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she/they • writer • zinester • founding ed: @strangedazemag.bsky.social 🪶✂️🎮📚🧶🎵🍄✨️👽🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇳🇿 https://linktr.ee/laurabibby

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laura @bloomurder.bsky.social · Jul 31

I started a lit mag! 🙌✨️💖

Strange Daze ☁️ Issue 1 out now! @strangedazemag.bsky.social · Jul 31

☁️ subs open til 31st august ☁️

Send in your dreamiest art, poetry, fiction & nonfiction (up to 1000 words)
Sub guidelines in bio
Website coming v soon!

#subsopen #submissionsopen #litmag #literary #digitalmag #journal #poetry #art #fiction #onlinejournal #strangedays #strangedaze #strangedazemag

Strange Daze. Submissions open until 31st August

Send in your dreamiest art, poetry, fiction and non-fiction (anything up to 1000 words) Submission guidelines in bio

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laura @bloomurder.bsky.social · 5d

😭💖 Thank you for the kind words, @raewhite.bsky.social !

Rae White @raewhite.bsky.social · 5d

So honoured to be in the very first issue of this mag alongside so many brilliant contributors. Huge congrats to Laura for all the work you’ve put into this beautiful project and into creating space for writers 🥰🥳 @bloomurder.bsky.social

Screen shot of the contents page of Strange Daze on a blue background.

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laura @bloomurder.bsky.social · 5d

So pleased with how this turned out! 🥹🤍

Strange Daze ☁️ Issue 1 out now! @strangedazemag.bsky.social · 5d

Issue 1 is now live! 🎉

Putting together this inaugural issue has been a huge labour of love & we're excited for you to read the amazing pieces by the contributors!

Download for free below. Plain text also available.

#strangedazemag #strangedaze #literarymag #litmag #onlinemag #poetry #writers

Strange Daze - Issue 1 by Strange Daze Magazine

inaugural issue of a lit mag inspired by daydreams and nostalgia

strangedazemag.itch.io

laura @bloomurder.bsky.social · 13d

New article AND a chance to enter my lil giveaway to celebrate 113 subscribers! 🙌
#Substack #Videogames

Downloadable Content for Games: Are they worth it?

scroll to the end for details on entering my giveaway!

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laura @bloomurder.bsky.social · 17d

I adored this book right up until I discovered it's a standalone and not part of a series. Then my heart shattered into a million pieces, and it became one of my favourite books of all time 🥲 #bloodoverbrighthaven

Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L Wang book cover

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Strange Daze ☁️ Issue 1 out now! @strangedazemag.bsky.social · 24d

Excited to announce that STRANGE DAZE I is coming 10/10/25 💙💜
#comingsoon #litmag #onlinemag #digitalmag #literary #photography #poetry #fiction #writersofinstagram #artists #strangedaze #strangedazemag #strangdays

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Strange Daze ☁️ Issue 1 out now! @strangedazemag.bsky.social · Sep 1

Submissions are now closed! Thank you so much to those who submitted! You should receive an outcome by the end of the week 🤍

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laura @bloomurder.bsky.social · Aug 29

Honoured to get to spotlight some fantastic writers in this collaborative post about backseat gaming! 🎮🥰
#substack #videogames #writers

Backseat Gaming

a collaborative post about gamers watching others play

open.substack.com

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👻 BOOooOOrion!! 😱 @ovaettr.gay · Aug 29

We're going to fucking exist and you cannot kill us in any way that matters 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

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Strange Daze ☁️ Issue 1 out now! @strangedazemag.bsky.social · Aug 26

Check out our playlist on Tidal, curated by founding editor @bloomurder.bsky.social 🎶
Subs open until the end of the month! 💜

#playlist #subsopen #submissionsopen #litmag #onlinemag #literary #writerofinstagram #poetry #artists #fiction #nonfiction #strangedazemag #strangedaze #strangedays

Strange Daze #1

Playlist - Strange Daze #1 - 20 items

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Strange Daze ☁️ Issue 1 out now! @strangedazemag.bsky.social · Aug 25

Have you submitted yet? 👀💖

#subsopen #submissionsopen #litmag #digitalmag #onlinemag #literary #writerofinstagram #poetry #artists #fiction #nonfiction #strangedazemag #strangedaze #strangedays

laura @bloomurder.bsky.social · Aug 22

Stoked to be part of this awesome event! Thanks so much @queerzestzinefest.bsky.social 💛

Queer Zest Zine Fest @queerzestzinefest.bsky.social · Aug 21

Laura (she/her) is a Welsh-born, queer zinemaker based in Australia who loves to write poetry and stories that weave her love of nature with the strange, fantastical, and ominous.

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laura @bloomurder.bsky.social · Aug 19

Wow! Thank you so much! 🥰

laura @bloomurder.bsky.social · Aug 18

Ahh good luck with your application! 👏

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Strange Daze ☁️ Issue 1 out now! @strangedazemag.bsky.social · Aug 17

TWO WEEKS 💖

#subsopen #submissionsopen #litmag #digitalmag #onlinemag #literary #writerofinstagram #poetry #artists #fiction #nonfiction #strangedazemag #strangedaze #strangedays

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Strange Daze ☁️ Issue 1 out now! @strangedazemag.bsky.social · Aug 10

Writing prompt 🔑 subs open til the 31st 👀

#writingprompt #subsopen #submissionsopen #litmag #literary #digitalmag #journal #poetry #art #fiction #onlinejournal #strangedays #strangedaze #strangedazemag

You move swiftly past the neon motel sign, “no vacancy” lighting a blood red path for you as you examine the number on your keys and search for the corresponding room. It’s right at the end of the block.

You keep moving with your head down, ignoring the murmured heckles and jeers from the other guests sitting outside their rooms, smoking cigarettes and drinking beer.

Unease prickles the back of your neck as footsteps sound behind you. Without turning back you quicken your pace, focusing on reaching the blue door straight ahead.

When you reach it, you shove the key into the lock, open the door, slam it shut and deadlock it. Turning around, you find that instead of a drab motel room like you were expecting, it’s…

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laura @bloomurder.bsky.social · Jul 31

I started a lit mag! 🙌✨️💖

Strange Daze ☁️ Issue 1 out now! @strangedazemag.bsky.social · Jul 31

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laura @bloomurder.bsky.social · Jul 25

Stoked to be part of this awesome post alongside some fantastic game writers! 👏

Harrison Polites @harrisonpolites.bsky.social · Jul 24

A cool global collab that I pulled together on Substack. Good place to start if you are looking for gaming writers on that platform.

Got a character that you reckon is underrated or unappreciated in a video game? Add it to the list in the comments!

Gaming’s most underrated side characters

Substack writers reveal their pick on the characters that just deserve more.

infinitelives.substack.com

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laura @bloomurder.bsky.social · Jul 18

Really wanted to include Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn" as well 😩 #hottest100

laura @bloomurder.bsky.social · Jul 12

A little mid-year review of the games I've played so far this year! ✨️ #substack #videogames

Mid-Year Game Review 2025

or the games i’ve played so far this year

open.substack.com

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laura @bloomurder.bsky.social · Jul 11

Ahhh! I got 2 #smallpitch requests! 😍

laura @bloomurder.bsky.social · Jul 9

It was a wild guess, but Kingdom Come: Deliverance! I haven't played any of the games in the quiz! 😅

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laura @bloomurder.bsky.social · Jul 9

Lol I got one! 😆

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#SmallPitch @smallpitch.org · Jul 7

The #SmallPitch pitch submission window is now OPEN for 48 hours!

Key reminders:
- Unagented writers only
- Finished manuscripts only
- One pitch per manuscript only
- Up to 3 manuscripts per writer
- No hashtags in your pitch
- Comps & emojis are okay
- Check our website for full guidelines & FAQ

#SmallPitch Submission Form

Please use this form to submit your pitch. A few reminders: You can pitch up to three manuscripts, with a limit of one pitch per manuscript. One pitch per form submission. Reload the form after submi...

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laura @bloomurder.bsky.social · Jul 6

Had the best time tabling at Paperbark Zine Fair yesterday! Can't wait for next year! ✂️✨️
#zines #zinefair #paperbarkzinefair #australianzines

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laura @bloomurder.bsky.social · Jul 2

I recently reopened my zine shop to celebrate 13 years and a new edition - an Empire Records Fanzine! 🎵
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