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Rebecca Campbell

@rebeccacampbell.bsky.social

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I write weird stories. Find me at whereishere.ca.

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R@rebeccacampbell.bsky.socialOct 16, 2026, 4:37 PM

So this suggests that the best scams are the ones that make you think you're in control, especially in a system where you have none. Huh. That feels like a very important insight about a lot of things.

R@rebeccacampbell.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 4:49 PM

shudder.

@kaseygifford.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 7:20 PMReposted by @rebeccacampbell.bsky.social

To put this in perspective chestnut trees used to be dominant species in the United States. Billions of trees were killed by fungal blight and now fully grown America chestnuts are functionally extinct. There is no getting them back. Ever. All for a data center.

www.gadgetreview.com/one-of-ameri...

gadgetreview.comOne of America’s Last Chestnut Groves Is About to Be Destroyed for a Data CenterA rare 200-tree American chestnut grove in West Virginia may be cleared for data-center development, but the project denies the site is on its land.
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@psychopomp.comOct 6, 2026, 11:45 PMReposted by @rebeccacampbell.bsky.social

get in, we're raising funds for Elise

@megapolisomancy.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 7:37 PMReposted by @rebeccacampbell.bsky.social

I’m guest editing the next issue of Agita; send me your weirdest <1000 word stories about weird art.

Authors from marginalized backgrounds encouraged and prioritized.

No AI bullshit.

The weirder the better.

agitamag.com/submissions/

Issue 3: Ekphrasis
Between October 17 and November 17, guest editor Zachary Gillan will accept submissions of weird flash fiction that features ekphrasis.
Ekphrasis is the verbal representation of a work of visual art.
Weird fiction is a verbal representation of the world, in order to unsettle it.
We want stories that live at the intersection of the two. Pieces that emphasize the eerie power of weird art, whether fully ekphrastic or embedded within a traditional narrative. How does the weird seep in as reality is doubly estranged from these two layers of representation? Cursed paintings, uncanny statues, haunted mezzotints-send us your stories of weird art.
Publication date: February 1, 2027
R@rebeccacampbell.bsky.socialOct 1, 2026, 1:40 PM

That is SUCH a good name. My skin's crawling already.

@undertow.bsky.socialOct 1, 2026, 12:18 PMReposted by @rebeccacampbell.bsky.social

Announcing a new, occasional journal - PALE GREY IDOL. I hope you'll come along with us on this new venture.

Info:

palegreyidol.ca

Cover for PALE GREY IDOL. Featuring black background with maori art of a tribal mask. Yelloe and grey font colors. 

Hello Undertow Family,


It's my great pleasure today to announce publication of a new journal — Pale Grey Idol.


Pale Grey Idol will be an occasional offering. The impetus behind it is to give a home to stories that don't quite fit the needs or aesthetic of Weird Horror magazine.


Some of you may recall the first journal I edited, Shadows & Tall Trees. Pale Grey Idol is very much cast in that mold. A slim journal styled after those first issues of Shadows & Tall Trees, presenting curious tales of the ineffable. Back to our roots, as it were.


An aspect of this new venture that might sadden some of you is that I am not fulfilling direct orders for the journal. I'm sorry about this but hope you'll understand and still support Pale Grey Idol.


Our most precious commodity is time. And these days life is eating away at it in unpleasant ways. I've crunched some numbers, and compared fulfilling orders through our Undertow site with sales through distribution channels. There is a modest amount more that comes in via direct sales, but when I factor in the actual time it takes to fulfill orders, well, that negates that bump. In addition, there have been a number of things that have made fulfillment of both print and eBooks...challenging and vexing.


So I've set up a dedicated website for Pale Grey Idol:


PALE GREY IDOL


There you'll find information about forthcoming issues, submissions guidelines, where to buy* the issues, the newsletter sign-up, and contact information.


I am very excited about this new venture, and I do hope that you will support it if you are able.


PURCHASE





NOTE - It appears the print edition has only propagated to Amazon, thus far. It should be up on Bookshop, and Barnes & Noble soon.


Thank you all for your continued support and good graces.
R@rebeccacampbell.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 2:58 PM

Such a good thread about AI, aesthetics, and how much knowledge you need to actually make something cool. And-- importantly-- that there's no AI shortcut.

R@rebeccacampbell.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 2:35 PM

There's a wildfire in Sooke, and the smoke rolled in through Saanich inlet yesterday. This morning it's cool and rainy and smells like fire, but the water looks uncannily like Moonlight Sacrifice by Holo Taco. Huh. I think it's the orange microshimmer that does it.

www.holotaco.com/products/moo...

@marissalingen.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 11:49 AMReposted by @rebeccacampbell.bsky.social

IT'S TODAY!!! My fantasy novella, A DUBIOUS CLAMOR, is out today! From here on out, if you suddenly have the urge to read about harpies, opinionated weapons, and a bunch of misfits fighting the fash, you can just DO THAT! Order direct or from bookstores: hornedlarkpress.com/product/a-du...

Happy author Marissa Lingen, a long-haired white woman, holds up a copy of her book, A DUBIOUS CLAMOR
R@rebeccacampbell.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 3:07 PM

I feel like kitten bites are so good for you they could maybe replace yoga some days. Though I guess kittens wouldn't help my hip flexors being painfully tight? Won't know unless I try!

R@rebeccacampbell.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 2:54 PM

I identify with this thread wayyyyyy too much. And I need to get back to daily yoga. DAMMIT.

@annleckie.comAug 20, 2026, 7:04 PMReposted by @rebeccacampbell.bsky.social

Also? Social media is real life. If you're being an ass on the internets but nice at home, you are still being an ass. This especially goes for "but they're only doing it as a public persona!" My sibling in Mithras, whatever you're willing to do for your persona is SOMETHING YOU'RE WILLING TO DO.

SJohn Scalzi@scalzi.comAug 20, 2026, 6:56 PM

Yup. I know bullies online who are perfectly pleasant offline, and what I take from that is "Oh, so you know how to behave when you might get punched." And to tell on myself, this is one reason I'm a nicer person online now than I was a decade+ ago. I stopped liking that version of me, a lot.

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