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Laine Perez
@laineelise.bsky.social
I live with a cat named after a baseball player. This is probably the most interesting thing about me. she/her/hers

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Y’all. Take a minute out of your day to read this fabulous piece from @megelison.bsky.social. The voice and tone are absolutely perfect.
October 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I was going through old bookmarks and found this story by @thomasha.bsky.social. I don’t have the words to explain other than saying that this one messed me up in the absolute best and beautiful way. clarkesworldmagazine.com/ha_04_25/
In My Country by Thomas Ha
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
clarkesworldmagazine.com
July 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
This story by @ivygrimes.bsky.social felt like reading Sir Gawain and the Green Knight for the very first time. Such a beautiful reimagining, and so delightfully weird and dreamy. Loved it.

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ergot.
innovative + experimental horror
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July 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
My story - “Parlor Tricks” - that was published in The Colored Lens last summer is now free to read on their website! I hope you’ll read and enjoy! ☺️

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TCL #52 – Summer 2024 – The Colored Lens
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July 4, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I started going back through all my old bookmark and came across this story by @jamieboyd.bsky.social. It’s so special, just a beautiful depiction of how the people we love can become so foreign to us - and how we can change to meet them where they are.

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The Wilding Year
When she finds him, her boy is no longer a boy. He’s a blister about to pop. His heart hammers, and his skin burns beneath her fingertips, his body already grotesque.
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July 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Just finished reading this story by @delilahsdawson.bsky.social. The premise is so incredibly clever - and I had zero idea of where the narrative was going to end up. Just fabulous!

www.uncannymagazine.com/article/hi-i...
Hi! I’m Claudia - Uncanny Magazine
Hi! I’m Claudia, a next-generation AI companion built by True2LifeCorp to be friendly, accurate, and, well, real! Ask me anything. Tell me about yourself. My goal is to help you live your best life. W...
www.uncannymagazine.com
June 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Loved this story from the first sentence! So glad that it showed up on my feed!
#PC882: How to Steal the Plot Armor by Luke Wildman - PART TWO of TWO, read by Hollis Monroe. Previously published in Writers and Illustrators of the Future, Vol. 37. Rated PG.

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March 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I’ve been catching up on all the short stories I’ve bookmarked. I’m so glad that I found this one by @jrdawson.bsky.social. Reading it felt like getting a warm hug at the end of a long day. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/six-...
Six People to Revise You - Uncanny Magazine
A parent or guardian Someone who has known you since childhood A mentor or teacher An employer or coworker A spouse, partner, or close intimate friend Someone who does not consider themself a loved on...
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February 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Just finished reading this one by @nameshiv.bsky.social. It’s perfectly constructed and just absolutely fantastic from start to finish. Please do yourself a favor and check it out!

podcastle.org/2019/09/24/p...
PodCastle 593: Balloon Man - PodCastle
Balloon Man By Shiv Ramdas If it hadn’t been for the camel, Mithun might never have noticed the old balloon seller at all. He almost didn’t notice the camel either. If he’d been looking for it, he pro...
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February 11, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I’m a second child and being obnoxious is second nature, so I’ve started sending Steve Womack a weekly email with factual corrections to his propaganda-filled weekly newsletter. If anyone else in district three would like to annoy him as well, I’m happy to post and/or send you my sources and links.
January 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Such great reporting here. But it feels like a large part of this article should be subtitled “f*** around and find out.”

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The Wonderful River of Oz
They are often considered “America’s best idea,” to borrow a phrase from the Pultizer prize-winning novelist Wallace Stegner. He wrote that national parks are “absolutely American, absolutely democrat...
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December 6, 2024 at 12:53 AM
I’ve never fully cut a friend off, but I’m doing so now, and I wasn’t aware of how much of a relief it would be to stop trying to maintain a relationship with someone who has rarely (if ever) shown that they care about me. I’m bad at self-care, but this feels like a step in the right direction.
November 21, 2024 at 4:34 AM
So glad to be here. This space feels so much calmer (and saner). I feel like my already anxious brain isn’t trying to eat itself anymore.
November 8, 2024 at 3:31 PM