Escape Pod, Cast of Wonders, and Podcastle: Review by Maria Haskins Escape Pod 9/25/25, 9/11/25 Cast of Wonders 9/16/25 PodCastle 9/16/25 First out in my first review column are the original September stories from Escape Pod. “Hot Bot Summer” by J.R. Dewitt (narrat…

“Hot Bot Summer” by @jrdewitt.bsky.social from @escapepod.org, “Habitat” by @beaujuno.bsky.social from @castofwonders.org, and more short fic recs from @mariahaskins.com

Escape Pod, Cast of Wonders, and Podcastle: Review by Maria Haskins Escape Pod 9/25/25, 9/11/25 Cast of Wonders 9/16/25 PodCastle 9/16/25 First out in my first review column are the original September stories from Escape Pod. “Hot Bot Summer” by J.R. Dewitt (narrat…

A great write up for "Hot Bot Summer" in this month's issue of Locus! One of Locus' recommended reads! Check it out, and if you haven't already read my story, go take a listen over at Escape Pod (escapepod.org/2025/09/25/e...). @escapepod.org #sci-fi #writing

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Lately I've been really into collecting vintage/lesser known children's picture books and reading them with my son. Here are a few images from some of my favorites. Just love the artwork on these. Can you guess the books? Have any favorites to share? #books #reading #literature #childrensbooks

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This last week, my book club met to discuss Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes. I'll be honest, it's not my favorite Bradbury. But its influence on horror is unmistakable: whether it be King's Needful Things or this lesser known Goosebump classic. Anyone remember what's under the sink?

Finally getting onto the Mothership train! Can't believe this has been absent from my life for so long. #mothership #sci-fi

Escape Pod 1012: Hot Bot Summer “God, these bots are gorgeous,” says Sergei as he snaps another photo. And even though Aura’s just met him, she knows the guy means it. She’s standing on one of Sergei’s beaches, her hair tied back in...

Now that the northern summer has ended and the southern summer is still months away, it's perfect timing for this week's Escape Pod original: "Hot Bot Summer" by @jrdewitt.bsky.social. Experience this story with C&C Music Factory's advice in mind, and sweat!

I worked in biglaw for quite some time before transitioning to a boutique litigation firm - and let me tell you, this is real. There's a reason they kept a wet bar in the old firm I worked for. And that's not even counting the Inns of Courts you had to join. Or the golf tournaments.

We just had the five year anniversary of my book club. For it, we read Ancillary Justice (my third read of this wonderful novel), which I think was a fitting choice, seeing as the book club started with The Left Hand of Darkness. #scifi #books #ancillaryjustice

I need to post more on here. So what a perfect opportunity to start posting again by introducing my new story "Hot Bot Summer" published over at Escape Pod! Take a read! Come for the hot bots, stay for the summer! #writing #sciencefiction #sci-fi

Worlds of Possibility, Fusion Fragment, and Flash Fiction Online: Reviews by Charles Payseur Worlds of Possibility 2/25 Fusion Fragment 2/25 Flash Fiction Online 2/25 The February Worlds of Possibility opens with Jennifer Hudak’s “How to Cook with the Neg­ative Space in Your Grandmother’s …

Story rec alert!

Contains two from FF!
@mruthrobinson.bsky.social / @jrdewitt.bsky.social
stories from 2 members of the FF reading team!
@bethgoder.bsky.social / @noirbettie.bsky.social
and a writer who's had multiple FF pubs!
@jenniferhudak.bsky.social

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I just got around to making an account finally. Better late than never! Really enjoyed your story as well! So enjoyable to be sharing the space with so many awesome writers.

Thanks for the shout out! If you haven't checked it out yet, come read "All the Pretty Starships Fly Like This"!

In 18 years, the best day (by far) we've had for new subscriptions was triggered by a reader who posted two sentences and a link on Reddit. Never underestimate word-of-mouth. Thank you to everyone that has done that for us over the years. It all adds up and continues to make a difference.

Can we take a minute to appreciate just how cool (and how very 80s) this cover is! Man I really love C.J. Cherryh's work, and The Pride of Chanur (a masterpiece in xenofiction) is one of my favorites. Plus the Knnn. Love those weirdos.

Issue #24 “All the Pretty Starships Fly Like This” by J.R. Dewitt: freedom from imperial control / mindships / hot fudge cherry berry”As Big As A Whale” by Avra Margariti: obsession /…

Psst. Hey you. You like starships? Yeah? Like'em big? Like'em tearing into imperialism? Always wanted to join the "Ever-Loving Freedom Coalition of Royally Pissed Off Starships?" Then check out "All the Pretty Starships Fly Like This." @fusionfragment.bsky.social

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Finally getting around to Bluesky here. It's refreshing to say the least.

Fusion Fragment #24 Table of Contents, along with cosmic space whale cover art: “All the Pretty Starships Fly Like This” by J.R. Dewitt: freedom from imperial control / mindships / hot fudge cherry berry “As Big As A Whale” by Avra Margariti: obsession / cosmic space whales / non-linear narratives “Equilibrium” by Ryan Goderez: the new you / the impact of impossible momentum / ready for normalcy “Guiding Star of Mall Patroller 4u-012” by Eric Schwitzgebel: robot liberation / achieving consciousness? / staring at the star “Lucinda Espinosa’s Twenty-Seventh Death” by M.R. Robinson: love in the multiverse / the chaser and the chased / a trip to the canyon “The Earthlight Bright Before Her” by Albert Chu: thoughts of home / the generational divide / abandoned on the moon “This Great Rumble” by Kate Lechler: unfriending / the secret tunnel cat(?) colony / searching for community “To Impersonate A Celestial Body” by Yasmeen Amro: a planet’s vessel / signing away one’s body / becoming Kepler-186f

FF#24 has arrived! Stories by J.R. Dewitt, @avramargariti.bsky.social, @ryanelz.bsky.social, @eschwitz.bsky.social, @mruthrobinson.bsky.social, @chubertwrites.bsky.social, @katelechler.bsky.social, and Yasmeen Amro!

Get your copy for free right here: www.fusionfragment.com/issue-24/