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Heartlines Spec
@heartlines-spec.com
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Heartlines Spec is a speculative magazine bringing you SFF stories and poetry focused on long-term friendships and relationships. $0.08CAD/word 🇨🇦🌎 (posts by @rebecca-b)
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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d
Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 2d
Absolutely gorgeous read 🥄👀
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Small Wonders @smallwondersmag.com · 2d
Whomst among us hasn't had a mother who scoops out her eyes with a spoon and lets us play with them? But that's just the beginning of @montanna-harling.bsky.social's story "Oleander".
Oleander - Small Wonders
Mama scooped her eyes out with an heirloom ornamental teaspoon, and let them roll to the floor.
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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 7d
Look at this cover!!! LOOK AT IT 👀😍
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Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 7d
Exact release date is still TBD, but now that it's October it's time to get excited for FF#26, which you'll be able to get before the month is through!
The cover of FF#26. On it, a woman's face is surrounded by shards of glass, each of which contain an eye of their own, and broken fragments of a noh mask. A list of contributors is overlaid on the image: A.D. Sui S.L. Harris D.A. Straith Leo Oliveira Cressida Roe Nkereuwem Albert Emma Russell-Trione Nana Afadua Ofori-Atta
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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 8d
Make it a livestream 👀😽
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Bryson The Gaytive @brysonthegaytive.bsky.social · 8d
Today is #TruthandReconciliation day today.

People often talk as if residential schools are a thing of the past. They aren’t.

They are still causing damage to this day. People who deny that they happened are still causing damage to this day.

Survivors are still alive to this day.
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Augur Society | Augur Issue 8.1 is NOW LIVE ! @augursociety.bsky.social · 8d
🗓️ Mark your calendars! Come meet the team, snag limited edition print copies, & support our fellow local creatives these upcoming fall events!

HUGE thanks to @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social, @canconsffh.bsky.social, TIFA, Kate Siklosi of Gap Riot Press, & @meetthepresses.bsky.social for inviting us!
The graphic has a plain beige background. On the left is a long rectangular photograph of Augur issues and purple flowers on top of a table with a pink overlay. At the top of the graphic reads: “autumn events” in dark purple text and below it read: “Meet the augur team + snag print volumes & merch!” in purple text. There are five black lines and in between them are the events. The event information is structured by date, location, and time in purple text. The event information reads: “Little Ghosts Festival is on Sunday, October 5th from 12-5pm at the Tranzac club, 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON. Can*Con is October 17th (5pm-8pm), October 18th (10am-6pm), and October 19th (10am-4pm) at the Bookstreet Hotel, 525 Legget Drive, Ottawa, ON. The TIFA Small Press Fair is on Saturday, November 1st from 10-4pm at Victoria College, 73 Queens Park Cres. East, Toronto, ON. The Indie Lit Market is on Sunday, November 2nd from 12-5pm at the Cecil Community Centre, 58 Cecil St, Toronto, ON. At the bottom of the image is the augur logo in black.
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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 8d
KEEP YELLING FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK!!!
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Ell Huang 🖤🤍💜 @nocturnalxlight.bsky.social · 8d
AND THEY TAKE PLATONIC, ARO, AND ACE STORIES BTW 💖
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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 8d
DOOooooo IT!!! We'll have new submission readers to put the grindstone and make them regret their generous natures 😘

www.heartlines-spec.com/submission-g...
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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 8d
DOOooooo IT!!! We'll have new submission readers to put the grindstone and make them regret their generous natures 😘

www.heartlines-spec.com/submission-g...
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OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 9d
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 · 10d
Tomorrow is Kickstarter launch daaaay! Tomorrow!! TOMORROW!!! We appreciate everyone who has signed up for the pre-launch campaign—there are 248 of you! Could we get to 250 in the next 24 hours? 👀

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
The dawn of the final day - 24 hours remain - Legend of Zelda meme text over the OTHERSIDE banner art, with purple shattered sword and hand in the background on a floating pink and purple backdrop.
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Duotrope @duotrope.com · 11d
The Smart Search List of the Day is: Mainstream Science Fiction feat. @analogsf.bsky.social @heartlines-spec.com @trollbreathmag.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...
Smart Search List of the Day
The Smart Search List of the Day is: Mainstream Science Fiction feat. @analogsf.bsky.social @heartlines-spec.com @trollbreathmag.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com/search/smart/fiction/mainstream-science-fiction-rq10Nx79
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Aysha @ayshaufarah.bsky.social · Jun 17
I told you guys
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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 13d
Lovely to see Under the Skin by @authortrsteele.bsky.social mentioned in this roundup

Read it now! Delicate prose perfect for delicate stitches:

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Dr. Catherine Scott @cataranea.bsky.social · 13d
Canada Post “lost” 1 billion dollars last year?

How about, “it cost Canadians 1 billion dollars to have a national postal service” which works out to costing about $25 a year per person (population of Canada in 2024 = 40 million). Seems like a pretty reasonable cost to me.
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 13d
"Canada Post is on track to lose money" Hum. Duh. It cost less than a toonie to send a letter across Canada.

"Canada Post is a service and not a business" was common knowledge until late stage capitalism brain rotted most people into think if it ain't making money for shareholders, it's failing.
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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 13d
We ALREADY got our tickets 😍

Let's all be friends in Kjipuktuk | Halifax!

Hills! History! Having deep conversations about speculative fiction and you buy books from us...
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Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 14d
I’m really looking forward to TriCon in Halifax next May! A new convention spearheaded (as it were) by @tridenthalifax.bsky.social & @charlotteashley.bsky.social ! Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/tricon-the...
A promptional image for TRICON, a new SFF convention, showing me as their author Guest of Honour.
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Nicole Munro (is writing; on hiatus) @nmunrowrites.bsky.social · 14d
✨ 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
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Chey Rivera @criverawrites.bsky.social · 14d
Caribbean historical fantasy, imprisoned gods, and the complex bond between two sisters desperate to protect their home and each other.

“For the Pursuit of the Better” is free to read at @heartlines-spec.com! 🧠 🌊 🪶

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For the Pursuit of the Better
For the Pursuit of the Better by Chey Rivera
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Tiffany Morris @tiffmorris.bsky.social · 14d
I am so excited that the Kjipuktuk/Halifax/Maritime community has our first speculative writing conference coming this May!! Check out the details on @tricon-hfx.bsky.social or tricon-Halifax.com!
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Joanne Merriam @joannemerriam.bsky.social · May 23
Reminder: #bookish folks, starter packs for small press:
* Canadian: go.bsky.app/D4YKenp * USA: go.bsky.app/S4HKBuC * Rest of world: go.bsky.app/S5N1WAY * Academic: go.bsky.app/EoXRRgy * plus, #Writers' orgs: go.bsky.app/2uiSCde aaand I post #SmallPress #books under #DSPBposts. 📚🌍 🌈📚 #Booksky 💙📚 🪐📚
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Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 15d
I'm at @canconsffh.bsky.social in October! See me in my first-ever panels, or stop me in the hallway to talk about random things, like why I think it's hilarious that the Brookstreet Hotel's bar is called Options and the place where you get breakfast the next morning is called Perspectives.
Can-Con Schedule Friday, October 17th, 8:00-8:50 PM How to Start a Magazine and Keep Your Mind Intact: Rebecca Bennett, Louise Koren, Cavan Terrill, and André Geleynse Sunday, October 19th, 1:00-1:50 PM No Story Left Behind: The Ups and Downs of Submitting Short Fiction: André Geleynse, Y.M. Pang, Cavan Terrill, and Monique Cuillerier Can-Con Non-Schedule: Spot him by looking for the hat! There's a couple pictures of me in my hat. A grey houndstooth soft cap. Or newsboy? I'm not sure exactly what it's called. But you know, the ones old men and balding middle-aged hipsters wear. (I'm allowed to say this because I'm a bald middle-aged hipster). say hello! maybe we can talk about: -short fiction, because of, you know, the whole fusion fragment thing -places to eat, because he used to work 3 minutes from the brookstreet and still lives nearby -the hat, because obviously
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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 16d
If you want in-person editing feedback, sign up for the Blue Pencil Cafe with @rebecca-b.bsky.social.

Plus she'll be at the 'How to Start a Magazine and Keep Your Mind Intact' panel (where she'll be laughing through the tears) and moderating 'Best Friends on a Long Arc'
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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 16d
Can*Con @canconsffh.bsky.social's schedule is officially out!

Heartlines will be stationed in the vendor room for the weekend! Come say hi and talk about short fiction!

www.can-con.org/events/live-...
Live Can*Con — Can*Con
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Emily Stewart @estewart.bsky.social · 19d
One of my fave short stories I've read in the last year(ish)!
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Heartlines Spec @heartlines-spec.com · 20d
Congrats to the finalists!!

We’re so pleased to see ‘And When She Shatters’ by @kercoby.bsky.social from Issue 4 in the TOC 😍
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Stephen Kotowych 🇨🇦 @ourmankoto.bsky.social · 20d
I need a timeline cleanse. How about a table of contents announcement! That’s right—despite the world being on fire, it’s time to reveal the TOC for Year’s Best Canadian F&SF Volume 3! It was VERY hard to narrow the list down but it's all killer, no filler. The book launches October 14. Enjoy! 1/2
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OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 19d
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 👀
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