Josh Pearce
@fictionaljosh.bsky.social
stories, poems, & reviews—most recently in Analog, Kaleidotrope, Locus, Mythaxis, and Utopia. fictionaljosh.com
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There is, as it happens, a brand new issue of Kaleidotrope.
October 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
There is, as it happens, a brand new issue of Kaleidotrope.
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“Injustice requires a witness / or else, did it ever even happen?” Explore @fictionaljosh.bsky.social’s “Lacus Odii (Lake of Hate),” out now in Issue 9.
Read it now on our website—bit.ly/4kjY1no
Read it now on our website—bit.ly/4kjY1no
February 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
“Injustice requires a witness / or else, did it ever even happen?” Explore @fictionaljosh.bsky.social’s “Lacus Odii (Lake of Hate),” out now in Issue 9.
Read it now on our website—bit.ly/4kjY1no
Read it now on our website—bit.ly/4kjY1no
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Issue 9 author @fictionaljosh.bsky.social does some interesting things with structure in "Buttons and Soap." The text inside and outside the parentheses can be read separately or together, each reading revealing its own story.
Read "Buttons and Soap" here: www.radonjournal.com
Read "Buttons and Soap" here: www.radonjournal.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Issue 9 author @fictionaljosh.bsky.social does some interesting things with structure in "Buttons and Soap." The text inside and outside the parentheses can be read separately or together, each reading revealing its own story.
Read "Buttons and Soap" here: www.radonjournal.com
Read "Buttons and Soap" here: www.radonjournal.com
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Bourbon Penn 35 is live with brand new stories by Benjamin Parzybok, Steve Toase, Margaret Roach, Josh Pearce, Gretchen Tessmer, Andrew Zhou, and Jennifer Hykes.
@sparkwatson.bsky.social @stevetoase.bsky.social @margaretroach.bsky.social @fictionaljosh.bsky.social
@sparkwatson.bsky.social @stevetoase.bsky.social @margaretroach.bsky.social @fictionaljosh.bsky.social
Bourbon Penn 35
Stories by Benjamin Parzybok, Steve Toase, Margaret Roach, Josh Pearce, Gretchen Tessmer, Andrew Zhou, and Jennifer Hykes. Cover art by Lisa Lach-Nielsen.
www.bourbonpenn.com
March 11, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Bourbon Penn 35 is live with brand new stories by Benjamin Parzybok, Steve Toase, Margaret Roach, Josh Pearce, Gretchen Tessmer, Andrew Zhou, and Jennifer Hykes.
@sparkwatson.bsky.social @stevetoase.bsky.social @margaretroach.bsky.social @fictionaljosh.bsky.social
@sparkwatson.bsky.social @stevetoase.bsky.social @margaretroach.bsky.social @fictionaljosh.bsky.social
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Risky Business: Josh Pearce Reviews Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning locusmag.com/2025/06...
Risky Business: Josh Pearce Reviews Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning
Amazing action, convoluted writing. Recommended for the spectacle and the stunts, just don’t expect anything to make much sense. Though the franchise started out as spy-action, over the decad…
locusmag.com
June 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Risky Business: Josh Pearce Reviews Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning locusmag.com/2025/06...
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Strange days indeed in “Microcosmus of Mystery” by @fictionaljosh.bsky.social
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July 4, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Strange days indeed in “Microcosmus of Mystery” by @fictionaljosh.bsky.social
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Issue 42 of Mythaxis Magazine is out now!
mythaxis.co.uk/issue-42/
Six new stories in text and audio formats, and reviews too!
Many thanks to @SeanMacKendrick.bsky.social, Cheryl Ntumy, Anna Ziegelhof, Travis Ezell, Charlie Winter, Josh Pearce, @faceyouhate.bsky.social, and Micah Hyatt on voice!
mythaxis.co.uk/issue-42/
Six new stories in text and audio formats, and reviews too!
Many thanks to @SeanMacKendrick.bsky.social, Cheryl Ntumy, Anna Ziegelhof, Travis Ezell, Charlie Winter, Josh Pearce, @faceyouhate.bsky.social, and Micah Hyatt on voice!
June 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Issue 42 of Mythaxis Magazine is out now!
mythaxis.co.uk/issue-42/
Six new stories in text and audio formats, and reviews too!
Many thanks to @SeanMacKendrick.bsky.social, Cheryl Ntumy, Anna Ziegelhof, Travis Ezell, Charlie Winter, Josh Pearce, @faceyouhate.bsky.social, and Micah Hyatt on voice!
mythaxis.co.uk/issue-42/
Six new stories in text and audio formats, and reviews too!
Many thanks to @SeanMacKendrick.bsky.social, Cheryl Ntumy, Anna Ziegelhof, Travis Ezell, Charlie Winter, Josh Pearce, @faceyouhate.bsky.social, and Micah Hyatt on voice!
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“The Weather on Other Planets” by Josh Pearce
The music is unbearable.
You wear an earbud tuned to radio static of lightning strikes on Saturn
The music is unbearable.
You wear an earbud tuned to radio static of lightning strikes on Saturn
“The Weather on Other Planets” by Josh Pearce
kaleidotrope.net
July 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
“The Weather on Other Planets” by Josh Pearce
The music is unbearable.
You wear an earbud tuned to radio static of lightning strikes on Saturn
The music is unbearable.
You wear an earbud tuned to radio static of lightning strikes on Saturn
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Do You Believe in Love After Life? Josh Pearce Reviews The Shrouds locusmag.com/2025/07...
Do You Believe in Love After Life? Josh Pearce Reviews The Shrouds
David Cronenberg returns to what he does best—uncomfortable medical procedures and filming in Toronto—for his latest scifi horror, The Shrouds. A quieter, more somber affair than his earlier movies…
locusmag.com
August 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Do You Believe in Love After Life? Josh Pearce Reviews The Shrouds locusmag.com/2025/07...
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The August @utopiascifi.bsky.social is out!! We're now printing 5 poems/issue and this one features themes of florals and the natural world. Poems from @rkduncan.bsky.social @epapasoulioti.bsky.social @marysoonlee.bsky.social Josh Pearce & Kelley Tai!
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August 2025 | UtopiaScienceFiction
August 2025, Vol. 7 Issue 1 Content EditorialLetter from the Editor by Tristan Evarts InterviewsMatthew HolnessPaolo Bacigalupi Short StoriesSylvester is an Asshole and Must Die by Calie VoorhisDamage...
www.utopiasciencefiction.com
August 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The August @utopiascifi.bsky.social is out!! We're now printing 5 poems/issue and this one features themes of florals and the natural world. Poems from @rkduncan.bsky.social @epapasoulioti.bsky.social @marysoonlee.bsky.social Josh Pearce & Kelley Tai!
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Long Live the New Flesh! Josh Pearce Reviews Together
Long Live the New Flesh! Josh Pearce Reviews Together
“Ew, kissing,” is what my youngest says whenever he sees it happening in front of him. Oh yeah, buddy, you think that’s gross? Wait till you’re old enough to watch this movi…
locusmag.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Long Live the New Flesh! Josh Pearce Reviews Together
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There are 7 poems in the new Kaleidotrope and 579 different words between them.
November 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
There are 7 poems in the new Kaleidotrope and 579 different words between them.
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If you're in the Bay please consider signing up to get texts from Bay Resistance.
NY has been keeping it tight, Chicago organized, Portland weird. We need our own flavor.
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NY has been keeping it tight, Chicago organized, Portland weird. We need our own flavor.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
If you're in the Bay please consider signing up to get texts from Bay Resistance.
NY has been keeping it tight, Chicago organized, Portland weird. We need our own flavor.
bayresistance.org?source=direc...
NY has been keeping it tight, Chicago organized, Portland weird. We need our own flavor.
bayresistance.org?source=direc...
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There are so many amazing stories and poems in the new Autumn issue of Kaleidotrope!
October 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
There are so many amazing stories and poems in the new Autumn issue of Kaleidotrope!
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The Autumn issue of Kaleidotrope also features amazing new poems by Chris Clemens, @mimulus.bsky.social, @fictionaljosh.bsky.social, @shanaross.bsky.social, @writerjencrow.bsky.social, Robert Borski, and @jamesjosephbrown.bsky.social!
October 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The Autumn issue of Kaleidotrope also features amazing new poems by Chris Clemens, @mimulus.bsky.social, @fictionaljosh.bsky.social, @shanaross.bsky.social, @writerjencrow.bsky.social, Robert Borski, and @jamesjosephbrown.bsky.social!
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Drumroll for our Best of the Net nominees
@virtualpowerpoet.bsky.social @andrewkozma.net @hollylynwalrath.bsky.social @fictionaljosh.bsky.social @thomasbehan.bsky.social @haywall.bsky.social
@virtualpowerpoet.bsky.social @andrewkozma.net @hollylynwalrath.bsky.social @fictionaljosh.bsky.social @thomasbehan.bsky.social @haywall.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Drumroll for our Best of the Net nominees
@virtualpowerpoet.bsky.social @andrewkozma.net @hollylynwalrath.bsky.social @fictionaljosh.bsky.social @thomasbehan.bsky.social @haywall.bsky.social
@virtualpowerpoet.bsky.social @andrewkozma.net @hollylynwalrath.bsky.social @fictionaljosh.bsky.social @thomasbehan.bsky.social @haywall.bsky.social
whatever, fuck that dead fascist. in other good news, i've got new poetry coming out soon in @kaleidotrope.bsky.social (Lacus Solitudinis) and New Myths (Friendship 1)
September 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
whatever, fuck that dead fascist. in other good news, i've got new poetry coming out soon in @kaleidotrope.bsky.social (Lacus Solitudinis) and New Myths (Friendship 1)
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I have written many stories. They are inside this book, TALISNAM. Read it, and it will always be part of you!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPVNPL2T
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Talisnam: 52 Stories
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September 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I have written many stories. They are inside this book, TALISNAM. Read it, and it will always be part of you!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPVNPL2T
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPVNPL2T
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Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
September 6, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
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New "How to Report ICE" zines up today for free printable download!
California (by county/area)
Chicago
Colorado
DC Metro Area (DMV)
Massachusetts
North Carolina Triangle Area
NYC
Philly
Pittsburgh
Portland, OR
St. Louis Metro Area
Washington State
Please share!
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California (by county/area)
Chicago
Colorado
DC Metro Area (DMV)
Massachusetts
North Carolina Triangle Area
NYC
Philly
Pittsburgh
Portland, OR
St. Louis Metro Area
Washington State
Please share!
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
August 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
New "How to Report ICE" zines up today for free printable download!
California (by county/area)
Chicago
Colorado
DC Metro Area (DMV)
Massachusetts
North Carolina Triangle Area
NYC
Philly
Pittsburgh
Portland, OR
St. Louis Metro Area
Washington State
Please share!
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
California (by county/area)
Chicago
Colorado
DC Metro Area (DMV)
Massachusetts
North Carolina Triangle Area
NYC
Philly
Pittsburgh
Portland, OR
St. Louis Metro Area
Washington State
Please share!
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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New issue up today, featuring a range of stories, poetry, and non-fiction, and the winners of our art contest. Plus interviews with Paolo Bacigalupi @paolobacigalupi.bsky.social and Matthew Holness @mrholness.bsky.social #sciencefiction
www.utopiasciencefiction.com/product-page...
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August 2025 | UtopiaScienceFiction
August 2025, Vol. 7 Issue 1 Content EditorialLetter from the Editor by Tristan Evarts InterviewsMatthew HolnessPaolo Bacigalupi Short StoriesSylvester is an Asshole and Must Die by Calie VoorhisDamage...
www.utopiasciencefiction.com
August 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
New issue up today, featuring a range of stories, poetry, and non-fiction, and the winners of our art contest. Plus interviews with Paolo Bacigalupi @paolobacigalupi.bsky.social and Matthew Holness @mrholness.bsky.social #sciencefiction
www.utopiasciencefiction.com/product-page...
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the man who was occasionally Gordon Holland
from “Microcosmus of Mystery” by Josh Pearce
from “Microcosmus of Mystery” by Josh Pearce
“Microcosmus of Mystery” by Josh Pearce
kaleidotrope.net
August 2, 2025 at 12:24 AM
the man who was occasionally Gordon Holland
from “Microcosmus of Mystery” by Josh Pearce
from “Microcosmus of Mystery” by Josh Pearce
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Re-upping this recent thread in honor of the #PoetryHugo motion passing.
One like, one opinion that’s not politics because it’s actually a poem from Kaleidotrope’s archives.
July 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Re-upping this recent thread in honor of the #PoetryHugo motion passing.
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Today is the official release of The S&L #4— and the completion of the set of four we'd originally funded!
With it, we celebrate how much we've learned and all the excellent artists and readers who made it possible.
Congratulations, team. They're perfect.🖤💀
store.tenebrouspress.com/collections/...
With it, we celebrate how much we've learned and all the excellent artists and readers who made it possible.
Congratulations, team. They're perfect.🖤💀
store.tenebrouspress.com/collections/...
July 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Today is the official release of The S&L #4— and the completion of the set of four we'd originally funded!
With it, we celebrate how much we've learned and all the excellent artists and readers who made it possible.
Congratulations, team. They're perfect.🖤💀
store.tenebrouspress.com/collections/...
With it, we celebrate how much we've learned and all the excellent artists and readers who made it possible.
Congratulations, team. They're perfect.🖤💀
store.tenebrouspress.com/collections/...
hitting you with another weird one. here's SOMEDAY SOMEONE'S GONNA STEAL YOUR CARBON in @mythaxis.bsky.social
mythaxis.co.uk/issue-42/som...
"How long would it take to regenerate a lost limb? Well, humans can grow entire bodies in 9 months and if they can do that why bother replacing just an arm?"
mythaxis.co.uk/issue-42/som...
"How long would it take to regenerate a lost limb? Well, humans can grow entire bodies in 9 months and if they can do that why bother replacing just an arm?"
Someday Someone's Gonna Steal Your Carbon
Speculative Fiction Without Distraction
mythaxis.co.uk
July 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
hitting you with another weird one. here's SOMEDAY SOMEONE'S GONNA STEAL YOUR CARBON in @mythaxis.bsky.social
mythaxis.co.uk/issue-42/som...
"How long would it take to regenerate a lost limb? Well, humans can grow entire bodies in 9 months and if they can do that why bother replacing just an arm?"
mythaxis.co.uk/issue-42/som...
"How long would it take to regenerate a lost limb? Well, humans can grow entire bodies in 9 months and if they can do that why bother replacing just an arm?"