𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗵𝘂𝗮 𝗗. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻
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『 Author | Narrative Designer & Game Writer | Lyricist | Journalist | Retrofuturist | Eldritch Slayer 』
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https://linktr.ee/joshuadmartin
Write for readers like you. Don't write for an award.
(But those are a bonus).
(But those are a bonus).
Reading over 6,000 short stories taught me this: many writers are trying to impress editors. The best ones are trying to entertain readers. Huge difference.
December 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Write for readers like you. Don't write for an award.
(But those are a bonus).
(But those are a bonus).
Shout out what you're most proud of this year! Go ahead, you deserve it for writing and getting published. Heck, represent your favorite short story. They deserve it, too.
Now feels like a good time to remind folks you can submit your most surreal, magical, strange, or weird stories for our inaugural edition of The Foofs (awards and anthology) https://foofaraw.press/the-foofs-2025/
The Foofs (2025)
an award "show" for the weird and the wonderful
foofaraw.press
December 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Shout out what you're most proud of this year! Go ahead, you deserve it for writing and getting published. Heck, represent your favorite short story. They deserve it, too.
Me hyper analyzing the story I almost forgot about that was accepted by a lit mag to find out what the hell I did write this time:
December 8, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Me hyper analyzing the story I almost forgot about that was accepted by a lit mag to find out what the hell I did write this time:
I wrote a sample selection of my favorite mags and novella presses just in case you need low commitment reads.
If you're looking for something to read without a long commitment, try some speculative fiction lit mags on for size.
5 literary magazines for sci-fi and fantasy readers
There are two main types of readers: those who read so voraciously that there aren't enough stories to keep them satiated. Then there are the readers who feel t
winteriscoming.net
December 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I wrote a sample selection of my favorite mags and novella presses just in case you need low commitment reads.
I'm not the only one who recycles their high quality cardboard and aesthetically pleasing clothing tags as bookmarks, right?
December 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I'm not the only one who recycles their high quality cardboard and aesthetically pleasing clothing tags as bookmarks, right?
The most cruel thing an artist can do is make an interlude that's the most fire beat in the album and it's only 1:30s
December 1, 2025 at 7:07 AM
The most cruel thing an artist can do is make an interlude that's the most fire beat in the album and it's only 1:30s
The S&S stories in #writingbattle that got stuck with modern prompts
November 28, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The S&S stories in #writingbattle that got stuck with modern prompts
Yeah, now they're one of my favorite lit mags.
November 24, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Yeah, now they're one of my favorite lit mags.
I don't know if I'm ready to see the sights they have to show me 😦
Nonetheless, I'm very excited.
winteriscoming.net/clive-barker...
Nonetheless, I'm very excited.
winteriscoming.net/clive-barker...
Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival gameplay trailer bleeds pain and pleasure
Saber Interactive, the developers of Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2, have finally released a haunting vision into the gameplay of their upcoming action survival
winteriscoming.net
November 24, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I don't know if I'm ready to see the sights they have to show me 😦
Nonetheless, I'm very excited.
winteriscoming.net/clive-barker...
Nonetheless, I'm very excited.
winteriscoming.net/clive-barker...
Though I remain in the longlist, it's an honor to share the same space with these talented writers and their awesome stories.
My first time as a finalist, too!
@foofarawpress.bsky.social Fun contest! The lore and characters I came up with will grow, thx for the inspo.
(I wrote The Momentonomicon)
My first time as a finalist, too!
@foofarawpress.bsky.social Fun contest! The lore and characters I came up with will grow, thx for the inspo.
(I wrote The Momentonomicon)
November 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Though I remain in the longlist, it's an honor to share the same space with these talented writers and their awesome stories.
My first time as a finalist, too!
@foofarawpress.bsky.social Fun contest! The lore and characters I came up with will grow, thx for the inspo.
(I wrote The Momentonomicon)
My first time as a finalist, too!
@foofarawpress.bsky.social Fun contest! The lore and characters I came up with will grow, thx for the inspo.
(I wrote The Momentonomicon)
Currently reading this (taking my sweet time savoring) and I may have to get a physical copy for my shelf. The weird mystery is superb.
My sample copy of the special edition hardcover finally arrived! Here it is next to the paperback with the dusty plum jacket and the wordless art on the cover. We have nine left! https://foofaraw.metalabel.com/the-bodies-parish?variantId=3
November 12, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Currently reading this (taking my sweet time savoring) and I may have to get a physical copy for my shelf. The weird mystery is superb.
I'll never forget when Grammarly tried to autocorrect me on "loctician" to "hair dresser."
November 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I'll never forget when Grammarly tried to autocorrect me on "loctician" to "hair dresser."
A nice (healthy) twist on the "life path" coming-of-age ceremony often seen in fantasy and dystopian sci-fi.
The Calling by Larina Warnock https://foofaraw.press/the-calling/
November 7, 2025 at 5:17 AM
A nice (healthy) twist on the "life path" coming-of-age ceremony often seen in fantasy and dystopian sci-fi.
Reposted by 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗵𝘂𝗮 𝗗. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻
The Bodies by D.H. Parish https://foofaraw.press/the-bodies-by-d-h-parish/
The Bodies by D.H. Parish
a 46-page print novella
foofaraw.press
October 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The Bodies by D.H. Parish https://foofaraw.press/the-bodies-by-d-h-parish/
Reposted by 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗵𝘂𝗮 𝗗. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻
Just a reminder, if you have any weird and wonderful stories published this year, you should nominate your favorite/best for our inaugural edition of The Foofs and be part of Best of Weird Fiction anthology! https://airtable.com/appeNKn521Vil6qMh/pag7WpPur6ICq0uvE/form
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October 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Just a reminder, if you have any weird and wonderful stories published this year, you should nominate your favorite/best for our inaugural edition of The Foofs and be part of Best of Weird Fiction anthology! https://airtable.com/appeNKn521Vil6qMh/pag7WpPur6ICq0uvE/form
Do you know of any other ancient eldritch giga-corporations in dark fantasy?
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#eldritchhorror #dystopia #darkfantasy #grimdark #worldbuilding #darkscifi #manga
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#eldritchhorror #dystopia #darkfantasy #grimdark #worldbuilding #darkscifi #manga
March 17, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Do you know of any other ancient eldritch giga-corporations in dark fantasy?
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#eldritchhorror #dystopia #darkfantasy #grimdark #worldbuilding #darkscifi #manga
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#eldritchhorror #dystopia #darkfantasy #grimdark #worldbuilding #darkscifi #manga
Fuck, you made me wanna read this so bad.
The doom metal of grimdark fantasy, a symphony of sludgy down-tuned prose that plumbs the greatest depths of human grief and suffering while somehow finding hope within a universe of chaos and decay.
Read @drjohnmauro.bsky.social ’s full review below!
Read @drjohnmauro.bsky.social ’s full review below!
March 16, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Fuck, you made me wanna read this so bad.
"You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?"
Dandadan | I'll be saved (probably), but at the cost of my normal life. The supernatural and the occult will never let go of me.
Dandadan | I'll be saved (probably), but at the cost of my normal life. The supernatural and the occult will never let go of me.
January 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
"You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?"
Dandadan | I'll be saved (probably), but at the cost of my normal life. The supernatural and the occult will never let go of me.
Dandadan | I'll be saved (probably), but at the cost of my normal life. The supernatural and the occult will never let go of me.
God I love this movie. I don't care if you judge me.
Post a movie gif from the year you were born.
Post a movie gif from the year you were born.
November 24, 2024 at 8:19 PM
God I love this movie. I don't care if you judge me.
Post a movie gif from the year you were born.
Post a movie gif from the year you were born.
Ah, that sounds nice.
My "dream life" is writing a bunch of short stories that I could work into making into either video games or a short comic book run (to both help get folks getting into those spaces in and to get into those fields myself).
And then being able to focus on farming for like a year
And then being able to focus on farming for like a year
October 18, 2024 at 5:50 AM
Ah, that sounds nice.
