There are simply too many people to thank (see the acknowledgments) but this meant a lot to me. I wouldn't have gotten here without my mentors, peers, loved ones, friends and family, and so many others who helped me develop this project over the years:

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I am so happy to share that my first philosophy article was published today by Philosophia: "Different Skies: Queerness and the Philosophy of Accidentality"! This article deals with Mexican exstentialism, queer theory, epistemic injustice, and mental health.

“The Reason Why the Closet-Man is Never Sad” by Russell Edson

Karl Marx Hates My Drag Show by Seth Wade - The Los Angeles Review I see him there in the dark, watching me and frowning. I skitter about on all fours in a tattered white dress, long black hair draping over my face. Tonight is Halloween. The theme is movies. I’m twit...

Huge thank you to the Los Angeles Review for publishing my flash fiction “Karl Marx Hates My Drag Show”!

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This was one of the most intellectually enriching experiences of my life. Thank you to my fellow presenters, the keynote speakers, and the wonderful community in Honolulu, and all who made this possible!

For more information , check out this article: uh-call-uehiro.info/2026-uehiro-...

I am so grateful to have presented my research “Different Skies: Queerness and the Philosophy of Accidentality” at the Uehrio Philosophy Graduate Student Conference at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa!

PseudoPod 1016: Flash on the Borderlands LXXVI (76): Illume the Kingdom of the Drowned Were it not for that four-inch scar upon my forehead, I would have thought it a nightmare — some ghastly hallucination, even though it happened in broad daylight. But there is that scar…

I’ve been ill lately, so it’s a surreal burst of energy to share that my short story “Sirens Chasing Sirens” is featured today on PsuedoPod! Listen to my story and other horrifying tales here: pseudopod.org/2026/02/13/p...

PseudoPod 1016: Flash on the Borderlands LXXVI (76): Illume the Kingdom of the Drowned Were it not for that four-inch scar upon my forehead, I would have thought it a nightmare — some ghastly hallucination, even though it happened in broad daylight. But there is that scar…

Flash on the Borderlands LXXVI
Illume the Kingdom of the Drowned

Left by the Tide, by Edward E. Schiff
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Sirens Chasing Sirens, by Seth Wade
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Dread and Faith, by Ash Vale

Narrators: Leeman Kessler, Scott Campbell & Amy H. Sturgis
Host: Alasdair Stuart
Audio: Graeme Dunlop

Stillborn - Nightmare Magazine This poem was written in response to the LandBack movement and as part of the brainstorming process for my unpublished cli-fi novel The Everwhen.

My ecological horror poem "Stillborn" has been nominated for the Rhysling Award. It's my first time making it to that list. www.nightmare-magazine.com/podcast/stil...

I’m so grateful for having had the opportunity to present my research on online behavior modification and social norm manipulation at the 2026 Florida Philosophical Association conference: huge thanks to the organizers, my university and colleagues, and everyone who participated—I learned a lot!

Biscuit YouTube video by Portishead - Topic

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Iron Lung | Official Trailer YouTube video by Markiplier

Honestly? Iron Lung is one of the freshest horror films I’ve seen in a long time. An excellent job for an independent film, and a lot better than some of the bigger releases over the last few years. I highly recommend!

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POETRY by Seth Wade Wild Women Don’t Have the Blues Quote A giant throbbing blob of eyeballs hovers at my front door, long wings flapping 26 January 2026 Strange Horizons

POETRY ANALYSIS by Seth Wade Wild Women Don’t Have the Blues  Quote This poem was initially inspired by a line of dialogue near the beginning of So Long A Letter by Mariama Bâ, which is also the last line of the poem and the moment I tried to build up to: Lady, death is just as beautiful as life has been. 26 January 2026 Strange Horizons

Wild Women Don’t Have the Blues 
by Seth Wade @sethwade.bsky.social

"A giant throbbing blob of eyeballs hovers
at my front door, long wings flapping"

Poem ⬇️
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26 January 2026 Welcome to the annual Strange Horizons criticism special!

I want also to spotlight the poetry in this issue. This is provided by our colleagues in that dept, and every year it’s a highlight: criticism is creative, too!

This year, @sethwade.bsky.social and @swantower.bsky.social contribute not just a poem each but analysis of them. Fascinating self-crit.

Poem Analysis: Wild Women Don't Have the Blues Poet Seth Wade discusses his poem's connections to the novel So Long A Letter by Mariama Bâ, and to other works of philosophy, vaudeville, blues, and religion.

And I’m also thrilled to have been invited to write an analysis on my poem, which explains the chaos behind this absurd creation:

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Wild Women Don’t Have the Blues A giant throbbing blob of eyeballs hovers at my front door, long wings flapping

So grateful to @strangehorizons.bsky.social for publishing my poem today! What do you do when an angel knocks on your door? Check it out here:

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Poetry: "Escape From the Filth Room" by Seth Wade | Frontier Poetry - Exploring the Edges of Contemporary Poetry “Escape From the Filth Room” is both dreamlike and nightmarish, blurring images of consuming insects and slurping ooze with a vision of God. Particularly arresting moments come in the second and third...

Delighted and honored for Frontier Poetry publishing my bizarre little poem “Escape From the Filth Room”: www.frontierpoetry.com/2026/01/16/s...

Silent Hill f - Launch Trailer | PS5 Games YouTube video by PlayStation

I absolutely loved playing through Silent Hill f … so unnerving, so beautiful, so sad, so disgusting … one of my favorite horror videogames now.

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Synthetic Warmth YouTube video by Amos Roddy - Topic

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Why Death Is Most in One's Self‐Interest, and Necessarily So Most of us think that death is usually not in the self-interest of the one who dies. Let us momentarily put this belief aside and examine death in a new light. This paper presents a two-step argument...

So proud of my good friend and old colleague from BGSU Victor Kriska, who is getting their first philosophy article published today in Bioethics, on death and dying. Congrats!

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Surreal news that I’m finally allowed to share: somehow I will be a TIN HOUSE SCHOLAR this winter! I’ll be workshopping fiction, and I’m just so grateful for this amazing opportunity … hope to make the most of this and learn all I can!

Ahhh thanks so much!!

See Something, Say Something by Seth Wade So this twink in green tights swoops through your window, drugs you, then whisks you away to an island with gnashing crocodiles and famished cannibals and some madman with a rusty hook for a hand—that...

So excited for this short prose piece today, and honored to be featured by @hexliterary.bsky.social again: hexliterary.com?p=2970

See Something, Say Something by Seth Wade So this twink in green tights swoops through your window, drugs you, then whisks you away to an island with gnashing crocodiles and famished cannibals and some madman with a rusty hook for a hand—that...

"So this twink in green tights swoops through your window, drugs you, then whisks you away to an island with gnashing crocodiles and famished cannibals and some madman with a rusty hook for a hand..."

It's a damn thrill to have @sethwade.bsky.social back in hex with another wonderful creeper! 👁️

"Before, After, and the Space Between by Kel Coleman. Apex Magazine, Issue 151."

"It surprises me to find you, after a childhood of rejecting your heritage, preparing for a spell this frigid evening." 🩸🌿

New fiction today by @kcolemanwrites.bsky.social: "Before, After, and the Space Between"

Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...