Madi Haab
@madihaab.com
late-diagnosed beluga mermaid 🐚 words in Haven Spec, Augur, Baffling, carte blanche, and more ✒️ queer, AuDHD, half-MENA. Tiohtià:ke/Montréal. she/her/elle.
banner art of my story “Blabbermouth” by linktr.ee/laurel_llewellyn 🫦
banner art of my story “Blabbermouth” by linktr.ee/laurel_llewellyn 🫦
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Madi Haab
@madihaab.com
· Oct 26
Baffling Magazine | Issue Twenty One — Baffling Magazine
www.bafflingmag.com
I haven't been around much and I'm trying to remedy that, but! in the meantime I'm absolutely stoked to say I have a new story out in Issue XXI of @bafflingmag.bsky.social! please check out my little spaceport alien meet-cute "At First Blush"! 🚀👽💗
loved this one!
Perhaps today you too are feeling uncomfortable in your own myth. Pick up a thread and follow it alongside "Quantum Eurydice" by Avi Burton:
Quantum Eurydice - Small Wonders
Eurydice has never felt as if she fits in her own myth. It doesn’t belong to her, not really, because the story doesn’t end when she leaves it.
smallwondersmag.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:02 PM
loved this one!
whew, no idea where 2025 even went! life has sure been lifing and I've been pretty much absent from social media these past few months (which I'm hoping to remedy!), but there's been a lot of good as well. happy new year all, and here's to a gentle and creative 2026!
2025 recap: where did the year even go?
I usually have a clearer idea of how these posts will go, but the past few months have been flying past me in a whirlwind and it’s proving hard to find the words to describe what has been a complete blur. In any event, here is my 2025 recap, such as it is!
madihaab.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:57 PM
whew, no idea where 2025 even went! life has sure been lifing and I've been pretty much absent from social media these past few months (which I'm hoping to remedy!), but there's been a lot of good as well. happy new year all, and here's to a gentle and creative 2026!
love this!! happy new year 🩷🎉
Happy NY, writer folk! 🎊
Each year, to stay sane in an industry where I control little, I kick off writing with a bingo card of actions I do control.
Words written
% edited
Applications completed
Things submitted
& this year, I’m sharing! 💜 One for shorts, one for novels—I hope they’re helpful :)
Each year, to stay sane in an industry where I control little, I kick off writing with a bingo card of actions I do control.
Words written
% edited
Applications completed
Things submitted
& this year, I’m sharing! 💜 One for shorts, one for novels—I hope they’re helpful :)
January 2, 2026 at 6:27 PM
love this!! happy new year 🩷🎉
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reread Kafka’s Metamorphosis recently
February 26, 2024 at 10:16 PM
reread Kafka’s Metamorphosis recently
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Happy winter birding season! I do a lot of birding and had the wonderful opportunity to visit this family of 8 trumpeter swans. Look at these beautiful birds!
December 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Happy winter birding season! I do a lot of birding and had the wonderful opportunity to visit this family of 8 trumpeter swans. Look at these beautiful birds!
I like this story a lot, if I may say so myself, and this makes me so happy! thank you 🩷
"At First Blush" was an absolute delight to read, made my lil queer biologist's heart just super happy. Go to Baffling Mag & READ IT, friends!
a lovely review of @bafflingmag.bsky.social's latest issue -- absolutely stoked to see my short story "At First Blush" get reviewed downthread as "fun and heartwarming" 🚀👽💗 please check it out, along with the rest of the issue!
thank you so much for your kind words, Charles!
thank you so much for your kind words, Charles!
December 3, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I like this story a lot, if I may say so myself, and this makes me so happy! thank you 🩷
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I'm drawing every day but mostly for projects that are in progress so I'll probably use this year's #ArtAdventCalendar event to look back at my favorite drawings I did this year, starting with this one! I had the idea of the outline of a white cat against a garden and it slowly evolved into this.
December 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I'm drawing every day but mostly for projects that are in progress so I'll probably use this year's #ArtAdventCalendar event to look back at my favorite drawings I did this year, starting with this one! I had the idea of the outline of a white cat against a garden and it slowly evolved into this.
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quote with your fanart 🖤
November 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
quote with your fanart 🖤
a lovely review of @bafflingmag.bsky.social's latest issue -- absolutely stoked to see my short story "At First Blush" get reviewed downthread as "fun and heartwarming" 🚀👽💗 please check it out, along with the rest of the issue!
thank you so much for your kind words, Charles!
thank you so much for your kind words, Charles!
Short SFF Reading Update #quicksipreviews
Baffling #21 (7 originals) @bafflingmag.bsky.social
Always a good day when you've got a new Baffling to read, full of queer speculative flash fiction. No theme this issue, though as always there's a focus on freedom and restriction
Baffling #21 (7 originals) @bafflingmag.bsky.social
Always a good day when you've got a new Baffling to read, full of queer speculative flash fiction. No theme this issue, though as always there's a focus on freedom and restriction
November 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
a lovely review of @bafflingmag.bsky.social's latest issue -- absolutely stoked to see my short story "At First Blush" get reviewed downthread as "fun and heartwarming" 🚀👽💗 please check it out, along with the rest of the issue!
thank you so much for your kind words, Charles!
thank you so much for your kind words, Charles!
so this happened: I made first place of the @officialqwf.bsky.social's carte blanche prize with my poem "heart made of bees," and got to bring this beautiful trophy home last night! still feels unreal, and I couldn't be more grateful for this recognition. more on this as soon as I catch my breath 🩷🩷
November 12, 2025 at 3:12 AM
so this happened: I made first place of the @officialqwf.bsky.social's carte blanche prize with my poem "heart made of bees," and got to bring this beautiful trophy home last night! still feels unreal, and I couldn't be more grateful for this recognition. more on this as soon as I catch my breath 🩷🩷
sooo excited to announce this! what an honour, especially for my very first poetry publication 🩷
Announcing the finalists for the 2025 carte blanche Prize!
• Madi Haab, “heart made of bees”
• Nat Kishchuk, “Trulie, Toronto, and the Southwest Swale”
• Anthony Portulese, "The Stars of Saint-Léonard"
👇
https://qwf.org/the-2025-carte-blanche-prize-finalists/
• Madi Haab, “heart made of bees”
• Nat Kishchuk, “Trulie, Toronto, and the Southwest Swale”
• Anthony Portulese, "The Stars of Saint-Léonard"
👇
https://qwf.org/the-2025-carte-blanche-prize-finalists/
The 2025 carte blanche Prize Finalists - Quebec Writers' Federation
The Quebec Writers’ Federation (QWF) is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2024 QWF College Writers Award.
qwf.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:19 AM
sooo excited to announce this! what an honour, especially for my very first poetry publication 🩷
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Day 28 - ads
I’ve been sitting on this sketch since may 2024.
It was part of a recreate ads with your oc challenge- I’ve finally finished it! 🔥
#Cybtoberpunk2025 #Cybtoberpunk #cyberpunk #cyberpunk2077 #cyberpunkv
I’ve been sitting on this sketch since may 2024.
It was part of a recreate ads with your oc challenge- I’ve finally finished it! 🔥
#Cybtoberpunk2025 #Cybtoberpunk #cyberpunk #cyberpunk2077 #cyberpunkv
October 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Day 28 - ads
I’ve been sitting on this sketch since may 2024.
It was part of a recreate ads with your oc challenge- I’ve finally finished it! 🔥
#Cybtoberpunk2025 #Cybtoberpunk #cyberpunk #cyberpunk2077 #cyberpunkv
I’ve been sitting on this sketch since may 2024.
It was part of a recreate ads with your oc challenge- I’ve finally finished it! 🔥
#Cybtoberpunk2025 #Cybtoberpunk #cyberpunk #cyberpunk2077 #cyberpunkv
ICYMI!
I haven't been around much and I'm trying to remedy that, but! in the meantime I'm absolutely stoked to say I have a new story out in Issue XXI of @bafflingmag.bsky.social! please check out my little spaceport alien meet-cute "At First Blush"! 🚀👽💗
Baffling Magazine | Issue Twenty One — Baffling Magazine
www.bafflingmag.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:57 AM
ICYMI!
I haven't been around much and I'm trying to remedy that, but! in the meantime I'm absolutely stoked to say I have a new story out in Issue XXI of @bafflingmag.bsky.social! please check out my little spaceport alien meet-cute "At First Blush"! 🚀👽💗
Baffling Magazine | Issue Twenty One — Baffling Magazine
www.bafflingmag.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I haven't been around much and I'm trying to remedy that, but! in the meantime I'm absolutely stoked to say I have a new story out in Issue XXI of @bafflingmag.bsky.social! please check out my little spaceport alien meet-cute "At First Blush"! 🚀👽💗
omg it's GORGEOUS 🩷 I'm here for this book, and @littlebeesart.bsky.social did a wonderful job with the cover!
Have you seen my beautiful book cover drawn by @littlebeesart.bsky.social 🥰 isn't it gorgeous!
Available December 2nd
💙📚🌈 #booksky #artists #supportrealart #christmasbooks #lgbtbooks
Available December 2nd
💙📚🌈 #booksky #artists #supportrealart #christmasbooks #lgbtbooks
October 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
omg it's GORGEOUS 🩷 I'm here for this book, and @littlebeesart.bsky.social did a wonderful job with the cover!
such a beautiful family picture 📚🩷
Had an absolute blast at Ottawa Can*Con this year! 🔥 Huge thanks to the organizers for choosing the beautiful Brookstreet Hotel as the new venue and to everyone who stopped by our booth to chat, discover new stories, and help us keep lighting the flame of speculative fiction. ✨ #CanCon2025 #Hopepunk
October 20, 2025 at 3:25 AM
such a beautiful family picture 📚🩷
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March 18, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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every book release you are allowed one (1) senseless, time-consuming project to manage your anxieties, and this time it's: embroidering this goodwill blazer to sort of match my cover 😂
September 22, 2025 at 2:58 PM
every book release you are allowed one (1) senseless, time-consuming project to manage your anxieties, and this time it's: embroidering this goodwill blazer to sort of match my cover 😂
for better or for worse, I've traded my dependence on the em-dash for the semi-colon over the last couple of years or so! it's so versatile and it makes me feel fancy 😌
I know we like the em-dash but let’s talk about the semi-colon
September 13, 2025 at 4:17 AM
for better or for worse, I've traded my dependence on the em-dash for the semi-colon over the last couple of years or so! it's so versatile and it makes me feel fancy 😌
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I'm taking part in the poetry reading of the Edmonton 2030 WorldCon Virtual Bid Party, in the illustrious company of Yilin Wang, Lynne Sargent and Suniti Namjoshi! It starts this afternoon at 3 p.m. PDT (6 p.m. ET), so make sure to tune in and check out the programme for a taste of Canadian SFF!
August 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I'm taking part in the poetry reading of the Edmonton 2030 WorldCon Virtual Bid Party, in the illustrious company of Yilin Wang, Lynne Sargent and Suniti Namjoshi! It starts this afternoon at 3 p.m. PDT (6 p.m. ET), so make sure to tune in and check out the programme for a taste of Canadian SFF!
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Good Girl - 2025
August 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Good Girl - 2025
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I am in a thing! I am in a thing! I am shouting b/c it's rare (!) lol There's going to be a Queer Fear panel at FanExpo the weekend of Aug 23, and I'm lucky enough to be part of the amazing panel! GAHH!!!
I'm very excited to announce that I'll be hosting and moderating a panel at this year's Fan Expo Canada! Queer Fear will be held on Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 2:00pm in Theatre 6 (Room 711)! We'll be in conversation with amazing local authors Matteo L. Cerilli, Eva Roslin, and Andrew Robertson.
August 14, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I am in a thing! I am in a thing! I am shouting b/c it's rare (!) lol There's going to be a Queer Fear panel at FanExpo the weekend of Aug 23, and I'm lucky enough to be part of the amazing panel! GAHH!!!
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“The Coven” 12x16 acrylic on canvas
August 7, 2025 at 1:39 AM
“The Coven” 12x16 acrylic on canvas