Maria Haskins
@mariahaskins.com
Swedish-Canadian SFFH writer. Reviewer for LOCUS. Editor @ Ruadán Books & Many Worlds. Work in Best Horror of the Year, Lightspeed, The Deadlands & more. she/her 📚: 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...
From my latest short fiction review column in LOCUS: locusmag.com/review/benea...
Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Lightspeed, Diabolical Plots, and Strange Horizons: Review by Maria Haskins
Beneath Ceaseless Skies 10/16/25 Lightspeed 10/25 Diabolical Plots 9/25 Strange Horizons 9/1/25 Both stories in Beneath Ceaseless Skies’ October 16 issue deal with dark magic and dangerous, summone…
locusmag.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:05 AM
From my latest short fiction review column in LOCUS: locusmag.com/review/benea...
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My story centers on the complicated relationship queer people sometimes have with their hometowns. Then I throw it in the blender with vengeful demonic queens, mercenary husbands, enchanted tongue piercings and a militia inspired by the Sacred Band of Thebes.
Check it out!!
Check it out!!
💓 BEATING HEARTS & BATTLE-AXES🪓
is now on Amazon in digital, softcover, and hardcover.
www.amazon.com/Beating-Hear...
Edited by @jayxwolf.bsky.social, it holds approx. 72,000 words of fiction, spread across six spicy Sword & Sorcery tales with a romantic relationship at their heart!
is now on Amazon in digital, softcover, and hardcover.
www.amazon.com/Beating-Hear...
Edited by @jayxwolf.bsky.social, it holds approx. 72,000 words of fiction, spread across six spicy Sword & Sorcery tales with a romantic relationship at their heart!
January 13, 2026 at 8:12 PM
My story centers on the complicated relationship queer people sometimes have with their hometowns. Then I throw it in the blender with vengeful demonic queens, mercenary husbands, enchanted tongue piercings and a militia inspired by the Sacred Band of Thebes.
Check it out!!
Check it out!!
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the problem with an untrained secret police squad that shoots people in their cars isn’t that they’re untrained
January 15, 2026 at 1:19 AM
the problem with an untrained secret police squad that shoots people in their cars isn’t that they’re untrained
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Reposted by Maria Haskins
Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
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sing, muse - of bling and wode for the wine moms; of glittering armor and libations of nectar for the Karens, the Heathers, the Sharons, the Ethels; of moral travels from The Notebook to The Anarchist Cookbook; of their hard-fought victories against the cruelty of their neighbors’ enemies
Gonna laugh if this becomes a thing. Ladies who Brunch having mimosas and bedazzling their broiling pan protest armor with colorful curses.
January 15, 2026 at 4:23 AM
sing, muse - of bling and wode for the wine moms; of glittering armor and libations of nectar for the Karens, the Heathers, the Sharons, the Ethels; of moral travels from The Notebook to The Anarchist Cookbook; of their hard-fought victories against the cruelty of their neighbors’ enemies
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Reposted by Maria Haskins
Incredible that the Lakota Sioux in their homelands, and Black Americans, Hmong, Somalians, and the descendants of Scandinavians have been making the most important stand in modern times about the ideals of the US project / American experiment.
January 15, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Incredible that the Lakota Sioux in their homelands, and Black Americans, Hmong, Somalians, and the descendants of Scandinavians have been making the most important stand in modern times about the ideals of the US project / American experiment.
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1/ Ciji Graham was the mother of 2-year-old SJ, a sister to 9 younger siblings, a beloved friend.
She's also the 7th case we’ve found of a pregnant woman in a state restricting abortion who died after being unable to access standard care.
This is her story.
She's also the 7th case we’ve found of a pregnant woman in a state restricting abortion who died after being unable to access standard care.
This is her story.
January 15, 2026 at 2:00 AM
1/ Ciji Graham was the mother of 2-year-old SJ, a sister to 9 younger siblings, a beloved friend.
She's also the 7th case we’ve found of a pregnant woman in a state restricting abortion who died after being unable to access standard care.
This is her story.
She's also the 7th case we’ve found of a pregnant woman in a state restricting abortion who died after being unable to access standard care.
This is her story.
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“Everyone Hates the Auditor” by Megan Chee from Lightspeed Magazine, “The Glorious Pursuit of Nominal” by Lisa Brideau from Diabolical Plots, and more short fic recs from Maria Haskins -
Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Lightspeed, Diabolical Plots, and Strange Horizons: Review by Maria Haskins
Beneath Ceaseless Skies 10/16/25 Lightspeed 10/25 Diabolical Plots 9/25 Strange Horizons 9/1/25 Both stories in Beneath Ceaseless Skies’ October 16 issue deal with dark magic and dangerous, summone…
locusmag.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:00 AM
“Everyone Hates the Auditor” by Megan Chee from Lightspeed Magazine, “The Glorious Pursuit of Nominal” by Lisa Brideau from Diabolical Plots, and more short fic recs from Maria Haskins -
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Request here:
Edelweiss:
links.ruadanbooks.com/FFEW
NetGalley:
links.ruadanbooks.com/FFNG
NetGalley UK:
links.ruadanbooks.com/FFUK
#BookSky #ThrillerSky
Edelweiss:
links.ruadanbooks.com/FFEW
NetGalley:
links.ruadanbooks.com/FFNG
NetGalley UK:
links.ruadanbooks.com/FFUK
#BookSky #ThrillerSky
Five Funerals by @jeffsomers.bsky.social, called "an eerie gem" by Publishers is ready to request on NetGalley or Edelweiss!
The Class of ’95 threw a legendary grad party that ended in one death and twenty-five kids keeping a terrible secret. 20 years later, only 6 survive... so far.
#BookSky
The Class of ’95 threw a legendary grad party that ended in one death and twenty-five kids keeping a terrible secret. 20 years later, only 6 survive... so far.
#BookSky
January 9, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Request here:
Edelweiss:
links.ruadanbooks.com/FFEW
NetGalley:
links.ruadanbooks.com/FFNG
NetGalley UK:
links.ruadanbooks.com/FFUK
#BookSky #ThrillerSky
Edelweiss:
links.ruadanbooks.com/FFEW
NetGalley:
links.ruadanbooks.com/FFNG
NetGalley UK:
links.ruadanbooks.com/FFUK
#BookSky #ThrillerSky
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Ruadán Books is thrilled to join a cooperative with @templedarkbooks.bsky.social, Ireland’s premier publisher of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, founded in 2020.
Read the full press release here:
links.ruadanbooks.com/coop
#BookSky #writingcommunity #publishing #SFF
Read the full press release here:
links.ruadanbooks.com/coop
#BookSky #writingcommunity #publishing #SFF
January 13, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Ruadán Books is thrilled to join a cooperative with @templedarkbooks.bsky.social, Ireland’s premier publisher of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, founded in 2020.
Read the full press release here:
links.ruadanbooks.com/coop
#BookSky #writingcommunity #publishing #SFF
Read the full press release here:
links.ruadanbooks.com/coop
#BookSky #writingcommunity #publishing #SFF
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Ancient archaeological sites inadvertently provide refuges for wildlife & plants 🌺 I love this! "In Italy, rare orchids flower around an Etruscan necropolis. In the ancient Greek religious centre of Delphi, researchers found what they believe is a new species of snail.." www.bbc.com/future/artic...
The animals saved in Greece's ancient accidental 'arks'
Shielded from development and agriculture, many archaeological sites from ancient Greece have now become inadvertent safe harbours for plants and animals.
www.bbc.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Ancient archaeological sites inadvertently provide refuges for wildlife & plants 🌺 I love this! "In Italy, rare orchids flower around an Etruscan necropolis. In the ancient Greek religious centre of Delphi, researchers found what they believe is a new species of snail.." www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Blessed
January 14, 2026 at 6:34 AM
Blessed
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Ok I laughed
January 14, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Ok I laughed
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Knew this was coming. Something I've been noticing happening slowly for a while now. It's also happening in conjunction with the aging up of YA and the influx of romantasies that tend to feature cisallohet relationships and dabble in fascism-adjacent storytelling themes.
Depressing news reported at @lgbtqnation.com:
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/publ...
#kidlit #queerkidlit #lgbtq #booksky
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/publ...
#kidlit #queerkidlit #lgbtq #booksky
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president - LGBTQ Nation
"In the face of so many book bans and so much concern about decreasing school library sales of queer content" publishers are "passing" on LGBTQ+ books.
www.lgbtqnation.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Knew this was coming. Something I've been noticing happening slowly for a while now. It's also happening in conjunction with the aging up of YA and the influx of romantasies that tend to feature cisallohet relationships and dabble in fascism-adjacent storytelling themes.
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This is the GoFundMe that the org named in the article - Dare to Struggle SoCal - has set up for him:
Please help spread the word.
Please help spread the word.
January 14, 2026 at 3:57 AM
This is the GoFundMe that the org named in the article - Dare to Struggle SoCal - has set up for him:
Please help spread the word.
Please help spread the word.
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Neighbors standing guard over churches so that parents can have secret meetings about how to keep daycares safe. This is what's happening in the Twin Cities right now.
January 14, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Neighbors standing guard over churches so that parents can have secret meetings about how to keep daycares safe. This is what's happening in the Twin Cities right now.
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I found out that you can reuse a decades old calendar if its year’s dates line up with the current year’s, so this year I got a lovely 1998 Xena: Warrior Princess calendar. The way they added show events into it is cracking me up.
January 13, 2026 at 11:50 PM
I found out that you can reuse a decades old calendar if its year’s dates line up with the current year’s, so this year I got a lovely 1998 Xena: Warrior Princess calendar. The way they added show events into it is cracking me up.
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it's HERE
our issue 41 table of contents!!
TOC'o tuesday is the best, we know 🌮 🖤
so let's start with POETRY
thread/
our issue 41 table of contents!!
TOC'o tuesday is the best, we know 🌮 🖤
so let's start with POETRY
thread/
January 13, 2026 at 2:10 PM
it's HERE
our issue 41 table of contents!!
TOC'o tuesday is the best, we know 🌮 🖤
so let's start with POETRY
thread/
our issue 41 table of contents!!
TOC'o tuesday is the best, we know 🌮 🖤
so let's start with POETRY
thread/
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#Booksky We’re still here, along with our small queer press colleagues and indies, and we’re under financed, but not running scared.
Depressing news reported at @lgbtqnation.com:
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/publ...
#kidlit #queerkidlit #lgbtq #booksky
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/publ...
#kidlit #queerkidlit #lgbtq #booksky
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president - LGBTQ Nation
"In the face of so many book bans and so much concern about decreasing school library sales of queer content" publishers are "passing" on LGBTQ+ books.
www.lgbtqnation.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:34 PM
#Booksky We’re still here, along with our small queer press colleagues and indies, and we’re under financed, but not running scared.
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I’m not a Warhammer person, but I fully respect the company for saying no to AI slop and am so happy its fans get real human-created materials. (Screenshot of other companies who are ready & willing to deliver slop to customers is in the comments.)
January 13, 2026 at 10:57 PM
I’m not a Warhammer person, but I fully respect the company for saying no to AI slop and am so happy its fans get real human-created materials. (Screenshot of other companies who are ready & willing to deliver slop to customers is in the comments.)
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A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
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January 13, 2026 at 2:10 PM