Rebecca Summerling (she/her)
@rlsummerling.bsky.social
Writer and reader of the strange.
Assistant editor at Seize the Press. Associate editor at Violet Lichen Books
My stories can be found in The Dark, Nightjar Press, Interzone, ergot.
www.rlsummerling.com
Banner art by John Chrostek
Assistant editor at Seize the Press. Associate editor at Violet Lichen Books
My stories can be found in The Dark, Nightjar Press, Interzone, ergot.
www.rlsummerling.com
Banner art by John Chrostek
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I made an awards eligibility post! I always feel a bit embarrassed doing these, but I'm really proud of these stories and extremely grateful to the editors who've published them
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I was inspired by everybody being thoughtful and looking back on the year, so I did the same thing with my infrequent personal newsletter.
Talked about the year as I lived it, and put together some lists of books, movies, shows, and short stories from pals that I wanted to share.
Talked about the year as I lived it, and put together some lists of books, movies, shows, and short stories from pals that I wanted to share.
20/25 Vision: Looking Back (Thoughts & Lists)
It’s the 29th of December as I write this newsletter. Believe it or not, it’s snowing here in Buffalo. On top of that bit of normalcy, winds are hitting 70...
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December 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I was inspired by everybody being thoughtful and looking back on the year, so I did the same thing with my infrequent personal newsletter.
Talked about the year as I lived it, and put together some lists of books, movies, shows, and short stories from pals that I wanted to share.
Talked about the year as I lived it, and put together some lists of books, movies, shows, and short stories from pals that I wanted to share.
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Sneaking one last story into 2025! I've got a new piece up at The Archive today! The Monument is about art and memory and was inspired by "The Matter of Time" installation by Richard Serra I saw at the Guggenheim in Bilbao this year
www.sanspress.com/the-archive-...
www.sanspress.com/the-archive-...
December 29, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Sneaking one last story into 2025! I've got a new piece up at The Archive today! The Monument is about art and memory and was inspired by "The Matter of Time" installation by Richard Serra I saw at the Guggenheim in Bilbao this year
www.sanspress.com/the-archive-...
www.sanspress.com/the-archive-...
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Beautiful piece, so visual and immersive. Sadness like flowers sprinkled through it.
December 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Beautiful piece, so visual and immersive. Sadness like flowers sprinkled through it.
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i will never stop. i will never moderate. i will never treat anyone forcing this shit down the world's throat as though they are anything but antisocial wreckers divorced from even the most cursory understanding of beauty and joy
December 29, 2025 at 1:22 AM
i will never stop. i will never moderate. i will never treat anyone forcing this shit down the world's throat as though they are anything but antisocial wreckers divorced from even the most cursory understanding of beauty and joy
Sneaking one last story into 2025! I've got a new piece up at The Archive today! The Monument is about art and memory and was inspired by "The Matter of Time" installation by Richard Serra I saw at the Guggenheim in Bilbao this year
www.sanspress.com/the-archive-...
www.sanspress.com/the-archive-...
December 29, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Sneaking one last story into 2025! I've got a new piece up at The Archive today! The Monument is about art and memory and was inspired by "The Matter of Time" installation by Richard Serra I saw at the Guggenheim in Bilbao this year
www.sanspress.com/the-archive-...
www.sanspress.com/the-archive-...
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TOKYO GODFATHERS (2003), for a Christmas movie, surprising echoes of PERFECT BLUE & Satoshi Kon's darker work, the cruelty of the world fracturing people's selves, leaving jagged edges that wound others. Making our 3 broken heroes putting themselves between the world & a baby all the more moving.
December 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
TOKYO GODFATHERS (2003), for a Christmas movie, surprising echoes of PERFECT BLUE & Satoshi Kon's darker work, the cruelty of the world fracturing people's selves, leaving jagged edges that wound others. Making our 3 broken heroes putting themselves between the world & a baby all the more moving.
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I've spoken alot about my grandad, but I've rarely discussed his battle with Dementia.
He is my motivation for signing up for the 50 miles in January challenge. I will be sharing folklore along the way. Please share or donate if you are able. Thank you!
fundraise.dementiauk.org/s/27334/2788...
He is my motivation for signing up for the 50 miles in January challenge. I will be sharing folklore along the way. Please share or donate if you are able. Thank you!
fundraise.dementiauk.org/s/27334/2788...
Amy Boucher
Hi there, This month, I’m walking 50 Miles for Dementia UK – a cause close to my heart. Just £10 could pay for the telephone costs of two families calling its free Dementia Helpline, so any sup...
fundraise.dementiauk.org
December 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I've spoken alot about my grandad, but I've rarely discussed his battle with Dementia.
He is my motivation for signing up for the 50 miles in January challenge. I will be sharing folklore along the way. Please share or donate if you are able. Thank you!
fundraise.dementiauk.org/s/27334/2788...
He is my motivation for signing up for the 50 miles in January challenge. I will be sharing folklore along the way. Please share or donate if you are able. Thank you!
fundraise.dementiauk.org/s/27334/2788...
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What an honour! Incredibly grateful to Paula and Locus magazine for shouting out my work, it really means so much to me!
2025 Stories We Loved: “His Most Feared Constellation” by R.L. Summerling locusmag.com/2025/12...
December 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
What an honour! Incredibly grateful to Paula and Locus magazine for shouting out my work, it really means so much to me!
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2025 Stories We Loved: “His Most Feared Constellation” by R.L. Summerling locusmag.com/2025/12...
December 26, 2025 at 11:07 PM
2025 Stories We Loved: “His Most Feared Constellation” by R.L. Summerling locusmag.com/2025/12...
What an honour! Incredibly grateful to Paula and Locus magazine for shouting out my work, it really means so much to me!
2025 Stories We Loved: “His Most Feared Constellation” by R.L. Summerling locusmag.com/2025/12...
December 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
What an honour! Incredibly grateful to Paula and Locus magazine for shouting out my work, it really means so much to me!
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New on the blog today, Part One of my BOOKS OF THE YEAR, 2025 - favourites from a year of reading.
Featuring books by Edith Wharton, Barbara Pym, Caroline Blackwood, Vivian Gornick and more! #BookSky 💙📚 #BooksOfTheYear #Books #BOTY
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Featuring books by Edith Wharton, Barbara Pym, Caroline Blackwood, Vivian Gornick and more! #BookSky 💙📚 #BooksOfTheYear #Books #BOTY
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My Books of the Year, 2025 – Part 1
I seem to say this every year, but 2025 really has been a great reading year for me. From new releases to treasures from the TBR to brilliant reissues and rediscoveries, the books have been excelle…
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December 16, 2025 at 7:14 AM
New on the blog today, Part One of my BOOKS OF THE YEAR, 2025 - favourites from a year of reading.
Featuring books by Edith Wharton, Barbara Pym, Caroline Blackwood, Vivian Gornick and more! #BookSky 💙📚 #BooksOfTheYear #Books #BOTY
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/12/16/m...
Featuring books by Edith Wharton, Barbara Pym, Caroline Blackwood, Vivian Gornick and more! #BookSky 💙📚 #BooksOfTheYear #Books #BOTY
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/12/16/m...
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New author interview up on the Patreon today! We spoke to Christine Lai, author of the fascinating hybrid novel Landscapes
We talk about violence in western art, writing about the climate crisis outside of genre fiction and Christine gives us some art gallery recommendations around the world
We talk about violence in western art, writing about the climate crisis outside of genre fiction and Christine gives us some art gallery recommendations around the world
Christine Lai on thinking beyond the self, the veneration of violence, and making art in a collapsing world | Seize The Press Magazine
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December 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
New author interview up on the Patreon today! We spoke to Christine Lai, author of the fascinating hybrid novel Landscapes
We talk about violence in western art, writing about the climate crisis outside of genre fiction and Christine gives us some art gallery recommendations around the world
We talk about violence in western art, writing about the climate crisis outside of genre fiction and Christine gives us some art gallery recommendations around the world
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ICYMI!
"I loved both of my grandmothers, but I never fully knew them. [...] I was the one who was afraid to look in the dark places. Of them, of myself, of everyone." 🌌
Wonderful new feature article by CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR author @ivygrimes.bsky.social for @gnofhorror.com! ⬇️
Wonderful new feature article by CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR author @ivygrimes.bsky.social for @gnofhorror.com! ⬇️
Ivy Grimes: The Deep Freeze Of Memory: What My Grandmother Kept In The Dark - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
Ivy Grimes: The Deep Freeze of Memory: What My Grandmother Kept in the Dark
gnofhorror.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
ICYMI!
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An eligibility post for 2025! I was lucky enough to have five things published this year. 🧵
- I would love you to consider Whalesong, published by the lovely skeletons at @thedeadlands.com. This one means a lot to me, and I hope it might to you as well.
psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...
- I would love you to consider Whalesong, published by the lovely skeletons at @thedeadlands.com. This one means a lot to me, and I hope it might to you as well.
psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...
Whalesong - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
The whalesong hits when she’s on the highway. Up until that point, Hailey had just been driving, foot tensed on the pedal, hoping velocity would turn into an answer for a question that she didn’t know...
psychopomp.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
An eligibility post for 2025! I was lucky enough to have five things published this year. 🧵
- I would love you to consider Whalesong, published by the lovely skeletons at @thedeadlands.com. This one means a lot to me, and I hope it might to you as well.
psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...
- I would love you to consider Whalesong, published by the lovely skeletons at @thedeadlands.com. This one means a lot to me, and I hope it might to you as well.
psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...
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hex editor / genius, Joe Aguilar, is back in @havehashad.com today with Three Tinies! Go get it!
three tinies by Joe Aguilar
Rot in Hell
On the sidewalk is a crumpled yellow wrapper that says, in red letters, “Rot in Hell.” Looking closer, I see it now says, “Cheeseburger.” The wrapper can’t fool me: I know as soon as I ...
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December 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
hex editor / genius, Joe Aguilar, is back in @havehashad.com today with Three Tinies! Go get it!
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I missed this yesterday, but @nmwhitley.bsky.social wrote up this goddamn gangbuster review of Feast of the Pale Leviathan.
Find it in his newsletter, Short Story Rex (which always does a fantastic job of highlighting great fiction + dwelling on its craft and impact)
buttondown.com/shortstoryrex/
Find it in his newsletter, Short Story Rex (which always does a fantastic job of highlighting great fiction + dwelling on its craft and impact)
buttondown.com/shortstoryrex/
December 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I missed this yesterday, but @nmwhitley.bsky.social wrote up this goddamn gangbuster review of Feast of the Pale Leviathan.
Find it in his newsletter, Short Story Rex (which always does a fantastic job of highlighting great fiction + dwelling on its craft and impact)
buttondown.com/shortstoryrex/
Find it in his newsletter, Short Story Rex (which always does a fantastic job of highlighting great fiction + dwelling on its craft and impact)
buttondown.com/shortstoryrex/
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New short story recommendation up today! We've got Andrew Kozma talking about "Sideswipe" by Soren Narnia on the Knifepoint Horror podcast. Elk horror gang rise up.
Andrew Kozma recommends "Sideswipe" by Soren Narnia | Seize The Press Magazine
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November 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
New short story recommendation up today! We've got Andrew Kozma talking about "Sideswipe" by Soren Narnia on the Knifepoint Horror podcast. Elk horror gang rise up.
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A lawyer I know is trying to help an abuse victim client relocate to get away from their abusive ex. They have an infant child and they're really struggling due to SNAP being cut. Would be really cool if you're in a position to help a stranger out.
Donate to Help an abuse victim and her child relocate to safety., organized by Michael Wikoff
My name is Michael Wikoff. I'm a legal aid attorney in Franklin … Michael Wikoff needs your support for Help an abuse victim and her child relocate to safety.
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November 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
A lawyer I know is trying to help an abuse victim client relocate to get away from their abusive ex. They have an infant child and they're really struggling due to SNAP being cut. Would be really cool if you're in a position to help a stranger out.
ICYMI!
I made an awards eligibility post! I always feel a bit embarrassed doing these, but I'm really proud of these stories and extremely grateful to the editors who've published them
November 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
ICYMI!
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This is a thread of stuff that inspired my novella THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR, out with Violet Lichen Press on Feb 18, 2026!
Thread updated weekly, maybe?
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
Thread updated weekly, maybe?
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
The Cellar Below the Cellar
Preorder and save 30%! Release Date 2/18/26 A playfully dark folk horror inspired by the fairy tale "Vasilisa the Beautiful" and the mythology around Frau Perchta, set under the blazing sky of endless...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
This is a thread of stuff that inspired my novella THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR, out with Violet Lichen Press on Feb 18, 2026!
Thread updated weekly, maybe?
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
Thread updated weekly, maybe?
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
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‘Manchester City Council CCTV camera and advertising hoarding for the mobile phone network 3’ by David Dunnico, 2009.
November 21, 2025 at 7:01 AM
‘Manchester City Council CCTV camera and advertising hoarding for the mobile phone network 3’ by David Dunnico, 2009.
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It's that time of year again*
*it is always that time of year
*it is always that time of year
November 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
It's that time of year again*
*it is always that time of year
*it is always that time of year
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find the book wherever books are found!
(and if you don't mind, please review it + spreading the word to other horror readers, weird fic fans, people who hate Thomas Hobbes, people looking for weird oceanic body horror, cult stories, surreal dreams and hate the Big Old Machine Eating Us All)
(and if you don't mind, please review it + spreading the word to other horror readers, weird fic fans, people who hate Thomas Hobbes, people looking for weird oceanic body horror, cult stories, surreal dreams and hate the Big Old Machine Eating Us All)
November 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
find the book wherever books are found!
(and if you don't mind, please review it + spreading the word to other horror readers, weird fic fans, people who hate Thomas Hobbes, people looking for weird oceanic body horror, cult stories, surreal dreams and hate the Big Old Machine Eating Us All)
(and if you don't mind, please review it + spreading the word to other horror readers, weird fic fans, people who hate Thomas Hobbes, people looking for weird oceanic body horror, cult stories, surreal dreams and hate the Big Old Machine Eating Us All)
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🔥 COVER +TITLE REVEAL + SUBMISSIONS OPEN🔥
YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM: A Cosmic Body Horror Anthology from Trans & Gender Nonconforming Voices
A Charity collection coming in October 2026🖤☠️🏳️⚧️
Art by @mxmorgan.com
All the info here: tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/11...
YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM: A Cosmic Body Horror Anthology from Trans & Gender Nonconforming Voices
A Charity collection coming in October 2026🖤☠️🏳️⚧️
Art by @mxmorgan.com
All the info here: tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/11...
November 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
🔥 COVER +TITLE REVEAL + SUBMISSIONS OPEN🔥
YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM: A Cosmic Body Horror Anthology from Trans & Gender Nonconforming Voices
A Charity collection coming in October 2026🖤☠️🏳️⚧️
Art by @mxmorgan.com
All the info here: tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/11...
YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM: A Cosmic Body Horror Anthology from Trans & Gender Nonconforming Voices
A Charity collection coming in October 2026🖤☠️🏳️⚧️
Art by @mxmorgan.com
All the info here: tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/11...
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Hand & Hellebores, created c.1970s by George Buday, at Netherne hospital where he was compelled to live.
Art therapist Edward Adamson secured special dispensation for Buday to have the tools & materials he needed to carry on working as an artist, doing so from a summerhouse in the hospital grounds
Art therapist Edward Adamson secured special dispensation for Buday to have the tools & materials he needed to carry on working as an artist, doing so from a summerhouse in the hospital grounds
December 31, 2024 at 8:54 AM
Hand & Hellebores, created c.1970s by George Buday, at Netherne hospital where he was compelled to live.
Art therapist Edward Adamson secured special dispensation for Buday to have the tools & materials he needed to carry on working as an artist, doing so from a summerhouse in the hospital grounds
Art therapist Edward Adamson secured special dispensation for Buday to have the tools & materials he needed to carry on working as an artist, doing so from a summerhouse in the hospital grounds