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tronotized.bsky.social @tronotized.bsky.social · 2d

I really like this poem!

Rick Hollon @mimulus.bsky.social · 2d

My poem “Shapeshifters Local” has been published in the Autumn 2025 issue of @kaleidotrope.bsky.social, alongside what looks to be an amazing TOC. Read my poem here: kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2025/...

“Shapeshifters’ Local” by Rick Hollon

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 15h

"I have been to the market
where they sell futures packed in mason jars"

Love this new poem by Shana Ross in @kaleidotrope.bsky.social

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“I have been to the market” by Shana Ross

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Rick Hollon @mimulus.bsky.social · 2d

This is gorgeous and utterly entrancing. 🍄

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Louise Hughes @trailofleaves.bsky.social · 9h

ICYMI, new story this week! Last of the year (probably). Features a hot shot pilot, a retired but persistent ambulance, and snacks.

Louise Hughes @trailofleaves.bsky.social · 2d

Out today, in the autumn issue of @kaleidotrope.bsky.social, my story of a space pilot dealing with her first clone resurrection, with a little help from the rescue ship's AI and several kinds of cheese.

The Nine Crashes of Flight Lieutenant Hilla Quinn

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“The Nine Crashes of Flight Lieutenant Hilla Quinn” by Louise Hughes

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Laura Blackwell (she/her) @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social · 1d

OMG read this. So good. The pacing is exquisite.

Shaenon K. Garrity @shaenon.bsky.social · 2d

My weird horror story "My Collectors" is in this month's Kaleidotrope!
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“Come one now, come all ye, this story breaks free here…” – The New Pornographers, “Go Places”

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J.A. Prentice @japrenticewrites.bsky.social · 1d

This is a Weird One, whether you want to interpret that as a warning or an advertisement.

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Neil Willcox, Son of a Beekeeper @neilwillcox.bsky.social · 1d

The Beekeeper's Daughter, my story of bees, giants, goblins, secrets, and more bees, is only one of many in the new issue of Kaleidotrope, online now at kaleidotrope.net

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Marissa Lingen @marissalingen.bsky.social · 13h

Back from my family trip to tell you that I have a new story in @kaleidotrope.bsky.social ! "What a Big Heart You Have" is my tender tribute to Grandma and Aunt Ellen, though the characters aren't literally them. kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2025/...

“What a Big Heart You Have” by Marissa Lingen

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Kaleidotrope @kaleidotrope.bsky.social · 9h

Most people using AI to create art are running a con. The rest are being conned into thinking they’re creating art.

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Kaleidotrope @kaleidotrope.bsky.social · 9h

For what it’s worth, in case it isn’t obvious, this is a joke, not an actual submission I was sent. Most people trafficking in AI “assisted” stories aren’t fessing up to that fact, oddly enough. 😀

Kaleidotrope @kaleidotrope.bsky.social · 12h

“Dear editor,
I asked an algorithm designed to mimic patterns it had learned through the plagiarism of billionaires if it could spit out something that looked convincingly like the stories it had stolen, and it burned through an ocean to deliver whatever this is. Thank you for your consideration.”

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J.A. Prentice @japrenticewrites.bsky.social · 2d

ICYMI: my story, "The Little Deaths of Autumn," is out now in the new issue of Kaleidotrope!
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“The Little Deaths of Autumn” by J.A. Prentice

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Kaleidotrope @kaleidotrope.bsky.social · 12h

“Dear editor,
I asked an algorithm designed to mimic patterns it had learned through the plagiarism of billionaires if it could spit out something that looked convincingly like the stories it had stolen, and it burned through an ocean to deliver whatever this is. Thank you for your consideration.”

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Shana Ross @shanaross.bsky.social · 2d

I think of Chelsea Market when I picture this poem...but it's an ode to a Canadian skill I'm learning: when to refuse an individual desire for the sake of others kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2025/...

“I have been to the market” by Shana Ross

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Shaenon K. Garrity @shaenon.bsky.social · 2d

Not sure if it's a Weird horror story or just a weird horror story. kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2025/...

“My Collectors” by Shaenon K. Garrity

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Neil Willcox, Son of a Beekeeper @neilwillcox.bsky.social · 18h

It turns out there's a brand new copy of Kaleidotrope even if you aren't into that sort of thing

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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Emmi Khor - Writer @emmikhor.bsky.social · 1d

Awesome poem by @shanaross.bsky.social in @kaleidotrope.bsky.social
I love seeing that moment when we know our boundaries.

Give this little piece a read!
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#microfiction #speculative #quietthings #poetry #read

“I have been to the market” by Shana Ross

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Kaleidotrope @kaleidotrope.bsky.social · 15h

I’m going to assume this is just temporary and you all really are posting extensively about Kaleidotrope right now. 😉

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Scott Edelman @scottedelman.bsky.social · 2d

My story "What Am I This Time?" has just gone live in the latest issue of @kaleidotrope.bsky.social. I hope you like it! kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2025/...

“What Am I This Time?” by Scott Edelman

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Neil Willcox, Son of a Beekeeper @neilwillcox.bsky.social · 2d

Oh hey, there's me with The Beekeeper's Daughter, a fairy tale adventure.

Kaleidotrope @kaleidotrope.bsky.social · 2d

There is, as it happens, a brand new issue of Kaleidotrope.

“Come one now, come all ye, this story breaks free here…” – The New Pornographers, “Go Places”

Fiction
“Singularities” by Cressida Roe
“The Little Deaths of Autumn” by J.A. Prentice
“The Nine Crashes of Flight Lieutenant Hilla Quinn” by Louise Hughes
“The Beekeeper’s Daughter” by Neil Willcox
“Follow My Instructions, I Promise This Won’t Hurt” by Akis Linardos
“What Am I This Time?” by Scott Edelman
“The Hunting of the Phoenix” by S.L. Harris
“Godling, Runner, Thief” by Avra Margariti
“My Collectors” by Shaenon K. Garrity
“What a Big Heart You Have” by Marissa Lingen
“The Violin/ist or The Madrigal” by Katie R. Yen
“Wilayat in Seven Saints” by Tanvir Ahmed

Poetry
“Eldritch Democracy” by Chris Clemens
“Shapeshifters’ Local” by Rick Hollon
“Lacus Solitudinis” by Josh Pearce
“I have been to the market” by Shana Ross
“Atomic” by Jennifer Crow
“Bedazzled” by Robert Borski
“Bestla” by James Joseph Brown

Artwork by Carly A-F

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Akis Linardos @linardos.bsky.social · 1d

A birdie told me it's National Dark Poetry day, so here's one to celebrate, about a boy whose touch inflates things. Even flesh. 💀

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“Up His Arm Crawls a Tooth-sized Spider” by Akis Linardos

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