Josh Pearce
@fictionaljosh.bsky.social
stories, poems, & reviews—most recently in Amazing Stories, Kaleidotrope, Locus, Strange Horizons, and Utopia. fictionaljosh.com
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📚🚀💀🧚♂️It’s that time again! I lost track of how many stories this is (what are numbers? why are numbers?). Flash is heavily represented this year, for people who want a quick read ⏳
#speclit #scifilit #shortfiction #amreading #horrorrecs #horror #weirdlit
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#speclit #scifilit #shortfiction #amreading #horrorrecs #horror #weirdlit
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2025 Recommended Short Stories
It’s January somehow, which means it’s time to share my annual list of Sci-fi, Horror, Slipstream, and Fantasy stories I enjoyed. Fair…
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January 12, 2026 at 9:04 PM
📚🚀💀🧚♂️It’s that time again! I lost track of how many stories this is (what are numbers? why are numbers?). Flash is heavily represented this year, for people who want a quick read ⏳
#speclit #scifilit #shortfiction #amreading #horrorrecs #horror #weirdlit
idehennessy.medium.com/2025-recomme...
#speclit #scifilit #shortfiction #amreading #horrorrecs #horror #weirdlit
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Not finished with awards reading, but here is a batch of stories I really loved by @bethgoder.bsky.social, @slharris.bsky.social, @fictionaljosh.bsky.social, @reasie.bsky.social, @emlinden.bsky.social, @effies.bsky.social, and @samtasticbooks.com.
Thank you for creating these great stories.
Thank you for creating these great stories.
January 11, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Not finished with awards reading, but here is a batch of stories I really loved by @bethgoder.bsky.social, @slharris.bsky.social, @fictionaljosh.bsky.social, @reasie.bsky.social, @emlinden.bsky.social, @effies.bsky.social, and @samtasticbooks.com.
Thank you for creating these great stories.
Thank you for creating these great stories.
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Read a short story today that blew me the fuck away.
Though Josh Pearce's "Witches in Cold Mountain Halls" might be better described as some kind of genre-destroying contemporary epic poem built from the bones of a dark fantasy dungeon crawl.
A real feat of deliberate prose as an art form.
Though Josh Pearce's "Witches in Cold Mountain Halls" might be better described as some kind of genre-destroying contemporary epic poem built from the bones of a dark fantasy dungeon crawl.
A real feat of deliberate prose as an art form.
January 4, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Read a short story today that blew me the fuck away.
Though Josh Pearce's "Witches in Cold Mountain Halls" might be better described as some kind of genre-destroying contemporary epic poem built from the bones of a dark fantasy dungeon crawl.
A real feat of deliberate prose as an art form.
Though Josh Pearce's "Witches in Cold Mountain Halls" might be better described as some kind of genre-destroying contemporary epic poem built from the bones of a dark fantasy dungeon crawl.
A real feat of deliberate prose as an art form.
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As the president graffitis his name to beloved institutions and builds monuments to his own vanity, we must focus on how much fun it will be to tear it all down. trib.al/059XHbZ
The Immanent Joy of Detrumpification
As the president graffitis his name to beloved institutions and builds monuments to his own vanity, we must focus on how much fun it will be to tear it all down.
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January 2, 2026 at 3:12 AM
As the president graffitis his name to beloved institutions and builds monuments to his own vanity, we must focus on how much fun it will be to tear it all down. trib.al/059XHbZ
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Of Men and Monsters: Josh Pearce Reviews Dust Bunny locusmag.com/review/...
December 31, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Of Men and Monsters: Josh Pearce Reviews Dust Bunny locusmag.com/review/...
I suppose I should do a year-end round up? I wasn't going to, because I hadn't sold any new stories this year but yesterday I got a flash piece accepted, just under the wire!
December 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I suppose I should do a year-end round up? I wasn't going to, because I hadn't sold any new stories this year but yesterday I got a flash piece accepted, just under the wire!
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On this, the day of my birth, I am pleased to announce that I will be launching my next publication, THE GREATER REALITY AREA, on JANUARY 3RD, 2026. It has been several years since NORTH OF REALITY, and here shall begin my long awaited return to the fray! New logo by @tinyobscurae.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
On this, the day of my birth, I am pleased to announce that I will be launching my next publication, THE GREATER REALITY AREA, on JANUARY 3RD, 2026. It has been several years since NORTH OF REALITY, and here shall begin my long awaited return to the fray! New logo by @tinyobscurae.bsky.social
got a new moon poem out!
December 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
got a new moon poem out!
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"My friend’s dead father
visits her as a bird,
but my husband is the light in the kitchen
that comes on all by himself"
Not a Bird by Ellen Romano
😭 we are weeping, beloveds 🖤 read this beautiful poem here:
psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...
visits her as a bird,
but my husband is the light in the kitchen
that comes on all by himself"
Not a Bird by Ellen Romano
😭 we are weeping, beloveds 🖤 read this beautiful poem here:
psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...
Not a Bird - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
My friend’s dead father / visits her as a bird
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November 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
"My friend’s dead father
visits her as a bird,
but my husband is the light in the kitchen
that comes on all by himself"
Not a Bird by Ellen Romano
😭 we are weeping, beloveds 🖤 read this beautiful poem here:
psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...
visits her as a bird,
but my husband is the light in the kitchen
that comes on all by himself"
Not a Bird by Ellen Romano
😭 we are weeping, beloveds 🖤 read this beautiful poem here:
psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...
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Planet of the Apiarists: Josh Pearce Reviews Bugonia
Planet of the Apiarists: Josh Pearce Reviews Bugonia
And, for an instant, she stared directly into those soft blue eyes and knew, with an instinctive mammalian certainty, that the exceedingly rich were no longer even remotely human. —William G…
locusmag.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Planet of the Apiarists: Josh Pearce Reviews Bugonia
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Shoot for the moon in @fictionaljosh.bsky.social’s new poem “Lacus Solitudinis.”
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November 18, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Shoot for the moon in @fictionaljosh.bsky.social’s new poem “Lacus Solitudinis.”
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New movie review for @locusmag.bsky.social
I've used Nine Inch Nails lyrics as titles for three of my movie reviews before, but this is the first time I actually get to talk about NIN music!
TRON: ARES review: locusmag.com/review/all-y...
I've used Nine Inch Nails lyrics as titles for three of my movie reviews before, but this is the first time I actually get to talk about NIN music!
TRON: ARES review: locusmag.com/review/all-y...
All Your Bass Are Belong to Us: Josh Pearce Reviews Tron: Ares
Tron: Ares, the new Nine Inch Nails visual album, is best experienced on the biggest screen with the loudest sound system available. You want to feel it throbbing in your brain, you want to feel it…
locusmag.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:52 PM
New movie review for @locusmag.bsky.social
I've used Nine Inch Nails lyrics as titles for three of my movie reviews before, but this is the first time I actually get to talk about NIN music!
TRON: ARES review: locusmag.com/review/all-y...
I've used Nine Inch Nails lyrics as titles for three of my movie reviews before, but this is the first time I actually get to talk about NIN music!
TRON: ARES review: locusmag.com/review/all-y...
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There is, as it happens, a brand new issue of Kaleidotrope.
October 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
There is, as it happens, a brand new issue of Kaleidotrope.
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“Injustice requires a witness / or else, did it ever even happen?” Explore @fictionaljosh.bsky.social’s “Lacus Odii (Lake of Hate),” out now in Issue 9.
Read it now on our website—bit.ly/4kjY1no
Read it now on our website—bit.ly/4kjY1no
February 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
“Injustice requires a witness / or else, did it ever even happen?” Explore @fictionaljosh.bsky.social’s “Lacus Odii (Lake of Hate),” out now in Issue 9.
Read it now on our website—bit.ly/4kjY1no
Read it now on our website—bit.ly/4kjY1no
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Issue 9 author @fictionaljosh.bsky.social does some interesting things with structure in "Buttons and Soap." The text inside and outside the parentheses can be read separately or together, each reading revealing its own story.
Read "Buttons and Soap" here: www.radonjournal.com
Read "Buttons and Soap" here: www.radonjournal.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Issue 9 author @fictionaljosh.bsky.social does some interesting things with structure in "Buttons and Soap." The text inside and outside the parentheses can be read separately or together, each reading revealing its own story.
Read "Buttons and Soap" here: www.radonjournal.com
Read "Buttons and Soap" here: www.radonjournal.com
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Bourbon Penn 35 is live with brand new stories by Benjamin Parzybok, Steve Toase, Margaret Roach, Josh Pearce, Gretchen Tessmer, Andrew Zhou, and Jennifer Hykes.
@sparkwatson.bsky.social @stevetoase.bsky.social @margaretroach.bsky.social @fictionaljosh.bsky.social
@sparkwatson.bsky.social @stevetoase.bsky.social @margaretroach.bsky.social @fictionaljosh.bsky.social
Bourbon Penn 35
Stories by Benjamin Parzybok, Steve Toase, Margaret Roach, Josh Pearce, Gretchen Tessmer, Andrew Zhou, and Jennifer Hykes. Cover art by Lisa Lach-Nielsen.
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March 11, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Bourbon Penn 35 is live with brand new stories by Benjamin Parzybok, Steve Toase, Margaret Roach, Josh Pearce, Gretchen Tessmer, Andrew Zhou, and Jennifer Hykes.
@sparkwatson.bsky.social @stevetoase.bsky.social @margaretroach.bsky.social @fictionaljosh.bsky.social
@sparkwatson.bsky.social @stevetoase.bsky.social @margaretroach.bsky.social @fictionaljosh.bsky.social
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Risky Business: Josh Pearce Reviews Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning locusmag.com/2025/06...
Risky Business: Josh Pearce Reviews Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning
Amazing action, convoluted writing. Recommended for the spectacle and the stunts, just don’t expect anything to make much sense. Though the franchise started out as spy-action, over the decad…
locusmag.com
June 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Risky Business: Josh Pearce Reviews Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning locusmag.com/2025/06...
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Strange days indeed in “Microcosmus of Mystery” by @fictionaljosh.bsky.social
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July 4, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Strange days indeed in “Microcosmus of Mystery” by @fictionaljosh.bsky.social
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Issue 42 of Mythaxis Magazine is out now!
mythaxis.co.uk/issue-42/
Six new stories in text and audio formats, and reviews too!
Many thanks to @SeanMacKendrick.bsky.social, Cheryl Ntumy, Anna Ziegelhof, Travis Ezell, Charlie Winter, Josh Pearce, @faceyouhate.bsky.social, and Micah Hyatt on voice!
mythaxis.co.uk/issue-42/
Six new stories in text and audio formats, and reviews too!
Many thanks to @SeanMacKendrick.bsky.social, Cheryl Ntumy, Anna Ziegelhof, Travis Ezell, Charlie Winter, Josh Pearce, @faceyouhate.bsky.social, and Micah Hyatt on voice!
June 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Issue 42 of Mythaxis Magazine is out now!
mythaxis.co.uk/issue-42/
Six new stories in text and audio formats, and reviews too!
Many thanks to @SeanMacKendrick.bsky.social, Cheryl Ntumy, Anna Ziegelhof, Travis Ezell, Charlie Winter, Josh Pearce, @faceyouhate.bsky.social, and Micah Hyatt on voice!
mythaxis.co.uk/issue-42/
Six new stories in text and audio formats, and reviews too!
Many thanks to @SeanMacKendrick.bsky.social, Cheryl Ntumy, Anna Ziegelhof, Travis Ezell, Charlie Winter, Josh Pearce, @faceyouhate.bsky.social, and Micah Hyatt on voice!
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“The Weather on Other Planets” by Josh Pearce
The music is unbearable.
You wear an earbud tuned to radio static of lightning strikes on Saturn
The music is unbearable.
You wear an earbud tuned to radio static of lightning strikes on Saturn
“The Weather on Other Planets” by Josh Pearce
kaleidotrope.net
July 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
“The Weather on Other Planets” by Josh Pearce
The music is unbearable.
You wear an earbud tuned to radio static of lightning strikes on Saturn
The music is unbearable.
You wear an earbud tuned to radio static of lightning strikes on Saturn
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Do You Believe in Love After Life? Josh Pearce Reviews The Shrouds locusmag.com/2025/07...
Do You Believe in Love After Life? Josh Pearce Reviews The Shrouds
David Cronenberg returns to what he does best—uncomfortable medical procedures and filming in Toronto—for his latest scifi horror, The Shrouds. A quieter, more somber affair than his earlier movies…
locusmag.com
August 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Do You Believe in Love After Life? Josh Pearce Reviews The Shrouds locusmag.com/2025/07...
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The August @utopiascifi.bsky.social is out!! We're now printing 5 poems/issue and this one features themes of florals and the natural world. Poems from @rkduncan.bsky.social @epapasoulioti.bsky.social @marysoonlee.bsky.social Josh Pearce & Kelley Tai!
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August 2025 | UtopiaScienceFiction
August 2025, Vol. 7 Issue 1 Content EditorialLetter from the Editor by Tristan Evarts InterviewsMatthew HolnessPaolo Bacigalupi Short StoriesSylvester is an Asshole and Must Die by Calie VoorhisDamage...
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August 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The August @utopiascifi.bsky.social is out!! We're now printing 5 poems/issue and this one features themes of florals and the natural world. Poems from @rkduncan.bsky.social @epapasoulioti.bsky.social @marysoonlee.bsky.social Josh Pearce & Kelley Tai!
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Long Live the New Flesh! Josh Pearce Reviews Together
Long Live the New Flesh! Josh Pearce Reviews Together
“Ew, kissing,” is what my youngest says whenever he sees it happening in front of him. Oh yeah, buddy, you think that’s gross? Wait till you’re old enough to watch this movi…
locusmag.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Long Live the New Flesh! Josh Pearce Reviews Together
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There are 7 poems in the new Kaleidotrope and 579 different words between them.
November 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
There are 7 poems in the new Kaleidotrope and 579 different words between them.
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