Richard Leis
@richardleis.com
Poet. Writer. Martian. (he/him)
The Deadlands, F&SF, Nightmare, Weird Fiction Quarterly, the Timberline Review, anthologies, & more.
HWA, HWA Oregon Secretary, SFWA, SFPA, Willamette Writers Board and Secretary.
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The Deadlands, F&SF, Nightmare, Weird Fiction Quarterly, the Timberline Review, anthologies, & more.
HWA, HWA Oregon Secretary, SFWA, SFPA, Willamette Writers Board and Secretary.
richardleis.com
uahirise.org
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Richard Leis
@richardleis.com
· Aug 23
The King in Yellow requests your presence in His Court.
(Now available in print at Amazon.)
#KingInYellow #WeirdFictionQuarterly #FlashFiction #WeirdFlash
(Now available in print at Amazon.)
#KingInYellow #WeirdFictionQuarterly #FlashFiction #WeirdFlash
The King in Yellow is here!
Weird Fiction Quarterly's "The King in Yellow" is now available!
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Do not keep the King in Yellow waiting...
My latest flash fiction story, "The Meter Reader," is included with many other stories and poems honoring stories by Robert W. Chambers published in 1895 that have haunted readers and writers ever since.
My latest flash fiction story, "The Meter Reader," is included with many other stories and poems honoring stories by Robert W. Chambers published in 1895 that have haunted readers and writers ever since.
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#poetry. Belatedly reporting that my poem "Eating with the Dead #2" appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction, Sep/Oct 2025 :-)
For the curious
- written 4/2023
- accepted in 84 days on its first time out
- this is my 15th poem to appear in Asimov's
- they paid $27 ($1 per line)
✏️📖
For the curious
- written 4/2023
- accepted in 84 days on its first time out
- this is my 15th poem to appear in Asimov's
- they paid $27 ($1 per line)
✏️📖
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
#poetry. Belatedly reporting that my poem "Eating with the Dead #2" appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction, Sep/Oct 2025 :-)
For the curious
- written 4/2023
- accepted in 84 days on its first time out
- this is my 15th poem to appear in Asimov's
- they paid $27 ($1 per line)
✏️📖
For the curious
- written 4/2023
- accepted in 84 days on its first time out
- this is my 15th poem to appear in Asimov's
- they paid $27 ($1 per line)
✏️📖
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If you can't make it to our awesome OPEN MIC fundraiser for the Oregon Food Bank on Monday (4 pm - 9pm at the Rose City Book Pub), you can still donate at the link in my bio!
November 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
If you can't make it to our awesome OPEN MIC fundraiser for the Oregon Food Bank on Monday (4 pm - 9pm at the Rose City Book Pub), you can still donate at the link in my bio!
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
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There's still time to subscribe to THE END TIMES by @benjaminpercy.bsky.social with special contributions by Stephen King before the first issue launches November 19. We'll leave subscriptions open for a little while after that, but don't wait.
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The End Times by Benjamin Percy with Stephen King (Physical Subscription) — Bad Hand Books
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November 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
There's still time to subscribe to THE END TIMES by @benjaminpercy.bsky.social with special contributions by Stephen King before the first issue launches November 19. We'll leave subscriptions open for a little while after that, but don't wait.
badhandbooks.com/preorders/th...
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I just backed Hidden Villains: Duos on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/ink...
Hidden Villains: Duos
With a lead story by the award-winning Nicole Givens Kurtz, Hidden Villains: Duos is a multi-genre anthology
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November 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I just backed Hidden Villains: Duos on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/ink...
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thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
www.gofundme.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
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Two more novels with Random House after CRONE comes out next year. Still can't believe I get to do this.
November 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Two more novels with Random House after CRONE comes out next year. Still can't believe I get to do this.
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THE LONG LOW WHISTLE by @laurelhightower.bsky.social, the seventh installment in our Killer VHS Series, is out today!
The Long Low Whistle received a starred Library Journal review and was called "the best in the series so far" by Capes and Tights.
Available in paperback and eBook everywhere!
The Long Low Whistle received a starred Library Journal review and was called "the best in the series so far" by Capes and Tights.
Available in paperback and eBook everywhere!
November 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
THE LONG LOW WHISTLE by @laurelhightower.bsky.social, the seventh installment in our Killer VHS Series, is out today!
The Long Low Whistle received a starred Library Journal review and was called "the best in the series so far" by Capes and Tights.
Available in paperback and eBook everywhere!
The Long Low Whistle received a starred Library Journal review and was called "the best in the series so far" by Capes and Tights.
Available in paperback and eBook everywhere!
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Oh Noooooo! Please support your bookstores, #horror fans, #writers #Publishers. @thisishorror.bsky.social Spread the word! gofund.me/32c2e6d05 @twistedspinebooks.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Oh Noooooo! Please support your bookstores, #horror fans, #writers #Publishers. @thisishorror.bsky.social Spread the word! gofund.me/32c2e6d05 @twistedspinebooks.bsky.social
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November has some interesting events coming up!
Chapter Events (all via Google Meet):
Nov. 9: 1 pm: Quarterly Writers Workshop
Nov. 16: 6 pm: Chapter Meeting
Nov. 30: 6pm: Book club meeting: Candy Cain Kills by Brian McAuley
Keep reading and writing, Horroregonians!
Happy Día de los Muertos 💀
Chapter Events (all via Google Meet):
Nov. 9: 1 pm: Quarterly Writers Workshop
Nov. 16: 6 pm: Chapter Meeting
Nov. 30: 6pm: Book club meeting: Candy Cain Kills by Brian McAuley
Keep reading and writing, Horroregonians!
Happy Día de los Muertos 💀
November 2, 2025 at 12:33 AM
November has some interesting events coming up!
Chapter Events (all via Google Meet):
Nov. 9: 1 pm: Quarterly Writers Workshop
Nov. 16: 6 pm: Chapter Meeting
Nov. 30: 6pm: Book club meeting: Candy Cain Kills by Brian McAuley
Keep reading and writing, Horroregonians!
Happy Día de los Muertos 💀
Chapter Events (all via Google Meet):
Nov. 9: 1 pm: Quarterly Writers Workshop
Nov. 16: 6 pm: Chapter Meeting
Nov. 30: 6pm: Book club meeting: Candy Cain Kills by Brian McAuley
Keep reading and writing, Horroregonians!
Happy Día de los Muertos 💀
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Imposter syndrome looks like what it feels like, apparently
November 3, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Imposter syndrome looks like what it feels like, apparently
With perfect artwork by Alison Flannery, POISONED SOUP from editors Wendy Dalrymple and Grace R. Reynolds and publisher @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social has a book cover! I have a poem in the anthology, which will published in December. 🥣
November 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
With perfect artwork by Alison Flannery, POISONED SOUP from editors Wendy Dalrymple and Grace R. Reynolds and publisher @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social has a book cover! I have a poem in the anthology, which will published in December. 🥣
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Congratulations! And thank goodness for dogs...
Happy Halloween, folks! I wanted to share the news that a microfiction piece of mine has been published on Cynthia Pelayo's Substack! Please enjoy "Leaf Pile"!
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Halloween Micro Horror Story: Leaf Pile by Tom Witherspoon
Happy Halloween, here is a micro horror story
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October 31, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Congratulations! And thank goodness for dogs...
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@molotovlitzine.bsky.social's"Flash Monster" issue features my prize winning story about a man feeling motherly towards his parasite (read after eating, not before) @mlenoirbond.bsky.social and Josh always feature fantastic work-- can't wait to consume it all!
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The Molotov Cocktail
Toxoplasma Odocoileus by Colin Alexander Herb’s breasts felt tender, and though he’d fought the urge all day, he found himself waddling through stands of Jeffrey pines in the fading light to soak h…
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October 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
@molotovlitzine.bsky.social's"Flash Monster" issue features my prize winning story about a man feeling motherly towards his parasite (read after eating, not before) @mlenoirbond.bsky.social and Josh always feature fantastic work-- can't wait to consume it all!
themolotovcocktail.com/vol-16/flash...
themolotovcocktail.com/vol-16/flash...
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Halloween's a perfect time for a Horror press to give thanks, right?🎃🖤
The trashfire state of the world has us all feeling the pinch. Sales are down—understandably, people are prioritizing groceries & rent over buying books for fun.
I can relate: I'm on SNAP too.
Nonetheless we're grateful⬇️
The trashfire state of the world has us all feeling the pinch. Sales are down—understandably, people are prioritizing groceries & rent over buying books for fun.
I can relate: I'm on SNAP too.
Nonetheless we're grateful⬇️
October 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Halloween's a perfect time for a Horror press to give thanks, right?🎃🖤
The trashfire state of the world has us all feeling the pinch. Sales are down—understandably, people are prioritizing groceries & rent over buying books for fun.
I can relate: I'm on SNAP too.
Nonetheless we're grateful⬇️
The trashfire state of the world has us all feeling the pinch. Sales are down—understandably, people are prioritizing groceries & rent over buying books for fun.
I can relate: I'm on SNAP too.
Nonetheless we're grateful⬇️
I love book boxes, and I've been reading more, so I'm adding Shortwave's 2026 Subscription Book Boxes with this great lineup of authors, and a couple more books recently added to sweeten the deal.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ala...
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Shortwave's 2026 Subscription Book Boxes
Shortwave will publish fifteen new titles in 2026. Get them all, discounted in our new Subscription Book Boxes!
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October 31, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I love book boxes, and I've been reading more, so I'm adding Shortwave's 2026 Subscription Book Boxes with this great lineup of authors, and a couple more books recently added to sweeten the deal.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ala...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ala...
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This is Halloween. #FlashMonster themolotovcocktail.com/2025/10/31/f...
Flash Monster 2025
This is Halloween. I We Were Never Afraid of the Spider by Timothy Fox II In Darkness by Eoin Nordman III Toxoplasma Odocoileus by Colin Alexander IV Son of Seanfhocail by Joseph Gilbride V…
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October 31, 2025 at 2:48 PM
This is Halloween. #FlashMonster themolotovcocktail.com/2025/10/31/f...
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First image I've acquired in a while. This is the result of 30 minutes of exposure time on Comet Lemmon acquired on Sunday. Gear details in the ALT-Text #Astrophotography
October 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
First image I've acquired in a while. This is the result of 30 minutes of exposure time on Comet Lemmon acquired on Sunday. Gear details in the ALT-Text #Astrophotography
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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Answer? Yes. Every time. There is no herd immunity and no immunity debt. And it’s worse for children than anyone wanted to believe. Please keep up with vaccines, masks, handwashing, distance, ventilation, air filtration and add some common sense. Helping yourself also helps others. Thank you.
🚨 ANSWERED: Does COVID-19 Impact the Immune System?
A compilation of 45+ research studies showing the potential harms of COVID-19 on the immune system. Finally, we can put absurd claims of "immunity debt" to rest.
👇 READ, SUBSCRIBE, SHARE: www.panaccindex.info/p/answered-d...
A compilation of 45+ research studies showing the potential harms of COVID-19 on the immune system. Finally, we can put absurd claims of "immunity debt" to rest.
👇 READ, SUBSCRIBE, SHARE: www.panaccindex.info/p/answered-d...
ANSWERED: Does COVID-19 Impact the Immune System?
A Compilation of Medical Research (45+ Studies)
www.panaccindex.info
October 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Answer? Yes. Every time. There is no herd immunity and no immunity debt. And it’s worse for children than anyone wanted to believe. Please keep up with vaccines, masks, handwashing, distance, ventilation, air filtration and add some common sense. Helping yourself also helps others. Thank you.
I always look forward to the latest Flash Monster edition of The Molotov Cocktail. Winners and titles have been announced; can't wait for the issue itself!
Time to see where things stand. #FlashMonster 2025 results are in!
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@mlenoirbond.bsky.social
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@mlenoirbond.bsky.social
Flash Monster 2025 results
Let’s see how things stand… Body-invading creepy crawlies have wriggled their way to the top this year, with invasive spiders, snakes, parasites, and pathogens making a strong showing. …
themolotovcocktail.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I always look forward to the latest Flash Monster edition of The Molotov Cocktail. Winners and titles have been announced; can't wait for the issue itself!
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BIG NEWS : I’m so excited for this! And I will have a poem in this anthology, edited by Henry L Herz and Jonathan Maberry.
The cover for the Big Bad Book of Kaiju from Titan Books is here and it’s amazing!!
@jonathanmaberry.bsky.social @henryherz.bsky.social
The cover for the Big Bad Book of Kaiju from Titan Books is here and it’s amazing!!
@jonathanmaberry.bsky.social @henryherz.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
BIG NEWS : I’m so excited for this! And I will have a poem in this anthology, edited by Henry L Herz and Jonathan Maberry.
The cover for the Big Bad Book of Kaiju from Titan Books is here and it’s amazing!!
@jonathanmaberry.bsky.social @henryherz.bsky.social
The cover for the Big Bad Book of Kaiju from Titan Books is here and it’s amazing!!
@jonathanmaberry.bsky.social @henryherz.bsky.social
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Just a reminder: For EVERY digital subscription to THE END TIMES by @benjaminpercy.bsky.social with special contributions by Stephen King, Bad Hand Books will donate $1 to the ACLU to protect freedom of speech.
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The End Times by Benjamin Percy with Stephen King (Digital Subscription) — Bad Hand Books
NOTE: WE ARE ALSO OFFERING PHYSICAL SUBSCRIPTIONS IF YOU PREFER PRINT. FEATURED IN FANGORIA and FORBES : A YEAR OF EXPERIMENTAL STORYTELLING FOR ONE LOW PRICE Get ready for an im...
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October 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Just a reminder: For EVERY digital subscription to THE END TIMES by @benjaminpercy.bsky.social with special contributions by Stephen King, Bad Hand Books will donate $1 to the ACLU to protect freedom of speech.
badhandbooks.com/preorders/th...
badhandbooks.com/preorders/th...