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Kelsey Josephson
@kelseyjosephson.com
Author of strange steampunk and reinvented fairy tales. 💖⚙️📚
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Member of SFWA and ALLi
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I'm Kelsey Josephson, author of strange steampunk and reinvented fairy tales. Genre mashups and sympathetic monsters are two of my favorite things. When I'm not writing, I'm taking care of my sons and two rescue cats. I'm partial to videogames, crafting, movies, and reading. 💖⚙️📚

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Alright. As is now tradition, here are my 10 favorite African SFF stories from 2025 📖 📚

Featuring tales from: @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social @clarkesworldmagazine.com @omenanamag.bsky.social @giganotosaurus.bsky.social @zamashort.com @khoreo.bsky.social @willthisbeaproblem.bsky.social + more!
2025 was another great year for African short fiction! Author @wtalabi.com recommends 10 highlights across science fiction, fantasy, and horror, from "magic-for-wealth schemes" to an unsettling religious organization (in space). And if there's some ties in there...? We're not complaining.
Ten(ish) of the Best African Speculative Short Fiction Stories of 2025 - Reactor
Here are some of the speculative fiction gems that may have flown under the radar in 2025...
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February 5, 2026 at 11:08 PM
This was so much fun! You can catch the replay here: www.youtube.com/live/lqJPDkL...

#BookSky
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💖 I’m Going Live TOMORROW! ⚙️

On Thursday, February 5th, at 5 pm Central time, I’m joining S.D. Huston live on her YouTube channel for Charmed Chats & Happily Ever After Sprints!

#BookSky

🔗 Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/lqJPDkL...
February 6, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Loot that drops after defeating me:

- 4 library cards
- Tamagotchi(s)
- assorted pens and washi tape
- a pile of books and journals
Loot that drops after defeating me:

-a trans pride keychain
-numerous library bucks
-fruit flavored lip gloss
-a frozen yogurt shop gift card
-Crippling debt
Loot that drops after defeating me:

-a banjo thumb pick
-a manuscript of the Bach Lute Suites
-two inhalers and an epipen
-last week's lunch Ritalin I forgot to take
-my Canadian passport
-a pocket copy of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's calls to action
-a "Protect Trans Kids" wheatpaste
February 6, 2026 at 2:14 AM
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LAST CALL! Tuesday everything closes down. There are 10 hardcovers left if anyone likes leatherbound antique recreations of old oddities, along with a bunch of digital goodies that were unlocked as stretch goals...

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February 6, 2026 at 2:09 AM
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no recent publications, but the best thing i've ever written is currently on sale through kobo! #WeeknightWriters
www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...
February 6, 2026 at 2:03 AM
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#WeeknightWriters Q6

Upcoming this weekend is a new blog post on my website! You can read blogs, poetry, and short stories posted every other week here! You can also sign up to get them directly in your email.

storyotters.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:52 AM
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#WeeknightWriters yes! I'm re-releasing my debut, Inarora's Excursion, next Saturday! 🥰

Inarora: Sent into the past, meets their great-grandpas, and gets a chance to explore themself.
Kaedan: Missing his child, has to figure out where she is, and bring her home.

books2read.com/InarorasExcu...
February 6, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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Nothing new yet, but if you want to read about trans guys encountering ghosts or eldritch horrors, I've got two short stories available PWYW right here:

ko-fi.com/A0307Q3/shop
payhip.com/ALittleBitof...
February 6, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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#WeeknightWriters If you want something to read for Valentine's Day, check out my novel! I have a whole Valentine's Day chapter!

www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP3MS2QP
Q6: Do you have any recent or upcoming publications? Share them here, and be sure to include links if you have them! (No AI, and please add alt text to all images) #WeeknightWriters
February 6, 2026 at 1:48 AM
My steampunk fairy tale retelling, Forsaken Beauty and the Etherbeast, is on sale for 99c this week through Monday!

Read here: www.amazon.com/Forsaken-Bea...

#WeeknightWriters
February 6, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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as a thirty year old who draws weird shit and does whatever she wants i have some advice to ppl who gotta hear it. it's literally impossible to please everyone. it's literally impossible to create and engage with things that won't bother *somebody*.
February 5, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Share the post below this one for my 99c sale if it's something your readers would enjoy (a steampunk fairy tale retelling with a cinnamon roll Beast and a strongwoman Belle running away from the circus together)

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Q5: What can we, the Weeknight Writers community, do in the next week to make your life a little more pleasant? #WeeknightWriters
February 6, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Get my sleep schedule back on track and meal plan. This week, I've been flying by the seat of my pants as I get back into routine 😅😂

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Q4: What can you do in the next week to make your life a little more pleasant? #WeeknightWriters
February 6, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Watching my youngest pass his taekwondo belt test (double black stripe), playing Animal Crossing, keeping my Tamagotchis thriving, watching Fallout, reading, and dabbling with a new book between revisions.

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Q3: Let's cheer things up a bit! What has brought you joy in the past week? Remember, no joy is too small! #WeeknightWriters
February 6, 2026 at 1:26 AM
I told my critique group I'd send a chapter them by the end of the day tomorrow. If anyone wants to ask me tomorrow night if I've done so, that would be cool.

I'm a little worried that I promised more than I can handle this week 😅

#WeeknightWriters
Q2: Is there anything specific you're struggling with this week? Let us know about it and we'll see what we can do to help! #WeeknightWriters
February 6, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Yesterday was a trash fire of a day for personal reasons, but I'm doing better today. Participating in the show today to talk about my book and interact with readers was fantastic for my morale.

As always, creating feels like its own form of resistance, and that helps, too.

#WeeknightWriters
Q1: How are you holding up this week? #WeeknightWriters
February 6, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Hello! I'm coming in late because I was just on a YouTube Live on Charmed Chats & Happily Ever After Sprints. I write steampunk fairy tale retellings and monster stories.

Writing has picked up this week after being out sick last week.

#WeeknightWriters
Hello #WeeknightWriters! Come on in, introduce yourself and your WIP, and let us know how your writing week is going! Or not going, that's valid too
February 6, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Can't wait for this today! 💖⚙️📚🎉

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February 5, 2026 at 10:20 PM
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💖 I’m Going Live TOMORROW! ⚙️

On Thursday, February 5th, at 5 pm Central time, I’m joining S.D. Huston live on her YouTube channel for Charmed Chats & Happily Ever After Sprints!

#BookSky

🔗 Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/lqJPDkL...
February 4, 2026 at 10:52 PM
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Make sure to back if you want to force-- er, entice me to provide a one-page #TTRPG about venturing into a dangerous forest to secure your village's safety!

Gameplay will be based on taking an IRL walk in the woods. Tentative title is "Before the Dark Catches Us"
Had normal publisher work to do today, so here's an evening update on the Fascination Kickstarter:

It's still great! Getting closer to unlocking the bonus 1-pg RPG stretch goal.

Support a small press & talented authors:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyc...
Fascination: Dark, Witchy Fantasy & Horror Anthology
A macabre story collection of nature-fueled magic, witches & dark fae. Creepy cottages, haunted homesteads & bespelled woods.
www.kickstarter.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:12 AM
💖 I’m Going Live TOMORROW! ⚙️

On Thursday, February 5th, at 5 pm Central time, I’m joining S.D. Huston live on her YouTube channel for Charmed Chats & Happily Ever After Sprints!

#BookSky

🔗 Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/lqJPDkL...
February 4, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Today has been a hot mess, so here's Hazel taking her office cat duties very seriously 😂💖
February 4, 2026 at 10:27 PM
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Need a Gothic trinket for your sweetie? Nemesis?
US Orders before Friday will arrive ahead of Valentine's Day!
Some accessories 20% off for next few days only!
All 1-of-a-kind unless noted!
torchandarrow.etsy.com
(I run this shop in lieu of Patreon so you're helping my books too, thanks tons!) 🖤
February 4, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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Washington Post is shuttering its book section, part of the ongoing war against literacy & knowledge.

We at Current Affairs want to pick up the slack by expanding book reviews. Writers: pitch us anytime! And if you subscribe/donate we'll use the funding to commission book coverage.
February 4, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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I know I'm not supposed to say this part out loud, but I'm slightly terrified no one will come to my events for the Books & Bewitchment tour this week? I've just had so much trouble getting the word out since Covid. Does anyone have any recommendations for... I don't know, butts in seats?
February 2, 2026 at 10:18 PM