Heartlines Spec
Heartlines Spec is a speculative magazine bringing you SFF stories and poetry focused on long-term friendships and relationships. $0.08CAD/word 🇨🇦🌎 (posts by @rebecca-b)
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- Reposted by Heartlines SpecDay 34! I read Snow, Stars, Stone by @arielmarkenjack.bsky.social published in @heartlines-spec.com. This one is a gorgeous tale with a heavy heart at the bottom of the sea. Read my review here: mickstaniforth.wordpress.com/2026/02/03/s...
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- Reposted by Heartlines Spec‼️ ONE MORE WEEK to send in your submissions for @heartlines-spec.com, closing on Jan. 31st ‼️ We're looking for your stories and poems focused on a long-term relationship (any) WITH fantasy or sci-fi. Guidelines and more info here: www.heartlines-spec.com/submission-g... Write and submit now!! ✍️
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- Come say hi at @tricon-hfx.bsky.social!! Editor @rebecca-b.bsky.social will be buzzing around and ready to talk short fiction
- Reposted by Heartlines SpecThe Shortlist for January 26, 2025: A new Turn & Work exclusive and five more great stories: Bill Whitten @dionysusxerox.bsky.social in @turnandwork.com Jaime Gill @jaimegill.bsky.social in @freeflashfiction.bsky.social Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social in @heartlines-spec.com (...1/2)
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- Wonderul flash recs from @ideofmarch.bsky.social including a couple from Heartlines 💗
- 📚🚀💀🧚♂️It’s that time again! I lost track of how many stories this is (what are numbers? why are numbers?). Flash is heavily represented this year, for people who want a quick read ⏳ #speclit #scifilit #shortfiction #amreading #horrorrecs #horror #weirdlit idehennessy.medium.com/2025-recomme...
- Cover letters can feel intimidating but, please, when you use AI to write them for you, we automatically distrust your writing. It doesn’t matter if you click the ‘didn’t use AI to draft/generate’, you’ve already fed your words into the plagiarism machine. We *want* your human awkwardness.
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- Not sure what day it is? Indulge this liminal space by (re)reading the works that became free-to-read last week! The Last Two Gardeners of Mars by Irene W. Collins: foliage! QPR! older protags! On Time We Have Spent by Holly Easton, apocalypse vibes & friendship!
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- Oh shit, writers saw ‘symbiotic’ and ran with it 👀 We have the BEST submitters 💕
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- Us logging into Moksha this morning… 👀🎁😍 We always admire the hustle of early submitters!!! We’re open for early equity-deserving subs for the rest of the month then general subs throughout January
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- Reposted by Heartlines SpecLooking forward to reading submissions again!! Write, write, write! ✍️
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- We're open for early subs from Dec 24-31! If you're an equity-deserving writer, send us SFF short fiction (500-3,500 words) & poetry. Not sure what we want? Less fabulism and more entrenched fantasy/scifi. We'd love pieces that deliver on the promise of their title (show us the monster!!)
- Make it an extra special Solstice by catching up on Sunday reads! 3 pieces from Issue 9 became free-to-read this week: Counting To A Hundred by @aishatuado.bsky.social I Consult a Spiritualist by @mernadyerskinner.bsky.social See You After Dark (When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder) by Laura DeHaan
- Reposted by Heartlines SpecAnd please also, AGAIN, never forget that they are inherently unethical to use because no one gave permission for their research or writing to be used in it. It is all stolen, and if you're using the plagiarism machine, please keep that in mind.
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- Absolutely lovely review of The Last Two Gardeners of Mars by Irene W Collins It’s currently locked for paid subscribers but will be free-to-read Dec 23 🎉🎉🎉 reactormag.com/must-read-sh...
- We’re barrelling toward the end of the year! While you’re making resolutions, add some revisions to the list 📋 Heartlines opens for early subs from equity-deserving writers Dec 24-31, general subs open Jan 1 www.heartlines-spec.com/submission-g...
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- For your Sunday night read: See You After Dark (When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder) by Laura DeHaan This essay muses on TIFF, death, and the community that follows both. www.heartlines-spec.com/see-you-afte...
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- grotto by Leah Duarte is now free-to-read! Let's all find out what's secret at the bottom of the pond 👀 i spit algae and mosquito larvae and tell you there’s something on the other side www.heartlines-spec.com/grotto-by-le...
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- Snow, Stars, Stone by @arielmarkenjack.bsky.social is now free-to-read! Deep sea musings, yearning, and absence. This story is all about textures and needs to be read aloud 🌊 www.heartlines-spec.com/snow-stars-s...
- A week ago we released Issue 9! We’ve been shining a light on the stories, poetry, and essays within the issue but now we want to highlight @itsbabypears.bsky.social gorgeous cover art. You might have noticed that we’ve been shifting our covers to be inspired by Canada’s provinces and territories🍁
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- Number 9, number 9, number 9. Issue 9 has been released! It's a bittersweet one as we welcome @manuelaamiouny.bsky.social as Poetry Editor and say goodbye to Jess Cho 2 pieces are available now to all subscribers! Snow, Stars, Stone and grotto www.heartlines-spec.com/issue-9/
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- oh hey, is your wallet open for Black Friday? While you're looking for deals, why don't you pay us FULL PRICE PLEASE 💸 $18CAD for a yearly subscription. That's right, there's NO DISCOUNTS, NO DEALS, AND WE'RE DEFINITELY NOT A DRAGON It breaks down to 40 cents a piece for human-made works
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- In After Ever, Happily by @elismontgomery.bsky.social the story goes on, people change, but the love is always there. Follow two ancients as they build their lives together and apart. Coming soon to paid subscribers November 30th!
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- Missing you, No Matter Where I Am by @brokenswanquill.bsky.social has all the yearning of a Celine song and the hope of a good tarot spread Coming soon to paid subscribers Nov 30th!
- Of Flowers and Snails by Allie Leigh is a sweet fae-ry tale about protection and devotion. Coming soon to paid subscribers Nov 30th!
- The world is changing in 'How Grey was my Valley' by M. J. Pettit. This story has sentient sheep, delicious petrol, and decisions about what comes next. Coming to paid subscribers November 30th!
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- Any lingering questions you want to ask? I Consult a Spiritualist by @mernadyerskinner.bsky.social has the board set up and is searching for truths Coming soon to paid subscribers November 30!
- Reposted by Heartlines SpecThis is very sad news, but I am glad to see that The Deadlands will continue. Read this and then: support the zines and publishers you love. It is tough, rough times for small publishers and zines. Do what you can to help them continue their good work.
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- We can't wait for you to dive deep into Snow, Stars, Stone by @arielmarkenjack.bsky.social -- plunge into the abyss and make peace with the darkness Coming soon to paid subscribers November 30, 2025!
- Frolic with strange creatures in Grotto by Leah Duarte! This is a gorgeous poem that will have you checking the next time something nibbles at your toes in the water. Coming to paid subscribers Nov 30, 2025!
- Find your purpose and your peace in The Last Two Gardeners of Mars by Irene W. Collins. It's a gorgeous story that will have you yearning for spring just so you can listen to the plants. Coming to paid subscribers November 30th!
- Don't drop your stitches! Looped by @nadiaradovich.bsky.social sticks with you, even if you just want to reset. Coming to paid subscribers November 30th!
- Create something beautiful out of the rubble of the past. Five of Us by Jayasri Sridha is a meditation on building, recovering, and loving. Coming to paid subscribers November 30th! $18CAD gets you a full-year subscription with the full issue on release day
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