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The Colored Lens

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The goal of speculative fiction has always been to examine the real world through the lens of the imaginary. By considering what could be, we gain a better understanding of what is. The Colored Lens is a small semi-pro zine published quarterly.

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The Colored Lens @thecoloredlens.bsky.social · Mar 24

It's out!

Our Spring 2025 issue of The Colored Lens is now available exclusively on Amazon.

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The Colored Lens: Spring 2025

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The Colored Lens @thecoloredlens.bsky.social · 6d

The Colored Lens is looking for a First Reader to join our team.
If you are interested, first send us an email at [email protected] giving a short overview of your writing experience and attach a writing sample. If you have submitted to us previously, you can direct us to your submission.

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Stuart Docherty @doc12345.bsky.social · 7d

My weird flash piece about an Italian reincarnated as a glob of old hair conditioner is out today in @thecoloredlens.bsky.social. It’s the first time my names appeared on a cover so I’m absolutely chuffed. Check it out here:

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The Colored Lens: Autumn 2025

Amazon.com: The Colored Lens: Autumn 2025 eBook : Brinegar, Rachael, Newkirk, David, Hoyt, Ellie, McIntosh, Parker, Klass, Judy, Vance, Michael, Clairval, Gio, Morrey, Josh, Apsley, JS, Docherty, Stuart: Kindle Store

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The Colored Lens @thecoloredlens.bsky.social · 22d

Check out this week’s featured story, “World Hunger” by Mark Manifesto, on our website!
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The Colored Lens @thecoloredlens.bsky.social · Aug 29

Check out this week’s featured story, “The Poisoner” by Amber Velez, on our website!
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Grigory Lukin ✨️is on sub✨️ @grigorylukin.bsky.social · Aug 24

Contract signed! 🥳 My short story "How to Reset the Timeline in Three Easy Steps" will appear in the winter issue of The Colored Lens. ( @thecoloredlens.bsky.social ) Can't wait to share it with you all. :)

#WritingCommunity

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The Colored Lens @thecoloredlens.bsky.social · Aug 22

Check out our latest featured story, “Fish, Fog and the Sea” by Nora Schinnerl, on our website!
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The Colored Lens @thecoloredlens.bsky.social · Aug 17

Check out this week’s featured story, “The Meaning of Baskets” by Katie Gray, on our website!
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The Colored Lens @thecoloredlens.bsky.social · Jul 31

Check out this week’s featured story, “Tick” by Mark Manifesto, on our website!
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The Colored Lens @thecoloredlens.bsky.social · Jul 25

Check out this week’s featured story, “The Conspirators” by Travis Lee, on our website!
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Duotrope @duotrope.com · Jul 24

Today's listing of the day is: The Colored Lens: Speculative Fiction Magazine @thecoloredlens.bsky.social #WritingCommunity

Listing of the Day

Today's listing of the day is: The Colored Lens: Speculative Fiction Magazine @thecoloredlens.bsky.social #WritingCommunity

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The Colored Lens @thecoloredlens.bsky.social · Jul 14

Check out our latest featured story, “Give the Algorithm What it Wants” by J. R. Dewitt, on our website!
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The Colored Lens @thecoloredlens.bsky.social · Jul 2

Check out this week’s featured story, “Paradox Lost” by Hec Lampert-Bates, on our website!
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The Colored Lens @thecoloredlens.bsky.social · Jun 4

Check out this week’s featured story, “Spoons” by Adria Bailton, on our website!
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The Colored Lens @thecoloredlens.bsky.social · Jun 2

Check out this week’s featured story, “Parlor Tricks” by Laine Perez, on our website!
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Nicole Winchester 📚 @nicolewinchester.bsky.social · May 21

Exciting news!! I'm going to be published in the Autumn 2025 edition of The Colored Lens! This is the first time I'll have been published in an actual print magazine (if they keep doing physical zines by then!) Thanks @thecoloredlens.bsky.social for choosing my story.

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The Colored Lens @thecoloredlens.bsky.social · May 15

Check out this week’s featured story, “Always by Your Side” by Anthony Regolino, on our website!
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The Colored Lens @thecoloredlens.bsky.social · May 7

Check out this week’s featured story, La Cumparsita by Aster Loxley, on our website!
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The Colored Lens @thecoloredlens.bsky.social · Apr 29

Check out this week’s featured story, “Dog Catching” by Samantha Balliet, on our website!
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The Colored Lens @thecoloredlens.bsky.social · Apr 22

Check out this week’s featured story, “Dial Tone” by Shiloh Miller, on our website!
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The Colored Lens @thecoloredlens.bsky.social · Apr 17

Check out this week’s featured story, “Thanks, Nostradamus” by Scott Colby, on our website!

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The Colored Lens @thecoloredlens.bsky.social · Apr 8

Check out this week’s featured story, She Came Down From the Sky, by J.E. Schleicher, on our website!
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The Colored Lens @thecoloredlens.bsky.social · Apr 6

Check out “Paper Brush Stick Stone” by Sophia Zhao, in our newest issue, available here!
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The Colored Lens @thecoloredlens.bsky.social · Apr 5

Check out our newest story, The Rules of Divining Lentils with Tweezers, by DLC Hanson, on our website!
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Rick Danforth @rickandwrite.bsky.social · Mar 29

My story The Ghost Merchant is out this week in @thecoloredlens.bsky.social

If you want a dark fantasy story about a shop that sells ghosts to haunt mansions, and an apprentices first day as he realises what that entails, then this is the story for you!

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The Colored Lens @thecoloredlens.bsky.social · Mar 28

Check out this snippet from “BEWARE OF THE GOBLIN GIRLS” by Tunvey Mou, featured in our spring issue! Available here!
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