Wen Wen
@muteddragon.bsky.social
Chinese American short fiction writer in Fantasy, Cast of Wonders, Apex, Small Wonders & more
WenWenWrites.com
She/her. Codex, SFWA Flight Crew, Viable Paradise 2025. Fast talker from the Bronx.
Brave New Weird nominated.
WenWenWrites.com
She/her. Codex, SFWA Flight Crew, Viable Paradise 2025. Fast talker from the Bronx.
Brave New Weird nominated.
Pinned
Wen Wen
@muteddragon.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Martian Wallpaper — Full Story
By Wen Wen Yang
dailytomorrow.substack.com
For your consideration this year, I have eight originals! Most are free to read!
In order of publication: "Martian Wallpaper" at The Daily Tomorrow dailytomorrow.substack.com/p/martian-wa... It's Yellow Wallpaper on Mars!
In order of publication: "Martian Wallpaper" at The Daily Tomorrow dailytomorrow.substack.com/p/martian-wa... It's Yellow Wallpaper on Mars!
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realised i never made an official 2025 pubs list, so...
hi! i had one short out in saros sf (publisher: @fusionfragment.bsky.social, 4k words) last year, feat:
🏍️flying car crashes
💎sapphic nepo babies
🧠 transplanting your situationship's memories into your brain to cope with her death <33
hi! i had one short out in saros sf (publisher: @fusionfragment.bsky.social, 4k words) last year, feat:
🏍️flying car crashes
💎sapphic nepo babies
🧠 transplanting your situationship's memories into your brain to cope with her death <33
February 13, 2026 at 11:57 AM
realised i never made an official 2025 pubs list, so...
hi! i had one short out in saros sf (publisher: @fusionfragment.bsky.social, 4k words) last year, feat:
🏍️flying car crashes
💎sapphic nepo babies
🧠 transplanting your situationship's memories into your brain to cope with her death <33
hi! i had one short out in saros sf (publisher: @fusionfragment.bsky.social, 4k words) last year, feat:
🏍️flying car crashes
💎sapphic nepo babies
🧠 transplanting your situationship's memories into your brain to cope with her death <33
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as a new zealander, i’m also eligible for the sir julius vogel awards! 🥝🥹
anyone can nominate, so i’d be honoured if you’d consider “looking glass” (pubbed in saros sf #1 by
@fusionfragment.bsky.social and edited by @meganjkerr.bsky.social)
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
sarossf.com/issue-1/
anyone can nominate, so i’d be honoured if you’d consider “looking glass” (pubbed in saros sf #1 by
@fusionfragment.bsky.social and edited by @meganjkerr.bsky.social)
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
sarossf.com/issue-1/
realised i never made an official 2025 pubs list, so...
hi! i had one short out in saros sf (publisher: @fusionfragment.bsky.social, 4k words) last year, feat:
🏍️flying car crashes
💎sapphic nepo babies
🧠 transplanting your situationship's memories into your brain to cope with her death <33
hi! i had one short out in saros sf (publisher: @fusionfragment.bsky.social, 4k words) last year, feat:
🏍️flying car crashes
💎sapphic nepo babies
🧠 transplanting your situationship's memories into your brain to cope with her death <33
February 14, 2026 at 11:07 AM
as a new zealander, i’m also eligible for the sir julius vogel awards! 🥝🥹
anyone can nominate, so i’d be honoured if you’d consider “looking glass” (pubbed in saros sf #1 by
@fusionfragment.bsky.social and edited by @meganjkerr.bsky.social)
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
sarossf.com/issue-1/
anyone can nominate, so i’d be honoured if you’d consider “looking glass” (pubbed in saros sf #1 by
@fusionfragment.bsky.social and edited by @meganjkerr.bsky.social)
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
sarossf.com/issue-1/
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Hugo noms are open. I have one story eligible. Please consider it if you enjoy pirates and/or necromancy and/or indian history and/or romance
(Or even just read it. I think it's pretty good.)
(Or even just read it. I think it's pretty good.)
Day 21 and we've still got more stories for you, in the shape of The Last Wills And Testaments Of Captain Kohle by @bingingout.bsky.social in which the eponymous Captain Kohle is summoned back to life for advice - again and again until we learn the truth of his death
February 14, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Hugo noms are open. I have one story eligible. Please consider it if you enjoy pirates and/or necromancy and/or indian history and/or romance
(Or even just read it. I think it's pretty good.)
(Or even just read it. I think it's pretty good.)
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Hugo noms are open, and I'd love to put forth "Be Kind and Rewind" for your consideration.
One year ago, on Valentine's day, Wyngraf published a story about queer/trans love that I coauthored with my lovely partner @kaitlinschmidt4.bsky.social. I'm a hack, but she made our story brilliant anyway.
One year ago, on Valentine's day, Wyngraf published a story about queer/trans love that I coauthored with my lovely partner @kaitlinschmidt4.bsky.social. I'm a hack, but she made our story brilliant anyway.
February 14, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Hugo noms are open, and I'd love to put forth "Be Kind and Rewind" for your consideration.
One year ago, on Valentine's day, Wyngraf published a story about queer/trans love that I coauthored with my lovely partner @kaitlinschmidt4.bsky.social. I'm a hack, but she made our story brilliant anyway.
One year ago, on Valentine's day, Wyngraf published a story about queer/trans love that I coauthored with my lovely partner @kaitlinschmidt4.bsky.social. I'm a hack, but she made our story brilliant anyway.
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I would appreciate if you checked out my work for the Hugos! I'm in my second year of Astounding eligibility, and I also have a few stories out, available at clairejiawen.com/work -- and I'll link some below!
February 12, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I would appreciate if you checked out my work for the Hugos! I'm in my second year of Astounding eligibility, and I also have a few stories out, available at clairejiawen.com/work -- and I'll link some below!
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Legal status doesn’t matter: if you exceed ICE’s melanin threshold, you get snatched. It is ethnic cleansing. There is no other word for it.
The news has shown you video of these often violent detentions. What you don’t see is what happens to these individuals after.
I’ve had a front row seat.
7/
The news has shown you video of these often violent detentions. What you don’t see is what happens to these individuals after.
I’ve had a front row seat.
7/
February 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Legal status doesn’t matter: if you exceed ICE’s melanin threshold, you get snatched. It is ethnic cleansing. There is no other word for it.
The news has shown you video of these often violent detentions. What you don’t see is what happens to these individuals after.
I’ve had a front row seat.
7/
The news has shown you video of these often violent detentions. What you don’t see is what happens to these individuals after.
I’ve had a front row seat.
7/
Eight original short stories published last year. All at wenwenwrites.wordpress.com/publications... but a favorite was in @trollbreathmag.bsky.social "Saltwater Mother" magazine.trollbreath.com/saltwater-mo...
February 12, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Eight original short stories published last year. All at wenwenwrites.wordpress.com/publications... but a favorite was in @trollbreathmag.bsky.social "Saltwater Mother" magazine.trollbreath.com/saltwater-mo...
No, no.
February 11, 2026 at 10:35 PM
No, no.
Age verification? I had a compuserve account.
Age verification? On my middle school basketball team we all chewed lemon-lime Gatorgum.
Age verification?
I still miss Marathon Bars.
I still miss Marathon Bars.
February 10, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Age verification? I had a compuserve account.
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My fantasy flash is free to read in @lightspeedmagazine.com as of today! It's about fairy tales (of course), but also a little about what retellings can do to a thing + the differences between what makes something a story and what makes something a truth
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/six-...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/six-...
Six Sides of a Fairy Tale - Lightspeed Magazine
1. KING Once upon a time there was a king who had a daughter that he loved very much, and when she disappeared, he called you to the throne room and requested your services. “Tell me what happened to ...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:07 AM
My fantasy flash is free to read in @lightspeedmagazine.com as of today! It's about fairy tales (of course), but also a little about what retellings can do to a thing + the differences between what makes something a story and what makes something a truth
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/six-...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/six-...
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can’t believe my first pro rate sale is out today in @havenspec.bsky.social!
featuring:
💜 the worst sapphic situationship 5eva
👵 the existential dread of a quarter life crisis (spreadsheets! creepy directors!)
💀 “dying a hero is easy; living is harder”
featuring:
💜 the worst sapphic situationship 5eva
👵 the existential dread of a quarter life crisis (spreadsheets! creepy directors!)
💀 “dying a hero is easy; living is harder”
February 2, 2026 at 2:15 PM
can’t believe my first pro rate sale is out today in @havenspec.bsky.social!
featuring:
💜 the worst sapphic situationship 5eva
👵 the existential dread of a quarter life crisis (spreadsheets! creepy directors!)
💀 “dying a hero is easy; living is harder”
featuring:
💜 the worst sapphic situationship 5eva
👵 the existential dread of a quarter life crisis (spreadsheets! creepy directors!)
💀 “dying a hero is easy; living is harder”
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"My daughter is only 6 years old. She should not know chains or handcuffs or the terror of her family being torn apart. She should never have been...locked in a detention facility for 2 months. She should be in school in the US, playing with her friends and receiving the medical care she needs."
Kelly Vargas writes about what happened to her, her husband, and their 6yo daughter in the family camp in Texas.
Filth, illness, medical abuse—her child has lasting complications from being injured by a staff member.
We don't know the half of what's happening in the camps, but we know enough.
Filth, illness, medical abuse—her child has lasting complications from being injured by a staff member.
We don't know the half of what's happening in the camps, but we know enough.
My Daughter Lived the Liam Ramos Nightmare. It Turned Out Worse for Us.
The constant threats took a toll on my health. My daughter’s health deteriorated even faster.
slate.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:33 PM
"My daughter is only 6 years old. She should not know chains or handcuffs or the terror of her family being torn apart. She should never have been...locked in a detention facility for 2 months. She should be in school in the US, playing with her friends and receiving the medical care she needs."
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Excited and proud to announce that I'm guest editing @tasavvurnama.bsky.social's Spring 2026 issue.
Open for your South Asian SFF submissions now till the end of Feb.
Open for your South Asian SFF submissions now till the end of Feb.
Fiction - Tasavvur
Submissions – FICTION Submission Cycle for our Spring 2026 Issue will be from February 1st – February 28th , 2026. What We’re Looking For: We love Dreamscapes and nightmares Soaring Read More
tasavvurnama.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Excited and proud to announce that I'm guest editing @tasavvurnama.bsky.social's Spring 2026 issue.
Open for your South Asian SFF submissions now till the end of Feb.
Open for your South Asian SFF submissions now till the end of Feb.
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Continuing on the theme of finding new ways: A Feast for Mandrakes by Jennifer Mace, Unbending My Bones by Sierra Branham, and To Kiss the Chrysanthemum Moon by Wen Wen Yang:
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10/16
A Feast for Mandrakes - Small Wonders
The summer is dying, and so are you.
smallwondersmag.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Continuing on the theme of finding new ways: A Feast for Mandrakes by Jennifer Mace, Unbending My Bones by Sierra Branham, and To Kiss the Chrysanthemum Moon by Wen Wen Yang:
smallwondersmag.com/...
smallwondersmag.com/...
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10/16
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10/16
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Don't give up: Five Hundred Defects by Michael Zahniser, Granny’s Spider by Wen Wen Yang, and In Which the Minotaur Just Wants to Get Out of the Labyrinth, Dammit by Nadia Born
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14/16
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14/16
Five Hundred Defects - Small Wonders
You’ll hunt me down, of course. Humans will play it for laughs: “Inspection robot goes haywire, starts inspecting everything!”
smallwondersmag.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Don't give up: Five Hundred Defects by Michael Zahniser, Granny’s Spider by Wen Wen Yang, and In Which the Minotaur Just Wants to Get Out of the Labyrinth, Dammit by Nadia Born
smallwondersmag.com/...
smallwondersmag.com/...
smallwondersmag.com/...
14/16
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14/16
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Surviving? Yes. Thriving? Also yes. If We Live to Be Giants by Allison Mulder, Five Easy Hairstyles for Snake-Haired Girls by Jelena Dunato, and Grandma is the Final Girl by Wen Wen Yang:
smallwondersmag.com/...
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8/16
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8/16
If We Live to Be Giants - Small Wonders
Grandpa measures our heights every day against the hallway markings. Rhiannon and I stand flat as we can, afraid even breathing will subtly lengthen our spines.
smallwondersmag.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Surviving? Yes. Thriving? Also yes. If We Live to Be Giants by Allison Mulder, Five Easy Hairstyles for Snake-Haired Girls by Jelena Dunato, and Grandma is the Final Girl by Wen Wen Yang:
smallwondersmag.com/...
smallwondersmag.com/...
smallwondersmag.com/...
8/16
smallwondersmag.com/...
smallwondersmag.com/...
smallwondersmag.com/...
8/16
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Our final piece in the Jan 2026 Regret issue is Wen Wen Yang’s “In This Exchange of Names, I Say Please.” What a heartfelt way to close out a month of retrospection
#flashfiction #literary #writingcommunity
@muteddragon.bsky.social
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/in-t...
#flashfiction #literary #writingcommunity
@muteddragon.bsky.social
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/in-t...
In This Exchange of Names, I Say Please
I am sure we were meant to be friends, but you see, you came too late. In kindergarten, I was the awkward child trying to hold the classmates’ hands at recess. I mouthed their words along with them…
www.flashfictiononline.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Our final piece in the Jan 2026 Regret issue is Wen Wen Yang’s “In This Exchange of Names, I Say Please.” What a heartfelt way to close out a month of retrospection
#flashfiction #literary #writingcommunity
@muteddragon.bsky.social
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/in-t...
#flashfiction #literary #writingcommunity
@muteddragon.bsky.social
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/in-t...
My latest piece in the Regret issue of @flashfictiononline.bsky.social when I thought, 'I could make the guest editor @aijiang.bsky.social cry' www.flashfictiononline.com/article/in-t...
In This Exchange of Names, I Say Please
I am sure we were meant to be friends, but you see, you came too late. In kindergarten, I was the awkward child trying to hold the classmates’ hands at recess. I mouthed their words along with them…
www.flashfictiononline.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:40 PM
My latest piece in the Regret issue of @flashfictiononline.bsky.social when I thought, 'I could make the guest editor @aijiang.bsky.social cry' www.flashfictiononline.com/article/in-t...
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We are elated to announce the BRAVE NEW WEIRD Award Winners, Class of 2025!
This year's Table of Contents truly has something for everyone...as long as you like it Weird.
BRAVE NEW WEIRD: The Best New Weird Horror + More Vol. Four is out in July.
Congratulations, Weirdos🖤☠️
tinyurl.com/47f6tt48
This year's Table of Contents truly has something for everyone...as long as you like it Weird.
BRAVE NEW WEIRD: The Best New Weird Horror + More Vol. Four is out in July.
Congratulations, Weirdos🖤☠️
tinyurl.com/47f6tt48
BRAVE NEW WEIRD: The Best New Weird Horror + More, Vol. 4, Table of Contents! — tenebrous press
The Weird Fiction scene is as healthy now as it's ever been, and I think this collection—our fourth!—might have the broadest appeal yet. Much as Tenebrous continues to evolve, so has our selections pr...
tenebrouspress.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:52 PM
We are elated to announce the BRAVE NEW WEIRD Award Winners, Class of 2025!
This year's Table of Contents truly has something for everyone...as long as you like it Weird.
BRAVE NEW WEIRD: The Best New Weird Horror + More Vol. Four is out in July.
Congratulations, Weirdos🖤☠️
tinyurl.com/47f6tt48
This year's Table of Contents truly has something for everyone...as long as you like it Weird.
BRAVE NEW WEIRD: The Best New Weird Horror + More Vol. Four is out in July.
Congratulations, Weirdos🖤☠️
tinyurl.com/47f6tt48
My originals for Nebula and Hugo consideration. (Am I doing this right? I hope this is right.)
For your consideration this year, I have eight originals! Most are free to read!
In order of publication: "Martian Wallpaper" at The Daily Tomorrow dailytomorrow.substack.com/p/martian-wa... It's Yellow Wallpaper on Mars!
In order of publication: "Martian Wallpaper" at The Daily Tomorrow dailytomorrow.substack.com/p/martian-wa... It's Yellow Wallpaper on Mars!
Martian Wallpaper — Full Story
By Wen Wen Yang
dailytomorrow.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:34 PM
My originals for Nebula and Hugo consideration. (Am I doing this right? I hope this is right.)
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GO WATCH MUSHI-SHI
Kodansha announced they released all 26 episodes of Mushishi Season 1 to watch for free on their Youtube Channel
(Availability limited to English Speaking Countries)
English Sub
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvsA...
English Dub
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXpg...
(Availability limited to English Speaking Countries)
English Sub
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvsA...
English Dub
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXpg...
January 29, 2026 at 3:16 AM
GO WATCH MUSHI-SHI
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Today I want to recommend Jessie Roy's "Rice Child, Dragon Child" at @flashfictiononline.bsky.social - a story about theft, sacrifice, and what society forces parents to choose.
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/rice...
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/rice...
Rice Child, Dragon Child
When my mother was pregnant, she dreamed of a pig wallowing in shit. She was delighted; pigs symbolize wealth. Now I live in a basement apartment that stinks of sewer gas. Pregnancy dreams never li…
www.flashfictiononline.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Today I want to recommend Jessie Roy's "Rice Child, Dragon Child" at @flashfictiononline.bsky.social - a story about theft, sacrifice, and what society forces parents to choose.
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/rice...
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/rice...
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My flash SF piece on daughterhood and what you lose when you don’t realize what you have is now free to read at @flashfictiononline.bsky.social! So many thanks to @aijiang.bsky.social and @beckyhalsey.bsky.social for giving it a home in the Regret issue!
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/the-...
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/the-...
The Memory Swap
The request is short, to the point: “Wanted: memory of Mother. Trade for memory of First Kiss. #memoryswap #memoryexchange #mom.”I’m not sure why it catches my attention. I’ve been lurking on the M…
www.flashfictiononline.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:08 PM
My flash SF piece on daughterhood and what you lose when you don’t realize what you have is now free to read at @flashfictiononline.bsky.social! So many thanks to @aijiang.bsky.social and @beckyhalsey.bsky.social for giving it a home in the Regret issue!
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/the-...
www.flashfictiononline.com/article/the-...
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
It shouldn't just be the loss of a job, that's the same punishment as being late 3x in a month. Trial, prison, abolish.
January 27, 2026 at 2:55 AM
It shouldn't just be the loss of a job, that's the same punishment as being late 3x in a month. Trial, prison, abolish.