#Rec #FicRec #StoryRec
Here With You by acernor
ao3.org/works/62283863
➜ original fic; Virgin General Suspicious of Romantic Overtures/Playboy Foreign Ally Who's Very Into Him; arranged marriage
➜ a great time! the character dynamics, worldbuilding, backstory, community- many good things
➜ 42k
Here With You by acernor
ao3.org/works/62283863
➜ original fic; Virgin General Suspicious of Romantic Overtures/Playboy Foreign Ally Who's Very Into Him; arranged marriage
➜ a great time! the character dynamics, worldbuilding, backstory, community- many good things
➜ 42k
archiveofourown.org
April 20, 2025 at 1:41 AM
#Rec #FicRec #StoryRec
Here With You by acernor
ao3.org/works/62283863
➜ original fic; Virgin General Suspicious of Romantic Overtures/Playboy Foreign Ally Who's Very Into Him; arranged marriage
➜ a great time! the character dynamics, worldbuilding, backstory, community- many good things
➜ 42k
Here With You by acernor
ao3.org/works/62283863
➜ original fic; Virgin General Suspicious of Romantic Overtures/Playboy Foreign Ally Who's Very Into Him; arranged marriage
➜ a great time! the character dynamics, worldbuilding, backstory, community- many good things
➜ 42k
There was such delicious tension in this-beautiful language, painful perfect human emotion in what some would call a monster, but I loved it ❤️ #storyrec
We're hitting the road for the seven hour drive to Halifax, Nova Scotia for TriCon! In the meantime, enjoy our latest Free Fiction Friday, a dark look at what it means when our bodies are not our own to control. "The Physics of a Gunshot," by Chris Barnham.
magazine.trollbreath.com/the-physics-...
magazine.trollbreath.com/the-physics-...
The Physics of a Gunshot - Trollbreath Magazine
The Physics of a Gunshot
magazine.trollbreath.com
May 15, 2026 at 4:29 PM
There was such delicious tension in this-beautiful language, painful perfect human emotion in what some would call a monster, but I loved it ❤️ #storyrec
I was so happy to read David R. Hoffman's "Boys of the Fellwood" on the @apexmag.bsky.social Patreon this morning. If you're a member, I highly encourage checking it out. I was spellbound by the story, the dark beauty, and the sad mysterious air. So so much love ❤️ #storyrec
May 20, 2026 at 12:41 PM
I was so happy to read David R. Hoffman's "Boys of the Fellwood" on the @apexmag.bsky.social Patreon this morning. If you're a member, I highly encourage checking it out. I was spellbound by the story, the dark beauty, and the sad mysterious air. So so much love ❤️ #storyrec
Here, have some assorted fun #animalfacts and some mostly fairly upsetting great short stories - todaythings.substack.com/p/fun-biolog...
#storyrec #booksky #recommendation #literature #snakes #octopus #inverts #marinebiology
#storyrec #booksky #recommendation #literature #snakes #octopus #inverts #marinebiology
fun biology facts + upsetting short story recs
(two great tastes that taste great together?)
todaythings.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Here, have some assorted fun #animalfacts and some mostly fairly upsetting great short stories - todaythings.substack.com/p/fun-biolog...
#storyrec #booksky #recommendation #literature #snakes #octopus #inverts #marinebiology
#storyrec #booksky #recommendation #literature #snakes #octopus #inverts #marinebiology
Today’s Featured #Indie #Story: The Witch Bottle bySean McLachlan (Rootless Explorer)
Funny and weird in the best way!
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1098...
#amreading #indieauthor #writingcommunity #storyrec #recommendation
Funny and weird in the best way!
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1098...
#amreading #indieauthor #writingcommunity #storyrec #recommendation
The Witch Bottle
A short story inspired by a real folk magic practice in the British Isles.
www.royalroad.com
June 2, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Today’s Featured #Indie #Story: The Witch Bottle bySean McLachlan (Rootless Explorer)
Funny and weird in the best way!
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1098...
#amreading #indieauthor #writingcommunity #storyrec #recommendation
Funny and weird in the best way!
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1098...
#amreading #indieauthor #writingcommunity #storyrec #recommendation
due to a friend's interest, I've put together a rec post of female-focused #SFF short stories from the last 5 years that are interested in human connection and/or material culture, and usually have a hopeful mood.
you can find them here! sophia-sol.dreamwidth.org/475548.html
#Rec #StoryRec
due to a friend's interest, I've put together a rec post of female-focused #SFF short stories from the last 5 years that are interested in human connection and/or material culture, and usually have a hopeful mood.
you can find them here! sophia-sol.dreamwidth.org/475548.html
#Rec #StoryRec
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sophia-sol.dreamwidth.org
December 11, 2024 at 8:33 PM
due to a friend's interest, I've put together a rec post of female-focused #SFF short stories from the last 5 years that are interested in human connection and/or material culture, and usually have a hopeful mood.
you can find them here! sophia-sol.dreamwidth.org/475548.html
#Rec #StoryRec
due to a friend's interest, I've put together a rec post of female-focused #SFF short stories from the last 5 years that are interested in human connection and/or material culture, and usually have a hopeful mood.
you can find them here! sophia-sol.dreamwidth.org/475548.html
#Rec #StoryRec
#Rec #StoryRec #ShortStory
Numismatic Archetypes in the Year of Five Regents, by by Louis Inglis Hall
clarkesworldmagazine.com/hall_02_25/
➜ SFF short story telling of a year of political upheaval through the eyes of someone who works in the minting of coins
[1/2]
Numismatic Archetypes in the Year of Five Regents, by by Louis Inglis Hall
clarkesworldmagazine.com/hall_02_25/
➜ SFF short story telling of a year of political upheaval through the eyes of someone who works in the minting of coins
[1/2]
Clarkesworld Magazine - Science Fiction & Fantasy
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast. This page: Numismatic Archetypes in the Year of Five Regents by Louis Inglis Hall
clarkesworldmagazine.com
March 4, 2025 at 1:03 AM
#Rec #StoryRec #ShortStory
Numismatic Archetypes in the Year of Five Regents, by by Louis Inglis Hall
clarkesworldmagazine.com/hall_02_25/
➜ SFF short story telling of a year of political upheaval through the eyes of someone who works in the minting of coins
[1/2]
Numismatic Archetypes in the Year of Five Regents, by by Louis Inglis Hall
clarkesworldmagazine.com/hall_02_25/
➜ SFF short story telling of a year of political upheaval through the eyes of someone who works in the minting of coins
[1/2]
#Rec #StoryRec #ShortStory
If an Algorithm Can Cast a Shadow, by Claire Jia-Wen
clarkesworldmagazine.com/jia-wen_06_25/
➜ near-future scifi short story about a woman whose teenage son dies, and who buys a copy of her son's Digital Double to try to make sense of what happened
➜ 5k words
If an Algorithm Can Cast a Shadow, by Claire Jia-Wen
clarkesworldmagazine.com/jia-wen_06_25/
➜ near-future scifi short story about a woman whose teenage son dies, and who buys a copy of her son's Digital Double to try to make sense of what happened
➜ 5k words
If an Algorithm Can Cast a Shadow by Claire Jia-Wen
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
clarkesworldmagazine.com
June 25, 2025 at 3:21 AM
#Rec #StoryRec #ShortStory
If an Algorithm Can Cast a Shadow, by Claire Jia-Wen
clarkesworldmagazine.com/jia-wen_06_25/
➜ near-future scifi short story about a woman whose teenage son dies, and who buys a copy of her son's Digital Double to try to make sense of what happened
➜ 5k words
If an Algorithm Can Cast a Shadow, by Claire Jia-Wen
clarkesworldmagazine.com/jia-wen_06_25/
➜ near-future scifi short story about a woman whose teenage son dies, and who buys a copy of her son's Digital Double to try to make sense of what happened
➜ 5k words
#Rec #StoryRec #ShortStory
Five Things You Can See, by Nadia Radovich
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...
➜ short story about time travel and family and trauma and the impending doom of an apocalyptic future
[1/2]
Five Things You Can See, by Nadia Radovich
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...
➜ short story about time travel and family and trauma and the impending doom of an apocalyptic future
[1/2]
Five Things You Can See
You saw her for the first time at your front door, like she wanted to sell you something or convert you. She had light hair and dark eyes, and she was wearing fatigues, which was the only way you k…
strangehorizons.com
June 28, 2025 at 1:57 AM
#Rec #StoryRec #ShortStory
Five Things You Can See, by Nadia Radovich
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...
➜ short story about time travel and family and trauma and the impending doom of an apocalyptic future
[1/2]
Five Things You Can See, by Nadia Radovich
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...
➜ short story about time travel and family and trauma and the impending doom of an apocalyptic future
[1/2]
Sometimes you see a thing that just needs to be shared: archiveofourown.org/works/73396436
As described: "Isaac Chotiner interviews the guy who runs the lottery in Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" "
I don't know who asked for this for Yuletide but you are brilliant whoever you are.
#storyrec
As described: "Isaac Chotiner interviews the guy who runs the lottery in Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" "
I don't know who asked for this for Yuletide but you are brilliant whoever you are.
#storyrec
Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death - Anonymous - The Lottery - Shirley Jackson [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
December 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Sometimes you see a thing that just needs to be shared: archiveofourown.org/works/73396436
As described: "Isaac Chotiner interviews the guy who runs the lottery in Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" "
I don't know who asked for this for Yuletide but you are brilliant whoever you are.
#storyrec
As described: "Isaac Chotiner interviews the guy who runs the lottery in Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" "
I don't know who asked for this for Yuletide but you are brilliant whoever you are.
#storyrec
#Rec #StoryRec #Novelette
The Name Ziya, by Wen-yi Lee
reactormag.com/the-name-ziy...
➜ fantasy novelette about a young woman (Ziya) from the edge of empire
➜ when Ziya is offered a chance to attend a prestigious university in the heart of empire, what is she willing to sacrifice for it?
[1/3]
The Name Ziya, by Wen-yi Lee
reactormag.com/the-name-ziy...
➜ fantasy novelette about a young woman (Ziya) from the edge of empire
➜ when Ziya is offered a chance to attend a prestigious university in the heart of empire, what is she willing to sacrifice for it?
[1/3]
The Name Ziya - Reactor
A girl reckons with what she must lose--and who she has become--in order to be accepted at the empire's most prestigious university.
reactormag.com
June 30, 2025 at 2:45 AM
#Rec #StoryRec #Novelette
The Name Ziya, by Wen-yi Lee
reactormag.com/the-name-ziy...
➜ fantasy novelette about a young woman (Ziya) from the edge of empire
➜ when Ziya is offered a chance to attend a prestigious university in the heart of empire, what is she willing to sacrifice for it?
[1/3]
The Name Ziya, by Wen-yi Lee
reactormag.com/the-name-ziy...
➜ fantasy novelette about a young woman (Ziya) from the edge of empire
➜ when Ziya is offered a chance to attend a prestigious university in the heart of empire, what is she willing to sacrifice for it?
[1/3]
#Rec #StoryRec #ShortStory
The Gulmohar of Mehranpur, by Amal Singh
reactormag.com/the-gulmohar...
➜ The Nawab of a small district in India is old, his favourite tree is dying, his district ailing. Then a man arrives who says he can cook a dish that will provide eternal youth.
[1/2]
The Gulmohar of Mehranpur, by Amal Singh
reactormag.com/the-gulmohar...
➜ The Nawab of a small district in India is old, his favourite tree is dying, his district ailing. Then a man arrives who says he can cook a dish that will provide eternal youth.
[1/2]
The Gulmohar of Mehranpur - Reactor
In the small city of Mehranpur, the Nawab suspects there may be a connection between the slow wasting of a beloved tree and the fate of the city itself.
reactormag.com
June 26, 2025 at 2:59 AM
#Rec #StoryRec #ShortStory
The Gulmohar of Mehranpur, by Amal Singh
reactormag.com/the-gulmohar...
➜ The Nawab of a small district in India is old, his favourite tree is dying, his district ailing. Then a man arrives who says he can cook a dish that will provide eternal youth.
[1/2]
The Gulmohar of Mehranpur, by Amal Singh
reactormag.com/the-gulmohar...
➜ The Nawab of a small district in India is old, his favourite tree is dying, his district ailing. Then a man arrives who says he can cook a dish that will provide eternal youth.
[1/2]
The second book of the 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝒀𝒐𝒓𝒌 series works because Ciara carries it with strength. Dylan adds warmth and Ciarán brings heart that ties it all together. #booksky📚💙🌶 #readerchoice #storyrec #bookview
December 1, 2025 at 3:14 AM
The second book of the 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝒀𝒐𝒓𝒌 series works because Ciara carries it with strength. Dylan adds warmth and Ciarán brings heart that ties it all together. #booksky📚💙🌶 #readerchoice #storyrec #bookview
Suggest me a book based on my last five five star reads
https://www.booksns.com/116602/
The last five books I gave five stars on Goodreads were: Demon Copperhead, the Bear and the Nightingale (applies to the whole series), On the Jellicoe Road, Knock Knock Open Wide and The Lost Story Rec me …
https://www.booksns.com/116602/
The last five books I gave five stars on Goodreads were: Demon Copperhead, the Bear and the Nightingale (applies to the whole series), On the Jellicoe Road, Knock Knock Open Wide and The Lost Story Rec me …
Suggest me a book based on my last five five star reads
The last five books I gave five stars on Goodreads were: Demon Copperhead, the Bear and the Nightingale (applies to the whole series), On the Jellicoe Road, Knock Knock Open Wide and The Lost StoryRec me what you think I'd like based on the aboveby 7deadlycinderella
www.booksns.com
February 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Suggest me a book based on my last five five star reads
https://www.booksns.com/116602/
The last five books I gave five stars on Goodreads were: Demon Copperhead, the Bear and the Nightingale (applies to the whole series), On the Jellicoe Road, Knock Knock Open Wide and The Lost Story Rec me …
https://www.booksns.com/116602/
The last five books I gave five stars on Goodreads were: Demon Copperhead, the Bear and the Nightingale (applies to the whole series), On the Jellicoe Road, Knock Knock Open Wide and The Lost Story Rec me …
This gave me chills like woah, and so glad I came across it. Great piece with some gore called "Squatters" by Devin James Leonard that's totally worth reading. You feel for the guy just enough, but not too much for his character not to feel genuine. #storyrec
horrificscribblings.com/squatters/
horrificscribblings.com/squatters/
Squatters
Strapped for cash, Ken Duffy takes a job removing squatters from a friend’s building... but the squatters aren’t exactly human.
horrificscribblings.com
May 13, 2026 at 1:26 AM
This gave me chills like woah, and so glad I came across it. Great piece with some gore called "Squatters" by Devin James Leonard that's totally worth reading. You feel for the guy just enough, but not too much for his character not to feel genuine. #storyrec
horrificscribblings.com/squatters/
horrificscribblings.com/squatters/
February 19, 2025 at 2:41 AM
#Rec #StoryRec #Novelette
His Greatest Adversary Yet, by architeuthis
ao3.org/works/29080227
➜ original m/m novelette about a guy who got into supervillainy as a post-retirement hobby
[1/3]
His Greatest Adversary Yet, by architeuthis
ao3.org/works/29080227
➜ original m/m novelette about a guy who got into supervillainy as a post-retirement hobby
[1/3]
His Greatest Adversary Yet - architeuthis - Original Work [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
July 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
#Rec #StoryRec #Novelette
His Greatest Adversary Yet, by architeuthis
ao3.org/works/29080227
➜ original m/m novelette about a guy who got into supervillainy as a post-retirement hobby
[1/3]
His Greatest Adversary Yet, by architeuthis
ao3.org/works/29080227
➜ original m/m novelette about a guy who got into supervillainy as a post-retirement hobby
[1/3]
#Rec #StoryRec #ShortStory
When the Faerie King Toured the Human Realm, by Vanessa Fogg
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/when...
➜ a lovely and evocative fantasy short story with great use of pov
➜ a delicate balance of mysteriousness and of details to bring the story and world to life
➜ 3k
When the Faerie King Toured the Human Realm, by Vanessa Fogg
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/when...
➜ a lovely and evocative fantasy short story with great use of pov
➜ a delicate balance of mysteriousness and of details to bring the story and world to life
➜ 3k
When the Faerie King Toured the Human Realm - Lightspeed Magazine
When the Faerie King takes his tour of the human realm, he becomes---of course---a viral hit. The first posts and videos stream out from Shanghai, just after the New Year. He’s seen waiting patiently ...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com
June 17, 2025 at 12:47 PM
#Rec #StoryRec #ShortStory
When the Faerie King Toured the Human Realm, by Vanessa Fogg
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/when...
➜ a lovely and evocative fantasy short story with great use of pov
➜ a delicate balance of mysteriousness and of details to bring the story and world to life
➜ 3k
When the Faerie King Toured the Human Realm, by Vanessa Fogg
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/when...
➜ a lovely and evocative fantasy short story with great use of pov
➜ a delicate balance of mysteriousness and of details to bring the story and world to life
➜ 3k
#Rec #StoryRec #ShortStory
Murder in the Clavist Autonomous Zone, by Rich Larson
strangehorizons.com/fiction/murd...
➜ a short story about a dystopian future, a murder investigation, community, and someone who's trying to leave the only home she's ever known
[1/2]
Murder in the Clavist Autonomous Zone, by Rich Larson
strangehorizons.com/fiction/murd...
➜ a short story about a dystopian future, a murder investigation, community, and someone who's trying to leave the only home she's ever known
[1/2]
Murder in the Clavist Autonomous Zone
Nadjea always knew her last night in the Clave would get wild: they’re the only sector of the city where drink and drug and dance are unrestricted, and since one of the main Clavist tenets is the p…
strangehorizons.com
March 4, 2025 at 1:41 AM
#Rec #StoryRec #ShortStory
Murder in the Clavist Autonomous Zone, by Rich Larson
strangehorizons.com/fiction/murd...
➜ a short story about a dystopian future, a murder investigation, community, and someone who's trying to leave the only home she's ever known
[1/2]
Murder in the Clavist Autonomous Zone, by Rich Larson
strangehorizons.com/fiction/murd...
➜ a short story about a dystopian future, a murder investigation, community, and someone who's trying to leave the only home she's ever known
[1/2]
A Heap of Petrified Gods, by Adelehin Ijasan
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/a-he...
➜ a short story about a Nigerian immigrating overseas, and what must be given up to do so
➜ a very unsubtle story, but effective
➜ 1.5k words in length
#Rec #StoryRec #ShortStory
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/a-he...
➜ a short story about a Nigerian immigrating overseas, and what must be given up to do so
➜ a very unsubtle story, but effective
➜ 1.5k words in length
#Rec #StoryRec #ShortStory
A Heap of Petrified Gods - Lightspeed Magazine
It was a different kind of migration when our parents moved to Lagos; Dad, a young accountant, had got a job at the federal secretariat, and Mum, a teacher, lugging three boys aged one, three, and fiv...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com
January 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
A Heap of Petrified Gods, by Adelehin Ijasan
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/a-he...
➜ a short story about a Nigerian immigrating overseas, and what must be given up to do so
➜ a very unsubtle story, but effective
➜ 1.5k words in length
#Rec #StoryRec #ShortStory
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/a-he...
➜ a short story about a Nigerian immigrating overseas, and what must be given up to do so
➜ a very unsubtle story, but effective
➜ 1.5k words in length
#Rec #StoryRec #ShortStory
#Rec #StoryRec #ShortStory
The Golden Tooth: A Solo Show by Orion Cabrera
by William Alexander
➤ an sff short story written as the script for an experimental theatre piece
➤ about the mythologising of history, the "discovery" of the americas by columbus, the power of theatre, and ghosts
The Golden Tooth: A Solo Show by Orion Cabrera
by William Alexander
➤ an sff short story written as the script for an experimental theatre piece
➤ about the mythologising of history, the "discovery" of the americas by columbus, the power of theatre, and ghosts
November 22, 2024 at 2:27 AM
#Rec #StoryRec #ShortStory
The Golden Tooth: A Solo Show by Orion Cabrera
by William Alexander
➤ an sff short story written as the script for an experimental theatre piece
➤ about the mythologising of history, the "discovery" of the americas by columbus, the power of theatre, and ghosts
The Golden Tooth: A Solo Show by Orion Cabrera
by William Alexander
➤ an sff short story written as the script for an experimental theatre piece
➤ about the mythologising of history, the "discovery" of the americas by columbus, the power of theatre, and ghosts