Maria Haskins
@mariahaskins.com
Swedish-Canadian SFFH writer. Editor at Ruadán Books. Part of Many Worlds. She/her. Work in Best Horror of the Year, Lightspeed, Deadlands & more. 📚: WOLVES & GIRLS+SIX DREAMS ABOUT THE TRAIN🔗 http://linktr.ee/MariaHaskins Rep: Eric Showers.
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Maria Haskins
@mariahaskins.com
· Oct 11
Six Dreams About the Train and Other Stories
Available now! Buy Six Dreams About the Train and Other Stories: Paperback & ebook from JournalStone Paperback & ebook from Amazon Paperback & ebook from Indiebound / B&N…
mariahaskins.com
I write speculative fiction (fantasy, science fiction, horror & points in-between), and I also write reviews & essays.
My short fiction is available in two short story collections:
🛤️ SIX DREAMS ABOUT THE TRAIN: mariahaskins.com/six-dreams-a...
🐺 WOLVES & GIRLS: mariahaskins.com/wolves-and-g...
My short fiction is available in two short story collections:
🛤️ SIX DREAMS ABOUT THE TRAIN: mariahaskins.com/six-dreams-a...
🐺 WOLVES & GIRLS: mariahaskins.com/wolves-and-g...
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November 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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how to move to the delta quadrant
November 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
how to move to the delta quadrant
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Thrilled to post that PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE has made NPR's list of Books We Love!
It's one of over 300 books handpicked by NPR staffers and trusted critics. See the full list here:
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It's one of over 300 books handpicked by NPR staffers and trusted critics. See the full list here:
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Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Thrilled to post that PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE has made NPR's list of Books We Love!
It's one of over 300 books handpicked by NPR staffers and trusted critics. See the full list here:
apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
It's one of over 300 books handpicked by NPR staffers and trusted critics. See the full list here:
apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
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Today Psychopomp & Circumstance hits UK shelves!
A Southern Gothic with family secrets, Gullah funeral traditions, a beautifully strange house & a sprinkling of magic. In hardcover, eBook, & audio.
Thank you to the phenomenal @csecooney.bsky.social for these lovely words.
#booksky #Blackbooksky
A Southern Gothic with family secrets, Gullah funeral traditions, a beautifully strange house & a sprinkling of magic. In hardcover, eBook, & audio.
Thank you to the phenomenal @csecooney.bsky.social for these lovely words.
#booksky #Blackbooksky
November 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Today Psychopomp & Circumstance hits UK shelves!
A Southern Gothic with family secrets, Gullah funeral traditions, a beautifully strange house & a sprinkling of magic. In hardcover, eBook, & audio.
Thank you to the phenomenal @csecooney.bsky.social for these lovely words.
#booksky #Blackbooksky
A Southern Gothic with family secrets, Gullah funeral traditions, a beautifully strange house & a sprinkling of magic. In hardcover, eBook, & audio.
Thank you to the phenomenal @csecooney.bsky.social for these lovely words.
#booksky #Blackbooksky
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Ouch. True, though.
“Alliances are built on common values and a common threat perception. Trump shares nether of those with us and I would argue he doesn’t share it with most Europeans.”
- Jacob Kaarsbo, former chief analyst at the Danish defence intelligence agency.
“Alliances are built on common values and a common threat perception. Trump shares nether of those with us and I would argue he doesn’t share it with most Europeans.”
- Jacob Kaarsbo, former chief analyst at the Danish defence intelligence agency.
Denmark sets up ‘night watch’ to monitor Trump after Greenland row
US president’s threat to seize territory prompts intelligence briefings reminiscent of Game of Thrones patrol
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Ouch. True, though.
“Alliances are built on common values and a common threat perception. Trump shares nether of those with us and I would argue he doesn’t share it with most Europeans.”
- Jacob Kaarsbo, former chief analyst at the Danish defence intelligence agency.
“Alliances are built on common values and a common threat perception. Trump shares nether of those with us and I would argue he doesn’t share it with most Europeans.”
- Jacob Kaarsbo, former chief analyst at the Danish defence intelligence agency.
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Well I'm sure they learned their lesson and would never invade Afghanistan again.
Nov. 27, 1925: The USSR invades Afghanistan to try to seize an island in the Amu Darya River on their border, which the Kremlin says bandits have been using as a base. The Soviet force of 340 is repelled after four days of fighting. Low-level conflict will persist for 3 months.
November 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Well I'm sure they learned their lesson and would never invade Afghanistan again.
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I’ve got an article out in the Star today about the Thomas King issue:
Thomas King’s admission he isn’t Indigenous is just the first step. This is what has to happen next
#Opinion from Robert Jago
#Opinion from Robert Jago
Thomas King’s admission he isn’t Indigenous is just the first step. This is what has to happen next
Though not a shock to some, it's time to reckon with the harm done.
www.thestar.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I’ve got an article out in the Star today about the Thomas King issue:
Read this issue last night from start to finish. Surreal, beautiful, unsettling, wrenching, and just SO MANY FEELS.
Bourbon Penn 37 is live with brand new stories from Lavie Tidhar, Nick DiChario, Clelia Farris, Bree Wernicke, Nicoletta Giuseffi, S.F. Wright, and Andrew Daniel Dick.
@lavietidhar.bsky.social @breewernicke.bsky.social @dearnicoletta.bsky.social
@lavietidhar.bsky.social @breewernicke.bsky.social @dearnicoletta.bsky.social
Bourbon Penn 37
Stories by Lavie Tidhar, Clelia Farris, Nick DiChario, Bree Wernicke, Nicoletta Giuseffi, S.F. Wright, and Andrew Daniel Dick. Cover art by Brian Haberlin.
www.bourbonpenn.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Read this issue last night from start to finish. Surreal, beautiful, unsettling, wrenching, and just SO MANY FEELS.
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3LBE Issue 46 debuts today with new original short fiction of weird, wonder, and horror by K.S. Walker, Brian Evenson, Nadia Bulkin, Corey Farrenkopf, Premee Mohamed, and Katie McIvor. Read three stories online, buy the full ebook, or become a patron subscriber. www.3lobedmag.com/issue46/
November 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
3LBE Issue 46 debuts today with new original short fiction of weird, wonder, and horror by K.S. Walker, Brian Evenson, Nadia Bulkin, Corey Farrenkopf, Premee Mohamed, and Katie McIvor. Read three stories online, buy the full ebook, or become a patron subscriber. www.3lobedmag.com/issue46/
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"Uncertain Sons and Other Stories," by @thomasha.bsky.social is a New York Public Library's 'Best Of' 2025.
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Uncertain Sons and Other Stories — Undertow Publications
Sept. 2025 Cover art by Ove Tøpfer Trade paperback (284 pages) Uncertain Sons is a startling and masterful collection exploring familial love and trauma; societal and technological anxieties; ...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
"Uncertain Sons and Other Stories," by @thomasha.bsky.social is a New York Public Library's 'Best Of' 2025.
undertowpublications.com/shop/uncerta...
undertowpublications.com/shop/uncerta...
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A message for Unbound authors
UNBOUND AUTHORS: Leftover copies of your books in the UK (MacMillan) warehouse will be pulped within the next week or two. DM me for a link to the warehouse stock list and contacts.
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
November 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
A message for Unbound authors
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If writing is so easy why do people argue that they can’t do it without the pablumatic verbiage extruder
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
November 27, 2025 at 4:10 AM
If writing is so easy why do people argue that they can’t do it without the pablumatic verbiage extruder
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
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This is possibly my favorite product answer yet:
Q: Will this deodorizing spray get rid of dead animal smell?
A: Yes, but you need to remove the dead animal or you will need to keep applying it.
Q: Will this deodorizing spray get rid of dead animal smell?
A: Yes, but you need to remove the dead animal or you will need to keep applying it.
November 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This is possibly my favorite product answer yet:
Q: Will this deodorizing spray get rid of dead animal smell?
A: Yes, but you need to remove the dead animal or you will need to keep applying it.
Q: Will this deodorizing spray get rid of dead animal smell?
A: Yes, but you need to remove the dead animal or you will need to keep applying it.
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"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."
How to explain AI to your family this holiday season | CNN Business
Politics, football and movies are among the many topics that tend to come up around Thanksgiving. In 2025, a new question may arise at the table: Why the heck is everyone talking about AI, and what sh...
www.cnn.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."
Kiki's Delivery Service. That movie is a gentle, wise miracle.
What movie are you most thankful for? (not necessarily your favorite!)
November 27, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Kiki's Delivery Service. That movie is a gentle, wise miracle.
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
My latest What to Read column is an inside job, all about Ruadán's Books. Buy a great book and you can also help support the Greater Boston Food Bank. ❤️
Deep dive into our catalog with this month's column from @mariahaskins.com!
🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/wtrruadan
Join our Readers Against Hunger initiative: we're donating 50% of the profits on our book sales through 12/23 to @gr8bosfoodbank.bsky.social.
#BookSky #HorrorSky
🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/wtrruadan
Join our Readers Against Hunger initiative: we're donating 50% of the profits on our book sales through 12/23 to @gr8bosfoodbank.bsky.social.
#BookSky #HorrorSky
November 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
My latest What to Read column is an inside job, all about Ruadán's Books. Buy a great book and you can also help support the Greater Boston Food Bank. ❤️
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Deep dive into our catalog with this month's column from @mariahaskins.com!
🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/wtrruadan
Join our Readers Against Hunger initiative: we're donating 50% of the profits on our book sales through 12/23 to @gr8bosfoodbank.bsky.social.
#BookSky #HorrorSky
🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/wtrruadan
Join our Readers Against Hunger initiative: we're donating 50% of the profits on our book sales through 12/23 to @gr8bosfoodbank.bsky.social.
#BookSky #HorrorSky
November 26, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Deep dive into our catalog with this month's column from @mariahaskins.com!
🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/wtrruadan
Join our Readers Against Hunger initiative: we're donating 50% of the profits on our book sales through 12/23 to @gr8bosfoodbank.bsky.social.
#BookSky #HorrorSky
🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/wtrruadan
Join our Readers Against Hunger initiative: we're donating 50% of the profits on our book sales through 12/23 to @gr8bosfoodbank.bsky.social.
#BookSky #HorrorSky
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A great loss for our novella ecosystem. I have loved each and every Psychopomp novella that I have read and made drinks for them too. Sorry to see this end, hopeful to see it reemerge some day.
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 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM
A great loss for our novella ecosystem. I have loved each and every Psychopomp novella that I have read and made drinks for them too. Sorry to see this end, hopeful to see it reemerge some day.
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NEW PODCAST ALERT!
Episode 17 of the Strange Horizons @ 25 podcast is live now featuring R.B. Lemberg @rblemberg.bsky.social interviewed by Kat Kourbeti @darthj.uno.
Listen and read at the link ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...
Episode 17 of the Strange Horizons @ 25 podcast is live now featuring R.B. Lemberg @rblemberg.bsky.social interviewed by Kat Kourbeti @darthj.uno.
Listen and read at the link ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...
Writing the Diaspora Experience with R.B. Lemberg (SH@25 Episode 17)
In this episode of Strange Horizons at 25, Podcast Editor Kat Kourbeti sits down with long-time Strange Horizons contributor RB Lemberg to talk about everything from using poetry as a tool to refin…
strangehorizons.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Spring in the City, 16 new dark urban fantasy tales, is out 12/2!
🌸 links.ruadanbooks.com/spring
Grab a copy & be part of the donation we're building for @gr8bosfoodbank.bsky.social.
(We're donating 50% of all profits on our books sold through 12/23!)
#BookSky #shortstories #urbanfantasy #TBR
🌸 links.ruadanbooks.com/spring
Grab a copy & be part of the donation we're building for @gr8bosfoodbank.bsky.social.
(We're donating 50% of all profits on our books sold through 12/23!)
#BookSky #shortstories #urbanfantasy #TBR
November 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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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 4:42 PM
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