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Indie Bites
@indiebites.bsky.social
A quarterly magazine featuring short fantasy fiction from indie authors.
Edited by @adiehartauthor.bsky.social and @josiejaffrey.bsky.social
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We’ve made an Indie Bites starter pack, featuring all the wonderful authors and illustrators who’ve contributed to Indie Bites.

Apologies to anyone we’ve missed - we’ve searched for you all but didn’t find you all, so please wave if you’re not in the pack and should be!

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Stranded by car troubles, Sophie meets Milo, an elderly man looking to reunite with a former lover. As Sophie tries to prove herself to be the perfect wingman, the two bond over drinks and tales of their past loves in a hotel that may be filled with more magic than anyone realizes.

#shortstory
Time in a Bottle by Allie Leigh @allieleighbooks.bsky.social is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Potions & Paramours)!

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November 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Super honored to be part of this collection! 🥺🖤
We are THRILLED to announce the full list of authors and illustrators who’ll be contributing to our 5th anniversary special edition hardback: The Quintessential Indie Bites!
Sign up now to be notified the minute the Kickstarter goes live!

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November 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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I'm so honored that the Kraken King is included in this special edition!

Check out the posts below for the full content list!
We are THRILLED to announce the full list of authors and illustrators who’ll be contributing to our 5th anniversary special edition hardback: The Quintessential Indie Bites!
Sign up now to be notified the minute the Kickstarter goes live!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/268...
November 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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This quintessential edition is going to be gorgeous!!
* Still Friends by Jillian Maria

Plus the following ALL NEW illustrations:
* Foiled cover by Arden Powell @ardenpowell.bsky.social
* Full-colour endpapers by Madeleine Rico
November 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Flattered to be included in this celebratory collection!
We are THRILLED to announce the full list of authors and illustrators who’ll be contributing to our 5th anniversary special edition hardback: The Quintessential Indie Bites!
Sign up now to be notified the minute the Kickstarter goes live!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/268...
November 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Table of Contents! I'm delighted to be here with Courtship & Kulning, in which a reluctant city bard is sent to the countryside to sing to dairy cows, and finds himself a handsome stranger to kiss while a beast stalks the hills. Fluffy gay fantasy romance. And I'm doing the cover art, as well!
We are THRILLED to announce the full list of authors and illustrators who’ll be contributing to our 5th anniversary special edition hardback: The Quintessential Indie Bites!
Sign up now to be notified the minute the Kickstarter goes live!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/268...
November 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
We are THRILLED to announce the full list of authors and illustrators who’ll be contributing to our 5th anniversary special edition hardback: The Quintessential Indie Bites!
Sign up now to be notified the minute the Kickstarter goes live!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/268...
November 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Time in a Bottle by Allie Leigh @allieleighbooks.bsky.social is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Potions & Paramours)!

www.silversunbooks.com/post/potions...
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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I'm in this one along with a ton more fantastic stories! Indie Bites does great work giving Indie authors the chance to shine and their special editions are fantastic!
November 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The Last Adventure of Leon Teryn by E.G. Letine @egletinewrites.bsky.social is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Potions & Paramours)!

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November 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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This is going to be such an awesome collection!! My story "The Gluttonous Ghosts of Cobblebridge" will be featured. Go save the kickstarter so you'll be notified on launch!!
November 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Indie Bites is fabulous!

Sign up to be notified about this project then, if you don't already get them in your inbox every quarter, go to their website & correct that!
November 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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GO HIT THE FOLLOW BUTTON. Indie Bites consistently puts together great work. AND I have a story in this, about a massive magical cat and a grumpy student.

That button doesn't force you to back but it *will* help them with algorithms !
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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I'm in this! Follow the prelaunch page now so you don't miss when it goes live this winter ✨
November 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
BIG NEWS!
We’re crowdfunding for a special 5th anniversary hardback of Indie Bites!
Sign up to our prelaunch page now to be notified the moment the Kickstarter goes live:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/268...
Coming soon: The Quintessential Indie Bites: Five Years of Fantasy
From quarterly fantasy magazine Indie Bites, a plush hardback featuring 20 of the editors' favourite stories from the past 20 issues.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The Reedling by Reyzl Grace @reyzlgrace.bsky.social is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Potions & Paramours)

www.silversunbooks.com/post/potions...
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Exeunt Omnes by Josie Jaffrey @josiejaffrey.bsky.social is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Potions & Paramours)

www.silversunbooks.com/post/potions...
November 18, 2025 at 8:19 AM
The featured author in our latest issue, Potions & Paramours, is Andi R. Christopher. Read the interview on our website!

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November 16, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Thank you to the lovely Indie Bites team for including Leon and Taamit in Issue 20! You can find my darlings in ‘The Last Adventure of Leon Teryn’ nestled in alongside more wonderful pieces in Potions & Paramours!
November 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Now that’s my kind of potion!

@indiebites.bsky.social Issue 20 is out today! Get your copy for free @ www.silversunbooks.com/post/potions...
November 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Many thanks to the good folks @indiebites.bsky.social for including my little сказка (Russian fairy tale), "The Reedling", in issue 20 (theme: 'potions & paramours'). Go enjoy something from an old favourite (I assume that's why you're following me) and maybe discover a new writer to love, too. 😊
Potions & Paramours (Issue 20)
Welcome to this quarter's issue of Indie Bites! It’s packed full of seven exclusive short stories from indie authors on the themes of Potions & Paramours, plus an interview with indie author Andi R. C...
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November 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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It's here! The latest edition of Indie Bites and the return of Professor Clarkfowler herself!
November 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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TWENTY issues of Indie Bites!
FIVE years!
What an amazing time we’ve had. Here’s to many more years of incredible fantasy stories!
Issue 20 out today!! That’s five whole years!!

This one includes my fluffy, magical, very silly sequel to The Exsparrowment of Evander Hale - in The Propotioning of Lucas Hendry, our favourite oblivious ADHD wizard gets trapped in a cupboard with his crush and a whole lot of potion fumes… ⚗️✨🧪
November 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Issue 20 out today!! That’s five whole years!!

This one includes my fluffy, magical, very silly sequel to The Exsparrowment of Evander Hale - in The Propotioning of Lucas Hendry, our favourite oblivious ADHD wizard gets trapped in a cupboard with his crush and a whole lot of potion fumes… ⚗️✨🧪
November 14, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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This issue contains my Masque of the Red Death-inspired story EXEUNT OMNES, featuring vampires, ballgowns and terrible decisions.
November 14, 2025 at 9:11 AM