#weirdfiction — Public Fediverse posts
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The Lost Tales stories continues with "Medusa" (1928) by Royal W. Jimserson - a story some contend may have inspired Lovecraft.
https://deepcuts.blog/2026/09/05/lost-tale-medusa-1928-by-royal-w-jimerson/
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Time for another Writing the Occult: Time & Place session debrief, and this time it's our own Chief Ink Slinger and the event series host and curator, aka MEEE.
Rooting your writing in time and place isn’t just for the SF authors: all of us, no matter what genre, need to think about how these things impact our work and our characters. That said... boy, there is SO MUCH that writers of the weird can pull on as inspiration. 🧵⬇️
#horror #weird #weirdfiction #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction
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Every Friday, I meet a member of the British Fantasy Society and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they filled out). Let's head to Northumberland for a weirdly cosmic cuppa with Steven Patchett, who names the writers of the "new renaissance of British folk horror" as his genre heroes.
https://britishfantasysociety.org/meet-steven-patchett/
#horror #weirdfiction #fantasy #sciencefiction #writers #writing #writingcommunity
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Much gratitude to Cynthia Gómez, author of MUÑECA and THE NIGHTMARE BOX AND OTHER STORIES, for this blurb for Caleb Sierra's THE WETWORKS MIRACLE. If you're looking to get your hands on one of the strangest books you'll ever read, WETWORKS is available from us and your favorite indie bookstore. "The tree-cattle are lowing to be milked." 😱
#TheWetworksMiracle #CalebSierra #CynthiaGomez #EcoHorror #BodyHorror #WeirdFiction #SurrealHorror #SmallPressBooks #LatinxHorror
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Wonderment Within Weirdness Is Weirdly an Anti-War Novel
Sometimes you write a book and only later realize what it was actually about. That might sound strange, but it happens more often than people think. Stories have a way of revealing their deeper meanings after the fact, sometimes months or even years after they are written. When I first wrote my debut novel, Wonderment Within Weirdness, I was not sitting there thinking, “I am going to write an anti-war novel.” That was not the plan. The goal was much simpler and honestly much more chaotic. […] -
Hi friends! We're delighted to share the 15th issue of Bone Parade with you: https://www.boneparade.com/
This issue features five fabulous stories: a woman with bougainvillea in her arms, a parent sneaking moonlight, the struggles of living with MS, coping with pregnancy and loss, and a curmudgeonly curator and a piece of art people flock to see.
If you like an author's story, please let them know!
#LitMag, #MagicalRealism, #GenreBending, #CrossGenre, #Speculative #WeirdFiction
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Issue 14 features five fabulous stories: sound killing forests, the magic of new life, partnerships of stone and water, a charming Nordic fairy tale, and a banished human who dreams of becoming an AI. This issue is SO SO GOOD. Give it a read!
#LitMag #Speculative #MagicalRealism #WeirdFiction #GenreBending
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Hi! The 13th issue of Bone Parade is ready to read: https://www.boneparade.com
This issue features five fabulous stories about fishing for zyps in the universe, miraculous cemetery encounters, ghosts made of memories, deadly chemical spills, and carcinization!
Please let authors know if you like a story!
#LitMag #MagicalRealism #Speculative #ShortStory #FlashFiction #GenreBending #WeirdFiction
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Hi there! Bone Parade is open for submissions through October 15th! We only need one more story for the next issue. Please send us your weird and wonderful genre-bending stories! We're also kind of in the mood for a cozy existential crisis, if that exists?
https://www.boneparade.com/submit/
#LitMag #MagicalRealism #GenreBending #Speculative #WeirdFiction #WritingCommunity
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Reposting my #introduction after the move: I live in #Wellington #Nz aka #Aotearoa. I'm a #BusinessAnalyst. I'm a #PublicServant.
In my sparerine I'm a #writer who #writes #shortstories, usually #ScienceFiction, #Fantasy, #Horror. I especially love #CosmicHorror, #WeirdFiction, and #SpaceOperas.
I'm working on my 1st #novel but writing comes second to #parenting
I love #DoctorWho, #StarTrek, & #superheroes and #documentaries
I'm a #leftist though still figuring out exactly what type