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New Issue: BCS #454 out today, featuring stories of outsiders experiencing community conflict amid epic events by returning BCS authors @mercwolfmoor and @jonolfert.bsky.social , behind cover art by Silas Goewey.
https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/issues/issue-454/
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Live in BCS #453: "The Sea Child" by Justin Wesley Ferguson.
"Gerda did not like being by the sea. The urge that had drawn her here on the anniversary had been the need to acknowledge, to mark in some way, the significance of that day, to tell the sea that she remembered what it had stolen from her—and to give it the opportunity to finish the work it had left undone, even if she had to force it to."
https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-sea-child/
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Gerda did not like being by the sea. The urge that had drawn her here on the anniversary had been the need to acknowledge, to mark in some way, the significance of that day, to tell the sea that she remembered what it had stolen from her—and to give it the opportunity to finish the work it had left undone, even if she had to force it to.
Live in BCS #453: "Mother’s Hearth" by W.A. Hamilton.
"The roll was light and fluffy, and the soup had a homey warmth to it. Everything the woman served seemed to be just what Sigrun had wanted. “It’s something I’ve always dreamt of,” Sigrun found herself saying, not sure where her words came from. “But also, I never allowed myself to dream of it. Does that make sense? A family of my own. And then to come so close and discover I cannot...”"
https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/mothers-hearth/
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The roll was light and fluffy, and the soup had a homey warmth to it. Everything the woman served seemed to be just what Sigrun had wanted. “It’s something I’ve always dreamt of,” Sigrun found herself saying, not sure where her words came from. “But also, I never allowed myself to dream of it. Does that make sense? A family of my own. And then to come so close and discover I cannot...”
BCS #454 ebook is out early today at @WeightlessBooks & Kindle Store and for subscribers, featuring stories by @mercwolfmoor and @jonolfert.bsky.social behind cover art by Silas Goewey.
https://weightlessbooks.com/fiction/beneath-ceaseless-skies-issue-454/
https://www.amazon.com/Beneath-Ceaseless-Skies-Issue-454-ebook/dp/B0GTC4PQMZ/
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For readers interested in nominating for awards, such as the Hugos or Nebulas, in 2026, here are the eligible stories from BCS in 2025 and which awards category they fit in. Thank you for your interest in our stories! What BCS Stories are Eligible: Everything published in 2025, which is BCS #423 through BCS #447. Here are some of our best-reviewed pieces of 2025 and which award category they fit in (short fiction categories for Hugos and Nebulas are the same). For a list of all eligible BCS stories and their categories, see the bottom of this post. Please DON’T... Read more »
New Issue: BCS #453 out today, featuring stories of mothers and life about children by W.A. Hamilton and Justin Wesley Ferguson, a podcast of the Ferguson guest-narrated by MK Hobson, behind new cover art by Silas Goewey.
https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/issues/issue-453/
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Congratulations to @MarieCroke , "Our Echoes Drifting Through the Marsh" from BCS #423 has been voted a finalist for the Nebula Awards!
"Our Echoes Drifting Through the Marsh" is a great fantasy story of family, memorial, loss, and compassion. You can read it here: https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/our-echoes-drifting-through-the-marsh/
Outside the preburial cottage, the pier creaked. I saw no shadow under the doorway, yet I froze, afraid Adamet was listening. I imagined, yet again, an anger filtering over his calm countenance. Wondered whether my admission of taking Danai into the Whispermarsh had been a final wedge between us. "Did your father truly leave?" I asked softly. A part of me hoped if he had, it was because he wanted to be kept in the dark about any admissions I made. A larger part of me believed he was done with me, exhausted by the choices I'd made.
For readers interested in nominating for awards, such as the Hugos or Nebulas, in 2026, here are the eligible stories from BCS in 2025 and which awards category they fit in. Thank you for your interest in our stories! What BCS Stories are Eligible: Everything published in 2025, which is BCS #423 through BCS #447. Here are some of our best-reviewed pieces of 2025 and which award category they fit in (short fiction categories for Hugos and Nebulas are the same). For a list of all eligible BCS stories and their categories, see the bottom of this post. Please DON’T... Read more »
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