Charles (Cy) Payseur
@cypayseur.bsky.social
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Locus and Ignyte Award winning co-editor of We're Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction. Hugo and Ignyte Award finalist critic/fan writer. Destroyer of Science Fiction. Bisexual all day. He/Him They/Them
Locus and Ignyte Award winning co-editor of We're Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction. Hugo and Ignyte Award finalist critic/fan writer. Destroyer of Science Fiction. Bisexual all day. He/Him They/Them
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Quick Sips 10/10/2025 | Charles Payseur
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Quick Sip Reviews Patreon October Roundup
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Thank you, Charles!! My sapphic fantasy story, “How Not to Swallow a Dragon” came out in the anthology BEHIND THE REVOLVING DOOR from @celestialechopress.bsky.social
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Behind the Revolving Door, an Anthology of Choices, Volume I|eBook
Within these pages are stories about choices made under ordinary and extraordinary circumstances. What happens when a chef decides to cook a vampire filet? Why does a mother desire and, at the same ti...
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November 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Thank you, Charles!! My sapphic fantasy story, “How Not to Swallow a Dragon” came out in the anthology BEHIND THE REVOLVING DOOR from @celestialechopress.bsky.social
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/behind-the...
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Thank you as always, Charles! My bi rep m/m fae romance “The Last and First Loves of Hayrum Bellmaker” was in Crow & Cross Keys: crowcrosskeys.com/2025/10/25/t...
The Last and First Loves of Hayrum Bellmaker—Rick Hollon
Certainly Hayrum Bellmaker had known love before he stepped into fairyland. Jassie had been a witty lass who was as deft with a tale as she was with her sheep-shears. Her hair was a lovely dark sto…
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November 26, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Thank you as always, Charles! My bi rep m/m fae romance “The Last and First Loves of Hayrum Bellmaker” was in Crow & Cross Keys: crowcrosskeys.com/2025/10/25/t...
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"Among the Beginnings Scattered Across the Kitchen Floor" came out on the internets!
(Buuuut I can't remember if you already noted it when the @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social Vol 5 released earlier this year...)
www.iftheresanyoneleft.com/stories/jenn...
(Buuuut I can't remember if you already noted it when the @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social Vol 5 released earlier this year...)
www.iftheresanyoneleft.com/stories/jenn...
Among the Beginnings Scattered Across the Kitchen Floor — IfTheresAnyone
I have nowhere to put my beginnings. Ends are easy; rinds of tragedy and misfortune stink up the cupboard, waiting to be sunk into soups. Crusty edges of heartbreak line the countertop, salty as drie...
www.iftheresanyoneleft.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:15 PM
"Among the Beginnings Scattered Across the Kitchen Floor" came out on the internets!
(Buuuut I can't remember if you already noted it when the @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social Vol 5 released earlier this year...)
www.iftheresanyoneleft.com/stories/jenn...
(Buuuut I can't remember if you already noted it when the @iftheresanyoneleft.bsky.social Vol 5 released earlier this year...)
www.iftheresanyoneleft.com/stories/jenn...
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Ima toss in "Matt’s Baby" by Toshiya Kamei. Not gonna meet everyone's definition of "queer" but it's pretty queer. hellitself.com/matts-baby/
Matt’s Baby – Hell Itself
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November 27, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Ima toss in "Matt’s Baby" by Toshiya Kamei. Not gonna meet everyone's definition of "queer" but it's pretty queer. hellitself.com/matts-baby/
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f/f mermaid ta(i)le of sorts for @thepinkhydra.com! www.thepinkhydra.com/issues/02022...
The Pink Hydra | The Grotto - Dee Holloway
The Grotto by Dee Holloway
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November 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
f/f mermaid ta(i)le of sorts for @thepinkhydra.com! www.thepinkhydra.com/issues/02022...
TELL ME YOUR 🏳️🌈QUEER SHORT SFF🏳️🌈 OUT IN OCTOBER 2025!!! Originals only pls, up to novella in length, indie okay. Just reply with the author, title, and a link to read and/or buy and I'll get them on the list. Here's September's list for context & more info: www.patreon.com/posts/some-q...
Some Queer Short SFF - September 2025 | Charles Payseur
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November 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
TELL ME YOUR 🏳️🌈QUEER SHORT SFF🏳️🌈 OUT IN OCTOBER 2025!!! Originals only pls, up to novella in length, indie okay. Just reply with the author, title, and a link to read and/or buy and I'll get them on the list. Here's September's list for context & more info: www.patreon.com/posts/some-q...
I round up my review threads from the last month and give my latest batch of Sips of the Week in the latest on my Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/sips-o...
Sips of the Week - November 2025 | Charles Payseur
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November 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I round up my review threads from the last month and give my latest batch of Sips of the Week in the latest on my Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/sips-o...
Short SFF Reading Update #quicksipreviews
Strange Horizons 10/25 (2 originals, plus 6 poems) @strangehorizons.bsky.social
A wonderful month of stories and poetry, cut a little short by the Samovar issue at the end of the month. Still, some stunning work
Strange Horizons 10/25 (2 originals, plus 6 poems) @strangehorizons.bsky.social
A wonderful month of stories and poetry, cut a little short by the Samovar issue at the end of the month. Still, some stunning work
November 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Short SFF Reading Update #quicksipreviews
Strange Horizons 10/25 (2 originals, plus 6 poems) @strangehorizons.bsky.social
A wonderful month of stories and poetry, cut a little short by the Samovar issue at the end of the month. Still, some stunning work
Strange Horizons 10/25 (2 originals, plus 6 poems) @strangehorizons.bsky.social
A wonderful month of stories and poetry, cut a little short by the Samovar issue at the end of the month. Still, some stunning work
Short SFF Reading Update #quicksipreviews
Samovar 10/27/25 (2 originals, plus 1 poem) @samovarmag.bsky.social
A new issue of SFF in translation from Strange Horizons' sibling publication.
Samovar 10/27/25 (2 originals, plus 1 poem) @samovarmag.bsky.social
A new issue of SFF in translation from Strange Horizons' sibling publication.
November 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Short SFF Reading Update #quicksipreviews
Samovar 10/27/25 (2 originals, plus 1 poem) @samovarmag.bsky.social
A new issue of SFF in translation from Strange Horizons' sibling publication.
Samovar 10/27/25 (2 originals, plus 1 poem) @samovarmag.bsky.social
A new issue of SFF in translation from Strange Horizons' sibling publication.
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Super excited to announce that I'll have a story, "The Husband Stitch", in this anthology! I can't wait to read all the other stories!
The time has come! Today is our Table of Content announcement for COMMON BONDS 2!
You can get all details directly on our Kickstarter Update: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cla...
But I'll also thread them below!
You can get all details directly on our Kickstarter Update: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cla...
But I'll also thread them below!
November 26, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Super excited to announce that I'll have a story, "The Husband Stitch", in this anthology! I can't wait to read all the other stories!
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Coming next week! I'm grateful that I can finally share this very personal story of grief and swamps.
Transformed by a fungal infection that connects humans with nature, one woman feels closer to the world than ever, but further from the people she loves the most...
December 3rd. "All That Means or Mourns," by @r-emrys.bsky.social
Art by Jacqueline Tam
Edited by @englelaird.bsky.social
December 3rd. "All That Means or Mourns," by @r-emrys.bsky.social
Art by Jacqueline Tam
Edited by @englelaird.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Coming next week! I'm grateful that I can finally share this very personal story of grief and swamps.
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My monthly newsletter is out! It's posted free to read on Patreon.
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Today's thinky thoughts are about redeeming villains, y/n?
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Today's thinky thoughts are about redeeming villains, y/n?
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November 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM
My monthly newsletter is out! It's posted free to read on Patreon.
No monthly fee required: you can follow for free!
Today's thinky thoughts are about redeeming villains, y/n?
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No monthly fee required: you can follow for free!
Today's thinky thoughts are about redeeming villains, y/n?
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My review of the August issue of @clarkesworldmagazine.com for @locusmag.bsky.social is now available to read online!
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Clarkesworld: Review by A.C. Wise
Clarkesworld 8/25 The August issue of Clarkesworld opens with “A Shaky Bridge” by Marissa Lingen, in which a man receives a MindBridge implant after a stroke. It restores his speech and motor funct…
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November 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
My review of the August issue of @clarkesworldmagazine.com for @locusmag.bsky.social is now available to read online!
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locusmag.com/review/clark...
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eligibility post time!!!!
this year i published two things:
novella: THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS from @lethepress.bsky.social
short story: "The Messengers of Despair" from @bcsmagazine.bsky.social
🧵
this year i published two things:
novella: THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS from @lethepress.bsky.social
short story: "The Messengers of Despair" from @bcsmagazine.bsky.social
🧵
November 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
eligibility post time!!!!
this year i published two things:
novella: THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS from @lethepress.bsky.social
short story: "The Messengers of Despair" from @bcsmagazine.bsky.social
🧵
this year i published two things:
novella: THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS from @lethepress.bsky.social
short story: "The Messengers of Despair" from @bcsmagazine.bsky.social
🧵
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I published some pieces I'm deeply proud of this year. My second novel, one of my most personal novelettes, one of my weirdest short stories, and an essay on an idea that's been nagging me for years.
November 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I published some pieces I'm deeply proud of this year. My second novel, one of my most personal novelettes, one of my weirdest short stories, and an essay on an idea that's been nagging me for years.
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Story day!! I’m so delighted to debut in @unchartedmag.bsky.social with ‘Love Story in Colored Glass:’ an inter-dimensional love story about a starship that breaks reality - and a pair of lovers who find themselves, again and again, across the fracture.
www.unchartedmag.com/stories/love...
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Love Story in Colored Glass - Uncharted
“This,” her father says, the stone a matte black promise in his hand, “is how your ship will travel.” With a bravura flick, he throws it out onto the lake, but all she can focus on is the spike of ten...
www.unchartedmag.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Story day!! I’m so delighted to debut in @unchartedmag.bsky.social with ‘Love Story in Colored Glass:’ an inter-dimensional love story about a starship that breaks reality - and a pair of lovers who find themselves, again and again, across the fracture.
www.unchartedmag.com/stories/love...
www.unchartedmag.com/stories/love...
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This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
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Yep. This one's great. I read it recently and loved it. Highly recommend.
Short SFF Reading Update #quicksipreviews
Nightmare #156 9/25 (3 originals) @nightmare-magazine.com
Nice mix of horror, with perhaps a focus on family, ambition, corruption, and atonement. Champ Wongsatayanont's "Autogas Ferryman" is sharp and aching, about a taxi driver who can see ghosts.
Nightmare #156 9/25 (3 originals) @nightmare-magazine.com
Nice mix of horror, with perhaps a focus on family, ambition, corruption, and atonement. Champ Wongsatayanont's "Autogas Ferryman" is sharp and aching, about a taxi driver who can see ghosts.
November 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Yep. This one's great. I read it recently and loved it. Highly recommend.
Short SFF Reading Update #quicksipreviews
Small Wonders #28 (3 originals, plus 3 poems) @smallwondersmag.com
A nice mix of genres, though probably because of the month much more of a lean into horror, with works by Montanna Rayne Harling and Rebecca E. Treasure that are very grim indeed.
Small Wonders #28 (3 originals, plus 3 poems) @smallwondersmag.com
A nice mix of genres, though probably because of the month much more of a lean into horror, with works by Montanna Rayne Harling and Rebecca E. Treasure that are very grim indeed.
November 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Short SFF Reading Update #quicksipreviews
Small Wonders #28 (3 originals, plus 3 poems) @smallwondersmag.com
A nice mix of genres, though probably because of the month much more of a lean into horror, with works by Montanna Rayne Harling and Rebecca E. Treasure that are very grim indeed.
Small Wonders #28 (3 originals, plus 3 poems) @smallwondersmag.com
A nice mix of genres, though probably because of the month much more of a lean into horror, with works by Montanna Rayne Harling and Rebecca E. Treasure that are very grim indeed.
Short SFF Reading Update #quicksipreviews
The Dark #125 (2 originals)
A pair of rather strange stories, with characters being pulled between the toxic elements of their pasts and the possible better futures ahead of them, though that might just be an illusion.
The Dark #125 (2 originals)
A pair of rather strange stories, with characters being pulled between the toxic elements of their pasts and the possible better futures ahead of them, though that might just be an illusion.
November 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Short SFF Reading Update #quicksipreviews
The Dark #125 (2 originals)
A pair of rather strange stories, with characters being pulled between the toxic elements of their pasts and the possible better futures ahead of them, though that might just be an illusion.
The Dark #125 (2 originals)
A pair of rather strange stories, with characters being pulled between the toxic elements of their pasts and the possible better futures ahead of them, though that might just be an illusion.
Just posted some more thoughts about “Magical Girl Antifa War Machine” by Esther Alter (from Escape Pod #994) in the inaugural Queer AF Spec Fic Reading Club and if you want join in on the discussion, become a patron and check it out!
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The Queer AF Spec Fic Reading Club (November 2025) | Charles Payseur
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November 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Just posted some more thoughts about “Magical Girl Antifa War Machine” by Esther Alter (from Escape Pod #994) in the inaugural Queer AF Spec Fic Reading Club and if you want join in on the discussion, become a patron and check it out!
www.patreon.com/posts/142730...
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Please help @lpkindred.bsky.social stay in school in these difficult times. He's a great person who's had a rough go and deserves all the good things.
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Donate to Keep LP in School Spring 2026, organized by LP Kindred
Hey y'all,
I'm LP Kindred, a Chicagoan-Angeleno writer/editor/teaching artist/culture work… LP Kindred needs your support for Keep LP in School Spring 2026
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November 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Please help @lpkindred.bsky.social stay in school in these difficult times. He's a great person who's had a rough go and deserves all the good things.
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
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Short SFF Reading Update #quicksipreviews
Nightmare #157 (3 originals, plus 1 poem) @nightmare-magazine.com
Well they say Halloween is gay Christmas and this issue certainly leans into that with a whole bunch of queer speculative horror from October. So much to like!
Nightmare #157 (3 originals, plus 1 poem) @nightmare-magazine.com
Well they say Halloween is gay Christmas and this issue certainly leans into that with a whole bunch of queer speculative horror from October. So much to like!
November 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Short SFF Reading Update #quicksipreviews
Nightmare #157 (3 originals, plus 1 poem) @nightmare-magazine.com
Well they say Halloween is gay Christmas and this issue certainly leans into that with a whole bunch of queer speculative horror from October. So much to like!
Nightmare #157 (3 originals, plus 1 poem) @nightmare-magazine.com
Well they say Halloween is gay Christmas and this issue certainly leans into that with a whole bunch of queer speculative horror from October. So much to like!
Short SFF Reading Update #quicksipreviews
Diabolical Plots #128 (2 originals) @diabolicalplots.com
Nice selections for the October issue as they are both dealing with body horror and family and life and death and skin. Creepy at times but grounded in love and loss
Diabolical Plots #128 (2 originals) @diabolicalplots.com
Nice selections for the October issue as they are both dealing with body horror and family and life and death and skin. Creepy at times but grounded in love and loss
November 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Short SFF Reading Update #quicksipreviews
Diabolical Plots #128 (2 originals) @diabolicalplots.com
Nice selections for the October issue as they are both dealing with body horror and family and life and death and skin. Creepy at times but grounded in love and loss
Diabolical Plots #128 (2 originals) @diabolicalplots.com
Nice selections for the October issue as they are both dealing with body horror and family and life and death and skin. Creepy at times but grounded in love and loss
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I'm gonna do an eligibility post because I don't expect any other publications this year.
Writing in 2025:
1. The Flaming Embusen (short story) available in text and audio:
1/4
Writing in 2025:
1. The Flaming Embusen (short story) available in text and audio:
1/4
The Flaming Embusen - Uncanny Magazine
Jero cleared his throat before he continued speaking into the phone. “Up to this moment it could not positively have been asserted that the man, in spite of his tantalizing declaration, was really in ...
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November 19, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I'm gonna do an eligibility post because I don't expect any other publications this year.
Writing in 2025:
1. The Flaming Embusen (short story) available in text and audio:
1/4
Writing in 2025:
1. The Flaming Embusen (short story) available in text and audio:
1/4