OTHERSIDE
@othersidespec.bsky.social
OTHERSIDE is a new quarterly magazine of speculative fiction, poetry, and art by 2SLGBTQIA+ writers and artists. Issue 1 arrives in March 2026! 🪐 🗡️ 🌈
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IT'S HERE! We are SO thrilled to officially reveal our Issue 1 table of contents! Every single piece in this issue is unbelievably good, and we cannot wait for you to read these stories and poems in March. These authors are amazing 🪐🗡️
More details in the thread! 🧵 (1/6)
More details in the thread! 🧵 (1/6)
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It's black history month, and so our writer S. Baum decided to cover black trans people you may not hear about in your history classes.
Go read their latest piece, and don't forget to subscribe to support our journalism.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/black-tran...
Go read their latest piece, and don't forget to subscribe to support our journalism.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/black-tran...
Black Trans Trailblazers That You May Not Learn About in History Class
For Black History Month, we’re honoring these Black trans pioneers from across America.
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February 2, 2026 at 11:15 PM
It's black history month, and so our writer S. Baum decided to cover black trans people you may not hear about in your history classes.
Go read their latest piece, and don't forget to subscribe to support our journalism.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/black-tran...
Go read their latest piece, and don't forget to subscribe to support our journalism.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/black-tran...
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We’re only $5 away from $300/month in Patreon support, or just 2-3 patrons! Your support helps us pay queer authors fairly AND comes with early access to Issue 1.
Help us hit this goal before release day? 👀
🪐 www.patreon.com/OthersideSpec
Help us hit this goal before release day? 👀
🪐 www.patreon.com/OthersideSpec
February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
We’re only $5 away from $300/month in Patreon support, or just 2-3 patrons! Your support helps us pay queer authors fairly AND comes with early access to Issue 1.
Help us hit this goal before release day? 👀
🪐 www.patreon.com/OthersideSpec
Help us hit this goal before release day? 👀
🪐 www.patreon.com/OthersideSpec
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If you're reading this and thinking, "I haven't read any," now's the perfect moment to start!
If you're looking for an incomplete list of authors, I wrote an article in 2024 on the subject: thetransfemininereview.com/2024/10/09/b...
If you're looking for an incomplete list of authors, I wrote an article in 2024 on the subject: thetransfemininereview.com/2024/10/09/b...
15 Black Transfeminine Novelists You Should Read (CW #6)
Fifteen Black transfeminine novelists who you should read now – like right now.
thetransfemininereview.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:11 AM
If you're reading this and thinking, "I haven't read any," now's the perfect moment to start!
If you're looking for an incomplete list of authors, I wrote an article in 2024 on the subject: thetransfemininereview.com/2024/10/09/b...
If you're looking for an incomplete list of authors, I wrote an article in 2024 on the subject: thetransfemininereview.com/2024/10/09/b...
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Beyond excited and proud to be in @othersidespec.bsky.social’s inaugural issue! Counting down the days until March. 🪦🌈💕
IT'S HERE! We are SO thrilled to officially reveal our Issue 1 table of contents! Every single piece in this issue is unbelievably good, and we cannot wait for you to read these stories and poems in March. These authors are amazing 🪐🗡️
More details in the thread! 🧵 (1/6)
More details in the thread! 🧵 (1/6)
February 4, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Beyond excited and proud to be in @othersidespec.bsky.social’s inaugural issue! Counting down the days until March. 🪦🌈💕
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So excited that "The Vetala" gets to be part of @othersidespec.bsky.social's inaugural issue!!
Last but certainly not least: reprints and nonfiction!
👑 “Mother Mansrot in the Glass Mountain” - @sarahpauling.bsky.social
🌊 “The Vetala of Crystal Vellam Inlet” - @srinivassimo.bsky.social
🪦 “He Is Survived by His Wife” - @jackiehedeman.bsky.social
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👑 “Mother Mansrot in the Glass Mountain” - @sarahpauling.bsky.social
🌊 “The Vetala of Crystal Vellam Inlet” - @srinivassimo.bsky.social
🪦 “He Is Survived by His Wife” - @jackiehedeman.bsky.social
(5/6)
February 4, 2026 at 10:22 PM
So excited that "The Vetala" gets to be part of @othersidespec.bsky.social's inaugural issue!!
We’re only $5 away from $300/month in Patreon support, or just 2-3 patrons! Your support helps us pay queer authors fairly AND comes with early access to Issue 1.
Help us hit this goal before release day? 👀
🪐 www.patreon.com/OthersideSpec
Help us hit this goal before release day? 👀
🪐 www.patreon.com/OthersideSpec
February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
We’re only $5 away from $300/month in Patreon support, or just 2-3 patrons! Your support helps us pay queer authors fairly AND comes with early access to Issue 1.
Help us hit this goal before release day? 👀
🪐 www.patreon.com/OthersideSpec
Help us hit this goal before release day? 👀
🪐 www.patreon.com/OthersideSpec
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Happy Black History Month 2026!
It's Black History Month, and we're celebrating as we do with books by Black authors (almost entirely) starring Black characters! For even more titles, check out past years' posts. Picture Books Dancing with Water by Gwendolyn Wallace and Tonya Engel An…
It's Black History Month, and we're celebrating as we do with books by Black authors (almost entirely) starring Black characters! For even more titles, check out past years' posts. Picture Books Dancing with Water by Gwendolyn Wallace and Tonya Engel An…
Happy Black History Month 2026!
It's Black History Month, and we're celebrating as we do with books by Black authors (almost entirely) starring Black characters! For even more titles, check out past years' posts. Picture Books Dancing with Water by Gwendolyn Wallace and Tonya Engel An intergenerational story about a nonbinary child who learns the tradition of well digging in this picture book about community, hope, and protecting the Earth’s water.
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February 2, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Happy Black History Month 2026!
It's Black History Month, and we're celebrating as we do with books by Black authors (almost entirely) starring Black characters! For even more titles, check out past years' posts. Picture Books Dancing with Water by Gwendolyn Wallace and Tonya Engel An…
It's Black History Month, and we're celebrating as we do with books by Black authors (almost entirely) starring Black characters! For even more titles, check out past years' posts. Picture Books Dancing with Water by Gwendolyn Wallace and Tonya Engel An…
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rly excited to put mother mansrot, crotchety fairy tale-escaper, in front of more people. lest that descriptor accidentally imply a comedy: she is murderously serious about getting out of this fairy tale
Last but certainly not least: reprints and nonfiction!
👑 “Mother Mansrot in the Glass Mountain” - @sarahpauling.bsky.social
🌊 “The Vetala of Crystal Vellam Inlet” - @srinivassimo.bsky.social
🪦 “He Is Survived by His Wife” - @jackiehedeman.bsky.social
(5/6)
👑 “Mother Mansrot in the Glass Mountain” - @sarahpauling.bsky.social
🌊 “The Vetala of Crystal Vellam Inlet” - @srinivassimo.bsky.social
🪦 “He Is Survived by His Wife” - @jackiehedeman.bsky.social
(5/6)
February 4, 2026 at 8:51 PM
rly excited to put mother mansrot, crotchety fairy tale-escaper, in front of more people. lest that descriptor accidentally imply a comedy: she is murderously serious about getting out of this fairy tale
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SO beyond excited to be in this incredible issue! <3 <3 <3
IT'S HERE! We are SO thrilled to officially reveal our Issue 1 table of contents! Every single piece in this issue is unbelievably good, and we cannot wait for you to read these stories and poems in March. These authors are amazing 🪐🗡️
More details in the thread! 🧵 (1/6)
More details in the thread! 🧵 (1/6)
February 4, 2026 at 10:38 PM
SO beyond excited to be in this incredible issue! <3 <3 <3
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I can't believe I can finally share this story! 🥹🖤
In "The Homeowner's Bride," the protagonist is a haunted house that's DTF. Both horror and a love story, it's one of the strangest, riskiest, most heartfelt things I've ever written, and I'm so thankful that Otherside took a chance on this piece.
In "The Homeowner's Bride," the protagonist is a haunted house that's DTF. Both horror and a love story, it's one of the strangest, riskiest, most heartfelt things I've ever written, and I'm so thankful that Otherside took a chance on this piece.
IT'S HERE! We are SO thrilled to officially reveal our Issue 1 table of contents! Every single piece in this issue is unbelievably good, and we cannot wait for you to read these stories and poems in March. These authors are amazing 🪐🗡️
More details in the thread! 🧵 (1/6)
More details in the thread! 🧵 (1/6)
February 5, 2026 at 12:36 AM
I can't believe I can finally share this story! 🥹🖤
In "The Homeowner's Bride," the protagonist is a haunted house that's DTF. Both horror and a love story, it's one of the strangest, riskiest, most heartfelt things I've ever written, and I'm so thankful that Otherside took a chance on this piece.
In "The Homeowner's Bride," the protagonist is a haunted house that's DTF. Both horror and a love story, it's one of the strangest, riskiest, most heartfelt things I've ever written, and I'm so thankful that Otherside took a chance on this piece.
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so excited and honored to be in this issue with a story i often doubted would ever sell and it couldn't have found a better home here!!
IT'S HERE! We are SO thrilled to officially reveal our Issue 1 table of contents! Every single piece in this issue is unbelievably good, and we cannot wait for you to read these stories and poems in March. These authors are amazing 🪐🗡️
More details in the thread! 🧵 (1/6)
More details in the thread! 🧵 (1/6)
February 5, 2026 at 8:52 AM
so excited and honored to be in this issue with a story i often doubted would ever sell and it couldn't have found a better home here!!
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IT'S HERE! We are SO thrilled to officially reveal our Issue 1 table of contents! Every single piece in this issue is unbelievably good, and we cannot wait for you to read these stories and poems in March. These authors are amazing 🪐🗡️
More details in the thread! 🧵 (1/6)
More details in the thread! 🧵 (1/6)
February 4, 2026 at 8:38 PM
IT'S HERE! We are SO thrilled to officially reveal our Issue 1 table of contents! Every single piece in this issue is unbelievably good, and we cannot wait for you to read these stories and poems in March. These authors are amazing 🪐🗡️
More details in the thread! 🧵 (1/6)
More details in the thread! 🧵 (1/6)
IT'S HERE! We are SO thrilled to officially reveal our Issue 1 table of contents! Every single piece in this issue is unbelievably good, and we cannot wait for you to read these stories and poems in March. These authors are amazing 🪐🗡️
More details in the thread! 🧵 (1/6)
More details in the thread! 🧵 (1/6)
February 4, 2026 at 8:38 PM
IT'S HERE! We are SO thrilled to officially reveal our Issue 1 table of contents! Every single piece in this issue is unbelievably good, and we cannot wait for you to read these stories and poems in March. These authors are amazing 🪐🗡️
More details in the thread! 🧵 (1/6)
More details in the thread! 🧵 (1/6)
WE are honored to get to publish the story our whole team kept gleefully describing as “fucked up (complimentary),” we can’t wait for everyone to read it!
I'm so honored that my first published story is going to be in the first issue of @othersidespec.bsky.social
Still hard to believe it's really happening. I'm so excited! 🐳
Still hard to believe it's really happening. I'm so excited! 🐳
February 3, 2026 at 10:25 PM
WE are honored to get to publish the story our whole team kept gleefully describing as “fucked up (complimentary),” we can’t wait for everyone to read it!
Hi, hello, we have not been able to stop talking about this story (mostly in all caps) since we read it. We are so excited to share it with more readers SOON!
great news on my birthday week: my story "mother mansrot in the glass mountain" will be in the first issue (!!) of @othersidespec.bsky.social!! this piece first appeared in "aseptic and faintly sadistic" by @jolietoomajan.bsky.social, an anthology whose proceeds went to the chicago abortion fund
February 3, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Hi, hello, we have not been able to stop talking about this story (mostly in all caps) since we read it. We are so excited to share it with more readers SOON!
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✨ WHAT ELEGANT STARS is now funding ✨
satellites and sewists, terminals and tailors, dandies and dying stars
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...
satellites and sewists, terminals and tailors, dandies and dying stars
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...
January 26, 2026 at 9:50 PM
✨ WHAT ELEGANT STARS is now funding ✨
satellites and sewists, terminals and tailors, dandies and dying stars
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...
satellites and sewists, terminals and tailors, dandies and dying stars
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...
It may be a day late but that’s because we’ve packed so much into this behind-the-scenes newsletter! Our full table of contents will be announced SOON.
This BTS newsletter is a free post AND includes our Issue 1 COVER REVEAL 🪐🗡️
This BTS newsletter is a free post AND includes our Issue 1 COVER REVEAL 🪐🗡️
Bonus Newsletter: Cover Reveal AND MORE! | OTHERSIDE
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February 3, 2026 at 12:30 AM
It may be a day late but that’s because we’ve packed so much into this behind-the-scenes newsletter! Our full table of contents will be announced SOON.
This BTS newsletter is a free post AND includes our Issue 1 COVER REVEAL 🪐🗡️
This BTS newsletter is a free post AND includes our Issue 1 COVER REVEAL 🪐🗡️
We love this story SO MUCH and all of you are going to love it too!
contract signed for my story "situationship" to appear in @othersidespec.bsky.social !! i'm so excited to be part of their first issue 🚀💥🔄
February 2, 2026 at 6:22 PM
We love this story SO MUCH and all of you are going to love it too!
Have we mentioned we're SO excited for our first issue? Keep an eye out for the full table of contents soon 👀
My weird and extremely queer poem “Vulture bees transfigure the man I tried to be” will appear in the debut issue of @othersidespec.bsky.social next month! 🐝
February 2, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Have we mentioned we're SO excited for our first issue? Keep an eye out for the full table of contents soon 👀
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y'all are not ready for how good and amazingly queer and fucked up (complimentary) this table of contents is going to be!!!
I'VE HAD SO MANY EMOTIONS ABOUT IT TODAYYYYYY 😭💜
I'VE HAD SO MANY EMOTIONS ABOUT IT TODAYYYYYY 😭💜
So we said we'd have our newsletter up today, but we in fact got distracted by making final decisions on Issue 1 stories! If you haven't heard from us by now, please query.
Newsletter will be up tomorrow—and we can't wait to announce our full Issue 1 table of contents soon 👀
Newsletter will be up tomorrow—and we can't wait to announce our full Issue 1 table of contents soon 👀
February 1, 2026 at 11:41 PM
y'all are not ready for how good and amazingly queer and fucked up (complimentary) this table of contents is going to be!!!
I'VE HAD SO MANY EMOTIONS ABOUT IT TODAYYYYYY 😭💜
I'VE HAD SO MANY EMOTIONS ABOUT IT TODAYYYYYY 😭💜
So we said we'd have our newsletter up today, but we in fact got distracted by making final decisions on Issue 1 stories! If you haven't heard from us by now, please query.
Newsletter will be up tomorrow—and we can't wait to announce our full Issue 1 table of contents soon 👀
Newsletter will be up tomorrow—and we can't wait to announce our full Issue 1 table of contents soon 👀
February 1, 2026 at 11:30 PM
So we said we'd have our newsletter up today, but we in fact got distracted by making final decisions on Issue 1 stories! If you haven't heard from us by now, please query.
Newsletter will be up tomorrow—and we can't wait to announce our full Issue 1 table of contents soon 👀
Newsletter will be up tomorrow—and we can't wait to announce our full Issue 1 table of contents soon 👀
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The amazing @hvmator.bsky.social has done it again! Please enjoy this teaser of our Issue 1 cover 💙💜
The full cover will be in tomorrow’s bonus newsletter! Normally a paid patron perk, we're sending this one to ALL patrons, so sign up for free + be the first to see! 👀
www.patreon.com/OthersideSpec
The full cover will be in tomorrow’s bonus newsletter! Normally a paid patron perk, we're sending this one to ALL patrons, so sign up for free + be the first to see! 👀
www.patreon.com/OthersideSpec
January 31, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The amazing @hvmator.bsky.social has done it again! Please enjoy this teaser of our Issue 1 cover 💙💜
The full cover will be in tomorrow’s bonus newsletter! Normally a paid patron perk, we're sending this one to ALL patrons, so sign up for free + be the first to see! 👀
www.patreon.com/OthersideSpec
The full cover will be in tomorrow’s bonus newsletter! Normally a paid patron perk, we're sending this one to ALL patrons, so sign up for free + be the first to see! 👀
www.patreon.com/OthersideSpec
The amazing @hvmator.bsky.social has done it again! Please enjoy this teaser of our Issue 1 cover 💙💜
The full cover will be in tomorrow’s bonus newsletter! Normally a paid patron perk, we're sending this one to ALL patrons, so sign up for free + be the first to see! 👀
www.patreon.com/OthersideSpec
The full cover will be in tomorrow’s bonus newsletter! Normally a paid patron perk, we're sending this one to ALL patrons, so sign up for free + be the first to see! 👀
www.patreon.com/OthersideSpec
January 31, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The amazing @hvmator.bsky.social has done it again! Please enjoy this teaser of our Issue 1 cover 💙💜
The full cover will be in tomorrow’s bonus newsletter! Normally a paid patron perk, we're sending this one to ALL patrons, so sign up for free + be the first to see! 👀
www.patreon.com/OthersideSpec
The full cover will be in tomorrow’s bonus newsletter! Normally a paid patron perk, we're sending this one to ALL patrons, so sign up for free + be the first to see! 👀
www.patreon.com/OthersideSpec
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‼️ ONE MORE WEEK to send in your submissions for @heartlines-spec.com, closing on Jan. 31st ‼️
We're looking for your stories and poems focused on a long-term relationship (any) WITH fantasy or sci-fi. Guidelines and more info here: www.heartlines-spec.com/submission-g...
Write and submit now!! ✍️
We're looking for your stories and poems focused on a long-term relationship (any) WITH fantasy or sci-fi. Guidelines and more info here: www.heartlines-spec.com/submission-g...
Write and submit now!! ✍️
snoopy is typing on a typewriter while sitting on a bed
ALT: snoopy is typing on a typewriter while sitting on a bed
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January 27, 2026 at 2:30 AM
‼️ ONE MORE WEEK to send in your submissions for @heartlines-spec.com, closing on Jan. 31st ‼️
We're looking for your stories and poems focused on a long-term relationship (any) WITH fantasy or sci-fi. Guidelines and more info here: www.heartlines-spec.com/submission-g...
Write and submit now!! ✍️
We're looking for your stories and poems focused on a long-term relationship (any) WITH fantasy or sci-fi. Guidelines and more info here: www.heartlines-spec.com/submission-g...
Write and submit now!! ✍️
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Thanks to all your amazing Kickstarter support, we've commissioned an artist to do interior art for our year 1 issues! @demonography.bsky.social did an amazing job 🪐🗡️
Please enjoy this teaser of their incredible art. We love these lil guys! We can’t wait to share our first issue in March!
Please enjoy this teaser of their incredible art. We love these lil guys! We can’t wait to share our first issue in March!
January 29, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Thanks to all your amazing Kickstarter support, we've commissioned an artist to do interior art for our year 1 issues! @demonography.bsky.social did an amazing job 🪐🗡️
Please enjoy this teaser of their incredible art. We love these lil guys! We can’t wait to share our first issue in March!
Please enjoy this teaser of their incredible art. We love these lil guys! We can’t wait to share our first issue in March!