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Recommended by Ian Patterson

m. anne avera

By manic phase writing

consider this a literary sketchbook. poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction.

Excellent poetry and stories that span literary, horror, and sci-fi.

- Ian Patterson

Greyburne's

By Jeremy Harshman

Fantasy and science fiction. Serials and short stories. Thoughts on art, craft, writing, and survival. Home of 'Becoming P.T. Lyfantod,' and 'The Wizard Jenkins.'

Jeremy writes tales of magic in everyday places that are quirky and fun. Check out his work!

- Ian Patterson

The Word Dump

By Ian Barr

Lair of Ian Barr: Storyteller, Indie Author & Reviewer, Dungeon Master, & Lore Keeper

Fantasy writer and indie author community builder. Also an Ian, so you can trust him.

- Ian Patterson

Burnt Tongue

By Emil Ottoman

Fiction is Culture. No gods, just authors. Underground lit. Ritual crit. The gospel of the broken sentence, dissected by the "Official Unofficial Editor" of the Fiction tab.

Blackspire

By Walt Shuler

Fantasy, horror, and historical fiction serials and short stories. Always 100% human-written.

Excellent pulp fiction and one of the best readers on substack, you should be friends with Walt!

- Ian Patterson

Bellageist

By Derek James Kritzberg

Science Fiction shorts from the Bellageist universe. Humanity is split into two species by technology that transfers consciousness from flesh to machine. Also snarky reviews and occasionally a horror short.

Derek writes cinematic sci-fi and is the snarky madman behind Dread Reviews, a curated list of the best SFF on Substack.

- Ian Patterson