Kaleidotrope
@kaleidotrope.bsky.social
Kaleidotrope is a quarterly e-zine of sci-fi, fantasy & horror edited by Fred Coppersmith since 2006.
Read it at http://www.kaleidotrope.net
Support it at http://patreon.com/kaleidotropezine
Avatar and cover art by Katherine Souza
Read it at http://www.kaleidotrope.net
Support it at http://patreon.com/kaleidotropezine
Avatar and cover art by Katherine Souza
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Genuinely new to Bluesky snd looking for some fantastic writers to follow? Well, here are just a few who have appeared in Kaleidotrope!
If you've never checked out Kaleidotrope's starter packs of the fantastic authors and artists who've appeared in the zine over the years, now would be a good time to do so, since they've just been updated—and not just so I can finally pin a new post to my profile that doesn't have a typo in it! 😜
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Enjoy Kaleidotrope's Black Friday sale—one day (and this thread) only!—all the stories and poems from the archive with the word "black" in the title! Now (and always) with no charge whatsoever!
November 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Enjoy Kaleidotrope's Black Friday sale—one day (and this thread) only!—all the stories and poems from the archive with the word "black" in the title! Now (and always) with no charge whatsoever!
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FINE Quest-Giver by J S Carroll (this post also a poem from Kaleidotrope - Forge by Jordan Hirsch) nightofthehats.blogspot.com/2025/09/sept...
November 28, 2025 at 11:38 AM
FINE Quest-Giver by J S Carroll (this post also a poem from Kaleidotrope - Forge by Jordan Hirsch) nightofthehats.blogspot.com/2025/09/sept...
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ICYMI! There's a video!
(We actually start ~4:15 into the recording)
My presentation is on "Liquid Resistance in African SFF"
&
Tanvir reads his gorgeous story, "Wilayat in Seven Saints," in @kaleidotrope.bsky.social
kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2025/...
video.ibm.com/recorded/134...
(We actually start ~4:15 into the recording)
My presentation is on "Liquid Resistance in African SFF"
&
Tanvir reads his gorgeous story, "Wilayat in Seven Saints," in @kaleidotrope.bsky.social
kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2025/...
video.ibm.com/recorded/134...
November 28, 2025 at 6:17 AM
ICYMI! There's a video!
(We actually start ~4:15 into the recording)
My presentation is on "Liquid Resistance in African SFF"
&
Tanvir reads his gorgeous story, "Wilayat in Seven Saints," in @kaleidotrope.bsky.social
kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2025/...
video.ibm.com/recorded/134...
(We actually start ~4:15 into the recording)
My presentation is on "Liquid Resistance in African SFF"
&
Tanvir reads his gorgeous story, "Wilayat in Seven Saints," in @kaleidotrope.bsky.social
kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2025/...
video.ibm.com/recorded/134...
Enjoy Kaleidotrope's Black Friday sale—one day (and this thread) only!—all the stories and poems from the archive with the word "black" in the title! Now (and always) with no charge whatsoever!
November 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Enjoy Kaleidotrope's Black Friday sale—one day (and this thread) only!—all the stories and poems from the archive with the word "black" in the title! Now (and always) with no charge whatsoever!
Introduce yourself with 5 Kaleidotrope stories you’ve read.
November 28, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 Kaleidotrope stories you’ve read.
At the risk of repeating myself...
I'm incredibly grateful for everyone who's taken a chance on Kaleidotrope all these years, for the readers who've championed the stories and poems in its pages, for the writers and artists who let me to consider their work. Kaleidotrope would not exist without you, and for that, you have my thanks.
a cartoon of snoopy and charlie brown sitting at a table eating toast .
Alt: a cartoon of snoopy and charlie brown sitting at a table eating toast .
Text: Happy Thanksgiving
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November 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
At the risk of repeating myself...
And, by my count, by 484 different authors!
To date, Kaleidotrope has published 592 short stories. kaleidotrope.net/archives/all...
a stuffed animal sitting in a chair with the words that 's so much written above it
Alt: ALF looking shocked and the word's "That's so much"
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
And, by my count, by 484 different authors!
I used ChatGPT once, years ago, for a Kaleidotrope newsletter, back when it seemed novel and I was less informed about its ethical and environmental problems. It didn’t inspire to use it a second time.
November 27, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I used ChatGPT once, years ago, for a Kaleidotrope newsletter, back when it seemed novel and I was less informed about its ethical and environmental problems. It didn’t inspire to use it a second time.
I like to think Kaleidotrope is likewise an American institution!
November 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I like to think Kaleidotrope is likewise an American institution!
To date, Kaleidotrope has published 592 short stories. kaleidotrope.net/archives/all...
a stuffed animal sitting in a chair with the words that 's so much written above it
Alt: ALF looking shocked and the word's "That's so much"
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
To date, Kaleidotrope has published 592 short stories. kaleidotrope.net/archives/all...
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Some great selections here!
Of course, proud to share "Affinity Gradient" by Miah O'Malley. But also loved reading "Singularities" by Cressida Roe (at Kaleidotrope) and "Ghosts of Summer" by Catherine Tavares (at Apex).
Of course, proud to share "Affinity Gradient" by Miah O'Malley. But also loved reading "Singularities" by Cressida Roe (at Kaleidotrope) and "Ghosts of Summer" by Catherine Tavares (at Apex).
Check out the must-read short fiction of October 2025 if you:
- are a short fiction author
- love reading short stories
- could not be located at 12:35 AM on Wednesday, April 4th, in 1945
- are a short fiction author
- love reading short stories
- could not be located at 12:35 AM on Wednesday, April 4th, in 1945
Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: October 2025 - Reactor
This month's short fiction recommendations include ghosts and grief, recipes and multiverses...
reactormag.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Some great selections here!
Of course, proud to share "Affinity Gradient" by Miah O'Malley. But also loved reading "Singularities" by Cressida Roe (at Kaleidotrope) and "Ghosts of Summer" by Catherine Tavares (at Apex).
Of course, proud to share "Affinity Gradient" by Miah O'Malley. But also loved reading "Singularities" by Cressida Roe (at Kaleidotrope) and "Ghosts of Summer" by Catherine Tavares (at Apex).
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Have you read?
The Nine Crashes of Flight Lieutenant Hilla Quinn by Louise Hughes at kaleidotrope
Facing fears.
kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2025/...
The Nine Crashes of Flight Lieutenant Hilla Quinn by Louise Hughes at kaleidotrope
Facing fears.
kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2025/...
“The Nine Crashes of Flight Lieutenant Hilla Quinn” by Louise Hughes
kaleidotrope.net
November 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Have you read?
The Nine Crashes of Flight Lieutenant Hilla Quinn by Louise Hughes at kaleidotrope
Facing fears.
kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2025/...
The Nine Crashes of Flight Lieutenant Hilla Quinn by Louise Hughes at kaleidotrope
Facing fears.
kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2025/...
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Featuring stories in:
@smallwondersmag.com
@kaleidotrope.bsky.social
Eye To The Telescope @sfpoetry.bsky.social
@hippocampusmag.bsky.social
@fracturedlit.bsky.social
@flashfictiononline.bsky.social
@nightmare-magazine.com
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@smallwondersmag.com
@kaleidotrope.bsky.social
Eye To The Telescope @sfpoetry.bsky.social
@hippocampusmag.bsky.social
@fracturedlit.bsky.social
@flashfictiononline.bsky.social
@nightmare-magazine.com
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November 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Featuring stories in:
@smallwondersmag.com
@kaleidotrope.bsky.social
Eye To The Telescope @sfpoetry.bsky.social
@hippocampusmag.bsky.social
@fracturedlit.bsky.social
@flashfictiononline.bsky.social
@nightmare-magazine.com
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@smallwondersmag.com
@kaleidotrope.bsky.social
Eye To The Telescope @sfpoetry.bsky.social
@hippocampusmag.bsky.social
@fracturedlit.bsky.social
@flashfictiononline.bsky.social
@nightmare-magazine.com
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Double issue of MicroVerse Spec Flash Roundup with Oct-Nov recs!
Flash Roundup * October-November 2025
A gathering of recent speculative flash & micro fiction, each presenting a tiny-yet-powerful universe. How tiny? About one-thousand words for flash; four-hundred words for micro. The word count…
mynachang.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Double issue of MicroVerse Spec Flash Roundup with Oct-Nov recs!
I’d love to be open to submissions for more than just three weeks in the whole year, but there are a lot of reasons—not least that I’ll be reading for 1-2 years ahead—that that’s just not feasible or fair.
The plan for 2026 is to be open to submissions these three times:
April 19-25
July 19-25
October 18-24
I’ll be updating Kaleidotrope’s submissions guidelines page accordingly soon.
April 19-25
July 19-25
October 18-24
I’ll be updating Kaleidotrope’s submissions guidelines page accordingly soon.
Do you have a specific date for opening back up for submissions in 2026? If you care to share...
November 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I’d love to be open to submissions for more than just three weeks in the whole year, but there are a lot of reasons—not least that I’ll be reading for 1-2 years ahead—that that’s just not feasible or fair.
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
November 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The plan for 2026 is to be open to submissions these three times:
April 19-25
July 19-25
October 18-24
I’ll be updating Kaleidotrope’s submissions guidelines page accordingly soon.
April 19-25
July 19-25
October 18-24
I’ll be updating Kaleidotrope’s submissions guidelines page accordingly soon.
Do you have a specific date for opening back up for submissions in 2026? If you care to share...
November 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The plan for 2026 is to be open to submissions these three times:
April 19-25
July 19-25
October 18-24
I’ll be updating Kaleidotrope’s submissions guidelines page accordingly soon.
April 19-25
July 19-25
October 18-24
I’ll be updating Kaleidotrope’s submissions guidelines page accordingly soon.
Complete with approximate word counts for each story—if, you know, that was important to you, for award season or whatever! 🙂
Wondering which 48 stories and 28 poems Kaleidotrope published in 2025?
Well, friends, wonder no more!
Well, friends, wonder no more!
Kaleidotrope 2025
kaleidotrope.net
November 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Complete with approximate word counts for each story—if, you know, that was important to you, for award season or whatever! 🙂
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Very grateful to @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social for picking my multiverse love story “Singularities” as one of this month’s must-reads! That little piece had such a long and hard road to being out in the world, and I’m so delighted by all the love it’s received. Go check out the full list here!
Check out the must-read short fiction of October 2025 if you:
- are a short fiction author
- love reading short stories
- could not be located at 12:35 AM on Wednesday, April 4th, in 1945
- are a short fiction author
- love reading short stories
- could not be located at 12:35 AM on Wednesday, April 4th, in 1945
Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: October 2025 - Reactor
This month's short fiction recommendations include ghosts and grief, recipes and multiverses...
reactormag.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Very grateful to @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social for picking my multiverse love story “Singularities” as one of this month’s must-reads! That little piece had such a long and hard road to being out in the world, and I’m so delighted by all the love it’s received. Go check out the full list here!
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I do hope you'll follow this suggestion.
Crawl inside somebody else’s skin in @scottedelman.bsky.social’s creepy new story “What Am I This Time?”
kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2025/...
kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2025/...
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I do hope you'll follow this suggestion.
Wondering which 48 stories and 28 poems Kaleidotrope published in 2025?
Well, friends, wonder no more!
Well, friends, wonder no more!
Kaleidotrope 2025
kaleidotrope.net
November 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Wondering which 48 stories and 28 poems Kaleidotrope published in 2025?
Well, friends, wonder no more!
Well, friends, wonder no more!
“Singularities” by @eggandcressida.bsky.social (Autumn ‘25) “is a story about stories. It’s also a clever use of the multiverse trope.” 😀
Check out the must-read short fiction of October 2025 if you:
- are a short fiction author
- love reading short stories
- could not be located at 12:35 AM on Wednesday, April 4th, in 1945
- are a short fiction author
- love reading short stories
- could not be located at 12:35 AM on Wednesday, April 4th, in 1945
Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: October 2025 - Reactor
This month's short fiction recommendations include ghosts and grief, recipes and multiverses...
reactormag.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
“Singularities” by @eggandcressida.bsky.social (Autumn ‘25) “is a story about stories. It’s also a clever use of the multiverse trope.” 😀
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Crawl inside somebody else’s skin in @scottedelman.bsky.social’s creepy new story “What Am I This Time?”
kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2025/...
kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2025/...
November 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Crawl inside somebody else’s skin in @scottedelman.bsky.social’s creepy new story “What Am I This Time?”
kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2025/...
kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2025/...
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Some of us are born with certain gifts, as @devanbarlow.bsky.social shows in the new fantasy story “Dybbuk-Draw.” Don’t we have a responsibility, then, to use those gifts to help?
kaleidotrope.net/summer-2025/...
kaleidotrope.net/summer-2025/...
August 30, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Some of us are born with certain gifts, as @devanbarlow.bsky.social shows in the new fantasy story “Dybbuk-Draw.” Don’t we have a responsibility, then, to use those gifts to help?
kaleidotrope.net/summer-2025/...
kaleidotrope.net/summer-2025/...