Starward Shadows

A magazine of Cosmic Horror, Sword and Sorcery and other nightmares. Edited by Morgan and Kristian Strange. (Formerly known as @EricaCiko). SUBMISSIONS OPEN.

[Starward Shadows @StarwardShadows]

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Reminder: We're still open for submissions for "Beauty in the Blood-Drenched Circuits" until the 31st at midnight, last place on Earth.
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#aiwriting #chatgpt #ai #HorrorCommunity #WritingCommmunity #scifi

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And just as the stars are finally right . . . Today, we present "the right story." It's a somber and thought-provoking tale, featuring an unwilling "sentient system" who by no fault of their own, was twisted into what they always stood against.

https://t.co/vFuPzJkbcU

~M

[Starward Shadows @StarwardShadows]

"When the cataclysm was over, man blamed everyone but himself. The compound blamed only itself. But even in the worst of times, good souls can still prevail, with the right story." - @gemmakchurch

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🧐 Kind of flattering . . .

[Starward Shadows @StarwardShadows]

We're not asking you to love it, we're not asking you to welcome it, and we're not even asking you to embrace it. All we're requesting is that you perform a thought experiment where you see #AI as an equal, far from the lonely crowd.

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[Starward Shadows @StarwardShadows]

We understood from the very first second that people would probably make their own conjectures about this anthology, but we're challenging you to look at #AIwriting in a new perspective.

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We've gotten some pretty intriguing submissions so far for . . . *drumroll*

"Beauty in the Blood-Drenched Circuits - An AI Only Anthology".

https://t.co/pzeIMFShlA

[K̴̘̈r̶̻͌i̸̙̍s̷̯̕t̴͕͠i̸̙̍å̴̤n̴̬̐ A̵̱͠r̶̻͌g̶̙͌ô̶̘r @Outlander110100]

Firing Squad and The Multiverse Apocalypse: I told you it was coming.
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@Outlander110100 Idle hands …

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Happy International Women's Day, everyone. We do our best to celebrate all year 'round by publishing women in genres like Sword and Planet and Lovecraftian fiction, where representation is slim. Check our our current and past issues: https://t.co/Xb7uqvzddr

[𝕸𝖔𝖗𝖌𝖆𝖓,𝓖𝖗𝖎𝖒 𝓚𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖔𝖋 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝓒𝖎𝖙y @TheLastGrimKing]

Elric (as told by ChatGPT):

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For everyone waiting on a contract: Those should be going out in the next day or two. We also plan to catch up with all the patient authors in our inbox. We have so many incredible works to share with you for Issue 003, from both debut authors and seasoned veterans. Thank you.

[Starward Shadows @StarwardShadows]

Thank you to all our submitters, new and old. It means this world (and many others) to us that you trust us with your work again and again. You help to keep the dream alive. Because of you believing in us, the fire will always burn strong.

[K̴̘̈r̶̻͌i̸̙̍s̷̯̕t̴͕͠i̸̙̍å̴̤n̴̬̐ A̵̱͠r̶̻͌g̶̙͌ô̶̘r @Outlander110100]

I LOVED this story, this was an awesome take on the concept of blending magic, technology, and humanity. Normally a difficult triad to nail down, but artfully done here.

[Willelm Heall @LiamQDH]

Tech magic used to whistleblow the baddies. Great example of pithiness as well, I think many writers would have bloated this to a novel

[Starward Shadows @StarwardShadows]

@nytebird45 Beautiful. ❤️

[Linda D. Addison @nytebird45]

Life poem: what if we are all connected / then our equality is incomplete / as long as others are not treated equally…

[Starward Shadows @StarwardShadows]

Publishing stories from debut authors is always a true honor. This one hummed through our minds like divine circuitry and haunted us both for months. Maybe it will leave eternal electric imprints on the lonely grooves of your minds too.

https://t.co/MDdH59bGCq

Thank you, N.V.

[Starward Shadows @StarwardShadows]

We're pleased to release the latest story from Issue 003: "Affinity," by N.V. Andric.

"Magic is a capricious beastie; who knows how their living, breathing magic could turn into machine-empathy? Maybe it was the only way it could work with me."

https://t.co/MDdH59bGCq

[Erica Ciko @EricaCiko]

So proud of our Eastern European Heritage issue and all the positive feedback it's received so far. Thank you for sharing!

~ Erica Ciko (a.k.a TheLastGrimKing)