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Deb JJ Lee 🔜 Lightbox 112 @jdebbiel.bsky.social · May 29

sketching at the museum

warm illustration based off the jardin des plantes dinosaur exhibit. we see three skeletons displayed over someone who is sketching nearby

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Thomas J. Padden @thomasjpadden.com · May 24

When a mountainous theater of labyrinthian design appears at the edge of town in the middle of the night, plucky young filmmaker, Andrew, can think of only one thing to do: hand them his résumé.
#TJPwip #WIPpit #A #FBW #Horror #Adventure

Midnight Theater title by Thomas J. Padden

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James Shedden @james.sh · May 21

The night the stars fell

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Rachael King @rachaelking70.bsky.social · May 20

This was just posted by @tbretc.bsky.social on another platform. The Chicago Sun-Times obviously gets ChatGPT to write a ‘summer reads’ feature almost entirely made up of real authors but completely fake books. What are we coming to?

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Angela Liu @angelaliu.bsky.social · May 1

It’s been a while since I could say this but…I have a new story out in @clarkesworldmagazine.com!

“Brainstem Disco, 2191” explores the association of music with memories (and I’d love if you listened to the quasi-soundtrack while reading!)

clarkesworldmagazine.com/liu_05_25/

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T. L. Xue is querying @tixanfy.bsky.social · Apr 29

魚を釣るからそばにいて / Fish Fear Me, You Need Me and other stories in the middle-aged men issue of Kaguya Planet are now available to read online! The print copy is also on sale right now and I am so so excited to see that in person soon.

SFレーベルKAGUYA @kaguya-sf.bsky.social · Apr 28

『Kaguya Planet No.5 おじさん』刊行に合わせて、
ウェブマガジンKaguya Planetに掲載している三作品を無料で公開します‼️
🔸ティファニー・シュエ「魚を釣るからそばにいて」
🔸倉田タカシ「やめたくなって」
🔸友田とん「上映会のおじさんたち」

活動継続のために、Kaguya Planetへの登録もよろしくお願いします！

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友田とん「上映会のおじさんたち」のカバーデザイン。緑で描かれた商店のイラストを背景にタイトルと著者名が並ぶ。右上に「特集おじさん」の文字。左上にKaguya Planetのロゴ。

倉田タカシ「やめたくなって」カバーデザイン
電車に乗っているサラリーマンが天を仰いでおり、その前に光るサラリーマンが立っている。右上に「特集おじさん」の文字。左上にKaguya Planetのロゴ。

Kaguya Planet掲載作品「魚を釣るからそばにいて」カバーデザイン。
背景に森と空、手前には水辺。左手前に2人のおじさん。文字情報はタイトル、著訳者、Kaguya Planetロゴ、「特集おじさん」の文字、原題のFish Fear Me, You Need Meと著者名欧文Tiffany Xue

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③小説やインタビューを読む

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caitlin rose boyle (COMMS OPEN!) @caitlinroseboyle.com · Mar 27

thinking about princess mononoke a lot, these days

a screenshot from the animated film princess mononoke. a man covered in bandages lays on a straw mat, under a straw blanket. the caption says “The world is cursed, but still, you find reasons to keep living.”

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Underpalewater @underpalewater.bsky.social · Feb 25

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · Feb 10

Only a few days left to vote in our annual readers' poll. Here are the stories and covers that are this year's finalists.

Visit
clarkesworldmagazine.com/clarke_02_25
for links to each work and voting information.

Poll closes February 15th at 11PM EST

Clarkesworld Readers' Poll - 2024 Finalists

Best Short Story
“An Intergalactic Smugglers Guide to Homecoming” by Tia Tashiro
“Hello! Hello! Hello!” by Fiona Jones
“Swarm X1048 - Ethological Field Report: Canis Lupus Familiaris, '6'” by F.E. Choe
“The Coffee Machine” by Celia Corral-Vázquez, translated by Sue Burke
“The Sort” by Thomas Ha
“Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid In the Omelas Hole” by Isabel J. Kim

Best Novelette/Novella
“Fractal Karma” by Arula Ratnakar (novella)
“Lucie Loves Neutrons and the Good Samarium” by Thoraiya Dyer (novelette)
“Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being” by A. W. Prihandita (novelette)
“Stars Don’t Dream” by Chi Hui, translated by John Chu (novelette)
“The Brotherhood of Montague St. Video” by Thomas Ha (novelette)
“The Indomitable Captain Holli” by Rich Larson (novella)

Best Cover Art
“Dandelion” by Marcel Deneuve
“Reminiscence” by Daria Anako
“Robot in a flower field 02” by Ninja Jo
“Secret Garden” by JC Jongwon Park
“Strider” by Ilya Nazarov

Visit clarkesworldmagazine.com/clarke_02_25
for links to each work and voting information.

Poll closes February 15th at 11PM EST

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T. L. Xue is querying @tixanfy.bsky.social · Jan 28

one more time! #2025Pit #A #SPF #S #LGBTQ #AAPI adjacent

T. L. Xue is querying @tixanfy.bsky.social · Jan 27

Ben lives free & easy to spite his dad, but now there's a new 24/7 bodyguard getting in Ben's way. He'd be more annoyed if not for the fact that someone wants him dead, and he needs help stopping whoever that is.

disco elysium + a marvellous light + the locked tomb
#2025Pit #A #SPF #S #LGBTQ

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Ollie Swasey @olliews.bsky.social · Jan 27

WWDITS x THURSDAY MURDER CLUB

During a troubling surge of slayings, an ancient vampire living in Miami finds himself framed for a crime he didn't commit. When a retired private detective learns his secret, she becomes an unexpected ally in his hunt for the true culprit. #2025Pit #A #M #SPF #LGBTQ

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T. L. Xue is querying @tixanfy.bsky.social · Jan 27

Ben lives free & easy to spite his dad, but now there's a new 24/7 bodyguard getting in Ben's way. He'd be more annoyed if not for the fact that someone wants him dead, and he needs help stopping whoever that is.

disco elysium + a marvellous light + the locked tomb
#2025Pit #A #SPF #S #LGBTQ

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Kendra Leigh Speedling @kendrarara.bsky.social · Jan 27

In a faltering empire, a thief steals a crown from the ruling family, sparking a battle of wits with a spymaster. Drawn together by their contest, the two become tangled in a deadly web of conspiracies as their rivalry turns to unlikely alliance. SIX OF CROWS + FOUNDRYSIDE #2025Pit #A #F #LGBTQ

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T. L. Xue is querying @tixanfy.bsky.social · Jan 27

Ben lives free & easy to spite his dad & his company, but now there's a new 24/7 bodyguard getting in Ben's way. He'd be more annoyed if not for the fact that someone wants him dead, and he needs help stopping whoever that is.

disco elysium + a marvellous light + the locked tomb
#2025Pit #A #SPF #T

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Olivia Stephens @oliveoilcorp.bsky.social · Jan 20

BALLAD FOR BLACK CASSANDRA
a comic/poem
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Comic cover rendered in blue and orange hues. The title of the comic is BALLAD FOR BLACK CASSANDRA, written and drawn by Olivia Stephens. The cover illustration features a Black person with short coiled hair standing in waist high water and staring upwards with an orange glint reflecting in their eyes. The sky features a harsh, dramatic orange texture.

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T. L. Xue is querying @tixanfy.bsky.social · Jan 23

If you read and liked my story 'Fish Fear Me, You Need Me', please consider nominating it with some of the other fantastic short stories, novellas, and art from 2024!

Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · Jan 22

Help us select the 2024 finalists for our annual Clarkesworld Readers' Poll.
Nominate your favorite Clarkesworld stories and cover art at:
www.surveymonkey.com/r/clarkeswor...

POLL CLOSES FRIDAY, JANUARY 24th at 3PM EST

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The Traveler | Galaxy Pixels @ekvitki.bsky.social · Jan 18

Distilled Moonlight

#pixelart #art

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Dominique Ramsey 𓃥 @dominiqueramseyart.bsky.social · Jan 18

Free falling

Illustration of a sight hound dog falls through despair, burning up and becoming engulfed by it. The dog’s aspirations falling around him.

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T. L. Xue is querying @tixanfy.bsky.social · Jan 18

I'm so excited to announce that my short story has been translated and published in Japanese! It is currently available to subscribers and will be part of Kaguya Planet No. 5 in April.

SFレーベルKAGUYA @kaguya-sf.bsky.social · Jan 16

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Makks Cryski @maxtothek.bsky.social · Dec 6

I'm going to be at @massmice.bsky.social this weekend! I'm not tabling, but I will be around both days and I'll have copies of a new zine with all these little wizard comix I've been posting, plus a couple more to hand out. Here's a sneak peek at the cover!

Turnaround character models of Frog Wizard, Gumdrop Wizard and Bones Wizard, showing all three of them from front and back. When seen from behind, all three of them have huge asses

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Louie Zong @everydaylouie.bsky.social · Nov 17

shallow waters

a stylized 3d render of an ocean filled with water pokemon, including mantine, remoarid, luvdisc, milotic, and feebas. a girl with a tube and a psyduck float on top of the surface.

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Journal of Art in Society @artinsociety.bsky.social · Nov 13

From 2,000 years ago ~ remarkably-conserved frescoes from the Villa of Livia, wife of the Emperor Augustus. The villa was rediscovered in 16C just outside Rome & was probably part of the dowry Livia brought to her marriage in 39 BC (Palazzo Massimo Museum)

Colourful frescoes of verdant foliage, trees, fruits and birds

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baggy🌱 @bagplants.art · Nov 11

bad art is always beautiful because it means someone is learning how to be creative in this day and age. despite it all

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T. L. Xue is querying @tixanfy.bsky.social · Oct 18

Kicking this profile off with something about myself! In September, my debut short story "Fish Fear Me, You Need Me" was published in Clarkesworld alongside a bunch of incredible stories. Give it a read if strange worlds and complex relationships are your thing!

clarkesworldmagazine.com/xue_09_24/

Clarkesworld Magazine - Science Fiction & Fantasy

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast. This page: Fish Fear Me, You Need Me by Tiffany Xue

clarkesworldmagazine.com

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · Sep 1

The September issue of Clarkesworld is now online. Includes stories by Marissa Lingen, Tiffany Xue, Laura Williams McCaffrey, Eric Schwitzgebel, Cirilo Lemos, Ben Berman Ghan, Renan Bernardo, and R H Wesley.
clarkesworldmagazine.com/issue_216
Subscribe at:
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

Cover art by Daria Anako features a young female astronaut in full spacesuit, sitting on a rock and looking at a letter. Ringed planet in hangs in the sky behind her. Orange flowers on the ground below.

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