richardspoet
@richardspoet.bsky.social
Imaginative writer and poet currently looking for an agent or publisher of my collection of short horror stories. Published in “Mobius Blvd,” “Bewildering Stories (1102)” and “House of Long Shadows.”
My short story “The Broken Leaf” was just published by Freedom Fiction. It is freely available at the link below. It’s probably best described as Celtic, folk or nature horror, or archaeology horror, but the horror is light.
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#horror #celtic
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#horror #celtic
The Broken Leaf by Richard Simonds – Freedom Fiction Journal
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November 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
My short story “The Broken Leaf” was just published by Freedom Fiction. It is freely available at the link below. It’s probably best described as Celtic, folk or nature horror, or archaeology horror, but the horror is light.
www.freedomfiction.com/2025/11/the-...
#horror #celtic
www.freedomfiction.com/2025/11/the-...
#horror #celtic
My poem “Math and the Universe” was published today in Star*Line 48.4, the official print journal of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association. I also had the distinct honor of being an editor’s choice poem, which means I got posted on the website.
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Star*Line 48.4 (Fall 2025) – Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association
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October 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
My poem “Math and the Universe” was published today in Star*Line 48.4, the official print journal of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association. I also had the distinct honor of being an editor’s choice poem, which means I got posted on the website.
sfpoetry.org/wp/starline/...
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My poem “My Heart” was published yesterday in the anthology *Beautiful Tragedies 4* (HellBound Books). Just in time for Halloween.
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#horror #poetry #imaginativewriting #stephencrane #inthedesert
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#horror #poetry #imaginativewriting #stephencrane #inthedesert
Beautiful Tragedies 4
Welcome back to our 4th installment of the gorgeously macabre dark poetry anthology, Beautiful Tragedies. Where only through poetry, can a tragedy become something truly beautiful! 53 wonderfully talented writers offer up this bloody collection of all manner of dark poetry and gruesome verse to keep your cold dead hearts beating until the final page.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
My poem “My Heart” was published yesterday in the anthology *Beautiful Tragedies 4* (HellBound Books). Just in time for Halloween.
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#horror #poetry #imaginativewriting #stephencrane #inthedesert
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#horror #poetry #imaginativewriting #stephencrane #inthedesert
My short story “The Broken Leaf” was accepted for publication by Freedom Fiction. Probably best described as Celtic, folk or nature horror, or archaeology horror, but the horror is light, it’s mostly just a great story.
www.freedomfiction.com
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Freedom Fiction Journal – An eclectic mix of all flavours of genre fiction
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October 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
My short story “The Broken Leaf” was accepted for publication by Freedom Fiction. Probably best described as Celtic, folk or nature horror, or archaeology horror, but the horror is light, it’s mostly just a great story.
www.freedomfiction.com
www.freedomfiction.com
My flash fiction sci-fi piece “The Last Man” was published yesterday in 365tomorrows. My usual anti-AI take.
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#flash #flashfiction #scifi #sciencefiction
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The Last Man - 365tomorrows
Author: Richard Simonds John Jorgensen had won. No other word for it. He was the richest, most powerful man in the world. Shares of SuperAI had gone up 500% the day before as they had finally cracked ...
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October 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
My flash fiction sci-fi piece “The Last Man” was published yesterday in 365tomorrows. My usual anti-AI take.
365tomorrows.com/2025/10/25/t...
#flash #flashfiction #scifi #sciencefiction
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#flash #flashfiction #scifi #sciencefiction
My “horror” poems “Ghast,” “Bog Thing” and “The Ouija Board” were just published in *Exquisite Death.* I like them a lot, short and effective, and with a kind of slight comic undertone.
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October 1, 2025 at 10:55 AM
My “horror” poems “Ghast,” “Bog Thing” and “The Ouija Board” were just published in *Exquisite Death.* I like them a lot, short and effective, and with a kind of slight comic undertone.
www.exquisitedeathezine.com/ghast-by-ric...
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My “horror” poems “Ghast,” “Bog Thing” and “The Ouija Board” were just selected for inclusion in the October issue of *Exquisite Death.* My speculative poetry continues to find homes.
#horror #poetry #imaginativewriting #ghast #bog #bogthing #bogmonster #swampmonster #ouija #ouijaboard
#horror #poetry #imaginativewriting #ghast #bog #bogthing #bogmonster #swampmonster #ouija #ouijaboard
September 27, 2025 at 10:57 AM
My “horror” poems “Ghast,” “Bog Thing” and “The Ouija Board” were just selected for inclusion in the October issue of *Exquisite Death.* My speculative poetry continues to find homes.
#horror #poetry #imaginativewriting #ghast #bog #bogthing #bogmonster #swampmonster #ouija #ouijaboard
#horror #poetry #imaginativewriting #ghast #bog #bogthing #bogmonster #swampmonster #ouija #ouijaboard
My literary “horror” poem “My Heart,” after Stephen Crane’s “In the Desert,” was just selected for inclusion in the anthology of horror poetry *Beautiful Tragedies 4* to published by Hellbound Books.
#horror #poetry #imaginativewriting #stephencrane #inthedesert
#horror #poetry #imaginativewriting #stephencrane #inthedesert
September 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
My literary “horror” poem “My Heart,” after Stephen Crane’s “In the Desert,” was just selected for inclusion in the anthology of horror poetry *Beautiful Tragedies 4* to published by Hellbound Books.
#horror #poetry #imaginativewriting #stephencrane #inthedesert
#horror #poetry #imaginativewriting #stephencrane #inthedesert
“Eve and the Well,” my Borgesian work of imaginative fiction with elements of horror, was recently selected as an “Editor’s Choice” by *Bewildering Stores* in their Third Quarterly Review for 2025. 15 of 43 stories made it. www.bewilderingstories.com/anthologies/...
#horror #horrorstories
#horror #horrorstories
Third Quarterly Review 2025
Editors' Choices from issues 1098-1108
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September 23, 2025 at 3:51 AM
“Eve and the Well,” my Borgesian work of imaginative fiction with elements of horror, was recently selected as an “Editor’s Choice” by *Bewildering Stores* in their Third Quarterly Review for 2025. 15 of 43 stories made it. www.bewilderingstories.com/anthologies/...
#horror #horrorstories
#horror #horrorstories
“Dreams of the Opera House,” my Lovecraftian homage to architecture and opera, was published today in Mobius Blvd, available here:
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#horror #speculativefiction #imaginativewriting #opera #architecture #lovecraft #dreamlands #mobiusblvd
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#horror #speculativefiction #imaginativewriting #opera #architecture #lovecraft #dreamlands #mobiusblvd
Mobius Blvd: Stories from the Byway Between Reality and Dream No. 24: October 2025
Mobius Blvd: Stories from the Byway Between Reality and Dream No. 24: October 2025 - Kindle edition by Spitzer, Wayne Kyle, Blickley, Mark , Hillard, J.J. , Simonds, Richard , Brockmeyer, Lauren , Conroy, Chris , Pharo, Bud , King, John Mark , Zlotchew, Clark , Zelenyj, Alexander . Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Mobius Blvd: Stories from the Byway Between Reality and Dream No. 24: October 2025.
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September 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
“Dreams of the Opera House,” my Lovecraftian homage to architecture and opera, was published today in Mobius Blvd, available here:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRNMRW1Z
#horror #speculativefiction #imaginativewriting #opera #architecture #lovecraft #dreamlands #mobiusblvd
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#horror #speculativefiction #imaginativewriting #opera #architecture #lovecraft #dreamlands #mobiusblvd
“The Scrapbook,” my dystopian horror sci-fi short story about an AI-dominated future, will get an “Honorable Mention” in the next issue of Allegory.
#horror #horrorstories #speculativefiction #sci-fi #dystopian #ai #artificialintelligence #imaginativewriting
#horror #horrorstories #speculativefiction #sci-fi #dystopian #ai #artificialintelligence #imaginativewriting
September 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
“The Scrapbook,” my dystopian horror sci-fi short story about an AI-dominated future, will get an “Honorable Mention” in the next issue of Allegory.
#horror #horrorstories #speculativefiction #sci-fi #dystopian #ai #artificialintelligence #imaginativewriting
#horror #horrorstories #speculativefiction #sci-fi #dystopian #ai #artificialintelligence #imaginativewriting
This morning’s issue of the Two Sylvias’ Weekly Muse makes a nice mention of “My Poet.”
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#horror #gothic #ghoststories #tudorhomes #tudor #poetry #ghost #hauntedhouse #ghoststory #speculativefiction #imaginativewriting #houseoflongshadows #twosylvias
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Two Sylvias' Weekly Muse: August 31, 2025
Issue 173
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August 31, 2025 at 11:20 AM
This morning’s issue of the Two Sylvias’ Weekly Muse makes a nice mention of “My Poet.”
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#horror #gothic #ghoststories #tudorhomes #tudor #poetry #ghost #hauntedhouse #ghoststory #speculativefiction #imaginativewriting #houseoflongshadows #twosylvias
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#horror #gothic #ghoststories #tudorhomes #tudor #poetry #ghost #hauntedhouse #ghoststory #speculativefiction #imaginativewriting #houseoflongshadows #twosylvias
“My Poet,” a gothic ghost story about a haunted Tudor house, was published today by “House of Long Shadows.” Very exciting.
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#horror #gothic #ghoststories #tudorhomes #tudor #hauntedhouse #ghoststory #speculativefiction #imaginativewriting #houseoflongshadows
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HLS No. 31: My Poet
From Richard Simonds, a ghost's story
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August 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
“My Poet,” a gothic ghost story about a haunted Tudor house, was published today by “House of Long Shadows.” Very exciting.
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#horror #gothic #ghoststories #tudorhomes #tudor #hauntedhouse #ghoststory #speculativefiction #imaginativewriting #houseoflongshadows
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#horror #gothic #ghoststories #tudorhomes #tudor #hauntedhouse #ghoststory #speculativefiction #imaginativewriting #houseoflongshadows
“Room Five at the Black Goat,” a crime horror story about a Bed and Breakfast up in Vermont, written as testimony from the police officer in charge, was just accepted by the U.K. publication Schlock Magazine for their June 2026 issue. Very exciting.
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#horror #crimehorror
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August 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
“Room Five at the Black Goat,” a crime horror story about a Bed and Breakfast up in Vermont, written as testimony from the police officer in charge, was just accepted by the U.K. publication Schlock Magazine for their June 2026 issue. Very exciting.
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#horror #crimehorror
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“Eve and the Well,” a Borgesian work of imaginative fiction with elements of horror, was recently published by *Bewildering Stores* (issue 1102). Very exciting. www.bewilderingstories.com/issue1102/bl...
#horror #horrorstories #speculativefiction #vampire #eve #gardenofeden #borges #silat
#horror #horrorstories #speculativefiction #vampire #eve #gardenofeden #borges #silat
August 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
“Eve and the Well,” a Borgesian work of imaginative fiction with elements of horror, was recently published by *Bewildering Stores* (issue 1102). Very exciting. www.bewilderingstories.com/issue1102/bl...
#horror #horrorstories #speculativefiction #vampire #eve #gardenofeden #borges #silat
#horror #horrorstories #speculativefiction #vampire #eve #gardenofeden #borges #silat
“My Poet,” a gothic ghost story about a haunted Tudor house, was just accepted by “House of Long Shadows.” Very exciting.
#horror #gothic #ghoststories #tudorhomes #tudor #horrorstories #speculativefiction
#horror #gothic #ghoststories #tudorhomes #tudor #horrorstories #speculativefiction
August 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
“My Poet,” a gothic ghost story about a haunted Tudor house, was just accepted by “House of Long Shadows.” Very exciting.
#horror #gothic #ghoststories #tudorhomes #tudor #horrorstories #speculativefiction
#horror #gothic #ghoststories #tudorhomes #tudor #horrorstories #speculativefiction