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Joshua Ladd
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Author | Publishing grad student at Western Colorado University | Intern at WordFire Press | Intern at Baen Books
Cover reveal for INTO THE DEEP, DARK WOODS, the new fiction anthology from me and my fellow publishing Jedi at Western Colorado University, coming this summer! Preorder here: wordfirepress.com/products/int...

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February 9, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Search for the Any Key is now shipping! Order your copy to read my humorous sci-fi story "The Blueflower Egg."

👉https://www.wolfsingerpubs.com/search-for-the-any-key

Use discount code NR2026 to save 15% before Feb 15!

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January 23, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Up your game as a publisher and indie writer. Hands-on, intensive MA degree all online except for 1 week in summer. Taught by NYT bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson and big-name industry pros. Applications open now, classes start this summer. More info at wordfire.com/publishing-m...

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January 22, 2026 at 10:22 PM
The Search for the Any Key, featuring my humorous sci-fi story "The Blueflower Egg," is now available on the publisher's website. Use discount code NR2026 to save 15% before Feb 15!

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Search for the Any Key | Anthology | WolfSinger Publications
Enter the Ring of Fire, as unpredictable as the land masses shaking a city and volcanoes erupting covering the landscape. Could there be other reasons for these events? Or could these rings be more th...
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January 7, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Looking a little haggard after a week in Florida but excited to have Insert Coin in hand!

Order yours and read my story "Harpy Island." Paperback and e-book copies are available now. 👉 a.co/d/iRCgRjp

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January 5, 2026 at 4:42 PM
After his little brother goes missing, Allen returns to the last place he saw him: the arcade. A mysterious game promises to reveal Jesse’s location if Allen can defeat the harpy that stole his brother away. Insert Coin, featuring my story "Harpy Island," is available now!

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January 1, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Just finished reading Of Monsters and Mainframes by @barbaratruelove.bsky.social and it was a lot of fun!

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My debut scifi novel Of Monsters and Mainframes is coming out in June 2025. It's about computers dealing with a whole aisle of Halloween monsters and maybe falling in love in space. 🚀🧛🐺🦑🌈
December 12, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Thank you, Noah Webster!
It's National Dictionary Day! Chosen to honor the birthday of Noah Webster, the American lexicographer who created the first American dictionary, this day is a celebration of learning and language. #DictionaryDay #NoahWebster #💙📚 #Booksky
October 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I am a grad student at Western Colorado University where I am earning an MA in Publishing under the mentorship of legendary sci-fi author Kevin J. Anderson. Applications for next year are now open. Check out this video for more info. Feel free to message me if you have any questions.

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My Publishing Masters degree program at Western Colorado University is now open for applications for next year! All online except one week in beautiful Gunnison CO, practical hands-on work taught by i...
My Publishing Masters degree program at Western Colorado University is now open for applications for next year! All online except one week in beautiful Gunnison CO, practical hands-on work taught by.....
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October 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I'm excited for the new installment of Unidentified Funny Objects! Please consider supporting its Kickstarter campaign.

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The UFO10 kickstarter is in the middle-of-the-campaign doldrums. This is a great time to throw your support behind an anthology of humorous SF/F and get fabulous stories that will brighten you day.

Happy weekend!

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Unidentified Funny Objects 10
After a three-year hiatus, a new volume of this iconic anthology series of humorous science fiction & fantasy is finally in the works!
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October 6, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Brave New Weird - The Best New Weird Horror, Volume Three from @tenebrouspress.bsky.social

Some really creative and definitely WEIRD stories here. And who can resist this cover by @mattblairstone.bsky.social? I sure couldn't!

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September 16, 2025 at 1:40 AM
When the witches and wizards are away, the familiars will play!

The Feisty Felines and Other Fantastical Familiars anthology ebook is on sale for only 99 cents now through 9/16 at WordFire Press.

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Feisty Felines and Other Fantastical Familiars
When the witches and wizards are away, the familiars will play! Enjoy the best in new fantasy. Gifted adventurers across time and space often travel with an animal familiar—usually a cat, but possibly...
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September 12, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Submissions are OPEN! Please share with your writer friends and groups.
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Call for submissions: Announcing a new anthology from my Publishing cohort at Western Colorado University's Graduate Program in Creative Writing

INTO THE DEEP, DARK WOODS

Submissions open Sept 1, pay 6¢/word

Guidelines: wordfirewestern.moksha.io/publication/...

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September 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Call for submissions: Announcing a new anthology from my Publishing cohort at Western Colorado University's Graduate Program in Creative Writing

INTO THE DEEP, DARK WOODS

Submissions open Sept 1, pay 6¢/word

Guidelines: wordfirewestern.moksha.io/publication/...

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July 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Love is in the air…or is it? When it comes to love, anything can go awry.

This year's Western Colorado University’s Publishing MA student anthology, CHAOTIC CUPIDS: WHEN LOVE GOES AWRY, is out now! Order your copy today at wordfirepress.com/products/cha...

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July 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Here's the group shot of all the wonderful books produced by the Publishing grad students at Western Colorado University's Graduate Program in Creative Writing, with generous support from Draft2Digital. All are available at wordfirepress.com/gpcw

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June 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
A new edition of Edgar Rice Burroughs' subterranean masterpiece, At the Earth’s Core, containing all the joy of the original with language refreshed for this millennium’s readers, is now available at WordFire Press.
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At the Earth's Core
What if our Earth was hollow?  Over a century ago, many believed in the Hollow Earth theory.    Against this backdrop, Edgar Rice Burroughs penned his subterranean masterpiece, At the Earth’s Core. Th...
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June 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
“There are many things worth living for, a few things worth dying for, and nothing worth killing for.” — Tom Robbins, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
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June 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Recently learned that Tom Robbins passed away earlier this year at age 92. Not sure how this news escaped me—it should have been a National Day of Mourning if the USA had any standards. He only produced 8 novels, but each one is a banger and an absolute delight to read. RIP #booksky
June 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Written in 1893 during the height of Sherlock Holmes's popularity, a lady detective solves cases of stolen jewels, missing persons, and even murder...without letting her male colleagues slow her down! New edition is out now at WordFire Press.

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June 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Revisit this Virginia Woolf classic with a new edition from WordFire Press!

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May 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
“To fight in a war,” [Huckleberry Finn] said. “Can you imagine?”
“Would that mean facing death every day and doing what other people tell you to do?” I asked.
“I reckon.”
“Yes, Huck, I can imagine.”

Funny, horrifying, razor sharp, and winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

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May 27, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The Kesh culture is explored through short stories, anthropology records, myths, plays, novel excerpts, song lyrics, and poetry. This non-narrative style may turn off some readers, but Always Coming Home by Ursula K. Le Guin is a master class in worldbuilding!

Heyiya Heyiya

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May 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Just finished The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones @sgj.bsky.social. I am here for all the indigenous horror! #booksky
May 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Originally published in 1919, Jewish Fairy Tales & Legends by Aunt Naomi is an enchanting collection of 25 timeless stories that blends tales of Midrash, Talmud, and Jewish mysticism. New edition from WordFire Press Classics available now!

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May 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM