M Shedric Simpson
@shedric.bsky.social
Writer, artist, & dreamer. Nonbinary & neurodivergent. More @ shedric.com
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@shedric.bsky.social
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Beyond Those Shadowed Hills – Cosmic Horror Monthly
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Delighted to announce that my little cozy horror story about a melancholy spider rancher is free to read at @chmmagazine.bsky.social !
You can find it at: cosmichorrormonthly.com/fiction/beyo...
You can find it at: cosmichorrormonthly.com/fiction/beyo...
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My latest Patreon post is live. It's got some life updates, and for paid supporters, it has a snippet from my upcoming book, Ex Partum (coming soon from @atthisarts.com).
www.patreon.com/posts/140919...
#scifi #specfic #booksky
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#scifi #specfic #booksky
November, novella, new beginnings | Emma Burnett
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November 3, 2025 at 10:52 AM
My latest Patreon post is live. It's got some life updates, and for paid supporters, it has a snippet from my upcoming book, Ex Partum (coming soon from @atthisarts.com).
www.patreon.com/posts/140919...
#scifi #specfic #booksky
www.patreon.com/posts/140919...
#scifi #specfic #booksky
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Call for submissions! Eternal Haunted Summer is open to submissions of #fiction, #poetry, essays, interviews, and reviews from 1 November to 1 December 2025. The theme is the Good Neighbors or the #fae. Full guidelines below. #witchsky #fairies #myth #pagan
eternalhauntedsummer.com/about/
eternalhauntedsummer.com/about/
Submissions
What is Eternal Haunted Summer? EHS is an ezine dedicated to 1) original poetry and 2) short fiction about the Gods and Goddesses and heroes of the world’s many Pagan/polytheist traditions. W…
eternalhauntedsummer.com
November 1, 2025 at 5:45 AM
If it’s safe for you to protest, today’s a good day to be heard. There’s no need to RSVP, and there are local protests in neighborhoods all over the country.
www.mobilize.us/nokings/map/
www.mobilize.us/nokings/map/
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October 18, 2025 at 7:40 AM
If it’s safe for you to protest, today’s a good day to be heard. There’s no need to RSVP, and there are local protests in neighborhoods all over the country.
www.mobilize.us/nokings/map/
www.mobilize.us/nokings/map/
Kai Ashante Wilson ( @wildeeps.bsky.social ) has a new novel coming out in 2027!
"The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps" and "A Taste of Honey" were full of heart and hurt and wonder, and I can't wait to see what Wilson creates next.
Consider supporting if you can!
www.patreon.com/cw/KaiAshant...
"The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps" and "A Taste of Honey" were full of heart and hurt and wonder, and I can't wait to see what Wilson creates next.
Consider supporting if you can!
www.patreon.com/cw/KaiAshant...
October 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Kai Ashante Wilson ( @wildeeps.bsky.social ) has a new novel coming out in 2027!
"The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps" and "A Taste of Honey" were full of heart and hurt and wonder, and I can't wait to see what Wilson creates next.
Consider supporting if you can!
www.patreon.com/cw/KaiAshant...
"The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps" and "A Taste of Honey" were full of heart and hurt and wonder, and I can't wait to see what Wilson creates next.
Consider supporting if you can!
www.patreon.com/cw/KaiAshant...
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Reading Rainbow… is back! 🥹
This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you ✨
Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋🌌
youtu.be/gHAIjSkmnYI?...
This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you ✨
Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋🌌
youtu.be/gHAIjSkmnYI?...
No Cats In The Library 🐱📚 | Reading Rainbow 📖 🌈 | Full Episode | @Kidzuko
YouTube video by Kidzuko
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October 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Reading Rainbow… is back! 🥹
This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you ✨
Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋🌌
youtu.be/gHAIjSkmnYI?...
This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you ✨
Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋🌌
youtu.be/gHAIjSkmnYI?...
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new from @kylietcheung.bsky.social in @teenvogue.com: recently, men have impersonated plainclothes ICE agents to assault women—only possible, she argues, because state agents commit violence with impunity.
"To be clear, men wouldn’t be posing as ICE agents and assaulting women if ICE didn’t exist."
"To be clear, men wouldn’t be posing as ICE agents and assaulting women if ICE didn’t exist."
How ICE Raids Are Making It Easier for Civilian Men to Assault Immigrant Women
"This phenomenon is only possible because of the outsized power that state agents have always had to abuse and control women and victims' bodies," argues Kylie Cheung.
www.teenvogue.com
September 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
new from @kylietcheung.bsky.social in @teenvogue.com: recently, men have impersonated plainclothes ICE agents to assault women—only possible, she argues, because state agents commit violence with impunity.
"To be clear, men wouldn’t be posing as ICE agents and assaulting women if ICE didn’t exist."
"To be clear, men wouldn’t be posing as ICE agents and assaulting women if ICE didn’t exist."
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Happy to announce that my poem "Perish and Live Forever," which first appeared in MEXICANS ON THE MOON, has just won the @sfpoetry.bsky.social 's Dwarf Star Award for poetry. This award is for best micro poem of 10 lines or less. Many thanks to members who voted. It is a big honor. Much love!
September 24, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Happy to announce that my poem "Perish and Live Forever," which first appeared in MEXICANS ON THE MOON, has just won the @sfpoetry.bsky.social 's Dwarf Star Award for poetry. This award is for best micro poem of 10 lines or less. Many thanks to members who voted. It is a big honor. Much love!
Packed & ready to go.
September 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Packed & ready to go.
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Looking for some bite-sized horror to read? We have "Beyond Those Shadowed Hills" by M. Shedric Simpson available for FREE on our website.
Read here: https://bit.ly/4mIBwtt
Read here: https://bit.ly/4mIBwtt
September 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Looking for some bite-sized horror to read? We have "Beyond Those Shadowed Hills" by M. Shedric Simpson available for FREE on our website.
Read here: https://bit.ly/4mIBwtt
Read here: https://bit.ly/4mIBwtt
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Behold! The cover and TOC for our latest, GODS & MONSTERS, coming at you this October:
fiyahlitmag.com/2025/09/06/f...
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September 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Behold! The cover and TOC for our latest, GODS & MONSTERS, coming at you this October:
fiyahlitmag.com/2025/09/06/f...
fiyahlitmag.com/2025/09/06/f...
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2026 calendars are up for preorder till the end of October! Calendars ship in November! They're saddle-stitched with a hanging hole, 9 x 24 inches large! gdbee.store/products/vib...
September 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
2026 calendars are up for preorder till the end of October! Calendars ship in November! They're saddle-stitched with a hanging hole, 9 x 24 inches large! gdbee.store/products/vib...
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This made me cry. In just 600 words, this story touches on so many of the things I've been thinking about as a parent living in the US. All the meanings of war, all the gardens that have become cemeteries.
"How To Talk To Your Children About War" by @eaaymar.bsky.social in @smokelong.bsky.social
"How To Talk To Your Children About War" by @eaaymar.bsky.social in @smokelong.bsky.social
How to Talk to Your Children About War - SmokeLong Quarterly
You don’t tell children about beheadings, or people burned alive, or crowds cheering at pictures of the dead. You don’t tell them about the indiscriminate nature of bombs, how they’re supposed to be a...
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September 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
This made me cry. In just 600 words, this story touches on so many of the things I've been thinking about as a parent living in the US. All the meanings of war, all the gardens that have become cemeteries.
"How To Talk To Your Children About War" by @eaaymar.bsky.social in @smokelong.bsky.social
"How To Talk To Your Children About War" by @eaaymar.bsky.social in @smokelong.bsky.social
Such a lovely time at @seattlein2025.org WorldCon! It was so inspiring to meet so many people who’ve influenced me, and to learn from so many amazing authors. Thank you all!
August 18, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Such a lovely time at @seattlein2025.org WorldCon! It was so inspiring to meet so many people who’ve influenced me, and to learn from so many amazing authors. Thank you all!
Delighted to announce that my little cozy horror story about a melancholy spider rancher is free to read at @chmmagazine.bsky.social !
You can find it at: cosmichorrormonthly.com/fiction/beyo...
You can find it at: cosmichorrormonthly.com/fiction/beyo...
Beyond Those Shadowed Hills – Cosmic Horror Monthly
cosmichorrormonthly.com
August 12, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Delighted to announce that my little cozy horror story about a melancholy spider rancher is free to read at @chmmagazine.bsky.social !
You can find it at: cosmichorrormonthly.com/fiction/beyo...
You can find it at: cosmichorrormonthly.com/fiction/beyo...
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PLEASE REPOST! WRITERS! Uncanny Magazine will be open to Short Story Submissions from August 25 to September 8! Uncanny Magazine will be open to Poetry Submissions from August 9 to August 26. WE WANT TO SEE YOUR SHINY WORDS! buff.ly/9AyStcb
August 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
PLEASE REPOST! WRITERS! Uncanny Magazine will be open to Short Story Submissions from August 25 to September 8! Uncanny Magazine will be open to Poetry Submissions from August 9 to August 26. WE WANT TO SEE YOUR SHINY WORDS! buff.ly/9AyStcb
Hey is that @camdenscorner.bsky.social I see on the cover there?!?!
A little late this month on the COVER REVEAL, but better late than never!
Thanks to Helge C. Balzer for the fantastic art.
Thanks to Helge C. Balzer for the fantastic art.
August 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Hey is that @camdenscorner.bsky.social I see on the cover there?!?!
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On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been taken away.
Now, their stories will begin to be told.
Starting here 👇
Now, their stories will begin to be told.
Starting here 👇
The Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran Prison
On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been…
www.propublica.org
July 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been taken away.
Now, their stories will begin to be told.
Starting here 👇
Now, their stories will begin to be told.
Starting here 👇
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Tomorrow! If you're in Seattle, join us for an in-person open mic with Two Hour Transport! We’ll be at the Magnuson Park Amphitheater (6344 NE 74th St), from 5-7PM Pacific. Reader signups start at 4:30PM.
Everyone is welcome! Register for this and more upcoming events at clarionwest.org/events.
Everyone is welcome! Register for this and more upcoming events at clarionwest.org/events.
July 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Tomorrow! If you're in Seattle, join us for an in-person open mic with Two Hour Transport! We’ll be at the Magnuson Park Amphitheater (6344 NE 74th St), from 5-7PM Pacific. Reader signups start at 4:30PM.
Everyone is welcome! Register for this and more upcoming events at clarionwest.org/events.
Everyone is welcome! Register for this and more upcoming events at clarionwest.org/events.
My little story about a troubled spider rancher is out in this month's @chmmagazine.bsky.social --with a lovely illustration by @insanity-inc.bsky.social !
It... may contain spiders... but I hope you enjoy!
cosmichorrormonthly.com/store/issue-...
It... may contain spiders... but I hope you enjoy!
cosmichorrormonthly.com/store/issue-...
July 24, 2025 at 10:16 PM
My little story about a troubled spider rancher is out in this month's @chmmagazine.bsky.social --with a lovely illustration by @insanity-inc.bsky.social !
It... may contain spiders... but I hope you enjoy!
cosmichorrormonthly.com/store/issue-...
It... may contain spiders... but I hope you enjoy!
cosmichorrormonthly.com/store/issue-...
Deeply honored to have my quantum-entangled starfish & boys struggling with their feelings appear in this issue!
Shoreline of Infinity 39 is out now!
www.shorelineofinfinity.com/product/shor...
In paperback, PDF and ebook formats.
www.shorelineofinfinity.com/product/shor...
In paperback, PDF and ebook formats.
June 12, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Deeply honored to have my quantum-entangled starfish & boys struggling with their feelings appear in this issue!
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Read "What the Sky Recalls" by @shedric.bsky.social in www.fusionfragment.com/issue-20/. For all your quiet, aching, and lovely post-apocalyptic needs.
June 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Read "What the Sky Recalls" by @shedric.bsky.social in www.fusionfragment.com/issue-20/. For all your quiet, aching, and lovely post-apocalyptic needs.
I am smashing that download button as hard as I can.
Behold! The TOC and cover reveal for FIYAH #35: Black Isekai is officially LIVE:
fiyahlitmag.com/2025/06/03/f...
fiyahlitmag.com/2025/06/03/f...
FIYAH #35: BLACK ISEKAI ToC & Cover Art
FIYAH Literary Magazine is happy to present the Table of Contents for Issue #35: BLACK ISEKAI. Cover art illustrated by Josh Awol. Short stories include: “Heavenly Harpoon” by Erin Brow…
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June 4, 2025 at 6:54 AM
I am smashing that download button as hard as I can.
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I am, once again, asking you to share this call for stories widely: The Apocryphal will be an anthology of Palestinian horror and dark fantasy/sci fi published by Roseway.
Details below! soniasulaiman.com/the-apocryph...
Details below! soniasulaiman.com/the-apocryph...
The Apocryphal -Call for Submissions
Palestinian Dark Fantasy and Horror Fiction Anthology -Call for submissions – a·poc·ry·phal /əˈpäkrəf(ə)l/ adjective adjective: apocryphal (of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, althou…
soniasulaiman.com
May 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I am, once again, asking you to share this call for stories widely: The Apocryphal will be an anthology of Palestinian horror and dark fantasy/sci fi published by Roseway.
Details below! soniasulaiman.com/the-apocryph...
Details below! soniasulaiman.com/the-apocryph...
Why haven’t I read this story yet?
Daughter corrected my husband that it was a Barbie Dream House and not a Barbie Dream Castle and he said he gets it mixed up because he always thinks of my story "We Have Always Lived In The Barbie Dream Castle" first <3
May 18, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Why haven’t I read this story yet?
Family outing for Indie Bookstore Day. We went a little overboard, but no such thing as too many books?
Not pictured: Signed preorder of @wiswell.bsky.social’s Wearing the Lion from @oblongbooks.bsky.social !
Not pictured: Signed preorder of @wiswell.bsky.social’s Wearing the Lion from @oblongbooks.bsky.social !
April 27, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Family outing for Indie Bookstore Day. We went a little overboard, but no such thing as too many books?
Not pictured: Signed preorder of @wiswell.bsky.social’s Wearing the Lion from @oblongbooks.bsky.social !
Not pictured: Signed preorder of @wiswell.bsky.social’s Wearing the Lion from @oblongbooks.bsky.social !