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For #TFOTSnip word for the day: “Advertising”

Here's a snip from a cozy horror “The Nauticals” that was recently published:

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Just then, they are distracted by an advertisement on the television — Narrator with an upbeat and bubbly voice "Are you ready to meet the things that go bump in the night? To gaze into the heart of the storm and find a new best friend waiting just beyond the spray? This October, from the deepest bogs and the darkest seas, a new family is born!"
August 27, 2026 at 12:06 PM
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Received my Author's copy of Cosmic Consequences

(A whump anthology, based in space)

It releases on 31st August and can be ordered: books2read.com/cosmicconseq...

(How cool is it to have two stories in print in one month, both set in space)

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a diptych, showing a book cover, which has a broken space helmet. title: cosmic consequences. and A space Anthology. 2nd part shows the story title and my name The Specimen Dr. Suvajeet Duttagupta
August 25, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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Been a while #WIPSnips friends, eh?

Looking through my notes app, I've used “horizon” in a whole lot of stories.

Here's a screengrab from a sci-fi flash fiction, still looking for a home.

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Surya tightened his backpack strap and took a step forward. Then, the universe broke. It happened at the exact moment of dawn. The sun began to crest the eastern horizon, perfectly aligning with the setting moon.
August 14, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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New Patreon post! with life updates, links to books (and discounts)

patreon.lucidillusions.in/posts/flash-...

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Flash Fiction Friday: Were the rabbit at? | Lucid Illusions | Dr. Suvajeet Duttagupta
The twitching of my nose wasn’t for clover or the dusty remains of a dried apricot tonight; it was for the salt-and-copper perfume of the Ta
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July 31, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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Hallowed Be Thy Beans is now live on #FictionOnTheWeb, and it's a perfect read while you have your Morning coffee…

Thank you @charliefish.bsky.social for enjoying this story enough to publish it!

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June 22, 2026 at 7:26 AM
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Expecting a lot of replies* this week...

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*Rejections
June 21, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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From one of my Witchcraft 101 stories—which is still looking for a home—comes a grab for #WIPSnips' word of the day “Era”

If you are curious about #Witchcraft101 - I have a collection of stories for you to read www.patreon.com/collection/1...

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Sengupta had been right. The AI was hallucinating, forcefully dragging forbidden mathematics into the modern era. The app has stopped analysing the data. The query was too deep.
June 15, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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Found a WIP I'd forgotten all about (and i think this one is almost done) for today's #WIPSnips' word: “project”

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Alisha stood speechless, her heart pounding with a mix of awe and exhilaration. The Whispering Woods had always held secrets, but this... this was a secret that spanned eons, a cosmic gardening project on a scale she could barely comprehend. The old woman simply nodded, her gaze fixed on the empty space where the branch had been.
June 14, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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A snip from my story “The Specimen” that is part of the Cosmic Consequence anthology! (and you can back it on @backerkit.com

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...

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The Solar Festival was supposed to be a night of light, a celebration of the star that fed our civilization. It became a night of silence.
June 13, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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A grab from my story “The Weight of the Dark” which will be part of @horrificscribs.bsky.social's “Extremely Weird Anthology” and you should back the project!

www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...

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A thick wad of crisp, five-hundred rupee notes visible against the concrete, secured by a rusted money clip. Rent was three weeks late.
June 10, 2026 at 9:06 AM
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Been a while, so here's my #WIPSnips word of the day: “happen” from a story looking for a home!

(three assassins, one mark | 1000 words, multiple rejections)

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p.s. check reply as I catch up to this weeks WIPSnips.

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But there was a problem. They all had arrived at the same time. They couldn't work together; they weren’t allies. They were competitors, and each of them had their own method. And if one of them succeeded, the others would fail. None of them could let that happen.
June 6, 2026 at 8:09 AM
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Between dozens (maybe even two dozen!) of rejections got a few acceptances.

A new one just hit the inbox and it will be getting published this month!

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lucidillusions.in The Doctor | 📝🎬📸 @lucidillusions.in · May 27
A is for Anthology/

Last couple of months I've gotten a bunch of acceptances, and it makes sense to make a thread of it!

Starting of with the big one! One of my stories will be out in the Gilgamesh anthology (available sept 22)

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June 5, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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One of my favourite stories I've written is “The Thirteenth Crab” and here's an excerpt for today's #WIPSnips word “room”

You can read it on my website:
ss.lucidillusions.in/shortstory/2...

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A noise from the living room froze me in place. It was a soft clicking, like tiny claws tapping against a hard surface. My heart pounded in my ears as I cautiously made my way towards the sound. The living room was bathed in an unnatural blue light, and in the center of the room, a colossal, shimmering crab form was taking shape. It was as if the twelve had merged into one, a monstrous, pulsating entity.
May 31, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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From a WIP cozy horror and redaction (for a very good reason) here's a snip for today's #WIPSnips word: “lifetime”

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F███████ is a little annoyed thinking if not for M███████ or D███████, maybe he would be still alive and be with his wife and survive a lifetime normally.
May 30, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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Decided to maintain my #FlashFictionFriday streak, and did a quick edit on a short piece… “The City Beneath the Sands”

Free to read, no paywall — and if you enjoy this, become a member and get access to 50+ stories

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May 29, 2026 at 11:16 AM
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a very short snip from “The Shimmering Grime” for today's #WIPSnips word: “silent”

You can read it here: www.patreon.com/posts/152354...

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To stay silent was to let them untie their shoes in peace.
May 29, 2026 at 7:25 AM
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Snip from a recently published story for #WIPSnips word of the day: “unknown”

You can read “The Weaver’s Thicket” on #HEXFILED: hexfiled.com/weaver

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Analysis (Data Echo): This is not preservation; it's crystallisation of information. The subject's form remains, but the physical reality has been discarded. The Unknown entity currently designated as "The Weaver" has pulled the hiker's entire data structure — all the facts of its life — and rendered it in this thread-like form. It is some kind of metadata harvesting.
May 27, 2026 at 10:36 AM
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Snip from a WIP for today's #WIPSnips word: “meet”

btw you should check out more of my stories on: patreon.lucidillusions.in

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Chris offered a small, almost hopeful smile. “So, Aniruddh. My shift ends in an hour. You want to come meet the dog?”
May 26, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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For today's #WIPSnips “rain” here's a short one from my folkhorror “Petrichor and the Bone” (still looking for a home)

If you like what you read: you should check out patreon.lucidillusions.in

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​For seven days, the rain screamed. On the eighth day, the sun rose, cold and indifferent. Then came the crunch of gravel. Two officers stood at the door.
May 25, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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Since it's #Stunday, how about reading one of my story that got published!

Check out First Issue of #HEXFILED: hexfiled.com/read.

And you can read my story The Weaver's Thicket.

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The Weaver's Thicket — HEXFILED
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May 24, 2026 at 10:42 AM
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I thought the instant rejection from #DarkMagazine (under 12 hours from my experience) was as imminent as taxes, but we're past 48 hours, and I think the mail might have gone into spam, now to wait 5 more days before query.

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May 9, 2026 at 4:10 AM
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The rest are travelling, a few have had a dozen rejections but I feel it just needs the right editor and magazine to click.

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April 27, 2026 at 9:41 AM
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this is such a great read
(talking about a writer's faith in their work, even after the piece got 100+ rejections)

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Somebody Help Me! Finding Acceptance After 100+ Submissions
"A question you may be asking is, “Why?”
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April 26, 2026 at 8:33 AM
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Been a hot minute since I've seen an acceptance post in my inbox 😬😬😬

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Hi Suvajeet, Congratulations! I would love to accept "The Specimen" for publication in <redacted>. The contract will be arriving within the next week or so. Best wishes, <redacted> Founder and Editor-in-Chief
April 26, 2026 at 2:47 AM
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Have you read it yet?

“The Visible Burden of Invisibility”

twistedtonguepress.com/issue-2/the-...

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lucidillusions.in The Doctor | 📝🎬📸 @lucidillusions.in · Apr 9
Look at this gorgeous cover for issue 2 (that Twisted Tongue Press revealed on insta)
(Releases 14 Apr)

Can't wait to share my story that got selected (the issue has some amazing pieces, that I got to read, and I'm very proud to be part of it)

twistedtonguepress.com

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April 24, 2026 at 6:38 PM