We are $600 away from halfway there. If you can share, thank you. I got moved to rehab four days ago, and I'm learning to walk again. 🖤

Nothing quite like being a fan of a sports team so atrocious that the nicest thing the announcers have managed to say about them all afternoon is “urgh, huh, well, hrm, that was interesting.”

apropos of previous thread by John Wiswell: writers have a lot of solidarity when it comes to contracts. if you are a new writer and you think something might be hinky about your contract, it is completely fine to ask other professional writers even (especially) if you don't know us.

You’re the best! 💜

A lot of talk about Bad Magazine Behavior today. For what it’s worth… we would LOVE to read your work; we have sample contracts linked in our guidelines, designed to be as author-friendly as possible; and we pay artists fairly for original art. It’s pretty easy to treat people well. I recommend it!

i couldn't be happier that this story is reprinted in OTHERSIDE. thanks for giving my communal eco-grief story a second home 🌰🩸🫶

AGH SO GOOD

It’s cool that my job description is “talk about Shakespeare,” sure. And, yeah, I like writing! But… I am currently assembling IKEA furniture, which means the only thought in my head right now is: I would burn my life down in exchange for a job where all I did all day was assemble IKEA furniture.

Alternative sales pitch: Heated Rivalry x Grey’s Anatomy, but make it speculative and structurally experimental.

Happy Banned Books Week AND Anti-Prime Day! We've spent this week fighting with Amazon, who blocked Issue 3... because a stylized illustration of a statue = porn, at least if you're a queer publication. The best way to support us is directly. Code ANTIPRIME gets you 15% off subscriptions this week.

Sometimes a breathtaking story just falls into your lap and, well, takes your breath away. This one by Sydney Paige Guerrero is a gorgeous, bittersweet homage to portal fantasies and mothers and daughters and needing and being needed. If you liked Every Heart a Doorway, this is right up your alley.

Congratulations to the 2026 winners and nominees! Thank you to the jury and those who voted. A shout out to everyone who boosts, reviews, reads, recommends and buys work by BIPOC authors. And dear BIPOC authors writing in these rough times, your work is important and needed. Solidarity. 🖤

Bought Cinnamon Toast Crunch this week because I couldn’t stop thinking about Ivan face-down in the bowl, it’s time for your General Mills brand deal!

My absolute pleasure!

Thank you for reading! Really fun to chat!