OTHERSIDE

othersidespec.bsky.social

20 October 2026 18:14

ISSUE 3 IS HERE! @kymdeyn.bsky.social's “Tiktaalik Rosae, or, If We Were the Earliest Example of a Link Between Fish and Tetrapods Would You Climb onto the Mudflats with Me?” is the most charming and best-titled poem you will read today, guaranteed. 🐟 Read here: othersidespec.com/pieces/tikta...

Horror Tree

horrortree.com

20 October 2026 18:14

🍂 The Rotting Leaf wants eco-horror, eco-gothic & strange environmental fiction! @briefecology.bsky.social 📅 Nov. 1–7, or 50 submissions 💰 6¢/word ($30 min) + copy 📝 Up to 1,500 words ✍️ Flash welcome horrortree.com/taking-submi...

Lightspeed Magazine

lightspeedmagazine.com

20 October 2026 18:14

Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2026, edited by me and guest editor @olivieblake.bsky.social is now available! TOC: www.johnjosephadams.com/projects/bes... Notables: www.johnjosephadams.com/projects/bes... Buy Links: www.johnjosephadams.com/projects/bes...

Angela Liu

angelaliu.bsky.social

20 October 2026 18:13

Guys, “The Mourning Robot” won 2nd place in the Rhysling Awards! Huge thanks to all the readers and @uncannymagazine.bsky.social for giving this one a home. This poem (+ spec poetry in general) has taken me to so many places this year (nebulas! hugos! my first pub in China!), and I am so grateful.

Ian Li

ianli.bsky.social

17 October 2026 07:47

Very excited to have a story out in Nature today! "The pianist who never played" is the introspective journey of an android pianist who became obsolete before she had the chance to touch a piano