Cynthia Gómez
@cynthiasaysboo.bsky.social
2024 Ignyte nominee for "Lips Like Sugar." Member HWA. "The Nightmare Box and Other Stories" out now from cursedmorselspress.com. Stories in Strange Horizons, Fantasy, Tree & Stone. Rep: Lauren Bajek.
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Please recommend works of #SpeculativeFiction published in 2025 that explore or expand our understanding of gender! Nominate for the Otherwise Award:
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#sff #sciencefiction #scifi #fantasy #horror #genre #awards
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#sff #sciencefiction #scifi #fantasy #horror #genre #awards
2025 Otherwise Award Recommendations « Otherwise Award
We need your recommendations of works for the Otherwise Award jurors to consider. If you’ve read a recently published work of science fiction or fantasy that explores or expands our understanding of…
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September 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Please recommend works of #SpeculativeFiction published in 2025 that explore or expand our understanding of gender! Nominate for the Otherwise Award:
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#sff #sciencefiction #scifi #fantasy #horror #genre #awards
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#sff #sciencefiction #scifi #fantasy #horror #genre #awards
I pitched my forthcoming novel, Muñeca, as “Bound meets Mexican Gothic.”
It’s about witchcraft, colorism, guilt, complicity, sapphic lust; queer found family, parental love, sacrifice; the anger of the servant class; the lure – and the limits – of revenge.
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It’s about witchcraft, colorism, guilt, complicity, sapphic lust; queer found family, parental love, sacrifice; the anger of the servant class; the lure – and the limits – of revenge.
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Muñeca
A vivid, surreal Gothic about a queer, Latine, working …
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November 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I pitched my forthcoming novel, Muñeca, as “Bound meets Mexican Gothic.”
It’s about witchcraft, colorism, guilt, complicity, sapphic lust; queer found family, parental love, sacrifice; the anger of the servant class; the lure – and the limits – of revenge.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
It’s about witchcraft, colorism, guilt, complicity, sapphic lust; queer found family, parental love, sacrifice; the anger of the servant class; the lure – and the limits – of revenge.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
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the only kinds of people you should record in public without consent are cops
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
the only kinds of people you should record in public without consent are cops
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Men please feel free to performatively read my books everywhere.
You are absolutely allowed to read!!! Don't let them shame you. They should be ashamed! Stop making collages of people reading and read a book too!
You are absolutely allowed to read!!! Don't let them shame you. They should be ashamed! Stop making collages of people reading and read a book too!
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Men please feel free to performatively read my books everywhere.
You are absolutely allowed to read!!! Don't let them shame you. They should be ashamed! Stop making collages of people reading and read a book too!
You are absolutely allowed to read!!! Don't let them shame you. They should be ashamed! Stop making collages of people reading and read a book too!
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Got a review of Bogi Takács's latest space opera, Song of Spores. This weird, fun sci-fi story is out now from Broken Eye Books.
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Review: “Song of Spores” by Bogi Takács
Release Date: November 4, 2025Publisher: Broken Eye BooksGenre: Space opera, Science fiction Description Hugo Award winner Bogi Takács spins a tale of adventure, mystery, and political intrigue in …
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November 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Got a review of Bogi Takács's latest space opera, Song of Spores. This weird, fun sci-fi story is out now from Broken Eye Books.
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bookjockeyalex.com/2025/11/10/r...
I once arrived 15 minutes late for a court appearance. (Yes, as a defendant.)
I was immediately put into handcuffs and jailed for 15 hours.
I was immediately put into handcuffs and jailed for 15 hours.
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
Arianna Sofia Veraza and her parents were driving to Sam's Club for milk, eggs and diapers yesterday when they heard helicopters and horns blaring yesterday. They had turned around to leave when a federal agent pepper-sprayed them through a car window.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I once arrived 15 minutes late for a court appearance. (Yes, as a defendant.)
I was immediately put into handcuffs and jailed for 15 hours.
I was immediately put into handcuffs and jailed for 15 hours.
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V. Castro recommends The Best 20th-Century American Horror Books fivebooks.com/best-books/2... #horror #HorrorCommunity
The Best 20th-Century American Horror Books
Horror is entertaining, but also a great way of shining a light on painful subjects people don't want to talk about, says Mexican American horror writer V. Castro. As American horror has opened up to ...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:35 AM
V. Castro recommends The Best 20th-Century American Horror Books fivebooks.com/best-books/2... #horror #HorrorCommunity
And I think that the Democrats are playing one of their their most fundamental roles: shitting on their own base.
(The other is encouraging their base to continue to have hope in the system.)
(The other is encouraging their base to continue to have hope in the system.)
I think Senate folders are significantly underestimating how fucking angry Democratic voters are at them
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 AM
And I think that the Democrats are playing one of their their most fundamental roles: shitting on their own base.
(The other is encouraging their base to continue to have hope in the system.)
(The other is encouraging their base to continue to have hope in the system.)
I do know what to do.
This week has been a long year. But you know what to do. 😍
November 9, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I do know what to do.
You know you live in a cool neighborhood when you find this in the Little Free Library on a nice morning walk:
November 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
You know you live in a cool neighborhood when you find this in the Little Free Library on a nice morning walk:
Yeah; it's pretty good.
If anyone is looking for something to recommend for any awards you might be associated with, "Reading Weird Fiction in an Age of Fascism" by Zachary Gillan @megapolisomancy.bsky.social deserves all the awards. Essential reading.
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Reading Weird Fiction in an Age of Fascism
Zachary Gillan I have been thinking, for obvious reasons, about living in a world of reactionary politics, and about the political valences of the irreal, and about ARB’s insistence upon the radica…
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November 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Yeah; it's pretty good.
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Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
November 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
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Reminder:
Please submit recommendations by Nov. 14th for the Otherwise Award jury to consider! Nominate works of speculative fiction - #sciencefiction, #fantasy, and more - that expand or explore our notions of gender:
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Please submit recommendations by Nov. 14th for the Otherwise Award jury to consider! Nominate works of speculative fiction - #sciencefiction, #fantasy, and more - that expand or explore our notions of gender:
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2025 Otherwise Award Recommendations « Otherwise Award
Recommend works here for the Otherwise Award jurors to consider!
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November 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Reminder:
Please submit recommendations by Nov. 14th for the Otherwise Award jury to consider! Nominate works of speculative fiction - #sciencefiction, #fantasy, and more - that expand or explore our notions of gender:
otherwiseaward.org/award/2025-o...
Please submit recommendations by Nov. 14th for the Otherwise Award jury to consider! Nominate works of speculative fiction - #sciencefiction, #fantasy, and more - that expand or explore our notions of gender:
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Hm. The algorithm should love it when we post about our stories. That's a good part of the reason why I'm here.
My 2025 Eligibility post is now live! Holy shit, I had a lot of work out this year. Featuring writing w/ @undertow.bsky.social, @lightspeedmagazine.com, @reactorsff.bsky.social, @nightmare-magazine.com, @criticalrole.bsky.social, @tachyonpub.bsky.social, and more!
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2025 Eligibility Post
Holy shit, I published a lot of stuff this year. Five short stories, one commissioned short story, an essay pamphlet, an article with Writer’s Digest,...
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November 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Hm. The algorithm should love it when we post about our stories. That's a good part of the reason why I'm here.
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@sonorataylor.bsky.social and I have another list for you over on Fright Girl Summer!
20 books across genres to keep you reading ALL year round!
Read and support Indigenous writers!
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20 books across genres to keep you reading ALL year round!
Read and support Indigenous writers!
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Recommended Indigenous Reads for National Native American Heritage Month
Happy November! In the United States, November is National Native American Heritage Month. As we always say, you should be reading Indigenous authors all year long! But to kick off November, we put…
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November 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
@sonorataylor.bsky.social and I have another list for you over on Fright Girl Summer!
20 books across genres to keep you reading ALL year round!
Read and support Indigenous writers!
frightgirlsummer.com/2025/11/06/r...
20 books across genres to keep you reading ALL year round!
Read and support Indigenous writers!
frightgirlsummer.com/2025/11/06/r...
I mean, yeah.
"Corey Farrenkopf, Tiffany Morris, and Eric Raglin have built a shared apocalypse that feels as if Jeff VanderMeer’s Annihilation and Clive Barker’s Books of Blood made unsettling, chlorophyll-stained offspring."
-sPaCeCoYoTe on The Writhing, Verdant End
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-sPaCeCoYoTe on The Writhing, Verdant End
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November 6, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I mean, yeah.
Once again, folks: please please do not spread unconfirmed info about ICE raids. If you personally, witness something, then send that info to the local rapid response network.
If someone else says that saw something, direct that person to the nearest rapid response network.
Do not spread rumors.
If someone else says that saw something, direct that person to the nearest rapid response network.
Do not spread rumors.
November 5, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Once again, folks: please please do not spread unconfirmed info about ICE raids. If you personally, witness something, then send that info to the local rapid response network.
If someone else says that saw something, direct that person to the nearest rapid response network.
Do not spread rumors.
If someone else says that saw something, direct that person to the nearest rapid response network.
Do not spread rumors.
Bring on the Filipinx gothic!
We're thrilled to share an excerpt from one of our most anticipated books of the year, @victormanibo.com's Filipino gothic The Villa, Once Beloved!
Read an Excerpt From The Villa, Once Beloved by Victor Manibo - Reactor
A dark history is unearthed amid crumbling façades in this gothic tale of family, homecoming, and postcolonial vengeance…
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November 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Bring on the Filipinx gothic!
I don't buy a whole lot of Starbucks anyway, but if they're on strike, I'll be buying zero.
Union baristas are calling on allies to STOP BUYING STARBUCKS if we go on ULP strike. If our communities stand with us in action, we can take back power from the billionaires & CEOs.
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No Contract, No Coffee | Starbucks Workers United
Starbucks baristas brewing change. Join the movement for fair contracts, better wages, and worker protections.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I don't buy a whole lot of Starbucks anyway, but if they're on strike, I'll be buying zero.
In which I wish them much joy at such a cool bookstore, and also in which I applaud Mary Robinette for using the construction correctly (Friend's event + my event = friend's and my event.)
This evening is the FINAL stop on @sentencebender.bsky.social 's and my Apprehension/Red Star Hustle book tour. It's been a whirlwind of fun! Meet Sam in-person at @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social in San Diego, CA, and I'll be joining virtually. maryrobinettekowal.com/events/book-...
Book Tour: Mysterious Galaxy – Sam only
Join Sam J. Miller (with Mary Robinette joining virtually) for a reading, signing, and conversation at Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore. Event is free to attend but they recommend pre-ordering a …
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November 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
In which I wish them much joy at such a cool bookstore, and also in which I applaud Mary Robinette for using the construction correctly (Friend's event + my event = friend's and my event.)
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Our portal is still open to submissions by Indigenous Authors!
Here is more information about our submission process including the link to our amoksha submission portal:
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Here is more information about our submission process including the link to our amoksha submission portal:
strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...
November 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Our portal is still open to submissions by Indigenous Authors!
Here is more information about our submission process including the link to our amoksha submission portal:
strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...
Here is more information about our submission process including the link to our amoksha submission portal:
strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...
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FYI: Bram Stoker Award-winning author Cynthia Pelayo's upcoming horror novel IT CAME FROM NEVERLAND is described as Stephen King's IT meets PETER PAN - check out an exclusive cover reveal within.
Exclusive Cover Reveal: Cynthia Pelayo’s IT CAME FROM NEVERLAND Is A Twisted Retelling Of A Classic Childhood Tale
Bram Stoker Award-winning author Cynthia Pelayo's upcoming horror novel IT CAME FROM NEVERLAND is described as Stephen King's IT meets PETER PAN - check out an exclusive cover reveal within.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Just over a month until The Writhing, Verdant End releases! Want to get in on one of the year's strangest ecohorror books? Order your ebook here for only $3.99: www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/the-...
November 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Just over a month until The Writhing, Verdant End releases! Want to get in on one of the year's strangest ecohorror books? Order your ebook here for only $3.99: www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/the-...