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A journal that explores the breadth and depth of the themes, ideas, and issues of science fiction and fantasy. Ed. Alexandra Pierce.
https://www.speculativeinsight.com/
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Speculative Insight journal @speculativeinsight.bsky.social · Oct 17
Hi new folks! Speculative Insight publishes nonfiction essays about science fiction and fantasy.

First Saturday of the month is a free essay; third Saturday of the month is for subscribers (and subscribing is AUD30/year: ~15GBP, 18 euro, and USD20... ish)

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Speculative Insight
A journal for exploring the ideas and themes that stand behind, inform, and develop out of, speculative fiction.
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This is a beautiful story.

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Researcher cries after finding rare flower in Indonesia
A team of researchers have described the "magical" experience of finding a rare species of flower in bloom deep in the Sumatran rainforest after a 23-hour trek.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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we are just over a week out from publication of WE WILL RISE AGAIN, the anthology of speculative fiction, essays, and interviews about collective action I co-edited with @annaleen.bsky.social and @drkarenlord.bsky.social which means THERE'S STILL TIME TO PREORDER!
We Will Rise Again
From genre luminaries, esteemed organizers, and exciting new voices in fiction, an anthology of stories, essays, and interviews that offer transfor...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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speculativeinsight.bsky.social Speculative Insight journal @speculativeinsight.bsky.social · 4d
In this (free!) essay, Freyja Stokes discusses the connection between the histories of sex work and witchcraft, and how Terry Pratchett uses that in the character of Mrs Palm.

Read it now!
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November 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Priya Sridhar introduced me to Kelly Link stories I didn't know, and then challenged the way I read them.

Subscribe to read: AUD30/year (~GBP15 or USD19) for an extra essay/month, & 6-month compilations with exclusive content! www.speculativeinsight.com/subs

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Purple background, white text, which says When Kelly Link disrupts the reader, she motivates them to return to the stories that disturb or excite them. Anticipation replaces frustration because we weak answers. "Why Kelly Link is the Henry James of Speculative Fiction" -- Priya Sridhar
November 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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This essay from Priya Sridhar introduced me to two Kelly Link stories I didn't know, and then challenged the way I read them...

Subscribe to read: AUD30/year (~GBP15 or USD19) gets you an extra essay each month, plus 6-month compilations with exclusive content!
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Purple background, white text, which says When Kelly Link disrupts the reader, she motivates them to return to the stories that disturb or excite them. Anticipation replaces frustration because we weak answers. "Why Kelly Link is the Henry James of Speculative Fiction" -- Priya Sridhar
November 17, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Priya Sridhar examines two Kelly Link short stories with many narratives layers in this new essay.

Subscribe to read: AUD30/year (~GBP15 or USD19) gets you an extra essay/ month, plus 6-month compilations with exclusive content!
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Purple background, white text, which says Kelly Link stands apart from other fantasy writers because she provides prisms of prose within each story; clarity and intention exist along with what readers obtain from each narrative. "Why Kelly Link is the Henry James of Speculative Fiction" -- Priya Sridhar
November 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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NEW REVIEW! You can see the thinking behind Doctor Who's 2011 Christmas special, but it simply fails to come together.

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TV REVIEW: Doctor Who (2005), “The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe”
First broadcast 25 December 2011. One can clearly see the intentions behind “The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe”, but despite some clever ideas from writer/producer Steven Moffat an…
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November 23, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Alexandra Pierce reviews THE YEAR’S TOP TALES OF SPACE AND TIME 5 edited by @infinivoxsf.bsky.social and calls it: “some of the best stories exploring aspects of space and time, as science fiction has always done.”
The Year’s Top Tales of Space and Time 5 edited by Allan Kaster: Review by Alexandra Pierce
The Year’s Top Tales of Space and Time 5, Allan Kaster, ed. (Infinivox $19.99, 297pp, tp). Septem­ber 2025. Cover by Maurizio Manzieri. As with Infinivox and Allan Kaster’s other an­thologies, the …
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November 23, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Finally getting around to this. Two chapters in and I think I’m hooked.
Cover of The Isle in the Silver Sea
November 22, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Priya Sridhar examines two Kelly Link short stories with many layers to their narratives in this new essay.

Subscribe to read: AUD30/year (~GBP15 or USD19) gets you an extra essay each month, plus 6-month compilations with exclusive content!
www.speculativeinsight.com/subs
Purple background, white text, which says Kelly Link stands apart from other fantasy writers because she provides prisms of prose within each story; clarity and intention exist along with what readers obtain from each narrative. "Why Kelly Link is the Henry James of Speculative Fiction" -- Priya Sridhar
November 18, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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@priyajsridhar.bsky.social explains her essay about Kelly Link's short stories in this short video.

Subscribe to read: AUD30/yr gets you an extra essay per month! (About USD19 / GBP15.)

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November 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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In this (free!) essay, Freyja Stokes discusses the connection between the histories of sex work and witchcraft, and how Terry Pratchett uses that in the character of Mrs Palm.

Read it now!
www.speculativeinsigh.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Aha, my review of Sea Now is online! Fabulist disaster novel, witty and cutting: locusmag.com/review/sea-n...
Sea Now by Eva Meijer: Review by Niall Harrison
Sea Now, Eva Meijer (Two Lines 978-1-94964-185-1, $18.00, 180pp, tp) October 2025. One of the few Northern European countries not visited in Yoko Tawada’s trilogy is the Netherlands, so it was brie…
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November 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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In this (free!) essay, Freyja Stokes discusses the connection between the histories of sex work and witchcraft, and how Terry Pratchett uses that in the character of Mrs Palm.

Read it now!
www.speculativeinsigh.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Subscribe now to read this new essay from Priya Sridhar, going deep into the weeds on two fabulous Kelly Link short stories...

AUD30/year (~GBP15 or USD19) gets you an extra essay each month, plus 6-month compilations with exclusive content!
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Purple background, white text, which says Kelly Link's work remains a mystery to avid readings, reviewers, and writers. Like Henry James in the 1920s, narrative surfaces aren't always what they seem. "Why Kelly Link is the Henry James of Speculative Fiction" -- Priya Sridhar
November 21, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Subscribe now to read this new essay from Priya Sridhar, going deep into the weeds on two fabulous Kelly Link short stories...

AUD30/year (~GBP15 or USD19) gets you an extra essay each month, plus 6-month compilations with exclusive content!
www.speculativeinsight.com/subs
Purple background, white text, which says Kelly Link's work remains a mystery to avid readings, reviewers, and writers. Like Henry James in the 1920s, narrative surfaces aren't always what they seem. "Why Kelly Link is the Henry James of Speculative Fiction" -- Priya Sridhar
November 21, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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@priyajsridhar.bsky.social explains her essay about Kelly Link's short stories in this short video.

Subscribe to read: AUD30/yr gets you an extra essay per month! (About USD19 / GBP15.)

www.speculativeinsight.com/subs
November 19, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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I used to teach a first-year English Lit course themed around “the best” and we read James Joyce’s The Dead and Kelly Link’s Magic For Beginners in the short story module
speculativeinsight.bsky.social Speculative Insight journal @speculativeinsight.bsky.social · 5d
In this new subscriber essay, Priya Sridhar looks at two Kelly Link short stories, and what makes them so utterly intriguing on a re-read.

Subscribe now to read: AUD30/yr (~USD19 or GBP15) - an extra essay a month and an exclusive-to-book essay every six months!
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Purple background, white text, which says There is no single interpretation of one Kelly Link tale, even when you know the authorial intention. "Why Kelly Link is the Henry James of Speculative Fiction" -- Priya Sridhar
November 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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In this new subscriber essay, Priya Sridhar looks at two Kelly Link short stories, and what makes them so utterly intriguing on a re-read.

Subscribe now to read: AUD30/yr (~USD19 or GBP15) - an extra essay a month and an exclusive-to-book essay every six months!
www.speculativeinsight.com/subs
Purple background, white text, which says There is no single interpretation of one Kelly Link tale, even when you know the authorial intention. "Why Kelly Link is the Henry James of Speculative Fiction" -- Priya Sridhar
November 20, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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In this new subscriber essay, Priya Sridhar looks at two Kelly Link short stories, and what makes them so utterly intriguing on a re-read.

Subscribe now to read: AUD30/yr (~USD19 or GBP15) - an extra essay a month and an exclusive-to-book essay every six months!
www.speculativeinsight.com/subs
Purple background, white text, which says There is no single interpretation of one Kelly Link tale, even when you know the authorial intention. "Why Kelly Link is the Henry James of Speculative Fiction" -- Priya Sridhar
November 20, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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New review! Of New Philippine Speculative Fiction! c/ @charlesatan.bsky.social!

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New Philippine Speculative Fiction 1
And another book sent by Charles! You can buy it from the publisher. This anthology is both a mixed bag and a diverse collection – ah English, you are hilarious. Some of the stories brought t…
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November 19, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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A friend is one of the editors of this project and they take previously published work too!
thecojsz.bsky.social anker @thecojsz.bsky.social · Oct 12
🌱 WE BUILD A HOME: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

We're looking for existing or new illustrations and short comics (max 3 pages) for a digital fundraiser zine to support East African LGBTQIA+ refugees build a home in South Sudan.

More about the project here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
We Build a Home - call for submissions
We Build a Home - call for submissions Call for submissions for illustrations and short comics of max. 3 pages* about stories of what a home might mean to someone in the context of being queer. > SU...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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I am reading The Folded Sky by @matociquala.bsky.social and I haven’t been so worried about a plant since watching The Martian.

It’s brilliant, of course, but the possible fate of the bonsai is doing bad things to my blood pressure.
November 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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BSFA Awards longlist nominations are now open! I’d be grateful if BSFA members would consider my @speculativeinsight.bsky.social essay 'The Dublin Portal… Or The Dublin Intrusion?' in the Best Non-Fiction (Short) category. Find it here: www.speculativeinsight.com/essays/dubli...
Text reads: For Your BSFA Awards Consideration Val Nolan BEST NON-FICTION (SHORT): ‘The Dublin Portal… Or The Dublin Intrusion?’ Speculative Insight (June 7, 2025). “The Portal ruptures the epistemological mesh in which the day-to-day lives of Dubliners are embedded via an intrusion-style sense of ‘two world-layers interacting’ (with the ripples of this percolating like interference waves across the country)…” There is also a QR code at the bottom leading to the full essay.
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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@priyajsridhar.bsky.social explains her essay about Kelly Link's short stories in this short video.

Subscribe to read: AUD30/yr gets you an extra essay per month! (About USD19 / GBP15.)

www.speculativeinsight.com/subs
November 19, 2025 at 10:49 AM