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Rati Mehrotra
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Author of MARKSWOMAN & MAHIMATA @HarperVoyagerUS and NIGHT OF THE RAVEN, DAWN OF THE DOVE & FLOWER AND THORN @WednesdayBooks. She/Her. Repped by Mary C. Moore. Tired.
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a post about Psychopomp in 2026

please read and share

thank you very much
what's next for Psychopomp - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
what to expect from Psychopomp (and The Deadlands and Fantasy Magazine) in 2026.
psychopomp.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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uncannymagazine.bsky.social
Reading 2025 fiction?

Try the short story "The Teleporting Disaster Fairy" by Rati Mehrotra @rati.bsky.social!

You can read it in the eBooks now & on the website in December!

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The cover for Uncanny Magazine Issue 67, "Mushroom Mother of Us All" by Paul Lewin. In the center, an elderly Black woman has her eyes closed, a-orange nose piercing on her right nostril and line/mark on her chin. Her hair are green leaves, trunks growing out of the side of her face, and mushrooms growing through the leaves. She wears earrings of orange, sienna, with aqua & white lines & dots. Her hands hold a bowl lined with Black faces & mushrooms growing out of the bowl. In the center of the bowl & thus the front of her chest is an orange sun with a dark pink halo like a globe. The quote reads: "The first time Kittu teleported was into the lavatory of a plane bound for London, fifteen seconds before it crashed in a field south of Gatwick. One moment she was brushing her teeth in front of the bathroom mirror in her apartment in Toronto, wishing she had the money to go on vacation, and the next moment she was thrown upward, hitting the ceiling of a tiny, smelly, enclosed space."
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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wnwagner.bsky.social
It's true! Nightmare Magazine will open to subs in January! Check out the schedule below for dates & times; read the guidelines for more specifics.
And yes, as ever, each writer can make one submission to each category: short story, flash, poetry, CNF.
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Moksha
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November 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Beautiful picture of Flower and Thorn from a dear old friend. I am terrible at taking pictures, and love to see my work photographed by more talented people. Thank you, Soumitri. ❤️
November 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Reading 2025 fiction?

Try the short story "Men with Tails" by Rati Mehrotra @rati.bsky.social!

You can read it here!

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The cover for Uncanny Magazine Issue 62, “Mermay - Golden Hour" by Maxine Vee: In a forest of brown, orange, and golden leaves, a mermaid with orange/gold hair sits on a rock in a small light blue pond. She stares at her open palms, illuminated by a beam of sunlight. Purple flowers in shade lie scattered on the ground in the foreground. The names of the contributors, as well as “Uncanny January/February Issue 62,” are atop the image in white letters. The quote reads: "In between bites of samosa, she said, “I did away with Harry, you know. My first husband.” Spoken in a casual tone, as if talking about the restaurant menu. She sipped her chai, leaving red lipstick marks on the rim of her cup, and gave me a wink out of one heavily mascaraed eye."
November 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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vanessafogg.bsky.social
New pinned post: My debut collection of short stories, The House of Illusionists, is now officially out.

vanessafogg.com?page_id=1020
The House of Illusionists – Vanessa Fogg, Writer
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November 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
rati.bsky.social
Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want.

(Here's the opening of "Flower and Thorn".)
First line of Flower and Thorn: The man had been dead for a while, as was obvious from the stench.
November 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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uncannymagazine.bsky.social
Space Unicorns! Something to be thankful for! Uncanny Magazine Issue 67 Part 1 is LIVE ON YOUR INTERNET! So begins YEAR 12!!! buff.ly/yEqnVQ3
Cover: Mushroom Mother of Us All by Paul Lewin. In the center, an elderly Black woman has her eyes serenely closed, a brown-orange nose piercing on her right nostril and an orange line/mark on her chin. Her hair are the green leaves of trees, trunks growing out of the side of her face, and mushrooms growing through the leaves. She wears large earrings of orange, sienna, with aqua and white lines and dots. Her hands hold a bowl lined with Black faces and mushrooms growing out of the bowl. In the center of the bowl and thus the front of her chest is an orange sun surrounded by a dark pink halo like a globe. The text "Uncanny," "November/December 2025," "Issue Sixty-Seven," and the credits are in white.
November 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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cornellwriter.bsky.social
Yay! Paperbacks of SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL have started to become available for pre-order. Barnes & Noble for now, but we’ll get there. Here’s all the pre-order links so far but more are coming!
www.starsandsabers.com/books/shoesh...
Shoeshine Boy & Cigarette Girl – Stars and Sabers
Shoeshine Boy & Cigarette Girl by award-winning author P.A. Cornell is a sci-fi romance novelette set in a retrofuturistic Toronto, publishing February 3, 2026 via Stars and Sabers Publishing.
www.starsandsabers.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
rati.bsky.social
Interview with @vanessafogg.bsky.social whose brilliant collection "The House of Illusionists" has just been released!
ratiwrites.com/2025/11/04/i...
Interview with writer Vanessa Fogg
Today I am delighted to welcome writer Vanessa Fogg to my blog. Vanessa is one of my favorite short fiction SFF writers and her collection The House of Illusionists has just been released: wonderfu…
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November 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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vanessafogg.bsky.social
Eeee, it’s Nov 3! Happy book birthday to me! 📖🍰
November 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
rati.bsky.social
"Your Chinese won't practice itself."
"Nobody ignores me...for long."
"R, I'm very impatient."
"R...I know you didn't forget..."
Duolingo sounds like the most manipulative teacher of my youth. Also my mother. This might explain my 400-day streak.
October 30, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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The Spanish translation of my book #NightoftheRavenDawnoftheDove has been released and it is is GORGEOUS. Many thanks to publisher Drakania, to translator Alfonso José Sánchez Jiménez, and to all my Spanish speaking readers. I hope you enjoy the journey to medieval India.
Red and black book cover of Vínculo de traición featuring black raven surrounded by flames.
October 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
rati.bsky.social
The Spanish translation of my book #NightoftheRavenDawnoftheDove has been released and it is is GORGEOUS. Many thanks to publisher Drakania, to translator Alfonso José Sánchez Jiménez, and to all my Spanish speaking readers. I hope you enjoy the journey to medieval India.
Red and black book cover of Vínculo de traición featuring black raven surrounded by flames.
October 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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ourmankoto.bsky.social
RELEASE DAY! Year's Best Canadian F&SF Volume 3 is now available! Grab ebooks at all retailers and print via Amazon, with Ingram to follow shortly for bookstore & library sales. Grab your copy today and pls share WIDELY!
#BookRelease #NewBook #SpecFic #fantasy #sciencefiction #canada #Booksky 💙📚🪐
October 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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fiyahlitmag.bsky.social
We up! In a day FULL of stellar releases to celebrate, behold our latest issue of FIYAH! Gods and Monsters. Six stories. Three poems. All we're missing are your grabby hands! 🥰
fiyahlitmag.com/shop/issues/...
FIYAH No 36 Gods and Monsters Cover art by Odera Igbokwe
October 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
rati.bsky.social
Look what just arrived in the mail! The House of Illusionists, a short story collection ​by @vanessafogg.bsky.social - lovely human, dear friend, and one of my favorite short fiction writers. Find out more at www.interstellarflightpress.com/houseofillus...
Book titled The House of Illusionists and other stories ​by Vanessa Fogg.
October 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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swantower.bsky.social
<totters out onto porch>

<settles into rocker>

<thumps cane a few times>

Let's talk about what the process of submitting short fiction used to look like, shall we? And about what it looks like now.
October 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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apexmag.bsky.social
NEW KICKSTARTER TIER UNLOCKED! At 110%, each backer will receive a NEW BRAIN 🧠 with zero microplastics*🚮, a normal amount of dopamine**😃✨, and the ability to see shrimp colors***🦐🌈!

* okay maybe a few microplastics
**what is “normal” anyway?
*** 9 out of 10 shrimps recommend!
Apex Magazine 2026
An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.
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October 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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vanessafogg.bsky.social
"Vanessa Fogg is one such bard, using her words to illuminate the emotions, the ambitions, the hopes and desires, and sometimes fears, of humanity."

A lovely review for my upcoming book, The House of Illusionists! @interstellarflight.bsky.social

templetongate.net/house-of-ill...
Templeton Gate 3.0 - Literature - The House of Illusionists, and Other Stories by Vanessa Fogg
Reviews of science fiction, fantasy and horror books, films, comics and television shows
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October 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
I love this poem. It was the last poem from Carver's last book written while he was dying of cancer. It is the inscription on his tombstone apparently too.
October 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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onspecmag.bsky.social
With our new issue, we are making the sad announcement that this will be the final year for On Spec. See www.onspec.ca for details.
October 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching.

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Submit a Claim
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October 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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vanessafogg.bsky.social
My book officially drops in almost a month!! And I’ll be reading at the online launch event!
interstellarflight.bsky.social Interstellar Flight Press @interstellarflight.bsky.social · Sep 25
Vanessa Fogg will read from THE HOUSE OF ILLUSIONISTS November 3rd. Register to attend online, free, via Zoom! www.interstellarflig...
Book Cover The House of Illusionists and other stories by Vanessa Fogg a fantasy house and tree with watercolor sky
October 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Introducing TriCon! ✨May 15-17, 2026 in Kjipuktuk | #Halifax. Celebrating spec fic, we couldn't be prouder to have @amalelmohtar.com @englelaird.bsky.social and @kurestinarmada.bsky.social joining us as our Guests of Honour. Earlybird tickets available now! 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/tricon-the...
Blue graphic stating that Earlybird Tickets for TriCon: The Trident Conference for Soeculative Fiction are on sale now. Lower right corner says Kjipuktuk | Halifax, May 15-17 2026
September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM