Steep a cup of tea and sit for a while with "You Cannot Help but Bloom" by @speculativekane.bsky.social. Consider, what (and who) makes you feel lighter, greener, freer? Reach out with the tendrils of your heart and let it blossom.
Did you know that FF is always on the hunt for more volunteers to join the reading team? Here's a brief thread on what it looks like to be part of the team here.
And the application link, if you're interested! fusionfragment.aidaform.com/reader-appli...
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It was such a pleasure to work with you all! Cheers! 🥂
Ladies and Gentlemen, Saros #2 has arrived! It was such an honor to work with Cavan and all these talented authors to bring you this awesome (and did we mention free?) collection of drink-themed speculative fiction!
Enjoy 🥂
Reading Period: April 1st-April 15th. Character-focused dystopian and post-apocalyptic stories 3000 words or less. $40 CAD for originals or $20 for reprints. Edited by Hannah Greer Bonus submission window, April 16-22, for marginalized creators
Saros #4 opens to submissions April 1st! Editor @hannahgreer.bsky.social wants to read your character-driven dystopian and post-apocalyptic stories of 3000 words or less!
Full guidelines at sarossf.com/submissions/
Beautiful day in the ranunculus fields
That conversation with himself was INCREDIBLE.
It's gonna be a beaut. 🥂
The only dating advice I can offer is you gotta write it on the label, otherwise Health Inspectors will mark you down for unlabeled open bottles and shift managers will flip. Also, expired orange juice is disgusting and will explode if shaken.
Great dive into story preferences for Fusion Fragment from Cavan Terrill!
Grab a Manhattan (or other choice quaff) and feel your third eye open to delicious insights from the editor himself.
"This is How You Lose the Time War" has been on my TBR shelf for a while for a bittersweet reason; I knew I was going to love it, but didn't want it to be over too soon...
Finally started it today. And yeah, I'll probably finish it tomorrow.
Absolutely wonderful writing, and fun, too.
Space Unicorn!
Writers! Spread the word! Uncanny Magazine will be open for Flash Fiction submissions (750-1500 words) from March 24-28. www.uncannymagazine.com/submissions/
Glass bottles with golden amber liquid, labeled with black tags that say: Bardic Inspiration, Aged 6 weeks, bottled 2/17.
For our anniversary, my partner and I got a 3L barrel to age our own concoctions. This one came out the best!
(apt, as I'm playing a bard in DND right now)
This recipe base and a few other personal favorites from my seven years of bartending will be in Saros #2 for those who enjoy libations!
Such a pleasure! I loved the use of this experimental style to playfully explore a modern social dilemma. Thanks for trusting us with your story.
Jinxy, the lynx-point Siamese cat with a red bow, stares through a window at a mischievous squirrel.
First bluesky post has to feature the kitty, right? Friends, meet Jinxy. She yells at squirrels and flops around with reckless abandon--partially because she's crosseyed.
She's a good girl.
CONGRATUALTIONS AGAIN TO OUR SEPTEMBER FLASH FICTION CONTEST WINNER!
THE NOODLE TRUCK
BY C.A. KANE
@speculativekane.bsky.social
Cover for Saros Speculative Fiction #2: Cocktail Edition In the background, there's a bunch of ethereal blue and pink wisps, like maybe paint strokes or impressionistic clouds? From off cover, a hand in a suitsleeve, holds a halved citrus, from which a tentacle emerges. The tentacle is dripping into a wine glass, which contains an open mouth. Text on the bottom says: Edited by C.A. Kane Featuring original fiction by Jim Best, Lex Chamberlin, L. Chan, Lesley Hart Gunn, Rien Gray, Caroline Hung, Ian Li, Mari Ness, Spencer Nitkey, Bree Wernicke. March 2025.
The table of contents for Saros #2 is here! Editor @speculativekane.bsky.social presents flash fiction by @lchanwrites.bsky.social, @ianli.bsky.social, @breewernicke.bsky.social, @spencerwriting.bsky.social, and @jmbest.bsky.social.
BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!
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