KT Wagner
@ktwagner.bsky.social
Writes speculative fiction with a touch of Gothic horror, and non-fiction. Knits and collects strange plants, weird trivia, and obscure tomes. Canadian. Member: HWA, CODEX Writers, SFCanada, Federation BC Writers. https://northernlightsgothic.com/
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Cast of Wonders 670: Little Wonders 47 - We Wish You a Creepy Christmas | Cast of Wonders
I’m hanging Great Aunty Jane on our tree by one pipe cleaner leg, while my sister Daisy places Great Uncle Richard. “Careful with those ones,” Mama warns. “They’ve always been a bit flimsy.
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My story “Christmas at Grandma Minerva’s” is podcast at Cast of Wonders as part of their Creepy Christmas episode! (It’s the second story at about 11:45)
(Thirteen stories and one poem published in 2025!)
www.castofwonders.org/2025/12/cast...
(Thirteen stories and one poem published in 2025!)
www.castofwonders.org/2025/12/cast...
2025 has been my best ever for short story sales and publications! (For context, I've been at this for a decade and for the last 5 years, I've aimed for 150 submissions a year.)
Happy New Year!
I've linked the stories in the comments of a public FB post - www.facebook.com/CitizenKathe...
Happy New Year!
I've linked the stories in the comments of a public FB post - www.facebook.com/CitizenKathe...
December 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM
2025 has been my best ever for short story sales and publications! (For context, I've been at this for a decade and for the last 5 years, I've aimed for 150 submissions a year.)
Happy New Year!
I've linked the stories in the comments of a public FB post - www.facebook.com/CitizenKathe...
Happy New Year!
I've linked the stories in the comments of a public FB post - www.facebook.com/CitizenKathe...
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I don't think you could come up with a list more designed to inflame sentiments than "here is a list of things that publishers MUST use AI to do and remain competitive, but don't worry, this isn't pushing out creative labor"
Erin Underwood: Open Letter to the Science Fiction Writers Association and Community on AI
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Erin's core thesis is "There are responsible ways to use AI that support creators without replacing creative labor."
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Erin's core thesis is "There are responsible ways to use AI that support creators without replacing creative labor."
Erin Underwood: Open Letter to the Science Fiction Writers Association and Community
Hi Friends, Erin Underwood After writing the letter below, I thought rather than sending it to SFWA only, I’d share it with Mike at File 770 along with a note that read: “Am I crazy? Will this blow…
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December 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I don't think you could come up with a list more designed to inflame sentiments than "here is a list of things that publishers MUST use AI to do and remain competitive, but don't worry, this isn't pushing out creative labor"
My story “Christmas at Grandma Minerva’s” is podcast at Cast of Wonders as part of their Creepy Christmas episode! (It’s the second story at about 11:45)
(Thirteen stories and one poem published in 2025!)
www.castofwonders.org/2025/12/cast...
(Thirteen stories and one poem published in 2025!)
www.castofwonders.org/2025/12/cast...
Cast of Wonders 670: Little Wonders 47 - We Wish You a Creepy Christmas | Cast of Wonders
I’m hanging Great Aunty Jane on our tree by one pipe cleaner leg, while my sister Daisy places Great Uncle Richard. “Careful with those ones,” Mama warns. “They’ve always been a bit flimsy.
www.castofwonders.org
December 26, 2025 at 2:51 AM
My story “Christmas at Grandma Minerva’s” is podcast at Cast of Wonders as part of their Creepy Christmas episode! (It’s the second story at about 11:45)
(Thirteen stories and one poem published in 2025!)
www.castofwonders.org/2025/12/cast...
(Thirteen stories and one poem published in 2025!)
www.castofwonders.org/2025/12/cast...
The final issue of On Spec magazine is now available and includes my short story "Forever Bound." A supernatural tale set in nineteenth-century British Columbia. #tattoo #seance #alternatehistory #fiction onspec.ca/2025/12/22/o...
On Spec: The final voyage
The absolutely final issue of On Spec Magazine is now ready for you to read. Copies will be sent to our subscribers and Patreon donors today, and new readers can buy theirs on our Ko-fi page. Copi…
onspec.ca
December 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The final issue of On Spec magazine is now available and includes my short story "Forever Bound." A supernatural tale set in nineteenth-century British Columbia. #tattoo #seance #alternatehistory #fiction onspec.ca/2025/12/22/o...
My flash story "Change of Life" is up at Timber Ghost Press. ❤️
Our next story is "Change of Life" by KT Wagner. We go through many changes as we age. Sometimes the changes may seem "unnatural" to others. See what we mean.
www.timberghostpress.com/blog/change-...
www.timberghostpress.com/blog/change-...
December 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
My flash story "Change of Life" is up at Timber Ghost Press. ❤️
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Reactor is proud to continue our history of genre-focused literary criticism. Here's some of our favorite essays on reading, writing, and fiction from the year:
Some of Reactor’s Best Articles About Fiction, Reading, and Writing in 2025 - Reactor
We're looking back at some of our favorite non-fiction articles from the past year, highlighting book-centric essays.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Reactor is proud to continue our history of genre-focused literary criticism. Here's some of our favorite essays on reading, writing, and fiction from the year:
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For today's Editor Pick: Mother’s Little Poppet by KT Wagner—a chilling tale of family, memory and vengeance. We hope you enjoy it! Read it on gavagai.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
For today's Editor Pick: Mother’s Little Poppet by KT Wagner—a chilling tale of family, memory and vengeance. We hope you enjoy it! Read it on gavagai.com
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BCS Patreon has fallen below the monthly amount we need to pay our authors a pro rate and our First Readers a worthy honorarium ($125/mo). Sometimes folks need to lower or pause their support; we understand. But less than 1% of BCS readership donates or supports. www.patreon.com/beneath_ceas... 1/3
Get more from Beneath Ceaseless Skies on Patreon
creating an online fantasy magazine & podcast
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December 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
BCS Patreon has fallen below the monthly amount we need to pay our authors a pro rate and our First Readers a worthy honorarium ($125/mo). Sometimes folks need to lower or pause their support; we understand. But less than 1% of BCS readership donates or supports. www.patreon.com/beneath_ceas... 1/3
The 20th annual Short Story Challenge by @nycmidnight.bsky.social takes place on January 23rd! I'm signing up. (Get a discount code by posting to social media.) Learn more at nycmidnight.com/ssc
The Short Story Challenge — nycmidnight
The Short Story Challenge is an annual creative writing competition that challenges writers around the world to create short stories based on genre, subject, and character assignments in as little as ...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The 20th annual Short Story Challenge by @nycmidnight.bsky.social takes place on January 23rd! I'm signing up. (Get a discount code by posting to social media.) Learn more at nycmidnight.com/ssc
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Lest We Forget.
"In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below."
-In Flanders Field, John McCrae
"In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below."
-In Flanders Field, John McCrae
November 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Lest We Forget.
"In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below."
-In Flanders Field, John McCrae
"In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below."
-In Flanders Field, John McCrae
My story "Mother's Little Poppet" is free to read at Gavagai, a new horror writing and reading community. You may need to sign up to view it, but it doesn't cost anything to join. 🙂 www.gavagai.com/posts/467
November 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
My story "Mother's Little Poppet" is free to read at Gavagai, a new horror writing and reading community. You may need to sign up to view it, but it doesn't cost anything to join. 🙂 www.gavagai.com/posts/467
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If you wrote an SF/F/H story that was published in 2025 (or read a story that you thought was great), tell me about it in this thread!
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
November 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
If you wrote an SF/F/H story that was published in 2025 (or read a story that you thought was great), tell me about it in this thread!
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
Today is publication day for the anthology Bizarro Circus of Madness edited by Riley Odell! My story, Gothic Heroine Pixelated, is included. 🙂
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Bizarro Circus of Madness
Bizarro Circus of Madness eBook : Odell, Riley, Starr, Em , Chambers, John, Dorr, James , Gray, Sebastian, Morris, Jacy, Carson, Nathan , Rogers, Alex, Millard, Stephen , Swann, Madeleine : Amazon.ca: Kindle Store
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November 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Today is publication day for the anthology Bizarro Circus of Madness edited by Riley Odell! My story, Gothic Heroine Pixelated, is included. 🙂
www.amazon.ca/Bizarro-Circ...
www.amazon.ca/Bizarro-Circ...
👻 👻 👻 My story “Charlatan” is in this new anthology. “Ghost to Ghost to Ghost: An anthology of haunting tales from Canada”. 👻 👻 👻https://books2read.com/u/3GkdOL
October 20, 2025 at 7:46 PM
👻 👻 👻 My story “Charlatan” is in this new anthology. “Ghost to Ghost to Ghost: An anthology of haunting tales from Canada”. 👻 👻 👻https://books2read.com/u/3GkdOL
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Two lovely reviews for Storyteller just showed up! I'll be on the Tanith Lee panel at the World Fantasy Convention later this month. If you haven't picked up a copy yet, you can find it at all the usual places, including tanithleestoryteller.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Two lovely reviews for Storyteller just showed up! I'll be on the Tanith Lee panel at the World Fantasy Convention later this month. If you haven't picked up a copy yet, you can find it at all the usual places, including tanithleestoryteller.com
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We're pleased to announce that you can now download each month's stories in a handy .pdf digest, available on our website at the beginning of the following month. September's is out now, featuring stories by @rachiea.bsky.social @crboltz.bsky.social @deborahldavitt.com and @ktwagner.bsky.social
Downloads – Hell Itself
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October 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
We're pleased to announce that you can now download each month's stories in a handy .pdf digest, available on our website at the beginning of the following month. September's is out now, featuring stories by @rachiea.bsky.social @crboltz.bsky.social @deborahldavitt.com and @ktwagner.bsky.social
I have another short story out today!
Today from Hell Itself, @ktwagner.bsky.social brings us a bittersweet tale about the language of flowers:
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hellitself.com/on-the-rainy...
On the Rainy Side of the Mountain They Grow Columbine, Nightshade, and Stinging Nettle – Hell Itself
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October 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I have another short story out today!
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@hellitself.bsky.social posted another fantastic story today: "On the Rainy Sid of the Mountain..." by @ktwagner.bsky.social. I really really loved the story. (And the person I most want to recommend it to is not on bsky so I'll have to send an email.) hellitself.com/on-the-rainy...
On the Rainy Side of the Mountain They Grow Columbine, Nightshade, and Stinging Nettle – Hell Itself
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October 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
@hellitself.bsky.social posted another fantastic story today: "On the Rainy Sid of the Mountain..." by @ktwagner.bsky.social. I really really loved the story. (And the person I most want to recommend it to is not on bsky so I'll have to send an email.) hellitself.com/on-the-rainy...
It's release day for Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive Horror from Renaissance Press. My story is "With Child" www.goodreads.com/book/show/23... #choicesanthology #sciencefiction
September 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
It's release day for Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive Horror from Renaissance Press. My story is "With Child" www.goodreads.com/book/show/23... #choicesanthology #sciencefiction
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35 days to Halloween…
a cobblestone street with pumpkins and candles on it
Alt: a cobblestone street at night with pumpkins and candles, leaves falling to the ground
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September 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
35 days to Halloween…
My story "With Child" is in Choices: An anthology of reproductive horror! I'm taking part in the October 5th virtual launch.
On October 5th, Renaissance Press will be hosting a YouTube release party livestream, featuring several #ChoicesAnthology authors chatting about the experience of writing their stories & being in Choices + an audience Q&A
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Choices Online Launch
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September 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
My story "With Child" is in Choices: An anthology of reproductive horror! I'm taking part in the October 5th virtual launch.
Check out Three-Lobed Burning Eye magazine 2026 by Andrew S. Fuller on @kickstarter.com I've backed it. www.kickstarter.com/projects/asf...
Three-Lobed Burning Eye magazine 2026
A digital literary magazine of horror, dark fantasy, and science fiction.
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August 31, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Check out Three-Lobed Burning Eye magazine 2026 by Andrew S. Fuller on @kickstarter.com I've backed it. www.kickstarter.com/projects/asf...
Are you up for a scary writing challenge? @nycmidnight.bsky.social Scary Story Challenge on October 31st! nycmidnight.com/scary
Scary Story Challenge — nycmidnight
The Scary Story Challenge is a creative writing competition that challenges writers worldwide to create scary short stories based on assigned prompts in 48 hours.
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August 29, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Are you up for a scary writing challenge? @nycmidnight.bsky.social Scary Story Challenge on October 31st! nycmidnight.com/scary
Wonderful review of Fractured Reveries:
"A powerful and timely anthology told with razor-sharp, devastating prose. Perfect for fans of dark fantasy, fairy tales, and stories of resistance." ~ Gwendolyn Kiste, 4-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Haunting of Velkwood & Reluctant Immortals
"A powerful and timely anthology told with razor-sharp, devastating prose. Perfect for fans of dark fantasy, fairy tales, and stories of resistance." ~ Gwendolyn Kiste, 4-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Haunting of Velkwood & Reluctant Immortals
August 23, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Wonderful review of Fractured Reveries:
"A powerful and timely anthology told with razor-sharp, devastating prose. Perfect for fans of dark fantasy, fairy tales, and stories of resistance." ~ Gwendolyn Kiste, 4-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Haunting of Velkwood & Reluctant Immortals
"A powerful and timely anthology told with razor-sharp, devastating prose. Perfect for fans of dark fantasy, fairy tales, and stories of resistance." ~ Gwendolyn Kiste, 4-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Haunting of Velkwood & Reluctant Immortals