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Augur Society | Augur Issue 8.1 is NOW LIVE ! @augursociety.bsky.social · 26d
Augur Issue 8.2 is NOW LIVE! 🎊 & you can find 2 FREE pieces on our site!

Discover...
🔥 an elemental aftermath of an affair
🦖 a monstrous hymn of awe and destruction
🍯 devastation dripped in honey and rain
& so much more!

🔗 Starting reading here: augursociety.org/augur-issue-...

🧵
An illustration of a field on a sunny day and here’s a clothing line with yellow and red sheets flowing in the wind, and behind them are two people, one with purple wings touching hands. with a blue overlay. At the top of the image reads: “Read it Now” in a yellow banner and underneath reads: “Augur Issue 8.2.” Bellow is the link to the website: http://www.augursociety.org. In the middle of the image is a book with the cover art of Issue 8.1. There are 6 arrows around the book pointing to blurbs from some of the pieces that read: elemental aftermath of an affair, toxic love festers through shed skin & wet sheets, young love, rusted metal, & shattered sunlight, monstrous hymn of awe & destruction, old age drama between two languages, and devastation dripped in honey and rain .
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talesfeathers.bsky.social
We've got a new T&F story for you this Monday! 👀

"After the Astronaut and the North Star Kiss" by Stefan Alcalá Slater is a tale of cosmic longing & the moment where two lonely explorers finally collide! 🌌💫

Read it NOW! 🔗 Link in bio.

P.S. every story in Vol 3 is now on our site, free to read!
An image with an orange plain background. There is a graphic of an open book at the bottom of the image. In the middle is a white square. Inside of the square reads: “Mission Control will go silent. Someone will drop a cup of coffee, but no one will clean it up, no one will turn away from the live feed coming from the lunar lander. But it will all begin to fall apart when one flight controller takes off his headset, turns to everybody else and says, “She took her helmet off. How is she still alive?” in black text. Beneath it reads: "Tales and Feathers Magazine — Volume 3" then there is a link symbol beside the link: https://augursociety.org/after-the-astronaut-and-the-north-star-kiss/
November 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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vedraven.bsky.social
Ontario writer-folks, you should apply!
augursociety.bsky.social Augur Society | Augur Issue 8.1 is NOW LIVE ! @augursociety.bsky.social · 4d
📌FYI...
-The grant you can receive is from $1,500-$5,000.
-We accept 1 application per applicant per year, but you can apply up to 10 recommenders.

🔗Link in bio or visit www.arts.on.ca/grants/recom... for info on eligibility & how to apply by January 15, 2026 @ 1 p.m.
Ontario Arts Council - Recommender Grants for Writers
www.arts.on.ca
November 22, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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sffreview.bsky.social
That’s fantastic news! 🎉 I'm so excited to see the creativity that will come from this! SFF & dreamy realism are such magical genres. Can't wait to read the amazing works! 🪄✨ #SupportTheArts #SFF
augursociety.bsky.social Augur Society | Augur Issue 8.1 is NOW LIVE ! @augursociety.bsky.social · 4d
We’re so honoured to be BACK as an Ontario Arts Council Recommender for grants this year! 🎊

We’re interested in receiving applications for various lengths of SFF & dreamy realism projects, including:
⭐️ fiction
⭐️ poetry
⭐️ short fiction
The background has an image of flowers with a purple overlay. At the top of the image is the Ontario Arts Council logo and the Augur logo. In between these two logos are a white plus sign. Below it reads: Open Now” in white text. Underneath that reads: “recommender grants 2025. SSF fiction | Poetry | Short Fiction” in white text. There a red pin graphic in the middle and underneath it reads: Apply to the August Recommender Grants via the OAC. Grant Amounts: $1,500-$5,000. Deadline: January 15th, 2026 at 1 p.m. ET. Below it is a yellow banner and inside it reads: “Apply Now” in white text with a paper airplane beside it. At the bottom of the graphic is a dark purple banner with the link to apply: https://www.arts.on.ca/grants/recommender-grants-for-writers
November 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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teresempierre.bsky.social
Augur's back! Back again! As an OAC Recommender! Tell your friends!
Now till January 15, 2026.
augursociety.bsky.social Augur Society | Augur Issue 8.1 is NOW LIVE ! @augursociety.bsky.social · 4d
We’re so honoured to be BACK as an Ontario Arts Council Recommender for grants this year! 🎊

We’re interested in receiving applications for various lengths of SFF & dreamy realism projects, including:
⭐️ fiction
⭐️ poetry
⭐️ short fiction
The background has an image of flowers with a purple overlay. At the top of the image is the Ontario Arts Council logo and the Augur logo. In between these two logos are a white plus sign. Below it reads: Open Now” in white text. Underneath that reads: “recommender grants 2025. SSF fiction | Poetry | Short Fiction” in white text. There a red pin graphic in the middle and underneath it reads: Apply to the August Recommender Grants via the OAC. Grant Amounts: $1,500-$5,000. Deadline: January 15th, 2026 at 1 p.m. ET. Below it is a yellow banner and inside it reads: “Apply Now” in white text with a paper airplane beside it. At the bottom of the graphic is a dark purple banner with the link to apply: https://www.arts.on.ca/grants/recommender-grants-for-writers
November 21, 2025 at 11:49 PM
augursociety.bsky.social
We’re so honoured to be BACK as an Ontario Arts Council Recommender for grants this year! 🎊

We’re interested in receiving applications for various lengths of SFF & dreamy realism projects, including:
⭐️ fiction
⭐️ poetry
⭐️ short fiction
The background has an image of flowers with a purple overlay. At the top of the image is the Ontario Arts Council logo and the Augur logo. In between these two logos are a white plus sign. Below it reads: Open Now” in white text. Underneath that reads: “recommender grants 2025. SSF fiction | Poetry | Short Fiction” in white text. There a red pin graphic in the middle and underneath it reads: Apply to the August Recommender Grants via the OAC. Grant Amounts: $1,500-$5,000. Deadline: January 15th, 2026 at 1 p.m. ET. Below it is a yellow banner and inside it reads: “Apply Now” in white text with a paper airplane beside it. At the bottom of the graphic is a dark purple banner with the link to apply: https://www.arts.on.ca/grants/recommender-grants-for-writers
November 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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premeemohamed.com
Ooh ooh SONGS NEVER SUNG is live at @3lobedmag.com ! 🥰

It's... it's sort of about birds? (It sort of is not.)

www.3lobedmag.com/issue46/3lbe...
3LBE Magazine - Songs Never Sung by Premee Mohamed
It only ever spoke to me once and that was to say Do not sleep too deeply. Said upon departure, an aside tossed over its shoulder like salt. I paid little attention; I was staring at the thing it had ...
www.3lobedmag.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
augursociety.bsky.social
Looking for something to curl up with this fall? Check out our newly released Augur Issue 8.2! ✨

Also, you can find 2 FREE samples on our site! 📚💫

🔗 Link in bio!
augursociety.bsky.social Augur Society | Augur Issue 8.1 is NOW LIVE ! @augursociety.bsky.social · 26d
Augur Issue 8.2 is NOW LIVE! 🎊 & you can find 2 FREE pieces on our site!

Discover...
🔥 an elemental aftermath of an affair
🦖 a monstrous hymn of awe and destruction
🍯 devastation dripped in honey and rain
& so much more!

🔗 Starting reading here: augursociety.org/augur-issue-...

🧵
An illustration of a field on a sunny day and here’s a clothing line with yellow and red sheets flowing in the wind, and behind them are two people, one with purple wings touching hands. with a blue overlay. At the top of the image reads: “Read it Now” in a yellow banner and underneath reads: “Augur Issue 8.2.” Bellow is the link to the website: http://www.augursociety.org. In the middle of the image is a book with the cover art of Issue 8.1. There are 6 arrows around the book pointing to blurbs from some of the pieces that read: elemental aftermath of an affair, toxic love festers through shed skin & wet sheets, young love, rusted metal, & shattered sunlight, monstrous hymn of awe & destruction, old age drama between two languages, and devastation dripped in honey and rain .
November 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
augursociety.bsky.social
Missed murmurstations EP 8 with @aijiang.bsky.social?🎙️🎧

Listen back as Sonia and Ai talk about pushing creative boundaries and Ai’s love of blending genres like sci-fi, fantasy, and horror to craft stories that are jarring and refreshing. 📚

Check it out NOW on Spotify and Apple! 🔗 Link in bio!
augursociety.bsky.social Augur Society | Augur Issue 8.1 is NOW LIVE ! @augursociety.bsky.social · Jun 19
MURMURSTATIONS EPISODE 8 with @aijiang.bsky.social is NOW LIVE!🚨

Join Sonia Urlando and @aijiang.bsky.social as they discuss the strange, uncanny, and horror in Ai's story, "On Land We Drown," from Augur Issue 5.2! 🎣🌊
The background is the murmustations graphic of a woman with blue eyes and fair skin. Surrounding her are shades of pink and purple feathers. The background has an overlay of purple. At the top of the image is a pink bar that has a blue microphone and beside it reads: "New! Podcast Episode Release" in white text and next to it is the augur logo in white. Below it reads: "Episode 08: Ai Jiang” in white text. Underneath that reads: "murmurstations" in white text. On the left side is purple text box and inside of it reads: "Join Ai as she explores the unexpected ways humans interact with the non-human—nature, climate, technology, and spirits. Ai also discusses how she uses familiar settings to depict strangeness and ambiguity in her works including On Land We Drown." in white text. To the right side of the image is a iPhone graphic with the murmurstations graphic with the play, pause, and forward buttons. At the bottom of the image is a white rectangular bar with the graphics of a green Spotify logo and a red Apple logo inside that reads: "Listen now" in black text.
November 13, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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acwise.bsky.social
In case you missed it earlier, I've started collecting links for my annual eligibility and recommendation links post. I added several earlier and will update again soon, so please spread the word and keep sending your links my way!

acwise.net/what-have-yo...
What Have You Done, What Have You Loved 2025 – acwise.net
acwise.net
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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kercoby.bsky.social
I do fear we’re starting to see the end of physical, subscription-based SFF magazines.

Which means there’ll be nothing left behind but a digital footprint.

I don’t think we can let that happen. Not after what we’ve seen this year.
November 12, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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talesfeathers.bsky.social
It’s freezing out! ❄️ Bundle up with a new story NOW LIVE on our site!

“The Purpose of a Pyromaniac Descendent” by @muteddragon.bsky.social is a hauntingly tender tale of the afterlife, family, and cultural reconnection. ✨

Read it NOW for free! 🔗 Link in bio.
An image with a teal plain background. There is a graphic of an open book at the bottom of the image. In the middle is a white square. Inside of the square reads: “I don’t know why I expected the afterlife to be different from my beforelife. In fact, I hadn’t expected an afterlife at all. As the youngest person in dìfǔ, with no descendants, I certainly didn’t anticipate gifts. I was a first-generation American who had a vague idea of the Chinese holidays, but stopped paying attention as soon as I left home.” in black text. Beneath it reads: "Tales and Feathers Magazine — Volume 3" then there is a link symbol beside the link: https://augursociety.org/the-purpose-of-a-pyromaniac-descendent/
November 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
augursociety.bsky.social
Missed murmurstations EP 7 with @lynnesargent.bsky.social?🎙️💫

Listen back as Sonia & Lynne explore what it means to be "blameworthy." They also discuss how transgressions play out in Lynne’s poems, "The Wolf Of Your Passions" & "Beauty Sleeping.”🐺📖

Check it out NOW on Spotify & Apple 🔗 Link in bio!
augursociety.bsky.social Augur Society | Augur Issue 8.1 is NOW LIVE ! @augursociety.bsky.social · May 22
MURMURSTATIONS EP 7 with @lynnesargent.bsky.social is NOW LIVE! 🚨

Join Sonia Urlando & @lynnesargent.bsky.social as they discuss societal norms, individual transgressions, fairytale retellings, & Lynne's two Augur poems, "Beauty, Sleeping" (Issue 2.2) & "The Wolf of Your Passions" (Issue 5.2)! 🐺💤
The background is the murmustations graphic of a woman with blue eyes and fair skin. Surrounding her are shades of pink and purple feathers. The background has an overlay of purple. At the top of the image is a pink bar that has a blue microphone and reads: "New! Podcast Episode Release" in white text and next to it is the augur logo in white. Below it reads: "Episode 07: Lynne Sargent” in white text. Underneath that reads: "murmurstations" in white text. On the left side is purple text box and inside of it reads: "This episode explores In this episode, we explore reimagined fairytales and their rules that, once broken, drive the story forward. Lynne also discusses how her role as an ethicist shapes her perspective about fairytales and how agency and blame are depicted in her poems, The Wolf Of Your Passions and Beauty, Sleeping." in white text. To the right side of the image is a iPhone graphic with the murmurstations graphic with the play, pause, and forward buttons. At the bottom of the image is a white rectangular bar with the graphics of a green Spotify logo and a red Apple logo inside that reads: "Listen now" in black text.
November 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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eugenieszw.bsky.social
It's me!!
augursociety.bsky.social Augur Society | Augur Issue 8.1 is NOW LIVE ! @augursociety.bsky.social · 20d
Say hello 👋 to @eugenieszw.bsky.social, one of our wonderful Copy Editors and Proofreaders!
A purple background with an illustration with dark purple birds. At the top of the image is a circular graphic of A white person with wavy dark blonde hair, big square wire-frame glasses and sword earrings, wearing a grey hoodie, smiles at the camera. There is a white rectangular boarder enclosing that reads: "Hi! I’m a Copy Editor and Proofreader at Augur and I really loved reading Enjoy Your Stay at the Shamrock Motel by Andrew Kaufman!" in white text. At the bottom of the image is a dark purple banner that reads: "augur" in white text.
November 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
augursociety.bsky.social
Say hello 👋 to @eugenieszw.bsky.social, one of our wonderful Copy Editors and Proofreaders!
A purple background with an illustration with dark purple birds. At the top of the image is a circular graphic of A white person with wavy dark blonde hair, big square wire-frame glasses and sword earrings, wearing a grey hoodie, smiles at the camera. There is a white rectangular boarder enclosing that reads: "Hi! I’m a Copy Editor and Proofreader at Augur and I really loved reading Enjoy Your Stay at the Shamrock Motel by Andrew Kaufman!" in white text. At the bottom of the image is a dark purple banner that reads: "augur" in white text.
November 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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litgalz.bsky.social
It's my first time leading editing. The process was so eye-opening and amazing. I won't restate the editor's note but yall. Yall...I am so proud of each and every one of these stories and the authors who wrote them.

Come meet some new reads.
October 31, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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quratdar.bsky.social
Stoked to have a poem in the latest issue of Augur!! 🦖
augursociety.bsky.social Augur Society | Augur Issue 8.1 is NOW LIVE ! @augursociety.bsky.social · 26d
Augur Issue 8.2 is NOW LIVE! 🎊 & you can find 2 FREE pieces on our site!

Discover...
🔥 an elemental aftermath of an affair
🦖 a monstrous hymn of awe and destruction
🍯 devastation dripped in honey and rain
& so much more!

🔗 Starting reading here: augursociety.org/augur-issue-...

🧵
An illustration of a field on a sunny day and here’s a clothing line with yellow and red sheets flowing in the wind, and behind them are two people, one with purple wings touching hands. with a blue overlay. At the top of the image reads: “Read it Now” in a yellow banner and underneath reads: “Augur Issue 8.2.” Bellow is the link to the website: http://www.augursociety.org. In the middle of the image is a book with the cover art of Issue 8.1. There are 6 arrows around the book pointing to blurbs from some of the pieces that read: elemental aftermath of an affair, toxic love festers through shed skin & wet sheets, young love, rusted metal, & shattered sunlight, monstrous hymn of awe & destruction, old age drama between two languages, and devastation dripped in honey and rain .
October 31, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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sokhan.bsky.social
So honoured to see my story “Of Blood and Pomegranates” published in Issue 8.2 in @augursociety.bsky.social. Please do take a look!
augursociety.bsky.social Augur Society | Augur Issue 8.1 is NOW LIVE ! @augursociety.bsky.social · 26d
Augur Issue 8.2 is NOW LIVE! 🎊 & you can find 2 FREE pieces on our site!

Discover...
🔥 an elemental aftermath of an affair
🦖 a monstrous hymn of awe and destruction
🍯 devastation dripped in honey and rain
& so much more!

🔗 Starting reading here: augursociety.org/augur-issue-...

🧵
An illustration of a field on a sunny day and here’s a clothing line with yellow and red sheets flowing in the wind, and behind them are two people, one with purple wings touching hands. with a blue overlay. At the top of the image reads: “Read it Now” in a yellow banner and underneath reads: “Augur Issue 8.2.” Bellow is the link to the website: http://www.augursociety.org. In the middle of the image is a book with the cover art of Issue 8.1. There are 6 arrows around the book pointing to blurbs from some of the pieces that read: elemental aftermath of an affair, toxic love festers through shed skin & wet sheets, young love, rusted metal, & shattered sunlight, monstrous hymn of awe & destruction, old age drama between two languages, and devastation dripped in honey and rain .
October 30, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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ludoclast.bsky.social
My first short story in 7+ years is in this issue of Augur. Give it a read! 🍯
augursociety.bsky.social Augur Society | Augur Issue 8.1 is NOW LIVE ! @augursociety.bsky.social · 26d
Augur Issue 8.2 is NOW LIVE! 🎊 & you can find 2 FREE pieces on our site!

Discover...
🔥 an elemental aftermath of an affair
🦖 a monstrous hymn of awe and destruction
🍯 devastation dripped in honey and rain
& so much more!

🔗 Starting reading here: augursociety.org/augur-issue-...

🧵
An illustration of a field on a sunny day and here’s a clothing line with yellow and red sheets flowing in the wind, and behind them are two people, one with purple wings touching hands. with a blue overlay. At the top of the image reads: “Read it Now” in a yellow banner and underneath reads: “Augur Issue 8.2.” Bellow is the link to the website: http://www.augursociety.org. In the middle of the image is a book with the cover art of Issue 8.1. There are 6 arrows around the book pointing to blurbs from some of the pieces that read: elemental aftermath of an affair, toxic love festers through shed skin & wet sheets, young love, rusted metal, & shattered sunlight, monstrous hymn of awe & destruction, old age drama between two languages, and devastation dripped in honey and rain .
October 30, 2025 at 10:41 PM
augursociety.bsky.social
Augur Issue 8.2 is NOW LIVE! 🎊 & you can find 2 FREE pieces on our site!

Discover...
🔥 an elemental aftermath of an affair
🦖 a monstrous hymn of awe and destruction
🍯 devastation dripped in honey and rain
& so much more!

🔗 Starting reading here: augursociety.org/augur-issue-...

🧵
An illustration of a field on a sunny day and here’s a clothing line with yellow and red sheets flowing in the wind, and behind them are two people, one with purple wings touching hands. with a blue overlay. At the top of the image reads: “Read it Now” in a yellow banner and underneath reads: “Augur Issue 8.2.” Bellow is the link to the website: http://www.augursociety.org. In the middle of the image is a book with the cover art of Issue 8.1. There are 6 arrows around the book pointing to blurbs from some of the pieces that read: elemental aftermath of an affair, toxic love festers through shed skin & wet sheets, young love, rusted metal, & shattered sunlight, monstrous hymn of awe & destruction, old age drama between two languages, and devastation dripped in honey and rain .
October 30, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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premeemohamed.com
Ahahaha is this the one where I reference that Tumblr post about Mad Max (I think it is)
augursociety.bsky.social Augur Society | Augur Issue 8.1 is NOW LIVE ! @augursociety.bsky.social · Apr 17
🎙️ MURMURSTATIONS EP 6 with @premeemohamed.com is NOW LIVE! 🚨

Join Sonia Urlando & @premeemohamed.com as they chat about the connection between horror & intimacy in her two stories, Some Solace For Thy Woes & The Youngest Son Misses His Boat To The Crusades!

🔗 Link in bio!
The background is the murmustations graphic of a woman with blue eyes and fair skin. Surrounding her are shades of pink and purple feathers. The background has an overlay of purple. At the top of the image is a pink bar that has a blue microphone and reads: "New! Podcast Episode Release" in white text and next to it is the augur logo in white. Below it reads: "Episode 06: Premee Mohamed” in white text. Underneath that reads: "murmurstations" in white text. On the left side is purple text box and inside of it reads: "This episode explores the unexpected intimacy in the face of cataclysm, whether on a world-changing scale or individually. Premee also discusses how her role as a scientist shapes her science fiction writing, hopepunk as a genre, and more as it relates to her stories Some Solace For Thy Woes and The Youngest Son Misses His Boat To The Crusades." in white text. To the right side of the image is a iPhone graphic with the murmurstations graphic with the play, pause, and forward buttons. At the bottom of the image is a white rectangular bar with a blue headphones graphic inside that reads: "Listen now" in black text.
October 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
augursociety.bsky.social
Haven't heard murmurstations EP 6 with @premeemohamed.com yet? 👀

Listen back as Sonia and Premee question: why do writers keep repeating the patterns of characters going off the rails in apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic narratives?

Check it out NOW on Spotify and Apple! 🔗 Link in bio!
augursociety.bsky.social Augur Society | Augur Issue 8.1 is NOW LIVE ! @augursociety.bsky.social · Apr 17
🎙️ MURMURSTATIONS EP 6 with @premeemohamed.com is NOW LIVE! 🚨

Join Sonia Urlando & @premeemohamed.com as they chat about the connection between horror & intimacy in her two stories, Some Solace For Thy Woes & The Youngest Son Misses His Boat To The Crusades!

🔗 Link in bio!
The background is the murmustations graphic of a woman with blue eyes and fair skin. Surrounding her are shades of pink and purple feathers. The background has an overlay of purple. At the top of the image is a pink bar that has a blue microphone and reads: "New! Podcast Episode Release" in white text and next to it is the augur logo in white. Below it reads: "Episode 06: Premee Mohamed” in white text. Underneath that reads: "murmurstations" in white text. On the left side is purple text box and inside of it reads: "This episode explores the unexpected intimacy in the face of cataclysm, whether on a world-changing scale or individually. Premee also discusses how her role as a scientist shapes her science fiction writing, hopepunk as a genre, and more as it relates to her stories Some Solace For Thy Woes and The Youngest Son Misses His Boat To The Crusades." in white text. To the right side of the image is a iPhone graphic with the murmurstations graphic with the play, pause, and forward buttons. At the bottom of the image is a white rectangular bar with a blue headphones graphic inside that reads: "Listen now" in black text.
October 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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kercoby.bsky.social
If magazine teams were paid fairly and writer rates increased, mag budgets would be $200k+. Minimum.

If you can, subscribe. That’s regular, renewable revenue mags can use to plan for the future.

This industry is sustained on free labour and free content.

Passion is high, but so is burnout.
October 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
augursociety.bsky.social
Meet Nara Monteiro, one of our amazing Managing Editors! 🤩
A purple background with an illustration with dark purple birds. At the top of the image is a circular graphic of Nara, a brown-haired Latina with a micro bob, standing in front of a leafy background and smiles at the camera. They are wearing a black-and-brown leaf-printed button-up shirt, and gold glasses, septum piercing, earrings, and necklaces. There is a white rectangular boarder enclosing that reads: "Hi! I’m the Managing Editor at Augur and I really loved reading Notes from a Regicide by Isaac Fellman!" in white text. At the bottom of the image is a dark purple banner that reads: "augur" in white text.
October 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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taranbhartt.bsky.social
Really happy that my little (ha, microfiction) story about painting in space won the Reader’s Choice! Thank you to @augursociety.bsky.social for running this contest, and thank you to the readers who liked my work!

augursociety.org/augur-issue-...
“…I’m an artist, so I can add colours to the Moon” Traditionally, starships were unmanned during intergalactic voyages. Rations. Waste. No consent from generations born midflight. Simpler to mentally upload crew and leave maintenance to droids. And yet… The bio-printer hummed. Lal Singh’s digitized mind had accessed sensors galore, but it was only now, decanted into his body, that he could see. Redshifted antimatter thrusters: palette knifed alizarin crimson. Relativity squeezing every star into a cluttered constellation ahead: pollock splatters of phthalo blue. The cosmic microwave background blueshifted visible at 0.99999835% lightspeed: a gauzy flash of titanium white. The cameras had their view; Lal would find his truth in paint.
October 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
augursociety.bsky.social
Augurians, this submissions period you sent us a record breaking number of pieces to consider—

Over 3500.

We are HALF WAY through processing them, and hope to have the first pass complete by early November!

Good luck, birdies 🪶🪶
October 22, 2025 at 1:20 AM