Yay, congrats Premee!

Just 10 days left in the campaign! So back now--why wait until October when you can have it before anyone else, right? We're 30% of the way to our next stretch goal--more art! And I'm thrilled to announce more new contributors: @drfionamoore.bsky.social, @andregeleynse.com, and @straith.ca!

Thanks Thomas!

Oh wow thank you! It's awesome that she found it, and I'm delighted that she enjoyed it. Please pass on my appreciation for her kind words

Two Fic Tuesday for April 14th Hi, hello and welcome! This week I have a pair of stories from returning authors! Jennifer Hudak and Catherine Tavares are two people whose work I really admire, as well as finding them to be delightful humans as well. They both create wonderful, evocative work that can be word, and

Later than usual, but so worth shouting about! This week I featured work from @cjtavares.bsky.social and @jenniferhudak.bsky.social and these are marvelous stories! I hope you come give them a poke and shout about them yourself.

Orion's Belt is looking for an Associate Audio Editor!

If you’d like to join our team and contribute to our podcast by working alongside our current Audio Editor, Jenna Hanchey, @jennahanchey.bsky.social, please consider applying!

More info here: www.orions-belt.net/volunteer

I enjoyed "Pre-Existing Conditions" a lot! I was expecting a gut punch the whole time, but it still got me when it arrived

Haha that's awesome. I say that counts - they can count on seeing me at your future book launches too!

Thank you, Cindy!

Thanks Jordan! Yeah, I'm super stoked about it

Thanks Allison!

Thank you, Rick!!

That's very kind, thanks Hope!

Woohoo, congrats Terese!

2026 Locus Awards Top Ten Finalists Congratulations to all of the Locus Awards top ten finalists! These results are from the February 1 to April 1 voting by readers on an open public ballot. The Locus Awards winners will be announced…

"As The Earth Dreams" is a Top 10 Finalist for the Locus Awards!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who read and voted! I am SO GIDDY!!! 💜🩵🖤
locusmag.com/2026/04/2026...

The March SFPA round-up is live! Check it out and find out what your fellow spec poets have been up to ✨

sfpoetry.org/wp/2026/04/1...

A poster of the poem "Light of My Life" by Ian Li inside a Toronto subway train

Ian Li posing with an overhead banner of his poem "Light of My Life" on a Toronto subway train

It's surreal seeing my poem "Light of My Life" (originally published in @astrolabe.ooo) featured on the Toronto subway, truly a dream come true!

Thank you to Poems in Passage for bringing poetry to the TTC, and thank you to Astrolabe for believing in my work.

Glad you liked it! Thanks for reading!

Thanks so much, Rob!

A poster of the poem "Light of My Life" by Ian Li inside a Toronto subway train

Ian Li posing with an overhead banner of his poem "Light of My Life" on a Toronto subway train

It's surreal seeing my poem "Light of My Life" (originally published in @astrolabe.ooo) featured on the Toronto subway, truly a dream come true!

Thank you to Poems in Passage for bringing poetry to the TTC, and thank you to Astrolabe for believing in my work.

✨2026 Publications (Thus Far)✨

2026 has marked a record number of publications for me in the first quarter, so I thought I’d recap them here for everyone.

I have short fiction, flash fiction, romance and horror, nonfic and alternative formats—a sampling of all my skills!

Enjoy!

Thank YOU for reading and reviewing my work! I feel very seen 💜

Writer Spotlight: Ian Li — Emmie Christie Welcome to the 14th installment of Writer Spotlight. This week’s focus is Ian Li. I’ve reviewed ten of Li’s pieces, seven of them individually on Inkfoundry’s “Get WYSR” or “Why You Should Read” f...

And lastly, here is my Spotlight for Ian Li @ianli.bsky.social

Thank you for sharing your lovely words, Ian!!

www.emmiechristie.com/short-fictio...

If y’all are in Toronto on April 18th 👀✨

I'm excited to read another fine anthology of Canadian sci-fi/fantasy courtesy of @ourmankoto.bsky.social, and honoured that my Small Wonders story, "The Memory Technician," will be included in its pages!

Check out the Kickstarter and help make this the best volume yet!

Ah, your review is too kind, I'm so happy this story gave you a warm feeling!

a group of seagulls standing on a rock in the ocean with the words play written above them Alt: a group of seagulls standing on a rock in the ocean. The words play written appear above each of them at random moments, giving a sense of chaos.

Let's play the "There's a Small Wonders piece for that" game again! Gimme a word, and I'll find you a story, poem, or possibly a cover art to go with it.

And don't forget to subscribe!
store.smallwondersmag.com

Ahh, I'm excited about this. Thanks so much for featuring my work, Emmie!

And "The Memory Technician" is one of my personal favorites!

"A Bird Is Just One Voice" by Ian Li (@ianli.bsky.social), in Feb's #Penumbric at https://www.penumbric.com/currentissue/liVoice.html

A bluebird whispers
of a ghost’s impending death,

-from "A Bird Is Just One Voice" by Ian Li (@ianli.bsky.social), in Feb's #Penumbric at www.penumbric.com/currentissue... and pdf www.penumbric.com/currentissue...

#poem #poetry #poet #horror

Congrats Jenna!