Leo Oliveira 🏳️🌈🐀
@leokaaolive.bsky.social
Destroyer of dreams. Enjoyer of rats. he/him
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I write fantasy, horror, and sometimes happy endings. Fusion Fragment, Radon, Zooscape, Heartlines, and more. First Reader for Skull & Laurel.
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https://medium.com/@leomustblog // https://ko-fi.com/leokaolive
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I write fantasy, horror, and sometimes happy endings. Fusion Fragment, Radon, Zooscape, Heartlines, and more. First Reader for Skull & Laurel.
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https://medium.com/@leomustblog // https://ko-fi.com/leokaolive
#WritingCommunity nation, how do you come up with titles for your stories? Does it come to you in a dream? Do you spin a wheel? Do you steal a line?
November 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM
#WritingCommunity nation, how do you come up with titles for your stories? Does it come to you in a dream? Do you spin a wheel? Do you steal a line?
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Weird Year in Review:
8 books.
3 magazine issues.
2 sleep-deprived co-publishers.
Let's do it again in '26!
Missing anything from your bookshelves? Hit up our webstore🖤☠️
store.tenebrouspress.com
8 books.
3 magazine issues.
2 sleep-deprived co-publishers.
Let's do it again in '26!
Missing anything from your bookshelves? Hit up our webstore🖤☠️
store.tenebrouspress.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Weird Year in Review:
8 books.
3 magazine issues.
2 sleep-deprived co-publishers.
Let's do it again in '26!
Missing anything from your bookshelves? Hit up our webstore🖤☠️
store.tenebrouspress.com
8 books.
3 magazine issues.
2 sleep-deprived co-publishers.
Let's do it again in '26!
Missing anything from your bookshelves? Hit up our webstore🖤☠️
store.tenebrouspress.com
EEE!
This is one of my personal favourite short stories I’ve ever written, I’m so happy it got picked up by the fine folks at FF, especially alongside this roster.
🙏
This is one of my personal favourite short stories I’ve ever written, I’m so happy it got picked up by the fine folks at FF, especially alongside this roster.
🙏
Story #2 in FF#26: "Pig Lion" by @leokaaolive.bsky.social
If you need a story with:
-robot monsters
-people isolating themselves due to self-hatred
-life as screenplay
Download it for free at www.fusionfragment.com/issue-26/
If you need a story with:
-robot monsters
-people isolating themselves due to self-hatred
-life as screenplay
Download it for free at www.fusionfragment.com/issue-26/
October 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
EEE!
This is one of my personal favourite short stories I’ve ever written, I’m so happy it got picked up by the fine folks at FF, especially alongside this roster.
🙏
This is one of my personal favourite short stories I’ve ever written, I’m so happy it got picked up by the fine folks at FF, especially alongside this roster.
🙏
Reposted by Leo Oliveira 🏳️🌈🐀
FF#26 and Saros #4 have arrived!
Get your copies for free (or toss us a few bucks!) all in one handy download at fusionfragment.com/issue-26
Or head downthread for more info on the great stories in these two issues!
Get your copies for free (or toss us a few bucks!) all in one handy download at fusionfragment.com/issue-26
Or head downthread for more info on the great stories in these two issues!
October 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
FF#26 and Saros #4 have arrived!
Get your copies for free (or toss us a few bucks!) all in one handy download at fusionfragment.com/issue-26
Or head downthread for more info on the great stories in these two issues!
Get your copies for free (or toss us a few bucks!) all in one handy download at fusionfragment.com/issue-26
Or head downthread for more info on the great stories in these two issues!
Reposted by Leo Oliveira 🏳️🌈🐀
FF#26 features work by Nkereuwem Albert, @thesuiway.bsky.social, Emma Russell-Trione, @eggandcressida.bsky.social, @straith.ca, @leokaaolive.bsky.social, @slharris.bsky.social, and Nana Afadua Ofori-Atta!
@arielmarkenjack.bsky.social recs stories from Fractured, edited by @silviamg.bsky.social
@arielmarkenjack.bsky.social recs stories from Fractured, edited by @silviamg.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
FF#26 features work by Nkereuwem Albert, @thesuiway.bsky.social, Emma Russell-Trione, @eggandcressida.bsky.social, @straith.ca, @leokaaolive.bsky.social, @slharris.bsky.social, and Nana Afadua Ofori-Atta!
@arielmarkenjack.bsky.social recs stories from Fractured, edited by @silviamg.bsky.social
@arielmarkenjack.bsky.social recs stories from Fractured, edited by @silviamg.bsky.social
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RELEASE DATE: What's better than a new issue from FF? Two issues on the same day! In our first-ever dual launch day, you'll be able to get FF#26 and Saros #4 in one handy download package.
Get excited for Monday, October 27th!
Get excited for Monday, October 27th!
October 14, 2025 at 12:42 AM
RELEASE DATE: What's better than a new issue from FF? Two issues on the same day! In our first-ever dual launch day, you'll be able to get FF#26 and Saros #4 in one handy download package.
Get excited for Monday, October 27th!
Get excited for Monday, October 27th!
sliding in a submission on the last day it's open gives me the same rush as slamming 'send' on dropbox at 11:50pm
October 6, 2025 at 12:12 AM
sliding in a submission on the last day it's open gives me the same rush as slamming 'send' on dropbox at 11:50pm
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The beautiful FF#26 cover by @evelynepark.bsky.social is here! In a few months, you'll get to read stories by @thesuiway.bsky.social, @slharris.bsky.social, @straith.ca, @leokaaolive.bsky.social, @eggandcressida.bsky.social, @nkereuwxm.bsky.social, Emma Russell-Trione, and Nana Afadua Ofori-Atta!
July 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The beautiful FF#26 cover by @evelynepark.bsky.social is here! In a few months, you'll get to read stories by @thesuiway.bsky.social, @slharris.bsky.social, @straith.ca, @leokaaolive.bsky.social, @eggandcressida.bsky.social, @nkereuwxm.bsky.social, Emma Russell-Trione, and Nana Afadua Ofori-Atta!
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🖤☠️MEET THE BRAVE NEW WEIRDo's🖤☠️
@leokaaolive.bsky.social is, apparently, part of a vast satanic clothing conspiracy, & told us all about it here:
tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/6/...
@leokaaolive.bsky.social is, apparently, part of a vast satanic clothing conspiracy, & told us all about it here:
tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/6/...
Meet the WEIRDOs: BRAVE NEW WEIRD Award Winner Leo Oliveira — tenebrous press
Leo Oliveira hails from Ontario, Canada, where he studied psychology and creative writing. He nurses a soft spot for rats, prehistory, and flawed queer characters. His work has appeared or is forthco...
tenebrouspress.com
June 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🖤☠️MEET THE BRAVE NEW WEIRDo's🖤☠️
@leokaaolive.bsky.social is, apparently, part of a vast satanic clothing conspiracy, & told us all about it here:
tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/6/...
@leokaaolive.bsky.social is, apparently, part of a vast satanic clothing conspiracy, & told us all about it here:
tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/6/...
Reposted by Leo Oliveira 🏳️🌈🐀
Reposted by Leo Oliveira 🏳️🌈🐀
FFer Read of the Day: "The Colour of Longing" by @leokaaolive.bsky.social in @heartlines-spec.com
www.heartlines-spec.com/the-colour-o...
www.heartlines-spec.com/the-colour-o...
The Colour of Longing
The Colour of Longing by Leo Oliveira
www.heartlines-spec.com
June 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
FFer Read of the Day: "The Colour of Longing" by @leokaaolive.bsky.social in @heartlines-spec.com
www.heartlines-spec.com/the-colour-o...
www.heartlines-spec.com/the-colour-o...
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"My name is Greta Thunberg and I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel."
June 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
"My name is Greta Thunberg and I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel."
This too
June 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
This too
Goddamn pigs
LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Goddamn pigs
Don't let Google's chudness lead you astray: happy official Pride Month everybody.
June 1, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Don't let Google's chudness lead you astray: happy official Pride Month everybody.
working on the thing i stopped working on to work on the other thing i started working on again to take a break from the thing that i started (now continuing) to refresh the well on the other other thing i began to forget how much the other thing was frustrating me
May 14, 2025 at 5:52 AM
working on the thing i stopped working on to work on the other thing i started working on again to take a break from the thing that i started (now continuing) to refresh the well on the other other thing i began to forget how much the other thing was frustrating me
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so many amazing authors in here, some of whom i’ve had the pleasure of working with personally! congrats to all! @angelaliu.bsky.social @hannahgreer.bsky.social @slashnburnett.bsky.social @leokaaolive.bsky.social
Good morning hi would you like to know the BRAVE NEW WEIRD TABLE OF CONTENTS?
tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/5/...
tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/5/...
BRAVE NEW WEIRD: Final Table of Contents announced, Preorders open — tenebrous press
Hey Ho, Tenebrous Cult! Please join us in congratulating the Weirdo Class of 2024! The following twenty-five individuals will comprise the Table of Contents of BRAVE NEW WEIRD: The Best New Weird Ho...
tenebrouspress.com
May 10, 2025 at 1:34 AM
so many amazing authors in here, some of whom i’ve had the pleasure of working with personally! congrats to all! @angelaliu.bsky.social @hannahgreer.bsky.social @slashnburnett.bsky.social @leokaaolive.bsky.social
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Contains FFers @angelaliu.bsky.social @cavar.bsky.social @hannahgreer.bsky.social and @leokaaolive.bsky.social!
Good morning hi would you like to know the BRAVE NEW WEIRD TABLE OF CONTENTS?
tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/5/...
tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/5/...
BRAVE NEW WEIRD: Final Table of Contents announced, Preorders open — tenebrous press
Hey Ho, Tenebrous Cult! Please join us in congratulating the Weirdo Class of 2024! The following twenty-five individuals will comprise the Table of Contents of BRAVE NEW WEIRD: The Best New Weird Ho...
tenebrouspress.com
May 8, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Contains FFers @angelaliu.bsky.social @cavar.bsky.social @hannahgreer.bsky.social and @leokaaolive.bsky.social!
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Congratulations to our @leokaaolive.bsky.social for winning inclusion into Brave New Weird vol. 3. Find their Issue 8 story "They Remember Faces" in the great print book soon
Good morning hi would you like to know the BRAVE NEW WEIRD TABLE OF CONTENTS?
tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/5/...
tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/5/...
BRAVE NEW WEIRD: Final Table of Contents announced, Preorders open — tenebrous press
Hey Ho, Tenebrous Cult! Please join us in congratulating the Weirdo Class of 2024! The following twenty-five individuals will comprise the Table of Contents of BRAVE NEW WEIRD: The Best New Weird Ho...
tenebrouspress.com
May 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Congratulations to our @leokaaolive.bsky.social for winning inclusion into Brave New Weird vol. 3. Find their Issue 8 story "They Remember Faces" in the great print book soon
YEEEEHAW! Certified Weirdo time.
I'm so grateful to the folks at Tenebrous for considering and selecting my story, 'They Remember Faces,' among the featured.
I'm so grateful to the folks at Tenebrous for considering and selecting my story, 'They Remember Faces,' among the featured.
Good morning hi would you like to know the BRAVE NEW WEIRD TABLE OF CONTENTS?
tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/5/...
tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/5/...
BRAVE NEW WEIRD: Final Table of Contents announced, Preorders open — tenebrous press
Hey Ho, Tenebrous Cult! Please join us in congratulating the Weirdo Class of 2024! The following twenty-five individuals will comprise the Table of Contents of BRAVE NEW WEIRD: The Best New Weird Ho...
tenebrouspress.com
May 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
YEEEEHAW! Certified Weirdo time.
I'm so grateful to the folks at Tenebrous for considering and selecting my story, 'They Remember Faces,' among the featured.
I'm so grateful to the folks at Tenebrous for considering and selecting my story, 'They Remember Faces,' among the featured.
My story with Heartlines Spec is up for free now on their website!
'The Colour of Longing' faces the darker aspects of ambition, of jealousy, and how those fears can warp you. Does victory taste as sweet when you've sacrificed everything for it?
www.heartlines-spec.com/the-colour-o...
'The Colour of Longing' faces the darker aspects of ambition, of jealousy, and how those fears can warp you. Does victory taste as sweet when you've sacrificed everything for it?
www.heartlines-spec.com/the-colour-o...
The Colour of Longing
The Colour of Longing by Leo Oliveira
www.heartlines-spec.com
May 7, 2025 at 2:34 AM
My story with Heartlines Spec is up for free now on their website!
'The Colour of Longing' faces the darker aspects of ambition, of jealousy, and how those fears can warp you. Does victory taste as sweet when you've sacrificed everything for it?
www.heartlines-spec.com/the-colour-o...
'The Colour of Longing' faces the darker aspects of ambition, of jealousy, and how those fears can warp you. Does victory taste as sweet when you've sacrificed everything for it?
www.heartlines-spec.com/the-colour-o...
Hosting my own story on medium as it seems the original site that published it is down. It's unaltered from its original form, so hopefully anyone that enjoyed the original is able to find it again here!
medium.com/@leomustblog...
medium.com/@leomustblog...
Killifisher, Killifisher
Author’s Note: This story was originally published in Port Crow Press in 2024. As of May 2025, it appears the magazine has become defunct…
medium.com
May 2, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Hosting my own story on medium as it seems the original site that published it is down. It's unaltered from its original form, so hopefully anyone that enjoyed the original is able to find it again here!
medium.com/@leomustblog...
medium.com/@leomustblog...
Pro tip: you can buy like, three or four indie games for the price of one AAA title.
May 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Pro tip: you can buy like, three or four indie games for the price of one AAA title.
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