The books I remember most aren't always the cleanest.
They're the ones that took risks.
The ones that showed me something true.
The ones that let things get weird.
As both a writer and an editor, I think a little strangeness is healthy.
Perfectly polished stories fade.
Stories with teeth leave marks
If youβre new here and wondering if I have another story you can read, I am VERY proud of this one.
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it's here - my poem is now free to read in Nightmare (!!!) a dream come true for me, truly.
consumed is a little bit of trans cannibalism, gender dysphoria, and bad feelings wrapped up in one small package.
"I dwell on the consequences:
what if after she eats the bad,
there is nothing left?"
You never know what you'll discover in the forest...or what will discover you π¦ποΈπ¦ββ¬
Experience a surreal new fairytale brimming with strange sisters, trickster spirits, and a primeval forest that never lets you go ππ² the full cover of THEY CALL THE PLACE WILD by @raemariz.bsky.social drops tomorrow!
Pulling this out again for Pride ππ
Though Iβm demisexual, Iβm conventionalβ enough in presentation that Iβve overlooked anything beyond my understanding.
I know Iβm not the only one.
Shout out to my hypersexual demisexual friends in particular this Pride. Letβs see more visibility π³οΈβππ
Kala Godin
"A Hole Cut in the Wall of the World" is in this-- it's another of my Salish Sea stories, from my 2025 collection THE OTHER SHORE. The story is creepy and allowed me to write scraps of modernist poetry, which I loved. And how cool is it that we have a Year's Best Ecofiction?
A queer couple escapes persecution by buying a home in an almost identical dimension.
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I have just received my first wishlist submission and it is Every Single Bit as wonderful as I knew it could be.
This morning has me kicking my feet like a giddy school girl!
Do you want to send me my second wishlist sub? Guidelines are below: www.scyllapublishing.com/anthology
I'm five stories into "OmnibOz - Tales from the Land of Oz" from @starsandsabers.bsky.social and loving it.
Great stories by great authors exploring Oz. This is not a book aimed at children.
www.starsandsabers.com/books/omnibo...
