Richard Leis

@richardleis.com

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Writing speculative and horror poetry and fiction while working on an active Mars mission.

"Curious Cat" in WEIRD FICTION QUARTERLY: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

"La fantasmas en Su Boca" nominated for the 2026 Rhysling Award.

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@richardleis.com Aug 19, 2026, 4:53 PM Pinned

Join Katherine Quevedo and I this Saturday for a free, in-person workshop on speculative and horror poetry at Garden Home Community Library in Portland, Oregon. Registration is required.

richardleis.com/2026/08/19/p...

#poetry #workshop #horror #speculative

richardleis.comPresenting "The Jump (Scare) to Horror" for Poets, an in-person eventKatherine Quevedo and Richard Leis will teach a free workshop on speculative and horror poetry at Garden Home Community Library in Portland, Oregon.

@richardleis.com Oct 11, 2026, 3:00 AM

Agreed. This is only my second time seeing it and it holds up well, with great music.

@richardleis.com Oct 11, 2026, 12:04 AM

The Craft > Practical Magic >> The Covenant

@richardleis.com Oct 10, 2026, 2:33 AM

The new Carrie TV series is fantastic so far, and part of that is the soundtrack. Each episode includes songs by Haute and Freddy, my latest favorite band.

www.hauteandfreddy.com

@timwaggoner.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 8:04 PMReposted by @richardleis.com

Front and back covers! Pub. date Oct 15th.

@victoriastrauss.com Oct 9, 2026, 5:51 PMReposted by @richardleis.com

New #WriterBeware blog post: Two artists' decisions to go public this week reveal new concerns at Must Read Magazines, which was the subject of controversy last year over its unfriendly contract terms

writerbeware.blog/2026/10/09/m...

@jasonsanford.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 4:40 PMReposted by @richardleis.com

I love Asimov's Science Fiction and the magazine's editors. I've published many stories in the magazine. I subscribe to the magazine. Despite that, I'm done with the new MRM owners. This statement is BS. The new owners have squandered the goodwill of their magazines' readers, writers, and fans. 1/

@richardleis.com Oct 9, 2026, 5:44 PM

"For now, the message is clear: weather happens everywhere, and some of our closest neighbors have skies worth watching." Amazing research and results.

@thegodshow.com Oct 9, 2026, 1:46 AMReposted by @richardleis.com

Any nation that live streams executions is a shithole country.

@file770.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 11:45 PMReposted by @richardleis.com

Picacio, Giancola Publicly Reject Must Read Magazine Contract Terms
file770.com/picacio-gian...

@angrygablepress.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 9:46 PMReposted by @richardleis.com

Our playlist for Cozy in the Apocalypse.

a.co/d/08PnZuwf

@1pamuschuk.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 8:33 PMReposted by @richardleis.com

@richardleis.com Oct 8, 2026, 9:16 PM

Congratulations to Alice Hatcher! She's a friend and I'm a fan. I'm looking forward to reading her award-winning essay next spring. Her words are always a must-read, including her novel THE WONDER THAT WAS OURS.

@kenklippenstein.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 5:18 PMReposted by @richardleis.com

Trump says people who say 'artificial intelligence' instead of 'super intelligence' are "THE ENEMY." This follows government targeting of AI critics as foreign agents, which I reported on here: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-think...

@richardleis.com Oct 8, 2026, 5:38 PM

There are so many of us who would love to work with these editors and appear in these storied magazines, but these terms are rotten.

@richardleis.com Oct 8, 2026, 5:36 PM

Writers and artists, do not give away the moral rights or copyrights to your work. These belong to you.

@richardleis.com Oct 8, 2026, 5:35 PM

Must Read Magazines, owner of Asimov’s, Analog, F&SF, and other fine magazines, continues to present writers and artists with unacceptable terms in their contracts.

@sfpoetry.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 10:34 PMReposted by @richardleis.com

The SFPA September 2026 Round-up is LIVE!

We've got new work by @nytebird45.bsky.social @pixieb.bsky.social @bugthewriter.bsky.social @jenniferhudak.bsky.social and more!

Click through to see what these and other SFPA members have been up to:

sfpoetry.org/wp/2026/10/0...

@northernshadowsmag.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 4:13 AMReposted by @richardleis.com

We can't wait to share 13 dark stories by 13 incredible authors! The magazine will be available on Oct 15th at
www.northernshadowsmag.com

Authors include: @kimecurran.bsky.social, @jsdouglas.bsky.social,
@esidebill.bsky.social, and many more!

#spookyseason #magazinerelease #zine #darkfiction

@thedeadlands.com Oct 6, 2026, 11:44 PMReposted by @richardleis.com

this october

instead of donating to us, THE DEADLANDS

we're asking you to please considering donating to help our #1 editor in chief @ecatherine.com with the bills stemming from her ongoing hospital stay.

no coin fundraiser

only fundraising Elise

🖤🖤

pls join us + spread the word

@psychopomp.com Oct 6, 2026, 11:45 PMReposted by @richardleis.com

get in, we're raising funds for Elise

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