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Inner Worlds
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Inner Worlds is a quarterly digital zine of speculative stories about our inner lives. Issue 8 out now! Issue 9 on the way. Issue 10 submissions will open in January.
https://inner-worlds.ghost.io/
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💥 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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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
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🥁 It's Pushcart time! 🥁

Almost impossible to choose again, but here are our 2025 nominees:

Lungs by Busayo Akinmoju
Come F*** Yourself by Sylvie Althoff
Grand Mal by Mary Buchanan
Deliver by Safiya Cherfi
They Promised This Would Be Beautiful by Elena Sichrovsky
Strangler Fig by Katharine Tyndall
Pushcart Nominations: Lungs by Busayo Akinmoju Come F*** Yourself by Sylvie Althoff Grand Mal by Mary Buchanan Deliver by Safiya Cherfi They Promised This Would Be Beautiful by Elena Sichrovsky Strangler Fig by Katharine Tyndall
November 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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It's my birthday! Look at the excellent plates and glasses my spouse got for me 👻❤️ (plus some books about revolutionary history)
Black side plate with a white sheet ghost design, and a glass tumblr with a small white sheet ghost fixed to the bottom inside the glass
November 14, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Really enjoying seeing everyone's halloween costume pics! 🎃🖤

I'm not dressing up until next weekend, but I will take the opportunity to share last year's Kirk costume again 😁🖖🏻
A white person with short blonde-brown hair and a gold Star Trek TOS jersey.
October 31, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Submissions open now for members of marginalised groups! 🎉

(general submission window 15-31 October)

Seeking speculative stories about our inner lives:

💙 500 - 2,500 words
💚 £0.02 per word, min £20
💛 Sim subs welcome!
🧡 Reprints welcome!

inner-worlds.ghost.io/submission-g...

#SubmissionCall
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October 1, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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🥁 Our #BestOfTheNet nominations this year go to... 🥁

@rukman.bsky.social for 'Planting Trees as Graves'
inner-worlds.ghost.io/inner-worlds...

@mererain.bsky.social for 'Concealment Failures'
inner-worlds.ghost.io/inner-worlds...
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September 22, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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💚💫 Issue Eight has landed! 💫💚

This one includes a larger-than-usual number of ghosts and doubles, and the usual dizzying range of emotions and experiences.

If you're ready for a rollercoaster ride through our inner lives, check out the issue now: inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-eight-...

#SFF #Horror
Inner Worlds cover with acid green masthead and artwork showing a part of a Black person's face in dark blue with a glitchy texture, surrounded by flame like shapes like heatvision hotspots, with green and yellow edges and bright scarlet centres. The person's gaze is very intense, and seems hurt, wary, angry.
August 31, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Very much an Arthur Dent Reflects On His Choices mood here today.
Simon Jones as Arthur Dent, a white man in a red dressing gown, sits on a rock, looking very tired.
August 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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No new pictures, where are you mentally?
A carved wooden figurehead shows a woman in a green dress with a small castle on her head and a dazed expression on her face. She is a personification of London.
August 26, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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⭐️ One week to go and it's Issue Eight TOC time! ⭐️

Featuring 14 fantastic stories by
@cindyphanauthor.com
@busayo.bsky.social
@jolantru.bsky.social
@catherinemccarthy.bsky.social
@katharinetyndall.bsky.social
@esichr.bsky.social
@chloehsmith.bsky.social
@lost-squonk.bsky.social
& more!
I Don’t Mind by Josie Levin They Promised This Would Be Beautiful by Elena Sichrovsky Lily Facsimile by D. W. West Forest by Joyce Chng What To Do When A Demon Is Talking Shit To You by Cindy Phan Glitches by Arvee Fantilagan Soul Cakes by Catherine McCarthy Strangler Fig by Katharine Tyndall The Cockatrice by Emlyn Meredith Dornemann In The Vanguard by Chloe Smith They Fear Our Open Hair by Sabahat Ali Wani The Shift Room by Mary Wanjiru River Kin by Gail Brown Lungs by Busayo Akinmoju
August 24, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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💚 Issue 8 cover reveal 💚

Our cover artwork this time is "Mindscape of the Unreal" by Victoria Ilemobayo Ojo.

I love the intensity of that gaze, all the crunchy, metallic texture, and the corona of flames.
Inner Worlds cover with acid green masthead and artwork showing a part of a Black person's face in dark blue with a glitchy texture, surrounded by flame like shapes like heatvision hotspots, with green and yellow edges and bright scarlet centres. The person's gaze is very intense, and seems hurt, wary, angry.
August 21, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you joy and happiness
Sarah Lance and Ava Sharpe from Legends of Tomorrow dressed like Kirk and Spock
August 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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If you see this, quote with a robot that isn’t from Star Wars, Star Trek, Doctor Who or Transformers.
Dan Stevens as Tom in I'm Your Man looks up thoughtfully, the columns of an ancient building behind him.
July 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
innerworlds.bsky.social
Show me one picture from Star Trek that perfectly embodies your aura.
Still from Star Trek The Animated Series, Kirk tries to look casual as he stands beside the captain's chair which is filled by a giant pink tribble. The caption reads "I think I'll stand."
July 9, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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We're also open to cover art submissions for our next issue! 🖼

❤️ science fiction, fantasy, or supernatural horror theme
🩷 license only, non-exclusive use
💜 £50 payment
💙 no AI

Email up to 3 pieces to [email protected] 31 July

inner-worlds.ghost.io/submission-g...
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July 2, 2025 at 6:34 AM
innerworlds.bsky.social
Submissions open now for members of marginalised groups! 🎉

(general submission window 15-31 July)

Seeking speculative stories about our inner lives:

💙 500 - 2,500 words
💚 £0.02 per word, min £20
💛 Sim subs welcome!
🧡 Reprints welcome!

inner-worlds.ghost.io/submission-g...

#SubmissionCall
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July 1, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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🌸💀✨️ Issue 7 is out now! ✨️💀🌸

12 stories ready to break your heart, make you wince, fill you with bittersweet longing, or just make you kind of uneasy. You will feel things.

inner-worlds.ghost.io/issue-seven-...

#SFF #Horror #SpecFic #Fantasy #ScienceFiction #SpeculativeFiction #FlashFiction
Magazine cover with pink masthead, featuring a drawing of a hand reaching upwards towards green light, against a glitchy black background.
May 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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If you see this, post your fave character in ALL of Star Trek.
Lt Commander Data from Star Trek The Next Generation, in profile.
May 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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🎉 TOC time! 🎉
Issue 7 is almost here, featuring stories by
@safiyacherfi.bsky.social
@cjsubko.bsky.social
@cheysectoplasm.bsky.social
@trailofleaves.bsky.social
@chadgayle.bsky.social
@sylvie-althoff.bsky.social
@nicholeon.bsky.social
@jennifleck.bsky.social
@hannahgreer.bsky.social & more!
Grand Mal by Mary Buchanan The Human Lifecycle by Hannah Greer To Count in the Jeweled Weaver’s Court by Nichole L. Lightner What to Fear on a Jungle Road at Night by Andrea Ferrari Kristeller A Certain Kind of Love by Chad Gayle On The Sixth Night at The Crystal Castle by Cheyanne Brabo Deliver by Safiya Cherfi Flash/Flash/Flash by C.J. Subko The Nineteenth Smile by Hien Nguyen Vestigial by Jennifer Lesh Fleck What We Cannot See by Louise Hughes Come F*** Yourself by Sylvie Althoff
May 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Issue 7 is out on 30 May, so I think it's time for a cover reveal...

This issue's cover features the luminous and enigmatic "First Contact" by @aimeecozza.com

#SFF #SciFi #ScienceFiction #SciFiArt
Magazine cover with faded pink masthead and artwork showing a hand reaching towards a pale green light through glitchy, glowing darkness.
May 18, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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All the stories from our previous issues are available to read online! 68 speculative stories about our inner lives ✨️🧠❤️✨️ inner-worlds.ghost.io/past-issues/
Collage of six Inner Worlds covers with different art styles and colourful mastheads.
May 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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"'That’s my boy!' He cheered... That was when you saw it. His aura shimmered a crimson red, tinged with orange. Its edges were spiked, bold, blazing around him like a greedy torch."

"The Flame In You" by @nabangl.bsky.social longlisted by @otherwiseaward.org 🏆
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A bright red flame licks and curls against a black background.
May 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Tim Curry saying "Space!" in a dramatic way while struggling not to laugh.
April 4, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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"Names are precious things, but you’ve never been dear with yours... ever since you realized how to unlatch the small canister inside your chest you’ve taken yours out and turned it over uncertainly in your hands."

Read Euonym by @probablyharmless.bsky.social

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Small blue metal lantern with a heart shaped window showing an orange candle flame.
April 4, 2025 at 8:07 AM