KT Wagner
@ktwagner.bsky.social
Writes speculative fiction with a touch of Gothic horror, and non-fiction. Knits and collects strange plants, weird trivia, and obscure tomes. Canadian. Member: HWA, CODEX Writers, SFCanada, Federation BC Writers. https://northernlightsgothic.com/
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My story "Mother's Little Poppet" is free to read at Gavagai, a new horror writing and reading community. You may need to sign up to view it, but it doesn't cost anything to join. 🙂 www.gavagai.com/posts/467
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Lest We Forget.
"In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below."
-In Flanders Field, John McCrae
"In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below."
-In Flanders Field, John McCrae
November 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Lest We Forget.
"In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below."
-In Flanders Field, John McCrae
"In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below."
-In Flanders Field, John McCrae
My story "Mother's Little Poppet" is free to read at Gavagai, a new horror writing and reading community. You may need to sign up to view it, but it doesn't cost anything to join. 🙂 www.gavagai.com/posts/467
November 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
My story "Mother's Little Poppet" is free to read at Gavagai, a new horror writing and reading community. You may need to sign up to view it, but it doesn't cost anything to join. 🙂 www.gavagai.com/posts/467
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If you wrote an SF/F/H story that was published in 2025 (or read a story that you thought was great), tell me about it in this thread!
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
November 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
If you wrote an SF/F/H story that was published in 2025 (or read a story that you thought was great), tell me about it in this thread!
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
Today is publication day for the anthology Bizarro Circus of Madness edited by Riley Odell! My story, Gothic Heroine Pixelated, is included. 🙂
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Bizarro Circus of Madness
Bizarro Circus of Madness eBook : Odell, Riley, Starr, Em , Chambers, John, Dorr, James , Gray, Sebastian, Morris, Jacy, Carson, Nathan , Rogers, Alex, Millard, Stephen , Swann, Madeleine : Amazon.ca: Kindle Store
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November 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Today is publication day for the anthology Bizarro Circus of Madness edited by Riley Odell! My story, Gothic Heroine Pixelated, is included. 🙂
www.amazon.ca/Bizarro-Circ...
www.amazon.ca/Bizarro-Circ...
👻 👻 👻 My story “Charlatan” is in this new anthology. “Ghost to Ghost to Ghost: An anthology of haunting tales from Canada”. 👻 👻 👻https://books2read.com/u/3GkdOL
October 20, 2025 at 7:46 PM
👻 👻 👻 My story “Charlatan” is in this new anthology. “Ghost to Ghost to Ghost: An anthology of haunting tales from Canada”. 👻 👻 👻https://books2read.com/u/3GkdOL
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Two lovely reviews for Storyteller just showed up! I'll be on the Tanith Lee panel at the World Fantasy Convention later this month. If you haven't picked up a copy yet, you can find it at all the usual places, including tanithleestoryteller.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Two lovely reviews for Storyteller just showed up! I'll be on the Tanith Lee panel at the World Fantasy Convention later this month. If you haven't picked up a copy yet, you can find it at all the usual places, including tanithleestoryteller.com
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We're pleased to announce that you can now download each month's stories in a handy .pdf digest, available on our website at the beginning of the following month. September's is out now, featuring stories by @rachiea.bsky.social @crboltz.bsky.social @deborahldavitt.com and @ktwagner.bsky.social
Downloads – Hell Itself
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October 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
We're pleased to announce that you can now download each month's stories in a handy .pdf digest, available on our website at the beginning of the following month. September's is out now, featuring stories by @rachiea.bsky.social @crboltz.bsky.social @deborahldavitt.com and @ktwagner.bsky.social
I have another short story out today!
Today from Hell Itself, @ktwagner.bsky.social brings us a bittersweet tale about the language of flowers:
hellitself.com/on-the-rainy...
hellitself.com/on-the-rainy...
On the Rainy Side of the Mountain They Grow Columbine, Nightshade, and Stinging Nettle – Hell Itself
hellitself.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I have another short story out today!
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@hellitself.bsky.social posted another fantastic story today: "On the Rainy Sid of the Mountain..." by @ktwagner.bsky.social. I really really loved the story. (And the person I most want to recommend it to is not on bsky so I'll have to send an email.) hellitself.com/on-the-rainy...
On the Rainy Side of the Mountain They Grow Columbine, Nightshade, and Stinging Nettle – Hell Itself
hellitself.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
@hellitself.bsky.social posted another fantastic story today: "On the Rainy Sid of the Mountain..." by @ktwagner.bsky.social. I really really loved the story. (And the person I most want to recommend it to is not on bsky so I'll have to send an email.) hellitself.com/on-the-rainy...
It's release day for Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive Horror from Renaissance Press. My story is "With Child" www.goodreads.com/book/show/23... #choicesanthology #sciencefiction
September 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
It's release day for Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive Horror from Renaissance Press. My story is "With Child" www.goodreads.com/book/show/23... #choicesanthology #sciencefiction
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35 days to Halloween…
a cobblestone street with pumpkins and candles on it
Alt: a cobblestone street at night with pumpkins and candles, leaves falling to the ground
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September 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
35 days to Halloween…
My story "With Child" is in Choices: An anthology of reproductive horror! I'm taking part in the October 5th virtual launch.
On October 5th, Renaissance Press will be hosting a YouTube release party livestream, featuring several #ChoicesAnthology authors chatting about the experience of writing their stories & being in Choices + an audience Q&A
Sign up to be notified when we go live: www.youtube.com/live/N1-gnbv...
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Choices Online Launch
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September 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
My story "With Child" is in Choices: An anthology of reproductive horror! I'm taking part in the October 5th virtual launch.
Check out Three-Lobed Burning Eye magazine 2026 by Andrew S. Fuller on @kickstarter.com I've backed it. www.kickstarter.com/projects/asf...
Three-Lobed Burning Eye magazine 2026
A digital literary magazine of horror, dark fantasy, and science fiction.
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August 31, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Check out Three-Lobed Burning Eye magazine 2026 by Andrew S. Fuller on @kickstarter.com I've backed it. www.kickstarter.com/projects/asf...
Are you up for a scary writing challenge? @nycmidnight.bsky.social Scary Story Challenge on October 31st! nycmidnight.com/scary
Scary Story Challenge — nycmidnight
The Scary Story Challenge is a creative writing competition that challenges writers worldwide to create scary short stories based on assigned prompts in 48 hours.
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August 29, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Are you up for a scary writing challenge? @nycmidnight.bsky.social Scary Story Challenge on October 31st! nycmidnight.com/scary
Wonderful review of Fractured Reveries:
"A powerful and timely anthology told with razor-sharp, devastating prose. Perfect for fans of dark fantasy, fairy tales, and stories of resistance." ~ Gwendolyn Kiste, 4-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Haunting of Velkwood & Reluctant Immortals
"A powerful and timely anthology told with razor-sharp, devastating prose. Perfect for fans of dark fantasy, fairy tales, and stories of resistance." ~ Gwendolyn Kiste, 4-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Haunting of Velkwood & Reluctant Immortals
August 23, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Wonderful review of Fractured Reveries:
"A powerful and timely anthology told with razor-sharp, devastating prose. Perfect for fans of dark fantasy, fairy tales, and stories of resistance." ~ Gwendolyn Kiste, 4-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Haunting of Velkwood & Reluctant Immortals
"A powerful and timely anthology told with razor-sharp, devastating prose. Perfect for fans of dark fantasy, fairy tales, and stories of resistance." ~ Gwendolyn Kiste, 4-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Haunting of Velkwood & Reluctant Immortals
Never thought about it before, but I think this is true for me too. 🙃
My toxic trait is that I trust anyone completely who has a beautiful garden. If you want to murder me, just grow a nice patch of peonies in your backyard and ask me if I wanna look at them.
July 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Never thought about it before, but I think this is true for me too. 🙃
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Yesterday @citymystic.bsky.social sent this to me and I’m just so grateful to have been able to live the kind of life where people immediately think of me when they come across headlines like “Yeti Blood Oath Divides Denver Seminary”
‘Yeti blood oath’ divides Denver seminary
‘A well-intended moment, it clearly went badly wrong and never should have happened.’
www.pillarcatholic.com
July 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Yesterday @citymystic.bsky.social sent this to me and I’m just so grateful to have been able to live the kind of life where people immediately think of me when they come across headlines like “Yeti Blood Oath Divides Denver Seminary”
I'm looking forward to teaching a writing workshop at the virtual Off Topic Publishing conference in August about one of my favourite topics: The Power of Writing Prompts and Constraints. @offtopicpublishing.bsky.social offtopicpublishing.com/conference
June 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I'm looking forward to teaching a writing workshop at the virtual Off Topic Publishing conference in August about one of my favourite topics: The Power of Writing Prompts and Constraints. @offtopicpublishing.bsky.social offtopicpublishing.com/conference
My story "The Drowning Pool" is upcoming in the anthology "Back Into The Ground: Horror Inspired by the Pacific Northwest" from Caretaker Press.
Release date: July 24th. The anthology is currently available for Kindle pre-order. It will be available in print (details forthcoming).
Release date: July 24th. The anthology is currently available for Kindle pre-order. It will be available in print (details forthcoming).
June 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
My story "The Drowning Pool" is upcoming in the anthology "Back Into The Ground: Horror Inspired by the Pacific Northwest" from Caretaker Press.
Release date: July 24th. The anthology is currently available for Kindle pre-order. It will be available in print (details forthcoming).
Release date: July 24th. The anthology is currently available for Kindle pre-order. It will be available in print (details forthcoming).
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On a dark and stormy night, a kid watches their grandmother take matters into her own hands and avenge her husband—by murdering Death itself 💀🖤🌩️
My latest short story, "The Fishwife Who Killed Death", is out now in On Spec: ko-fi.com/s/ad25118618
My latest short story, "The Fishwife Who Killed Death", is out now in On Spec: ko-fi.com/s/ad25118618
On Spec Magazine VOL 35 No 2 Issue #132 - On Spec Magazine's Ko-fi Shop
Award-winning magazine of the Fantastic, since 1989. New fiction and poetry, cartoon and art, with a beautiful cover by Dan O'Driscoll.
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June 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
On a dark and stormy night, a kid watches their grandmother take matters into her own hands and avenge her husband—by murdering Death itself 💀🖤🌩️
My latest short story, "The Fishwife Who Killed Death", is out now in On Spec: ko-fi.com/s/ad25118618
My latest short story, "The Fishwife Who Killed Death", is out now in On Spec: ko-fi.com/s/ad25118618
My contributor copy of Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology from Essential Dreams Press, edited by @thisjulieday.bsky.social, @carinabissett.bsky.social , and Craig L. Gidney, has arrived!!! All original stories, including mine. The main character of "Zugunruhe" is a Canada goose. 😀
June 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
My contributor copy of Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology from Essential Dreams Press, edited by @thisjulieday.bsky.social, @carinabissett.bsky.social , and Craig L. Gidney, has arrived!!! All original stories, including mine. The main character of "Zugunruhe" is a Canada goose. 😀
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10 days! Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology ships JULY 1st! I'm thrilled with how it turned out. These authors are fire!
tanithleestoryteller.com
@marthawells.com @csecooney.bsky.social @nisishawl.bsky.social @mythicdelirium.bsky.social @marisca.bsky.social @mayadeane.bsky.social and more
tanithleestoryteller.com
@marthawells.com @csecooney.bsky.social @nisishawl.bsky.social @mythicdelirium.bsky.social @marisca.bsky.social @mayadeane.bsky.social and more
June 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
10 days! Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology ships JULY 1st! I'm thrilled with how it turned out. These authors are fire!
tanithleestoryteller.com
@marthawells.com @csecooney.bsky.social @nisishawl.bsky.social @mythicdelirium.bsky.social @marisca.bsky.social @mayadeane.bsky.social and more
tanithleestoryteller.com
@marthawells.com @csecooney.bsky.social @nisishawl.bsky.social @mythicdelirium.bsky.social @marisca.bsky.social @mayadeane.bsky.social and more
I'm teaching a workshop - The Power of Writing Prompts & Constraints - as part of Off Topic Publishing's 2025 online Conference, the weekend of August 9th and 10th. Check out the entire schedule at the link and join me! @offtopicpublishing.bsky.social
offtopicpublishing.com/conference/
offtopicpublishing.com/conference/
June 21, 2025 at 4:04 AM
I'm teaching a workshop - The Power of Writing Prompts & Constraints - as part of Off Topic Publishing's 2025 online Conference, the weekend of August 9th and 10th. Check out the entire schedule at the link and join me! @offtopicpublishing.bsky.social
offtopicpublishing.com/conference/
offtopicpublishing.com/conference/
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My first GenAI Grapevine column is out and examines if generative AI will change how people think and experience the world, a look at the manipulative language used to promote AI, if James Frey's the new posterboy for writers using AI, plus other news and info. www.patreon.com/posts/131375...
GenAI Grapevine for June 2025 | Jason Sanford
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June 13, 2025 at 12:24 PM
My first GenAI Grapevine column is out and examines if generative AI will change how people think and experience the world, a look at the manipulative language used to promote AI, if James Frey's the new posterboy for writers using AI, plus other news and info. www.patreon.com/posts/131375...