Michael A. Pepin
@thewriterpepin7.bsky.social
SF & Fantasy Writer 📝 | Coffee Addict ☕️ | Former English Teacher 📓 | One Day I Will Win The Nebula Award 📚
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Let's focus on supporting each other this year. Indie authors, publishers, magazines & editors need to stay connected! Keep yourself integrated into the SFFH world by reading Locus! Support our nonprofit and help us create the network we all deserve... https://locusmag.com/
October 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Let's focus on supporting each other this year. Indie authors, publishers, magazines & editors need to stay connected! Keep yourself integrated into the SFFH world by reading Locus! Support our nonprofit and help us create the network we all deserve... https://locusmag.com/
Reposted by Michael A. Pepin
I’ve been reading stories for escape pod for three years now and this is one of my favourites in that time. read it! (or listen to it)
Greetings, sophonts! Today, we've reached deep into the Vat to bring you a story of cloning, identity, and goblins -- okay, no goblins, but still! Please experience "The Girl Who Came Before" by David von Allmen, and mind the trilobites.
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Escape Pod 1004: The Girl Who Came Before
When me and my family pulled into our driveway, my five best friends were waiting in our front yard, waving glittery poster-board signs that read “Welcome Home Sam!!!” and jumping around with full-on…
escapepod.org
August 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I’ve been reading stories for escape pod for three years now and this is one of my favourites in that time. read it! (or listen to it)
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Banner day for hate mail. I don't reply, but:
Yes, I read your story. No, I'm not changing my position on "AI" submissions. Yes, I use quotes around "AI" to show a lack of respect. No, I really don't care who your father is, how much money you make, how many copies of your book your mom bought...
Yes, I read your story. No, I'm not changing my position on "AI" submissions. Yes, I use quotes around "AI" to show a lack of respect. No, I really don't care who your father is, how much money you make, how many copies of your book your mom bought...
July 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Banner day for hate mail. I don't reply, but:
Yes, I read your story. No, I'm not changing my position on "AI" submissions. Yes, I use quotes around "AI" to show a lack of respect. No, I really don't care who your father is, how much money you make, how many copies of your book your mom bought...
Yes, I read your story. No, I'm not changing my position on "AI" submissions. Yes, I use quotes around "AI" to show a lack of respect. No, I really don't care who your father is, how much money you make, how many copies of your book your mom bought...
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SPREAD THE WORD! The Uncanny Magazine Year 12: Fly Forever, Space Unicorns! Kickstarter is nearly 3/4 funded! LET'S KEEP THE MOMENTUM, SPACE UNICORNS! The sooner we fund, the sooner we can reach STRETCH GOALS like STAFF RAISES! buff.ly/cU4kQIq
July 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
SPREAD THE WORD! The Uncanny Magazine Year 12: Fly Forever, Space Unicorns! Kickstarter is nearly 3/4 funded! LET'S KEEP THE MOMENTUM, SPACE UNICORNS! The sooner we fund, the sooner we can reach STRETCH GOALS like STAFF RAISES! buff.ly/cU4kQIq
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Strange Horizons will have 3 FICTION SUBMISSION WINDOWS in 2025.
General
April 16th
with a 1,000 story cap
Novelette (10k to 18k words)
June 4th
with a 300 story cap
Indigenous Authors
November 3rd
with a 500 story cap
Submission windows will begin at 9am UTC and end when we reach the cap.
General
April 16th
with a 1,000 story cap
Novelette (10k to 18k words)
June 4th
with a 300 story cap
Indigenous Authors
November 3rd
with a 500 story cap
Submission windows will begin at 9am UTC and end when we reach the cap.
March 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Strange Horizons will have 3 FICTION SUBMISSION WINDOWS in 2025.
General
April 16th
with a 1,000 story cap
Novelette (10k to 18k words)
June 4th
with a 300 story cap
Indigenous Authors
November 3rd
with a 500 story cap
Submission windows will begin at 9am UTC and end when we reach the cap.
General
April 16th
with a 1,000 story cap
Novelette (10k to 18k words)
June 4th
with a 300 story cap
Indigenous Authors
November 3rd
with a 500 story cap
Submission windows will begin at 9am UTC and end when we reach the cap.
I’ll be attending the 2024 Agents and Editors Conference today! This will be my first experience at one of these events!! 📝
June 22, 2024 at 2:23 PM
I’ll be attending the 2024 Agents and Editors Conference today! This will be my first experience at one of these events!! 📝