Azure Arther
@litgalz.bsky.social
I read, write, teach, mom. WOTF winner, children's author, poet, playwright, novelist. Editor for Tales and Feathers, first reader for Augur. Stories somewhere.
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🎊 Special thanks goes to our whole editorial team:
Lead editor: @litgalz.bsky.social
Editors: Julia Bortolussi, @conyerclayton.bsky.social, @andregeleynse.com, Louise Koren, @suntorya.bsky.social
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Lead editor: @litgalz.bsky.social
Editors: Julia Bortolussi, @conyerclayton.bsky.social, @andregeleynse.com, Louise Koren, @suntorya.bsky.social
augursociety.org/augur-issue-...
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Augur Issue 8.2 Augur Magazine Issue 8.2 - Augur Literary Society
Augur Magazine Issue 8.2 asks you to exist in the in-between, in the cycles where yes, all things grow and die–but all things also live, vibrantly, exquisitely, and unapologetically–in revolutions whe...
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It's my first time leading editing. The process was so eye-opening and amazing. I won't restate the editor's note but yall. Yall...I am so proud of each and every one of these stories and the authors who wrote them.
Come meet some new reads.
Come meet some new reads.
Reposted by Azure Arther
Augur Issue 8.2 is NOW LIVE! 🎊 & you can find 2 FREE pieces on our site!
Discover...
🔥 an elemental aftermath of an affair
🦖 a monstrous hymn of awe and destruction
🍯 devastation dripped in honey and rain
& so much more!
🔗 Starting reading here: augursociety.org/augur-issue-...
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Discover...
🔥 an elemental aftermath of an affair
🦖 a monstrous hymn of awe and destruction
🍯 devastation dripped in honey and rain
& so much more!
🔗 Starting reading here: augursociety.org/augur-issue-...
🧵
October 30, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Augur Issue 8.2 is NOW LIVE! 🎊 & you can find 2 FREE pieces on our site!
Discover...
🔥 an elemental aftermath of an affair
🦖 a monstrous hymn of awe and destruction
🍯 devastation dripped in honey and rain
& so much more!
🔗 Starting reading here: augursociety.org/augur-issue-...
🧵
Discover...
🔥 an elemental aftermath of an affair
🦖 a monstrous hymn of awe and destruction
🍯 devastation dripped in honey and rain
& so much more!
🔗 Starting reading here: augursociety.org/augur-issue-...
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Eeeeèee.
Excerpt reading: Azure Arther’s “Do The Bop Bop” by Ken Nderitu.
While analog horror is usually associated with found footage on grainy VHS tapes, @litgalz.bsky.social skillfully manages to evoke the same feeling on the page with this short.
Listen here:
While analog horror is usually associated with found footage on grainy VHS tapes, @litgalz.bsky.social skillfully manages to evoke the same feeling on the page with this short.
Listen here:
November 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Eeeeèee.
It's my first time leading editing. The process was so eye-opening and amazing. I won't restate the editor's note but yall. Yall...I am so proud of each and every one of these stories and the authors who wrote them.
Come meet some new reads.
Come meet some new reads.
🎊 Special thanks goes to our whole editorial team:
Lead editor: @litgalz.bsky.social
Editors: Julia Bortolussi, @conyerclayton.bsky.social, @andregeleynse.com, Louise Koren, @suntorya.bsky.social
augursociety.org/augur-issue-...
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Lead editor: @litgalz.bsky.social
Editors: Julia Bortolussi, @conyerclayton.bsky.social, @andregeleynse.com, Louise Koren, @suntorya.bsky.social
augursociety.org/augur-issue-...
🧵
Augur Issue 8.2 Augur Magazine Issue 8.2 - Augur Literary Society
Augur Magazine Issue 8.2 asks you to exist in the in-between, in the cycles where yes, all things grow and die–but all things also live, vibrantly, exquisitely, and unapologetically–in revolutions whe...
augursociety.org
October 31, 2025 at 12:04 AM
It's my first time leading editing. The process was so eye-opening and amazing. I won't restate the editor's note but yall. Yall...I am so proud of each and every one of these stories and the authors who wrote them.
Come meet some new reads.
Come meet some new reads.
Went rowing today. Was lovely. Taught a poetry class today. Was exquisite. Ate fresh fruit and pizza and pastries and Chipotle. Was greedy.
Such a gorgeous Saturday.
Such a gorgeous Saturday.
September 14, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Went rowing today. Was lovely. Taught a poetry class today. Was exquisite. Ate fresh fruit and pizza and pastries and Chipotle. Was greedy.
Such a gorgeous Saturday.
Such a gorgeous Saturday.
YOU HAVE THREE DAYS LEFT.
Haven't gotten your subs in yet? 👀
We're STILL OPEN for submissions from marginalized creators until SEPT 15th!
Don't self reject‼️
We're STILL OPEN for submissions from marginalized creators until SEPT 15th!
Don't self reject‼️
Got a short story, flash fic, or poem sitting in your drafts? 👀📖
Submissions for Augur Magazine Issues 9.1, 9.2, and 9.3 AND @talesfeathers.bsky.social Vol 5 are ✨ OPEN! ✨
Visit augursociety.org/submissions/ to read our guidelines and submit!
Submissions for Augur Magazine Issues 9.1, 9.2, and 9.3 AND @talesfeathers.bsky.social Vol 5 are ✨ OPEN! ✨
Visit augursociety.org/submissions/ to read our guidelines and submit!
September 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
YOU HAVE THREE DAYS LEFT.
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If you've got a novella or novelette, sent it our way! 📚
Our first ever novella and novelette call is STILL OPEN until SEPT 15th!
Visit augursociety.org/press-submis... to read the guidelines and submit!
Our first ever novella and novelette call is STILL OPEN until SEPT 15th!
Visit augursociety.org/press-submis... to read the guidelines and submit!
HEY SFF WRITERS 👋✨
We want your books.
So we can acquire them.
And print them.
For our ✨🪶 SOON TO BE LAUNCHED PRESS 🪶✨
Submissions are open until August 30. 12.5k-40k words.
Guidelines are live on our site, found down-thread.
Pass it on 👀
We want your books.
So we can acquire them.
And print them.
For our ✨🪶 SOON TO BE LAUNCHED PRESS 🪶✨
Submissions are open until August 30. 12.5k-40k words.
Guidelines are live on our site, found down-thread.
Pass it on 👀
September 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
If you've got a novella or novelette, sent it our way! 📚
Our first ever novella and novelette call is STILL OPEN until SEPT 15th!
Visit augursociety.org/press-submis... to read the guidelines and submit!
Our first ever novella and novelette call is STILL OPEN until SEPT 15th!
Visit augursociety.org/press-submis... to read the guidelines and submit!
Also...uh...READ THIS.
In "Do The Bop Bop", @litgalz.bsky.social crafts a chilling slow-burn horror where cheerful childhood comfort turns sinister, and a tense fight for survival warps the familiar into the unrecognisable.
Read the full story in Issue 2 of WTBAP magazine: willthisbeaproblem.co.ke/2025/07/10/d...
Read the full story in Issue 2 of WTBAP magazine: willthisbeaproblem.co.ke/2025/07/10/d...
August 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Also...uh...READ THIS.
Can we talk about our first issue of 2025?! ARE YOU READY? Even if I hadn't edited a story in this issue, I would still be screaming because. It's. So. Good. Get ready for a ride.
🪶Augurians! Augur Issue 8.1 is NOW LIVE! 💫
Check out...
🤖 A disaster relief delivery robot
🧟 Touring a mall in a zombie apocalypse ⭐️ A love letter from a star
& plenty more!
& you can read two FREE pieces on our site NOW!
🔗 Link to Issue 8.1: augursociety.org/augur-issue-...
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Check out...
🤖 A disaster relief delivery robot
🧟 Touring a mall in a zombie apocalypse ⭐️ A love letter from a star
& plenty more!
& you can read two FREE pieces on our site NOW!
🔗 Link to Issue 8.1: augursociety.org/augur-issue-...
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August 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Can we talk about our first issue of 2025?! ARE YOU READY? Even if I hadn't edited a story in this issue, I would still be screaming because. It's. So. Good. Get ready for a ride.
I have a poem in this anthology and I couldn't be more excited. @gravesidepress.bsky.social really did their thing with this one.
geni.us/gatheredhere
geni.us/gatheredhere
Gathered Here Today: An Open Casket of Art and Poetry
Get it now:
geni.us
July 20, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I have a poem in this anthology and I couldn't be more excited. @gravesidepress.bsky.social really did their thing with this one.
geni.us/gatheredhere
geni.us/gatheredhere
I am so excited to be in this lineup of international authors. So. Cool.
Thank you @willthisbeaproblem.bsky.social for giving Bop Bop such an amazing home. And that cover is phenomenal.
Thank you @willthisbeaproblem.bsky.social for giving Bop Bop such an amazing home. And that cover is phenomenal.
We're excited to announce that Issue 2 of Will This Be A Problem? The Magazine is now live and free to read on our website!
This issue brings back familiar voices alongside striking debuts, showcasing speculative fiction in its different forms:
willthisbeaproblem.co.ke/will-this-be...
This issue brings back familiar voices alongside striking debuts, showcasing speculative fiction in its different forms:
willthisbeaproblem.co.ke/will-this-be...
Will This Be A Problem? The Magazine Issue 2
Will This Be A Problem? The Magazine : Issue 2. This edition features speculative fiction from Kenya, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, and the USA.
willthisbeaproblem.co.ke
July 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I am so excited to be in this lineup of international authors. So. Cool.
Thank you @willthisbeaproblem.bsky.social for giving Bop Bop such an amazing home. And that cover is phenomenal.
Thank you @willthisbeaproblem.bsky.social for giving Bop Bop such an amazing home. And that cover is phenomenal.
How many times have I done this?!
...yes.
...yes.
July 14, 2025 at 2:53 AM
How many times have I done this?!
...yes.
...yes.
Just a little light reading for the weekend. Doing all graphic novels for the next week or so. Because yes.
July 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Just a little light reading for the weekend. Doing all graphic novels for the next week or so. Because yes.
Bruh. The skill, the storytelling...I was trapped, hooked, and enthralled. Damn this was good.
But @catvalente.bsky.social I need Jolene's story something terrible. I'll be thinking about her for a long time coming.
But @catvalente.bsky.social I need Jolene's story something terrible. I'll be thinking about her for a long time coming.
I HAVE A NEW SHORT STORY OUT!
I’ve been struggling with whether to spoil the premise by saying the five words that would DEFINITELY get you to click.
So I won’t now, just go read it & be surprised.
At 2pm I’ll post the five words. ;)
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/when...
I’ve been struggling with whether to spoil the premise by saying the five words that would DEFINITELY get you to click.
So I won’t now, just go read it & be surprised.
At 2pm I’ll post the five words. ;)
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/when...
When He Calls Your Name - Uncanny Magazine
There’s nights in the deep end of summer so hot and thick and wet you can feel the dark wrinkling up your fingers like bathwater—and my last night breathing was one of those. 2 a.m. came to ring my be...
www.uncannymagazine.com
July 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Bruh. The skill, the storytelling...I was trapped, hooked, and enthralled. Damn this was good.
But @catvalente.bsky.social I need Jolene's story something terrible. I'll be thinking about her for a long time coming.
But @catvalente.bsky.social I need Jolene's story something terrible. I'll be thinking about her for a long time coming.
Reposted by Azure Arther
Our Fund Drive is still live! This year's AfroSurrealism Special Issue was funded through a stretch goal during last year's Kickstarter!
Here's some more from that issue:
luminaries
by Adebe DeRango-Adem
Let Sleeping Hyenas Lie
by Rutendo Chidzodzo
Read at the link in our bio!
Here's some more from that issue:
luminaries
by Adebe DeRango-Adem
Let Sleeping Hyenas Lie
by Rutendo Chidzodzo
Read at the link in our bio!
July 2, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Our Fund Drive is still live! This year's AfroSurrealism Special Issue was funded through a stretch goal during last year's Kickstarter!
Here's some more from that issue:
luminaries
by Adebe DeRango-Adem
Let Sleeping Hyenas Lie
by Rutendo Chidzodzo
Read at the link in our bio!
Here's some more from that issue:
luminaries
by Adebe DeRango-Adem
Let Sleeping Hyenas Lie
by Rutendo Chidzodzo
Read at the link in our bio!
Such an apt story choice for our current existence. Y'all see the talent exuding from these 100 words? Whoa. @eggandcressida.bsky.social
"A young woman, dressed in rugged clothes, huddles in the rubble." 🐎🏚️
New drabble fiction today by @eggandcressida.bsky.social: "The Fifth Horseman"
Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
New drabble fiction today by @eggandcressida.bsky.social: "The Fifth Horseman"
Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
June 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Such an apt story choice for our current existence. Y'all see the talent exuding from these 100 words? Whoa. @eggandcressida.bsky.social
Story Day! BUT LET'S MAKE IT WEIRD. Did I forget to tell yall I won a slot on this year's Brave New Weird TOC? BUY IT. Thank you, @tenebrouspress.bsky.social
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store.tenebrouspress.com?utm_source=s...
Tenebrous Press - The Home of New Weird Horror
Independent, award-winning publisher of Horror/Sci-Fi/speculative books, magazines and merchandise. Hail the Tenebrous Cult.
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June 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Story Day! BUT LET'S MAKE IT WEIRD. Did I forget to tell yall I won a slot on this year's Brave New Weird TOC? BUY IT. Thank you, @tenebrouspress.bsky.social
store.tenebrouspress.com?utm_source=s...
store.tenebrouspress.com?utm_source=s...
Reposted by Azure Arther
shamelessly reminding y'all I won a damn award while selflessly (bravely) asking you to read this outstanding collection of new weirdos
Holy cow, BRAVE NEW WEIRD is out tomorrow?! We've been so busy plotting & planning & juggling, & with Alex's visit last week, we nearly forgot!
25-ish of the best independently published New Weird stories from 2024, plus thoughts & prayers from both of us.
Get it here:
store.tenebrouspress.com
25-ish of the best independently published New Weird stories from 2024, plus thoughts & prayers from both of us.
Get it here:
store.tenebrouspress.com
June 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
shamelessly reminding y'all I won a damn award while selflessly (bravely) asking you to read this outstanding collection of new weirdos
Pantsers know this space intimately. I am such a farmer.
June 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Pantsers know this space intimately. I am such a farmer.
I am so excited to be in this Flame Tree anthology! Originally in @unchartedmag.bsky.social and @nightlightpod.bsky.social
I can't wait to hold it in my hands. Yaaasa.
blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...
I can't wait to hold it in my hands. Yaaasa.
blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...
Afrofuturism Short Stories | Successful Submissions & Selected Stories
We’re pleased to announce the authors included in our upcoming anthology: Afrofuturism Short Stories!
blog.flametreepublishing.com
June 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I am so excited to be in this Flame Tree anthology! Originally in @unchartedmag.bsky.social and @nightlightpod.bsky.social
I can't wait to hold it in my hands. Yaaasa.
blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...
I can't wait to hold it in my hands. Yaaasa.
blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...
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Quick #Juneteenth check. Are you subscribed to @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social? Could you afford the $15.99 for a year of excellent stories to give you joy and fuel?
1) "I can afford $15.99" = click 👇🏻!
2) "I can but I'm too busy to read more" - Buy a gift sub! Go on!
fiyahlitmag.com/product-cate...
1) "I can afford $15.99" = click 👇🏻!
2) "I can but I'm too busy to read more" - Buy a gift sub! Go on!
fiyahlitmag.com/product-cate...
June 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Quick #Juneteenth check. Are you subscribed to @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social? Could you afford the $15.99 for a year of excellent stories to give you joy and fuel?
1) "I can afford $15.99" = click 👇🏻!
2) "I can but I'm too busy to read more" - Buy a gift sub! Go on!
fiyahlitmag.com/product-cate...
1) "I can afford $15.99" = click 👇🏻!
2) "I can but I'm too busy to read more" - Buy a gift sub! Go on!
fiyahlitmag.com/product-cate...
I absolutely loved the opportunity to write this story (and a micro-essay!). It couldn't be in a better publication. Crepuscular gives fantastic micro fiction for the busy speculative reader and I'm here for it. Happy Juneteenth, yall.
Crepuscular welcomes Azure Arther with the special release of a Juneteenth story, free to read immediately!
www.patreon.com/crep...
www.patreon.com/crep...
June 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I absolutely loved the opportunity to write this story (and a micro-essay!). It couldn't be in a better publication. Crepuscular gives fantastic micro fiction for the busy speculative reader and I'm here for it. Happy Juneteenth, yall.
Me and my kid. Let's watch something!
Me and my kid. Oh there's...a Lego...documentary about...Pharrell?
Me and my kid: 👀
It's. So. Good.
Me and my kid. Oh there's...a Lego...documentary about...Pharrell?
Me and my kid: 👀
It's. So. Good.
June 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Me and my kid. Let's watch something!
Me and my kid. Oh there's...a Lego...documentary about...Pharrell?
Me and my kid: 👀
It's. So. Good.
Me and my kid. Oh there's...a Lego...documentary about...Pharrell?
Me and my kid: 👀
It's. So. Good.