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foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 2h

Have a column idea? Or a serialized on-going story idea? Pitch me!

foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 6h

I set up an automation to send all submissions to my Kindle so I can access them anywhere and not have to read everything on my computer. Hoping this helps me get through submissions a little quicker too. (P.S. .docx works much better than .pdf for this—if you want to make my life easier 😝)

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foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 10h

🚧 OBSTRUCTION #8 https://foofaraw.press/obstruction-8/

🚧 OBSTRUCTION #8

a webcomic from Matthew Burbridge

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Kaleidotrope @kaleidotrope.bsky.social · 1d

There’s a brand new issue of Kaleidotrope, if you’re into that sort of thing.

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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 2d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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Radon Journal @radonjournal.bsky.social · 2d

Our Patreon now has the option enabled that allows for yearly subscriptions rather than just monthly. Comes with a 10% discount

www.patreon.com/radonjournal...

Get more from Radon Journal on Patreon

creating an online literary journal

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foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 1d

I will make this the standard, so folks who pay for a quick response feel like they are still getting something of value when the story doesn’t work for us.

foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 1d

We had to send out our first rejection to someone who paid for an expedited response. It still feels a bit icky to have someone pay for a faster rejection, so I tried to provide additional details of why the story wasn’t a good fit and some suggestions for improving it. I will make this the standa

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foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 1d

Been a long time coming, given all the great writing they publish, but I finally joined the Radon Journal Patreon at the Cooperative Tier! Love that they have an annual option now. https://www.patreon.com/c/radonjournal/posts

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foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 1d

I’m completely flabbergasted that our first writing contest kicks off in just three days!!!! I hope folks have as much fun with it as I've had putting it together 😍 https://foofaraw.press/an-ordinary-contest/

an ordinary contest

Here at Foofaraw, we are running our first contest! Let’s take the ordinary and make it weird. Submission period: October 10–October 19, 2025 Entry fee: $5 Word limit: 1,500–3,000 words Prompts: 3 provided; 2 required in story The fee goes up to $10 on October

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foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 1d

😈 The Underwhelmed Undertaker https://foofaraw.press/the-underwhelmed-undertaker/

😈 The Underwhelmed Undertaker

by Sarina Dorie

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foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 2d

📺 The media guide S6E13 https://foofaraw.press/the-media-guide-s6e13/

📺 The media guide S6E13

sleepy

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 2d

i don’t really understand why this made me start bawling i just really love seeing people try to help each other in creative ways and that this shit is necessary

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emma burnett @slashnburnett.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve got a new position! It is called ‘fetal’ and I’ll be here for a while.

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foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 2d

Foofaraw is already omnipotent and omniscient, but we don't want your information. Just your money (so we can keep publishing wonderful stories).
https://front-end.social/@henry/115328505982021595

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foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 3d

🎉 Weekend edition vol.079 https://foofaraw.press/weekend-edition-vol-079/

🎉 Weekend edition vol.079

it's the final countdown

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Marco Rogers @polotek.bsky.social · 4d

“The tech industry elite are very much like Gilded Age railroad barons – buying up whole towns, breaking up strikes, imposing top-down economic policy on whole sectors – except all the while they claim that they are just technology enthusiasts playing with their little trains.”

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your #3 source for absurdist true crime 🔨 @davidgerard.co.uk · 6d

AT Proto has become a sort of ideological vaporware; a way for Jay Graber et al to run a social media platform while claiming they don't run a social media platform. This is just another iteration of the Silicon Valley monoproduct: power without accountability.

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Delusions of a Protocol

On vaporware as an ideological product.

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foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 4d

🕹️ Steps and silence https://foofaraw.press/steps-and-silence/

🕹️ Steps and silence

A dispatch on games for October from James

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foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 5d

If you want to get a head start on all the short stories coming to Foofaraw in October and/or read them (plus a bunch of other stuff) on your kindle, you can pick up the ebook now https://a.co/d/j8VSIur

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 6d

a heartwarming story of how being an unethical and talentless hack is no barrier to success when you are willing to endlessly flatter the wretched views of rich dipshits

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 6d

Bari Weiss is set to be named the editor in chief of CBS News, the New York Post reports

Paramount Skydance is poised to name Bari Weiss as editor in chief of CBS News in the coming days — giving the hard-charging journalist unusual clout to revamp the struggling network as it also acquires her scrappy news site the Free Press, The Post has learned.

Weiss — a 41-year-old former New York Times opinion writer who has built the Free Press into a buzzworthy site with a contrarian bent — is expected to be named to the top post in a Monday announcement, although the talks are in flux and the timing could change, a source close to the situation said.

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foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 6d

🎙️ Allison Whittenberg https://foofaraw.press/allison-whittenberg/

🎙️ Allison Whittenberg

An interview with the author of Depths

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foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 6d

Here's what $55 on Instagram ads across six days and two posts for stories looks like…

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foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 6d

I want to try using Ellipsus for editing stories... but I hate the idea of having writers sign up for yet another new service... any folks waiting on edits from me interested in being my guinea pig..? https://ellipsus.com/

Ellipsus | Collaborative writing software

Write, edit, and collaborate on any device. Ellipsus is a principled alternative to Google Docs???built for writers, by writers. Sign up for free.

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Diabolical Plots @diabolicalplots.com · 6d

New fiction this week!
"(Skin)" by Chelsea Sutton @crsutton.bsky.social
www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...

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foofaraw press @foofarawpress.bsky.social · 6d

🌊 Depths https://foofaraw.press/depths/

🌊 Depths

by Allison Whittenberg

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