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Fusion Fragment
@fusionfragment.bsky.social
SF mag from Canada | 2007-2013, 2020- | Always open to submissions
Publisher of Saros SF
For all of your various FF needs: http://linktr.ee/fusionfragment
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FF#26 and Saros #4 have arrived!

Get your copies for free (or toss us a few bucks!) all in one handy download at fusionfragment.com/issue-26

Or head downthread for more info on the great stories in these two issues!
2026 READING THREAD: If you're interested in what this editor is reading throughout the year, I'm going to drop each book in here as I complete it. I don't name names on the books I dislike, so if you see it on this list, consider it a recommendation.
January 6, 2026 at 3:33 AM
FF Reading Period Update: We're coming back up to speed as we return from our December reading break. Here's where we're at:

12 stories undergoing additional reads (oldest from Dec. 1)
128 unread stories in queue
Oldest unread is from 9:25 PM ET on Dec. 17
238 subs received in the last 30 days
January 5, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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Day 4! I read A Treatise of Significance to Uyo Above by Nkereuwem Albert published by @fusionfragment.bsky.social . Wow, loved this one. Robots, class struggle, magic, loved it. Read my full review here: mickstaniforth.wordpress.com/2026/01/04/s...
S/D/Y Jan 4 – A Treatise of Significance to Uyo Above by Nkereuwem Albert – Fusion Fragment
“Life is not perfect down Below, but with Weyinmi itbecomes life again.” What a beautiful line, and A Treatise of Significance yo Uyo Above is full of those. The world building is immac…
mickstaniforth.wordpress.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:30 PM
THREAD: Some "state-of-the-mag" updates for Fusion Fragment now that 2025 is in the books. And don't worry--no negative news to share! Just wanted to share for the sake of transparency, celebrate, and get the table all set for 2026!

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January 4, 2026 at 4:38 PM
The FF Reading Team is back on duty! Lots of responses out over the past few days and the backlog's down to about 150.

Thanks for your patience as we took time in December to recharge!
January 3, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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A woman copes with the loss of her mother and the challenge of raising her daughter in the most foreign country of all, the Moon. This was a very personal story to write and I'm glad it's out there!

www.fusionfragment.com/issue-24/
Issue #24
“All the Pretty Starships Fly Like This” by J.R. Dewitt: freedom from imperial control / mindships / hot fudge cherry berry”As Big As A Whale” by Avra Margariti: obsession /…
www.fusionfragment.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Story #1 in Saros #4, edited by @hannahgreer.bsky.social : "Little Shade" by @jlgeorge.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Thursday music celebration post: The production of FF runs on good tunes, so here are the five albums that spent the most time on repeat at FF HQ last week. (Florence returns!)
January 1, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I've got the day off work, so time to bring back an old favourite, this time using lessons learned from all the great stuff we published in 2025. Let's do this.
December 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
That's a wrap on 2025 reading, since I don't think I'll get another book done by Wednesday. Here are my faves that I read over the past year.
December 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Associate Editor Henry received a tie for Christmas and as such will be going full Business Dog in 2026.
December 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Reviewed and recommended in FF#26's From the Archives column by @arielmarkenjack.bsky.social:

Fractured: Tales of the Canadian Post-Apocalypse from Exile Editions, edited by @silviamg.bsky.social

www.exileeditions.com/shop/fractur...
December 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
FFer Read of the Day: "A Journey Through the Dystopiaverse" by @moparandgalen.bsky.social in @strangehorizons.bsky.social

strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...
A Journey Through the Dystopiaverse
Will we unite and work together?
strangehorizons.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Wednesday music celebration post: The production of FF runs on good tunes, so here are the five albums that spent the most time on repeat at FF HQ last week. (Sorry no Christmas music cuz I worked in a mall in my 20s and it permanently killed Christmas music for me.)
December 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
It's a Christmas miracle! FF#1 has re-launched is now available in an e-reader friendly EPUB format and our new PDF format, along with some fresh cover art from @carlydraws.bsky.social!

www.fusionfragment.com/issue-1/
December 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Check out this thread for more info on a fantastic story!
“The New Sound,” my third story of 2025, is a relatively traditional sci-fi short story published in Saros #3. It follows Kath, a trans woman who’s built her life around making music with a cutting-edge aural implant that’s now falling into obsolescence. sarossf.com/issue-3/
Issue #3 - Saros Speculative Fiction
Edited by Em Arata-Berkel “Rewritten in Flesh” by Gio Clairval: obsolescence / biopunk / my body, my choice “The Ladder” by Cailín Frankland: funerary rites / forbidden keys / from underground “The Ne...
sarossf.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Story #8 in FF#26: "Once Upon the Crossing of Mars" by @straith.ca

If you need a story with:
-"I hallucinated on Mars and all I got was this t-shirt!"
-carbo-loading
-ecstatic mysteries

Download it for free at www.fusionfragment.com/issue-26/
December 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Wednesday night music celebration post: The production of FF runs on good tunes, so here are the five albums that spent the most time on repeat at FF HQ last week.
December 18, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I'm happy to welcome back @breewernicke.bsky.social, whose story "May It Please the Profit" has been acquired for FF#29!

In addition to FF and Saros, Bree's work has also appeared in Bourbon Penn, Haven Spec, and Baffling, just to name a few.
December 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Stay tuned for a full-year wrapup thread in late December, but for now just wanna say I'm massively happy with what we put out this year. 48 (!) original works of fiction this year in FF and Saros.

Check out the Awards Eligibility headers on both the FF and Saros websites for more details.
December 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Whoever you are, appreciate that handful of people out there who tagged us in various categories for the Chill Subs Best Lit Mags thing. You are either a) the wind beneath my wings, b) the water upon which I float, or c) the fire in my spirit, depending on your elemental preferences.
December 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
December 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Excited and honored to announce that I am the winner of this year's SLF Diverse Writers Grant!
The Speculative Literature Foundation is pleased to announce that Ryan Lerrik is the winner of the 2025 Diverse Writers Grant for their piece "The Definition of Yearning."

Learn more about them here: speculativeliterature.org/2025/12/15/a...
December 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM