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🌈Reader of queer & global majority fantasy / sci-fi & writer of speculative short stories. Featured in Torch Literary Arts, Midnight & Indigo and The Decolonial Passage.
My biosite: bio.site/Nomonbooks
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Mon @nomonbooks.bsky.social · 9d
I am so hyped to read this whole issue!
For my part... I feel that writing any more words about the piece will only detract from it. It's called The Monster & I invite you to sit with it, with me.
CW: homophobia, racism, sexual content, fatphobia & child abuse (referenced)
innerworlds.bsky.social Inner Worlds @innerworlds.bsky.social · 9d
👾🌟 Here it is, pals: issue 9! 🌟👾

Includes numerous CREATURES.

inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-nine-e...

#SFF #SciFi #Horror #Fantasy #SpecFic #ShortFiction #LitMag
Cover featuring a drawing of a person with long brown hair, wearing a yellow baseball cap that reads "ACE" and a purple t-shirt. Glowing cracks cover their forehead and eyes, and plants with small green leaves and purple flower buds are emerging from the cracks.
nomonbooks.bsky.social
I do have a new squash winner btw for anyone who was following that saga. It's still not as good as original Aldi 😭
December 9, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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nomonbooks.bsky.social
I am so hyped to read this whole issue!
For my part... I feel that writing any more words about the piece will only detract from it. It's called The Monster & I invite you to sit with it, with me.
CW: homophobia, racism, sexual content, fatphobia & child abuse (referenced)
innerworlds.bsky.social Inner Worlds @innerworlds.bsky.social · 9d
👾🌟 Here it is, pals: issue 9! 🌟👾

Includes numerous CREATURES.

inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-nine-e...

#SFF #SciFi #Horror #Fantasy #SpecFic #ShortFiction #LitMag
Cover featuring a drawing of a person with long brown hair, wearing a yellow baseball cap that reads "ACE" and a purple t-shirt. Glowing cracks cover their forehead and eyes, and plants with small green leaves and purple flower buds are emerging from the cracks.
November 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Very obsessed with Ghost Leopard by @crystalkoo.bsky.social Read here: inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-9-ghos...
An achingly beautiful illustration of what can be built in place of a broken heart. Deliciously speculative. Published in @innerworlds.bsky.social
Ghost Leopard by Crystal Koo
Here in Blazing Mound, we are not adults until we have brought home a leopard.
inner-worlds.ghost.io
December 1, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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So delighted to have gotten a chance to read it! I have such a clear visual on the final scene I don't think I'll be able to shake it 🔥 inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-9-pupa...
December 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
nomonbooks.bsky.social
My eyes are too tired to read ATM but all I want to do is keep going on the inner worlds zine 😂 however, I AM very much enjoying the Son of the Morning audiobook #blackbooksky #booksky

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The cover of Son of the Morning by Akwaeke Emezi. It's Lucifer (yes, the devil one) with massive wings and claws peeking out from under them and Galilee (the FMC) with her arms around his neck. Galilee is Black with Auburn hair and Lucifer is a black man with loose textured curls. They're gazing at each other. Probably with longing.
December 2, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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innerworlds.bsky.social
Watching everyone encounter the brilliant stories that I've been thinking about for the last two months is absolutely the best bit of getting a new issue out 🥰
December 2, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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scyllapublishing.bsky.social
A dark blue image with a faded illustration of Scylla, the woman-turned-creature from Greek mythology. In the top centre sits a white logo that reads 'Scylla' in a bold font, with the bottom of the letter 'y' curling into a serpentine monster's head. Below that in larger white text is the title "Who am I?" in all caps. Underneath is two lines of thinner light blue text that says "A sapphic spec fic anthology of identity and purpose". In the bottom center of the image are the words "Submissions open now" in all caps, and a light blue rounded rectangle button that says "scyllapublishing.com" in blue text.
December 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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jyzh.bsky.social
ahh this story has me feeling all sorts of ways…so good

I am now thinking of the monster in my own house
nomonbooks.bsky.social Mon @nomonbooks.bsky.social · 9d
I am so hyped to read this whole issue!
For my part... I feel that writing any more words about the piece will only detract from it. It's called The Monster & I invite you to sit with it, with me.
CW: homophobia, racism, sexual content, fatphobia & child abuse (referenced)
innerworlds.bsky.social Inner Worlds @innerworlds.bsky.social · 9d
👾🌟 Here it is, pals: issue 9! 🌟👾

Includes numerous CREATURES.

inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-nine-e...

#SFF #SciFi #Horror #Fantasy #SpecFic #ShortFiction #LitMag
December 2, 2025 at 3:34 AM
nomonbooks.bsky.social
So delighted to have gotten a chance to read it! I have such a clear visual on the final scene I don't think I'll be able to shake it 🔥 inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-9-pupa...
December 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
nomonbooks.bsky.social
Very obsessed with Ghost Leopard by @crystalkoo.bsky.social Read here: inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-9-ghos...
An achingly beautiful illustration of what can be built in place of a broken heart. Deliciously speculative. Published in @innerworlds.bsky.social
Ghost Leopard by Crystal Koo
Here in Blazing Mound, we are not adults until we have brought home a leopard.
inner-worlds.ghost.io
December 1, 2025 at 8:32 AM
nomonbooks.bsky.social
I am so hyped to read this whole issue!
For my part... I feel that writing any more words about the piece will only detract from it. It's called The Monster & I invite you to sit with it, with me.
CW: homophobia, racism, sexual content, fatphobia & child abuse (referenced)
innerworlds.bsky.social Inner Worlds @innerworlds.bsky.social · 9d
👾🌟 Here it is, pals: issue 9! 🌟👾

Includes numerous CREATURES.

inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-nine-e...

#SFF #SciFi #Horror #Fantasy #SpecFic #ShortFiction #LitMag
Cover featuring a drawing of a person with long brown hair, wearing a yellow baseball cap that reads "ACE" and a purple t-shirt. Glowing cracks cover their forehead and eyes, and plants with small green leaves and purple flower buds are emerging from the cracks.
November 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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innerworlds.bsky.social
👾🌟 Here it is, pals: issue 9! 🌟👾

Includes numerous CREATURES.

inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-nine-e...

#SFF #SciFi #Horror #Fantasy #SpecFic #ShortFiction #LitMag
Cover featuring a drawing of a person with long brown hair, wearing a yellow baseball cap that reads "ACE" and a purple t-shirt. Glowing cracks cover their forehead and eyes, and plants with small green leaves and purple flower buds are emerging from the cracks.
November 30, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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foxesandroses.bsky.social
A haunting story about periods, bodies, and the moon. The end of a relationship that might also be the end of the world. There's always an opportunity to be true to oneself. Even at the last moment.

by @nomonbooks.bsky.social in Phano
@ammansabet.bsky.social
The Growing Moon
Every apocalypse is a story of love lost.
www.phano.co
November 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
nomonbooks.bsky.social
I'm not a big Christmas person but also - when else can I have a TREE in my house?!?
November 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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bladeofthes.bsky.social
The Palestine Action case is really simple.

What terrorism have Palestine Action committed?

None.

Case Closed.
November 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
nomonbooks.bsky.social
I just want to take a moment to appreciate how cute and published I am.

www.phano.co/contributors...

You're welcome.
Contributors: Mon Misir
Phano delivers wondrous, thought-provoking content about the future to the questioning masses—beautiful stories, essays, interviews, reviews and art to make sense of our world in constant change. We w...
www.phano.co
November 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
nomonbooks.bsky.social
💀 how stressed am I about doing a course about facilitating stress reduction techniques 🙃
November 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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innerworlds.bsky.social
Links to see and support more of @bydhiyanah.bsky.social 's work!

Folio: bydhiyanah.carrd.co
Ko-Fi: www.ko-fi.com/bydhiyanah
Prints: www.inprnt.com/gallery/bydh...
Dhiyanah's Art & Illustration
Portfolio gallery showcasing Dhiyanah Hassan's recent art and illustrations.
bydhiyanah.carrd.co
November 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
nomonbooks.bsky.social
Am I the weird one with alt text writing flowery descriptions of pretty things to attempt to give in words some of the detail thats contained in the image?
November 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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innerworlds.bsky.social
Inner Worlds issue 9 will be out at the end of November, featuring this stunning cover artwork by @bydhiyanah.bsky.social ✨️🌿💜
Cover featuring a drawing of a person with long brown hair, wearing a yellow baseball cap that reads "ACE" and a purple t-shirt. Glowing cracks cover their forehead and eyes, and plants with small green leaves and purple flower buds are emerging from the cracks.
November 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
nomonbooks.bsky.social
This cover! 🔥 So excited to be included in this issue!
innerworlds.bsky.social Inner Worlds @innerworlds.bsky.social · 19d
Inner Worlds issue 9 will be out at the end of November, featuring this stunning cover artwork by @bydhiyanah.bsky.social ✨️🌿💜
Cover featuring a drawing of a person with long brown hair, wearing a yellow baseball cap that reads "ACE" and a purple t-shirt. Glowing cracks cover their forehead and eyes, and plants with small green leaves and purple flower buds are emerging from the cracks.
November 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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innerworlds.bsky.social
💥 Issue 9 TOC!!! 💥

Feat:
@crystalkoo.bsky.social
@jyzh.bsky.social
@nomonbooks.bsky.social
@sylviaheike.bsky.social
@angelvleal.bsky.social
@mythopoetica.bsky.social
@camdenscorner.bsky.social
@jamielnathan.bsky.social
@rjaurand.bsky.social
@yasmeenfahmy.bsky.social
@yoakeim.bsky.social
I Haven't Felt My Grief by Bleh 👅 Ghost Leopard by Crystal Koo Puparium by J. Y. Zhang Mumbi and the Second Coming by Celestine Ndanu K. The Monster by Mon Misir The Boy With The Headphones by Taija Sensei Mama's Labyrinth by Sylvia Heike To Sleep In Seagrass Beds by Angel Leal Moult by Anita Harris Satkunananthan What I'm Made Of by Camden Rose Hoofbeats by J. Nathan If You Can't Make Your Own Regret, Store-Bought Is Fine by RJ Aurand Wonderful by Yasmeen Fahmy 3 East by Ramez Yoakeim
November 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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nomonbooks.bsky.social
Started Jackal by Erin E Adams and I'm really enjoying it. It's one of those weeks where I haven't been reading a lot but it wqnt to... I'm hooked.
app.thestorygraph.com/books/5a39f3...

#blackbooksky #booksky
Jackal by Erin E. Adams
A young Black girl goes missing in the woods outside her white rust belt town. But she’s not the ...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:47 AM
nomonbooks.bsky.social
First "all I want for Christmas is you" this year @ 1.18 am in an Uber.
November 22, 2025 at 1:20 AM
nomonbooks.bsky.social
Started Jackal by Erin E Adams and I'm really enjoying it. It's one of those weeks where I haven't been reading a lot but it wqnt to... I'm hooked.
app.thestorygraph.com/books/5a39f3...

#blackbooksky #booksky
Jackal by Erin E. Adams
A young Black girl goes missing in the woods outside her white rust belt town. But she’s not the ...
app.thestorygraph.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:47 AM