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ianli.bsky.social
Chinese-Canadian writer | poet | economist | developer (he/him) words in Nightmare Magazine, Orion's Belt, Small Wonders. Codexian. https://ian-li.com
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anyway, for no reason whatsoever, here's the most Ukrainian thing I've ever written. thank you @yelenacrane.bsky.social for the narration!

submitted 3 days ago • 4 comments

My story "Ten Thousand Years Walking the Godsroad" is FREE to read this week over at @trollbreathmag.bsky.social. Happy Valentine's!

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

Today is our birthday! Electric Sheep has been hosting guest authors, craft discussions, and readings for 4 years! We've had more than 100 guest authors & editors, and we've read & shared almost 1000 spec short stories & articles. Thanks to everyone who has visited & supported us!

submitted 11 days ago • 13 comments

A powerful message of hope for our trans readers from Issue 8 author Angel Leal. @angelvleal.bsky.social returns to chat with us about their poetry process, and you won't want to miss Angel's list of recommendations that inspired their journey to speculative poetry! Read it at the link in bio.

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

Psychopomp as a record label? YES! we're excited to tell you that we've signed @hyhband.bsky.social to create an original soundtrack (OST) for @aimeeogdenwrites.com's upcoming novella Starstruck full details here: psychopomp.com/announcing-t...

submitted 18 days ago • 12 comments

Thought I posted this already but I forgot (a lot happening haha). Thank you to every @bsfa.bsky.social member that nominated my work to the longlist (5 times!) and here's hoping some of them make it to the shortlist. Especially my collection CONVERGENCE PROBLEMS which is dear to my heart.

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Submission Grinder is having intermittent issues today that can cause extreme slowness or for pages not to load at all. We are aware of the issue and we are trying to find a resolution. Suggest that right now is a good time to do something else and we'll do our best to get things sorted.

submitted 20 days ago • 4 comments

I’m honoured to be guest editor for the war issue of Reckoning, which I’ve titled It Was Paradise, after Darwish. Details on the call for submissions here: reckoning.press/special-subm...

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

ICYMI—I’m partnering with a local indie bookstore— @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social —for A PALACE NEAR THE WIND( @titanbooks.bsky.social ) preorder campaign 👀‼️ First 50 pre-orders will receive art cards + bookmark w/ cover art + handmade bookmark + have their copies signed (and personalized upon request)🙇🏻‍♀️🤍

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Hey everyone! Our Kickstarter is now underway. Over the years, we've published the work of new and established creators and used profits to support worthy causes. Please help us maintain our home for brighter perspectives #sciencefiction www.kickstarter.com/projects/uto...

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

New blog post! Sharing stories from @ianli.bsky.social @roxanaarama.com @mruthrobinson.bsky.social Leyla Hamedi and Rachel Sudbeck Come find something that might make you feel a little better today. howsweetthewords.com/stories-to-s...

submitted 24 days ago • 3 comments

Nebula Award nominations are open now until Feb 28th! I’d love if you considered my novelette, “Another Girl Under the Iron Bell” in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social, so here’s a thread of all the little inspirations behind it (warning: spoilers ahead!): www.uncannymagazine.com/article/anot...

submitted 24 days ago • 1 comment

Love, love, LOVE this story! Seriously, folks, don't miss out.

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

Great thread with some fun new stories, including my newest. Check it out! And check out the work of my fab TOC-mates too.

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

Hi Fam! The Audition doors open soon! This time we are looking for Seaonal Offerings: www.castofwonders.org/2025/01/call...

submitted 25 days ago • 2 comments

This is a poem from a long while ago, but I don't know if I ever publicized it myself (at least not on Bluesky). "It Takes Time for the Body" was published in @thedeadlands.com back in issue #25. It's not about death, per se, but the body wearing out as our souls wear in.

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

I have a story out today! "If I Have Defects, Am I Defective?" is about an android factory worker reprimanded for molding a defective cup, who struggles with remaining true to themself: short-edition.com/en/story/sho... Also check out the other lovely Short Circuit Issue 16 stories, threaded below

submitted 25 days ago • 4 comments

Highly commended in the Welkin Mini 2025. "A Parable of Slow Songs" by @thisisguan.bsky.social. Congratulations, Guan. A rich tapestry of a micro that unfolds over centuries in such a dazzling fashion: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize...

submitted 27 days ago • 6 comments

3 days left in our submission period! We'd especially love to see more: 🍁Canadian writers 🖤Gothic vibes (banging on your dead mother's grave/puffy black sleeves/yearning for the void) 🪆More weird -- like a nesting doll of weirdness, a multi-layered skin suit of weirdness heartlinesspec.moksha.io

submitted 26 days ago • 3 comments

Here is a Canadian Poets Starter Pack! 🪶💐🩷 If you're a Canadian poet and I've missed you, comment below, and I'll add. (Also, if I made a mistake in adding you to the list, let me know, and I'll remove you!) Please share so folks coming to Bluesky can find their people! go.bsky.app/JbjXoTN

submitted 105 days ago • 80 comments

What’s your favorite semi-pro SFF magazine? Asking for Reasons That Will Become Clear. But mostly I just want to read some more great magazines, especially those that might be a little more under the radar. (My favorites are @heartlines-spec.com and @fusionfragment.bsky.social.)

submitted 29 days ago • 7 comments

A Polite Penguin Patiently Waits for Humans to Move Out of the Way 🐧

submitted 30 days ago • 473 comments

Morning, goobers! Did you know @ericfomley.bsky.social and I have a flash collection of Robot Stories? It came out yesterday! I tend to get emotional with robots, and Eric has his own Robotic Darkness inside, so it's a really cool collection! :D Proceeds go to resisting AI through making more art!

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

First they came for the immigrants, and I spoke out, because I’ve read the damn poem before and I know how it ends.

submitted 30 days ago • 693 comments