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Salena Casha
@salenacasha.bsky.social
writer. runner. product manager. 1×WigleafTop50 selection, 2xPushcart nom, 2×BOTN nom, 2xBSF nom.

Join the waitlist for Teresa 2.0 here: teresaseesyou.com
📣Fellow Sci-Fi Writers📣: looking for 2 - 3 folks willing to write a cover blurb for a dual POV novellete (11,000 words, ~36 pgs double spaced, all about space travel & testy team dynamics), due for publication in 2026! DM me for the details (I'll pay a nominal fee for your time and eyes)🙏
November 27, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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"With Love" by @salenacasha.bsky.social, Fall Contest 2024 Finalist (Theme: Flirt), in case you missed it
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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second window's funds raised: a whopping $2,709.32, for a total of $3,628.88. you people rule! I've got lots of reading to do, I'll randomly select the merch winners when I'm done!
Happy HAD Friday! 2 submission windows today for those who make some kind of donation to a cause! Link will work from 10-11am and 7-8pm Eastern. Where are you donating? havehashad.submittable.com/submit/34166...
November 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Psst, there's some exciting new content dropping on salenacasha.substack.com tomorrow, namely an interview with editor extraordinare and all around lovely human, @jaimedilleditor.bsky.social ! It goes live at 10AM ET, so a perfect read to have with your morning coffee.
Salena’s Monthly Writing Update | Salena Casha | Substack
New writing from yours truly. Click to read Salena’s Monthly Writing Update, by Salena Casha, a Substack publication. Launched 3 years ago.
salenacasha.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
After REJECTION FALL 2025, I received not one but *two* super secret contract offers today! Cannot wait to share them once I sign on the dotted line but until then, enjoy a bit of Kristen Wiig
a woman wearing a colorful sweater is raising her hands in the air
ALT: a woman wearing a colorful sweater is raising her hands in the air
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Running an interview series from my substack promoting female and nonbinary indie authors (and their books) who write in scifi/speculative genres! If you fit the bill, DM me and I'll add you to the series/send you the qs. I promise, they are fun!

#indie #selfpub #scifi #specfic
November 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
1266 words this morning for a short story (and maybe 100 towards a new novel). Good chaotic this November, no goal except to write something every day.
November 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
October didn't disappoint: three pieces of flash⚡️ out in the world with @vialofboneszine.bsky.social @surelymag.bsky.social & Writer's Hour Mag and a Best of the Net nom from F(r)iction. Read all about it here! open.substack.com/pub/salenaca...

#microfiction #aicommentary #meditation #magicrealism
Writing Update: October 2025
October, brought to you by three pieces of flash and a Best of the Net nomination.
open.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Adore technothrillers? Skeptical of AI? Interested in being an ARC reader and love a good queue?!

Teresa 2.0 might be for you. Get yourself on that waitlist:

teresaseesyou.com

#AI #technothriller #indie #arc #therapy #coverreveal #nearfuture #thefutureishere #scifi
Waitlist for Teresa 2.0
teresaseesyou.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Proud of us☠️
good job, sickos
October 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Curious about my querying stats so far for Teresa 2.0 Will See You Now? Want a peek at some real-life personalized rejections? Take a read on my substack here: open.substack.com/pub/salenaca...
Querying: the trials and tribulations
A breakdown of the querying process by the numbers, and why I'm considering self-publishing.
open.substack.com
October 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
There's really nothing quite like this feeling😶‍🌫️. Thank you a million times over to the folks who put their heart and souls into literary magazines and lift their authors up in the process❤️best of luck to all the nominees!
October 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Another feature from @surelymag.bsky.social. do not sleep on this issue surelymag.com/a-story-abou...
October 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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issue 32 starts with the cozily surreal A Story About a Fire by Salena Casha
surelymag.com/a-story-about-a-fire
September 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
First standalone book review of Empire of AI and why it matters to my WIP is live! salenacasha.substack.com/p/a-review-o...
A Review of Karen Hao's Empire of AI
A review of Empire of AI and why it matters to my WIP.
salenacasha.substack.com
September 14, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Lucky to have my coffeeshop observations (second set this month!) included by @mosspuppymag.bsky.social !

Read it here: www.mosspuppymag.com/pop-up-issue...
August 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Guess what? It's here! The Cedar pop-up issue curated with Kelli Lage is live for your viewing on our website. Feel free to check it out here: www.mosspuppymag.com/pop-up-issue...
August 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
It me!
@salenacasha.bsky.social

Prospective Roommate #13

—story link in comments
August 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Always aiming to be a little bit creepy. Thanks for the share, @tomljanovic.bsky.social !
“who even sits in the dark in someone else’s house when he doesn’t even live there?”

Funny and a little creepy. Read this micro by @salenacasha.bsky.social
Dream publication loading with @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social It's a riff on a conversation I heard at a coffeeshop once, read it here:

gooseberry-pie.com/prospective-...
August 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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You make for the parallel bars base and you’re almost there when you feel it: a push between your shoulder blades. —"Freeze" by @salenacasha.bsky.social in case you missed it

https://www.fiveminutelit.com/freeze
August 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Dream publication loading with @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social It's a riff on a conversation I heard at a coffeeshop once, read it here:

gooseberry-pie.com/prospective-...
Prospective Roommate #13 - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Pexels.com: photo by Jess Perges by Salena Casha So, I’m the type of person that really values alone time and, like, I haven’t watched TV in over a decade – I don’t really don’t enjoy being in, like, ...
gooseberry-pie.com
August 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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"I don’t really don’t enjoy being in, like, the same space as one because of the #vibes and also I had a really bad experience once"

Love the tone of voice in this gem from @salenacasha.bsky.social in @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social

gooseberry-pie.com/prospective-...
Prospective Roommate #13 - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Pexels.com: photo by Jess Perges by Salena Casha So, I’m the type of person that really values alone time and, like, I haven’t watched TV in over a decade – I don’t really don’t enjoy being in, like, ...
gooseberry-pie.com
August 16, 2025 at 1:39 PM
When Ariel Morelli first began replacing therapists with AI, she was just doing her job. As her boss ramps up engagement, Ariel must decide: say nothing or stop the algorithm before it drives a patient to do something they can’t take back.

THE LOOKING GLASS (77K)

#bluepit #BluePit📖 #A #OS #SF #WF
July 13, 2025 at 12:39 PM