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SF mag from Canada | 2007-2013, 2020- | Always open to submissions Publisher of Saros SF For all of your various FF needs: http://linktr.ee/fusionfragment

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Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · Jun 30

FF#25 has arrived! Stories by Phoebe Billups, @jaqevans.com, Anna Ziegelhof, @tonydunnell.bsky.social, @joelhans.com, @suchnadine.bsky.social, @czwrites.bsky.social, @davidcleden.bsky.social, and @marisca.bsky.social!

Get yours (for free!) at www.fusionfragment.com/issue-25/

“Breathing Under Ice” by Phoebe Billups: sisterhood / inheriting the volcano / what lies beneath

“Dear New Tenant” by Jaq Evans: respawning sisters / sign the lease / going to the other side

“Friendly Penguin” by Anna Ziegelhof: attack aftermath / repurposed childhood toys / the bots rise up

“Margin Walker” by Tony Dunnell: post-AI apocalypse / relationship-based hacking / planting a seed

“Mouth, Wormhole, Window” by Joel Hans: keeping the children safe / the void in the yard / lack

“Obsolesce” by Nadine Aurora Tabing: android hospice / memory preservation / the city and the city

“Shells” by Cynthia Zhang: body-swapping / making a living / thoughts of what might be

“The Glass Ocean” by David Cleden: the grief of the harbor master / lost love / a sea of sand

“Upon a Vast, Velvet Veil” by Marisca Pichette: constellary creation / birthday presents / childhood in the stars

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Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 1h

FFer Read of the Day: "The Anarchivist" by Owen Leddy in @thefuturefire.bsky.social

futurefire.net/2025.73/fict...

The Anarchivist, Owen Leddy

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Pauline Barmby @pbarmby.bsky.social · 1d

Finished reading Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction Vol 3 - so many amazing stories!*

My favorite: Sophie Gazarian’s “The World in Our Hands,” from @fusionfragment.bsky.social.

You should get this book: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

*(Also one by me which may or may not be amazing.)

Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Three

Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Three - Kindle edition by Kotowych, Stephen. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Three.

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Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 1d

Saros #4, edited by @hannahgreer.bsky.social, features stories by @helenfrench.bsky.social @jlgeorge.bsky.social @ctbideas.bsky.social @ericfomley.bsky.social and Lex Chamberlin.

And gorgeous cover art! FF#26 by @evelynepark.bsky.social and Saros #4 by @warls.bsky.social.

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Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 1d

FF#26 contains stories by @thesuiway.bsky.social @slharris.bsky.social @straith.ca @leokaaolive.bsky.social @eggandcressida.bsky.social, Nkereuwem Albert, Emma Russell-Trione, and Nana Afadua Ofori-Atta. @arielmarkenjack.bsky.social reviews Fractured, edited by @silviamg.bsky.social, in FtA.

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Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 1d

RELEASE DATE: What's better than a new issue from FF? Two issues on the same day! In our first-ever dual launch day, you'll be able to get FF#26 and Saros #4 in one handy download package.

Get excited for Monday, October 27th!

Cover art for FF#26. A woman's face surrounded by mirror shards, each containing an eye, along with shards of noh masks, one containing an eye and one a horn. A pair of evil eyes loom at the top.

Cover art for Saros #4. Fungi-type tentacles entwine Big Ben and London in general. Two figures stand on what appears to be a broken down roadway.

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Mythcreants @mythcreants.bsky.social · 1d

The Hero's Journey is a scam by big structure to sell more stages

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 1d

"Accidentally looked cool" is going on my resume.

Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 1d

Oh hey look, it's an interview with me titled "Selling Stories to Fusion Fragment". Also there is a picture of me where I clearly missed a spot while shaving.

angeliquemfawns.substack.com/p/selling-st...

Selling Stories to Fusion Fragment

An Interview with Cavan Terrill

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Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 1d

FFer Read of the Day: "Only Carrion" by @avadevries.bsky.social at @crowkeys.bsky.social

crowcrosskeys.com/2025/05/28/o...

Only Carrion—Ava DeVries

The vultures have been gathering around my house again. Only three or four, for now. But more will be here soon. They will perch on my picket fence and roost on my roof until it creaks with the wei…

crowcrosskeys.com

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Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 4d

On Spec was the very first SF magazine I ever bought a copy of, way way back when I was a teenager growing up in Alberta. They'll leave behind a big legacy, especially here in Canada.

On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 5d

With our new issue, we are making the sad announcement that this will be the final year for On Spec. See www.onspec.ca for details.

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Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 5d

FFer Read of the Day: "Lexicographer of Quiet Corners of the Mind" by @bogiperson.bsky.social in @smallwondersmag.com

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Lexicographer of Quiet Corners of the Mind - Small Wonders

Words borne out of need, of a reaching-out, of / tact and impoliteness and long shudders / of breath— / and you to write them all down

smallwondersmag.com

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Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 6d

FF Reading Period Update
20 stories undergoing additional reads (oldest from Sep. 15)
73 unread stories in queue
Oldest unread is from 9:44 PM ET on Oct. 1

Heads up--reading will slow down slightly with Canadian Thanksgiving, Can*Con, and the upcoming releases of FF#26/Saros #4 all on the way.

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Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 6d

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Benjamin Booker - LWA IN THE TRAILER PARK (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Benjamin Booker

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Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 6d

Wednesday evening music celebration post: The production of FF runs on good tunes, so here are the five albums that spent the most time on repeat at FF HQ last week.

Albums on repeat at FF HQ

#1: Benjamin Booker - Lower
#2: Miss Grit - Follow the Cyborg
#3: Tunde Adebimpe - Thee Black Boltz
#4: Bonny Doon - Longwave
#5: Caroline Rose - Loner

Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 6d

FFer Read of the Day: "Brainstem Disco, 2191" by @angelaliu.bsky.social in @clarkesworldmagazine.com

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Brainstem Disco, 2191 by Angela Liu

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

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Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 9d

FFer Read of the Day: "Support Forum for the Care and Feeding of Your Personal Spirit-Angel" by @vanessafogg.bsky.social in @unchartedmag.bsky.social

www.unchartedmag.com/stories/supp...

SUPPORT FORUM FOR THE CARE AND FEEDING OF YOUR PERSONAL SPIRIT-ANGEL - Uncharted

Welcome to the forum! You have successfully registered and now have full access to the site and all its resources. And congratulations again on the summoning of your own personal spirit-angel. It’s an...

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Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 10d

ICYMI: Some 2025 story submission trends (so far)

Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · Sep 14

SUNDAY STATS THREAD: Time for a quick look at some early results to our 2025 FF Submitter's Survey! First up, let's check out the frequency of subgenres and how they stack up against 2024 rankings. Here's the top 10:

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FF Submission Stats - Subgenre Frequency

#1: AI / Robots, 9.9%. 2024 Rank: #3, 7.4%
#2: Philosophical SF, 9.6%. 2024 Rank: #6T, 6.3%
#3: Horror, 7.7%. 2024 Rank: #3T, 7.6%
#4: Dystopian, 7.3%. 2024 Rank: #2, 8.0%
#5 (Tie): Magical Realism, 6.5%. 2024 Rank: #11T, 3.6%
#5 (Tie): Mundane SF, 6.5%. 2024 Rank: #13T, 2.7%
#5 (Tie): Science Fantasy, 6.5%. 2024 Rank: #6T, 6.3%
#8: Apocalypse, 6.1%. 2024 Rank: #1, 11.2%
#9 (Tie): Aliens, 5.0%. 2024 Rank: #5, 7.1%
#9 (Tie): Experiments / Inventions, 5.0%. 2024 Rank: #6T, 6.3%

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Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 11d

43. Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice

long, dangerous journeys / returning to a home you've never been to / we'll always be here

The cover shows a forest. Some of the tree trunks have red fabric tied around them.

Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 11d

Oops wrong number! I think you want @uncannymagazine.bsky.social and not me!

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 11d

“Mazal Tov, Mazal Tov” by @ymresnik.bsky.social from Worlds of Possibility, “Shells” by @czwrites.bsky.social from @fusionfragment.bsky.social, and more short fic recs from @cypayseur.bsky.social

Worlds of Possibility, Fusion Fragment, and Diabolical Plots: Reviews by Charles Payseur

Sadly, Worlds of Possibility is closing down following the publication of their June issue. It marks another stellar project from editor Julia Rios, and the final issue includes some fantastic st…

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PseudoPod @pseudopod.org · 11d

Same. But honestly, anything Ai-generated is likely to be rejected just purely on the basis that it’s *mundane*. These LLMs don’t produce anything original or interesting. They can’t. Only humans do that. Use your delightful terrible human brain.

Beneath Ceaseless Skies Magazine @bcsmagazine.bsky.social · 15d

Please know that at BCS, it's hugely important to us to not have 'false positives'. We don't treat subs or submittors as AI unless we're sure. We're not looking at em-dashes or key words. We're doubly careful with English as Second Language subs. Any sub we're not sure if it's AI, we treat as human.

Jessi D (Scary Ver.) @gothydellamorte.bsky.social · 15d

My only fear with this is being accused when I use no AI but do use stuff like m dashes that are frequently marked AS AI but I think people who make their jobs writing will probably be better equipped than most.

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Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 11d

FFer Read of the Day: "A Recipe for the Day Alban Kills the King" by @mruthrobinson.bsky.social in Orion's Belt

www.orions-belt.net/archives/a-r...

A Recipe for the Day Alban Kills the King — Orion's Belt

Start by chopping the onions.

www.orions-belt.net

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Wen Wen @muteddragon.bsky.social · 12d

@locusmag.bsky.social recommended @czwrites.bsky.social "Shells" from this issue of @fusionfragment.bsky.social www.fusionfragment.com/issue-25/ this one made me conscious of the body I'm inhabiting.

Issue #25

“Breathing Under Ice” by Phoebe Billups: sisterhood / inheriting the volcano / what lies beneath”Dear New Tenant” by Jaq Evans: respawning sisters / sign the lease / going t…

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Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 12d

Time, Energy, Care, and Audacity. IMO, those are the things you need to run a mag. That's all it takes (and thank goodness, because that's still A LOT) and I hope people know that, because I'd love to see more mags out there to find places for all these stories to live!

Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 12d

...who had somehow earned the right to say what was good and what was bad. But, as I'll say to anyone who'll listen, there's no such thing as good and bad stories. There's only stories you love and stories you don't. And you don't need credentials to publish the stories you love.

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