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Emily Yu @emilyyu.bsky.social · Oct 31

My story "When We Disappear" is available to read at THIS magazine! Thank you for the opportunity 🙏

this.org/2024/10/29/w...

Emily Yu @emilyyu.bsky.social · 7d

Double vaccinated ✅✅
(yes, I would rather have 1 super sore arm instead of 2 medium sore arms)

2 colourful band-aids on a left deltoid

Emily Yu @emilyyu.bsky.social · 8d

Congratulations @angelvleal.bsky.social !!!! So proud of you!!!

Angel L🏳️‍⚧️ @angelvleal.bsky.social · 8d

Two Latinx writers in the Rhysling Award!! 💖 Thank you so so much for including me!! :') And enormous congrats to all the finalists and especially @pedroiniguez.bsky.social for winning in multiple categories!! 😱🎉 Love to you friend, you deserve it! 🫂

SF & F Poetry Assn @sfpoetry.bsky.social · 9d

Short Poem Winners

First Place: Lost Ark • F. J. Bergmann • Space & Time Magazine 146

Second Place: A Black Hole is a Melting Pot That Will Make Us Whole • @pedroiniguez.bsky.social • Star*Line 47.1

Third Place: The Witch Recalls Her Craft • @angelvleal.bsky.social • Uncanny 60

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OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 10d

This is the second time our co-founders have woken up to a STRETCH GOAL HIT!! You hit our $9,700 goal overnight—that means ISSUE 7 IS FUNDED! We are now ONLY ONE STRETCH GOAL AWAY FROM YEAR 2 FULLY FUNDED!!

AND spot our next revealed stretch goal? 👀

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

Over a hazy purple background, there's the header "stretch goals." The first three goals, of $6900, $8300, and $9700 are now illuminated in rainbow with a picture of an open lock next to them. The remaining goals of $11000 (Issue 8) and $12000 (Reprints!) and $13000 (More Art!) show a closed lock next to them.

Emily Yu @emilyyu.bsky.social · 11d

Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese: this is a story of an Indigenous man and his struggles with addictions and racism that trace back to his childhood when he was taken from his family and placed in residential school. Richard Wagamese (RIP) is a phenomenal storyteller.

Emily Yu @emilyyu.bsky.social · 11d

21 Things You May Not Know about the Indian Act: only 200 pages but I had to take multiple breaks because this made me physically ill. Created in 1876 to fully assimilate (read eliminate) Indigenous people, it is still in place today. The last amendment was in 2019 AFTER this book was published.

Emily Yu @emilyyu.bsky.social · 11d

Kukum by Michel Jean: this is a love story between a white orphan and an Indigenous man, but also between a white woman and Innu culture. The Innu people were nomads because the land can't belong to anyone. White settlers took that away from them and their children too.

Emily Yu @emilyyu.bsky.social · 11d

From the Ashes by Jesse Thistle: I recommend this book to everyone, especially if they work in healthcare. Jesse's story is so inspirational and he had to overcome so much intergenerational trauma and addictions struggles to get to where he is today (professor of Métis studies in Toronto!)

Emily Yu @emilyyu.bsky.social · 11d

It's Truth and Reconciliation Day!

Here's some books I recommend (details for each book in the comments):
- From the Ashes by Jesse Thistle (memoir)
- Kukum by Michel Jean (fiction)
- 21 Things You May Not Know about the Indian Act by Bob Joseph (non-fiction)
- Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese

Emily Yu @emilyyu.bsky.social · 11d

Omg last day is tomorrow! Get your stories/poems in!

Nicole Munro (is writing; on hiatus) @nmunrowrites.bsky.social · 16d

✨ 1 more week to go for submissions at @heartlines-spec.com ✨

Send us your SPEC fiction WITH a long-term relationship (familial or platonic or romantic)!

Be sure to read the full guidelines here: www.heartlines-spec.com/submission-g...

Happy writing! ✍️
#sff #spec #fantasy #scifi

Submission Guidelines

Learn all about our submissions guidelines, what we're looking for, and our payment details

www.heartlines-spec.com

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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 15d

Lovely to see Under the Skin by @authortrsteele.bsky.social mentioned in this roundup

Read it now! Delicate prose perfect for delicate stitches:

www.heartlines-spec.com/under-the-sk...

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OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 12d

HI YES WE JUST PASSED $2,000 IN 30 MINUTES?!? THANK YOU SO SO MUCH?????? WE'RE ABOUT 37% FUNDED!!!!

AND if we get 6 more backers we unlock 1000 more words per issue due to a lovely anonymous donation!

OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 12d

WE'RE LIVE! AND WE ARE SO EXCITED! Back now to support a new magazine of speculative fiction by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists! Snag some amazing rewards, including discounted subscriptions! Support queer art! And help us SMASH DAY ONE!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

OTHERSIDE Kickstarter art. Text says OTHERSIDE Kickstarter LIVE NOW! over our purple and banner art with the Wanderer, a small figure on floating rocks, on the right.

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OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 13d

Val wants everyone to know that as the lead marketing co-founder, their professional skillset mostly involves them yelling GAY MAGAZINE at people when all other words fail her. It's an important task, someone must do it.

Valiant 🏳️‍⚧️ | Follow BOOM Goes the Bride on Backerkit! @valwrites.ca · 14d

Gay magazine!!

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Kerry C. Byrne @kercoby.bsky.social · 22d

Delighted to see my Aurora-finalist trans Bildungsroman fairytale, “And When She Shatters” included in this years Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction, edited by @ourmankoto.bsky.social 🚀🧝

✨ & this little @heartlines-spec.com tale gets to appear alongside many friends & Augur creators !!

A list of stories included in best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction, including Kerry C. Byrne’s “And When She Shatters”

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OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 22d

Our Kickstarter launches in TEN DAYS! September 29 is in fact SOMEHOW ten days away!!! We’re nervous and excited and SO ready. We're only screaming intermittently.

Sign up to be notified when it launches. We have a lot of fun rewards and goals planned… you won’t want to miss this 👀

www.kickstarter.com

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OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 25d

Our September newsletter is out for free patrons or higher! In this issue we have interviews from Ash and MR as well as announcements and Kickstarter updates, our new Patreon goals, and SO much more! We’re doing A LOT the next two months and we can’t wait!

www.patreon.com/posts/newsle...

Newsletter: Meet Ash and MR! | OTHERSIDE

Get more from OTHERSIDE on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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M. R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 25d

I’m so excited for Flights of Foundry! (Even if I cannot believe that it is somehow already mid-September??) Here’s my panel schedule! If you aren’t registered yet, you can still sign up for this fantastic free virtual con here: flights-of-foundry.org

Hope to see you there!

FIND MR AT FLIGHTS OF FOUNDRY!

SEPT. 26 1:00 PM ET
WRITING QUEER STORIES NOW (MODERATOR)
A discussion about the challenges and joys of writing queer fiction in a hostile climate.

SEPT. 27 12:00 PM ET
OTHERSIDE CHILL-N-CHAT
Come hang out with Ash, Val, and MR! We're excited to answer any questions you might have about OTHERSIDE.

SEPT. 27 3:00 PM ET
THE ART OF THE RETELLING
Why retell an existing story? What makes retellings interesting and vital? Surprising no one, I have thoughts!

SEPT. 28 6:00 PM ET
HISTORICAL RESEARCH FOR NON-HISTORIANS
Interested in writing historical fiction but not sure where to begin? This panel will help you get started!

Emily Yu @emilyyu.bsky.social · 26d

Welcome to the team!

Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 27d

The search is ooooooooooover!

We're delighted to announce that @manuelaamiouny.bsky.social is our new Poetry Editor! She'll be working with Jess to finish out the issue.

Look how judgey that bonus editor is! You definitely want to impress them by sending your weirdest, best poetry.

purple static background with formatted text in white. Text reads Poetry Editor Manuela Amiouny. There is a circular image with Manuela smiling at the camera with her cat Maamoul. Below the image is curved font reading "plus bonus editor Maamoul"

Emily Yu @emilyyu.bsky.social · Sep 9

😂 pretty much what happened on Discord

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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · Sep 2

Join TEAM NO BURNOUT

(maybe some burnout, as a treat)

Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · Sep 2

Do you kick your feet over chosen family stories? Do you yearn about generation ships lost to time? Are you haunted by multiverse and all the different iterations of your love/nemesis?

Heartlines is growing! We’re looking for
- A poetry editor
- 2-3 submission readers

Looking until we're not 🫀

Magazine Seeking Roles
US: A 3-year old magazine seeking a new poetry editor excited to join our group of quiet weirdos.
POETRY EDITOR:
You are a Canadian/Turtle Island resident and member of an equity-deserving group. Willing to spend 15-20 hours each submission period to read and select pieces. Familiar with Heartlines poetry/vibes. Comfortable sending rejections. Ideally some publication history but not required.
Email info@heartlines-spec.com with your bio and any social media links

Magazine Seeking Roles
US:
A 3-year old magazine seeking 2-3 submission readers excited to join our group of quiet weirdos.
SUBMISSIONS READER:
You are a Canadian/Turtle Island resident and member of an equity-deserving group. Willing to spend 20+ hours each submission period. Excited to read widely but able to eye-bleach when needed.
Email info@heartlines-spec.com with your bio and any social media links

Emily Yu @emilyyu.bsky.social · Sep 8

The dichotomy of me today is being sad that I won't get to work with Jess at Heartlines Spec but happy that I'll get to work with them at OTHERSIDE 🥲

OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · Sep 8

We are so thrilled to announce that Jess Cho will be joining the OTHERSIDE team as a Poetry Editor! Jess is a Rhysling Award-winning author with work in khōréō, Fantasy Magazine, Fireside Fiction, Apparition, Nightmare, and elsewhere. They can't wait to read your work when we open in January!

Banner text of image says Jess Cho: Poetry Editor. Image of Jess Cho on the left, with short hair and glasses in a black shirt. Text to the right of Jess’s photo: Jess Cho is a Rhysling Award-winning author of short fiction and poetry. Their work can be found in khōréō, Fantasy Magazine, Fireside Fiction, Apparition, Nightmare, and elsewhere. They like their fiction dark and their poetry with teeth.

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Writers' Guild of Alberta @writersguildab.bsky.social · Sep 2

On August 28, an internal EPSB memo was leaked to the public. It contained the list of more than 200 books. The WGA's Board strongly urges both the Government of Alberta and EPSB to revisit and rescind their decisions and stand up for the democratic rights of all readers and writers.

Emily Yu @emilyyu.bsky.social · Sep 2

Come work with us at Heartlines Spec ❤️❤️❤️

Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · Sep 2

Do you kick your feet over chosen family stories? Do you yearn about generation ships lost to time? Are you haunted by multiverse and all the different iterations of your love/nemesis?

Heartlines is growing! We’re looking for
- A poetry editor
- 2-3 submission readers

Looking until we're not 🫀

Magazine Seeking Roles
US: A 3-year old magazine seeking a new poetry editor excited to join our group of quiet weirdos.
POETRY EDITOR:
You are a Canadian/Turtle Island resident and member of an equity-deserving group. Willing to spend 15-20 hours each submission period to read and select pieces. Familiar with Heartlines poetry/vibes. Comfortable sending rejections. Ideally some publication history but not required.
Email info@heartlines-spec.com with your bio and any social media links

Magazine Seeking Roles
US:
A 3-year old magazine seeking 2-3 submission readers excited to join our group of quiet weirdos.
SUBMISSIONS READER:
You are a Canadian/Turtle Island resident and member of an equity-deserving group. Willing to spend 20+ hours each submission period. Excited to read widely but able to eye-bleach when needed.
Email info@heartlines-spec.com with your bio and any social media links

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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · Aug 25

Good news friends! Moksha added custom form fields and we now have a section for any content or trigger warnings.

It's not a requirement but is appreciated 💙

heartlinesspec.moksha.io

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Alt: 90s cartoon PSA with two cool skater rabbits and Stay Alert/Stay Safe message

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Emily Yu @emilyyu.bsky.social · Aug 25

I only learned recently that flight attendants only get paid for time in the air! Even though sometimes there are delays before takeoff--they are NOT paid for this time! Very unfair!

ash vale @ashvalewrites.bsky.social · Aug 25

Canadians facing issues with air canada - CUPE IS NOT YOUR ENEMY! Striking workers want fair wages! It's the company rescheduling and cancelling your flights because they don't want to engage fairly! And shame on CTV for dishonest reporting on this strike

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · Jul 31

edit of you wouldn't download a car old meme says you wouldn't think of ideas. The font is in a rough graffiti stencil style that looks like it's missing paint in parts. the text is inconsistently raised and lowered in the background is a mix of horizontal streaks of maroon and light blue on black like VHS artifacts.