Kai Delmas
@kaidelmas.bsky.social
German-American | Codexian |
Stories in Martian, Wyldblood, Tree And Stone, Etherea, and several Shacklebound anthos.
https://linktr.ee/kaidelmas
Stories in Martian, Wyldblood, Tree And Stone, Etherea, and several Shacklebound anthos.
https://linktr.ee/kaidelmas
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Since opening submissions on Oct 1st, @apexmag.bsky.social has received 2,187 stories. We're working our way through them, but it's taking us some time.
We're closing to submissions in December and will reopen again on January 1st.
We're closing to submissions in December and will reopen again on January 1st.
November 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Since opening submissions on Oct 1st, @apexmag.bsky.social has received 2,187 stories. We're working our way through them, but it's taking us some time.
We're closing to submissions in December and will reopen again on January 1st.
We're closing to submissions in December and will reopen again on January 1st.
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to stick with it!
Anything you could share is welcome! Any sharing with your network also helps! And I'm already grateful! Thank you so much!
gofund.me/ce21d48c2
Anything you could share is welcome! Any sharing with your network also helps! And I'm already grateful! Thank you so much!
gofund.me/ce21d48c2
Donate to Keep LP in School Spring 2026, organized by LP Kindred
Hey y'all,
I'm LP Kindred, a Chicagoan-Angeleno writer/editor/teaching artist/culture work… LP Kindred needs your support for Keep LP in School Spring 2026
gofund.me
November 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
to stick with it!
Anything you could share is welcome! Any sharing with your network also helps! And I'm already grateful! Thank you so much!
gofund.me/ce21d48c2
Anything you could share is welcome! Any sharing with your network also helps! And I'm already grateful! Thank you so much!
gofund.me/ce21d48c2
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I did not intend to post a @gofundme.com on my birthday but life does life things.
Long story short [too late], I received a merit scholarship based on my precious high school and college performances, not on the merit of the career I've been in for the past 10 years.
I'm setting up
Long story short [too late], I received a merit scholarship based on my precious high school and college performances, not on the merit of the career I've been in for the past 10 years.
I'm setting up
November 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I did not intend to post a @gofundme.com on my birthday but life does life things.
Long story short [too late], I received a merit scholarship based on my precious high school and college performances, not on the merit of the career I've been in for the past 10 years.
I'm setting up
Long story short [too late], I received a merit scholarship based on my precious high school and college performances, not on the merit of the career I've been in for the past 10 years.
I'm setting up
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Like @lpkindred.bsky.social, I went back to to school while working full time and it is NOT for the faint of heart, it is so hard. So donate if you can! Let's get this gofundme over the finish line 🙌
to stick with it!
Anything you could share is welcome! Any sharing with your network also helps! And I'm already grateful! Thank you so much!
gofund.me/ce21d48c2
Anything you could share is welcome! Any sharing with your network also helps! And I'm already grateful! Thank you so much!
gofund.me/ce21d48c2
Donate to Keep LP in School Spring 2026, organized by LP Kindred
Hey y'all,
I'm LP Kindred, a Chicagoan-Angeleno writer/editor/teaching artist/culture work… LP Kindred needs your support for Keep LP in School Spring 2026
gofund.me
November 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Like @lpkindred.bsky.social, I went back to to school while working full time and it is NOT for the faint of heart, it is so hard. So donate if you can! Let's get this gofundme over the finish line 🙌
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thanks for all the kind words 🖤🥲
thank you to everyone that showed up to support @thedeadlands.com via Patreon
this is how we keep publishing that zine, with your support
🙏🏻🖤💀
if you want to support us + read great death fiction/poetry/nonfic, here is the link:
psychopomp.com/deadlands/pa...
thank you to everyone that showed up to support @thedeadlands.com via Patreon
this is how we keep publishing that zine, with your support
🙏🏻🖤💀
if you want to support us + read great death fiction/poetry/nonfic, here is the link:
psychopomp.com/deadlands/pa...
Get more from The Deadlands on Patreon
a zine containing fiction, nonfiction, and poetry about Death
psychopomp.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:09 AM
thanks for all the kind words 🖤🥲
thank you to everyone that showed up to support @thedeadlands.com via Patreon
this is how we keep publishing that zine, with your support
🙏🏻🖤💀
if you want to support us + read great death fiction/poetry/nonfic, here is the link:
psychopomp.com/deadlands/pa...
thank you to everyone that showed up to support @thedeadlands.com via Patreon
this is how we keep publishing that zine, with your support
🙏🏻🖤💀
if you want to support us + read great death fiction/poetry/nonfic, here is the link:
psychopomp.com/deadlands/pa...
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a post about Psychopomp in 2026
please read and share
thank you very much
please read and share
thank you very much
what's next for Psychopomp - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
what to expect from Psychopomp (and The Deadlands and Fantasy Magazine) in 2026.
psychopomp.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
a post about Psychopomp in 2026
please read and share
thank you very much
please read and share
thank you very much
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Hails new followers & voyagers into the Weird! May we interest you in a slice of:
🚀Queer Sci-Fi Horromance?
🧠Surrealist Cronenbergian medical mind-fuckery?
❄️Indigenous Arctic supernatural survival?
🪸Coral eco-body horror?
And that's only PART of 2025. Fill your plate:
store.tenebrouspress.com
🚀Queer Sci-Fi Horromance?
🧠Surrealist Cronenbergian medical mind-fuckery?
❄️Indigenous Arctic supernatural survival?
🪸Coral eco-body horror?
And that's only PART of 2025. Fill your plate:
store.tenebrouspress.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Hails new followers & voyagers into the Weird! May we interest you in a slice of:
🚀Queer Sci-Fi Horromance?
🧠Surrealist Cronenbergian medical mind-fuckery?
❄️Indigenous Arctic supernatural survival?
🪸Coral eco-body horror?
And that's only PART of 2025. Fill your plate:
store.tenebrouspress.com
🚀Queer Sci-Fi Horromance?
🧠Surrealist Cronenbergian medical mind-fuckery?
❄️Indigenous Arctic supernatural survival?
🪸Coral eco-body horror?
And that's only PART of 2025. Fill your plate:
store.tenebrouspress.com
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I present Pushing Daisy—my debut novel—for your consideration in any literary awards for 2025!
If you're interested in reading the novel Publishers Weekly called "unforgettable" in their starred review, DM me and I'll make sure you get a copy. Digital and Audio available 🌻
If you're interested in reading the novel Publishers Weekly called "unforgettable" in their starred review, DM me and I'll make sure you get a copy. Digital and Audio available 🌻
November 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I present Pushing Daisy—my debut novel—for your consideration in any literary awards for 2025!
If you're interested in reading the novel Publishers Weekly called "unforgettable" in their starred review, DM me and I'll make sure you get a copy. Digital and Audio available 🌻
If you're interested in reading the novel Publishers Weekly called "unforgettable" in their starred review, DM me and I'll make sure you get a copy. Digital and Audio available 🌻
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Today's community drabble is, "The Silent Watchers" by Dakria. The theme was "spy."
Find Dakria on Bluesky bsky.app/profile/dakria.bsky.social
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
Find Dakria on Bluesky bsky.app/profile/dakria.bsky.social
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
November 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Today's community drabble is, "The Silent Watchers" by Dakria. The theme was "spy."
Find Dakria on Bluesky bsky.app/profile/dakria.bsky.social
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
Find Dakria on Bluesky bsky.app/profile/dakria.bsky.social
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
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For those nominating for the BSFA awards, Simultaneous Times podcast is eligible for best audio fiction. We produce 12 episodes a year and they can all be found at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/spa...
Space Cowboy Books Presents: Simultaneous Times
A science/speculative fiction anthology podcast. Winner of the 2023 Laureate Award for Best Podcast. BSFA, Ignyte, and British Fantasy Award Finalist for Best Audio Fiction. https://spacecowboybooks.c...
www.podomatic.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:13 AM
For those nominating for the BSFA awards, Simultaneous Times podcast is eligible for best audio fiction. We produce 12 episodes a year and they can all be found at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/spa...
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In today's Editor Pick: a possession, an exorcism, and something far more complicated between them. It's Caias Ward's Gutter-Washed Favorites. Read it for free at gavagai.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
In today's Editor Pick: a possession, an exorcism, and something far more complicated between them. It's Caias Ward's Gutter-Washed Favorites. Read it for free at gavagai.com
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Looking for some emergency work to cover some bills. I design book covers for indie science fiction, fantasy, and horror authors. $100 ebook, $200 for ebook and print. PLEASE DM ME for any questions or information!
Reposting repaid in ETERNAL LOVE <3
Reposting repaid in ETERNAL LOVE <3
November 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Looking for some emergency work to cover some bills. I design book covers for indie science fiction, fantasy, and horror authors. $100 ebook, $200 for ebook and print. PLEASE DM ME for any questions or information!
Reposting repaid in ETERNAL LOVE <3
Reposting repaid in ETERNAL LOVE <3
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The paperback of PORTRAITS OF DECAY is on sale for $14.99 right here: shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params...
I did the cover, formatting, everything for this book—and I'm so proud of it. If you're into Ligotti, Evenson, Jackson, and Barron, give it a shot.
I did the cover, formatting, everything for this book—and I'm so proud of it. If you're into Ligotti, Evenson, Jackson, and Barron, give it a shot.
November 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The paperback of PORTRAITS OF DECAY is on sale for $14.99 right here: shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params...
I did the cover, formatting, everything for this book—and I'm so proud of it. If you're into Ligotti, Evenson, Jackson, and Barron, give it a shot.
I did the cover, formatting, everything for this book—and I'm so proud of it. If you're into Ligotti, Evenson, Jackson, and Barron, give it a shot.
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The second book of Kathleen Palm's NOWHERE trilogy, WITHIN THE BLACK, releases this Friday (just in time for Christmas!). This middle-grade tale dives into grief and loss in a way that will resonate with everyone from middle grade readers to adults.
Pre-order yours on the Undertaker Books website!
Pre-order yours on the Undertaker Books website!
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The second book of Kathleen Palm's NOWHERE trilogy, WITHIN THE BLACK, releases this Friday (just in time for Christmas!). This middle-grade tale dives into grief and loss in a way that will resonate with everyone from middle grade readers to adults.
Pre-order yours on the Undertaker Books website!
Pre-order yours on the Undertaker Books website!
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Today's community drabble is, "Clara" by Dakria. The theme was "apparition."
Find Dakria on Bluesky bsky.app/profile/dakria.bsky.social
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
Find Dakria on Bluesky bsky.app/profile/dakria.bsky.social
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
November 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Today's community drabble is, "Clara" by Dakria. The theme was "apparition."
Find Dakria on Bluesky bsky.app/profile/dakria.bsky.social
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
Find Dakria on Bluesky bsky.app/profile/dakria.bsky.social
Care to drabble with us? Join the fun at reachyourapex.com/drbl
#authors #drabbles #writingprompts
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Many thanks to @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social for this lovely review of the inaugural Best Weird Fiction of the Year.
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Review: “The Best Weird Fiction of the Year, Volume 1” curated by Michael Kelly
Release Date: October 21, 2025Publisher: Undertow PublicationsGenre: Anthologies Description A showcase of some of the finest weird fiction from 2024, the inaugural volume of The Best Weird Fiction…
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November 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Many thanks to @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social for this lovely review of the inaugural Best Weird Fiction of the Year.
bit.ly/4reUV7Y
bit.ly/4reUV7Y
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IT IS HERE
Spooky middle grade
The Nowhere Series book 2
BEWARE THE BLACK
📚🩸
Spooky middle grade
The Nowhere Series book 2
BEWARE THE BLACK
📚🩸
HAPPY RELEASE DAY, @kathleenpalm.bsky.social!
WITHIN THE BLACK, the second book in the Nowhere series, is out now! Heartfelt middle grade horror for the introspective kid in all of us.
GO GRAB A COPY: www.amazon.com/gp/product/1...
CONGRATS, PEPPERS!!!!! 🌶️ #booksky
WITHIN THE BLACK, the second book in the Nowhere series, is out now! Heartfelt middle grade horror for the introspective kid in all of us.
GO GRAB A COPY: www.amazon.com/gp/product/1...
CONGRATS, PEPPERS!!!!! 🌶️ #booksky
November 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
IT IS HERE
Spooky middle grade
The Nowhere Series book 2
BEWARE THE BLACK
📚🩸
Spooky middle grade
The Nowhere Series book 2
BEWARE THE BLACK
📚🩸
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It’s here: the cover for the UK edition of VILE LADY VILLAINS, coming out April 02 2026 by Penguin Michael Joseph🖤
November 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
It’s here: the cover for the UK edition of VILE LADY VILLAINS, coming out April 02 2026 by Penguin Michael Joseph🖤
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Yall want a lewd award in the mail? Submit yourself and your friends for a Cummie! I'll be making these by hand....again 😅
It's time.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Nom yourself, nom your friends, nom your enemies or whatever
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Nom yourself, nom your friends, nom your enemies or whatever
The Dead Languages' Cummies
For the second year in the row, we are proud to announce the annual Dead Languages' Cummies award.
What are the DLP Cummies?
The Cummies will juicily celebrate horror authors and presses. These a...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Yall want a lewd award in the mail? Submit yourself and your friends for a Cummie! I'll be making these by hand....again 😅
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I have a story in this! The ToC is wild, the stories are incredible. If you want a weird west anthology, that's the one you NEED. Buy a copy, and check out 'Five Lemons in a Net', my story of trauma, soul-eating shadows, and of course, the importance of shopping lists 🔥
Out today! Twisted Trails is an anthology of weird west flash fiction stories!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSPD4FP4
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSPD4FP4
Twisted Trails: Tales of the Weird Wild West (Shacklebound Books)
Amazon.com: Twisted Trails: Tales of the Weird Wild West (Shacklebound Books) eBook : Fomley, Eric: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I have a story in this! The ToC is wild, the stories are incredible. If you want a weird west anthology, that's the one you NEED. Buy a copy, and check out 'Five Lemons in a Net', my story of trauma, soul-eating shadows, and of course, the importance of shopping lists 🔥
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Thrilled to be in this anthology - not just because I loved the piece they accepted from me, but because its an awesome TOC of authors I admire!!
November 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Thrilled to be in this anthology - not just because I loved the piece they accepted from me, but because its an awesome TOC of authors I admire!!
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(If you like the idea of Sheckleys, then check out Hungry Skins, my Zombies Need Brains story, available on their Patreon, or via the Year 2 anthology:
www.amazon.co.uk/ZNB-Presents...
Much longer piece that has two cryptid investigators hunting one...)
www.amazon.co.uk/ZNB-Presents...
Much longer piece that has two cryptid investigators hunting one...)
Amazon.co.uk
www.amazon.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM
(If you like the idea of Sheckleys, then check out Hungry Skins, my Zombies Need Brains story, available on their Patreon, or via the Year 2 anthology:
www.amazon.co.uk/ZNB-Presents...
Much longer piece that has two cryptid investigators hunting one...)
www.amazon.co.uk/ZNB-Presents...
Much longer piece that has two cryptid investigators hunting one...)
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I wish I was, a weirrddd west, a weirrddd west, heeeroooo...
@shackleboundbooks.bsky.social
Out now ft. my flash fiction, "Ghost Town".
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FSPD4FP4
(This story involves a Sheckley - my invented term for predatory mimic cryptids, after Robert Sheckley's Dimension of Miracles)
@shackleboundbooks.bsky.social
Out now ft. my flash fiction, "Ghost Town".
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FSPD4FP4
(This story involves a Sheckley - my invented term for predatory mimic cryptids, after Robert Sheckley's Dimension of Miracles)
November 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
I wish I was, a weirrddd west, a weirrddd west, heeeroooo...
@shackleboundbooks.bsky.social
Out now ft. my flash fiction, "Ghost Town".
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FSPD4FP4
(This story involves a Sheckley - my invented term for predatory mimic cryptids, after Robert Sheckley's Dimension of Miracles)
@shackleboundbooks.bsky.social
Out now ft. my flash fiction, "Ghost Town".
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FSPD4FP4
(This story involves a Sheckley - my invented term for predatory mimic cryptids, after Robert Sheckley's Dimension of Miracles)
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Cool news! Twisted Trails, a new anthology from @shackleboundbooks.bsky.social is out now. My latest short western, "Whisper from a Colt" is in it.
Find it here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSPD4FP4
Find it here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSPD4FP4
November 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Cool news! Twisted Trails, a new anthology from @shackleboundbooks.bsky.social is out now. My latest short western, "Whisper from a Colt" is in it.
Find it here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSPD4FP4
Find it here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSPD4FP4