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Inner Worlds
@innerworlds.bsky.social
Inner Worlds is a quarterly digital zine of speculative stories about our inner lives. Issue 9 out now! Issue 10 will be our final issue 😭 Out Feb/Mar 2026
https://inner-worlds.ghost.io/
Househunting + working extra hours is kicking my butt though, so it's possible the issue won't be out til early March.
February 5, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Thank you for reading!
February 5, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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Day 28! I read Puparium by @jyzh.bsky.social published in @innerworlds.bsky.social. This is a sad one. Sort of a review here (maybe more thoughts tomorrow): mickstaniforth.wordpress.com/2026/01/28/s...
S/D/Y Jan 28 – Puparium by J. Y. Zhang – Inner Worlds
Okay, maybe on a week where I am really struggling with my mental health, I shouldn’t have read such an incredibly emotionally charged story. It’s very sad, and very strange, and very g…
mickstaniforth.wordpress.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:52 PM
A huge thank you to the folks who have already shared their thoughts with me 💖
January 9, 2026 at 2:54 PM
I've had 9 responses to the survey so far (and I would love some more!! www.cognitoforms.com/InnerWorlds1...) which have been incredibly interesting to read and very helpful in gradually organising my thoughts.
Inner Worlds Madness, Health and Creativity Survey | Cognito Forms
www.cognitoforms.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Abstract submitted, phew! It's been a long time since I've written one and I didn't leave myself a lot of time and energy, but it's done.

The title is '"Be more real": Inner Worlds and the possibilities of speculative fiction for exploring and communicating mental and emotional experiences'
January 9, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Thank you! Agreed x
January 6, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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My spooky post-apocalypse short story, "Home on the Hillside," was published by @innerworlds.bsky.social in their March issue.

Free to read here: inner-worlds.ghost.io/home-on-the-...
Home on the Hillside, by Emmylou Kotzé
Something had eaten Jana’s chickens. She stood in the cold red dawn with the smell of blood and cypress sap rich in the air after rain, transfixed in horror.
inner-worlds.ghost.io
December 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Thank you!
December 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Thank you!
December 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM