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Carol Scheina
@carolscheina.bsky.social
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A deaf speculative writer from the Washington, D.C. area. | SWFA member | Codex member |
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NEW FICTION:
"The Fridged Wives Book Club" by @carolscheina.bsky.social
#SFF #flashfiction
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The Fridged Wives Book Club
I’ve already died when the book starts, but I’m featured in Chapter Two in an extended flashback.
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July 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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mynachang.bsky.social
May Spec Flash Roundup! Featuring:

@naturefutures.bsky.social
@smallwondersmag.com
@gooseberrypielit.bsky.social
@metastellar.bsky.social
Punk Noir
@flashfictiononline.bsky.social
@bulletpoints.bsky.social
@factorfourmagazine.com
Flash Roundup * May 2025
A gathering of recent speculative flash & micro fiction, each presenting a tiny-yet-powerful universe. How tiny? About one-thousand words for flash; four-hundred words for micro. The word count…
mynachang.com
May 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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bulletpoints.bsky.social
There is some GREAT fiction here!
May 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
carolscheina.bsky.social
"When a dream dies, it burns into ashes that then scatter through the atmosphere." But does that mean the end of a dream? Read more in my story, "Ash Mothers," out now in Factor Four Magazine. factorfourmag.com/ash-mothers-...
Ash Mothers by Carol Scheina
When a dream dies, it burns into ashes that then scatter through the atmosphere. Particles might settle alongside river shores, brush across waving treetops, alight on a deer’s fur. Maybe some will…
factorfourmag.com
May 7, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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smallwondersmag.com
Issue 23 is coming in May! The cover art is by Vincenzo Cohen. Authors and poets are @carolscheina.bsky.social, @isabelcanas.bsky.social, @timothyquinn.bsky.social, Bret Nelson, @bogiperson.bsky.social, Gendel Gento, @jonmhansen.bsky.social, @lilliantsay.bsky.social, and @annewilkins.bsky.social.
Cover art for issue 23 (May 2025) of Small Wonders Magazine. A pensive double-headed stone masks floats against a gradient backdrop of dark red. The cover art is by Vincenzo Cohen. The authors and poets in the issue are Carol Scheina, Isabel Cañas, Timothy Quinn, Bret Nelson, Bogi Takács, Gendel Gento, Jon Hansen, Lillian Tsay, and Anne Wilkins. The editors are Stephen Granade and Cislyn Smith.
April 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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smallwondersmag.com
What scents mean 'home' to you? How have they changed over time? Today, read @carolscheina.bsky.social's "The Scent of a Thousand Homeless Footsteps" and consider how the definition of 'home' can change:

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May 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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hexagonmagazine.bsky.social
Includes @carolscheina.bsky.social’s fantastic story, “What Was Lost Can Be Returned” and @elainemwill.bsky.social’s brilliant cover art from Hexagon Issue 20. 🧡

Thank you for reading, @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social!
April 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Some short but sweet short speculative fiction from March. reactormag.com/must-read-sh...
Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: March 2025 - Reactor
This month, we're celebrating quick, bite-sized stories.
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April 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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thousandyoung.bsky.social
Eugenia Triantafyllou is an amazing writer whose magical realism is so potent and vibrant. Do yourself a favor and read her works. Just do it. You can thank me later.
foxesandroses.bsky.social Eugenia Triantafyllou @foxesandroses.bsky.social · Mar 25
AAAND GRANNIBALS ARE HERE! So happy that @3lobedmag.bsky.social published Grannibal 2, The Return of the Grannibal!

The Bathers is about Katina, a teenage girl who feels seen and judged by everyone. She finds solace in a group of older women who her mother calls witches.
3LBE Magazine - The Bathers by Eugenia Triantafyllou
Have you ever noticed a group of older women having fun, completely indifferent to everyone around them? Have you seen them being unapologetically themselves, doing their thing, despite what people mi...
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March 26, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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hexagonmagazine.bsky.social
Cover art and TOC for Hexagon’s 20th issue! 🧡 🐸

“Ant Soup” by Jordan Hirsch
“To m’Pa, Between Two Planets” by Uchechukwu Nwaka
“Seeds of Hope” by Sylvia Heike
“What Was Lost Can Be Returned” by Carol Scheina
“When We Go, the Frogs Persist” by Kit Calvert

Cover art by @elainemwill.bsky.social
Two space-suit-wearing figures are reflected in a pool of water surrounded by bright fungus and pink dander. A frog watches them walk away on the cover of Hexagon’s 20th issue. Featuring work by Kit Calvert, Sylvia Heike, Jordan Hirsch, Uchechukwu Nwaka, and Carol Scheina. Edited by JW Stebner.
February 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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@carolscheina.bsky.social omg how could you do this to me?! Best use of second-person I’ve seen in a long time. 🥹❤️
March 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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hexagonmagazine.bsky.social
Early access is available to subscribers in just a few hours! 🐸

Featuring stories from @jordanrhirsch.bsky.social, @kitcalvert.bsky.social, @carolscheina.bsky.social, @sylviaheike.bsky.social, and Uchechukwu Nwaka! 🧡

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February 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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mynachang.bsky.social
"Organization seemed entirely of hand-written notes taped onto the shelves: “Sci-fi with super cool laser guns,” or “Fantasy where horses never die,” or “Literature that’s not boring, I promise.”

Delightful & uplifting! @carolscheina.bsky.social in @translunartl.bsky.social
All These Inscriptions Are for Me, by Carol Scheina
On the outside, there was no indication that the warehouse down the street from my apartment stocked its shelves with books from parallel universes.
translunartravelerslounge.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Love this story by @carolscheina.bsky.social in @translunartl.bsky.social. It’ll give you all the feels. Sometimes you just have to be your own cheerleader.
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All These Inscriptions Are for Me, by Carol Scheina
On the outside, there was no indication that the warehouse down the street from my apartment stocked its shelves with books from parallel universes.
translunartravelerslounge.com
February 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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thebrandoneby.bsky.social
Being anti-ai is not ableist. What is actually ableist is to suggest that disabled people need to resort to plagiarism and theft to create art.
November 16, 2024 at 2:48 PM
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cornellwriter.bsky.social
I have 6 award-eligible stories this year, so I thought I’d make a thread to tell you a little bit about each of them (links included). Here’s my full eligibility post though to start: www.pacornell.com/2024-awards-...
2024 Awards Eligibility
Please consider my work if you're voting for speculative fiction awards including (but not limited to): Nebulas, Hugos, Locus, Bram Stoker, World Fantasy, Auroras, Ignyte, British Fantasy, BSFA ​...
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November 15, 2024 at 3:03 PM
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From Orion’s Belt, @carolscheina.bsky.social’s “With the City on Her Shoulders.”
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With the City on Her Shoulders — Orion's Belt
If only someone took the time to examine her city a bit closer.
www.orions-belt.net
November 16, 2024 at 11:53 AM
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flashfictiononline.bsky.social
Yesterday we released the first of an entire slate of original speculative fiction for the month of August!! Happy release day to @carolscheina.bsky.social and the dragon Mal in the story “Give a Smile at Ye Old Photographie Shoppe.” 🐉😄
READ HERE: www.flashfictiononline.com/article/give...
Give a Smile at Ye Old Photographie Shoppe
Mal keeps his scaly dragon lips tight when customers walk in, ensuring his generous spread of teeth remains hidden. Don’t smile.Even so, this customer’s discomfort steams off her, wisps of a bitter…
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August 3, 2024 at 8:20 PM
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it’s new flash day at @interstellarflight.bsky.social with a lovely story from @carolscheina.bsky.social
What the Tiles Know
Flash Fiction by Carol Scheina
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September 6, 2024 at 2:18 PM
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flashfictiononline.bsky.social
🎉⚡️FFO’s August 2024 issue is here! This month we’re exploring new takes on some classic characters. A huge thank you to Samir Sirk Morató for the wonderful cover art 🙌
Get your copy today!! www.flashfictiononline.com/product/flas...

#flashfiction #writingcommunity #speculativefiction
Flash Fiction Online August 2024
The theme of our August 2024 issue is “BREAKING CHARACTER.” Stories in this issue include: “Give a Smile at Ye Old Photographie Shoppe” by Carol Scheina (Release date: 8/2/24) “This Rap…
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August 1, 2024 at 11:00 AM
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cornellwriter.bsky.social
Absolutely loved this story by @carolscheina.bsky.social. Got right to the heart of this city girl.
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With the City on Her Shoulders — Orion's Belt
If only someone took the time to examine her city a bit closer.
www.orions-belt.net
June 27, 2024 at 2:24 AM
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sylviaheike.bsky.social
Oh this is such a sweet, touching story that feels like a HUG. Loved "With the City on Her Shoulders" by @carolscheina.bsky.social in Orion's Belt

www.orions-belt.net/archives/wit...
With the City on Her Shoulders — Orion's Belt
If only someone took the time to examine her city a bit closer.
www.orions-belt.net
June 29, 2024 at 10:42 AM
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New additions to our upcoming slate of guests! Grateful to these fantastic writers & editors for sharing their insights!

Carol Scheina @carolscheina.bsky.social
Katherine Karch @karchwrites.bsky.social
Radon Journal Editors @radonjournal.bsky.social
David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social

#sffh
March 2, 2024 at 6:35 PM
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New flash by @carolscheina.bsky.social!
naturefutures.bsky.social Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · Feb 19
Space travel is too easy now. Too fast. What you need to do is take the slow lane once in a while. Drink in the sights from the days before the teleport. See some attractions along the way. So why not come along for the ride?

Sci-fi by Carol Scheina www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Welcome aboard the Silva family historic spaceside attraction tour
A trip of a lifetime. A trip of a lifetime.
www.nature.com
February 19, 2024 at 1:51 PM
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mariahaskins.com
My new short fiction roundup features stories by @vanessafogg.bsky.social Kathleen Schaefer, Cameron Fischer, @lindsaykingmiller.bsky.social @georgiemorvis.bsky.social AA Ademola, @carolscheina.bsky.social @kswalkerwrites.bsky.social Beston Barnett & more:
My Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Short Fiction Roundup for November 2023
The art for this roundup includes a detail of the cover for Clarkesworld #206 by DOFRESH. More about the artist at  https://www.artstation...
maria-is-reading.blogspot.com
December 12, 2023 at 6:37 AM