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Vivian Chou @vivianhchou.bsky.social · 20d

Ah thanks abhijeet! 😊

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Vivian Chou @vivianhchou.bsky.social · 20d

Thanks again for the opportunity! 💕

Haven Spec Magazine @havenspec.bsky.social · 21d

👀Fiction Highlight👀

ICYMI, the short story "Restaurant Space for Lease" by @vivianhchou.bsky.social is free to read!

Come meet some shady realtors, make a pact with ancient evils, and learn how to make calamari the hard way!

Story:
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Issue:
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Image shows Saleha Chowdhury's art of a dark figure over a red background, their organs made up of strange animals. Superimposed on the image is an excerpt from issue twenty of Haven Spec Magazine, published July 2025.

Author: Vivian Chou.
Title: Restaurant Space for Lease.

Excerpt:

I get my killer recipes from my Vietnamese mom, and my distrust of people from my Chinese dad. Maybe it's not healthy, but least it kept me out of the crypto craze.

"For the last time, Clarissa, this space is not cursed," Tanya says. "But it's the only affordable space in this overpriced town." Her words echo through the restaurant space, empty of furniture save for the built-in bar and hostess station.

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Vivian Chou @vivianhchou.bsky.social · Aug 26

Welcome friend! 🎉💕😎

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Isabel J. Kim @isabel.kim · Aug 21

SUBLIMATION is a novel set in a universe where crossing the border means splitting yourself in two. Literally.

If you've ever imagined what could have been if you never left, this is a novel for you.

Preorder link below. Available everywhere books are sold.
torpublishinggroup.com/sublimation/...

Sublimation

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Vivian Chou @vivianhchou.bsky.social · Aug 18

Thanks for the shout out @fusionfragment.bsky.social ! 💕😎

Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · Aug 18

FFer Read of the Day: "Rebirth of the Rain" by @vivianhchou.bsky.social in @penumbricmag.bsky.social

www.penumbric.com/archives/Feb...

Penumbric February 2k25, Rebirth of the Rain

Edgy speculative fiction magazine

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Vivian Chou @vivianhchou.bsky.social · Aug 18

i'm so excited @isabel.kim 's new book Sublimation is out for pre-order! let's gooooooo 😀

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Sublimation

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Angel L🏳️‍⚧️ @angelvleal.bsky.social · Jul 9

Ahhh! my poem about a transfemme sailor who invokes a sea goddess is out today! thank you so much @havenspec.bsky.social for publishing this personal poem :') (I still struggle with dysphoria but this is one of my most hopeful poems i've written about body feelings)

Haven Spec Magazine @havenspec.bsky.social · Jul 9

👀July 2025 Poetry👀

"she brings me waves, she brings me wind" is a poem by @angelvleal.bsky.social that teems with loneliness and wonder, and you can read it now!

Find it here:
www.havenspec.com/she-brings-m...

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Vivian Chou @vivianhchou.bsky.social · Jul 9

Thanks for the opportunity! 💕🙏😎

Haven Spec Magazine @havenspec.bsky.social · Jul 9

👀July 2025 Fiction👀

"Restaurant Space for Lease" is a short story by @vivianhchou.bsky.social about shady realtors, pacts with ancient evils, and making calamari the hard way, and you can read it now!

Find it here:
www.havenspec.com/restaurant-s...

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emma burnett @slashnburnett.bsky.social · Jul 4

Is there some sort of campaign to stop inserting these things into bras (especially sports bras) as a matter of course? Like, to let people opt in/out? They’re so wasteful.

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Vivian Chou @vivianhchou.bsky.social · Jul 3

Thanks for the opportunity and what a great cover! 💕😎❤️

Haven Spec Magazine @havenspec.bsky.social · Jul 2

Our ✨July 2025 issue✨ is ready at last!

Subscribers will get it first thing tomorrow morning, and everyone else can read it next Wednesday! Why not subscribe and be the first to take a gander at all these great stories and poems?

Subscribe through Patreon:
www.patreon.com/HavenSpecMag...

Haven Spec Magazine, Issue Twenty, July 2025. Cover and table of contents.

The issue will very soon be available to subscribers, and its contents are as follows:

Cover Art by Saleha Chowdhury.

Fiction:
Visions of Althea by Alex Woodroe,
Fish Upon A Star by AR Frederiksen,
Brother, What Is Your Name? by Leanne Howard, and
Restaurant Space for Lease by Vivian Chou.

Poetry:
she brings me waves, she brings me wind by Angel Leal,
Anchor Spindrift by Elizabeth R McClellan, and
Cryptid Sister by H.V. Patterson.

Nonfiction:
Letter from the Editor, Ya Herd? By Leon Perniciaro.

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Vivian Chou @vivianhchou.bsky.social · Jun 16

Amazing! Congrats Rebecca!

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Vivian Chou @vivianhchou.bsky.social · Jun 15

Yeah Emma 🔥

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Steve Lafleur @stevelafleur.bsky.social · Jun 8

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Phoebe Barton 🚀🇺🇳 @phoebebarton.bsky.social · Jun 8

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Vivian Chou @vivianhchou.bsky.social · Jun 8

Congrats Phoebe! 😎

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Vivian Chou @vivianhchou.bsky.social · Jun 8

YESSSSSSS

Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · Jun 8

Congratulations to our Nebula Award Winners!

“Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid In the Omelas Hole” by Isabel J. Kim (short story)
clarkesworldmagazine.com/kim_02_24/

and

“Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being” by A. W. Prihandita (novelette)
clarkesworldmagazine.com/prihandita_1...

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Apex Magazine (is funding for 2026!) 🎉 @apexmag.bsky.social · Jun 3

2025 has been a hard year so far for Apex.

In the interest of transparency, we want to share what happened, the current state of things, and how you can help. We're determined to keep publishing great stories for many years to come, and your support is what will make that possible. 🖤👽

Looking into the Future

This year has not gone as planned. On January 14th, 2025, Diamond Comics filed for reorganization under Chapter 11. Years of bad business practices had caught up with Diamond Comics as they owed milli...

www.apexbookcompany.com

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Vivian Chou @vivianhchou.bsky.social · May 21

Thanks for sharing. You’re an inspo as always! 💕💖

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Vivian Chou @vivianhchou.bsky.social · May 9

Yay MR!! 😎

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chmmagazine.bsky.social @chmmagazine.bsky.social · May 5

Single issues of the new CHM are available on our website. Grab issue #59 right here: bit.ly/3Z26lPL

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chmmagazine.bsky.social @chmmagazine.bsky.social · May 1

Our May issue should be arriving any day now! While you're waiting though, take a look at the full table of contents.

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Vivian Chou @vivianhchou.bsky.social · May 1

Wooot! So excited for this to come out! 💖💖

Apex Magazine (is funding for 2026!) 🎉 @apexmag.bsky.social · Apr 29

The fog has cleared. The gates are open.

Welcome to THE MAP OF LOST PLACES.

ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK. ☠️☠️☠️

www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...

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Vivian Chou @vivianhchou.bsky.social · May 1

So excited for the release! Thanks again for the opportunity! 🧭 👻💖

Sheree Renée Thomas @shereereneethomas.bsky.social · Apr 29

It's here! 🗺️✨ Lesley Connor & I are ecstatic to share that The Map of Lost Places debuts TODAY!

So grateful for our amazing contributors & the Apex Books team for bringing this vision of strange & haunted realms to life.

Find your way to hidden worlds here:
www.apexbookcompany.com/blogs/frontp...

Green and yellow and gold compass and arrows with dark branches entwined, map making tools and twisting vines that evoke a dark forest

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Vivian Chou @vivianhchou.bsky.social · Apr 28

Thanks MR! 💕

Vivian Chou @vivianhchou.bsky.social · Apr 25

Omg omg I’m so excited! Thanks for the opportunity and what an awesome cover! 👹

chmmagazine.bsky.social @chmmagazine.bsky.social · Apr 24

COVER REVEAL!

Our May issue is on the way, thanks to Lars Strömquist for the fantastic cover!

Featuring Premee Mohamed, Steve Toase, Vivian Chou, Siobhan Gallagher, and more!

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