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Marcy Dilworth @marcydilworth.bsky.social · 12h

Can't wait, and welcome Helen!

Electric Sheep @electricsheepsf.bsky.social · 4d

This week's guest is Helen McClory!

First up is "The Companion" in Wigleaf!

"At this time of day, the risk of attack was minimal, and all she had was that noise, that taste, the treachery beneath, and the cold air around."

@helenmcclory.bsky.social @wigleaf.bsky.social

McClory: 'The Companion'

Fiction by Helen McClory

wigleaf.com

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Andrea @andreagoyan.bsky.social · 12h

Can't wait to chat with Helen McClory tomorrow! I loved this in "Lore" -- "The weather could change on a penny-spin." And indeed, it does.

Electric Sheep @electricsheepsf.bsky.social · 19h

A story in Helen McClory's collection, "Lore," creeped me out so much I still remembered it years after I read it. It's in her wonderful collection, MAYHEM & DEATH. It's available at 404 Ink if you're in the UK.
@helenmcclory.bsky.social @404ink.bsky.social

Mayhem & Death - Helen McClory — 404 Ink

‘A writer completely unafraid’ - Ali Smith | ‘Shiny dark licorice mind candy’ - Margaret Atwood

www.404ink.com

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 19h

If it’s worth banning, it’s worth owning.
#BannedBooksWeek

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 19h

Interview with @vanessafogg.bsky.social about her upcoming collection, THE HOUSE OF ILLUSIONISTS!

@interstellarflight.bsky.social

Author Interview * Vanessa Fogg

Vanessa Fogg has long been one of my favorite writers. Several of her short stories are on my secret “all-time best” list, so it’s a treat to learn about her new collection, The House of Illusionis…

mynachang.com

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Electric Sheep @electricsheepsf.bsky.social · 19h

Political shenanigans prevent some of us from ordering directly from the press, which sucks. But you might find a copy at the evil place:

Mayhem & Death

Mayhem & Death [McClory, Helen] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Mayhem & Death

www.amazon.com

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Electric Sheep @electricsheepsf.bsky.social · 19h

A story in Helen McClory's collection, "Lore," creeped me out so much I still remembered it years after I read it. It's in her wonderful collection, MAYHEM & DEATH. It's available at 404 Ink if you're in the UK.
@helenmcclory.bsky.social @404ink.bsky.social

Mayhem & Death - Helen McClory — 404 Ink

‘A writer completely unafraid’ - Ali Smith | ‘Shiny dark licorice mind candy’ - Margaret Atwood

www.404ink.com

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social · 19h

Hey guess what? My 2023 novelette "Here Instead Of There" is available at @escapepod.org in two parts!

It's about ethics, meteorology, crony capitalism, and some courageous dirtbags.

escapepod.org/2025/10/02/e...

escapepod.org/2025/10/09/e...

Escape Pod 1013: Here Instead of There (Part 1 of 2)

Waking up sick in a punk house shouldn’t be a surprise to anybody so I don’t know why it always came as a surprise to me. My head throbbed so bad I couldn’t tell the difference between the hangover…

escapepod.org

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 2d

"None of the snakes were awake, but the music made you think something violent was going to happen. I suppose the violence was in the man, not the snakes."

I love this story! All of Helen's stories are full of quirky happenings & gorgeous language.

@helenmcclory.bsky.social

Electric Sheep @electricsheepsf.bsky.social · 2d

"I want to tell you about this other film I saw, one night when you were out sticking twigs in your hair and shoving your hand into the mouths of foxes, you dank, fleshy monster."

Every bit of this story is unexpected! And sharp as a snakebite.

@helenmcclory.bsky.social in Winter Tangerine!

The Language of Heaven — Winter Tangerine

www.wintertangerine.com

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Electric Sheep @electricsheepsf.bsky.social · 2d

"I want to tell you about this other film I saw, one night when you were out sticking twigs in your hair and shoving your hand into the mouths of foxes, you dank, fleshy monster."

Every bit of this story is unexpected! And sharp as a snakebite.

@helenmcclory.bsky.social in Winter Tangerine!

The Language of Heaven — Winter Tangerine

www.wintertangerine.com

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Undertow Publications 🇨🇦 @undertow.bsky.social · 2d

And it's on the shelf at their 58th St. branch if you want to borrow it.

Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 2d

Oh whoa, nice. UNCERTAIN SONS AND OTHER STORIES (@undertow.bsky.social) is on New York Public Library's list of 2025 best adult horror. Many thanks to NYPL!

Best New Horror of 2025 for Adults

Our expert horror committee read more than 150 titles published since last Halloween to select their 20 favorites. There's something for everyone here—whether you're looking for jeepers, creepers, sca...

www.nypl.org

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Apex Magazine (is funding for 2026!) 🎉 @apexmag.bsky.social · 2d

📢 Exciting book news alert!!

"Apex Book Company is thrilled to announce the reissue of Jason Sanford’s Plague Birds with an additional short story coming out June 2026. Additionally, Apex has acquired Jason Sanford’s sequel novel to Plague Birds, coming out October 2026." 🍾🎉📚

Apex Book Company 2026 Acquisitions

Apex Book Company is thrilled to announce the reissue of Jason Sanford’s Plague Birds with an additional short story, “Little Fathers of Darkness,” coming out June 2026. Additionally, Apex Book Compan...

www.apexbookcompany.com

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Electric Sheep @electricsheepsf.bsky.social · 3d

"The sound was high and wrenching. There was a strong, wild smell now. She and I stood watching the second wave of the storm as it broke, droplets spattering, dense as white oil."

Love the relationship amid the storm!

@helenmcclory.bsky.social @wigleaf.bsky.social

McClory: 'White Rain'

Fiction by Helen McClory

wigleaf.com

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Renan Bernardo @renanbernardo.com · 4d

Happy to see Of Shadows, Stars, and Sabers (@starsandsabers.bsky.social) in this Bookshop list in the company of @lyndseycroal.bsky.social, @kristinaten.bsky.social, @angelasylvaine.bsky.social, and other wonderful collections!

bookshop.org/lists/short-...

Short Story Standouts

Check out these gripping, funny, and exciting short story collections & anthologies!

bookshop.org

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Meg Elison @megelison.bsky.social · 4d

I'll be speaking with Martha Wells at the Strand bookstore in NYC on the 8th at 7PM. Join us, or see her near you!

quorniya @quorniya.bsky.social · 4d

In case anyone else is like me and went looking for her tour dates/locations, you can find them here!

us.macmillan.com/tours/martha...

Martha Wells: Queen Demon - Macmillan Publishers

Join the bestselling author of the Murderbot Diaries Martha Wells for a discussion of her next book in the Rising World series, Demon Queen.

us.macmillan.com

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Utopia Science Fiction @utopiascifi.bsky.social · 4d

Congrats to everyone who placed in the Dwarf Stars this year, particularly former Utopia SF contributors Jean-Paul L. Garnier @spacecowboybooks.bsky.social whose poem came third and Mary Soon Lee @marysoonlee.bsky.social who received an honorable mention. #poetry

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2025 Dwarf Stars Anthology and Award – Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association

sfpoetry.org

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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 4d

four of our issue 39 stories got an @locusmag.bsky.social write up! 🙌 check it out:

locusmag.com/review/the-d...

The Deadlands, Apex, Three-Lobed Burning Eye, and Trollbreath: Short Fiction Reviews by Paula Guran

The Deadlands Summer ’25 Apex 6/25 Three-Lobed Burning Eye #45 Trollbreath Spring ’25 Of the seven stories in The Deadlands #39, I’d like to mention four. Interestingly, the aforementioned Yoruba f…

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Electric Sheep @electricsheepsf.bsky.social · 4d

This week's guest is Helen McClory!

First up is "The Companion" in Wigleaf!

"At this time of day, the risk of attack was minimal, and all she had was that noise, that taste, the treachery beneath, and the cold air around."

@helenmcclory.bsky.social @wigleaf.bsky.social

McClory: 'The Companion'

Fiction by Helen McClory

wigleaf.com

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Electric Sheep @electricsheepsf.bsky.social · 6d

Huge thanks to Aimee for spending time with us today! It's been a great week focusing on her gorgeous writing & we can't wait for her next projects to be out in the world!

@aimeeogdenwrites.com

Electric Sheep @electricsheepsf.bsky.social · 11d

Our guest this week is Aimee Ogden! Excited to talk about several of Aimee’s short stories, as well as her fantastic new novelette, STARSTRUCK!

@aimeeogdenwrites.com @psychopomp.com

Starstruck, by Aimee Ogden | Psychopomp

a radish, a fox, and a boulder walk into the world... check out the cover for Aimee's amazing novella STARSTRUCK, and preorder your copy today.

psychopomp.com

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Electric Sheep @electricsheepsf.bsky.social · 7d

"We found you, and you alone, in a universe that had forgotten to die."

Check out "A Love Letter Written at the Heat Death of the Universe" - what a great title!

@aimeeogdenwrites.com in @strangehorizons.bsky.social !!

A Love Letter Written at the Heat Death of the Universe

We found you, and you alone, in a universe that had forgotten to die.

strangehorizons.com

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Electric Sheep @electricsheepsf.bsky.social · 7d

Haven't shared this for a while. If you provide recs, reviews, news, or commentary about SPECULATIVE SHORT STORIES, I'm happy to add you!

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Marcy Dilworth @marcydilworth.bsky.social · 7d

What a story! Can't wait to talk about it with @aimeeogdenwrites.com and the @electricsheepsf.bsky.social gang!

Electric Sheep @electricsheepsf.bsky.social · 10d

"When I met the young Mr. Turing, I had not yet ascended as Autumn’s King."

Lyrical, heartbreaking story. Hard not to love this one!

@aimeeogdenwrites.com in @strangehorizons.bsky.social

Because I Held His Name Like a Key

When I met the young Mr Turing, I had not yet ascended as Autumn’s King. Nowadays it has become fashionable for the sons and daughters of the lesser fey gentry to improve their position in the shif…

strangehorizons.com

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Renay⁷ @renay.bsky.social · 8d

Intergalactic Mixtape is live! This week: my favorite headcanons from other fans about The Murderbot Diaries and a call for your favorite SFF book from September 2025, so we can lovingly build a rec list together. 🥹📚

Intergalactic Mixtape #22

Hey! This week, I learned how to turn on the newsletter archives and make them searchable, after 22 weeks. :D Technology: 1, Renay: 0. Welcome to October!...

buttondown.com

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DongWon Song @dongwon.bsky.social · 8d

Hello! I'm open to unsolicited submissions for the first time in ages...

Looking for: Adult Epic Fantasy and Horror only

Guidelines are here: www.dongwonsong.com/submission-g...

Submission Guidelines — DongWon Song

www.dongwonsong.com

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Electric Sheep @electricsheepsf.bsky.social · 7d

"We found you, and you alone, in a universe that had forgotten to die."

Check out "A Love Letter Written at the Heat Death of the Universe" - what a great title!

@aimeeogdenwrites.com in @strangehorizons.bsky.social !!

A Love Letter Written at the Heat Death of the Universe

We found you, and you alone, in a universe that had forgotten to die.

strangehorizons.com

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 8d

“Like I tell you every time you bring that up: I was nineteen. I was drunk, and so were you. Nineteen and drunk is not a binding vow.”

Loved this story by @aimeeogdenwrites.com. At the end, I thought "oh, wow" and had to read it again. 💥

In @clarkesworldmagazine.com

Electric Sheep @electricsheepsf.bsky.social · 8d

"A little over twelve hours ago, I was a completely different set of similarly arranged atoms fifty light-minutes away."

A twisty & delicious story from @aimeeogdenwrites.com in @clarkesworldmagazine.com!

Nothing of Value by Aimee Ogden

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

clarkesworldmagazine.com

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