Sam J Miller
@sentencebender.bsky.social
Gay shit. Sometimes even award-winning gay shit. BLACKFISH CITY; etc. RED STAR HUSTLE is a USA Today Bestseller! https://linktr.ee/samjmiller
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Seattle: Will @sentencebender.bsky.social and I see you at @emeraldcitycon.bsky.social March 5-8? Please say hello! www.emeraldcitycomiccon.com/en-us.html
February 4, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Seattle: Will @sentencebender.bsky.social and I see you at @emeraldcitycon.bsky.social March 5-8? Please say hello! www.emeraldcitycomiccon.com/en-us.html
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So, yes, Small Wonders has just published a brand new poem by me, "Straw Gold."
Free to read here:
smallwondersmag.com/piece/straw-...
Free to read here:
smallwondersmag.com/piece/straw-...
February 4, 2026 at 10:15 PM
So, yes, Small Wonders has just published a brand new poem by me, "Straw Gold."
Free to read here:
smallwondersmag.com/piece/straw-...
Free to read here:
smallwondersmag.com/piece/straw-...
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Hooray! This month's Dragons' Book Club is up now. Subscribe to my Patreon at any level from $1.99/month to read my recs for the month and share your own with fellow club members. (And scoop up a free ebook on joining, too!)
patreon.com/stephanieburgis
#romancelandia
patreon.com/stephanieburgis
#romancelandia
January 31, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Hooray! This month's Dragons' Book Club is up now. Subscribe to my Patreon at any level from $1.99/month to read my recs for the month and share your own with fellow club members. (And scoop up a free ebook on joining, too!)
patreon.com/stephanieburgis
#romancelandia
patreon.com/stephanieburgis
#romancelandia
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New essay from me up at Interstellar Flight Press, about dragons and structured poetry and CT machines:
magazine.interstellarflightpress.com/the-dragon-c...
magazine.interstellarflightpress.com/the-dragon-c...
The Dragon Caught in the Poem
Medical Facilities, Structured Poetry, and Maybe a Dragon: A Personal Essay on Disability and Speculative Poetry
magazine.interstellarflightpress.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:13 PM
New essay from me up at Interstellar Flight Press, about dragons and structured poetry and CT machines:
magazine.interstellarflightpress.com/the-dragon-c...
magazine.interstellarflightpress.com/the-dragon-c...
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Hell yes, my debut novella GRIEF EATER is now live on Barnes and Noble for pre-orders!
I would greatly appreciate any help in spreading the word. Thank you!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/grief-eate...
@interstellarflight.bsky.social
I would greatly appreciate any help in spreading the word. Thank you!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/grief-eate...
@interstellarflight.bsky.social
Grief Eater|eBook
Visceral, gritty, and unforgiving, GRIEF EATER is a zombie story like you've never read before. When Kristina rises from her violent death, she's not the same fragile woman her family once abandoned. ...
www.barnesandnoble.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Hell yes, my debut novella GRIEF EATER is now live on Barnes and Noble for pre-orders!
I would greatly appreciate any help in spreading the word. Thank you!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/grief-eate...
@interstellarflight.bsky.social
I would greatly appreciate any help in spreading the word. Thank you!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/grief-eate...
@interstellarflight.bsky.social
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hello!
new story day!!
this one is a weird western murder mystery set on the back of a jackalope. did i say weird western? i meant WEIRD western.
it's hell living on the back of prey
new story day!!
this one is a weird western murder mystery set on the back of a jackalope. did i say weird western? i meant WEIRD western.
it's hell living on the back of prey
"It’s hell living on the back of prey." 🩸🐇
New fiction today by @jordankurella.com: "Unsettled Nature"
Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
New fiction today by @jordankurella.com: "Unsettled Nature"
Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
February 3, 2026 at 5:53 PM
hello!
new story day!!
this one is a weird western murder mystery set on the back of a jackalope. did i say weird western? i meant WEIRD western.
it's hell living on the back of prey
new story day!!
this one is a weird western murder mystery set on the back of a jackalope. did i say weird western? i meant WEIRD western.
it's hell living on the back of prey
We're all stuck in science fiction now.
This week: terrifying shape-shifting aliens have swallowed up and replaced millions of us, and they're still spreading.
undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io/they-spread-...
This week: terrifying shape-shifting aliens have swallowed up and replaced millions of us, and they're still spreading.
undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io/they-spread-...
They spread at night.
You can hear them, if you listen. After midnight works best. When things have quieted down.
They are out there. In crowds, in clusters, in isolated outposts, covering the vast dark fields of the repu...
undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io
February 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
We're all stuck in science fiction now.
This week: terrifying shape-shifting aliens have swallowed up and replaced millions of us, and they're still spreading.
undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io/they-spread-...
This week: terrifying shape-shifting aliens have swallowed up and replaced millions of us, and they're still spreading.
undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io/they-spread-...
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I keep recommending @sentencebender.bsky.social’s Boys, Beasts & Men so now I need to read it again myself. You should check it out, too.
Boys, Beasts & Men
Check out Boys, Beasts & Men - <B>2023 LOCUS AWARD WINNER, BEST COLLECTION</B><BR><BR><B><I>In Nebula Award-winning author Sam J. Miller’s devastating debut short-fiction collection, featuring an intr...
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February 3, 2026 at 2:32 PM
I keep recommending @sentencebender.bsky.social’s Boys, Beasts & Men so now I need to read it again myself. You should check it out, too.
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Happy happy book birthday to THE HOSPITAL AT THE END OF THE WORLD, by the magnificent @justinkey.bsky.social !!!
Here's my blurb for it: "A stunning, pulse-pounding, heart-hurting journey through an all-too-plausible nightmare future."
www.justinckey.com/the-hospital...
Here's my blurb for it: "A stunning, pulse-pounding, heart-hurting journey through an all-too-plausible nightmare future."
www.justinckey.com/the-hospital...
February 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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“The cyberpunk, anti-AI, anti-tech-fascism medical thriller you need in your life right now.”
—Paul Tremblay
“Smart and brims with imagination… Key is a rising star in Afrofuturism, artfully tending the path laid by Octavia E. Butler.”
⎯ Tananarive Due, award-winning author of The Reformatory
—Paul Tremblay
“Smart and brims with imagination… Key is a rising star in Afrofuturism, artfully tending the path laid by Octavia E. Butler.”
⎯ Tananarive Due, award-winning author of The Reformatory
Happy happy book birthday to THE HOSPITAL AT THE END OF THE WORLD, by the magnificent @justinkey.bsky.social !!!
Here's my blurb for it: "A stunning, pulse-pounding, heart-hurting journey through an all-too-plausible nightmare future."
www.justinckey.com/the-hospital...
Here's my blurb for it: "A stunning, pulse-pounding, heart-hurting journey through an all-too-plausible nightmare future."
www.justinckey.com/the-hospital...
February 3, 2026 at 6:58 PM
“The cyberpunk, anti-AI, anti-tech-fascism medical thriller you need in your life right now.”
—Paul Tremblay
“Smart and brims with imagination… Key is a rising star in Afrofuturism, artfully tending the path laid by Octavia E. Butler.”
⎯ Tananarive Due, award-winning author of The Reformatory
—Paul Tremblay
“Smart and brims with imagination… Key is a rising star in Afrofuturism, artfully tending the path laid by Octavia E. Butler.”
⎯ Tananarive Due, award-winning author of The Reformatory
Happy happy book birthday to THE HOSPITAL AT THE END OF THE WORLD, by the magnificent @justinkey.bsky.social !!!
Here's my blurb for it: "A stunning, pulse-pounding, heart-hurting journey through an all-too-plausible nightmare future."
www.justinckey.com/the-hospital...
Here's my blurb for it: "A stunning, pulse-pounding, heart-hurting journey through an all-too-plausible nightmare future."
www.justinckey.com/the-hospital...
February 3, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Happy happy book birthday to THE HOSPITAL AT THE END OF THE WORLD, by the magnificent @justinkey.bsky.social !!!
Here's my blurb for it: "A stunning, pulse-pounding, heart-hurting journey through an all-too-plausible nightmare future."
www.justinckey.com/the-hospital...
Here's my blurb for it: "A stunning, pulse-pounding, heart-hurting journey through an all-too-plausible nightmare future."
www.justinckey.com/the-hospital...
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congrats @sentencebender.bsky.social! I love Courtney.
So proud of my angry drag queen and addict rent boy!! "Courtney Lovecraft's Book of the Dead" and RED STAR HUSTLE made it onto the 2025 Locus Recommended Reading List!
locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
2025 Recommended Reading List
Welcome to the Locus Recommended Reading List… We saw some fabulous books come out last year and are so pleased to let you know about them! Our recommendations are compiled annually by the Locus re…
locusmag.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:20 PM
congrats @sentencebender.bsky.social! I love Courtney.
So proud of my angry drag queen and addict rent boy!! "Courtney Lovecraft's Book of the Dead" and RED STAR HUSTLE made it onto the 2025 Locus Recommended Reading List!
locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
2025 Recommended Reading List
Welcome to the Locus Recommended Reading List… We saw some fabulous books come out last year and are so pleased to let you know about them! Our recommendations are compiled annually by the Locus re…
locusmag.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:14 PM
So proud of my angry drag queen and addict rent boy!! "Courtney Lovecraft's Book of the Dead" and RED STAR HUSTLE made it onto the 2025 Locus Recommended Reading List!
locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
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Doing my calls genuinely does make me feel less helpless — it's low-key for sure, but it's a good not-nothing "I have ten minutes, let me do this" action!
January 28, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Doing my calls genuinely does make me feel less helpless — it's low-key for sure, but it's a good not-nothing "I have ten minutes, let me do this" action!
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This week, I've been reminding myself that art matters. Stories matter. Books matter. They give people hope. They help people survive. And sometimes, they're the only things *to* survive.
January 28, 2026 at 2:49 PM
This week, I've been reminding myself that art matters. Stories matter. Books matter. They give people hope. They help people survive. And sometimes, they're the only things *to* survive.
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I've been reminding myself that resistance is collective. Whatever thing you need to do, feel pulled to do, know you need to do: do that thing. That thing matters, not because it'll save everyone or fix everything, but as a part of the larger organizing collective that transforms things *together*
January 28, 2026 at 2:55 PM
I've been reminding myself that resistance is collective. Whatever thing you need to do, feel pulled to do, know you need to do: do that thing. That thing matters, not because it'll save everyone or fix everything, but as a part of the larger organizing collective that transforms things *together*
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Making trans stories, which matters, but also offering up my art in service (illustrating a zine cover put out by a local organizing group, etc) and also I've been working lots with local organizing groups to feed my neighbors. It's tough to always feel like we're helping but we are!
January 28, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Making trans stories, which matters, but also offering up my art in service (illustrating a zine cover put out by a local organizing group, etc) and also I've been working lots with local organizing groups to feed my neighbors. It's tough to always feel like we're helping but we are!
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And the zines I think I'm going to use are in this drive:
Resources for Whistle Warriors - Google Drive
drive.google.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:40 PM
And the zines I think I'm going to use are in this drive:
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Writing letters to senators + representatives and sending friends templates to do the same. Participating in local protests. You could host a poster-making session at your house for friends the night before Friday actions - provide creative poster ideas, glitter, colorful sharpies, etc.
January 28, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Writing letters to senators + representatives and sending friends templates to do the same. Participating in local protests. You could host a poster-making session at your house for friends the night before Friday actions - provide creative poster ideas, glitter, colorful sharpies, etc.
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Making protest posters and giving away the files for anyone who wants to use them. S/M/L sizes
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
protest-posters - Google Drive
drive.google.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Making protest posters and giving away the files for anyone who wants to use them. S/M/L sizes
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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In case this is helpful for more folks -- learning from resistance in African SFF has been really helpful for me. Here's a presentation I did on learning liquid forms of resistance from Sofia Samatar and @suyidavies.com
(with @mdbell79.bsky.social and Tanvir Ahmed)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaXy...
(with @mdbell79.bsky.social and Tanvir Ahmed)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaXy...
January 28, 2026 at 6:02 PM
In case this is helpful for more folks -- learning from resistance in African SFF has been really helpful for me. Here's a presentation I did on learning liquid forms of resistance from Sofia Samatar and @suyidavies.com
(with @mdbell79.bsky.social and Tanvir Ahmed)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaXy...
(with @mdbell79.bsky.social and Tanvir Ahmed)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaXy...
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How cool is this??!? The National Building Museum is hosting "In Pursuit of Healthy & Equitable Cities" 2/12 - using my novel BLACKFISH CITY as a springboard!
Come through, DC! It's free, and there are free copies of the book for all attendees (while supplies last)
Come through, DC! It's free, and there are free copies of the book for all attendees (while supplies last)
January 28, 2026 at 4:16 PM
How cool is this??!? The National Building Museum is hosting "In Pursuit of Healthy & Equitable Cities" 2/12 - using my novel BLACKFISH CITY as a springboard!
Come through, DC! It's free, and there are free copies of the book for all attendees (while supplies last)
Come through, DC! It's free, and there are free copies of the book for all attendees (while supplies last)
Writers & artists who are also activists, what actions are you taking to help / fight back / feel less helpless?
I need guidance / inspiration / motivation
I need guidance / inspiration / motivation
January 28, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Writers & artists who are also activists, what actions are you taking to help / fight back / feel less helpless?
I need guidance / inspiration / motivation
I need guidance / inspiration / motivation
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🚨NEW STORY 🚨
Last month, over 400 activists were imprisoned by Israel for trying to bring aid into Gaza. 1 of them was Zue, an army vet.
Here, me and Zue discuss her voyage to Gaza, imprisonment, NOLA's role in the ongoing genocide in Gaza, & more.
antigravitymagazine.com/feature/zue-...
Last month, over 400 activists were imprisoned by Israel for trying to bring aid into Gaza. 1 of them was Zue, an army vet.
Here, me and Zue discuss her voyage to Gaza, imprisonment, NOLA's role in the ongoing genocide in Gaza, & more.
antigravitymagazine.com/feature/zue-...
November 5, 2025 at 11:59 PM
🚨NEW STORY 🚨
Last month, over 400 activists were imprisoned by Israel for trying to bring aid into Gaza. 1 of them was Zue, an army vet.
Here, me and Zue discuss her voyage to Gaza, imprisonment, NOLA's role in the ongoing genocide in Gaza, & more.
antigravitymagazine.com/feature/zue-...
Last month, over 400 activists were imprisoned by Israel for trying to bring aid into Gaza. 1 of them was Zue, an army vet.
Here, me and Zue discuss her voyage to Gaza, imprisonment, NOLA's role in the ongoing genocide in Gaza, & more.
antigravitymagazine.com/feature/zue-...