Radon Journal
@radonjournal.bsky.social
Publisher of short prose & poetry relating to science fiction, anarchism, transhumanism, and cyberpunk dystopia. Pays semi-pro rates. Simultaneous Times partner. CLMP member. Like Black Mirror but more political.
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We're kicking off our story/poem spotlights with ABSOLUTION by Jared Chen-Wynn!
Eerie and haunting, just in time for Halloween.
If you could start over with a clean slate, would you also accept a clean brain?
Read it here: www.radonjournal.com/issue-11/abs...
Eerie and haunting, just in time for Halloween.
If you could start over with a clean slate, would you also accept a clean brain?
Read it here: www.radonjournal.com/issue-11/abs...
October 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
We're kicking off our story/poem spotlights with ABSOLUTION by Jared Chen-Wynn!
Eerie and haunting, just in time for Halloween.
If you could start over with a clean slate, would you also accept a clean brain?
Read it here: www.radonjournal.com/issue-11/abs...
Eerie and haunting, just in time for Halloween.
If you could start over with a clean slate, would you also accept a clean brain?
Read it here: www.radonjournal.com/issue-11/abs...
Some very scary, very Radon, and also very gay movie recs as Halloween approaches — as selected by our editors!
October 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Some very scary, very Radon, and also very gay movie recs as Halloween approaches — as selected by our editors!
▶️ INITIATING SEQUENCE:
Radon Journal, Issue 11
Check out the full slate of poems and fiction in our jam-packed fall issue.
Everything free to read below:
www.radonjournal.com/issue11
Radon Journal, Issue 11
Check out the full slate of poems and fiction in our jam-packed fall issue.
Everything free to read below:
www.radonjournal.com/issue11
October 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
▶️ INITIATING SEQUENCE:
Radon Journal, Issue 11
Check out the full slate of poems and fiction in our jam-packed fall issue.
Everything free to read below:
www.radonjournal.com/issue11
Radon Journal, Issue 11
Check out the full slate of poems and fiction in our jam-packed fall issue.
Everything free to read below:
www.radonjournal.com/issue11
Print copies of Issue 11 are appearing out in the wild
October 16, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Print copies of Issue 11 are appearing out in the wild
Have you seen how fucking cool our print front and back covers look, melded across the spine?
October 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Have you seen how fucking cool our print front and back covers look, melded across the spine?
Our latest issue is in print!
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In addition to the publisher link above, it's available on your preferred online book retailer worldwide
shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params...
In addition to the publisher link above, it's available on your preferred online book retailer worldwide
October 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Our latest issue is in print!
shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params...
In addition to the publisher link above, it's available on your preferred online book retailer worldwide
shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params...
In addition to the publisher link above, it's available on your preferred online book retailer worldwide
Issue 11 is live!
www.RadonJournal.com
This October issue features scifi body horror, AIs fighting to prevent execution, government-forced rebirth, underground rebellion, reclaiming your sexuality and name, critiques of Saudi Arabia, and much more.
www.RadonJournal.com
This October issue features scifi body horror, AIs fighting to prevent execution, government-forced rebirth, underground rebellion, reclaiming your sexuality and name, critiques of Saudi Arabia, and much more.
October 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Issue 11 is live!
www.RadonJournal.com
This October issue features scifi body horror, AIs fighting to prevent execution, government-forced rebirth, underground rebellion, reclaiming your sexuality and name, critiques of Saudi Arabia, and much more.
www.RadonJournal.com
This October issue features scifi body horror, AIs fighting to prevent execution, government-forced rebirth, underground rebellion, reclaiming your sexuality and name, critiques of Saudi Arabia, and much more.
Drumroll for our Best of the Net nominees
@virtualpowerpoet.bsky.social @andrewkozma.net @hollylynwalrath.bsky.social @fictionaljosh.bsky.social @thomasbehan.bsky.social @haywall.bsky.social
@virtualpowerpoet.bsky.social @andrewkozma.net @hollylynwalrath.bsky.social @fictionaljosh.bsky.social @thomasbehan.bsky.social @haywall.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Drumroll for our Best of the Net nominees
@virtualpowerpoet.bsky.social @andrewkozma.net @hollylynwalrath.bsky.social @fictionaljosh.bsky.social @thomasbehan.bsky.social @haywall.bsky.social
@virtualpowerpoet.bsky.social @andrewkozma.net @hollylynwalrath.bsky.social @fictionaljosh.bsky.social @thomasbehan.bsky.social @haywall.bsky.social
Issue 11 Infographic
Journal returned to normal submission numbers with about 1,430 split between fiction and poetry.
With 15 accepted poems and stories, we had about 1% acceptance rate.
For the first time, sci-fi and anarchist genres made up an equal number of published works.
Journal returned to normal submission numbers with about 1,430 split between fiction and poetry.
With 15 accepted poems and stories, we had about 1% acceptance rate.
For the first time, sci-fi and anarchist genres made up an equal number of published works.
September 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Issue 11 Infographic
Journal returned to normal submission numbers with about 1,430 split between fiction and poetry.
With 15 accepted poems and stories, we had about 1% acceptance rate.
For the first time, sci-fi and anarchist genres made up an equal number of published works.
Journal returned to normal submission numbers with about 1,430 split between fiction and poetry.
With 15 accepted poems and stories, we had about 1% acceptance rate.
For the first time, sci-fi and anarchist genres made up an equal number of published works.
Our final author reveal for Wednesday's Issue 11
We double-dip into the poetic mind of Mark Dimaisip, explore some wholesome space-love with
@marisca.bsky.social, and read an underground (literally) resistance battle with Bryn Farrar.
We double-dip into the poetic mind of Mark Dimaisip, explore some wholesome space-love with
@marisca.bsky.social, and read an underground (literally) resistance battle with Bryn Farrar.
September 28, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Our final author reveal for Wednesday's Issue 11
We double-dip into the poetic mind of Mark Dimaisip, explore some wholesome space-love with
@marisca.bsky.social, and read an underground (literally) resistance battle with Bryn Farrar.
We double-dip into the poetic mind of Mark Dimaisip, explore some wholesome space-love with
@marisca.bsky.social, and read an underground (literally) resistance battle with Bryn Farrar.
Issue 11 Author Reveal – Day 3
@jaredchenwynn.bsky.social, @miahomalley.bsky.social, Mark Wyatt, and Mark Dimaisip, bringing us some scifi body horror, gun violence, repression, revolution, and self-actualization
@jaredchenwynn.bsky.social, @miahomalley.bsky.social, Mark Wyatt, and Mark Dimaisip, bringing us some scifi body horror, gun violence, repression, revolution, and self-actualization
September 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Issue 11 Author Reveal – Day 3
@jaredchenwynn.bsky.social, @miahomalley.bsky.social, Mark Wyatt, and Mark Dimaisip, bringing us some scifi body horror, gun violence, repression, revolution, and self-actualization
@jaredchenwynn.bsky.social, @miahomalley.bsky.social, Mark Wyatt, and Mark Dimaisip, bringing us some scifi body horror, gun violence, repression, revolution, and self-actualization
Author Reveal Day 2!
September 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Author Reveal Day 2!
Day 1 of our author reveals for next week's Issue 11!
Check back each day to see which authors you'll be reading soon, and what tantalizing titles capture your attention.
@cpclemens.bsky.social
@mathockey.bsky.social
Full issue releases October 1
Check back each day to see which authors you'll be reading soon, and what tantalizing titles capture your attention.
@cpclemens.bsky.social
@mathockey.bsky.social
Full issue releases October 1
September 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Day 1 of our author reveals for next week's Issue 11!
Check back each day to see which authors you'll be reading soon, and what tantalizing titles capture your attention.
@cpclemens.bsky.social
@mathockey.bsky.social
Full issue releases October 1
Check back each day to see which authors you'll be reading soon, and what tantalizing titles capture your attention.
@cpclemens.bsky.social
@mathockey.bsky.social
Full issue releases October 1
Huge congratulations to Jean-Paul (@spacecowboybooks.bsky.social) not only for publishing the winning poem, but his third-place finish in @sfpoetry.bsky.social's prestigious Dwarf Stars award with his Radon Issue 6 scifaiku!
September 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Huge congratulations to Jean-Paul (@spacecowboybooks.bsky.social) not only for publishing the winning poem, but his third-place finish in @sfpoetry.bsky.social's prestigious Dwarf Stars award with his Radon Issue 6 scifaiku!
Click the art to view our full Issue 11 cover reveal!
Created by our Artist-in-Residence, Ninja Jo, we are excited to have this as our front cover for October 1's Issue.
Haunting, eye-catching (literally), and emotional, we hope it'll draw you in as much as it did us. #SciFi
Created by our Artist-in-Residence, Ninja Jo, we are excited to have this as our front cover for October 1's Issue.
Haunting, eye-catching (literally), and emotional, we hope it'll draw you in as much as it did us. #SciFi
September 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Click the art to view our full Issue 11 cover reveal!
Created by our Artist-in-Residence, Ninja Jo, we are excited to have this as our front cover for October 1's Issue.
Haunting, eye-catching (literally), and emotional, we hope it'll draw you in as much as it did us. #SciFi
Created by our Artist-in-Residence, Ninja Jo, we are excited to have this as our front cover for October 1's Issue.
Haunting, eye-catching (literally), and emotional, we hope it'll draw you in as much as it did us. #SciFi
It's important to have a balanced SFF reading diet.
@heartlines-spec.com and Radon, when consumed together, will give you the full breadth of emotion each day
@heartlines-spec.com and Radon, when consumed together, will give you the full breadth of emotion each day
August 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
It's important to have a balanced SFF reading diet.
@heartlines-spec.com and Radon, when consumed together, will give you the full breadth of emotion each day
@heartlines-spec.com and Radon, when consumed together, will give you the full breadth of emotion each day
Grab your Radon bookmarks at Seattle Worldcon! Our editor, Maya, has them on hand and is at large at the convention. You can likely find her near the Locus table area. #Worldcon
These have in bold letters "THIS BOOKMARK KILLS FASCISTS"
These have in bold letters "THIS BOOKMARK KILLS FASCISTS"
August 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Grab your Radon bookmarks at Seattle Worldcon! Our editor, Maya, has them on hand and is at large at the convention. You can likely find her near the Locus table area. #Worldcon
These have in bold letters "THIS BOOKMARK KILLS FASCISTS"
These have in bold letters "THIS BOOKMARK KILLS FASCISTS"
An excerpt from our recent interview with @cultureworrier.bsky.social , where we discuss anthropology, his unintentionally anarchist writing process, and his upcoming sci-fi story about the Ben Franklin Bridge. An absolute gem that you don't want to miss!
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July 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
An excerpt from our recent interview with @cultureworrier.bsky.social , where we discuss anthropology, his unintentionally anarchist writing process, and his upcoming sci-fi story about the Ben Franklin Bridge. An absolute gem that you don't want to miss!
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The third year in a row that we've had the pleasure of conversing with the lovely @slashnburnett.bsky.social ! This year, we dove into the importance of titles, environmental indulgences, and the planet eating everyone. It's a good one!
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July 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The third year in a row that we've had the pleasure of conversing with the lovely @slashnburnett.bsky.social ! This year, we dove into the importance of titles, environmental indulgences, and the planet eating everyone. It's a good one!
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A lyrical vision of a drowned world and the resilient hope that rises from it. “Mend Your Broken Bow and Aim It at the Sky” by Steve Wheat can be found in Radon’s Issue 10 now.
Find Issue 10 on our website where you can also buy a print copy—link in bio.
@virtualpowerpoet.bsky.social
Find Issue 10 on our website where you can also buy a print copy—link in bio.
@virtualpowerpoet.bsky.social
July 15, 2025 at 11:13 PM
A lyrical vision of a drowned world and the resilient hope that rises from it. “Mend Your Broken Bow and Aim It at the Sky” by Steve Wheat can be found in Radon’s Issue 10 now.
Find Issue 10 on our website where you can also buy a print copy—link in bio.
@virtualpowerpoet.bsky.social
Find Issue 10 on our website where you can also buy a print copy—link in bio.
@virtualpowerpoet.bsky.social
A surreal meditation on grief, identity, and what it means to be cared for. Rebecca O’Bern’s “Mannequin Mom” blurs the line between healing and erasure. Read it now in Radon’s Issue 10.
Find it on our website, where you can also purchase a hard copy - link in bio.
Find it on our website, where you can also purchase a hard copy - link in bio.
July 12, 2025 at 2:02 AM
A surreal meditation on grief, identity, and what it means to be cared for. Rebecca O’Bern’s “Mannequin Mom” blurs the line between healing and erasure. Read it now in Radon’s Issue 10.
Find it on our website, where you can also purchase a hard copy - link in bio.
Find it on our website, where you can also purchase a hard copy - link in bio.
Excited to begin sharing Issue 10 interviews with you all. Our authors are unbelievably insightful. This week, we connected with @thomasbehan.bsky.social to discuss morally complicated characters, the novel he's working on, and the case for responsible optimism.
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July 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Excited to begin sharing Issue 10 interviews with you all. Our authors are unbelievably insightful. This week, we connected with @thomasbehan.bsky.social to discuss morally complicated characters, the novel he's working on, and the case for responsible optimism.
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A tender, twisted story about loyalty, grief, and the strange things that we choose to love. Hayden Waller’s “Cinnamon” asks what it means to care for something that the world wants to destroy. Read it now in Radon’s Issue 10.
@haywall.bsky.social
@haywall.bsky.social
July 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
A tender, twisted story about loyalty, grief, and the strange things that we choose to love. Hayden Waller’s “Cinnamon” asks what it means to care for something that the world wants to destroy. Read it now in Radon’s Issue 10.
@haywall.bsky.social
@haywall.bsky.social
A desperate search for peace in a world that won’t stop watching. You can read Mercury Sunderland’s “The Palms of My Hands Are Covered in Eyes” in Radon’s Issue 10!
Find it on our website where you can also purchase a hard copy — link in bio.
Find it on our website where you can also purchase a hard copy — link in bio.
July 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
A desperate search for peace in a world that won’t stop watching. You can read Mercury Sunderland’s “The Palms of My Hands Are Covered in Eyes” in Radon’s Issue 10!
Find it on our website where you can also purchase a hard copy — link in bio.
Find it on our website where you can also purchase a hard copy — link in bio.
When compassion collides with desperation. What’s the cost of playing God? Read “Terminal Lucidity” by Julian Quaglia in Radon’s Issue 10!
Find it on our website where you can also purchase a hard copy — link in bio.
Find it on our website where you can also purchase a hard copy — link in bio.
July 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
When compassion collides with desperation. What’s the cost of playing God? Read “Terminal Lucidity” by Julian Quaglia in Radon’s Issue 10!
Find it on our website where you can also purchase a hard copy — link in bio.
Find it on our website where you can also purchase a hard copy — link in bio.