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Dream Theory is an online publication focused on fiction, art and essays. Our mantra is "Narrative, unbound". #Writers #Writing #Publisher #Publishing

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Reminder that we are now open to submissions for flash fiction over the next month! Submission guidelines are below and it is a paid opportunity:

www.dreamtheory.media/submission-g...
Submission Guidelines
Submissions are currently OPEN - November 10th through December 12, 2025 11:59PM EST! Last updated: November 10, 2025 Flash Fiction   We're looking for submissions 300 to 1,000 words in length, fr...
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NEW STORY: Sometimes you need a dentist who can do it all. Including if you find yourself with a troll under your dental bridge. Mark Szasz's "Troll Extraction" is now live on Dream Theory!

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Troll Extraction
by Mark Szasz   “Mm-hm, mm-hm… No doubt about it. You’ve got a troll under your dental bridge,” Dr. Gruff agreed, narrowing his gaze.        The beam from his dental headlight shone on two tiny shin...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social
Remember when I said I wouldn't publish a story this week?
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November 26, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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Current mood, completely self-directed:
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November 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social
No new post this week as we ease into our respective food comas. But we have new stories coming over the next several weeks from Justin Dill, Steven Mathes, Jennifer Lesh Fleck and more

We will also be making some announcements regarding two publications next year.

Happy Thanksgiving!
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November 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Master list of my publications this year:
“Due to Unforeseen Circumstances, The Apocalypse May Be Postponed” - @metastellar.bsky.social
www.metastellar.com/fiction/flas...

“Training Day in the Blackdeep Dungeon” - @dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social
www.dreamtheory.media/training-day...

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Due to Unforeseen Circumstances, The Apocalypse May Be Postponed
When the Four Riders of the Apocalypse wake up in Las Vegas after one last blowout before the end of the world, they pause for reflection…
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November 23, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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"Ghosts of My Daughter" in @dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social on the eternally fragmentary nature of mourning and the true self that isn't. no snide aside, this one's just sad. apparently i don't often just make people sad so fair warning
Ghosts of My Daughter
by Malda Marlys Artwork by Doan Trang My daughter haunts me.   Her shadow lingers in doorways that are empty when I look. The cat, older than dirt, wakes only to yowl for her attention. Books tumbl...
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November 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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ICYMI:
November 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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NEW STORY: Work can be hell. Or sometimes worse. Check out @coreyjwhite.com's latest story, "Network Creep"!

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Network Creep
the matter transfer room resembles a cathedral. The gate a window waiting to open onto the light of all Creation, brighter than a thousand suns.  Sometimes I stand on the observation deck and watch s...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Reminder that we are now open to submissions for flash fiction over the next month! Submission guidelines are below and it is a paid opportunity:

www.dreamtheory.media/submission-g...
Submission Guidelines
Submissions are currently OPEN - November 10th through December 12, 2025 11:59PM EST! Last updated: November 10, 2025 Flash Fiction   We're looking for submissions 300 to 1,000 words in length, fr...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
A dream denied: My 54-year quest to publish a short story in F&SF ‹ Scott Edelman
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November 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social
Reminder that we are now open to submissions for flash fiction over the next month! Submission guidelines are below and it is a paid opportunity:

www.dreamtheory.media/submission-g...
Submission Guidelines
Submissions are currently OPEN - November 10th through December 12, 2025 11:59PM EST! Last updated: November 10, 2025 Flash Fiction   We're looking for submissions 300 to 1,000 words in length, fr...
www.dreamtheory.media
November 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social
This week, Cody Schell's latest fantastical visual strip "ART of the Solar System" takes us to the artificial moons of Mercury!

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ART of the Solar System #7
by Cody Schell
www.dreamtheory.media
November 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Flash fiction submissions are now OPEN - November 10th through December 12, 2025 11:59PM EST!

GO GO GO!
November 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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NEW STORY: @worldanvil.bsky.social delivers a poetic meditation on loss in her new flash fiction story "Song of the Loom"!

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Song of the Loom
by Janet Forbes I Sang to the loom, the day my mother died.   My hands were an echo of hers. Heavy with grief, they wove eight hundred threads onto the frame, a hundred for each string of her Lyra. ...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social
When your senior editor locks in… 👀
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November 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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'I Sang to the loom, the day my mother died.'

This beautiful lyrical piece is a like a song with its near-repeated refrain.

#fiction #flashfiction
November 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social
NEW STORY: @worldanvil.bsky.social delivers a poetic meditation on loss in her new flash fiction story "Song of the Loom"!

www.dreamtheory.media/song-of-the-...
Song of the Loom
by Janet Forbes I Sang to the loom, the day my mother died.   My hands were an echo of hers. Heavy with grief, they wove eight hundred threads onto the frame, a hundred for each string of her Lyra. ...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social
Can't believe we launched 6 months ago already!

Coming up in the next few weeks: new flash fiction from @worldanvil.bsky.social (tomorrow!) and @coreyjwhite.com (Nov. 19th), as well as a new "ART of the Solar System" visual strip from Cody Schell (Nov. 12th)!

Oh, and an open submission window...
November 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social
Unfortunately, we're going to have to delay publication of today's flash fiction by @worldanvil.bsky.social until next week. The delay is entirely on our end and we apologize. Thank you.
October 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Our resident horror maestro @vincestadon.bsky.social looks at LIPS OF BLOOD!

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A Personal History of Horror Films in 101 Quirky Objects #26: Jennifer’s white string shawl in Lèvres de sang (Lips of Blood) (1975)
by Vince Stadon “You had to remember me before I could appear to you.” – Jennifer  Making movies is arduous work, and sometimes filming is rough on everyone. Lèvres de sang was shot in three weeks, ...
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October 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Gonna do a thread of the poems I've had published this year!

@strangehorizons.bsky.social strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...

@smallwondersmag.com smallwondersmag.com/piece/let-it...

@dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social www.dreamtheory.media/rhiannon-rem...

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October 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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jaowriter.bsky.social
Can confirm, Adam does great work.
admancomics.bsky.social AdMan Markiewicz @admancomics.bsky.social · Oct 14
Hey, it’s #PortfolioDay! I’m always available for some cover work! More samples can be found here: admancartoonist.com/covers-splas...
October 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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It's Wednesday around the middle of the month, which means a new "ART of the Solar System" strip by Cody Schell is now live!

www.dreamtheory.media/art-of-the-s...
ART of the Solar System #6
by Cody Schell
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October 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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This is another of my starter packs. It's growth has been rather slowed by the fact that many of the publishers and magazines who have published me don't appear to be on BlueSky :🙁#BookSky go.bsky.app/FbCTiqm
October 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social
It's Wednesday around the middle of the month, which means a new "ART of the Solar System" strip by Cody Schell is now live!

www.dreamtheory.media/art-of-the-s...
ART of the Solar System #6
by Cody Schell
www.dreamtheory.media
October 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM