The Future Fire
@thefuturefire.bsky.social
Magazine of social-political and progressive speculative fiction, feminist SF, queer SF, eco SF, world SF and cyberpunk. (Bleets by Djibril.)
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Michael Jackson's #Thriller was released 43 years ago today. Biggest selling album of all time, most effective use of a full-on horror movie as promo video for the title track, and all round legendary release. Out #OnThisDay in 1982.
November 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Michael Jackson's #Thriller was released 43 years ago today. Biggest selling album of all time, most effective use of a full-on horror movie as promo video for the title track, and all round legendary release. Out #OnThisDay in 1982.
Happy 127th birthday to sf/fantasy writer, allegorist and university academic C.S. Lewis (The Space Trilogy, 1938–45 & Chronicles of Narnia, 1950–56), born #onthisday in 1898.
November 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Happy 127th birthday to sf/fantasy writer, allegorist and university academic C.S. Lewis (The Space Trilogy, 1938–45 & Chronicles of Narnia, 1950–56), born #onthisday in 1898.
Please welcome @toeken.bsky.social, long-time collaborator and artist of “The Sons of Victor Levitak” and “Unblooded Gospel” in The Future Fire #74, for this week’s installment of our #microinterview series.
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Micro-interview with Toeken
Please welcome Toeken, long-time collaborator and artist of “ The Sons of Victor Levitak ” and “ Unblooded Gospel ” in The Future Fire #74...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Please welcome @toeken.bsky.social, long-time collaborator and artist of “The Sons of Victor Levitak” and “Unblooded Gospel” in The Future Fire #74, for this week’s installment of our #microinterview series.
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Today @laurenferebee.bsky.social, author of “Sentinel” in The Future Fire #74, joins us for a chat about omens, preservation and evolution in the latest instance of our #microinterview feature
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Micro-interview with Lauren Ferebee
Lauren Ferebee, author of “ Sentinel ” in The Future Fire #74, joins us for a chat about omens, preservation and evolution in the latest in...
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November 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Today @laurenferebee.bsky.social, author of “Sentinel” in The Future Fire #74, joins us for a chat about omens, preservation and evolution in the latest instance of our #microinterview feature
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Today @laurenferebee.bsky.social, author of “Sentinel” in The Future Fire #74, joins us for a chat about omens, preservation and evolution in the latest instance of our #microinterview feature
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Micro-interview with Lauren Ferebee
Lauren Ferebee, author of “ Sentinel ” in The Future Fire #74, joins us for a chat about omens, preservation and evolution in the latest in...
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November 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Today @laurenferebee.bsky.social, author of “Sentinel” in The Future Fire #74, joins us for a chat about omens, preservation and evolution in the latest instance of our #microinterview feature
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We’re very happy to introduce V. Zixin, author of “The Better Ends” in The Future Fire #74, who joins us for this week’s #microinterview.
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Micro-interview with V. Zixin
We’re very happy to introduce V. Zixin, author of “ The Better Ends ” in The Future Fire #74, who joins us for this week’s microinterview. ...
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November 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
We’re very happy to introduce V. Zixin, author of “The Better Ends” in The Future Fire #74, who joins us for this week’s #microinterview.
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Nancy S. Koven, author of “Seven Stories for Now and Later” in The Future Fire #74, joined us for a quick chat about extinction, fetishization and writing in this week’s #microinterview
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Micro-interview with Nancy S. Koven
Nancy S. Koven, author of “ Seven Stories for Now and Later ” in The Future Fire #74, joins us for a quick chat about extinction, fetishiza...
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November 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Nancy S. Koven, author of “Seven Stories for Now and Later” in The Future Fire #74, joined us for a quick chat about extinction, fetishization and writing in this week’s #microinterview
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Nancy S. Koven, author of “Seven Stories for Now and Later” in The Future Fire #74, joined us for a quick chat about extinction, fetishization and writing in this week’s #microinterview
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Micro-interview with Nancy S. Koven
Nancy S. Koven, author of “ Seven Stories for Now and Later ” in The Future Fire #74, joins us for a quick chat about extinction, fetishiza...
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November 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Nancy S. Koven, author of “Seven Stories for Now and Later” in The Future Fire #74, joined us for a quick chat about extinction, fetishization and writing in this week’s #microinterview
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The Smart Search List of the Day is: Paying Novelettes feat. @analogsf.bsky.social @thefuturefire.bsky.social @bcsmagazine.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...
Smart Search List of the Day
The Smart Search List of the Day is: Paying Novelettes feat. @analogsf.bsky.social @thefuturefire.bsky.social @bcsmagazine.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com/search/smart/fiction/paying-novelettes-ytiEdb4J
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October 31, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The Smart Search List of the Day is: Paying Novelettes feat. @analogsf.bsky.social @thefuturefire.bsky.social @bcsmagazine.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...
There's some #socialpolitical #sciencefiction if you want it. Weird mix of old-fashioned (even for the 60s!) moralising, and eerily modern-feeling critique of materialism and environmental destruction. And a pastiche of archaeological narrative-making.
And today I learned that in 1962 the BBC let Jaquetta Hawkes imagine the archaeology of apocalyptic Britain. As a short film 👀10/10 Will weird your day youtu.be/c8yEIe69M4k?...
1962: What Was Britain Like Before the Apocalypse? | Monitor: The Lonely Shore | BBC Archive
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October 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
There's some #socialpolitical #sciencefiction if you want it. Weird mix of old-fashioned (even for the 60s!) moralising, and eerily modern-feeling critique of materialism and environmental destruction. And a pastiche of archaeological narrative-making.
This week we welcome Justin Taroli, author of “Unblooded Gospel” in The Future Fire #74, for a super brief #microinterview about his story, dreams and writing press.futurefire.net/2025/10/micr...
Micro-interview with Justin Taroli
This week we welcome Justin Taroli, author of “ Unblooded Gospel ” in The Future Fire #74, for a super brief chat about his story, dreams a...
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October 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
This week we welcome Justin Taroli, author of “Unblooded Gospel” in The Future Fire #74, for a super brief #microinterview about his story, dreams and writing press.futurefire.net/2025/10/micr...
We’re delighted to be joined by @eleanorglewwe.bsky.social, author of “Limue’s Alphabet” in The Future Fire #74, for a quick chat about alphabets and languages, in this week’s installment of our #microinterview series press.futurefire.net/2025/10/micr...
Micro-interview with Eleanor Glewwe
We’re delighted to be joined by Eleanor Glewwe, author of “ Limue’s Alphabet ” in The Future Fire #74, for a quick chat about alphabets and...
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October 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
We’re delighted to be joined by @eleanorglewwe.bsky.social, author of “Limue’s Alphabet” in The Future Fire #74, for a quick chat about alphabets and languages, in this week’s installment of our #microinterview series press.futurefire.net/2025/10/micr...
Rowley Amato, author of “The Sons of Victor Levitak” in The Future Fire #74, joins us to talk about his story and other speculative matters in our micro-interview series press.futurefire.net/2025/10/micr...
Micro-interview with Rowley Amato
Rowley Amato, author of “ The Sons of Victor Levitak ” in The Future Fire #74, joins us to talk about his story and other speculative matte...
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October 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Rowley Amato, author of “The Sons of Victor Levitak” in The Future Fire #74, joins us to talk about his story and other speculative matters in our micro-interview series press.futurefire.net/2025/10/micr...
#microinterview We’re joined by @nsborwein.bsky.social, author of the wonderful poem “The Void 𝘐𝘴 in a Playful Mood Tonight” in The Future Fire #74, to talk about alienation, transmateriality, and writing. press.futurefire.net/2025/09/micr...
Micro-interview with Naomi Simone Borwein
We’re joined by Naomi Simone Borwein, author of the wonderful poem “ The Void Is in a Playful Mood Tonight ” in The Future Fire #74, to ta...
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September 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
#microinterview We’re joined by @nsborwein.bsky.social, author of the wonderful poem “The Void 𝘐𝘴 in a Playful Mood Tonight” in The Future Fire #74, to talk about alienation, transmateriality, and writing. press.futurefire.net/2025/09/micr...
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If you'd like to comment on, review, give feedback or say anything else about any of the stories, poems and art in this issue, please do so in the comment thread under the blog post at: press.futurefire.net/2025/09/new-...
New issue: 2025.74
“We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by hum...
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September 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
If you'd like to comment on, review, give feedback or say anything else about any of the stories, poems and art in this issue, please do so in the comment thread under the blog post at: press.futurefire.net/2025/09/new-...
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New issue: 2025.74
Fiction and art by Barbara Candiotti, Carmen Moran, Eleanor Glewwe, Justin Taroli, Leuren Ferebee, Nancy S. Koven, Naomi Simone Borwein, Rowley Amato, Toeken & V. Zixin.
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Fiction and art by Barbara Candiotti, Carmen Moran, Eleanor Glewwe, Justin Taroli, Leuren Ferebee, Nancy S. Koven, Naomi Simone Borwein, Rowley Amato, Toeken & V. Zixin.
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New issue: 2025.74
“We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by hum...
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September 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
New issue: 2025.74
Fiction and art by Barbara Candiotti, Carmen Moran, Eleanor Glewwe, Justin Taroli, Leuren Ferebee, Nancy S. Koven, Naomi Simone Borwein, Rowley Amato, Toeken & V. Zixin.
press.futurefire.net/2025/09/new-...
Fiction and art by Barbara Candiotti, Carmen Moran, Eleanor Glewwe, Justin Taroli, Leuren Ferebee, Nancy S. Koven, Naomi Simone Borwein, Rowley Amato, Toeken & V. Zixin.
press.futurefire.net/2025/09/new-...
New issue: 2025.74
Fiction and art by Barbara Candiotti, Carmen Moran, Eleanor Glewwe, Justin Taroli, Leuren Ferebee, Nancy S. Koven, Naomi Simone Borwein, Rowley Amato, Toeken & V. Zixin.
press.futurefire.net/2025/09/new-...
Fiction and art by Barbara Candiotti, Carmen Moran, Eleanor Glewwe, Justin Taroli, Leuren Ferebee, Nancy S. Koven, Naomi Simone Borwein, Rowley Amato, Toeken & V. Zixin.
press.futurefire.net/2025/09/new-...
New issue: 2025.74
“We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by hum...
press.futurefire.net
September 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
New issue: 2025.74
Fiction and art by Barbara Candiotti, Carmen Moran, Eleanor Glewwe, Justin Taroli, Leuren Ferebee, Nancy S. Koven, Naomi Simone Borwein, Rowley Amato, Toeken & V. Zixin.
press.futurefire.net/2025/09/new-...
Fiction and art by Barbara Candiotti, Carmen Moran, Eleanor Glewwe, Justin Taroli, Leuren Ferebee, Nancy S. Koven, Naomi Simone Borwein, Rowley Amato, Toeken & V. Zixin.
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The Future Fire issue 2025.74
Out now with free #sciencefiction #fantasy #horror #poetry and #scifiart http://futurefire.net/2025.74/
Out now with free #sciencefiction #fantasy #horror #poetry and #scifiart http://futurefire.net/2025.74/
The Future Fire: Social-political and progressive cyberfiction
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September 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The Future Fire issue 2025.74
Out now with free #sciencefiction #fantasy #horror #poetry and #scifiart http://futurefire.net/2025.74/
Out now with free #sciencefiction #fantasy #horror #poetry and #scifiart http://futurefire.net/2025.74/
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and, free to read, my latest short story is "Dare Seize the Fire" in @thefuturefire.bsky.social !
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July 19, 2025 at 1:58 PM
and, free to read, my latest short story is "Dare Seize the Fire" in @thefuturefire.bsky.social !
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My latest story "Bright Bleeding Girls" was also in @thefuturefire.bsky.social last month!
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Bright Bleeding Girls, J.L. George
When a brightblood girl dies they stop her mouth with rags, or leaves, or dirt, or whatever they have to hand, and they sew her lips shut, and they bury her fast—that same day if they can—for fear she...
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June 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
My latest story "Bright Bleeding Girls" was also in @thefuturefire.bsky.social last month!
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This week's free spec rec is the powerful story "Born of the Mountain's Chill" by Louise Hughes @trailofleaves.bsky.social in @thefuturefire.bsky.social
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"I ate my meal sitting on a rock, letting the wind talk to my bones."
#writingcommunity #specfic ✍️ 🔱
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"I ate my meal sitting on a rock, letting the wind talk to my bones."
#writingcommunity #specfic ✍️ 🔱
Born of the Mountain's Chill, Louise Hughes
I was born on a day of deepest cold, on a mountain wrapped in ice, and lived there without worry for the first fifteen years of my life. Then came the newcomers and their village, fires, and judgement...
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June 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This week's free spec rec is the powerful story "Born of the Mountain's Chill" by Louise Hughes @trailofleaves.bsky.social in @thefuturefire.bsky.social
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"I ate my meal sitting on a rock, letting the wind talk to my bones."
#writingcommunity #specfic ✍️ 🔱
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"I ate my meal sitting on a rock, letting the wind talk to my bones."
#writingcommunity #specfic ✍️ 🔱
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New story! A girl is asked to hide her difference for the good of all, in the new issue of @thefuturefire.bsky.social.
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Born of the Mountain's Chill, Louise Hughes
I was born on a day of deepest cold, on a mountain wrapped in ice, and lived there without worry for the first fifteen years of my life. Then came the newcomers and their village, fires, and judgement...
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May 8, 2025 at 6:26 AM
New story! A girl is asked to hide her difference for the good of all, in the new issue of @thefuturefire.bsky.social.
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New story! "Bright Bleeding Girls" is a dark fantasy about wealth and health, now up in the new issue of @thefuturefire.bsky.social.
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Bright Bleeding Girls, J.L. George
When a brightblood girl dies they stop her mouth with rags, or leaves, or dirt, or whatever they have to hand, and they sew her lips shut, and they bury her fast—that same day if they can—for fear she...
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May 9, 2025 at 6:10 AM
New story! "Bright Bleeding Girls" is a dark fantasy about wealth and health, now up in the new issue of @thefuturefire.bsky.social.
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The Future Fire 2025.73
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#sciencefiction #fantasy #horror #speculativefiction
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The Future Fire: Social-political and progressive cyberfiction
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May 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The Future Fire 2025.73
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#sciencefiction #fantasy #horror #speculativefiction
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The Smart Search List of the Day is: General Experimental Poems feat. @thefuturefire.bsky.social @gonelawn.bsky.social @themetaworker.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...
Smart Search List of the Day
The Smart Search List of the Day is: General Experimental Poems feat. @thefuturefire.bsky.social @gonelawn.bsky.social @themetaworker.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com/search/smart/poetry/general-experimental-poems-c6R50M4s
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April 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The Smart Search List of the Day is: General Experimental Poems feat. @thefuturefire.bsky.social @gonelawn.bsky.social @themetaworker.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...