Julio Angel Ortiz
@jaowriter.bsky.social
SFWA member. Published author of Sherlock Holmes, Faction Paradox, Iris Wildthyme, and more. Ruminations, daydreams and nonsense. | www.jaowriter.net
Publisher of Dream Theory Media: https://www.dreamtheory.media/
Publisher of Dream Theory Media: https://www.dreamtheory.media/
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Holy shit. Bring back Sarah Kendzior immediately, she's one of the most urgently needed voices of our time.
November 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Holy shit. Bring back Sarah Kendzior immediately, she's one of the most urgently needed voices of our time.
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Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
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Flash fiction submissions are now OPEN - November 10th through December 12, 2025 11:59PM EST!
GO GO GO!
GO GO GO!
November 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Flash fiction submissions are now OPEN - November 10th through December 12, 2025 11:59PM EST!
GO GO GO!
GO GO GO!
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Here’s that hot samurai on ninja action you’ve been asking for. New pages of TRENCH COAT SAMURAI are up on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/142554...
November 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Here’s that hot samurai on ninja action you’ve been asking for. New pages of TRENCH COAT SAMURAI are up on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/142554...
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'I Sang to the loom, the day my mother died.'
This beautiful lyrical piece is a like a song with its near-repeated refrain.
#fiction #flashfiction
This beautiful lyrical piece is a like a song with its near-repeated refrain.
#fiction #flashfiction
NEW STORY: @worldanvil.bsky.social delivers a poetic meditation on loss in her new flash fiction story "Song of the Loom"!
www.dreamtheory.media/song-of-the-...
www.dreamtheory.media/song-of-the-...
Song of the Loom
by Janet Forbes
I Sang to the loom, the day my mother died.
My hands were an echo of hers. Heavy with grief, they wove eight hundred threads onto the frame, a hundred for each string of her Lyra. ...
www.dreamtheory.media
November 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
'I Sang to the loom, the day my mother died.'
This beautiful lyrical piece is a like a song with its near-repeated refrain.
#fiction #flashfiction
This beautiful lyrical piece is a like a song with its near-repeated refrain.
#fiction #flashfiction
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NEW STORY: @worldanvil.bsky.social delivers a poetic meditation on loss in her new flash fiction story "Song of the Loom"!
www.dreamtheory.media/song-of-the-...
www.dreamtheory.media/song-of-the-...
Song of the Loom
by Janet Forbes
I Sang to the loom, the day my mother died.
My hands were an echo of hers. Heavy with grief, they wove eight hundred threads onto the frame, a hundred for each string of her Lyra. ...
www.dreamtheory.media
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
NEW STORY: @worldanvil.bsky.social delivers a poetic meditation on loss in her new flash fiction story "Song of the Loom"!
www.dreamtheory.media/song-of-the-...
www.dreamtheory.media/song-of-the-...
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This is a brand new outlet for free fiction and the only source of funding for it is you guys: if you enjoy any of it, why not subscribe for a month or two? www.dreamtheory.media/support-us/
November 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
This is a brand new outlet for free fiction and the only source of funding for it is you guys: if you enjoy any of it, why not subscribe for a month or two? www.dreamtheory.media/support-us/
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Can't believe we launched 6 months ago already!
Coming up in the next few weeks: new flash fiction from @worldanvil.bsky.social (tomorrow!) and @coreyjwhite.com (Nov. 19th), as well as a new "ART of the Solar System" visual strip from Cody Schell (Nov. 12th)!
Oh, and an open submission window...
Coming up in the next few weeks: new flash fiction from @worldanvil.bsky.social (tomorrow!) and @coreyjwhite.com (Nov. 19th), as well as a new "ART of the Solar System" visual strip from Cody Schell (Nov. 12th)!
Oh, and an open submission window...
November 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Can't believe we launched 6 months ago already!
Coming up in the next few weeks: new flash fiction from @worldanvil.bsky.social (tomorrow!) and @coreyjwhite.com (Nov. 19th), as well as a new "ART of the Solar System" visual strip from Cody Schell (Nov. 12th)!
Oh, and an open submission window...
Coming up in the next few weeks: new flash fiction from @worldanvil.bsky.social (tomorrow!) and @coreyjwhite.com (Nov. 19th), as well as a new "ART of the Solar System" visual strip from Cody Schell (Nov. 12th)!
Oh, and an open submission window...
Small kindnesses are everything.
November 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Small kindnesses are everything.
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My book is finally out! After months of writing and illustrating, it wasn’t easy, but I’m glad it’s here. My goal is 1,000+ readers , please support or share!
(This is how you'll read it once it's downloaded) Thanks 🙏🏽 🙏🏽 🙏🏽 🙏🏽
iranzye.gumroad.com/l/stellar
(This is how you'll read it once it's downloaded) Thanks 🙏🏽 🙏🏽 🙏🏽 🙏🏽
iranzye.gumroad.com/l/stellar
August 13, 2025 at 3:50 AM
My book is finally out! After months of writing and illustrating, it wasn’t easy, but I’m glad it’s here. My goal is 1,000+ readers , please support or share!
(This is how you'll read it once it's downloaded) Thanks 🙏🏽 🙏🏽 🙏🏽 🙏🏽
iranzye.gumroad.com/l/stellar
(This is how you'll read it once it's downloaded) Thanks 🙏🏽 🙏🏽 🙏🏽 🙏🏽
iranzye.gumroad.com/l/stellar
Lost our best boy this week. Almost 16 years, we’re going to miss you very much Biscuit.
October 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Lost our best boy this week. Almost 16 years, we’re going to miss you very much Biscuit.
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🚨NEW DS9 NOVEL
A new DS9 novel is on the way!
'The Peacemakers' by Una McCormack is set 5 years after the end of the Dominion War as Jake Sisko returns to Earth after a long journey around the Gamma Quadrant...
Out July 21, 2026
Pre-Order: geni.us/DS9-ThePeace...
#StarTrek
A new DS9 novel is on the way!
'The Peacemakers' by Una McCormack is set 5 years after the end of the Dominion War as Jake Sisko returns to Earth after a long journey around the Gamma Quadrant...
Out July 21, 2026
Pre-Order: geni.us/DS9-ThePeace...
#StarTrek
October 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
🚨NEW DS9 NOVEL
A new DS9 novel is on the way!
'The Peacemakers' by Una McCormack is set 5 years after the end of the Dominion War as Jake Sisko returns to Earth after a long journey around the Gamma Quadrant...
Out July 21, 2026
Pre-Order: geni.us/DS9-ThePeace...
#StarTrek
A new DS9 novel is on the way!
'The Peacemakers' by Una McCormack is set 5 years after the end of the Dominion War as Jake Sisko returns to Earth after a long journey around the Gamma Quadrant...
Out July 21, 2026
Pre-Order: geni.us/DS9-ThePeace...
#StarTrek
Working through some of the horror games in my backlog. Finished "Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water" (loved it despite the flaws). Am currently working through "Cronos: The New Dawn" and loving it.
October 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Working through some of the horror games in my backlog. Finished "Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water" (loved it despite the flaws). Am currently working through "Cronos: The New Dawn" and loving it.
Folks. Ali is the real deal. This book is gonna be DOPE.
Did YOU know you could add my book To Read on Goodreads?
Yeah, I am a dork, but this amuses me greatly.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
Yeah, I am a dork, but this amuses me greatly.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
Offerings for Ordinary Gods
Discover and share books you love on Goodreads.
www.goodreads.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Folks. Ali is the real deal. This book is gonna be DOPE.
Can confirm, Adam does great work.
Hey, it’s #PortfolioDay! I’m always available for some cover work! More samples can be found here: admancartoonist.com/covers-splas...
October 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Can confirm, Adam does great work.
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It's Wednesday around the middle of the month, which means a new "ART of the Solar System" strip by Cody Schell is now live!
www.dreamtheory.media/art-of-the-s...
www.dreamtheory.media/art-of-the-s...
ART of the Solar System #6
by Cody Schell
www.dreamtheory.media
October 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It's Wednesday around the middle of the month, which means a new "ART of the Solar System" strip by Cody Schell is now live!
www.dreamtheory.media/art-of-the-s...
www.dreamtheory.media/art-of-the-s...
NO ONE:
ABSOLUTELY NO ONE:
RANDOM INTERNET MAN TO WOMEN: Y U DO AS YOU PLEASE?
ABSOLUTELY NO ONE:
RANDOM INTERNET MAN TO WOMEN: Y U DO AS YOU PLEASE?
October 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
NO ONE:
ABSOLUTELY NO ONE:
RANDOM INTERNET MAN TO WOMEN: Y U DO AS YOU PLEASE?
ABSOLUTELY NO ONE:
RANDOM INTERNET MAN TO WOMEN: Y U DO AS YOU PLEASE?
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NEW STORY: @j-s-watts.bsky.social delivers an engaging take on a familiar archetype in "They Came for Me at Dusk", with art by @doctorofthedead.bsky.social !
www.dreamtheory.media/they-came-fo...
www.dreamtheory.media/they-came-fo...
They Came for Me at Dusk
by J. S. Watts
Art by Arnold T. Blumberg
They came for me at dusk, before the tired light had fully faded from the sky. Before I could finally sleep. Before I could wake.
I wasn’t yet dead, was as...
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October 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
NEW STORY: @j-s-watts.bsky.social delivers an engaging take on a familiar archetype in "They Came for Me at Dusk", with art by @doctorofthedead.bsky.social !
www.dreamtheory.media/they-came-fo...
www.dreamtheory.media/they-came-fo...
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Feels appropriate to kick off October with @vincestadon.bsky.social taking a look at FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980)!
www.dreamtheory.media/a-personal-h...
www.dreamtheory.media/a-personal-h...
A Personal History of Horror Films in 101 Quirky Objects #13: Tom Savini’s blood tube in Friday the 13th (1980)
by Vince Stadon
“You see, Jason was my son, and today is his birthday…” – Mrs. Voorhees
Sunday the 1st. I begin watching Friday 13th for the first time in decades. Twenty minutes in it occurs to m...
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October 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Feels appropriate to kick off October with @vincestadon.bsky.social taking a look at FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980)!
www.dreamtheory.media/a-personal-h...
www.dreamtheory.media/a-personal-h...
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NEW STORY: @aerynrudel.bsky.social's new story is now live! "The Other Side of Empty" is an intriguing look at connection and completeness in humans. Art by @doctorofthedead.bsky.social.
www.dreamtheory.media/the-other-si...
www.dreamtheory.media/the-other-si...
The Other Side of Empty
by Aeryn Rudel
Art by Arnold T. Blumberg
There’s a hole in me. I’m not speaking metaphorically. If I lift my shirt, you’ll see a black disk about the size of a softball just above my belly button. I...
www.dreamtheory.media
September 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
NEW STORY: @aerynrudel.bsky.social's new story is now live! "The Other Side of Empty" is an intriguing look at connection and completeness in humans. Art by @doctorofthedead.bsky.social.
www.dreamtheory.media/the-other-si...
www.dreamtheory.media/the-other-si...
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Surprise post today - @vincestadon.bsky.social's sojourn into horror continues with a look at the 1934 film THE BLACK CAT!
www.dreamtheory.media/a-personal-h...
www.dreamtheory.media/a-personal-h...
A Personal History of Horror Films in 101 Quirky Objects #09- Boris Karloff’s haircut in The Black Cat (1934)
by Vince Stadon
“Are we not both the living dead?” – Hjalmar Poelzig
It’s not Karloff’s real hair, of course; it’s a wig he is wearing for his character, the murderous Satanist Hjalmar Poelzig. But...
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September 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Surprise post today - @vincestadon.bsky.social's sojourn into horror continues with a look at the 1934 film THE BLACK CAT!
www.dreamtheory.media/a-personal-h...
www.dreamtheory.media/a-personal-h...
iOS 26 is an interesting one. Funny how far we've come from the minimalism of the redesign of iOS 7. The Liquid Glass UI elements of 26 remind me a bit of early macOS but modernized. UI design is a flat circle.
September 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
iOS 26 is an interesting one. Funny how far we've come from the minimalism of the redesign of iOS 7. The Liquid Glass UI elements of 26 remind me a bit of early macOS but modernized. UI design is a flat circle.
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Cody Schell's visual strip "ART of the Solar System" returns with a brand new installment!
www.dreamtheory.media/art-of-the-s...
www.dreamtheory.media/art-of-the-s...
ART of the Solar System #5
by Cody Schell
www.dreamtheory.media
September 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Cody Schell's visual strip "ART of the Solar System" returns with a brand new installment!
www.dreamtheory.media/art-of-the-s...
www.dreamtheory.media/art-of-the-s...
SEAGUY sequel just casually dropping in 2025.
Wild story from Disney Springs: Someone robbed the Paddlefish riverboat restaurant by *swimming up to it in scuba gear after midnight*.
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UPDATE: $20,000 Stolen From Disney World by Man in Full Scuba Suit, Swims Away
A thief in scuba gear reportedly swam to Disney Springs' Paddlefish restaurant, tied up employees, and stole up to $20,000. Here's the latest update on the bizarre late-night heist.
insidethemagic.net
September 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
SEAGUY sequel just casually dropping in 2025.