K8 Léchler
@katelechler.bsky.social
SFF writer, editor, lecturer living in Chicago. PhD in Brit lit, words in Podcastle, Shimmer, Fireside. 🌈💀 "Just like entropy tends towards chaos, I tend towards silly-little-guy."
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K8 Léchler
@katelechler.bsky.social
· Feb 26
FF#24 has arrived! Stories by J.R. Dewitt, @avramargariti.bsky.social, @ryanelz.bsky.social, @eschwitz.bsky.social, @mruthrobinson.bsky.social, @chubertwrites.bsky.social, @katelechler.bsky.social, and Yasmeen Amro!
Get your copy for free right here: www.fusionfragment.com/issue-24/
Get your copy for free right here: www.fusionfragment.com/issue-24/
I have a new story out! "This Great Rumble" is about a friend breakup and a messianic cat colony. Muad'Dib? More like Meow'Dib!
It makes me so depressed when men don’t have any style. And it doesn’t have to be a style i personally like, honestly it’s just hot when people TRY something out. Like they are so pretty, why don’t they care????
(I’m on NyQuil btw)
(I’m on NyQuil btw)
January 5, 2026 at 6:31 PM
It makes me so depressed when men don’t have any style. And it doesn’t have to be a style i personally like, honestly it’s just hot when people TRY something out. Like they are so pretty, why don’t they care????
(I’m on NyQuil btw)
(I’m on NyQuil btw)
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“Wish there was a novel that mixed crime, horror, and magical realism but with really strong anti-imperialist/anti-colonialist vibes…”
Say what?! Oh, you’re not gonna believe this…
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
bookshop.org/p/books/hous...
Say what?! Oh, you’re not gonna believe this…
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
bookshop.org/p/books/hous...
January 4, 2026 at 4:28 PM
“Wish there was a novel that mixed crime, horror, and magical realism but with really strong anti-imperialist/anti-colonialist vibes…”
Say what?! Oh, you’re not gonna believe this…
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
bookshop.org/p/books/hous...
Say what?! Oh, you’re not gonna believe this…
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
bookshop.org/p/books/hous...
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So this story has been out for something like 8 hours.
The idea has existed in one form or another since 2017.
And after rereading it this morning, can I tell you what I keep getting verklempt about? One of my favorite Bits that kept me believing in this one, even through a long stint of burnout?
The idea has existed in one form or another since 2017.
And after rereading it this morning, can I tell you what I keep getting verklempt about? One of my favorite Bits that kept me believing in this one, even through a long stint of burnout?
"Out of habit, I rub the pad of my thumb along my bottles’ corks. All properly stoppered, shut tight. Through the glass, the winds feel warm and cold, soft and terrible, each one unique."
-- "Rewilding the Many Tethered Winds", my new short story out now at @kaleidotrope.bsky.social !
-- "Rewilding the Many Tethered Winds", my new short story out now at @kaleidotrope.bsky.social !
“Rewilding the Many Tethered Winds” by Allison Mulder
kaleidotrope.net
January 2, 2026 at 1:54 AM
So this story has been out for something like 8 hours.
The idea has existed in one form or another since 2017.
And after rereading it this morning, can I tell you what I keep getting verklempt about? One of my favorite Bits that kept me believing in this one, even through a long stint of burnout?
The idea has existed in one form or another since 2017.
And after rereading it this morning, can I tell you what I keep getting verklempt about? One of my favorite Bits that kept me believing in this one, even through a long stint of burnout?
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Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you - one painting a day (or thereabouts) for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings.
3. Claude Monet, 1872, Impression, Sunrise, Musée Marmottan Monet
3. Claude Monet, 1872, Impression, Sunrise, Musée Marmottan Monet
January 1, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you - one painting a day (or thereabouts) for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings.
3. Claude Monet, 1872, Impression, Sunrise, Musée Marmottan Monet
3. Claude Monet, 1872, Impression, Sunrise, Musée Marmottan Monet
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yeah man I love the mountain goats
December 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
yeah man I love the mountain goats
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11. If your story makes me say "What the hell did I just read?" when it's in the submissions queue, that's a real strong indicator that it's probably gonna move further along in the process. Case in point, "This Great Rumble" by @katelechler.bsky.social
www.fusionfragment.com/issue-24/
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
December 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
11. If your story makes me say "What the hell did I just read?" when it's in the submissions queue, that's a real strong indicator that it's probably gonna move further along in the process. Case in point, "This Great Rumble" by @katelechler.bsky.social
www.fusionfragment.com/issue-24/
www.fusionfragment.com/issue-24/
They should make a jacket. That’s easy to take off when youre driving.
December 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
They should make a jacket. That’s easy to take off when youre driving.
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Statler: I will not say, do not weep, for not all tears are an evil.
Waldorf: I'm crying at how bad this show is!
Both: OH HO HO HO HO HO HO!
Waldorf: I'm crying at how bad this show is!
Both: OH HO HO HO HO HO HO!
Most of Gandalf's lines also work if spoken in the voice of Statler or Waldorf.
December 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Statler: I will not say, do not weep, for not all tears are an evil.
Waldorf: I'm crying at how bad this show is!
Both: OH HO HO HO HO HO HO!
Waldorf: I'm crying at how bad this show is!
Both: OH HO HO HO HO HO HO!
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, said he would buy the flowers himself.
And Tiny Tim, who did not die, had the time of his life, no, he never felt like this before, yes I swear, it's the truth, and he owes it all to Scrooge
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, where the shadows lie, One Tim to rule them all, One Tim to find them, One Tim to bring them all, and in the darkness, bind them.
December 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, said he would buy the flowers himself.
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This Christmas, I have just one wish for you:
Take a moment to really see the older people in your life.
Let them know they’re loved, valued, and never invisible.
Share a smile with an elder you don’t know.
Offer a warm holiday greeting.
Small gestures carry enormous power.
Love,
Lynda 🎄✨
Take a moment to really see the older people in your life.
Let them know they’re loved, valued, and never invisible.
Share a smile with an elder you don’t know.
Offer a warm holiday greeting.
Small gestures carry enormous power.
Love,
Lynda 🎄✨
December 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This Christmas, I have just one wish for you:
Take a moment to really see the older people in your life.
Let them know they’re loved, valued, and never invisible.
Share a smile with an elder you don’t know.
Offer a warm holiday greeting.
Small gestures carry enormous power.
Love,
Lynda 🎄✨
Take a moment to really see the older people in your life.
Let them know they’re loved, valued, and never invisible.
Share a smile with an elder you don’t know.
Offer a warm holiday greeting.
Small gestures carry enormous power.
Love,
Lynda 🎄✨
my mom put on a different (live) version of a beloved Christmas song and I immediately yelled "why is there CLAPPING" with such utter disdain
a black and white photo of an angry cat with its mouth open and sharp teeth .
Alt: a black and white photo of an angry cat with its mouth open and sharp teeth .
media.tenor.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
my mom put on a different (live) version of a beloved Christmas song and I immediately yelled "why is there CLAPPING" with such utter disdain
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and Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, was delighted to find out meat’s back on the menu, boys
December 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
and Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, was delighted to find out meat’s back on the menu, boys
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James Merril’s poem “Christmas Tree,” written while he was dying of AIDS. 1995.
December 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
James Merril’s poem “Christmas Tree,” written while he was dying of AIDS. 1995.
me and who
I leap with thee; I burn with thee
December 24, 2025 at 3:51 AM
me and who
Going home is exciting though bc my sister is addicted to funding kickstarters for niche skincare and wellness products, having them shipped to my parents house, then trying them once or completely forgetting about them, so it’s like a free trip to Weird Sephora.
December 24, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Going home is exciting though bc my sister is addicted to funding kickstarters for niche skincare and wellness products, having them shipped to my parents house, then trying them once or completely forgetting about them, so it’s like a free trip to Weird Sephora.
Things my dad has explained to me so far today:
Antique malls
The new bridge in town
The apps on his TV
Having fires outside
How he keeps squirrels out of the bird feeder (genuinely interesting)
How to use the sink upstairs
The existence of a restaurant I’ve been going to for 35 years
Antique malls
The new bridge in town
The apps on his TV
Having fires outside
How he keeps squirrels out of the bird feeder (genuinely interesting)
How to use the sink upstairs
The existence of a restaurant I’ve been going to for 35 years
December 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Things my dad has explained to me so far today:
Antique malls
The new bridge in town
The apps on his TV
Having fires outside
How he keeps squirrels out of the bird feeder (genuinely interesting)
How to use the sink upstairs
The existence of a restaurant I’ve been going to for 35 years
Antique malls
The new bridge in town
The apps on his TV
Having fires outside
How he keeps squirrels out of the bird feeder (genuinely interesting)
How to use the sink upstairs
The existence of a restaurant I’ve been going to for 35 years
She gait and left no dust, mama
we go the gait that leaves no dust behind
December 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
She gait and left no dust, mama
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Some of you have forgotten that only three years ago you were perfectly capable of writing a text, writing an email, telling a bedtime story to a child, and it should worry you that powerful companies have convinced us we can’t do things we’ve been doing since the dawn of time.
December 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Some of you have forgotten that only three years ago you were perfectly capable of writing a text, writing an email, telling a bedtime story to a child, and it should worry you that powerful companies have convinced us we can’t do things we’ve been doing since the dawn of time.
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Jamiroquai when Jamiro vewwy sad
December 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Jamiroquai when Jamiro vewwy sad
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Mumbling “Hill House, NOT sane…” to myself in the same cadence and tone as Gonzo in A Muppet Christmas Carol says “And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die…”
March 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Mumbling “Hill House, NOT sane…” to myself in the same cadence and tone as Gonzo in A Muppet Christmas Carol says “And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die…”
I waited too long to get tickets for three different things 😭😭😭😭😭
December 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I waited too long to get tickets for three different things 😭😭😭😭😭
Someone who is good at organizing please help me figure out my spice storage situation, please my family is dying
Thanks I hate it
(Seriously i need another spice organization strategy, someone halp)
(Seriously i need another spice organization strategy, someone halp)
December 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Someone who is good at organizing please help me figure out my spice storage situation, please my family is dying
Thanks I hate it
(Seriously i need another spice organization strategy, someone halp)
(Seriously i need another spice organization strategy, someone halp)
December 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Thanks I hate it
(Seriously i need another spice organization strategy, someone halp)
(Seriously i need another spice organization strategy, someone halp)