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Typebar Magazine (Issue 7 Out Now!!) @typebarmagazine.bsky.social · 25d
📢Typebar Magazine is now open to pitches!📢

Read our guidelines in the images below. We can't wait to work with you. Aso, we pay! $75 for a finished essay.

www.typebarmagazine.com
HOW DO I PITCH TYPEBAR MAGAZINE? Pitches to Typebar Magazine are currently OPEN. Our guidelines are below… Send pitches to matt@typebarmagazine.com. Please begin your subject line with “PITCH” (without the quotation marks) so that it gets picked up by our filtering system. Otherwise you risk your pitch not being read! We do not accept pitches written in whole or in part by AI nor do we knowingly publish essays that were compiled with AI. Regarding the actual email, keep it short and specific. Good: “The Etched City by KJ Bishop was an esoteric and bizarre literary fantasy novel published 20 years ago. I’d like to write a piece for Typebar Magazine discussing how both market forces and cultural changes within the SFF sphere have made it more difficult for The Etched City’s mode of creating fantasy literature to exist, to the detriment of the genre. I’ve reviewed books for Awesome Book Website and have also published stories on Cool Website Dot Com. Here is a link to my work…” Less Good: “I want to review The Etched City because it’s a forgotten novel that I think is really cool.” Some Other Tips: Start off with your pitch, and also include a brief bio (particularly highlighting what makes you qualified to be writing the article you’re pitching). Please include writing samples of similar work you’ve done, even if it’s a personal blog or newsletter. The important thing is to have an ANGLE, a unique perspective. We want something fresh. Ask yourself “so what?” and if you don’t have a good answer, refine the pitch. Right now our interests include, but are not limited to: The mid-late aughts internet, critical reevaluations of cultural artifacts (ephemera or mainstays) from the 90s and aughts, and typewriters. We don’t have much interest in contemporary film or television and even less in earnest discussion of contemporary mega IPs. More broadly, we like academic-minded but accessible literary criticism and analysis regardless of genre or era. To help get our sense of taste and what we like to publish, read prior issues of the magazine in our archives!
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wolfbridge.bsky.social
Please help this person if you can. Time sensitive.
seizethepress.bsky.social Seize The Press Magazine @seizethepress.bsky.social · 1d
A lawyer I know is trying to help an abuse victim client relocate to get away from their abusive ex. They have an infant child and they're really struggling due to SNAP being cut. Would be really cool if you're in a position to help a stranger out.
Donate to Help an abuse victim and her child relocate to safety., organized by Michael Wikoff
My name is Michael Wikoff. I'm a legal aid attorney in Franklin … Michael Wikoff needs your support for Help an abuse victim and her child relocate to safety.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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wolfbridge.bsky.social
If you’re waiting on edits or pitch responses from me: I am ties up with Thanksgiving preparations + work. I’ll be getting to everything Thanksgiving weekend!
November 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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wolfbridge.bsky.social
I've read it and it's good, folks! Debuting in Issue 8 on 12/5.
kjy1066.bsky.social Karlo Yeager Rodríguez @kjy1066.bsky.social · 6d
With the shutdown, I had forgotten that it's Puerto Rican Heritage Month. Great month to sell a story about Puerto Rico in @typebarmagazine.bsky.social
A psychedelically colored picture of ghost pipe flowers, labeled "Coming Soon: the TropiWeirdest of my TropiWeird stories in Typebar Magazine"
November 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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kjy1066.bsky.social
With the shutdown, I had forgotten that it's Puerto Rican Heritage Month. Great month to sell a story about Puerto Rico in @typebarmagazine.bsky.social
A psychedelically colored picture of ghost pipe flowers, labeled "Coming Soon: the TropiWeirdest of my TropiWeird stories in Typebar Magazine"
November 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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wolfbridge.bsky.social
Early access to Issue 8 will launch on 12/5. Had to push it back from 11/29 because it turns out hosting a Thanksgiving event and releasing a magazine the same week was…ambitious 😅
November 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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kjy1066.bsky.social
Thrilled to announce that possibly one of the most TropiWeird of my short stories, "Blanquitos" will be published in a forthcoming issue of @typebarmagazine.bsky.social!
November 16, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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wolfbridge.bsky.social
Would obviously love the person pitching about sega channel to have experience writing about early-mid 90s consoles and the person pitching about Sky Odyssey to have a good familiarity with the PS2 library.
November 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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wolfbridge.bsky.social
Would love a games writer to write about...

-Sega Channel.
-Playstation 2 hidden gem Sky Odyssey.

We pay $75!

Matt @ typebarmagazine [dot] com
November 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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typebarmagazine.bsky.social
✨Issue 8 cover reveal!✨
Typebar Magazine Issue 8 cover. It's a bunch of vintage fridge magnets with a photo of a lighthouse and a photo of a woman in the 1930s or 1940s at a train station. She is the editor's grandmother. The lighthouse photo was taken by the editor's sister. There are drawings of typewriters and the typebar logo, done by the editor's partner. The promoted essay titles read... The Rebirth of Sci-Fi: Science Fiction is Dying. Long Live Post Science Fiction by Matthew Claxton Not So Classic: How Super Mario 64 Ultimately Changed the Mario Franchise for the Worse by Ernie Smith And MORE! Eight other essays plus FICTION.
November 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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ernie.tedium.co
I have a 🌶️ take in this.
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
typebarmagazine.bsky.social
✨Issue 8 cover reveal!✨
Typebar Magazine Issue 8 cover. It's a bunch of vintage fridge magnets with a photo of a lighthouse and a photo of a woman in the 1930s or 1940s at a train station. She is the editor's grandmother. The lighthouse photo was taken by the editor's sister. There are drawings of typewriters and the typebar logo, done by the editor's partner. The promoted essay titles read... The Rebirth of Sci-Fi: Science Fiction is Dying. Long Live Post Science Fiction by Matthew Claxton Not So Classic: How Super Mario 64 Ultimately Changed the Mario Franchise for the Worse by Ernie Smith And MORE! Eight other essays plus FICTION.
November 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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wolfbridge.bsky.social
Might I humbly request all treats and no tricks?
typebarmagazine.bsky.social Typebar Magazine (Issue 7 Out Now!!) @typebarmagazine.bsky.social · 25d
📢Typebar Magazine is now open to pitches!📢

Read our guidelines in the images below. We can't wait to work with you. Aso, we pay! $75 for a finished essay.

www.typebarmagazine.com
HOW DO I PITCH TYPEBAR MAGAZINE? Pitches to Typebar Magazine are currently OPEN. Our guidelines are below… Send pitches to matt@typebarmagazine.com. Please begin your subject line with “PITCH” (without the quotation marks) so that it gets picked up by our filtering system. Otherwise you risk your pitch not being read! We do not accept pitches written in whole or in part by AI nor do we knowingly publish essays that were compiled with AI. Regarding the actual email, keep it short and specific. Good: “The Etched City by KJ Bishop was an esoteric and bizarre literary fantasy novel published 20 years ago. I’d like to write a piece for Typebar Magazine discussing how both market forces and cultural changes within the SFF sphere have made it more difficult for The Etched City’s mode of creating fantasy literature to exist, to the detriment of the genre. I’ve reviewed books for Awesome Book Website and have also published stories on Cool Website Dot Com. Here is a link to my work…” Less Good: “I want to review The Etched City because it’s a forgotten novel that I think is really cool.” Some Other Tips: Start off with your pitch, and also include a brief bio (particularly highlighting what makes you qualified to be writing the article you’re pitching). Please include writing samples of similar work you’ve done, even if it’s a personal blog or newsletter. The important thing is to have an ANGLE, a unique perspective. We want something fresh. Ask yourself “so what?” and if you don’t have a good answer, refine the pitch. Right now our interests include, but are not limited to: The mid-late aughts internet, critical reevaluations of cultural artifacts (ephemera or mainstays) from the 90s and aughts, and typewriters. We don’t have much interest in contemporary film or television and even less in earnest discussion of contemporary mega IPs. More broadly, we like academic-minded but accessible literary criticism and analysis regardless of genre or era. To help get our sense of taste and what we like to publish, read prior issues of the magazine in our archives!
October 31, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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annacwebs.bsky.social
Typebar is a wonderful publication who are great to work with. Pitch to them!!!!!!
typebarmagazine.bsky.social Typebar Magazine (Issue 7 Out Now!!) @typebarmagazine.bsky.social · 25d
📢Typebar Magazine is now open to pitches!📢

Read our guidelines in the images below. We can't wait to work with you. Aso, we pay! $75 for a finished essay.

www.typebarmagazine.com
HOW DO I PITCH TYPEBAR MAGAZINE? Pitches to Typebar Magazine are currently OPEN. Our guidelines are below… Send pitches to matt@typebarmagazine.com. Please begin your subject line with “PITCH” (without the quotation marks) so that it gets picked up by our filtering system. Otherwise you risk your pitch not being read! We do not accept pitches written in whole or in part by AI nor do we knowingly publish essays that were compiled with AI. Regarding the actual email, keep it short and specific. Good: “The Etched City by KJ Bishop was an esoteric and bizarre literary fantasy novel published 20 years ago. I’d like to write a piece for Typebar Magazine discussing how both market forces and cultural changes within the SFF sphere have made it more difficult for The Etched City’s mode of creating fantasy literature to exist, to the detriment of the genre. I’ve reviewed books for Awesome Book Website and have also published stories on Cool Website Dot Com. Here is a link to my work…” Less Good: “I want to review The Etched City because it’s a forgotten novel that I think is really cool.” Some Other Tips: Start off with your pitch, and also include a brief bio (particularly highlighting what makes you qualified to be writing the article you’re pitching). Please include writing samples of similar work you’ve done, even if it’s a personal blog or newsletter. The important thing is to have an ANGLE, a unique perspective. We want something fresh. Ask yourself “so what?” and if you don’t have a good answer, refine the pitch. Right now our interests include, but are not limited to: The mid-late aughts internet, critical reevaluations of cultural artifacts (ephemera or mainstays) from the 90s and aughts, and typewriters. We don’t have much interest in contemporary film or television and even less in earnest discussion of contemporary mega IPs. More broadly, we like academic-minded but accessible literary criticism and analysis regardless of genre or era. To help get our sense of taste and what we like to publish, read prior issues of the magazine in our archives!
October 31, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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gwenckatz.bsky.social
Pitch to Typebar, folks!
typebarmagazine.bsky.social Typebar Magazine (Issue 7 Out Now!!) @typebarmagazine.bsky.social · 25d
📢Typebar Magazine is now open to pitches!📢

Read our guidelines in the images below. We can't wait to work with you. Aso, we pay! $75 for a finished essay.

www.typebarmagazine.com
HOW DO I PITCH TYPEBAR MAGAZINE? Pitches to Typebar Magazine are currently OPEN. Our guidelines are below… Send pitches to matt@typebarmagazine.com. Please begin your subject line with “PITCH” (without the quotation marks) so that it gets picked up by our filtering system. Otherwise you risk your pitch not being read! We do not accept pitches written in whole or in part by AI nor do we knowingly publish essays that were compiled with AI. Regarding the actual email, keep it short and specific. Good: “The Etched City by KJ Bishop was an esoteric and bizarre literary fantasy novel published 20 years ago. I’d like to write a piece for Typebar Magazine discussing how both market forces and cultural changes within the SFF sphere have made it more difficult for The Etched City’s mode of creating fantasy literature to exist, to the detriment of the genre. I’ve reviewed books for Awesome Book Website and have also published stories on Cool Website Dot Com. Here is a link to my work…” Less Good: “I want to review The Etched City because it’s a forgotten novel that I think is really cool.” Some Other Tips: Start off with your pitch, and also include a brief bio (particularly highlighting what makes you qualified to be writing the article you’re pitching). Please include writing samples of similar work you’ve done, even if it’s a personal blog or newsletter. The important thing is to have an ANGLE, a unique perspective. We want something fresh. Ask yourself “so what?” and if you don’t have a good answer, refine the pitch. Right now our interests include, but are not limited to: The mid-late aughts internet, critical reevaluations of cultural artifacts (ephemera or mainstays) from the 90s and aughts, and typewriters. We don’t have much interest in contemporary film or television and even less in earnest discussion of contemporary mega IPs. More broadly, we like academic-minded but accessible literary criticism and analysis regardless of genre or era. To help get our sense of taste and what we like to publish, read prior issues of the magazine in our archives!
October 31, 2025 at 1:17 AM
typebarmagazine.bsky.social
📢Typebar Magazine is now open to pitches!📢

Read our guidelines in the images below. We can't wait to work with you. Aso, we pay! $75 for a finished essay.

www.typebarmagazine.com
HOW DO I PITCH TYPEBAR MAGAZINE? Pitches to Typebar Magazine are currently OPEN. Our guidelines are below… Send pitches to matt@typebarmagazine.com. Please begin your subject line with “PITCH” (without the quotation marks) so that it gets picked up by our filtering system. Otherwise you risk your pitch not being read! We do not accept pitches written in whole or in part by AI nor do we knowingly publish essays that were compiled with AI. Regarding the actual email, keep it short and specific. Good: “The Etched City by KJ Bishop was an esoteric and bizarre literary fantasy novel published 20 years ago. I’d like to write a piece for Typebar Magazine discussing how both market forces and cultural changes within the SFF sphere have made it more difficult for The Etched City’s mode of creating fantasy literature to exist, to the detriment of the genre. I’ve reviewed books for Awesome Book Website and have also published stories on Cool Website Dot Com. Here is a link to my work…” Less Good: “I want to review The Etched City because it’s a forgotten novel that I think is really cool.” Some Other Tips: Start off with your pitch, and also include a brief bio (particularly highlighting what makes you qualified to be writing the article you’re pitching). Please include writing samples of similar work you’ve done, even if it’s a personal blog or newsletter. The important thing is to have an ANGLE, a unique perspective. We want something fresh. Ask yourself “so what?” and if you don’t have a good answer, refine the pitch. Right now our interests include, but are not limited to: The mid-late aughts internet, critical reevaluations of cultural artifacts (ephemera or mainstays) from the 90s and aughts, and typewriters. We don’t have much interest in contemporary film or television and even less in earnest discussion of contemporary mega IPs. More broadly, we like academic-minded but accessible literary criticism and analysis regardless of genre or era. To help get our sense of taste and what we like to publish, read prior issues of the magazine in our archives!
October 31, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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wolfbridge.bsky.social
This was a really stunning, tragic story and I was very proud we were able to publish it!
rsbenedict.bsky.social RS Benedict @rsbenedict.bsky.social · 28d
I liberated my latest short story from Typebar's paywall and put it up on my website for free. Enjoy, weirdos! rs-benedict.com/2025/10/28/t...
Tiddies
a story about tits
rs-benedict.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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rsbenedict.bsky.social
I liberated my latest short story from Typebar's paywall and put it up on my website for free. Enjoy, weirdos! rs-benedict.com/2025/10/28/t...
Tiddies
a story about tits
rs-benedict.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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wolfbridge.bsky.social
In a prior issue of Typebar Magazine, @theworldsgreatestwriter.com wrote an excellent essay about the domestic horror of Shirley Jackson’s novel Hangsaman

www.typebarmagazine.com/2024/11/28/s...
October 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
typebarmagazine.bsky.social
Earlier this year Seann made a compelling case for 4E being the best iteration of D&D!

www.typebarmagazine.com/2025/02/23/d...
October 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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gwenckatz.bsky.social
By popular demand: I've opened a Kickstarter for a HOP T-shirt!

If I get 50 preorders I'll do a print run!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/201...
HOP Shirt
A T-shirt with the legendary Portland frog rendered in the style of Shepard Fairey's iconic Obama HOPE image
www.kickstarter.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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eric.sadbutbuildingworlds.blog
On some ways in which sexual power dynamics are addressed through sci-fi world-building and characterization, there's this particularly thouhtgful piece by @kmichaelwilson.bsky.social:
Sadomasochism in Space: Lost Worlds of Gender Representation in 1980s Science-fiction Romance - Typebar Magazine
The obscure 1980s novel that unlocks the key to emotionally and psychologically sophisticated science fiction.
www.typebarmagazine.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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eric.sadbutbuildingworlds.blog
Citing the fomer is "The Death of the F*ck" (ttile censored ironically, I assume) by @emilylynell.bsky.social, focusing more on the market and social forces underlying the current moment:
The Death of The F*ck: Neopuritanism and Commercial Fiction - Typebar Magazine
How readers with presumably progressive politics are increasingly aligning with the far right on the moralization of sex.
www.typebarmagazine.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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eric.sadbutbuildingworlds.blog
Digging at the problem of sex and sex appeal as something sanitized for marketability, "Everyone Is Beautiful and No One Is Horny" by @rsbenedict.bsky.social should be required reading:
Everyone Is Beautiful and No One Is Horny - Blood Knife
The human body has become a strange contradiction at the heart of the modern blockbuster. Sexy, yes. But sexual? No.
bloodknife.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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eric.sadbutbuildingworlds.blog
On this topic, a quick thread of other good reads about this whole sex-in-literature thing 🧵
eric.sadbutbuildingworlds.blog E.M. White, load-bearing grad student @eric.sadbutbuildingworlds.blog · Oct 14
I probably first linked to this essay during some accursed past discourse, but this is a marvelous piece by @clclark.bsky.social on sexuality, sexual tension, and what recent literature broadly lacks due to neglecting these:
Everyone’s in Love, but Nobody’s Horny - Reactor
C.L. Clark discusses writing sex, desire, and queerness in Nicola Griffith's Ammonite
reactormag.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
typebarmagazine.bsky.social
An ode to Jenny Hval and cross-medium artistic curiosity

www.typebarmagazine.com/2025/08/29/a...
A Celebration of the Abject, the Queer, and the Arcane: The Work of Writer-Musician Jenny Hval - Typebar Magazine
Hval’s work, both in written and musical form, shows an artist willing to explore the limits of genres.
www.typebarmagazine.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM