Your prose is stunning in this piece!

Pink cherry blossoms around the Jefferson Memorial in the distance. The blossoms touch the Tidal Basin water, and the sky shows a hint of yellow sunrise.

Morning at the Tidal Basin in DC. Cherry blossom time here has such special memories for me.

This face is my happy thing for today. He is so cute when he naps.

Gold-tone brooch with a large green gem surrounded by smaller green gems.

Gold-tone brooch with green gems glowing due to exposure to UV light.

Things that make me happy these days: finding uranium glass jewelry at the thrift store.

Festival - Small Wonders The shore is packed with people: young, old, native-born and off-planet transplants, human and non. The din is overwhelming.

I read “Festival,” by @christinehanolsy.com, and was just blown away by the worldbuilding and the emotion packed into one tiny piece of flash fiction. Highly recommend you take a moment to read it! smallwondersmag.com/piece/festiv...

Oh gosh! Red-faced here! You created such a sweet, wonderful story that’s absolutely a delight to read! I’m so, so happy to see this in print!

Image shows a retro-style background of rockets launching next to the cover of SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL. Under the words "What readers are saying..." there's a quote that reads: "A fun futuristic read with impeccable vintage vibes. Captivating from beginning to end. Absolute 10/10. no notes."

Now that SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL is out in the world, I thought I'd share some of the things readers have been saying. Get your copy: www.starsandsabers.com/books/shoesh...
@starsandsabers.bsky.social

Oh my goodness! Congratulations!

Thank you! <3

Welcome to Day 10 of our look back through the TTL 2025 archive and All These Inscriptions Are For Me by @carolscheina.bsky.social a story of the books inscribed to Paula - but a Paula who has lived a very different life.

Oh, thank you! <3 I just read "Lonely Eldritch," and the prose is STUNNING! Such a well-done story! Nature doesn't have "Earth Will Not Consume" free to read (grumble, grumble), so I need to figure out how to read that one because I really want to now!

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much! <3

The Fridged Wives Book Club I’ve already died when the book starts, but I’m featured in Chapter Two in an extended flashback.

NEW FICTION:
"The Fridged Wives Book Club" by @carolscheina.bsky.social
#SFF #flashfiction
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Flash Roundup * May 2025 A gathering of recent speculative flash & micro fiction, each presenting a tiny-yet-powerful universe. How tiny? About one-thousand words for flash; four-hundred words for micro. The word count…

May Spec Flash Roundup! Featuring:

@naturefutures.bsky.social
@smallwondersmag.com
@gooseberrypielit.bsky.social
@metastellar.bsky.social
Punk Noir
@flashfictiononline.bsky.social
@bulletpoints.bsky.social
@factorfourmagazine.com

There is some GREAT fiction here!

Oh my gosh, thank you so much!

Ash Mothers by Carol Scheina When a dream dies, it burns into ashes that then scatter through the atmosphere. Particles might settle alongside river shores, brush across waving treetops, alight on a deer’s fur. Maybe some will…

"When a dream dies, it burns into ashes that then scatter through the atmosphere." But does that mean the end of a dream? Read more in my story, "Ash Mothers," out now in Factor Four Magazine. factorfourmag.com/ash-mothers-...

Cover art for issue 23 (May 2025) of Small Wonders Magazine. A pensive double-headed stone masks floats against a gradient backdrop of dark red. The cover art is by Vincenzo Cohen. The authors and poets in the issue are Carol Scheina, Isabel Cañas, Timothy Quinn, Bret Nelson, Bogi Takács, Gendel Gento, Jon Hansen, Lillian Tsay, and Anne Wilkins. The editors are Stephen Granade and Cislyn Smith.

Issue 23 is coming in May! The cover art is by Vincenzo Cohen. Authors and poets are @carolscheina.bsky.social, @isabelcanas.bsky.social, @timothyquinn.bsky.social, Bret Nelson, @bogiperson.bsky.social, Gendel Gento, @jonmhansen.bsky.social, @lilliantsay.bsky.social, and @annewilkins.bsky.social.

What scents mean 'home' to you? How have they changed over time? Today, read @carolscheina.bsky.social's "The Scent of a Thousand Homeless Footsteps" and consider how the definition of 'home' can change:

smallwondersmag.com/...

Includes @carolscheina.bsky.social’s fantastic story, “What Was Lost Can Be Returned” and @elainemwill.bsky.social’s brilliant cover art from Hexagon Issue 20. 🧡

Thank you for reading, @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social!

Thank you so much for your kind words on my story! <3

Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: March 2025 - Reactor This month, we're celebrating quick, bite-sized stories.

Some short but sweet short speculative fiction from March. reactormag.com/must-read-sh...

Eugenia Triantafyllou is an amazing writer whose magical realism is so potent and vibrant. Do yourself a favor and read her works. Just do it. You can thank me later.

Two space-suit-wearing figures are reflected in a pool of water surrounded by bright fungus and pink dander. A frog watches them walk away on the cover of Hexagon’s 20th issue. Featuring work by Kit Calvert, Sylvia Heike, Jordan Hirsch, Uchechukwu Nwaka, and Carol Scheina. Edited by JW Stebner.

Cover art and TOC for Hexagon’s 20th issue! 🧡 🐸

“Ant Soup” by Jordan Hirsch
“To m’Pa, Between Two Planets” by Uchechukwu Nwaka
“Seeds of Hope” by Sylvia Heike
“What Was Lost Can Be Returned” by Carol Scheina
“When We Go, the Frogs Persist” by Kit Calvert

Cover art by @elainemwill.bsky.social

Thank you so much for your kind words! <3

@carolscheina.bsky.social omg how could you do this to me?! Best use of second-person I’ve seen in a long time. 🥹❤️

Get more from Hexagon Magazine on Patreon creating an online speculative fiction magazine

Early access is available to subscribers in just a few hours! 🐸

Featuring stories from @jordanrhirsch.bsky.social, @kitcalvert.bsky.social, @carolscheina.bsky.social, @sylviaheike.bsky.social, and Uchechukwu Nwaka! 🧡

Patreon.com/hexagonmagazine

All These Inscriptions Are for Me, by Carol Scheina On the outside, there was no indication that the warehouse down the street from my apartment stocked its shelves with books from parallel universes.

"Organization seemed entirely of hand-written notes taped onto the shelves: “Sci-fi with super cool laser guns,” or “Fantasy where horses never die,” or “Literature that’s not boring, I promise.”

Delightful & uplifting! @carolscheina.bsky.social in @translunartl.bsky.social

Thank you so much, Myna!