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State of Matter
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We are an India-based speculative fiction magazine publishing short fiction and poetry. Contact: [email protected]

Managed by @ajha.bsky.social and @ayushsplaining.bsky.social
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🦊 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!
State of Matter | Issue 20 is going mythic.

We’re commissioning 3 faux-tales, one each in:
🔮 Science Fiction
⚔️ Fantasy
👻 Horror

💰 CAD 150 (~₹9,500) per selected story
🗓️ Submissions: Sept 15 – Dec 15, 2025

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“If you had a heart, it would be hammering right now.”

- R. F. Daniels, “Mismatch”

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October 26, 2025 at 4:28 AM
🦊 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!
State of Matter | Issue 20 is going mythic.

We’re commissioning 3 faux-tales, one each in:
🔮 Science Fiction
⚔️ Fantasy
👻 Horror

💰 CAD 150 (~₹9,500) per selected story
🗓️ Submissions: Sept 15 – Dec 15, 2025

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October 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
“… And then there’s this job.” Rig paused. “Drooghelm has agreed to kill a god.”

- Adam H. Douglas, “How to Kill a God”

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September 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
🦊 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!
State of Matter | Issue 20 is going mythic.

We’re commissioning 3 faux-tales, one each in:
🔮 Science Fiction
⚔️ Fantasy
👻 Horror

💰 CAD 150 (~₹9,500) per selected story
🗓️ Submissions: Sept 15 – Dec 15, 2025

🧵👇
September 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
“Get ready to launch your taste buds into orbit this September with Wendy’s out-of-this-world Nacho Supremes! Made with authentic Sun sauce. #WendysWins #NachoMania

- Jennifer Peasley, “Nacho Average Sun”

stateofmatter.in/fiction/nach...
August 31, 2025 at 10:29 PM
#WritingCommunity

Our 4-year anniversary, the 18th issue is here, and here is #fantasy and lots of #scifi. Find it at stateofmatter.in/issue/curren...
August 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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My short story, Mismatch, is now available to read, published by @stateofmatter.bsky.social! stateofmatter.in/fiction/mism...
Mismatch – State of Matter
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August 17, 2025 at 7:23 AM
#WritingCommunity

Our 4-year anniversary, the 18th issue is here, and here is #fantasy and lots of #scifi. Find it at stateofmatter.in/issue/curren...

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August 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Should have said, published by the fantastic @stateofmatter.bsky.social
June 24, 2025 at 3:16 AM
“Who could make what won’t undo?
Not the clockwork gods, not four modest stars,
Nor any unyielding war.”

- Michael Hessel-Mial, “The Covenant Database of Recorded Verse”

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July 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
“Welcome,” he said, “to Glasgow Central… after hours.”

- Kieran McCaffrey, “Central Time”

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June 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
“Rumors hold that everything worth remembering in human history has been written down by one person, someone who has been around to see it all.”

- H. E. Shippas, “Kamisama no Kami no Kami o Kamu”

stateofmatter.in/fiction/kami...
June 9, 2025 at 12:18 AM
“… despite everything, I missed the intimacy of my own kind.”

- Steven French, “Imaginal Shift”

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June 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Got code-drenched dreams?
Write #scifi, #fantasy, #horror?

We’re scanning for raw, original uploads of #fiction, #translations, #poetry from alternate timelines.
Drop your data packet at stateofmatter.in/submissions

[Hey, who uploaded Pulp Fiction on the server again?]
May 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
#WritingCommunity

We end Year 4 with Issue 17, and some #scifi, some #fantasy and some #horror at stateofmatter.in/issue/curren...

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Current Issue – State of Matter
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May 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Hello Bluesky! We're a new micropress based in Tyne & Wear, specialising in strange and literary fantasy, horror and sci-fi.

We're planning to publish anthologies, short fiction collections, and novellas, with a focus on writers in the North of England.
May 17, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Interdimensional News | A State of Matter Dispatch

Merman Jobs Booming in Aquasil—Is the Sea Calling You?
#AquasilJobs #MermanWork

Ulaan Worlds Horse Racing Now Crosses Parallel Universes.
#UlaanWorlds #UniverseRacing
May 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Interdimensional News | A State of Matter Dispatch

Mars Colonists in Redhaven Hiring ‘Space Potato Farmers’—Apply Now!
#RedhavenJobs #SpacePotatoes

Feng Shui Experts Warn Starlight Heights About Mirrors Near Portals.
#StarlightHeights #PortalFengShui
April 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Interdimensional News | A State of Matter Dispatch

Translucent Jobs in SpectraCorp Offer Virtual Workspaces—With a Catch.
#SpectraCorp #InvisibleJobs

Martian Cuisine Popular on Terra—Now Featuring Freeze-Dried Space Rice.
#MartianEats #SpaceRice
April 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Interdimensional News | A State of Matter Dispatch

Haunted House in Quantum Vale Now a VR Experience—Ghosts or Just Code?
#QuantumVale #VRHaunting

Lahar Bay Introduces ‘Lava Surfing’—Extreme Sport or Bad Idea?
#LaharBay #LavaSurfing
April 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Interdimensional News | A State of Matter Dispatch

Earthquake Choir in Quakeville Sings Only During Tremors.
#QuakevilleChoir #TremorTunes

Flying Dutchman Cruise in Ghost Haven Leaves Passengers Haunted.
#GhostHaven #FlyingDutchman
April 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Interdimensional News | A State of Matter Dispatch

Shapeshifting Jaguars in Rainmere Now Offer Jungle Tours.
#RainmereJaguars #ShapeShiftTours

Poltergeist Park in Phantom Pines Reopens After Hauntings Pause.
#PhantomPines #PoltergeistPark
April 15, 2025 at 12:25 PM
“Water like time, time like water is running and dropping lives”

- Pulkita Anand, “We Learn From History That We Learn Nothing”

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April 12, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Interdimensional News | A State of Matter Dispatch

Mandala Studios in Chronosis Offers ‘Time-Warping’ Meditation.
#MandalaYoga #TimeWarping

Steampunk Cafe in Gearford Offers Tea with Clockwork Robots.
#GearfordCafe #SteampunkTea
April 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM