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So, You Think This Might Be a Fairy Tale: A Checklist by Laila Amado
Your journey begins with…
☐ a stranger
☐ a damsel in distress
☐ a sticky situation demanding you skip town until it resolves itself
☐ all of the above
Your transport of choice is…
☐ a tin on wheels
☐ ...
hexliterary.com
"Your journey begins with…
☐ a stranger
☐ a damsel in distress
☐ a sticky situation demanding you skip town until it resolves itself
☐ all of the above..."
New hex! @amadolaila.bsky.social leads us far from the land of Scantron. Please select choices carefully and let us know your results! 📝💯
☐ a stranger
☐ a damsel in distress
☐ a sticky situation demanding you skip town until it resolves itself
☐ all of the above..."
New hex! @amadolaila.bsky.social leads us far from the land of Scantron. Please select choices carefully and let us know your results! 📝💯
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This is @amadolaila.bsky.social first release of 2026 thanks to @hexliterary.bsky.social.
And you too could too transform your day, in a fairy take by reading it.
So, You think this might be a fairy tale by Laila Amado: hexliterary.com
And you too could too transform your day, in a fairy take by reading it.
So, You think this might be a fairy tale by Laila Amado: hexliterary.com
Now
Now
hexliterary.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:11 AM
This is @amadolaila.bsky.social first release of 2026 thanks to @hexliterary.bsky.social.
And you too could too transform your day, in a fairy take by reading it.
So, You think this might be a fairy tale by Laila Amado: hexliterary.com
And you too could too transform your day, in a fairy take by reading it.
So, You think this might be a fairy tale by Laila Amado: hexliterary.com
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Thrilled to have my first story of 2026 published by the lovely @hexliterary.bsky.social ☺️
📚💙
This is an extremely short fairytale 👇
📚💙
This is an extremely short fairytale 👇
"Your journey begins with…
☐ a stranger
☐ a damsel in distress
☐ a sticky situation demanding you skip town until it resolves itself
☐ all of the above..."
New hex! @amadolaila.bsky.social leads us far from the land of Scantron. Please select choices carefully and let us know your results! 📝💯
☐ a stranger
☐ a damsel in distress
☐ a sticky situation demanding you skip town until it resolves itself
☐ all of the above..."
New hex! @amadolaila.bsky.social leads us far from the land of Scantron. Please select choices carefully and let us know your results! 📝💯
So, You Think This Might Be a Fairy Tale: A Checklist by Laila Amado
Your journey begins with…
☐ a stranger
☐ a damsel in distress
☐ a sticky situation demanding you skip town until it resolves itself
☐ all of the above
Your transport of choice is…
☐ a tin on wheels
☐ ...
hexliterary.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Thrilled to have my first story of 2026 published by the lovely @hexliterary.bsky.social ☺️
📚💙
This is an extremely short fairytale 👇
📚💙
This is an extremely short fairytale 👇
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@locusmag.bsky.social awards voting is open. Pretty cool seeing @thomasha.bsky.social's UNCERTAIN SONS in the graphic.
poll.voting.locusmag.com
poll.voting.locusmag.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:09 PM
@locusmag.bsky.social awards voting is open. Pretty cool seeing @thomasha.bsky.social's UNCERTAIN SONS in the graphic.
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poll.voting.locusmag.com
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A beautiful delight, this one
"Your journey begins with…
☐ a stranger
☐ a damsel in distress
☐ a sticky situation demanding you skip town until it resolves itself
☐ all of the above..."
New hex! @amadolaila.bsky.social leads us far from the land of Scantron. Please select choices carefully and let us know your results! 📝💯
☐ a stranger
☐ a damsel in distress
☐ a sticky situation demanding you skip town until it resolves itself
☐ all of the above..."
New hex! @amadolaila.bsky.social leads us far from the land of Scantron. Please select choices carefully and let us know your results! 📝💯
So, You Think This Might Be a Fairy Tale: A Checklist by Laila Amado
Your journey begins with…
☐ a stranger
☐ a damsel in distress
☐ a sticky situation demanding you skip town until it resolves itself
☐ all of the above
Your transport of choice is…
☐ a tin on wheels
☐ ...
hexliterary.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:25 PM
A beautiful delight, this one
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Such a thrill that we get to share this one on @hexliterary.bsky.social this week!!! I love fairy tales and I love this new fairy tale checklist by @amadolaila.bsky.social! I love how this piece offers choice but also narrative momentum. So wonderful! Read and spread the good word!!!
So, You Think This Might Be a Fairy Tale: A Checklist by Laila Amado
Your journey begins with…
☐ a stranger
☐ a damsel in distress
☐ a sticky situation demanding you skip town until it resolves itself
☐ all of the above
Your transport of choice is…
☐ a tin on wheels
☐ ...
hexliterary.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Such a thrill that we get to share this one on @hexliterary.bsky.social this week!!! I love fairy tales and I love this new fairy tale checklist by @amadolaila.bsky.social! I love how this piece offers choice but also narrative momentum. So wonderful! Read and spread the good word!!!
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A little nervy to share my FIRST EVER published verse poem! I feel so honored and lucky that @burialmagazine.bsky.social thought it decent enough to feature it!
This one was inspired by a @toddedillard.bsky.social post! Todd is a phenom poet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THX 4 LOOKING! <3
This one was inspired by a @toddedillard.bsky.social post! Todd is a phenom poet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THX 4 LOOKING! <3
Bathtub
burialmagazine.neocities.org
February 17, 2026 at 2:20 PM
A little nervy to share my FIRST EVER published verse poem! I feel so honored and lucky that @burialmagazine.bsky.social thought it decent enough to feature it!
This one was inspired by a @toddedillard.bsky.social post! Todd is a phenom poet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THX 4 LOOKING! <3
This one was inspired by a @toddedillard.bsky.social post! Todd is a phenom poet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THX 4 LOOKING! <3
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"On the road towards the ocean…"
Ooh, I love this choose-your-adventure fairy tale by @amadolaila.bsky.social!
Ooh, I love this choose-your-adventure fairy tale by @amadolaila.bsky.social!
Such a thrill that we get to share this one on @hexliterary.bsky.social this week!!! I love fairy tales and I love this new fairy tale checklist by @amadolaila.bsky.social! I love how this piece offers choice but also narrative momentum. So wonderful! Read and spread the good word!!!
So, You Think This Might Be a Fairy Tale: A Checklist by Laila Amado
Your journey begins with…
☐ a stranger
☐ a damsel in distress
☐ a sticky situation demanding you skip town until it resolves itself
☐ all of the above
Your transport of choice is…
☐ a tin on wheels
☐ ...
hexliterary.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:46 PM
"On the road towards the ocean…"
Ooh, I love this choose-your-adventure fairy tale by @amadolaila.bsky.social!
Ooh, I love this choose-your-adventure fairy tale by @amadolaila.bsky.social!
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Exactly what I needed this morning.
"Your journey begins with…
☐ a stranger
☐ a damsel in distress
☐ a sticky situation demanding you skip town until it resolves itself
☐ all of the above..."
New hex! @amadolaila.bsky.social leads us far from the land of Scantron. Please select choices carefully and let us know your results! 📝💯
☐ a stranger
☐ a damsel in distress
☐ a sticky situation demanding you skip town until it resolves itself
☐ all of the above..."
New hex! @amadolaila.bsky.social leads us far from the land of Scantron. Please select choices carefully and let us know your results! 📝💯
So, You Think This Might Be a Fairy Tale: A Checklist by Laila Amado
Your journey begins with…
☐ a stranger
☐ a damsel in distress
☐ a sticky situation demanding you skip town until it resolves itself
☐ all of the above
Your transport of choice is…
☐ a tin on wheels
☐ ...
hexliterary.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Exactly what I needed this morning.
"Your journey begins with…
☐ a stranger
☐ a damsel in distress
☐ a sticky situation demanding you skip town until it resolves itself
☐ all of the above..."
New hex! @amadolaila.bsky.social leads us far from the land of Scantron. Please select choices carefully and let us know your results! 📝💯
☐ a stranger
☐ a damsel in distress
☐ a sticky situation demanding you skip town until it resolves itself
☐ all of the above..."
New hex! @amadolaila.bsky.social leads us far from the land of Scantron. Please select choices carefully and let us know your results! 📝💯
So, You Think This Might Be a Fairy Tale: A Checklist by Laila Amado
Your journey begins with…
☐ a stranger
☐ a damsel in distress
☐ a sticky situation demanding you skip town until it resolves itself
☐ all of the above
Your transport of choice is…
☐ a tin on wheels
☐ ...
hexliterary.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:54 PM
"Your journey begins with…
☐ a stranger
☐ a damsel in distress
☐ a sticky situation demanding you skip town until it resolves itself
☐ all of the above..."
New hex! @amadolaila.bsky.social leads us far from the land of Scantron. Please select choices carefully and let us know your results! 📝💯
☐ a stranger
☐ a damsel in distress
☐ a sticky situation demanding you skip town until it resolves itself
☐ all of the above..."
New hex! @amadolaila.bsky.social leads us far from the land of Scantron. Please select choices carefully and let us know your results! 📝💯
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Rebecca Gransden @rgransden.bsky.social talks with Caleb Bethea @calebbethea.bsky.social b_bethea_ about their novel 'Disco Murder City' ! read this conversation !
xraylitmag.com/disco-and-th...
xraylitmag.com/disco-and-th...
DISCO AND THE INFERNAL CITY: AN INTERVIEW WITH CALEB BETHEA by Rebecca Gransden
The city lights up after nightfall, and Caleb Bethea knows the way. With Disco Murder City (Maudlin House, 2025) Bethea takes the lead, chasing fear along emptied alleys, into pulsating nightclubs fil...
xraylitmag.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Rebecca Gransden @rgransden.bsky.social talks with Caleb Bethea @calebbethea.bsky.social b_bethea_ about their novel 'Disco Murder City' ! read this conversation !
xraylitmag.com/disco-and-th...
xraylitmag.com/disco-and-th...
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A Presidents’ Day poem from me, at Michigan City Review of Books. Enjoy. mcrb.neocities.org/timetraveler
February 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM
A Presidents’ Day poem from me, at Michigan City Review of Books. Enjoy. mcrb.neocities.org/timetraveler
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Issue 7 is now live! With new work by:
Lauren Camp
Theodore Heil
Marc Kaufman
@yukondawn.bsky.social
@nataliemarino.bsky.social
Adam McOmber
www.ettereview.com/winter2026/
Lauren Camp
Theodore Heil
Marc Kaufman
@yukondawn.bsky.social
@nataliemarino.bsky.social
Adam McOmber
www.ettereview.com/winter2026/
February 16, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Issue 7 is now live! With new work by:
Lauren Camp
Theodore Heil
Marc Kaufman
@yukondawn.bsky.social
@nataliemarino.bsky.social
Adam McOmber
www.ettereview.com/winter2026/
Lauren Camp
Theodore Heil
Marc Kaufman
@yukondawn.bsky.social
@nataliemarino.bsky.social
Adam McOmber
www.ettereview.com/winter2026/
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"What can you say to critics who argue that airable consumption is ineffective, delusional, or even harmful?
- I would argue it is not a method. It’s an embodied truth. Don’t you want to embody the truth?"
* AIRABLE CONSUMPTION *
My flash on @hexliterary.bsky.social !!!
- I would argue it is not a method. It’s an embodied truth. Don’t you want to embody the truth?"
* AIRABLE CONSUMPTION *
My flash on @hexliterary.bsky.social !!!
Airable Consumption by Z. K. Abraham
Can you tell us about your journey to start Airable Consumption?
I like to share my journey to inspire others. In this age of unnatural living, we are farther removed from the earth than we have ev...
hexliterary.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:35 PM
"What can you say to critics who argue that airable consumption is ineffective, delusional, or even harmful?
- I would argue it is not a method. It’s an embodied truth. Don’t you want to embody the truth?"
* AIRABLE CONSUMPTION *
My flash on @hexliterary.bsky.social !!!
- I would argue it is not a method. It’s an embodied truth. Don’t you want to embody the truth?"
* AIRABLE CONSUMPTION *
My flash on @hexliterary.bsky.social !!!
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who is this. I do not know this guy
February 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM
who is this. I do not know this guy
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Happy (Haunted) Valentine's Day from me & @hexliterary.bsky.social!
The Strangler's Hotel by K.C. Mead-Brewer
Zoe’s been running this place for years now, and she knows for a fact: there’s nothing sexier than a haunted house. It speaks to your every sense, even your quietest sixth one. She feels the icy littl...
hexliterary.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Happy (Haunted) Valentine's Day from me & @hexliterary.bsky.social!
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very very excited (& nervous! stage jitters!) to share news of a project that my person & I have been working on for so long now
we're starting a tiny artist residency here in Baltimore; say hello to The Doll House!
www.thedollhouse.studio
we're starting a tiny artist residency here in Baltimore; say hello to The Doll House!
www.thedollhouse.studio
The Doll House
www.thedollhouse.studio
February 13, 2026 at 5:11 PM
very very excited (& nervous! stage jitters!) to share news of a project that my person & I have been working on for so long now
we're starting a tiny artist residency here in Baltimore; say hello to The Doll House!
www.thedollhouse.studio
we're starting a tiny artist residency here in Baltimore; say hello to The Doll House!
www.thedollhouse.studio
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Ahhh I can’t believe I get to host my own HAD sub call!!! I hope you all send something my way!!!
still slowly getting through this call's 364 submissions, but... surprise! doing another call on Sunday!
Theme: Time Travel
Feb 15, 2 pm CST, capped at 150 submissions
Guest ed.: @ezhang77.bsky.social
Max 200 words
Send up to 2 (as long as total word count is less than 200)
The shorter the better
Theme: Time Travel
Feb 15, 2 pm CST, capped at 150 submissions
Guest ed.: @ezhang77.bsky.social
Max 200 words
Send up to 2 (as long as total word count is less than 200)
The shorter the better
February 13, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Ahhh I can’t believe I get to host my own HAD sub call!!! I hope you all send something my way!!!
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So many amazing people involved in getting this book to this point, cannot wait for it to be out in the world. And my word, that cover...
This Imbolc, we are thrilled to unveil the cover of 'The Posthumous Book of Shahrazad', the award-winning Asturian collection by @raquelmenendez.bsky.social, in an extraordinary translation by @robmunb.bsky.social! Design & illustration by Patrick Fisher at Frontwards Design. Pre-orders now open!
February 3, 2026 at 9:09 AM
So many amazing people involved in getting this book to this point, cannot wait for it to be out in the world. And my word, that cover...
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We've got more wins to celebrate: contributor @skyskkyy.bsky.social won @prairie-schooner.bsky.social’s Lawrence Foundation Award! 🎉
February 13, 2026 at 4:45 PM
We've got more wins to celebrate: contributor @skyskkyy.bsky.social won @prairie-schooner.bsky.social’s Lawrence Foundation Award! 🎉
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God I love that we got these for @hexliterary.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 3:31 PM
God I love that we got these for @hexliterary.bsky.social
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I AM VERY DELIGHTED TO SHARE THIS!!!!
Thank you @hexliterary.bsky.social , appreciate you enjoying my weirdness!!!
Thank you @hexliterary.bsky.social , appreciate you enjoying my weirdness!!!
February 10, 2026 at 5:40 PM
I AM VERY DELIGHTED TO SHARE THIS!!!!
Thank you @hexliterary.bsky.social , appreciate you enjoying my weirdness!!!
Thank you @hexliterary.bsky.social , appreciate you enjoying my weirdness!!!
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GENERAL CALL: If you have a book release later this year that's speculative, funky or strange and you're looking for venues in the Northeast for events, DM me + let's talk about whether @eveninghouse.bsky.social in downtown Buffalo would be a good fit for you 🍻
eveninghousebooks.com
eveninghousebooks.com
Evening House Books
Buffalo's downtown bookstore, a parlor-style cove for deep cut indie literature and bold, diverse, voices.
eveninghousebooks.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:08 PM
GENERAL CALL: If you have a book release later this year that's speculative, funky or strange and you're looking for venues in the Northeast for events, DM me + let's talk about whether @eveninghouse.bsky.social in downtown Buffalo would be a good fit for you 🍻
eveninghousebooks.com
eveninghousebooks.com
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"Taste it, swallow it up, take in that geyser of purified air. Taste the electrolytes?... Now exhale in beat with the machine’s cycles.
It’s okay if we feel a little dizzy at first."
Horror meets the wellness industry in this astonishing new offering from @pegasusunder.bsky.social ! 😱💨😱
It’s okay if we feel a little dizzy at first."
Horror meets the wellness industry in this astonishing new offering from @pegasusunder.bsky.social ! 😱💨😱
Airable Consumption by Z. K. Abraham
Can you tell us about your journey to start Airable Consumption?
I like to share my journey to inspire others. In this age of unnatural living, we are farther removed from the earth than we have ev...
hexliterary.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:09 PM
"Taste it, swallow it up, take in that geyser of purified air. Taste the electrolytes?... Now exhale in beat with the machine’s cycles.
It’s okay if we feel a little dizzy at first."
Horror meets the wellness industry in this astonishing new offering from @pegasusunder.bsky.social ! 😱💨😱
It’s okay if we feel a little dizzy at first."
Horror meets the wellness industry in this astonishing new offering from @pegasusunder.bsky.social ! 😱💨😱
splurged on holographic glitter hex stickers for Baltimore AWP IF YOU EVEN CARE
(of course you care. stay tuned for more hex @ AWP news soon.)
(of course you care. stay tuned for more hex @ AWP news soon.)
February 10, 2026 at 9:45 PM
splurged on holographic glitter hex stickers for Baltimore AWP IF YOU EVEN CARE
(of course you care. stay tuned for more hex @ AWP news soon.)
(of course you care. stay tuned for more hex @ AWP news soon.)
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AIRABLE CONSUMPTION out today on @hexliterary.bsky.social
Love Hex, thank you thank you for publishing this maniacal flash!
"Air is the pinnacle of my spiritual and consumptive lifestyle. ...
Breathe right, live right!"
Love Hex, thank you thank you for publishing this maniacal flash!
"Air is the pinnacle of my spiritual and consumptive lifestyle. ...
Breathe right, live right!"
February 10, 2026 at 5:42 PM
AIRABLE CONSUMPTION out today on @hexliterary.bsky.social
Love Hex, thank you thank you for publishing this maniacal flash!
"Air is the pinnacle of my spiritual and consumptive lifestyle. ...
Breathe right, live right!"
Love Hex, thank you thank you for publishing this maniacal flash!
"Air is the pinnacle of my spiritual and consumptive lifestyle. ...
Breathe right, live right!"