Julia Rios
@omgjulia.bsky.social
Writer, editor (Worlds of Possibility), narrator, podcaster. Queer, Latinx (half-Mexican), pronouns: They/Them
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Awards Eligibility Post!
I’m very proud of these three delinquents:
Doppel Doppel Gang Gang (Baffling Magazine).
Love Story in Colored Glass (Uncharted Magazine).
Praise Song for the God of Restless Hands (The Dark).
Links can be found on my website.
Here’s to more art-making in 2026!
I’m very proud of these three delinquents:
Doppel Doppel Gang Gang (Baffling Magazine).
Love Story in Colored Glass (Uncharted Magazine).
Praise Song for the God of Restless Hands (The Dark).
Links can be found on my website.
Here’s to more art-making in 2026!
January 2, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Awards Eligibility Post!
I’m very proud of these three delinquents:
Doppel Doppel Gang Gang (Baffling Magazine).
Love Story in Colored Glass (Uncharted Magazine).
Praise Song for the God of Restless Hands (The Dark).
Links can be found on my website.
Here’s to more art-making in 2026!
I’m very proud of these three delinquents:
Doppel Doppel Gang Gang (Baffling Magazine).
Love Story in Colored Glass (Uncharted Magazine).
Praise Song for the God of Restless Hands (The Dark).
Links can be found on my website.
Here’s to more art-making in 2026!
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I've just posted a big 2025 wrap-up with personal writing news and also links to free stories (and free anthologies!), sales, and more. Check it out: www.stephanieburgis.com/2026/01/2025...
2025 Wrap-Up - Stephanie Burgis
For the last several years, I’ve written an annual wrap-up on the last day of December every year. This year, it’s a day late… But I’m here now, it’s a whole new year, and I wanted to let you all know...
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January 1, 2026 at 2:32 PM
I've just posted a big 2025 wrap-up with personal writing news and also links to free stories (and free anthologies!), sales, and more. Check it out: www.stephanieburgis.com/2026/01/2025...
A gorgeous fairy tale poem and a discussion about writing in English and Finnish with Sara Norja! www.juliarios.com/in-winter-a-...
In Winter, A Wedding: a poem and an interview with Sara Norja
I invited Sara Norja to read her Worlds of Possibility poem, "In Winter, a Wedding" and to talk to me about her creative process.
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January 3, 2026 at 10:13 PM
A gorgeous fairy tale poem and a discussion about writing in English and Finnish with Sara Norja! www.juliarios.com/in-winter-a-...
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Hello all, I'm sure some here are wondering why I've gone quiet lately.
The TL;DR: I have Polycystic Kidney Disease for a long time. This year, I was pregnant and gave birth prematurely. And while dealing with the baby's NICU stay, a nephro told me I will need a kidney transplant in 4 years. +
The TL;DR: I have Polycystic Kidney Disease for a long time. This year, I was pregnant and gave birth prematurely. And while dealing with the baby's NICU stay, a nephro told me I will need a kidney transplant in 4 years. +
Hi all; I'm going to undergo a significant procedure later this year (sorry, would rather not disclose) and my husband's health insurance doesn't cover it. We're going to need funds for the care during and after. Any help would be much appreciated:
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Medical and Post-Hospital Care for Vida Cruz-Borja
Hello, I am Vida Cruz-Borja, author of the Cirilo F. Bautista Award-winning Song of the Mango and Other New Myths and the IGNYTE Award-winning essay “We are the Mountain: A Look at the Inactive Protag...
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December 30, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Hello all, I'm sure some here are wondering why I've gone quiet lately.
The TL;DR: I have Polycystic Kidney Disease for a long time. This year, I was pregnant and gave birth prematurely. And while dealing with the baby's NICU stay, a nephro told me I will need a kidney transplant in 4 years. +
The TL;DR: I have Polycystic Kidney Disease for a long time. This year, I was pregnant and gave birth prematurely. And while dealing with the baby's NICU stay, a nephro told me I will need a kidney transplant in 4 years. +
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Hello, and Happy New year!
Lurching gently back into studio to let folks know there is FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING this weekend on orders over 30 USD at my US print/poster shop
🖼️ www.inprnt.com/gallery/carl...
I also have a UK studio ship for special prints/originals
🎨 carlydraws.sumupstore.com
#art
Lurching gently back into studio to let folks know there is FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING this weekend on orders over 30 USD at my US print/poster shop
🖼️ www.inprnt.com/gallery/carl...
I also have a UK studio ship for special prints/originals
🎨 carlydraws.sumupstore.com
#art
January 2, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Hello, and Happy New year!
Lurching gently back into studio to let folks know there is FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING this weekend on orders over 30 USD at my US print/poster shop
🖼️ www.inprnt.com/gallery/carl...
I also have a UK studio ship for special prints/originals
🎨 carlydraws.sumupstore.com
#art
Lurching gently back into studio to let folks know there is FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING this weekend on orders over 30 USD at my US print/poster shop
🖼️ www.inprnt.com/gallery/carl...
I also have a UK studio ship for special prints/originals
🎨 carlydraws.sumupstore.com
#art
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On this Story Hour, Corey Farrenkopf read "The Man of Reeds and Seaweed" and "We've Been In Enough Places to Know" from his 2025 collection HAUNTED ECOLOGIES. @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social www.coreyfarrenkopf.com/haunted-ecol... youtu.be/kqGyi_QlmRk
February 12, 2025: Penelope Flynn and Corey Farrenkopf
YouTube video by Story Hour
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January 2, 2026 at 8:01 PM
On this Story Hour, Corey Farrenkopf read "The Man of Reeds and Seaweed" and "We've Been In Enough Places to Know" from his 2025 collection HAUNTED ECOLOGIES. @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social www.coreyfarrenkopf.com/haunted-ecol... youtu.be/kqGyi_QlmRk
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My Day 9 poem title, "Story Sits in Places," pays tribute to Keith Basso's anthropology classic, Wisdom Sits in Places, as it's about mythology being inscribed upon the landscape. Also published by @omgjulia.bsky.social in Worlds of Possibility! #12DaysOfPoetry
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Story Sits in Places - Swan Tower
by Marie Brennan A giant bound in stone, that distant peak; an ever-sleeping woman curves these hills; the tears of parted lovers feed this creek. From every place remembered history spills, a landsca...
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January 2, 2026 at 7:21 PM
My Day 9 poem title, "Story Sits in Places," pays tribute to Keith Basso's anthropology classic, Wisdom Sits in Places, as it's about mythology being inscribed upon the landscape. Also published by @omgjulia.bsky.social in Worlds of Possibility! #12DaysOfPoetry
www.swantower.com/writing/stor...
www.swantower.com/writing/stor...
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OTHERSIDE is officially OPEN for fiction and poetry submissions 🪐🗡️
If you’re part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, send us your speculative fiction and poetry: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and everything in between!
📚 Open window: Jan 1-14
📑 See guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
If you’re part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, send us your speculative fiction and poetry: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and everything in between!
📚 Open window: Jan 1-14
📑 See guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
January 1, 2026 at 6:31 PM
OTHERSIDE is officially OPEN for fiction and poetry submissions 🪐🗡️
If you’re part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, send us your speculative fiction and poetry: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and everything in between!
📚 Open window: Jan 1-14
📑 See guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
If you’re part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, send us your speculative fiction and poetry: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and everything in between!
📚 Open window: Jan 1-14
📑 See guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
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See out 2025 and bring in 2026 with 85 amazing stories! (Disclosure: I have 2 stories in this!)
The eBook is free! Thanks @omgjulia.bsky.social
The eBook is free! Thanks @omgjulia.bsky.social
It’s New Year’s Eve, and 2025 has been A Year. I thought everyone might appreciate a cozy gift. Please get the Worlds of Possibility Volume 2 ebook for free, if you would like it! www.juliarios.com/a-gift-to-en...
A gift to end 2025 — Worlds of Possibility Volume 2!
This second volume collects short stories, flash fiction, and drabbles from the August 2023 to June 2025 issue run of Worlds of Possibility.
www.juliarios.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:52 PM
See out 2025 and bring in 2026 with 85 amazing stories! (Disclosure: I have 2 stories in this!)
The eBook is free! Thanks @omgjulia.bsky.social
The eBook is free! Thanks @omgjulia.bsky.social
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Y'all should snap up this free (!) anthology of hopeful short stories. I'm proud to say that my piece, The Giant's Unquiet Bones, is included. Because sometimes you need a story about a girl marrying a dead giant's bones.
It’s New Year’s Eve, and 2025 has been A Year. I thought everyone might appreciate a cozy gift. Please get the Worlds of Possibility Volume 2 ebook for free, if you would like it! www.juliarios.com/a-gift-to-en...
A gift to end 2025 — Worlds of Possibility Volume 2!
This second volume collects short stories, flash fiction, and drabbles from the August 2023 to June 2025 issue run of Worlds of Possibility.
www.juliarios.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Y'all should snap up this free (!) anthology of hopeful short stories. I'm proud to say that my piece, The Giant's Unquiet Bones, is included. Because sometimes you need a story about a girl marrying a dead giant's bones.
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A whole buncha wonderful, cozy stories from start to finish. Thanks @omgjulia.bsky.social for putting this out into the world!
A half-dozen of my drabbles are in this, including one of my all time favorites, "Wheat Bread and Honeycomb".
A half-dozen of my drabbles are in this, including one of my all time favorites, "Wheat Bread and Honeycomb".
December 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
A whole buncha wonderful, cozy stories from start to finish. Thanks @omgjulia.bsky.social for putting this out into the world!
A half-dozen of my drabbles are in this, including one of my all time favorites, "Wheat Bread and Honeycomb".
A half-dozen of my drabbles are in this, including one of my all time favorites, "Wheat Bread and Honeycomb".
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Such a beautiful volume, including my Rapunzel twist, "In Her Tower of Scales" 🏰🍋
It’s New Year’s Eve, and 2025 has been A Year. I thought everyone might appreciate a cozy gift. Please get the Worlds of Possibility Volume 2 ebook for free, if you would like it! www.juliarios.com/a-gift-to-en...
A gift to end 2025 — Worlds of Possibility Volume 2!
This second volume collects short stories, flash fiction, and drabbles from the August 2023 to June 2025 issue run of Worlds of Possibility.
www.juliarios.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Such a beautiful volume, including my Rapunzel twist, "In Her Tower of Scales" 🏰🍋
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Dozens upon dozens of great, uplifting stories are now free to read, including my “Three Conversations with Myself in an Arby’s at the Edge of the Solar System” from 2024!
It’s New Year’s Eve, and 2025 has been A Year. I thought everyone might appreciate a cozy gift. Please get the Worlds of Possibility Volume 2 ebook for free, if you would like it! www.juliarios.com/a-gift-to-en...
A gift to end 2025 — Worlds of Possibility Volume 2!
This second volume collects short stories, flash fiction, and drabbles from the August 2023 to June 2025 issue run of Worlds of Possibility.
www.juliarios.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Dozens upon dozens of great, uplifting stories are now free to read, including my “Three Conversations with Myself in an Arby’s at the Edge of the Solar System” from 2024!
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My story, "A Hint of Cinnamon, a Whiff of Mint" is in this, along with a whole bounty of other positive stories, which I think is an excellent way to end the year!
It’s New Year’s Eve, and 2025 has been A Year. I thought everyone might appreciate a cozy gift. Please get the Worlds of Possibility Volume 2 ebook for free, if you would like it! www.juliarios.com/a-gift-to-en...
A gift to end 2025 — Worlds of Possibility Volume 2!
This second volume collects short stories, flash fiction, and drabbles from the August 2023 to June 2025 issue run of Worlds of Possibility.
www.juliarios.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:22 PM
My story, "A Hint of Cinnamon, a Whiff of Mint" is in this, along with a whole bounty of other positive stories, which I think is an excellent way to end the year!
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What a lovely gesture from Julia!
I’m pleased to have a story in this anthology, which is chock full of amazing writers. I can’t wait to dive in and read everything.
I’m pleased to have a story in this anthology, which is chock full of amazing writers. I can’t wait to dive in and read everything.
It’s New Year’s Eve, and 2025 has been A Year. I thought everyone might appreciate a cozy gift. Please get the Worlds of Possibility Volume 2 ebook for free, if you would like it! www.juliarios.com/a-gift-to-en...
A gift to end 2025 — Worlds of Possibility Volume 2!
This second volume collects short stories, flash fiction, and drabbles from the August 2023 to June 2025 issue run of Worlds of Possibility.
www.juliarios.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:49 AM
What a lovely gesture from Julia!
I’m pleased to have a story in this anthology, which is chock full of amazing writers. I can’t wait to dive in and read everything.
I’m pleased to have a story in this anthology, which is chock full of amazing writers. I can’t wait to dive in and read everything.
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happy new year! i have two stories in this anthology, one of which—“brighter than anything on earth”—has never been free to read…until now!
It’s New Year’s Eve, and 2025 has been A Year. I thought everyone might appreciate a cozy gift. Please get the Worlds of Possibility Volume 2 ebook for free, if you would like it! www.juliarios.com/a-gift-to-en...
A gift to end 2025 — Worlds of Possibility Volume 2!
This second volume collects short stories, flash fiction, and drabbles from the August 2023 to June 2025 issue run of Worlds of Possibility.
www.juliarios.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:29 AM
happy new year! i have two stories in this anthology, one of which—“brighter than anything on earth”—has never been free to read…until now!
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Free download of the entire anthology (That’s 85 great stories!) including my own, “Feathers.” Happy New Year!
It’s New Year’s Eve, and 2025 has been A Year. I thought everyone might appreciate a cozy gift. Please get the Worlds of Possibility Volume 2 ebook for free, if you would like it! www.juliarios.com/a-gift-to-en...
A gift to end 2025 — Worlds of Possibility Volume 2!
This second volume collects short stories, flash fiction, and drabbles from the August 2023 to June 2025 issue run of Worlds of Possibility.
www.juliarios.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Free download of the entire anthology (That’s 85 great stories!) including my own, “Feathers.” Happy New Year!
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A gift from @omgjulia.bsky.social—free cozy, hopeful fiction to carry with you into the New Year. Includes my story The Last Time I Went on a Prowl with Farrell Jenkins about holding on to wonder and a boy who may have been raised by cats. Proud to share the TOC with so many amazing writers.
It’s New Year’s Eve, and 2025 has been A Year. I thought everyone might appreciate a cozy gift. Please get the Worlds of Possibility Volume 2 ebook for free, if you would like it! www.juliarios.com/a-gift-to-en...
A gift to end 2025 — Worlds of Possibility Volume 2!
This second volume collects short stories, flash fiction, and drabbles from the August 2023 to June 2025 issue run of Worlds of Possibility.
www.juliarios.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:02 PM
A gift from @omgjulia.bsky.social—free cozy, hopeful fiction to carry with you into the New Year. Includes my story The Last Time I Went on a Prowl with Farrell Jenkins about holding on to wonder and a boy who may have been raised by cats. Proud to share the TOC with so many amazing writers.
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Hey, y'all I'm in this!
It’s New Year’s Eve, and 2025 has been A Year. I thought everyone might appreciate a cozy gift. Please get the Worlds of Possibility Volume 2 ebook for free, if you would like it! www.juliarios.com/a-gift-to-en...
A gift to end 2025 — Worlds of Possibility Volume 2!
This second volume collects short stories, flash fiction, and drabbles from the August 2023 to June 2025 issue run of Worlds of Possibility.
www.juliarios.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Hey, y'all I'm in this!
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Free download of WORLDS OF POSSIBILITY Vol 2 available including my story, “Gargoyle Girl.” 🖤 Happy New Year!
It’s New Year’s Eve, and 2025 has been A Year. I thought everyone might appreciate a cozy gift. Please get the Worlds of Possibility Volume 2 ebook for free, if you would like it! www.juliarios.com/a-gift-to-en...
A gift to end 2025 — Worlds of Possibility Volume 2!
This second volume collects short stories, flash fiction, and drabbles from the August 2023 to June 2025 issue run of Worlds of Possibility.
www.juliarios.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Free download of WORLDS OF POSSIBILITY Vol 2 available including my story, “Gargoyle Girl.” 🖤 Happy New Year!
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A free chunk of literature courtesy of the great Julia Rios! Contains my short story, "The Last Adult Superstore."
It’s New Year’s Eve, and 2025 has been A Year. I thought everyone might appreciate a cozy gift. Please get the Worlds of Possibility Volume 2 ebook for free, if you would like it! www.juliarios.com/a-gift-to-en...
A gift to end 2025 — Worlds of Possibility Volume 2!
This second volume collects short stories, flash fiction, and drabbles from the August 2023 to June 2025 issue run of Worlds of Possibility.
www.juliarios.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:58 PM
A free chunk of literature courtesy of the great Julia Rios! Contains my short story, "The Last Adult Superstore."
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It has been my pleasure to work with Julia and have three of my stories published in Worlds of Possibility 2! Grab yourself some joy while the ebook is free!
It’s New Year’s Eve, and 2025 has been A Year. I thought everyone might appreciate a cozy gift. Please get the Worlds of Possibility Volume 2 ebook for free, if you would like it! www.juliarios.com/a-gift-to-en...
A gift to end 2025 — Worlds of Possibility Volume 2!
This second volume collects short stories, flash fiction, and drabbles from the August 2023 to June 2025 issue run of Worlds of Possibility.
www.juliarios.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It has been my pleasure to work with Julia and have three of my stories published in Worlds of Possibility 2! Grab yourself some joy while the ebook is free!
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my Diary of a High School Necromancer story is in here alongside soooo many awesome things. Check it out for free! Happy new year!
It’s New Year’s Eve, and 2025 has been A Year. I thought everyone might appreciate a cozy gift. Please get the Worlds of Possibility Volume 2 ebook for free, if you would like it! www.juliarios.com/a-gift-to-en...
A gift to end 2025 — Worlds of Possibility Volume 2!
This second volume collects short stories, flash fiction, and drabbles from the August 2023 to June 2025 issue run of Worlds of Possibility.
www.juliarios.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:43 PM
my Diary of a High School Necromancer story is in here alongside soooo many awesome things. Check it out for free! Happy new year!
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Darlings, I have a short story in this, and my fellow writers are just brilliant. Snag it!
It’s New Year’s Eve, and 2025 has been A Year. I thought everyone might appreciate a cozy gift. Please get the Worlds of Possibility Volume 2 ebook for free, if you would like it! www.juliarios.com/a-gift-to-en...
A gift to end 2025 — Worlds of Possibility Volume 2!
This second volume collects short stories, flash fiction, and drabbles from the August 2023 to June 2025 issue run of Worlds of Possibility.
www.juliarios.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Darlings, I have a short story in this, and my fellow writers are just brilliant. Snag it!
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Don't miss the chance to enjoy this incredible collection of hopeful SFF! Thrilled to have my queer flash piece "An Unexpected Wombat" included.
It’s New Year’s Eve, and 2025 has been A Year. I thought everyone might appreciate a cozy gift. Please get the Worlds of Possibility Volume 2 ebook for free, if you would like it! www.juliarios.com/a-gift-to-en...
A gift to end 2025 — Worlds of Possibility Volume 2!
This second volume collects short stories, flash fiction, and drabbles from the August 2023 to June 2025 issue run of Worlds of Possibility.
www.juliarios.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Don't miss the chance to enjoy this incredible collection of hopeful SFF! Thrilled to have my queer flash piece "An Unexpected Wombat" included.