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In today's Editor Pick: Every morning, a lone deer waits at the window; what begins as a child’s comfort curdles into a lesson about hunger, neglect and the terrible cost of being watched. It's Dear/Deer by Abigail Kemske (@abigailkemske.bsky.social)! Read it for free at gavagai.com/posts/965
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Update! I'm still going on with 1-poem-a-day thingy. Please forgive my exhausted 6 lines cinquain 😬
Wrote a flash! Experimented! Went into writing sprints!
But don't waste time with me. Read @abigailkemske.bsky.social “Dear/Deer” at gavagai.com/posts/965 instead. She's great.
Wrote a flash! Experimented! Went into writing sprints!
But don't waste time with me. Read @abigailkemske.bsky.social “Dear/Deer” at gavagai.com/posts/965 instead. She's great.
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January 14, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Update! I'm still going on with 1-poem-a-day thingy. Please forgive my exhausted 6 lines cinquain 😬
Wrote a flash! Experimented! Went into writing sprints!
But don't waste time with me. Read @abigailkemske.bsky.social “Dear/Deer” at gavagai.com/posts/965 instead. She's great.
Wrote a flash! Experimented! Went into writing sprints!
But don't waste time with me. Read @abigailkemske.bsky.social “Dear/Deer” at gavagai.com/posts/965 instead. She's great.
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New #horror story up on Gavagai today! Hope it gives you a brief escape today. 🦌
Thanks so much to @timhoelscherauthor.com .
Thanks so much to @timhoelscherauthor.com .
In today's Editor Pick: Every morning, a lone deer waits at the window; what begins as a child’s comfort curdles into a lesson about hunger, neglect and the terrible cost of being watched. It's Dear/Deer by Abigail Kemske (@abigailkemske.bsky.social)! Read it for free at gavagai.com/posts/965
January 14, 2026 at 3:27 PM
New #horror story up on Gavagai today! Hope it gives you a brief escape today. 🦌
Thanks so much to @timhoelscherauthor.com .
Thanks so much to @timhoelscherauthor.com .
In today's Editor Pick: Every morning, a lone deer waits at the window; what begins as a child’s comfort curdles into a lesson about hunger, neglect and the terrible cost of being watched. It's Dear/Deer by Abigail Kemske (@abigailkemske.bsky.social)! Read it for free at gavagai.com/posts/965
January 14, 2026 at 2:21 PM
In today's Editor Pick: Every morning, a lone deer waits at the window; what begins as a child’s comfort curdles into a lesson about hunger, neglect and the terrible cost of being watched. It's Dear/Deer by Abigail Kemske (@abigailkemske.bsky.social)! Read it for free at gavagai.com/posts/965
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January 12, 2026 at 2:38 PM
In today's Editor Pick: As the last humans faded from the shores, the birds learned that what each of them forgot alone could be remembered forever together. It's Rodrigo Culagovski's (@culagovski.net) A Murmuration Becoming Death. Read it for free at gavagai.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:01 PM
In today's Editor Pick: As the last humans faded from the shores, the birds learned that what each of them forgot alone could be remembered forever together. It's Rodrigo Culagovski's (@culagovski.net) A Murmuration Becoming Death. Read it for free at gavagai.com
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So we’re not supposed to believe our eyes when we’ve seen multiple videos that confirm what we know we saw?
January 9, 2026 at 9:14 PM
So we’re not supposed to believe our eyes when we’ve seen multiple videos that confirm what we know we saw?
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A fun little piece by me in this cool mag, Rat Bag Lit.
Today's story is "Christening a Mermaid" by Anne Wilkins. @annewilkins.bsky.social
#ratbag #ratbaglit #litmag #literarymagazine #micro #micros
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#ratbag #ratbaglit #litmag #literarymagazine #micro #micros
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January 9, 2026 at 10:59 PM
A fun little piece by me in this cool mag, Rat Bag Lit.
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Huge thanks to all the editors and readers who have supported me this year. Here's a small selection of my 2025 short fiction that may be eligible for reader-nominated awards such as the Hugo Awards and the Sir Julius Vogel Awards.
#WritingCommunity
#SpeculativeFiction
#ShortFiction
#HugoAwards
#WritingCommunity
#SpeculativeFiction
#ShortFiction
#HugoAwards
January 9, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Huge thanks to all the editors and readers who have supported me this year. Here's a small selection of my 2025 short fiction that may be eligible for reader-nominated awards such as the Hugo Awards and the Sir Julius Vogel Awards.
#WritingCommunity
#SpeculativeFiction
#ShortFiction
#HugoAwards
#WritingCommunity
#SpeculativeFiction
#ShortFiction
#HugoAwards
In today's Editor Pick: A suburban prank becomes a ritual of cruelty: filmed, shared, and escalated until no one can pretend it’s harmless anymore. It's Fatal Serendipity's "Caught." Read it for free at gavagai.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:13 PM
In today's Editor Pick: A suburban prank becomes a ritual of cruelty: filmed, shared, and escalated until no one can pretend it’s harmless anymore. It's Fatal Serendipity's "Caught." Read it for free at gavagai.com
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I got this acceptance on New Year's Eve, which was a cool way to end the year. Happy* reading!
*Note: This might not be the right word.
*Note: This might not be the right word.
Good morning! In today's Editor Pick: At a suburban block party, one woman discovers just how much cruelty can hide behind perfect smiles. It's Marlaina Cockcroft's Block Party. Enjoy!
January 6, 2026 at 7:01 PM
I got this acceptance on New Year's Eve, which was a cool way to end the year. Happy* reading!
*Note: This might not be the right word.
*Note: This might not be the right word.
Good morning! In today's Editor Pick: At a suburban block party, one woman discovers just how much cruelty can hide behind perfect smiles. It's Marlaina Cockcroft's Block Party. Enjoy!
January 5, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Good morning! In today's Editor Pick: At a suburban block party, one woman discovers just how much cruelty can hide behind perfect smiles. It's Marlaina Cockcroft's Block Party. Enjoy!
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Annual tradition: finding my name in the BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR @datlow.bsky.social.
Made Honorable Mentions for “The Mommy, The Daddy, The Brother, and The Me Outside My House” in BROKEN OLIVE BRANCHES.
I’ve made year summary, had story selected, & made HM. All that’s left is my name on cover. 😉
Made Honorable Mentions for “The Mommy, The Daddy, The Brother, and The Me Outside My House” in BROKEN OLIVE BRANCHES.
I’ve made year summary, had story selected, & made HM. All that’s left is my name on cover. 😉
January 4, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Annual tradition: finding my name in the BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR @datlow.bsky.social.
Made Honorable Mentions for “The Mommy, The Daddy, The Brother, and The Me Outside My House” in BROKEN OLIVE BRANCHES.
I’ve made year summary, had story selected, & made HM. All that’s left is my name on cover. 😉
Made Honorable Mentions for “The Mommy, The Daddy, The Brother, and The Me Outside My House” in BROKEN OLIVE BRANCHES.
I’ve made year summary, had story selected, & made HM. All that’s left is my name on cover. 😉
Excited to publish Dear/Deer soon! And no, you can’t type that without including this:🦌
I’m not sure what’s happening this year. First publication of 2026 yesterday and FIRST SALE of 2026 today! 🥳
Stay tuned. My horror story “Dear/Deer” is coming soon to @gavagai.com !! 🦌
Stay tuned. My horror story “Dear/Deer” is coming soon to @gavagai.com !! 🦌
January 2, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Excited to publish Dear/Deer soon! And no, you can’t type that without including this:🦌
We’ve got several stories eligible for 2025 awards in our first ever horror anthology, including Stoker and Best Weird Horror! Check out some of our best work in the Gavagai Horror Anthology Volume One! Link in comments!
January 2, 2026 at 4:32 AM
We’ve got several stories eligible for 2025 awards in our first ever horror anthology, including Stoker and Best Weird Horror! Check out some of our best work in the Gavagai Horror Anthology Volume One! Link in comments!
This is the anthologized collection of stories from our inaugural horror call last October #WritingCommunity #WriterSky #AmWriting #horror
January 1, 2026 at 10:35 PM
This is the anthologized collection of stories from our inaugural horror call last October #WritingCommunity #WriterSky #AmWriting #horror
January 1, 2026 at 10:33 PM
We're doing a retrospective of all the stories we've published on Gavagai since the first piece went live on October 28. Join the writing community and have a read at gavagai.com #WritingCommunity #WriterSky #AmWriting
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December 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
We're doing a retrospective of all the stories we've published on Gavagai since the first piece went live on October 28. Join the writing community and have a read at gavagai.com #WritingCommunity #WriterSky #AmWriting
Hey writers!
Yesterday we released an upgrade to our Am Writing tool!
Am Writing isn’t a tracker; it doesn’t measure productivity or push goals. It simply helps you understand where you are in your WIP and what's going right or not so right. No AI, just reflection #WritingCommunity #WriterSky
Yesterday we released an upgrade to our Am Writing tool!
Am Writing isn’t a tracker; it doesn’t measure productivity or push goals. It simply helps you understand where you are in your WIP and what's going right or not so right. No AI, just reflection #WritingCommunity #WriterSky
December 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Hey writers!
Yesterday we released an upgrade to our Am Writing tool!
Am Writing isn’t a tracker; it doesn’t measure productivity or push goals. It simply helps you understand where you are in your WIP and what's going right or not so right. No AI, just reflection #WritingCommunity #WriterSky
Yesterday we released an upgrade to our Am Writing tool!
Am Writing isn’t a tracker; it doesn’t measure productivity or push goals. It simply helps you understand where you are in your WIP and what's going right or not so right. No AI, just reflection #WritingCommunity #WriterSky
In today's Editor Pick: A prison tattoo earned in the woods promises power and beauty... but it comes with a hidden cost. It's The Artist's Price by Katja Rammer. Read it for free at gavagai.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
In today's Editor Pick: A prison tattoo earned in the woods promises power and beauty... but it comes with a hidden cost. It's The Artist's Price by Katja Rammer. Read it for free at gavagai.com
Good morning! For today's Editor Pick: Somewhere outside Dunwich, the Deep Ones still fish - and on one night in 1944, they reel a man in. It's Henry Herz's "Shooting Fish in a Barrel." Read it for free at gavagai.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Good morning! For today's Editor Pick: Somewhere outside Dunwich, the Deep Ones still fish - and on one night in 1944, they reel a man in. It's Henry Herz's "Shooting Fish in a Barrel." Read it for free at gavagai.com
In today's Editor Pick: Trapped between floors, a routine elevator ride becomes an inescapable descent into silence and dark: it's Hold the Door from S.J. Clauss. Read it for free at gavagai.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
In today's Editor Pick: Trapped between floors, a routine elevator ride becomes an inescapable descent into silence and dark: it's Hold the Door from S.J. Clauss. Read it for free at gavagai.com
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What's this? One last short story publication sneaking in before the end of the year? And it's horror you say?
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Find "The Itch of Guilt," out now @gavagai.com
www.gavagai.com/posts/602
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Find "The Itch of Guilt," out now @gavagai.com
www.gavagai.com/posts/602
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December 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
What's this? One last short story publication sneaking in before the end of the year? And it's horror you say?
🪳🪳🪳
Find "The Itch of Guilt," out now @gavagai.com
www.gavagai.com/posts/602
🪳🪳🪳
Find "The Itch of Guilt," out now @gavagai.com
www.gavagai.com/posts/602
In today's Editor Pick: A woman who survived girlhood by growing a literal exoskeleton faces a new wave of online harassment, and discovers that survival, once mastered, may be teachable. It's Lynne Sargent's The Itch of Guilt. Read it at gavagai.com #WritingCommunity #horror #AmAWriting #WriterSky
December 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
In today's Editor Pick: A woman who survived girlhood by growing a literal exoskeleton faces a new wave of online harassment, and discovers that survival, once mastered, may be teachable. It's Lynne Sargent's The Itch of Guilt. Read it at gavagai.com #WritingCommunity #horror #AmAWriting #WriterSky
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My debut novel, #PRIMACY, is out now.
Empires fall when you push back.
“League of Extraordinary Gentlemen meets Wall Street and it gets even crazier from there!”
#frankenstein #horrorbooks #fantasyhorror #classicmonsters
Empires fall when you push back.
“League of Extraordinary Gentlemen meets Wall Street and it gets even crazier from there!”
#frankenstein #horrorbooks #fantasyhorror #classicmonsters
My debut novel, PRIMACY is out now!
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December 15, 2025 at 11:58 PM
My debut novel, #PRIMACY, is out now.
Empires fall when you push back.
“League of Extraordinary Gentlemen meets Wall Street and it gets even crazier from there!”
#frankenstein #horrorbooks #fantasyhorror #classicmonsters
Empires fall when you push back.
“League of Extraordinary Gentlemen meets Wall Street and it gets even crazier from there!”
#frankenstein #horrorbooks #fantasyhorror #classicmonsters
Congrats to Zack Zagranis, the winner of the Gavagai 1000 microfiction contest (the prompt word was “shatter”). Read it here: www.gavagai.com/g1000/week/3
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December 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Congrats to Zack Zagranis, the winner of the Gavagai 1000 microfiction contest (the prompt word was “shatter”). Read it here: www.gavagai.com/g1000/week/3