@trollbreathmag.bsky.social
Quarterly speculative fiction, poetry, and non-fiction
Unapologetically antifascist and feminist.
NO AI!!!!
Spec SFF
@sharangbiswas.bsky.socialReposted by @trollbreathmag.bsky.social“If she survives the dunking, she’s a witch;
If she drowns, well.
We mourn the mistake while admiring the process:
a neat solution that ensures a dead woman.”
By @jenniferhudak.bsky.social in @trollbreathmag.bsky.social
@trollbreathmag.bsky.socialFree Fiction Friday is here! Winter is coming - long brutal winter. Let this tale send chills down down your spine! magazine.trollbreath.com/rat-song/
@echallewell.bsky.socialReposted by @trollbreathmag.bsky.socialNothing like a bit of insomnia to help one find new stories to enjoy
Tonight I found Leygr by @prioryruins.bsky.social in @trollbreathmag.bsky.social
Sad and beautiful
@bookjockeyalex.bsky.socialReposted by @trollbreathmag.bsky.socialFeaturing stories from @nightmare-magazine.com, @adventitiouswords.bsky.social, @omenanamag.bsky.social, @foofarawpress.bsky.social, @oldmoonquarterly.bsky.social, @3lobedmag.com, @trollbreathmag.bsky.social, @therumpus.net, @apexmag.bsky.social, and Bourbon Penn.
@tanglepretty.bsky.socialReposted by @trollbreathmag.bsky.socialToday's SFF story: Leygr by @prioryruins.bsky.social in @trollbreathmag.bsky.social
"To them, that place is sacred—do you know why? There is a story that, long ago, a village child nearly drowned there, but was saved by a stranger."
I said OHH MY GODDD out loud!
@trollbreathmag.bsky.socialAfter waking up to the good news of the demise of one corrupt televangelist (may more follow him soon), a brief reminder that our first anthology, Trollbreath Magazine Volume One (2024-2025) is available for pre-order (print pre-orders via Barnes & Noble)
@trollbreathmag.bsky.socialBaker was a rapist and spent his life committing fraud to line his own bank accounts with money from his devout followers. May he rot in the abyss of Shalesh the dark one with Falwell, who went to check out the digs before him.
@trollbreathmag.bsky.socialAll emails have now been sent and our 2026 submissions period has come to a close. If you have NOT heard back from us, please use the Contact form on our site to let us know. Please include the type of piece, its title, and the date you submitted it.
@trollbreathmag.bsky.socialWe hope to see some short fiction fans and publishers there 🙂
@trollbreathmag.bsky.socialTrollbreath will be there (all two of us 🙂)
@aimeeogdenwrites.comReposted by @trollbreathmag.bsky.socialWonderful poem (and right on time for Witch Season!) from wonderful poet @jenniferhudak.bsky.social! That last line 😍
@trollbreathmag.bsky.socialWe are performing website maintenance over the next few days and there may be some down time.
In the meantime: did you read the poems we unleashed on Free Fiction Friday this week? Amazing work by both poets.
@jenniferhudak.bsky.socialReposted by @trollbreathmag.bsky.socialMy poem "Swimming the Witch," about how systems of power often create the very things they are attempting to quell, is now free to read at @trollbreathmag.bsky.social -- just in time for spooky season! I hope you enjoy!
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@mimulus.bsky.socialReposted by @trollbreathmag.bsky.socialMy very upstate poem, “Natty Bumppo Bums a Smoke Outside the Stewart’s Shop,” is now free to read at @trollbreathmag.bsky.social!
@trollbreathmag.bsky.socialFree Fiction Friday! Two poems today for your quick lit break: Swimming the Witch by Jennifer Hudak AND Natty Bumppo Bums a Smoke Outside the Stewart’s Shop by Rick Hollon. Great titles topping great poems!
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@trollbreathmag.bsky.socialWe are CLOSED for submissions until January 1st! Thank you all for a really successful submissions period. 9 months on, 3 months off definitely works. We received 5200 submissions across all categories. We averaged 15 a day until September, when it doubled. More about this in a news post soon.
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@trollbreathmag.bsky.socialJanuary 1st. Be there or be square!
@trollbreathmag.bsky.socialReminder: we turn off the submission queue at the end of the day tomorrow (00:00 UTC; 8:00 PM EDT). Last chance to send us your poetry, short stories, or non-fiction pitches. And remember folks:
@trollbreathmag.bsky.socialWe, the staff, spent a lovely day yesterday at the Common Ground Fair in Unity, Maine. Not your typical agricultural fair, this one focuses on sustainable living, community support, and social justice. A lovely, sunshine filled day despite the impending nor'easter.
