Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls
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#SFF writer from Maine. VP21. He/Him. Cóyotl award nominated. Creator of Speculative Fiction Magazine Subscription web page. Co-editor of Trollbreath Magazine.
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Issue 5, Fall 2025 - Trollbreath Magazine
Issue 5, Fall 2025 Fiction La Forêt de Fontainebleu, Les Chasseurs, Le Renard by Aimee Ogden The Water Dragons of Harney County by B. Morris Allen The Machines are Hungry by Maressa Voss Gracie ...
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Welcome to September!
Did I happen to mention there's a new issue of Trollbreath Magazine available? And did I happen to mention that Trollbreath Magazine is now open for submissions for our Spring/Summer 2026 issues?
No?
Well now I have!
Did I happen to mention there's a new issue of Trollbreath Magazine available? And did I happen to mention that Trollbreath Magazine is now open for submissions for our Spring/Summer 2026 issues?
No?
Well now I have!
These people watched Black Mirror and literally ignored the point of every single story presented. "Hey, what if we COULD bring dead people back to life virtually??? How cool!!!"
No. Not cool. Stop it, you fucking ghouls.
No. Not cool. Stop it, you fucking ghouls.
The app was co-founded by Calum Worthy, a former Disney Channel actor known for starring in “Austin & Ally.”
Disney Channel Star’s AI App That Creates Avatars Of Dead Relatives Sparks Backlash
The app was co-founded by Calum Worthy, a former Disney Channel actor known for starring in “Austin & Ally.”
www.forbes.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
These people watched Black Mirror and literally ignored the point of every single story presented. "Hey, what if we COULD bring dead people back to life virtually??? How cool!!!"
No. Not cool. Stop it, you fucking ghouls.
No. Not cool. Stop it, you fucking ghouls.
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Free Fiction Friday!! Take break and climb into this absolute treat!!
A Sea of Laundry
by J. M. Bask
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A Sea of Laundry
by J. M. Bask
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@jessonemoreword.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Free Fiction Friday!! Take break and climb into this absolute treat!!
A Sea of Laundry
by J. M. Bask
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@jessonemoreword.bsky.social
A Sea of Laundry
by J. M. Bask
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@jessonemoreword.bsky.social
Well, that was one of the nicest personal rejections I've ever gotten for a story. It almost completely blunted the sting of the "rejection" part of that sentence.
Almost. 🙃
(honestly, at this point most rejections just roll off me, and it was great to hear positive thoughts about this story)
Almost. 🙃
(honestly, at this point most rejections just roll off me, and it was great to hear positive thoughts about this story)
November 13, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Well, that was one of the nicest personal rejections I've ever gotten for a story. It almost completely blunted the sting of the "rejection" part of that sentence.
Almost. 🙃
(honestly, at this point most rejections just roll off me, and it was great to hear positive thoughts about this story)
Almost. 🙃
(honestly, at this point most rejections just roll off me, and it was great to hear positive thoughts about this story)
What I find frustrating as an editor is that their boilerplate remains the same, despite numerous complaints, authors pulling works, and SFWA weighing in.
Trollbreath makes permanent any changes to our boilerplate in response to author comments. If the change is good for one, it's good for all.
Trollbreath makes permanent any changes to our boilerplate in response to author comments. If the change is good for one, it's good for all.
On August 12, 1971, 16-year-old me mailed the first story I ever wrote off on its first submission to my dream market, F&SF. My tale was quickly rejected. On July 17th, 2025, I finally sold a story to that magazine. Here's why I felt I had to withdraw that story. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
November 13, 2025 at 8:35 AM
What I find frustrating as an editor is that their boilerplate remains the same, despite numerous complaints, authors pulling works, and SFWA weighing in.
Trollbreath makes permanent any changes to our boilerplate in response to author comments. If the change is good for one, it's good for all.
Trollbreath makes permanent any changes to our boilerplate in response to author comments. If the change is good for one, it's good for all.
Repost with an iconic fictional band (since someone already took Lady Parts, I'll go with School of Rock because all those kids played their instruments and sang and it was amazing)
youtu.be/f6jW6Ks1B-c
youtu.be/f6jW6Ks1B-c
November 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Repost with an iconic fictional band (since someone already took Lady Parts, I'll go with School of Rock because all those kids played their instruments and sang and it was amazing)
youtu.be/f6jW6Ks1B-c
youtu.be/f6jW6Ks1B-c
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Thank you for gifting this article. I could see these issues as a young gamer, but it was also so pervasive in the SFF worlds I loved. Signed, Jennifer, not-your-fucking-cleric Reynolds
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Thank you for gifting this article. I could see these issues as a young gamer, but it was also so pervasive in the SFF worlds I loved. Signed, Jennifer, not-your-fucking-cleric Reynolds
The official reveal of our December issue!
Winter Cover Reveal!!!! Issue 6 drops on December 1st, 2025
Subscribe now at magazine.trollbreath.com
Subscribe now at magazine.trollbreath.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The official reveal of our December issue!
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If we go on strike, our union of 12,000 workers are calling on customers to NOT BUY STARBUCKS.
Sign our pledge to not cross a picket line and we'll send you local calls to action - nocontractnocoffee.org
Sign our pledge to not cross a picket line and we'll send you local calls to action - nocontractnocoffee.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:54 PM
If we go on strike, our union of 12,000 workers are calling on customers to NOT BUY STARBUCKS.
Sign our pledge to not cross a picket line and we'll send you local calls to action - nocontractnocoffee.org
Sign our pledge to not cross a picket line and we'll send you local calls to action - nocontractnocoffee.org
Coming in just three weeks..... (there's still so much to do!)
November 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Coming in just three weeks..... (there's still so much to do!)
That kid has more style at 15 than I've had over 58 years of living. Kudos to him.
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
That kid has more style at 15 than I've had over 58 years of living. Kudos to him.
All decisions have been made, all emails sent. Another submissions period is behind us!
Now to get to work on the Dec. Issue. Also, planning open submissions for 2026. And finish the Year 1 anthology. And prep for our Kickstarter/subscription drive. And...
A small publisher's work is never done.
Now to get to work on the Dec. Issue. Also, planning open submissions for 2026. And finish the Year 1 anthology. And prep for our Kickstarter/subscription drive. And...
A small publisher's work is never done.
November 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
All decisions have been made, all emails sent. Another submissions period is behind us!
Now to get to work on the Dec. Issue. Also, planning open submissions for 2026. And finish the Year 1 anthology. And prep for our Kickstarter/subscription drive. And...
A small publisher's work is never done.
Now to get to work on the Dec. Issue. Also, planning open submissions for 2026. And finish the Year 1 anthology. And prep for our Kickstarter/subscription drive. And...
A small publisher's work is never done.
Crystal's poetry always knocks our socks off, and we're glad she keeps submitting.
I'm so honored to have another poem featured in this lovely journal!!
I hope you'll enjoy this fairytale retelling 😸
I hope you'll enjoy this fairytale retelling 😸
November 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Crystal's poetry always knocks our socks off, and we're glad she keeps submitting.
Hey, my daughter needs just 18 subscribers to put her at 10k on Youtube. If you spend time there watching vids, toss her a follow.
I am literally only 18 subscribers away from 10k over on YouTube. Hoping for a Christmas miracle 🤞
youtube.com/@mainelymand...
youtube.com/@mainelymand...
Mainely Mandy
A channel for the creative expression and tom-foolery that comes out of the head of one Mainely Mandy. Probably will be an inconsistent mess of topics she enjoys discussing, but mostly focused on nonm...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Hey, my daughter needs just 18 subscribers to put her at 10k on Youtube. If you spend time there watching vids, toss her a follow.
An administration so inept they can't even get a conviction when the crime - assault by sandwich - is caught on video and the guy confessed. Never mind they tried to make it a federal offense (lowered to misdemeanor when they couldn't get an indictment).
Way to go, citizens of Washington, DC!
Way to go, citizens of Washington, DC!
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced a single misdemeanor after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:12 PM
An administration so inept they can't even get a conviction when the crime - assault by sandwich - is caught on video and the guy confessed. Never mind they tried to make it a federal offense (lowered to misdemeanor when they couldn't get an indictment).
Way to go, citizens of Washington, DC!
Way to go, citizens of Washington, DC!
Pelosi retiring? This week keeps on giving.
Here's hoping her seat goes to someone young, progressive, and not willing to compromise with fascists.
Here's hoping her seat goes to someone young, progressive, and not willing to compromise with fascists.
November 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Pelosi retiring? This week keeps on giving.
Here's hoping her seat goes to someone young, progressive, and not willing to compromise with fascists.
Here's hoping her seat goes to someone young, progressive, and not willing to compromise with fascists.
Good riddance to a man who was a Reagan era Republican in all but party designation. He loved Trump tariffs, which are devastating Maine, and was willing to debase moderate values for conservative votes (which he still can't get).
He went out the way he lived: whining about "progressives."
He went out the way he lived: whining about "progressives."
Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, facing a primary challenge from state Auditor Matt Dunlap, says he won't seek reelection in #ME02
Jared Golden: I won’t seek reelection. Here’s why.
"What I could accomplish in this increasingly unproductive Congress pales in comparison to what I could do in that time as a husband, a father and a son."
www.bangordailynews.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Good riddance to a man who was a Reagan era Republican in all but party designation. He loved Trump tariffs, which are devastating Maine, and was willing to debase moderate values for conservative votes (which he still can't get).
He went out the way he lived: whining about "progressives."
He went out the way he lived: whining about "progressives."
My wife is awesome. I'm so happy for her, and for Maine.
I walked and drove the miles and talked to so many people while canvassing for Q1 here in Maine. It’s so satisfying to wake up to good news. Keep up the work everyone. Don’t ever let them convince you that your efforts are in vain.
November 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
My wife is awesome. I'm so happy for her, and for Maine.
Voter ID and attempt to roll back Absentee voting in Maine DEFEATED!
My wife busted her ass canvassing for that, she's going to be thrilled when she hears.
And we swept all the other races, up and down the ballots. Two governors, redistricting in CA, etc, etc.
Hope... it's a lovely thing.
My wife busted her ass canvassing for that, she's going to be thrilled when she hears.
And we swept all the other races, up and down the ballots. Two governors, redistricting in CA, etc, etc.
Hope... it's a lovely thing.
a group of men in military uniforms are dancing on a stage and one of them says hey hey hey
Alt: A gif showing a scene from the stage show Hamilton, where a group of men in revolutionary era uniforms are dancing on a stage and one of them says hey hey hey
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Voter ID and attempt to roll back Absentee voting in Maine DEFEATED!
My wife busted her ass canvassing for that, she's going to be thrilled when she hears.
And we swept all the other races, up and down the ballots. Two governors, redistricting in CA, etc, etc.
Hope... it's a lovely thing.
My wife busted her ass canvassing for that, she's going to be thrilled when she hears.
And we swept all the other races, up and down the ballots. Two governors, redistricting in CA, etc, etc.
Hope... it's a lovely thing.
Fraser/Weisz returning for a new "Mummy" film on the day an evil old ghoul finally died?
Hell of a good day, isn't it.
Hell of a good day, isn't it.
Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz will reportedly return for a new 'The Mummy' movie
(via THR)
(via THR)
November 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Fraser/Weisz returning for a new "Mummy" film on the day an evil old ghoul finally died?
Hell of a good day, isn't it.
Hell of a good day, isn't it.
Wait, wait... Steve Burns... Steve from Blues Clues ... did the intro music for the Young Sheldon show?
This really is the WEIRDEST fucking timeline....
This really is the WEIRDEST fucking timeline....
November 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Wait, wait... Steve Burns... Steve from Blues Clues ... did the intro music for the Young Sheldon show?
This really is the WEIRDEST fucking timeline....
This really is the WEIRDEST fucking timeline....
Change is... good? Huh... who knew????
But yeah, we got some like, changes coming!
magazine.trollbreath.com/change-to-ou...
But yeah, we got some like, changes coming!
magazine.trollbreath.com/change-to-ou...
Change to Our Submission Periods - Trollbreath Magazine
Longer Submission Period Coming in 2026!
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November 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Change is... good? Huh... who knew????
But yeah, we got some like, changes coming!
magazine.trollbreath.com/change-to-ou...
But yeah, we got some like, changes coming!
magazine.trollbreath.com/change-to-ou...
Just for funnsies, here's an interview with one of the co-editors of Trollbreath Magazine, posted by @duotrope.com today.
Said editor being me (Jennifer helped me write the answers once she got up)
duotrope.com/interview/ed...
Said editor being me (Jennifer helped me write the answers once she got up)
duotrope.com/interview/ed...
Duotrope's Interview with Trollbreath Magazine
Read Duotrope's editor interview with Trollbreath Magazine to learn what they're looking for and gain more insight into this publication.
duotrope.com
November 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Just for funnsies, here's an interview with one of the co-editors of Trollbreath Magazine, posted by @duotrope.com today.
Said editor being me (Jennifer helped me write the answers once she got up)
duotrope.com/interview/ed...
Said editor being me (Jennifer helped me write the answers once she got up)
duotrope.com/interview/ed...
Yeah! What SHE said!
Fuck the dislike button.
Instead, I ignore bad takes/or tell you why your take is bad/or unfollow you because you dominate my feed / or block you because you’re a throwback edgelord. This works perfectly.
I don’t need to vote on your take. Bluesky needs to stop trying to be the place people left.
Instead, I ignore bad takes/or tell you why your take is bad/or unfollow you because you dominate my feed / or block you because you’re a throwback edgelord. This works perfectly.
I don’t need to vote on your take. Bluesky needs to stop trying to be the place people left.
November 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Yeah! What SHE said!
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Dislike is for lazy-ass trolling and outrage machines.
November 1, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Dislike is for lazy-ass trolling and outrage machines.
Everyone is So Fucking Worried about the conversations we have in these artificial spaces that limit our responses to just 300 characters. This is a micro-blogging site, not the Harvard debate team.
I'm not here to "have conversations." I'm here to say hello, shit post, and sell stories.
I'm not here to "have conversations." I'm here to say hello, shit post, and sell stories.
Threads on Bluesky should feel more like conversations you’d have IRL.
We’re testing new systems to improve reply quality. See what’s coming: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
We’re testing new systems to improve reply quality. See what’s coming: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
Progress Update: Building Healthier Social Media - Bluesky
Over the next few months, we’ll be iterating on the systems that make Bluesky a better place for healthy conversations. Some experiments will stick, others will evolve, and we’ll share what we learn a...
bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Everyone is So Fucking Worried about the conversations we have in these artificial spaces that limit our responses to just 300 characters. This is a micro-blogging site, not the Harvard debate team.
I'm not here to "have conversations." I'm here to say hello, shit post, and sell stories.
I'm not here to "have conversations." I'm here to say hello, shit post, and sell stories.