lovers swathe you in cotton-gauze and bring you to the sea."
Ichthyosis by @emelkrishnan.bsky.social
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
Ichthyosis - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
This is how it begins.
psychopomp.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:52 PM
“Ichthyosis” is live on @fantasymagazine.bsky.social and free to read! I will forever love Fantasy Magazine for giving my story such a gorgeous home. If you’re in the mood for animal transformations, a horror of the body & home, a sea and an unmooring, then this is the story for you. 💙
lol, nope
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
December 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
lol, nope