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WRAITH 👻🍉

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D.A. Straith (they/them) - fiction person - nonbinary trans & queer settler - work in FFO, Augur and On Spec - writing hallucinatory Gawain bullshit for the Clarion West Novel Workshop '25 - www.straith.ca

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WRAITH 👻🍉 @straith.ca · 6d

GREY GARDENS in space:

A fledgling documentarian gets overly entangled with two deposed Imperials in exile on a once-opulent space station.

He must choose: launch his career as a truth-teller, or protect these people from the judgment of a hostile audience.

#DVpit #A #SF #LGBT #TV #novella

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WRAITH 👻🍉 @straith.ca · 7h

(the books are THE WORKS OF VERMIN by Hiron Ennes, THE GRACEVIEW PATIENT by Caitlin Starling, AS THE EARTH DREAMS: BLACK CANADIAN SPECULATIVE STORIES edited by Terese Mason Pierre, and LOCAL HEAVENS by K.M. Fajardo)

WRAITH 👻🍉 @straith.ca · 7h

incredible that four of my most anticipated preorders of 2025 all went through on the same day lmaoooooo happy birthday week to me?????

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Aubrey Hirsch @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social · 13h

Did you know that if you buy my book on Amazon, Jeff Bezos makes 5 times as much as I do on each copy sold? Sharing some behind-the-scenes book math on why buying directly from presses is best for EVERYONE (except Bezos) in my newsletter today! aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/book-math

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Fusion Fragment @fusionfragment.bsky.social · 1d

RELEASE DATE: What's better than a new issue from FF? Two issues on the same day! In our first-ever dual launch day, you'll be able to get FF#26 and Saros #4 in one handy download package.

Get excited for Monday, October 27th!

Cover art for FF#26. A woman's face surrounded by mirror shards, each containing an eye, along with shards of noh masks, one containing an eye and one a horn. A pair of evil eyes loom at the top.

Cover art for Saros #4. Fungi-type tentacles entwine Big Ben and London in general. Two figures stand on what appears to be a broken down roadway.

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WRAITH 👻🍉 @straith.ca · 4d

thank you so much Gitanjali 🥹💕💕💕💕

WRAITH 👻🍉 @straith.ca · 4d

oh hell yes I will also be at can*con! 👀

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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 5d

On Spec has long deserved recognition for best semiprozine at the Hugo Awards, but has never even made the ballot because it's Canadian and most Hugo voters are U.S.-based.

2026 will be your final opportunity to nominate an institution that has been an incubator for so much talent.

On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 5d

With our new issue, we are making the sad announcement that this will be the final year for On Spec. See www.onspec.ca for details.

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michiums @ deadlines @michiums.bsky.social · 23d

a reminder ! also I still have so many of these :)! your support helps me scrap by and also be able to support mutual aid efforts when and where I can !

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embroidered patch with florals on top of a bouquet that reads “queer existence is eternal”

embroidered floral patch on top of a bouquet of dusty pink and red roses that reads “trans existence is an undying garden”

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♿️ Eva Roslin (They/She) is going to Can*Con! 🟨⬜️🟪⬛️ 🍁 @evavroslin.bsky.social · 6d

Hi everyone! I've been accepted to the once-in-a-lifetime writing workshop Under the Volcano, in January, in Mexico! I'm raising funds to help cover tuition, lodging, and airfare. If you are able to donate or boost the signal, thank you! www.gofundme.com/f/53fw2-help...

Donate to Help Eva get to a life-changing writing workshop!, organized by Eva Roslin

Hey everyone! I'm Eva Roslin (she/they), a queer, disabled horror and da… Eva Roslin needs your support for Help Eva get to a life-changing writing workshop!

www.gofundme.com

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 6d

Heere ys the booke of the humoral and elemental values of the Teenaged Mutante Turtles Who Are Ninjas:

Michelangelo - Ayre - Sanguine - Springtyme
Raphael - Fyre - Choleric - Somer
Donatello - Earthe - Melancholic - Autumn
Leonardo - Watir - Phlegmatic - Wynter

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Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 6d

Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.

If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renewed...

ised-isde.canada.ca

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WRAITH 👻🍉 @straith.ca · 5d

the story is not *explicitly* Canadian, but it draws heavily on the French Canadian in me. it feels like I found just the right home for it in On Spec. wild to wave goodbye

WRAITH 👻🍉 @straith.ca · 5d

oh my goodness. I was fortunate to have my work published in June 2025's issue of On Spec and it felt like a real privilege to see a beloved story cared for so well by their editorial team. what a sad thing to see this beloved magazine go

On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 5d

With our new issue, we are making the sad announcement that this will be the final year for On Spec. See www.onspec.ca for details.

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WRAITH 👻🍉 @straith.ca · 5d

SAME. they're so juicy for storytelling

WRAITH 👻🍉 @straith.ca · 5d

THANK U MARTHA... and don't worry... you are always welcome to the party 💜💜💜💜

WRAITH 👻🍉 @straith.ca · 5d

JEN 😭 THANK U... AHHHHH

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Stephen Kotowych 🇨🇦 @ourmankoto.bsky.social · 6d

Submissions are OPEN for Year's Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction: Volume Four (the best of 2025). Send me your SFF published in 2025, you crazy Canucks! Details on my site at the link below. DON'T SELF REJECT! You can't win if you don't play ;) Subs close Feb 28, 2026. Pls share WIDELY.

Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction | Stephen Kotowych

kotowych.com

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WRAITH 👻🍉 @straith.ca · 6d

Yes mr baseball man I too know about the art of pitching

WRAITH 👻🍉 @straith.ca · 6d

My partner has the MLB playoffs on the TV and I heard a commentator mention “the art of pitching” and reflexively went to check my notifications lmao

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WRAITH 👻🍉 @straith.ca · 6d

Will 😭 THANK U... this project is kind of a weird little guy so I really appreciate the vote of confidence!

WRAITH 👻🍉 @straith.ca · 6d

they are SO INTERESTING!!

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WRAITH 👻🍉 @straith.ca · 6d

thank you so much cass omg 😭 you are simply the SWEETEST

WRAITH 👻🍉 @straith.ca · 6d

GREY GARDENS in space:

An aspiring documentarian boards a squalid old space station to film a former prince desperate for a new life and his mom, a deposed princess stuck in the old.

Will he tell the truth of what he witnesses or shield these two exiles from scrutiny?

#DVPit #A #SF #LGBT #novella

Public domain image of a toroidal space station (illustration by Don Davis of construction taking place on the torus' rim, courtesy of Public Domain Review) rendered in black and white, with red spray paint markings overlaid on top.

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WRAITH 👻🍉 @straith.ca · 6d

YOU KNOW IT… I’ve been talking about it for a good long while… let’s see what I can do with it 😤💪🏻

WRAITH 👻🍉 @straith.ca · 6d

quote reskeeting to boost!!

Sophia Zhang @storytellersophia.bsky.social · 6d

THE GOOD PLACE x TRUMAN SHOW

Alora’s so done with her snowy rural town. But supernatural forces keep her and the rest of the townsfolk from leaving. To break the spell, she must outwit a trickster’s riddles – before the mysterious town traps her for good.

#DVpit #A #F #Mys #Asian #POC #WOC

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