Lark Morgan Lu
@larkmorganlu.bsky.social
Writing/Tea | Adult | They/She | 1st gen Han Chinese | Works in F&SF, Augur, Pyre, If There's Anyone Left, & more. | Assoc. Editor @flashfictiononline.bsky.social | pfp @unghostlyCasper
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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2 ongoing convos are dovetailing rn:
1. a holiday shopping $ blackout aimed at big business;
2. worry over small presses closing or paring down.
Let's talk direct action: YOU CAN DO BOTH😀
IT'S VITAL TO SUPPORT indie pubs that encourage risk & diversity. Here's a 🧵 of em you can support directly:
1. a holiday shopping $ blackout aimed at big business;
2. worry over small presses closing or paring down.
Let's talk direct action: YOU CAN DO BOTH😀
IT'S VITAL TO SUPPORT indie pubs that encourage risk & diversity. Here's a 🧵 of em you can support directly:
November 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
2 ongoing convos are dovetailing rn:
1. a holiday shopping $ blackout aimed at big business;
2. worry over small presses closing or paring down.
Let's talk direct action: YOU CAN DO BOTH😀
IT'S VITAL TO SUPPORT indie pubs that encourage risk & diversity. Here's a 🧵 of em you can support directly:
1. a holiday shopping $ blackout aimed at big business;
2. worry over small presses closing or paring down.
Let's talk direct action: YOU CAN DO BOTH😀
IT'S VITAL TO SUPPORT indie pubs that encourage risk & diversity. Here's a 🧵 of em you can support directly:
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Exciting news! Thanks to our sale, we've rocketed all the way up to over 4,900 paying subscribers. This means we can cross another goal, a regular columnist, off our list. We plan to sort out the exact specifics in our own time, but for now, who do you think would be a good fit?
November 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Exciting news! Thanks to our sale, we've rocketed all the way up to over 4,900 paying subscribers. This means we can cross another goal, a regular columnist, off our list. We plan to sort out the exact specifics in our own time, but for now, who do you think would be a good fit?
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And the titular story is free to read til the end of the month.
undertowpublications.com/uncertain-sons
undertowpublications.com/uncertain-sons
November 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
And the titular story is free to read til the end of the month.
undertowpublications.com/uncertain-sons
undertowpublications.com/uncertain-sons
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A poignant story about a father and a son and a third person who needs so badly to be acknowledged. Just as much as any person in a society that ignores systemic issues and can crush the human spirit so easily. Still, we persist.
by @wiswell.bsky.social in @reactorsff.bsky.social
by @wiswell.bsky.social in @reactorsff.bsky.social
Phantom View - Reactor
A disabled son care-taking for a disabled father tries to understand the mysterious blur haunting them.
reactormag.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
A poignant story about a father and a son and a third person who needs so badly to be acknowledged. Just as much as any person in a society that ignores systemic issues and can crush the human spirit so easily. Still, we persist.
by @wiswell.bsky.social in @reactorsff.bsky.social
by @wiswell.bsky.social in @reactorsff.bsky.social
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Made a little vlog style video of my wandering through the PAXU expo hall (my first attempt at this format and style!) looking for solo/GMless/ general TTRPGs to stream with my chat!
I hope bsky doesn’t eat the quality but #PAXUnplugged was great this year and I met so many lovely TTRPG creators 💜
I hope bsky doesn’t eat the quality but #PAXUnplugged was great this year and I met so many lovely TTRPG creators 💜
November 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Made a little vlog style video of my wandering through the PAXU expo hall (my first attempt at this format and style!) looking for solo/GMless/ general TTRPGs to stream with my chat!
I hope bsky doesn’t eat the quality but #PAXUnplugged was great this year and I met so many lovely TTRPG creators 💜
I hope bsky doesn’t eat the quality but #PAXUnplugged was great this year and I met so many lovely TTRPG creators 💜
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looks like my novella is for sale over at Rebel Satori.
maybe check it out if you enjoy queer urban fantasy, wildly misconstrued irish mythology and/or brattish protagonists?
rebelsatori.com/product/the-...
maybe check it out if you enjoy queer urban fantasy, wildly misconstrued irish mythology and/or brattish protagonists?
rebelsatori.com/product/the-...
The Hidden Ones
Unlock the secrets of the Hidden Ones dave ring and experience the fading myths of Eire. Come and delve into ancient tales! 🌌
rebelsatori.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
looks like my novella is for sale over at Rebel Satori.
maybe check it out if you enjoy queer urban fantasy, wildly misconstrued irish mythology and/or brattish protagonists?
rebelsatori.com/product/the-...
maybe check it out if you enjoy queer urban fantasy, wildly misconstrued irish mythology and/or brattish protagonists?
rebelsatori.com/product/the-...
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The fact that itch posted this and not even an hour later I got a bunch of new sales proves how big it is when other people talk about your games.
It can literally be a life changing events.
When John Harper made a nice quote tweet about Breathless, hundreds of people looked at the game.
Wild
It can literally be a life changing events.
When John Harper made a nice quote tweet about Breathless, hundreds of people looked at the game.
Wild
Voidlight: A rules-bright sci-fi horror dungeon crawl where your only safety is a beam of light that shrinks every ten minutes.
farirpgs.itch.io/voidlight
farirpgs.itch.io/voidlight
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The fact that itch posted this and not even an hour later I got a bunch of new sales proves how big it is when other people talk about your games.
It can literally be a life changing events.
When John Harper made a nice quote tweet about Breathless, hundreds of people looked at the game.
Wild
It can literally be a life changing events.
When John Harper made a nice quote tweet about Breathless, hundreds of people looked at the game.
Wild
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Are we doing awards eligibility posts already? Mine is simple: The GIrl That My Mother Is Leaving Me For, published in Reactor 4/2025. It's got romance in dystopia and mild superpowers and complicated trans feelings about body-swapping, and it's free to read reactormag.com/the-girl-tha...
The Girl That My Mother Is Leaving Me For - Reactor
In a corporate-run dystopia, a trans girl plucked out of poverty to give birth to a clone meets her replacement.
reactormag.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Are we doing awards eligibility posts already? Mine is simple: The GIrl That My Mother Is Leaving Me For, published in Reactor 4/2025. It's got romance in dystopia and mild superpowers and complicated trans feelings about body-swapping, and it's free to read reactormag.com/the-girl-tha...
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We've got a new T&F story for you this Monday! 👀
"After the Astronaut and the North Star Kiss" by Stefan Alcalá Slater is a tale of cosmic longing & the moment where two lonely explorers finally collide! 🌌💫
Read it NOW! 🔗 Link in bio.
P.S. every story in Vol 3 is now on our site, free to read!
"After the Astronaut and the North Star Kiss" by Stefan Alcalá Slater is a tale of cosmic longing & the moment where two lonely explorers finally collide! 🌌💫
Read it NOW! 🔗 Link in bio.
P.S. every story in Vol 3 is now on our site, free to read!
November 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
We've got a new T&F story for you this Monday! 👀
"After the Astronaut and the North Star Kiss" by Stefan Alcalá Slater is a tale of cosmic longing & the moment where two lonely explorers finally collide! 🌌💫
Read it NOW! 🔗 Link in bio.
P.S. every story in Vol 3 is now on our site, free to read!
"After the Astronaut and the North Star Kiss" by Stefan Alcalá Slater is a tale of cosmic longing & the moment where two lonely explorers finally collide! 🌌💫
Read it NOW! 🔗 Link in bio.
P.S. every story in Vol 3 is now on our site, free to read!
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GTA friends I will be at this Canadian-Caribbean showcase on Dec 14 discussing Writing Speculative Fiction with Terese Mason Pierre and Lue Palmer! All of it is free. There are workshops on poetry, self pubbing, non fiction, short stories etc!
come say hi? 😀
diasporadialogues.com/diaspora-dia...
come say hi? 😀
diasporadialogues.com/diaspora-dia...
Diaspora Dialogues Presents the 2025 Canadian-Caribbean Literary Showcase - Diaspora Dialogues
The Canadian-Caribbean Literary Showcase is a three-day celebration of Caribbean voices and their influence on Canadian literature, art, and culture. Over the course of the showcase, audiences are inv...
diasporadialogues.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
GTA friends I will be at this Canadian-Caribbean showcase on Dec 14 discussing Writing Speculative Fiction with Terese Mason Pierre and Lue Palmer! All of it is free. There are workshops on poetry, self pubbing, non fiction, short stories etc!
come say hi? 😀
diasporadialogues.com/diaspora-dia...
come say hi? 😀
diasporadialogues.com/diaspora-dia...
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Look what I lack in pretty design skills I make up for in writing skills
November 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Look what I lack in pretty design skills I make up for in writing skills
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Applications for the Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices are now open!
Apply for your chance to work with one of our 8 amazing faculty members, attend programming aimed at developing craft and demystifying the publishing industry, and build forever-community. 🥰
bit.ly/48cM1iy
Apply for your chance to work with one of our 8 amazing faculty members, attend programming aimed at developing craft and demystifying the publishing industry, and build forever-community. 🥰
bit.ly/48cM1iy
Lambda Literary - 2026 Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices Application
Retreat Dates and Location
The 2026 Writers Retreat will be held virtually from August 1-August 8, 2026.
Application Details
Applications to attend the 2026 Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ* Voice...
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November 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Applications for the Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices are now open!
Apply for your chance to work with one of our 8 amazing faculty members, attend programming aimed at developing craft and demystifying the publishing industry, and build forever-community. 🥰
bit.ly/48cM1iy
Apply for your chance to work with one of our 8 amazing faculty members, attend programming aimed at developing craft and demystifying the publishing industry, and build forever-community. 🥰
bit.ly/48cM1iy
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My latest issue of THE WEIRD CIRCULAR is live! This one includes three writing prompts themed around the idea of liminality. Full of submission calls, music to write by, and other good writery news. newsletter.hlwalrath...
November 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
My latest issue of THE WEIRD CIRCULAR is live! This one includes three writing prompts themed around the idea of liminality. Full of submission calls, music to write by, and other good writery news. newsletter.hlwalrath...
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Story day!! I’m so delighted to debut in @unchartedmag.bsky.social with ‘Love Story in Colored Glass:’ an inter-dimensional love story about a starship that breaks reality - and a pair of lovers who find themselves, again and again, across the fracture.
www.unchartedmag.com/stories/love...
www.unchartedmag.com/stories/love...
Love Story in Colored Glass - Uncharted
“This,” her father says, the stone a matte black promise in his hand, “is how your ship will travel.” With a bravura flick, he throws it out onto the lake, but all she can focus on is the spike of ten...
www.unchartedmag.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Story day!! I’m so delighted to debut in @unchartedmag.bsky.social with ‘Love Story in Colored Glass:’ an inter-dimensional love story about a starship that breaks reality - and a pair of lovers who find themselves, again and again, across the fracture.
www.unchartedmag.com/stories/love...
www.unchartedmag.com/stories/love...
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What does the ECO series have in common with pears and plums? They all grow back stronger every spring 🍐✨
THANK YOU SO MUCH for supporting ECO24! Don't forget to grab your copy of the first in the ECO series, and watch your bookshelf grow year after year 🌱📚💚
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
THANK YOU SO MUCH for supporting ECO24! Don't forget to grab your copy of the first in the ECO series, and watch your bookshelf grow year after year 🌱📚💚
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
November 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
What does the ECO series have in common with pears and plums? They all grow back stronger every spring 🍐✨
THANK YOU SO MUCH for supporting ECO24! Don't forget to grab your copy of the first in the ECO series, and watch your bookshelf grow year after year 🌱📚💚
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
THANK YOU SO MUCH for supporting ECO24! Don't forget to grab your copy of the first in the ECO series, and watch your bookshelf grow year after year 🌱📚💚
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
@lpkindred.bsky.social is a stalwart and continued community advocate with great hugs and I'm disappointed but not surprised that his literary achivements go under-rewarded in academic spaces.
Please help @lpkindred.bsky.social stay in school in these difficult times. He's a great person who's had a rough go and deserves all the good things.
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
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
www.gofundme.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
@lpkindred.bsky.social is a stalwart and continued community advocate with great hugs and I'm disappointed but not surprised that his literary achivements go under-rewarded in academic spaces.
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New story day! My twisted fairy tale, “Head of the Household,” is in the winter issue of F(r)iction.
Koschei the Deathless, Slavic folklore’s baddest bad, has met his match in Ira: a mortal woman with a clever plan to take him down. At stake? Ira’s best friend’s freedom. Warning: contains gluten 🥖🩸
Koschei the Deathless, Slavic folklore’s baddest bad, has met his match in Ira: a mortal woman with a clever plan to take him down. At stake? Ira’s best friend’s freedom. Warning: contains gluten 🥖🩸
Head of the Household - F(r)iction
Kristina Ten presents the story of a woman preparing for her high-stakes marriage to an evil immortal lord.
frictionlit.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
New story day! My twisted fairy tale, “Head of the Household,” is in the winter issue of F(r)iction.
Koschei the Deathless, Slavic folklore’s baddest bad, has met his match in Ira: a mortal woman with a clever plan to take him down. At stake? Ira’s best friend’s freedom. Warning: contains gluten 🥖🩸
Koschei the Deathless, Slavic folklore’s baddest bad, has met his match in Ira: a mortal woman with a clever plan to take him down. At stake? Ira’s best friend’s freedom. Warning: contains gluten 🥖🩸
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.@brandoncase101.bsky.social returns to our magazine with "Love, Falling From the Stars," a poem about Cannonball_Jellyfish_9c87.int,
a sea-cleaning robot who affectionately refers to himself as Ball, and his friend Cassiopeia the satellite.
smallwondersmag.com/...
a sea-cleaning robot who affectionately refers to himself as Ball, and his friend Cassiopeia the satellite.
smallwondersmag.com/...
November 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
.@brandoncase101.bsky.social returns to our magazine with "Love, Falling From the Stars," a poem about Cannonball_Jellyfish_9c87.int,
a sea-cleaning robot who affectionately refers to himself as Ball, and his friend Cassiopeia the satellite.
smallwondersmag.com/...
a sea-cleaning robot who affectionately refers to himself as Ball, and his friend Cassiopeia the satellite.
smallwondersmag.com/...
BTW: Keep this bookmarked to show to newer authors just getting into short fiction about what they should be expecting and to negotiate accordingly otherwise.
Transparency is a core value for us at OTHERSIDE... and with that in mind, we now have sample contracts available on our website! We believe in supporting and protecting authors: no AI, no rights grabs, quick payment. Let us know if you have questions!
othersidespec.com/sample-contr...
othersidespec.com/sample-contr...
Sample Contracts - OTHERSIDE
Sample contracts for OTHERSIDE, including the language for nonfiction, reprints, original fiction and poetry.
othersidespec.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
BTW: Keep this bookmarked to show to newer authors just getting into short fiction about what they should be expecting and to negotiate accordingly otherwise.
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Transparency is a core value for us at OTHERSIDE... and with that in mind, we now have sample contracts available on our website! We believe in supporting and protecting authors: no AI, no rights grabs, quick payment. Let us know if you have questions!
othersidespec.com/sample-contr...
othersidespec.com/sample-contr...
Sample Contracts - OTHERSIDE
Sample contracts for OTHERSIDE, including the language for nonfiction, reprints, original fiction and poetry.
othersidespec.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Transparency is a core value for us at OTHERSIDE... and with that in mind, we now have sample contracts available on our website! We believe in supporting and protecting authors: no AI, no rights grabs, quick payment. Let us know if you have questions!
othersidespec.com/sample-contr...
othersidespec.com/sample-contr...
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A friend is one of the editors of this project and they take previously published work too!
🌱 WE BUILD A HOME: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
We're looking for existing or new illustrations and short comics (max 3 pages) for a digital fundraiser zine to support East African LGBTQIA+ refugees build a home in South Sudan.
More about the project here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
We're looking for existing or new illustrations and short comics (max 3 pages) for a digital fundraiser zine to support East African LGBTQIA+ refugees build a home in South Sudan.
More about the project here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
We Build a Home - call for submissions
We Build a Home - call for submissions Call for submissions for illustrations and short comics of max. 3 pages* about stories of what a home might mean to someone in the context of being queer. > SU...
docs.google.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
A friend is one of the editors of this project and they take previously published work too!
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Folks, an explanation why everything in our Black Friday Collection shows out of stock. We want to empower choice abd with 300-400 items, giving people more time to browse behooves everyone.
Later today we'll be working on uploading Vavia's line for the release.
Later today we'll be working on uploading Vavia's line for the release.
A reminder. We preview our collection drops so people can make informed, timely purchases. There are 11 of us, our collections have over 300 items. You can preview the Black Friday collection AS WE BUILD IT here 1/2:
www.peculiarityshop.com/blackfriday2...
www.peculiarityshop.com/blackfriday2...
Black Friday | Peculiarity Shop
The Peculiarity Shop Black Friday Collection, 11/28/2025, 12pm EST.
www.peculiarityshop.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Folks, an explanation why everything in our Black Friday Collection shows out of stock. We want to empower choice abd with 300-400 items, giving people more time to browse behooves everyone.
Later today we'll be working on uploading Vavia's line for the release.
Later today we'll be working on uploading Vavia's line for the release.
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New issue of @bcsmagazine.bsky.social is here, featuring stories by @japrenticewrites.bsky.social and @samuelchapman.bsky.social and cover art by Jereme Peabody: weightlessbooks.com/beneath-ceas...
November 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
New issue of @bcsmagazine.bsky.social is here, featuring stories by @japrenticewrites.bsky.social and @samuelchapman.bsky.social and cover art by Jereme Peabody: weightlessbooks.com/beneath-ceas...
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Clarkesworld was one of the first online magazines I submitted to. They eventually published one of my favourite short stories that I've written (drafted over one night, not sure I can do that anymore), 'muo-ka's Child'. Help Neil keep the lights on at one of sff's best magazines:
November 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Clarkesworld was one of the first online magazines I submitted to. They eventually published one of my favourite short stories that I've written (drafted over one night, not sure I can do that anymore), 'muo-ka's Child'. Help Neil keep the lights on at one of sff's best magazines: