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Eric Fomley @ericfomley.bsky.social · 5h

My horror flash “All Smiles Here” is up on the @blackharepress.bsky.social Patreon! www.patreon.com/posts/139768...

ALL SMILES HERE by ERIC FOMLEY | Black Hare Press

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Eric Fomley @ericfomley.bsky.social · 7h

One of my recent favorite projects is Error Code. The collection includes 11 flash fiction stories of robots and AI by me and 11 by Addison Smith. Ebook is only .99, but we released this mass market sized paperback too!

Eric Fomley @ericfomley.bsky.social · 1d

Two bits of news! My dystopian SF story about selling memories "Brain Leech" is out in Saros on 10/27. Check out the beautiful cover art below! Secondly, I woke up to the sale of my 2,500 word horror story "Traffic Stop" to Horrific Scribes!
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Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 2d

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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Shacklebound Books @shackleboundbooks.bsky.social · 5d

🚨 👀 Out today!!!

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iSoldiers: Military Science Fiction Drabbles (Shacklebound Books)

Amazon.com: iSoldiers: Military Science Fiction Drabbles (Shacklebound Books) eBook : Fomley, Eric: Kindle Store

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Eric Fomley @ericfomley.bsky.social · 7d

My science fiction novelette "The Pit" will be out later this year. The story follows a homeless man on a space station that gets caught up in an illegal body sharing pit fighting ring. Check it out!

www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSSFJP7T

The Pit: A Novelette (Shacklebound Books)

Amazon.com: The Pit: A Novelette (Shacklebound Books) eBook : Fomley, Eric: Kindle Store

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Apex Magazine (is funding for 2026!) 🎉 @apexmag.bsky.social · 14d

Apex Magazine 2026 is A Project We Love on Kickstarter!! ❤️🍾🥂🎉

Thank you to everyone who's donated so far! If you haven't checked us out yet, don't be shy! There's room for everyone at the monster mash 👻🪦

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

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Shacklebound Books @shackleboundbooks.bsky.social · 12d

Out in one week! An anthology of military science fiction drabbles! Preorder for only .99!

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Eric Fomley @ericfomley.bsky.social · 16d

My SF novelette “The Pit” will be out later this year!

www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSSFJP7T

The Pit: A Novelette (Shacklebound Books)

Amazon.com: The Pit: A Novelette (Shacklebound Books) eBook : Fomley, Eric: Kindle Store

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Paula Hammond @writerpaula.bsky.social · 18d

For those of us time-short, how about some micro-fiction? iSoldiers is a collection of #militarty #sciencefiction drabbles edited by @ericfomley.bsky.social and published by
@shackleboundbooks.bsky.social Delighted to have a story in this #SciFiFri #scifithriller
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iSoldiers: Military Science Fiction Drabbles

iSoldiers: Military Science Fiction Drabbles - Kindle edition by Fomley, Eric. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading iSoldiers: Military Science Fiction Drabbles.

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Shacklebound Books @shackleboundbooks.bsky.social · 20d

Preorder iSoldiers: An Anthology of Military Science Fiction Drabbles for only .99!

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iSoldiers: Military Science Fiction Drabbles

iSoldiers: Military Science Fiction Drabbles - Kindle edition by Fomley, Eric. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading iSoldiers: Military Science Fiction Drabbles.

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Shacklebound Books @shackleboundbooks.bsky.social · 22d

iSoldiers is up for preorder! Chalk full of great military science fiction drabbles. Grab your copy here!

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iSoldiers: Military Science Fiction Drabbles

iSoldiers: Military Science Fiction Drabbles - Kindle edition by Fomley, Eric. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading iSoldiers: Military Science Fiction Drabbles.

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Liam Hogan @liamjhogan.bsky.social · 25d

Rude Awakenings - 2nd engineer is awoken from deep sleep mid journey to fix a problem. But maybe the problem isn't the one he thinks it is...? #ScienceFiction #FlashFiction
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On Anomaly, Patreon (Published by @ericfomley.bsky.social)

Rude Awakenings by Liam Hogan | Anomaly

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Eric Fomley @ericfomley.bsky.social · 26d

My weird little horror story “Skin Gate” is free to read on Hawthorn & Ash.

ironfaeriepublishing.com/2025/09/18/h...

Hawthorn & Ash #123

Welcome to this week’s installment of many micro stories, ranging in length from 100 words to 500 words. With each story we hope to deliver a little whimsy into the lives of our readers. SKIN…

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Nathan W. Toronto @bulletpoints.bsky.social · Sep 12

Bullet Points 11 has stories from Sean Patrick Hazlett, @jamesaaron.net , @gioclair.bsky.social , @jeremyszal.bsky.social , @henryherz.bsky.social , @slashnburnett.bsky.social , and many others, edited by @ericfomley.bsky.social. Preorder 30% off: zurl.co/kMvPh . Print version 20% off until Oct. 15.

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Eric Fomley @ericfomley.bsky.social · Sep 4

I guest edited issue 11 of Bullet Points! It’s twice as long as a normal issue and the theme is dark military sci-fi / military sci-fi horror! Check it out and please consider grabbing a copy and supporting Bullet Points!

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Eric Fomley @ericfomley.bsky.social · Aug 20

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Error Code: 22 Tales of Robots and AI (Shacklebound Books Anthologies and Collections)

Amazon.com: Error Code: 22 Tales of Robots and AI (Shacklebound Books Anthologies and Collections) eBook : Fomley, Eric, Smith, Addison : Kindle Store

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Eric Fomley @ericfomley.bsky.social · Aug 20

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Nico Martinez Nocito | Writer @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social · Aug 12

I have a drabble out in Anomaly, a micro SF mag edited by @ericfomley.bsky.social! “To Err is Human” is a SF horror piece about a robot struggling to understand an idea that defies its programming: failure.

Free to read now for patrons at all levels (including free!)
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July Drabble Contest Winner - "To Err is Human” by Nico Martinez Nocito | Anomaly

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Shacklebound Books @shackleboundbooks.bsky.social · Aug 7

We’ve slashed prices on all of our titles to .99! Snag a flash fiction or Drabble anthology or collection—sci-fi, horror, and fantasy, we have something for every flash reader!

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Eric Fomley @ericfomley.bsky.social · Aug 6

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Short Science Fiction Stories

Visit Amazon's Short Science Fiction Stories Page and shop for all Short Science Fiction Stories books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of Short Science Fiction Stories

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Eric Fomley @ericfomley.bsky.social · Aug 6

My Short Science Fiction Stories collections are now only a buck!

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Sylvia Heike @sylviaheike.bsky.social · Aug 5

In August, my SF micro fiction "Friend Squad" was published in Anomaly. Available to all tiers of Anomaly's Patreon subscribers (including free). Edited by @ericfomley.bsky.social

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Friend Squad by Sylvia Heike | Anomaly

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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · Aug 5

But wait there's more! I also sold my capitalist dystopia sci-fi "Carrots and Sticks" to the amazing Anomaly magazine edited by @ericfomley.bsky.social!
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Chad Gayle @chadgayle.bsky.social · Aug 1

Meant to do this earlier: shout out to my TOC mates in the newest edition of Nathan Toronto's Bullet Points:

@ericfomley.bsky.social‬, Lyri Ahnam, ‪Jessica Brook, Jason Lairamore, Otis Johnson, Mark Bilsborough, Douglas Kolacki

The theme of Volume 10 is "aliens at war."

@bulletpoints.bsky.social

Bullet Points

A Home for Military SFF

bulletpoints.nathantoronto.com

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