Dream Theory Media [Subs OPEN]
LightNews LightNews
banner
dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social
Dream Theory Media [Subs OPEN]
@dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social
240 followers 310 following 130 posts
Dream Theory is an online publication focused on fiction, art and essays. Our mantra is "Narrative, unbound". #Writers #Writing #Publisher #Publishing

https://dreamtheory.media
Posts Replies Media Videos
Pinned
dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social
Dream Theory Media [Subs OPEN] @dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social · Jun 24
Occasional reminder: if you like the stories, essays and art we're publishing on Dream Theory, please consider supporting us! You can sign up for a free membership, or there's a Support Tier if you're so inclined: www.dreamtheory.media/support-us/
Support Us
Dream Theory is a passion project financed entirely out of pocket. We are excited to bring stories, art and essay to you in various forms and we hope to do this for a long time to come. One of the re...
www.dreamtheory.media
dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social
Reminder that we are now open to submissions for flash fiction over the next month! Submission guidelines are below and it is a paid opportunity:

www.dreamtheory.media/submission-g...
Submission Guidelines
Submissions are currently OPEN - November 10th through December 12, 2025 11:59PM EST! Last updated: November 10, 2025 Flash Fiction   We're looking for submissions 300 to 1,000 words in length, fr...
www.dreamtheory.media
November 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social
This week, Cody Schell's latest fantastical visual strip "ART of the Solar System" takes us to the artificial moons of Mercury!

www.dreamtheory.media/art-of-the-s...
ART of the Solar System #7
by Cody Schell
www.dreamtheory.media
November 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social
Flash fiction submissions are now OPEN - November 10th through December 12, 2025 11:59PM EST!

GO GO GO!
November 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Reposted by Dream Theory Media [Subs OPEN]
dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social
NEW STORY: @worldanvil.bsky.social delivers a poetic meditation on loss in her new flash fiction story "Song of the Loom"!

www.dreamtheory.media/song-of-the-...
Song of the Loom
by Janet Forbes I Sang to the loom, the day my mother died.   My hands were an echo of hers. Heavy with grief, they wove eight hundred threads onto the frame, a hundred for each string of her Lyra. ...
www.dreamtheory.media
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social
When your senior editor locks in… 👀
A screenshot of a text conversation. First person says “Prepare yourself. A new submission window is coming.” In the response, a person is holding out a glass saying “More wine.”
November 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Reposted by Dream Theory Media [Subs OPEN]
laurabesley.bsky.social
'I Sang to the loom, the day my mother died.'

This beautiful lyrical piece is a like a song with its near-repeated refrain.

#fiction #flashfiction
November 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social
NEW STORY: @worldanvil.bsky.social delivers a poetic meditation on loss in her new flash fiction story "Song of the Loom"!

www.dreamtheory.media/song-of-the-...
Song of the Loom
by Janet Forbes I Sang to the loom, the day my mother died.   My hands were an echo of hers. Heavy with grief, they wove eight hundred threads onto the frame, a hundred for each string of her Lyra. ...
www.dreamtheory.media
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social
Can't believe we launched 6 months ago already!

Coming up in the next few weeks: new flash fiction from @worldanvil.bsky.social (tomorrow!) and @coreyjwhite.com (Nov. 19th), as well as a new "ART of the Solar System" visual strip from Cody Schell (Nov. 12th)!

Oh, and an open submission window...
November 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social
Unfortunately, we're going to have to delay publication of today's flash fiction by @worldanvil.bsky.social until next week. The delay is entirely on our end and we apologize. Thank you.
October 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social
Our resident horror maestro @vincestadon.bsky.social looks at LIPS OF BLOOD!

www.dreamtheory.media/a-personal-h...
A Personal History of Horror Films in 101 Quirky Objects #26: Jennifer’s white string shawl in Lèvres de sang (Lips of Blood) (1975)
by Vince Stadon “You had to remember me before I could appear to you.” – Jennifer  Making movies is arduous work, and sometimes filming is rough on everyone. Lèvres de sang was shot in three weeks, ...
www.dreamtheory.media
October 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Reposted by Dream Theory Media [Subs OPEN]
alwayscoffee.bsky.social
Gonna do a thread of the poems I've had published this year!

@strangehorizons.bsky.social strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...

@smallwondersmag.com smallwondersmag.com/piece/let-it...

@dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social www.dreamtheory.media/rhiannon-rem...

1/2
October 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Reposted by Dream Theory Media [Subs OPEN]
jaowriter.bsky.social
Can confirm, Adam does great work.
admancomics.bsky.social AdMan Markiewicz @admancomics.bsky.social · Oct 14
Hey, it’s #PortfolioDay! I’m always available for some cover work! More samples can be found here: admancartoonist.com/covers-splas...
October 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Reposted by Dream Theory Media [Subs OPEN]
dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social
It's Wednesday around the middle of the month, which means a new "ART of the Solar System" strip by Cody Schell is now live!

www.dreamtheory.media/art-of-the-s...
ART of the Solar System #6
by Cody Schell
www.dreamtheory.media
October 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Reposted by Dream Theory Media [Subs OPEN]
j-s-watts.bsky.social
This is another of my starter packs. It's growth has been rather slowed by the fact that many of the publishers and magazines who have published me don't appear to be on BlueSky :🙁#BookSky go.bsky.app/FbCTiqm
October 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social
It's Wednesday around the middle of the month, which means a new "ART of the Solar System" strip by Cody Schell is now live!

www.dreamtheory.media/art-of-the-s...
ART of the Solar System #6
by Cody Schell
www.dreamtheory.media
October 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Reposted by Dream Theory Media [Subs OPEN]
j-s-watts.bsky.social
A one minute, flash-fiction read for the Halloween month.
October 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social
NEW STORY: @j-s-watts.bsky.social delivers an engaging take on a familiar archetype in "They Came for Me at Dusk", with art by @doctorofthedead.bsky.social !

www.dreamtheory.media/they-came-fo...
They Came for Me at Dusk
by J. S. Watts Art by Arnold T. Blumberg They came for me at dusk, before the tired light had fully faded from the sky. Before I could finally sleep. Before I could wake.  I wasn’t yet dead, was as...
www.dreamtheory.media
October 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social
Spoiler alert: New flash fiction from @j-s-watts.bsky.social dropping today and new "ART of the Solar System" visual strip by Cody Schell coming next week!
October 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social
Feels appropriate to kick off October with @vincestadon.bsky.social taking a look at FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980)!

www.dreamtheory.media/a-personal-h...
A Personal History of Horror Films in 101 Quirky Objects #13: Tom Savini’s blood tube in Friday the 13th (1980)
by Vince Stadon  “You see, Jason was my son, and today is his birthday…” – Mrs. Voorhees  Sunday the 1st. I begin watching Friday 13th for the first time in decades. Twenty minutes in it occurs to m...
www.dreamtheory.media
October 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social
NEW STORY: @aerynrudel.bsky.social's new story is now live! "The Other Side of Empty" is an intriguing look at connection and completeness in humans. Art by @doctorofthedead.bsky.social.

www.dreamtheory.media/the-other-si...
The Other Side of Empty
by Aeryn Rudel Art by Arnold T. Blumberg There’s a hole in me. I’m not speaking metaphorically. If I lift my shirt, you’ll see a black disk about the size of a softball just above my belly button. I...
www.dreamtheory.media
September 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social
Surprise post today - @vincestadon.bsky.social's sojourn into horror continues with a look at the 1934 film THE BLACK CAT!

www.dreamtheory.media/a-personal-h...
A Personal History of Horror Films in 101 Quirky Objects #09- Boris Karloff’s haircut in The Black Cat (1934)
by Vince Stadon “Are we not both the living dead?” – Hjalmar Poelzig  It’s not Karloff’s real hair, of course; it’s a wig he is wearing for his character, the murderous Satanist Hjalmar Poelzig. But...
www.dreamtheory.media
September 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Reposted by Dream Theory Media [Subs OPEN]
dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social
Cody Schell's visual strip "ART of the Solar System" returns with a brand new installment!

www.dreamtheory.media/art-of-the-s...
ART of the Solar System #5
by Cody Schell
www.dreamtheory.media
September 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social
Cody Schell's visual strip "ART of the Solar System" returns with a brand new installment!

www.dreamtheory.media/art-of-the-s...
ART of the Solar System #5
by Cody Schell
www.dreamtheory.media
September 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social
This week @vincestadon.bsky.social examines the horror tapestry that is REPULSION!

www.dreamtheory.media/a-personal-h...
A Personal History of Horror Films in 101 Quirky Objects #81: The Doorbell in Repulsion (1974)
by Vince Stadon “There's no need to be alone, you know. Poor little girl. All by herself. All shaking like a little frightened animal.” – Landlord  When that doorbell rings, Carol curls up into a ba...
www.dreamtheory.media
September 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Reposted by Dream Theory Media [Subs OPEN]
aardwyrm.bsky.social
one of my favorite stories I've penned gorgeously read, rich and wry, if you're in the mood for a slow exploration of the inevitable results of aspiring to both justice and power
September 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM