Marty Cahill
@mcflycahill90.bsky.social
USA Today Bestselling author of Audition For The Fox, out now! Repped by Hannah Bowman. Email: Martintcahill @ gmail
Black & Trans Lives Matter. He/Him.
Audition For The Fox
Buy here: https://bit.ly/4hxjRRT
https://www.martincahillwrites.com
Black & Trans Lives Matter. He/Him.
Audition For The Fox
Buy here: https://bit.ly/4hxjRRT
https://www.martincahillwrites.com
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2025 Eligibility Post
Holy shit, I published a lot of stuff this year. Five short stories, one commissioned short story, an essay pamphlet, an article with Writer’s Digest,...
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My 2025 Eligibility post is now live! Holy shit, I had a lot of work out this year. Featuring writing w/ @undertow.bsky.social, @lightspeedmagazine.com, @reactorsff.bsky.social, @nightmare-magazine.com, @criticalrole.bsky.social, @tachyonpub.bsky.social, and more!
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I love games like Hollow Knight and Silksong cuz I am a sucker for those pockets of quiet, almost blissful dread in video games where there’s no enemies, no boss in the room—just melancholy music, green-apocalypse backdrops, & space to really feel how small you are in a vast, dead, beautiful world.
November 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I love games like Hollow Knight and Silksong cuz I am a sucker for those pockets of quiet, almost blissful dread in video games where there’s no enemies, no boss in the room—just melancholy music, green-apocalypse backdrops, & space to really feel how small you are in a vast, dead, beautiful world.
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Meetinghouse, the nationally circulated literary magazine produced by students at @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social, is taking submissions. www.meetinghousemag.org/submit
submit — Meetinghouse
www.meetinghousemag.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Meetinghouse, the nationally circulated literary magazine produced by students at @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social, is taking submissions. www.meetinghousemag.org/submit
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I finally got around to putting the zines I made with Back to Print up on ko-fi. Bad Dad Redemption is all about unredeemable dads, while What Stares Back is a strange little story about an even stranger movie. ko-fi.com/ninocipri/shop
November 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I finally got around to putting the zines I made with Back to Print up on ko-fi. Bad Dad Redemption is all about unredeemable dads, while What Stares Back is a strange little story about an even stranger movie. ko-fi.com/ninocipri/shop
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OR if this isn't your bag: PASHA THE STORM, a deeply queer swashbuckling magical action/adventure I've been calling "the adventures of ice bitch and mega slut" is also available for preorder!
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/818155...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/818155...
Pasha the Storm by Linda H. Codega: 9781645661825 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Moby-Dick meets The Bone Shard Daughter in this swashbuckling queer fantasy adventure packed with piracy, political intrigue, and the eternal souls of the drowned, for fans of The Adventures of Amina ...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
OR if this isn't your bag: PASHA THE STORM, a deeply queer swashbuckling magical action/adventure I've been calling "the adventures of ice bitch and mega slut" is also available for preorder!
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/818155...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/818155...
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I'll be doing an online workshop on character creation and development for Blue Stoop on December 7th! Interested? Register and pay here: www.bluestoop.org/classes/p/nk...
Finding the Heart of Your Story, a masterclass with N.K. Jemisin — Blue Stoop
Building a character is building a world of one; defining them, shaping them, and changing them is what a story is for. In this craft-first virtual masterclass, award winning author N. K. Jemisin will...
www.bluestoop.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I'll be doing an online workshop on character creation and development for Blue Stoop on December 7th! Interested? Register and pay here: www.bluestoop.org/classes/p/nk...
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It's Trans Day of Remembrance.
They won't ever be able to get rid of us, no matter what. No amount of hateful legislation can change the fact of our existence.
They won't ever be able to get rid of us, no matter what. No amount of hateful legislation can change the fact of our existence.
November 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
It's Trans Day of Remembrance.
They won't ever be able to get rid of us, no matter what. No amount of hateful legislation can change the fact of our existence.
They won't ever be able to get rid of us, no matter what. No amount of hateful legislation can change the fact of our existence.
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Hi #booksky, I hear it's #novellanovember or something like that and do I have a book for you! Audition For The Fox is a story of time travel, trickster gods, and revolution, blurbed by N. K. Jemisin, Karen Russell, Cat Valente, and other wonders! 💜🦊
tachyonpublications.com/product/audi...
tachyonpublications.com/product/audi...
Audition For the Fox - Tachyon Publications
“If you love my worlds, you're going to love Cahill’s: stunning imagination, daring premises, and deep character dives. A new author to watch.” —N. K. Jemisin, author of the Broken Earth series In thi...
tachyonpublications.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Hi #booksky, I hear it's #novellanovember or something like that and do I have a book for you! Audition For The Fox is a story of time travel, trickster gods, and revolution, blurbed by N. K. Jemisin, Karen Russell, Cat Valente, and other wonders! 💜🦊
tachyonpublications.com/product/audi...
tachyonpublications.com/product/audi...
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On this Trans Day of Remembrance, I would have you remember that there are trans people alive who need your action now, not your reflective words later.
Remembering us is not enough.
Remembering us is not enough.
November 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
On this Trans Day of Remembrance, I would have you remember that there are trans people alive who need your action now, not your reflective words later.
Remembering us is not enough.
Remembering us is not enough.
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My dental insurance doesn’t cover crowns what a SCAM
Anyway, out $1500 just in time for my bday/the holidays (after spending thousands earlier this year for my lymph CT) so if you are able to spare anything, it would be so so appreciated
ko-fi.com/bluejay712
Anyway, out $1500 just in time for my bday/the holidays (after spending thousands earlier this year for my lymph CT) so if you are able to spare anything, it would be so so appreciated
ko-fi.com/bluejay712
November 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
My dental insurance doesn’t cover crowns what a SCAM
Anyway, out $1500 just in time for my bday/the holidays (after spending thousands earlier this year for my lymph CT) so if you are able to spare anything, it would be so so appreciated
ko-fi.com/bluejay712
Anyway, out $1500 just in time for my bday/the holidays (after spending thousands earlier this year for my lymph CT) so if you are able to spare anything, it would be so so appreciated
ko-fi.com/bluejay712
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An update from the team at @erewhonbooks.bsky.social!
While yesterday’s all-retailer ebook sale for Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity only lasted for 24 hours, the $3.99 price will continue to be available until Nov. 30th on Kindle. Apologies for the confusion, everyone 🖤
While yesterday’s all-retailer ebook sale for Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity only lasted for 24 hours, the $3.99 price will continue to be available until Nov. 30th on Kindle. Apologies for the confusion, everyone 🖤
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
An update from the team at @erewhonbooks.bsky.social!
While yesterday’s all-retailer ebook sale for Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity only lasted for 24 hours, the $3.99 price will continue to be available until Nov. 30th on Kindle. Apologies for the confusion, everyone 🖤
While yesterday’s all-retailer ebook sale for Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity only lasted for 24 hours, the $3.99 price will continue to be available until Nov. 30th on Kindle. Apologies for the confusion, everyone 🖤
Hi #booksky, I hear it's #novellanovember or something like that and do I have a book for you! Audition For The Fox is a story of time travel, trickster gods, and revolution, blurbed by N. K. Jemisin, Karen Russell, Cat Valente, and other wonders! 💜🦊
tachyonpublications.com/product/audi...
tachyonpublications.com/product/audi...
Audition For the Fox - Tachyon Publications
“If you love my worlds, you're going to love Cahill’s: stunning imagination, daring premises, and deep character dives. A new author to watch.” —N. K. Jemisin, author of the Broken Earth series In thi...
tachyonpublications.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Hi #booksky, I hear it's #novellanovember or something like that and do I have a book for you! Audition For The Fox is a story of time travel, trickster gods, and revolution, blurbed by N. K. Jemisin, Karen Russell, Cat Valente, and other wonders! 💜🦊
tachyonpublications.com/product/audi...
tachyonpublications.com/product/audi...
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I wrote about the anti-vax conference that was taking place at my hotel during the Texas Book Festival. lithub.com/amid-the-mah...
Amid the MAHA Anti-Vaxxers at the Texas Book Festival
When I walked into the hotel lobby the first person I saw was a woman with enormous lips wearing a T-shirt that said BAN ASSAULT VACCINES. Wow, Austin really has changed, I thought. I used to come …
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November 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I wrote about the anti-vax conference that was taking place at my hotel during the Texas Book Festival. lithub.com/amid-the-mah...
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Be on the Look Out For ... THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED by Victor Manibo, releasing later this month!
Look Out For … The Villa, Once Beloved by Victor Manibo
“With his horror fiction debut, Manibo presents a cursed family manor, tapping into the Philippines’ oppressive history with a nightmarish gothic tale.” Villa Sepulveda, a Spanish…
www.thisishorror.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Be on the Look Out For ... THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED by Victor Manibo, releasing later this month!
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give every transgender person a mech suit
November 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
give every transgender person a mech suit
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Please help @lpkindred.bsky.social stay in school in these difficult times. He's a great person who's had a rough go and deserves all the good things.
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
Donate to Keep LP in School Spring 2026, organized by LP Kindred
Hey y'all,
I'm LP Kindred, a Chicagoan-Angeleno writer/editor/teaching artist/culture work… LP Kindred needs your support for Keep LP in School Spring 2026
www.gofundme.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Please help @lpkindred.bsky.social stay in school in these difficult times. He's a great person who's had a rough go and deserves all the good things.
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
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Ooh ooh SONGS NEVER SUNG is live at @3lobedmag.com ! 🥰
It's... it's sort of about birds? (It sort of is not.)
www.3lobedmag.com/issue46/3lbe...
It's... it's sort of about birds? (It sort of is not.)
www.3lobedmag.com/issue46/3lbe...
3LBE Magazine - Songs Never Sung by Premee Mohamed
It only ever spoke to me once and that was to say Do not sleep too deeply. Said upon departure, an aside tossed over its shoulder like salt. I paid little attention; I was staring at the thing it had ...
www.3lobedmag.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Ooh ooh SONGS NEVER SUNG is live at @3lobedmag.com ! 🥰
It's... it's sort of about birds? (It sort of is not.)
www.3lobedmag.com/issue46/3lbe...
It's... it's sort of about birds? (It sort of is not.)
www.3lobedmag.com/issue46/3lbe...
When your MFA director calls you a "supremely talented writer," in your first fiction piece submission 🥹
November 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
When your MFA director calls you a "supremely talented writer," in your first fiction piece submission 🥹
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A craftsperson loves craft. Writing is craft. The people who practice it are into the process. People using AI don't have the SOUL of a craftsperson. They want an end result to stick their name on, that's it.
November 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
A craftsperson loves craft. Writing is craft. The people who practice it are into the process. People using AI don't have the SOUL of a craftsperson. They want an end result to stick their name on, that's it.
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Surprise, we're getting pretty close to the final version of REALIS!
ICYMI: I've been making a TTRPG about mystical moons and living spaceships and sentences that can kill you. A preview is available now (see my pinned post), but the full version draws near!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...
ICYMI: I've been making a TTRPG about mystical moons and living spaceships and sentences that can kill you. A preview is available now (see my pinned post), but the full version draws near!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...
Coming soon: Realis
A new tabletop roleplaying game by Austin Walker
www.kickstarter.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Surprise, we're getting pretty close to the final version of REALIS!
ICYMI: I've been making a TTRPG about mystical moons and living spaceships and sentences that can kill you. A preview is available now (see my pinned post), but the full version draws near!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...
ICYMI: I've been making a TTRPG about mystical moons and living spaceships and sentences that can kill you. A preview is available now (see my pinned post), but the full version draws near!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...
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This was so unlooked for & so lovely -- I'm thrilled to share that the audiobook of THE RIVER HAS ROOTS is in Audible's Top 20 #BestOfTheYear for 2025 & Top 10 SFF lists, Audible UK's Best of 2025 Sci-Fi Fantasy picks, & Audible Canada's Book of the Year.
The 10 best sci-fi & fantasy listens of 2025
Sci-fi and fantasy didn’t sleep this year. Escape, unwind, or speculate about the future—whatever you want to do, you can find it here.
www.audible.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This was so unlooked for & so lovely -- I'm thrilled to share that the audiobook of THE RIVER HAS ROOTS is in Audible's Top 20 #BestOfTheYear for 2025 & Top 10 SFF lists, Audible UK's Best of 2025 Sci-Fi Fantasy picks, & Audible Canada's Book of the Year.
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It's trans awareness week and you might not know this but hi I am nonbinary and hi I have a nonbinary main character in my new novel, BEINGS <3
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bookshop.org/a/20948/9781...
Beings: A Novel
A Novel
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November 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
It's trans awareness week and you might not know this but hi I am nonbinary and hi I have a nonbinary main character in my new novel, BEINGS <3
bookshop.org/a/20948/9781...
bookshop.org/a/20948/9781...
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Writers, publishing will suck all the joy and light from your life if you let it.
So don't let it.
This week, on Undercover in the Apocalypse: my dreams came true, but I just found new ways to be miserable.
undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io/my-dreams-ca...
So don't let it.
This week, on Undercover in the Apocalypse: my dreams came true, but I just found new ways to be miserable.
undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io/my-dreams-ca...
My dreams came true and I just found new ways to be miserable.
My fifth novel Red Star Hustle just dropped, and on pub day I did what I usually do on pub day - I swung by Union Square, where there's the Strand and a Barnes & Noble very near one another - probably...
undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Writers, publishing will suck all the joy and light from your life if you let it.
So don't let it.
This week, on Undercover in the Apocalypse: my dreams came true, but I just found new ways to be miserable.
undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io/my-dreams-ca...
So don't let it.
This week, on Undercover in the Apocalypse: my dreams came true, but I just found new ways to be miserable.
undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io/my-dreams-ca...
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my story "sugar, shadows" is eligible for awards. idk, if you like sad cyberpunk detectives and weird drugs, check it out
Awards-eligibility posting time!
✨Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity (@erewhonbooks.bsky.social) — Anthology and Queer SF categories
✨Also, I’m eligible for Best Editor Short Form categories & all stories in the anthology are eligible for short fiction nominations
✨Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity (@erewhonbooks.bsky.social) — Anthology and Queer SF categories
✨Also, I’m eligible for Best Editor Short Form categories & all stories in the anthology are eligible for short fiction nominations
November 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
my story "sugar, shadows" is eligible for awards. idk, if you like sad cyberpunk detectives and weird drugs, check it out
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All joking aside, the heartbreaking thing about this story is seeing how a white “journalist” with poor prose & worst journalist ethics gets to repeatedly crash out & land plum jobs while so many poor, trans, Black, Native journalists never get in journalism’s door. Like…
How do you land Vanity Fair west coast editor at age 32 after having affairs with two presidential candidates you were covering as a journalist. That is some prime white lady shit.
November 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
All joking aside, the heartbreaking thing about this story is seeing how a white “journalist” with poor prose & worst journalist ethics gets to repeatedly crash out & land plum jobs while so many poor, trans, Black, Native journalists never get in journalism’s door. Like…