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Vijayalaxmi/Vee

@kaunvijaya

24. She/Her Words in FFO, Lightspeed and BCS First reader @ Apex https://vijayalaxmisamal.wordpress.com

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I was too scared? embarrassed? to make an eligibility post so this is pretty late but please consider me for a nomination if you liked "Postman, Soldier, Traitor"

02.03.2026 19:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"Who are your parents?"
"Mother and father"

I love sophie! She is so funny

29.01.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Okay i am watching the new bridgerton season. It is far far more interesting when we get a glimpse into the lives of the servants. I want a whole show about them!

29.01.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I am so happy you liked it!!!!

29.01.2026 12:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Vijayalaxmi Samal's "Postman, Soldier, Traitor" (www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/post...) -- A story about a postman's son, haunted and hounded by an undelivered letter from an enemy on the battlefield.

24.12.2025 15:40 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Apex is funded, but there are still more stretch goals to meet to restore it to its former glory!

Spread the word for more issues (including one specifically for unpublished authors!), new drabble contests, and more.

27.10.2025 15:28 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate to Help Archita and Her Mom Rebuild Their Lives, organized by tehseen baweja Hey Everyone! My name is Tehseen and I publish an online magazine called T… tehseen baweja needs your support for Help Archita and Her Mom Rebuild Their Lives

after one of my first stories was published, architta reached out to me on twitter to strike up a conversation. it meant so much to a new writer like i was!! please help support someone who is so supportive to the sff community -- www.gofundme.com/f/help-archi...

21.10.2025 12:06 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you @vajra.me for calling for donations to the Sameer Project and centering Palestine in your brilliant acceptance speech πŸ‘

21.10.2025 19:31 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Go read Liecraft immediately! It is one of my favourite stories to come out this year and more people need to notice it!

21.10.2025 19:50 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Just 10 days to fund Apex for a full year of strange, surreal and beautiful stories!!!

21.10.2025 19:47 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Look!! I got a story in here. I am so excited to share it!

17.10.2025 23:41 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🌸🌸🌸

17.10.2025 23:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
New Kickstarter rewards are here!!

Author critiques, discounted ebooks from your favorite speculative fiction authors, and more!

New Kickstarter rewards are here!! Author critiques, discounted ebooks from your favorite speculative fiction authors, and more!

Stickers and hoodie now available worldwide!

Stickers and hoodie now available worldwide!

SHORT STORY CRITIQUES FROM: 

Spencer Nitkey, Risa Wolf, E. Catherine Tobler, Jordan Kurella

SHORT STORY CRITIQUES FROM: Spencer Nitkey, Risa Wolf, E. Catherine Tobler, Jordan Kurella

Plague Birds & We Who Hunt Alexanders

SIGNED copies of Plague Birds and We Who Hunt Alexanders by Jason Sanford.

Plague Birds & We Who Hunt Alexanders SIGNED copies of Plague Birds and We Who Hunt Alexanders by Jason Sanford.

WE'RE OVER HALFWAY TO OUR GOAL!! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ THANK YOU for all your support! πŸ’œπŸ‘½

We're celebrating with a TON of amazing new rewards (check the 🧡 to see them all!) including signed books, author critiques, WORLDWIDE SHIPPING and more!

πŸͺ¦ Join the monster mash here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

16.10.2025 16:26 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 6
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Apex Magazine 2026 is A Project We Love on Kickstarter!! ❀️🍾πŸ₯‚πŸŽ‰

Thank you to everyone who's donated so far! If you haven't checked us out yet, don't be shy! There's room for everyone at the monster mash πŸ‘»πŸͺ¦

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

01.10.2025 17:16 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 12
Cuddle pile of Flights of Foundry gryphons including a harpy eagle, a bald eagle, a barn owl, and a cockatoo.

Cuddle pile of Flights of Foundry gryphons including a harpy eagle, a bald eagle, a barn owl, and a cockatoo.

In just 15 minutes the awesome Vijayalaxmi Samal aka @kaunvijaya will be doing a reading at #Flights2025! Come check it out! There’s still time to register if you haven’t yet: flights-of-foundry.o...

28.09.2025 06:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much reading and including it! This was one of my dreams when i started writing short fiction 🌺

18.09.2025 17:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

OMG this is my postman! My story is in this omgomgomg

17.09.2025 21:24 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Relieved to get a message from Ahmad, who is still alive, but his family of 11, like all families in Gaza right now, is in displacement and in great danger from Israel's genocidal famine, invasion & intensified bombing. Please keep sharing & donating, they're in great need.

17.09.2025 17:11 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bandigoat: A Collection of Strange & Horrible Tales Seven Indian authors. Seven stories of the eerie, the gruesome, the demonic, and the melty.

Ever watched a girl you barely know get eaten alive by murder hornets in the mess hall? Ever spoken to a dead guy who came home to tell you about the demon who killed him?

Pre-order BANDIGOAT

www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...

04.09.2025 15:37 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

I pray you have the strength to catch up

14.09.2025 05:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
A busy road with a colorful half arch framing the road

A busy road with a colorful half arch framing the road

A bamboo frame over the road for construction

A bamboo frame over the road for construction

A wooden frame in the shape of a temple at the end of a street with cars.

A wooden frame in the shape of a temple at the end of a street with cars.

Had a short trip over to Kolkata where everything is under-construction right now. They are setting up the structure for the Durga Puja Pandals. Wish I could stay to actually see them when they are done

12.09.2025 17:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Last Meal Aboard the Awassa - Lightspeed Magazine Gardener ladled dark-purple porridge into her primary digestion sac, staring absently out the viewport at black space and the distant smudge of the planet they had come to study. The simple meal and t...

ICYMI, I have a new story out in Lightspeed Magazine about lovers aboard a doomed science vessel!!

It's short but loaded with joy and grief and lavish descriptions of alien and not-so-alien food.

Check it out:
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/last...

09.09.2025 12:31 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3

It's me! My story is out!

Writing this story almost broke me, and I'm so happy everyone will get a chance to read it!

04.09.2025 16:41 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Palestinian families like Hammam's are being bombed, displaced, & starved to death in Israel's genocidal famine & siege. Please help by sharing & donating if you can, they urgently need shelter:

08.09.2025 08:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A strange creature lurks upright in the colorful darkness, along with the 3LBE icon and cover artwork.

A strange creature lurks upright in the colorful darkness, along with the 3LBE icon and cover artwork.

We need your support in the next 3 days, before the fall of eternal night. Help us breathe new stories that keep us alive, each word and phrase building the monster’s body, the one who rends and tears and protects us from darkness. kck.st/4mIkEm1

07.09.2025 18:00 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 6
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Donate to Support The Cosmic Background's Diverse Voices, organized by Sam Asher For two years, The Cosmic Background has been the world's premier venue for f… Sam Asher needs your support for Support The Cosmic Background's Diverse Voices

Hellllooooo from the static! It is fundraising season for many spec mags out there. We are doing things a little differently with a small gofundme to help us into 2026.

We are already at $2 and just need a little boost to help us to our goal of $2400 πŸ‘»

www.gofundme.com/f/support-th...

02.09.2025 17:24 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

SO incredibly gorgeous and vividly haunting, and such a Vee story too.

08.09.2025 06:06 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

thank you, Rukman!!!! πŸ₯ΊπŸŒΈπŸ’œ

08.09.2025 08:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The story would not be possible without so many critique partners and cheerleaders like Emmi πŸ’œ

08.09.2025 06:19 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

EMMI!!! πŸ‘‰πŸ‘ˆ thank you

08.09.2025 06:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0