Lyndsie Manusos
@lmanusos.bsky.social
She/Her | Indie Bookseller - Wild Geese Bookshop | Pushcart Nominee | Fiction in Reactor, F&SF, The Deadlands, Lightspeed, etc. | Sr Contributor for Book Riot
Rep: Eric Showers at Morhaim Literary
Debut novella FROM THESE DARK ABODES available now!
Rep: Eric Showers at Morhaim Literary
Debut novella FROM THESE DARK ABODES available now!
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Lyndsie Manusos
@lmanusos.bsky.social
· Dec 8
I’m finally doing my 2024 eligibility post! Immensely grateful to the editors, presses, and publications that gave my stories beautiful homes. 2024 was a year of many firsts. Here’s to another year of creativity and inspiration.
Read more about my eligible work on my site: tinyurl.com/2r8pr738
Read more about my eligible work on my site: tinyurl.com/2r8pr738
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How come reply guys, when called out, always resort to "couldn't resist a joke" or "just a joke"? There's no humor, nothing funny, just being a pest.
I wrote a story about guys being pests, and it starts with "just a joke." It doesn't end with a laugh though. Their interactions never do.
I wrote a story about guys being pests, and it starts with "just a joke." It doesn't end with a laugh though. Their interactions never do.
November 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
How come reply guys, when called out, always resort to "couldn't resist a joke" or "just a joke"? There's no humor, nothing funny, just being a pest.
I wrote a story about guys being pests, and it starts with "just a joke." It doesn't end with a laugh though. Their interactions never do.
I wrote a story about guys being pests, and it starts with "just a joke." It doesn't end with a laugh though. Their interactions never do.
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I would repost just because "UGHFINE" is fucking hilarious but on top of that, Neon Hemlock's books are ALL deeply cool and handled with immense care!!! Please treat your brain & your heart to these reads!
📚 50% off ebooks because capitalism i guess
use code UGHFINE
or you could just buy them! up to you 📚
www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks
use code UGHFINE
or you could just buy them! up to you 📚
www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks
November 28, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I would repost just because "UGHFINE" is fucking hilarious but on top of that, Neon Hemlock's books are ALL deeply cool and handled with immense care!!! Please treat your brain & your heart to these reads!
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I had a thought. I've been questioned many times, why I put Trinidadian dialect in my novella that is set centuries in the future.
The main refrain was, wouldn't that have been phased out?
And my thought was...would ppl make the same comment if I had used latin? or something latin sounding?
The main refrain was, wouldn't that have been phased out?
And my thought was...would ppl make the same comment if I had used latin? or something latin sounding?
November 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I had a thought. I've been questioned many times, why I put Trinidadian dialect in my novella that is set centuries in the future.
The main refrain was, wouldn't that have been phased out?
And my thought was...would ppl make the same comment if I had used latin? or something latin sounding?
The main refrain was, wouldn't that have been phased out?
And my thought was...would ppl make the same comment if I had used latin? or something latin sounding?
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As we enter Black Friday and peak holiday shopping, please try to buy local, support small businesses, especially indie bookstores.
Check out the lovely indie I work at: @wildgeesebookshop.bsky.social.
Repost or comment with your favorite indie as well!
www.wildgeesebookshop.com
Check out the lovely indie I work at: @wildgeesebookshop.bsky.social.
Repost or comment with your favorite indie as well!
www.wildgeesebookshop.com
Wild Geese Bookshop
best bookstore in Indiana
www.wildgeesebookshop.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
As we enter Black Friday and peak holiday shopping, please try to buy local, support small businesses, especially indie bookstores.
Check out the lovely indie I work at: @wildgeesebookshop.bsky.social.
Repost or comment with your favorite indie as well!
www.wildgeesebookshop.com
Check out the lovely indie I work at: @wildgeesebookshop.bsky.social.
Repost or comment with your favorite indie as well!
www.wildgeesebookshop.com
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This Black Friday, all digital copies of FF are ERROR% off! That's right--marked down from $0 to $0!
This exclusive ERROR% deal is one day only!
www.fusionfragment.com/issue-26/
This exclusive ERROR% deal is one day only!
www.fusionfragment.com/issue-26/
Issue #26
“A Treatise of Significance to Uyo Above” by Nkereuwem Albert: the city above and the city below / spirit bots / revolution”A White Day Comes” by A.D. Sui: solar destruction…
www.fusionfragment.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This Black Friday, all digital copies of FF are ERROR% off! That's right--marked down from $0 to $0!
This exclusive ERROR% deal is one day only!
www.fusionfragment.com/issue-26/
This exclusive ERROR% deal is one day only!
www.fusionfragment.com/issue-26/
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Explaining book bans to those eager to understand, parental beliefs on library safety, and more book censorship posts to revisit.
That, plus this week's roundup of book censorship news: bookriot.com/book-censors...
That, plus this week's roundup of book censorship news: bookriot.com/book-censors...
11 Book Censorship Posts to Revisit: Book Censorship News, November 28, 2025
Explaining book bans to those eager to understand, parental beliefs on library safety, and more book censorship posts to revisit.
bookriot.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Explaining book bans to those eager to understand, parental beliefs on library safety, and more book censorship posts to revisit.
That, plus this week's roundup of book censorship news: bookriot.com/book-censors...
That, plus this week's roundup of book censorship news: bookriot.com/book-censors...
As we enter Black Friday and peak holiday shopping, please try to buy local, support small businesses, especially indie bookstores.
Check out the lovely indie I work at: @wildgeesebookshop.bsky.social.
Repost or comment with your favorite indie as well!
www.wildgeesebookshop.com
Check out the lovely indie I work at: @wildgeesebookshop.bsky.social.
Repost or comment with your favorite indie as well!
www.wildgeesebookshop.com
Wild Geese Bookshop
best bookstore in Indiana
www.wildgeesebookshop.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
As we enter Black Friday and peak holiday shopping, please try to buy local, support small businesses, especially indie bookstores.
Check out the lovely indie I work at: @wildgeesebookshop.bsky.social.
Repost or comment with your favorite indie as well!
www.wildgeesebookshop.com
Check out the lovely indie I work at: @wildgeesebookshop.bsky.social.
Repost or comment with your favorite indie as well!
www.wildgeesebookshop.com
ICYMI, my story "My Mother is the Water," my Ghibli-esque tale about a girl who slowly turns into a bluegill, is free to read on F(r)iction's website. I'd be so grateful if you gave it a read, and I hope it warms your heart in these tough times.
Oh hey! My story "My Mother is the Water" is available to read online in F(r)iction latest issue. This is a story inspired by the lakes of my hometown, about a girl called to the water yet doesn't want to leave the aunt who raised her.
frictionlit.org/my-mother-is...
frictionlit.org/my-mother-is...
My Mother is the Water - F(r)iction
My Mother is the Water by Lyndsie Manusos explores a young woman's relationship (and magical connection to) the lake.
frictionlit.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
ICYMI, my story "My Mother is the Water," my Ghibli-esque tale about a girl who slowly turns into a bluegill, is free to read on F(r)iction's website. I'd be so grateful if you gave it a read, and I hope it warms your heart in these tough times.
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Deadlands fiction subs open in December.
November 25, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Deadlands fiction subs open in December.
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Finally added 2025 eligibility to my website, with a couple of flash & short stories at the top & my full 2025 bibliography below. I'd be honored if you consider any of these for your awards noms. ☺️
2025 Eligibility& Bibliography
For awards season, I’d be honored if you’d consider these stories: Graduated Justice: An Amelia Li Mystery (4054 words), Translunar Travelers Lounge, Issue 12, February 15, 2025. Genre: SF, …
mynachang.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Finally added 2025 eligibility to my website, with a couple of flash & short stories at the top & my full 2025 bibliography below. I'd be honored if you consider any of these for your awards noms. ☺️
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sunday promotionday
reminder that issue 40, fiction guest-edited by @vajra.me and custom front and back cover by @carlydraws.bsky.social with many wonderful pieces in between is
AVAILABLE 4 READING
6 stories posted on our website
3 poems
1 nonfiction
get the ePub/print @ Patreon
OR READ ONLINE👇
reminder that issue 40, fiction guest-edited by @vajra.me and custom front and back cover by @carlydraws.bsky.social with many wonderful pieces in between is
AVAILABLE 4 READING
6 stories posted on our website
3 poems
1 nonfiction
get the ePub/print @ Patreon
OR READ ONLINE👇
The Deadlands - Issue 40 | Psychopomp
Guest edited by Vajra Chandrasekera, including the work of: Malena Salazar Maciá, Belle Biscotti, Testimony Odey, Shana Ross, Erin Ulm, Matthew Wollin, Laila Amado, Jason Pearce, R.B. Lemberg, Kat Sed...
psychopomp.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:07 AM
sunday promotionday
reminder that issue 40, fiction guest-edited by @vajra.me and custom front and back cover by @carlydraws.bsky.social with many wonderful pieces in between is
AVAILABLE 4 READING
6 stories posted on our website
3 poems
1 nonfiction
get the ePub/print @ Patreon
OR READ ONLINE👇
reminder that issue 40, fiction guest-edited by @vajra.me and custom front and back cover by @carlydraws.bsky.social with many wonderful pieces in between is
AVAILABLE 4 READING
6 stories posted on our website
3 poems
1 nonfiction
get the ePub/print @ Patreon
OR READ ONLINE👇
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Remember as you gear up for family gatherings this week, if anyone asks “are you still doing that writing thing?” you ARE entitled to challenge them to single combat.
November 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Remember as you gear up for family gatherings this week, if anyone asks “are you still doing that writing thing?” you ARE entitled to challenge them to single combat.
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My Persephone story is out today! Check out Flower and Root at @morningtransport.bsky.social !
The Sunday Morning Transport descends again today with a story from J.R. Dawson (@jrdawson.bsky.social) about how the public narrative can miss the real truth. Read a sample or subscribe for the whole story!
Flower and Root
J.R. Dawson brings us this week a bouquet of mythical proportions.
www.sundaymorningtransport.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
My Persephone story is out today! Check out Flower and Root at @morningtransport.bsky.social !
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This is lovely
Oh hey! My story "My Mother is the Water" is available to read online in F(r)iction latest issue. This is a story inspired by the lakes of my hometown, about a girl called to the water yet doesn't want to leave the aunt who raised her.
frictionlit.org/my-mother-is...
frictionlit.org/my-mother-is...
My Mother is the Water - F(r)iction
My Mother is the Water by Lyndsie Manusos explores a young woman's relationship (and magical connection to) the lake.
frictionlit.org
November 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
This is lovely
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Psychopomp is one of the best publishing teams on the planet and I love being a part of it.
They consistently put out amazing work. But most of all, they are such good people.
Please support The Deadlands if you're able. We can't lose another. ❤️❤️
They consistently put out amazing work. But most of all, they are such good people.
Please support The Deadlands if you're able. We can't lose another. ❤️❤️
a post about Psychopomp in 2026
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thank you very much
please read and share
thank you very much
what's next for Psychopomp - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
what to expect from Psychopomp (and The Deadlands and Fantasy Magazine) in 2026.
psychopomp.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Psychopomp is one of the best publishing teams on the planet and I love being a part of it.
They consistently put out amazing work. But most of all, they are such good people.
Please support The Deadlands if you're able. We can't lose another. ❤️❤️
They consistently put out amazing work. But most of all, they are such good people.
Please support The Deadlands if you're able. We can't lose another. ❤️❤️
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The reality for speculative fiction zines and publishers is pretty damn terrible right now. I know many of us are struggling to keep it together, and they are too.
Read this, mourn what we lost, and, as much as you can, support the zines and publishers you love.
Read this, mourn what we lost, and, as much as you can, support the zines and publishers you love.
a post about Psychopomp in 2026
please read and share
thank you very much
please read and share
thank you very much
what's next for Psychopomp - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
what to expect from Psychopomp (and The Deadlands and Fantasy Magazine) in 2026.
psychopomp.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The reality for speculative fiction zines and publishers is pretty damn terrible right now. I know many of us are struggling to keep it together, and they are too.
Read this, mourn what we lost, and, as much as you can, support the zines and publishers you love.
Read this, mourn what we lost, and, as much as you can, support the zines and publishers you love.
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thanks for all the kind words 🖤🥲
thank you to everyone that showed up to support @thedeadlands.com via Patreon
this is how we keep publishing that zine, with your support
🙏🏻🖤💀
if you want to support us + read great death fiction/poetry/nonfic, here is the link:
psychopomp.com/deadlands/pa...
thank you to everyone that showed up to support @thedeadlands.com via Patreon
this is how we keep publishing that zine, with your support
🙏🏻🖤💀
if you want to support us + read great death fiction/poetry/nonfic, here is the link:
psychopomp.com/deadlands/pa...
Get more from The Deadlands on Patreon
a zine containing fiction, nonfiction, and poetry about Death
psychopomp.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:09 AM
thanks for all the kind words 🖤🥲
thank you to everyone that showed up to support @thedeadlands.com via Patreon
this is how we keep publishing that zine, with your support
🙏🏻🖤💀
if you want to support us + read great death fiction/poetry/nonfic, here is the link:
psychopomp.com/deadlands/pa...
thank you to everyone that showed up to support @thedeadlands.com via Patreon
this is how we keep publishing that zine, with your support
🙏🏻🖤💀
if you want to support us + read great death fiction/poetry/nonfic, here is the link:
psychopomp.com/deadlands/pa...
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Oh, my heart. 💔 I published my debut novella, FROM THESE DARK ABODES, with Psychopomp, and it was such a nurturing and positive experience. Absolutely gutted to see Psychopomp and Fantasy end, but I am so glad we still have The Deadlands with us.
a post about Psychopomp in 2026
please read and share
thank you very much
please read and share
thank you very much
what's next for Psychopomp - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
what to expect from Psychopomp (and The Deadlands and Fantasy Magazine) in 2026.
psychopomp.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Oh, my heart. 💔 I published my debut novella, FROM THESE DARK ABODES, with Psychopomp, and it was such a nurturing and positive experience. Absolutely gutted to see Psychopomp and Fantasy end, but I am so glad we still have The Deadlands with us.
Oh, my heart. 💔 I published my debut novella, FROM THESE DARK ABODES, with Psychopomp, and it was such a nurturing and positive experience. Absolutely gutted to see Psychopomp and Fantasy end, but I am so glad we still have The Deadlands with us.
a post about Psychopomp in 2026
please read and share
thank you very much
please read and share
thank you very much
what's next for Psychopomp - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
what to expect from Psychopomp (and The Deadlands and Fantasy Magazine) in 2026.
psychopomp.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Oh, my heart. 💔 I published my debut novella, FROM THESE DARK ABODES, with Psychopomp, and it was such a nurturing and positive experience. Absolutely gutted to see Psychopomp and Fantasy end, but I am so glad we still have The Deadlands with us.
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This is very sad news, but I am glad to see that The Deadlands will continue.
Read this and then: support the zines and publishers you love. It is tough, rough times for small publishers and zines. Do what you can to help them continue their good work.
Read this and then: support the zines and publishers you love. It is tough, rough times for small publishers and zines. Do what you can to help them continue their good work.
a post about Psychopomp in 2026
please read and share
thank you very much
please read and share
thank you very much
what's next for Psychopomp - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
what to expect from Psychopomp (and The Deadlands and Fantasy Magazine) in 2026.
psychopomp.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This is very sad news, but I am glad to see that The Deadlands will continue.
Read this and then: support the zines and publishers you love. It is tough, rough times for small publishers and zines. Do what you can to help them continue their good work.
Read this and then: support the zines and publishers you love. It is tough, rough times for small publishers and zines. Do what you can to help them continue their good work.
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I have a story coming out this December in Issue 99 of @fantasymagazine.bsky.social, and it’s all the more bittersweet knowing that this beautiful magazine is going on hiatus after that. Please support the independent magazines and presses that you love, however you can. This is the only way.
a post about Psychopomp in 2026
please read and share
thank you very much
please read and share
thank you very much
what's next for Psychopomp - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
what to expect from Psychopomp (and The Deadlands and Fantasy Magazine) in 2026.
psychopomp.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I have a story coming out this December in Issue 99 of @fantasymagazine.bsky.social, and it’s all the more bittersweet knowing that this beautiful magazine is going on hiatus after that. Please support the independent magazines and presses that you love, however you can. This is the only way.
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I've had the pleasure of hanging out with Sean in Ottawa, Niagara Falls, and Toronto. Good people, doing good work. If you can, please consider joining their Patreon to help keep the lights on at Psychopomp.
a post about Psychopomp in 2026
please read and share
thank you very much
please read and share
thank you very much
what's next for Psychopomp - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
what to expect from Psychopomp (and The Deadlands and Fantasy Magazine) in 2026.
psychopomp.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I've had the pleasure of hanging out with Sean in Ottawa, Niagara Falls, and Toronto. Good people, doing good work. If you can, please consider joining their Patreon to help keep the lights on at Psychopomp.
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I made another round of updates to my eligibility and recommendations link post. Take a look at what's new and keep sending your own links my way!
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
What Have You Done, What Have You Loved 2025 – acwise.net
acwise.net
November 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I made another round of updates to my eligibility and recommendations link post. Take a look at what's new and keep sending your own links my way!
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
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“I feel– […] Like I’m waiting, she says and seems surprised with herself. Like the Dinah’s tears, and I am glad of it. She smiles. I am glad.
We inhale the air together, and my gills stretch with the taste of water.”
Loved this story, @lmanusos.bsky.social!
We inhale the air together, and my gills stretch with the taste of water.”
Loved this story, @lmanusos.bsky.social!
My Mother is the Water - F(r)iction
My Mother is the Water by Lyndsie Manusos explores a young woman's relationship (and magical connection to) the lake.
frictionlit.org
November 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
“I feel– […] Like I’m waiting, she says and seems surprised with herself. Like the Dinah’s tears, and I am glad of it. She smiles. I am glad.
We inhale the air together, and my gills stretch with the taste of water.”
Loved this story, @lmanusos.bsky.social!
We inhale the air together, and my gills stretch with the taste of water.”
Loved this story, @lmanusos.bsky.social!
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do you want to read the most beautiful short story you've ever encountered? yes, of course you do. @lmanusos.bsky.social is some kind of sorceress with words.
My Mother is the Water - F(r)iction
My Mother is the Water by Lyndsie Manusos explores a young woman's relationship (and magical connection to) the lake.
frictionlit.org
November 20, 2025 at 1:22 AM
do you want to read the most beautiful short story you've ever encountered? yes, of course you do. @lmanusos.bsky.social is some kind of sorceress with words.