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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 10d

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 31ST!

The Speculative Detective Agency
Co-Editors: Matthew David Goodwin and Richie Narvaez

Call for Stories:
tinyurl.com/2kw9kd85

The Kickstarter:
tinyurl.com/2x4rp52h

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Toni Kirkpatrick @tonimargarita.bsky.social · 8d

Oh, wow! Now I've seen everything.
But yeah, you've nailed the scents!

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 10d

In Amber Sparks' "The Case of the Girl Who Was Already Dead" a living dead agent should be out hunting the cryptid known as the Bray Road Beast, but then a young girl, the daughter of a dead father and living mother, asks for some help with her ghosts.This story has a very Wisconsin Death Trip feel!

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Richie Narvaez @richienarvaez.bsky.social · 10d

Three days left to support the Kickstarter for THE SPECULATIVE DETECTIVE AGENCY anthology! #noir #horror #specfic #callforstories
www.kickstarter.com/projects/for...

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 11d

In Alex Hernandez's short story "El Gato Gris," Agent Araceli Turey’s first clue in solving the La Palmita Nursing Home murders comes from a psychometric vision, in which she arrives at a 1930s nightclub in Havana headlined by the devilish trickster El Gato Gris.
4 Days Left! tinyurl.com/2x4rp52h

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alexthoth @alexthoth.bsky.social · 14d

Hey everyone, Please check out and support this super cool anthology: The Speculative Detective Agency on Kickstarter.

If you love mystery, speculative fiction, and creative storytelling…I’d love your help making this a reality!

Learn more & back it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/for...

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 11d

Heather E. Ash's story "21 Sesame Street"! After a Bloody Mary sighting at the local kindergarten, Joseph goes undercover as a six-year-old, making use of his unique ability to age-shift. It will take a lot more than Special Edition Pokémon cards to solve this case. Final Week! tinyurl.com/2x4rp52h

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Toni Kirkpatrick @tonimargarita.bsky.social · 11d

As a longtime admirer of both @richienarvaez.bsky.social and @latinxfiles.bsky.social and as a lover of short stories, it is a dream on more than one level to acquire The Speculative Detective Agency anthology, and with so many amazing contributors! This is gonna be good.

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Richie Narvaez @richienarvaez.bsky.social · 15d

Support THE SPECULATIVE DETECTIVE AGENCY Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/for...

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Richie Narvaez @richienarvaez.bsky.social · 15d

Only 8 Days Left! We're 1/3 the way there! Please chip in to support the Kickstarter for THE SPECULATIVE DETECTIVE AGENCY Anthology!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/for...

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 14d

Hypnotize yourself with a great book!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/for...
The Speculative Detective Agency edited by Matthew David Goodwin and Richie Narvaez will be published by Diversion Books in Fall of 2026. We are committed to paying the authors, and we need your donation to make this happen.

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 15d

Author Highlight #5
Lincoln Michel's "Language Trouble"

Agent Retter has been saddled with an annoying robot sidekick by the SDA, and is assigned the case of a missing cy-sorcer! His question is the one we all ask: How do you keep your humanity in the age of AI?

www.kickstarter.com/projects/for...

https://theconversation.com/getting-to-know-you-the-robot-assistant-who-can-second-guess-your-every-need-58862?fbclid=IwY2xjawNDXA1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFpeXVXS0VtY0R2WTRISHJXAR412-1e3243O3A_LFRgdzYt55FbxlGwj526-45JZ6g6iQUn0g0UKMbXN9rc6w_aem_FhjxOOHBHA3IW_Xlv6nm1Q

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Colin the Copywriter @colinthecopywriter.bsky.social · 15d

Whoop! Whoop! as they say. Exo is @libraryjournal.bsky.social SFF Debut of the Month. 'Recalls KSR!' I am not worthy. Thank you @diversionbooks.bsky.social @zenoagency.bsky.social @awfulagent.bsky.social
www.libraryjournal.com/story/exo-by...

'Exo' by Colin Brush| SFF Debut of the Month

Dual timelines, a shockingly hyperdimensional setting, and flawed characters make this a must-read that recalls the work of Kim Stanley Robinson.

www.libraryjournal.com

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Toni Kirkpatrick @tonimargarita.bsky.social · 15d

I say you are worthy. Congratulations, Colin! Much deserved!

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Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos @theninagalaxy.bsky.social · 15d

How does one pitch a book on @kickstarter.com when tabling at an in-person event? Make the intangible tangible. Pick it up, open it, surprise! You are invited to back To Love Like Venus. kck.st/46JUHML

Come see Janus Point Press at table 11 tomorrow at @latinxprojnyu.bsky.social 's La Feria.

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 16d

Author Highlight #3: Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos

Stephanie’s short story for the SDA “The Silver Woman” has all the things that make a great speculative detective story, Faraday cages, remote viewing, aliens, Greek islands. So good!

Come and join us!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/for...

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Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos @theninagalaxy.bsky.social · 18d

if anyone is wondering how cool La Feria was last year, check this out! hyperallergic.com/952989/a-rar...

they welcome RSVPs to help organize. Free! 9/27 NYU www.eventbrite.com/e/la-feria-p...

A Rare Home for Latinx Art Books and Prints in New York City

La Feria featured art, books, posters, stickers, and more by at least 30 artists, whose offerings were as richly varied as the fair’s playlist.

hyperallergic.com

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Megan Chee @meganflchee.bsky.social · 21d

Check this out! This is a super fun project where each contributing writer creates their own detective character within a shared world of supernatural entities. I'll have a story in this and there's an open submission call too!

Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 26d

Hey Everyone, come and support our Kickstarter for the Speculative Detective Agency anthology. This is going to be a fantastic book and in donating to the kickstarter you also get the book at a discount. Woohoo!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/for...

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 23d

Hi Everyone! Thank you for supporting the authors of the Speculative Detective Agency anthology! I know everyone is busy but if you could take five minutes today and let a friend know about this project we would really appreciate it. Thanks!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/for...
More about the SDA...

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Matthew David Goodwin @latinxfiles.bsky.social · 24d

Whenever our detectives travel or go to conferences we are often asked about Roswell so I thought I should mention it. When you visit Roswell, you don't visit the crash site which is far outside of Roswell.

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Jeremy D Baker @jdbaker11058.bsky.social · 22d

BOOK EVENT 10/8/2025! (short thread)

Pleased as punch to announce that Middleburg Books in beautiful Middleburg, Virginia, has made The Guilty Sleep the inaugural novel for their brand-new "Michael's Book Club", which is run and hosted by former CIA Director Michael Morell!

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Jeremy D Baker @jdbaker11058.bsky.social · 23d

Short Thread (w link to free article I wrote):

Veterans Breakfast Club has a mission statement near and dear to my heart: every veteran has a story.

VBC believes in the healing power of telling our stories, and in bringing veterans coming together in fellowship.

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Taco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · 23d

Nobody knows what they're doing, nobody makes money, and nobody reads it either!! ARE YOU IN OR WHAT?????

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Toni Kirkpatrick @tonimargarita.bsky.social · 25d

Go to the @latinxpublishing.bsky.social @bookshop.org page to get Latine titles at 20% off! Now thru September 30 with code LHM25!
bookshop.org/lists/2025-l...

2025 Latinx in Publishing Recommended Books for Latine Heritage Month

Celebrate Latine Heritage Month with 20% off Bookshop.org’s curated recs by Latine authors.

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Toni Kirkpatrick @tonimargarita.bsky.social · 26d

Contributors include Heather E. Ash, Megan Chee, Alex Hernandez, Monique Laban, Lincoln Michel, Richie Narvaez, Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos, Karlo Yeager Rodriguez, Amber Sparks, and Cayetano Valenzuela. And the call for submissions is still open!

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