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Fiction writer, author of VOSTOK & RIVERINE. Words in Split Lip Magazine, HAD, Fractured Lit, Foglifter, etc. He/him
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I'm officially open for queries! I'm specializing in mystery, suspense, thrillers, crime fiction, and upmarket fiction with a sharp edge. I'm drawn to high-stakes narratives, complex characters, and stories that refuse to be put down. More on my website: t.co/d6MEt6LMii

This is big news!

I'm hesitant to promo paywalled posts, but there are some useful announcements at the top of this newsletter that everyone can access! 💙 open.substack.com/pub/artoffla...

Feb. sub 🪟: open!

I just ordered business cards for my new job title! (Still keeping and loving all of my other titles!) Things are getting real! I can't wait to officially announce it on Tuesday!

Here's a poem from HAIR SHIRT for no particular reason

I sometimes think that people will just "hear about" my book. But I don't think that actually happens unless I'm actively getting them to hear about it. My book MAGIC CAN'T SAVE US comes out May 6. Will you help me get the word out by sharing this post? bookshop.org/p/books/magi...

I have spots open in all 3 groups! Catching Lightning: A Flash Reading/Writing Club February 28-April 4th (skipping March 28th) Group 1: 10:00-11:15 am EST Fridays Group 2: 3:00-4:15 pm EST Fridays Group 3 3:00-4:15 pm EST on Wednesdays Cost $85 total for all 5 weeks or pay per session.

TODAY’S THE DAY!!!! Haunted Ecologies is out in the world and I’m so happy about it! I love all these little weird eco-horror stories…and hopefully you will to :)

This link will be live in just a little over 2 hours. (And, given past calls, will probably be dead a few minutes after that.) If link doesn't work... you're too early or too late! havehashad.submittable.com/submit/32081...

This little guy comes out tomorrow…unreal.

Hi new followers! I have a novel out in paperback just FYI! Finalist for the Lambda Literary Awards A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice The Washington Post, A Noteworthy Book Harper's Bazaar, A Best New Book of 2023

"I go weak when I read Kiik's book." - Joanna Ruocco "Kiik’s brain is an endangered species.” - Brandon Shimoda “A gorgeous gut punch of a wholly original book.” - Carol Guess www.neonpajamas.com/pizama-press...

"Kiik Araki-Kawaguchi’s brain is an endangered species." LOVE this @brandonshimoda.bsky.social blurb for Kiik's debut poetry collection, which you can pre-order now! www.neonpajamas.com/pizama-press...

Only five days to go for the Mashina KickStarter, we are so close to our stretch goal. Please help spread the word and consider backing. www.kickstarter.com/projects/637...

It's BOOK DAY!!! My poetry collection is officially released to the world today! 🎉🎉🎉 To celebrate, if you buy my book today (Feb. 7) & forward the receipt to me ([email protected]), I'll offer you FREE FEEDBACK on one poem or prose piece up to 500 words! 😃 elj-editions.com/lighting-is-...

This is a recent favorite. I love @tcboudreau.bsky.social 's stories.

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Fiction, especially writing it, makes you PAY ATTENTION to the truth and the bloody realities of the world, even if you're writing about elves. Writers already know this. It's why we're often sad. So, when someone says you shouldn't be focusing on your writing, you can just lol at that person.

Did you publish some flash fiction recently? (Recently being 2024-2025) I missed a lot, so I'd like to catch up and see what people are putting out there, flash-wise. :) Link below!

this is a weird time to market books—and maybe a vitally important time to share stories. RAVISHING💄💉✨ is about things under attack: being brown, disability, trauma, and community. it comes out 11.11.2025 but you can preorder it now for 25% off at b&n 💕 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ravishing-...

It makes me so happy to see your book announcements, cover reveals, preorder links, blurb opinions. Please, give them to me. It's a gift. You want to know why? It means books still exist, writers still exist, and that is the world I want to live in. Yes, everything is awful. I still want books.

Inspired by @megpillow.bsky.social to do little things every day to stay grounded and keep moving. What are you doing to keep moving forward? Here's Megan's list: www.meganpillow.com/one-small-th...

Ok, I'm doing this - if you like the idea of a Bite-sized Book Club focusing on reading flash fiction, please register your interest via the form linked below! (1/4) #flashfiction #reading #bitesizedbookclub More details threaded below or at this link: theleadedwindow.blogspot.com/p/bite-sized...

Cathy Ulrich has a way of pulling you into a story and not letting go. This marvellous flash in @mrbullbull.bsky.social is no exception. mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...

I hate hate hate hate hate hate hate basically all things AI... but am forced to admit I prob woulda accepted this.

If you're wondering whether you should promote your book or your latest publication now with all the chaos, the answer is yes. We need your words. We need to flood the channels with art and literature. So go for it, friends.

Tomorrow! Join me, @hanvanderhart.bsky.social and @toddedillard.bsky.social for the launch of my book Another Life! We’re going to read and talk and celebrate poetry

The new issue of Tiny Molecules is live! Please read and share the work of our talented writers, and enjoy! www.tinymolecules.com/issues/twent...

Here's that big news I was freaking out over: Amanda and I have been officially approved for a retail space! @eveninghouse.bsky.social has been a dream of ours since being laid off from P***ll's back in the early days of the pandemic and now, as the world burns, we're gunning to make it a reality

We are the Literary World's Prestigious Taco Bell Quarterly. We're also some trans and nonbinary guys. A reminder that you exist, you're beautiful, you're a writer, and you and your work are important. Live más.

Music is always an important part of Talha and I's games. Mashina is no different. Please enjoy this short promo for Mashina's sound design: