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Today from Hell Itself, @chasej.xyz brings us magic, scandal, and technological changes in "OPINION: Ragnar Is a Disgrace to the Wizarding Community, but He Was Right by Frederico the Frozen"
OPINION: Ragnar Is a Disgrace to the Wizarding Community, but He Was Right by Frederico the Frozen – Hell Itself
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February 6, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Today from Hell Itself, @chasej.xyz brings us magic, scandal, and technological changes in "OPINION: Ragnar Is a Disgrace to the Wizarding Community, but He Was Right by Frederico the Frozen"
Today from Hell Itself, when you're not as young as you used to be, but those banks aren't going to rob themselves, it can get harder and harder to get past the wards and curses...
"Transition Period" by S. L. Johnson:
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"Transition Period" by S. L. Johnson:
hellitself.com/transition-p...
Transition Period – Hell Itself
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January 30, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Today from Hell Itself, when you're not as young as you used to be, but those banks aren't going to rob themselves, it can get harder and harder to get past the wards and curses...
"Transition Period" by S. L. Johnson:
hellitself.com/transition-p...
"Transition Period" by S. L. Johnson:
hellitself.com/transition-p...
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I was trying to avoid working in solidarity with the people of Minnesota on Friday, and I apparently never cycled back to hype last Friday's story.
And it's a good one.
And it's a good one.
Today from Hell Itself, a story of the last man on Earth:
"Museum of the Living" by Steven Mathes
"Museum of the Living" by Steven Mathes
Museum of the Living – Hell Itself
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January 29, 2026 at 11:18 PM
I was trying to avoid working in solidarity with the people of Minnesota on Friday, and I apparently never cycled back to hype last Friday's story.
And it's a good one.
And it's a good one.
Today from Hell Itself, a story of the last man on Earth:
"Museum of the Living" by Steven Mathes
"Museum of the Living" by Steven Mathes
Museum of the Living – Hell Itself
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January 23, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Today from Hell Itself, a story of the last man on Earth:
"Museum of the Living" by Steven Mathes
"Museum of the Living" by Steven Mathes
We would just like to casually point out that the @sfwa.org Recommended Reading List currently contains Hell Itself stories by @rachiea.bsky.social, @crboltz.bsky.social, @deborahldavitt.com, @reggiekwok.bsky.social, @gerrileen.bsky.social, @tedmorrissey.bsky.social, @ktwagner.bsky.social, and more!
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Full Searchable List of Recommended Works Recommend a Work Welcome to the New Recommended Reading List! We’re proud to open […]
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January 19, 2026 at 6:13 PM
We would just like to casually point out that the @sfwa.org Recommended Reading List currently contains Hell Itself stories by @rachiea.bsky.social, @crboltz.bsky.social, @deborahldavitt.com, @reggiekwok.bsky.social, @gerrileen.bsky.social, @tedmorrissey.bsky.social, @ktwagner.bsky.social, and more!
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Since I just noticed that posted the link to the listing, and not my story -- if you want to read my story see here:
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hellitself.com/the-tell-tal...
The Tell-Tale Pump – Hell Itself
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January 19, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Since I just noticed that posted the link to the listing, and not my story -- if you want to read my story see here:
hellitself.com/the-tell-tal...
hellitself.com/the-tell-tal...
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I just learned that my short story published in @hellitself.bsky.social was placed on Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association's "Nebula Recommended Reading List." I am so incredibly honored. www.sfwa.org/full-reading...
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Return to the Randomizer! Recommend a Work Random Pick from the Full Archive Directory of Recommended Works Looking for someone […]
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January 19, 2026 at 5:24 PM
I just learned that my short story published in @hellitself.bsky.social was placed on Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association's "Nebula Recommended Reading List." I am so incredibly honored. www.sfwa.org/full-reading...
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You know I can see the analytics, right? Not everyone dropped everything to read this story like I told you to.
District 69, or, How Trixie Learned ASL: A Drag Alien Occupation Story – Hell Itself
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January 17, 2026 at 8:07 PM
You know I can see the analytics, right? Not everyone dropped everything to read this story like I told you to.
Jim here. It looks like I forgot to post the December digest to the site. (This part of the process is 100% manual). My apologies. It's there now. Meanwhile, read today's new story here: hellitself.com/district-69/
District 69, or, How Trixie Learned ASL: A Drag Alien Occupation Story – Hell Itself
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January 16, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Jim here. It looks like I forgot to post the December digest to the site. (This part of the process is 100% manual). My apologies. It's there now. Meanwhile, read today's new story here: hellitself.com/district-69/
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I find drag rhetoric fascinating. Humor, but in the style of the legendary court jester: getting laughs by speaking uncomfortable truths and not being afraid to offend.
It's definitely a challenging piece. I hope you like it as much as I do.
It's definitely a challenging piece. I hope you like it as much as I do.
This week, straight from Hell Itself, The Drag Queen of Science Fiction, @ladyzinnia.bsky.social, brings us "District 69, or, How Trixie Learned ASL: A Drag Alien Occupation Story"
We'd say more but that title is so long we're almost out of characters.
Read this story.
We'd say more but that title is so long we're almost out of characters.
Read this story.
District 69, or, How Trixie Learned ASL: A Drag Alien Occupation Story – Hell Itself
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January 16, 2026 at 6:07 PM
I find drag rhetoric fascinating. Humor, but in the style of the legendary court jester: getting laughs by speaking uncomfortable truths and not being afraid to offend.
It's definitely a challenging piece. I hope you like it as much as I do.
It's definitely a challenging piece. I hope you like it as much as I do.
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This story came from a prompt that asked how a resistance can communicate in a surveillance society.
And I was like, DUH!, have it done by the people nobody is listening to.
I wrote it just a little over 2 years ago. It wasn't meant to be prophetic like this…
And I was like, DUH!, have it done by the people nobody is listening to.
I wrote it just a little over 2 years ago. It wasn't meant to be prophetic like this…
District 69, or, How Trixie Learned ASL: A Drag Alien Occupation Story – Hell Itself
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January 16, 2026 at 3:59 PM
This story came from a prompt that asked how a resistance can communicate in a surveillance society.
And I was like, DUH!, have it done by the people nobody is listening to.
I wrote it just a little over 2 years ago. It wasn't meant to be prophetic like this…
And I was like, DUH!, have it done by the people nobody is listening to.
I wrote it just a little over 2 years ago. It wasn't meant to be prophetic like this…
This week, straight from Hell Itself, The Drag Queen of Science Fiction, @ladyzinnia.bsky.social, brings us "District 69, or, How Trixie Learned ASL: A Drag Alien Occupation Story"
We'd say more but that title is so long we're almost out of characters.
Read this story.
We'd say more but that title is so long we're almost out of characters.
Read this story.
District 69, or, How Trixie Learned ASL: A Drag Alien Occupation Story – Hell Itself
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January 16, 2026 at 3:55 PM
This week, straight from Hell Itself, The Drag Queen of Science Fiction, @ladyzinnia.bsky.social, brings us "District 69, or, How Trixie Learned ASL: A Drag Alien Occupation Story"
We'd say more but that title is so long we're almost out of characters.
Read this story.
We'd say more but that title is so long we're almost out of characters.
Read this story.
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If you are not reading @hellitself.bsky.social, you need to be reading @hellitself.bsky.social. You especially need to be reading @hellitself.bsky.social on Friday.
January 15, 2026 at 12:22 AM
If you are not reading @hellitself.bsky.social, you need to be reading @hellitself.bsky.social. You especially need to be reading @hellitself.bsky.social on Friday.
Our guidelines say, "We particularly want stories that are 'unpublishable' because they come from members of marginalized groups and speak truth to power."
We would like to clarify that white supremacists are not a marginalized group and they are not speaking truth.
We would like to clarify that white supremacists are not a marginalized group and they are not speaking truth.
January 13, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Our guidelines say, "We particularly want stories that are 'unpublishable' because they come from members of marginalized groups and speak truth to power."
We would like to clarify that white supremacists are not a marginalized group and they are not speaking truth.
We would like to clarify that white supremacists are not a marginalized group and they are not speaking truth.
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ICYMI, "The Goblin on My Shoulder" is free to read with @hellitself.bsky.social. This is a story about invisible disabilities. I wrote it before my pain had a name, before I knew what I suffered was real and not "all in my head." I sincerely hope no one can relate, but if you can: I see you.
The Goblin on My Shoulder – Hell Itself
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January 10, 2026 at 7:03 PM
ICYMI, "The Goblin on My Shoulder" is free to read with @hellitself.bsky.social. This is a story about invisible disabilities. I wrote it before my pain had a name, before I knew what I suffered was real and not "all in my head." I sincerely hope no one can relate, but if you can: I see you.
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The road to hell is paved with...my new story! Come check out "The Goblin on My Shoulder", free to read with Hell Itself magazine!
This week from Hell Itself, @cjtavares.bsky.social brings us a tale of living with a pain that no one else can see:
The Goblin on My Shoulder – Hell Itself
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January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The road to hell is paved with...my new story! Come check out "The Goblin on My Shoulder", free to read with Hell Itself magazine!
This week from Hell Itself, @cjtavares.bsky.social brings us a tale of living with a pain that no one else can see:
The Goblin on My Shoulder – Hell Itself
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January 9, 2026 at 5:45 PM
This week from Hell Itself, @cjtavares.bsky.social brings us a tale of living with a pain that no one else can see:
Today from Hell Itself, @rajivmote.bsky.social brings us a tale about dinosaurs, power structures, and resistance:
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The Ones Who Charge the Fence – Hell Itself
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January 2, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Today from Hell Itself, @rajivmote.bsky.social brings us a tale about dinosaurs, power structures, and resistance:
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hellitself.com/the-ones-who...
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I have a story that finally found a home in @hellitself.bsky.social! When dinosaurs were Gifted with a common language they formed a society of laws, ending the war between predator and prey. But new narratives compete with old stories, and we are our stories.
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“The Ones Who Charge the Fence”
Science fantasy, 4,000 words, published Jan 2, 2026 in Hell Itself. Chhronk the Triceratops would have rather listened to his mate sing an old Ceratopsian chant. Strength. Resolve. Righteousness. T…
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January 2, 2026 at 3:39 PM
I have a story that finally found a home in @hellitself.bsky.social! When dinosaurs were Gifted with a common language they formed a society of laws, ending the war between predator and prey. But new narratives compete with old stories, and we are our stories.
rajivmote.wordpress.com/2026/01/02/t...
rajivmote.wordpress.com/2026/01/02/t...
We're really not sure what to say except that both present an awful lot of fiction.
BlueSky considers Mitch McConnell's account "similar" to Hell Itself. @hellitself.bsky.social
December 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
We're really not sure what to say except that both present an awful lot of fiction.
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Go check this out. It's my latest published short story, and it's free to read. :)
Go check this out. It's my latest published short story, and it's free to read. :)
Pala – Hell Itself
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December 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Go check this out. It's my latest published short story, and it's free to read. :)
Go check this out. It's my latest published short story, and it's free to read. :)
Today from Hell Itself, a tale of what happens when technology replaces human—er, griffin workers, told as only @reggiekwok.bsky.social can tell a story:
hellitself.com/pala/
hellitself.com/pala/
Pala – Hell Itself
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December 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Today from Hell Itself, a tale of what happens when technology replaces human—er, griffin workers, told as only @reggiekwok.bsky.social can tell a story:
hellitself.com/pala/
hellitself.com/pala/
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I love this market and I love this flash piece and I love that they're together. Persephone with a cell phone and other modern tech. What could go wrong?
Read free here: hellitself.com/the-eleusini...
#mythology #Persephone #FlashFiction
Read free here: hellitself.com/the-eleusini...
#mythology #Persephone #FlashFiction
December 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I love this market and I love this flash piece and I love that they're together. Persephone with a cell phone and other modern tech. What could go wrong?
Read free here: hellitself.com/the-eleusini...
#mythology #Persephone #FlashFiction
Read free here: hellitself.com/the-eleusini...
#mythology #Persephone #FlashFiction
This week from Hell Itself, @gerrileen.bsky.social takes us to Hades with Persephone:
The Eleusinian What Now? – Hell Itself
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December 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This week from Hell Itself, @gerrileen.bsky.social takes us to Hades with Persephone: