Hugo Award finalist, World Fantasy and Ignyte Award winning online magazine of literary adventure fantasy, since 2008. Read/listen online: https://beneath-ceaseless-skies.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/bcsmagazine.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bcsmagazine.bsky.social/post/3mu3lqyswy22kLive in BCS #464: "The Fall of Father Anatolio" @larswehmandabney.bsky.social "Anatolio allowed her to argue further, for he could respect that she needed to be heard before ordering the deaths of those who trusted her for only the sake of a distraction." https://beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-fall-of-father-anatolio/27 Aug 2026 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:radbu2yjdldj2jaybi4we75w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3lqyswy22khttps://bsky.app/profile/bcsmagazine.bsky.social/post/3mtyti6e2ec2uBCS #465 ebook out early today at @weightlessbooks.bsky.social & Kindle Store and for subscribers, featuring stories featuring stories of leaders facing struggles by @denzelscott.bsky.social and Abhijeet Sathe, cover art Sam Jumisko: https://weightlessbooks.com/fiction/beneath-ceaseless-skies-issue-465/ https://www.amazon.com/Beneath-Ceaseless-Skies-Issue-465-ebook/dp/B0HFHB3BDK/26 Aug 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:radbu2yjdldj2jaybi4we75w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyti6e2ec2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/bcsmagazine.bsky.social/post/3mttrnufso22kAndrew @adykstal.bsky.social also is a finalist for the WSFA Small Press award this year, for "Not a Fish" in BCS #434. https://locusmag.com/2026/08/2026-wsfa-small-press-award-finalists/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Aug 2026 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:radbu2yjdldj2jaybi4we75w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttrnufso22khttps://bsky.app/profile/bcsmagazine.bsky.social/post/3mttrg6a5pc2kFrom the Archives w BCS #464: "Quintessence" Andrew Dykstal, BCS #324 “Don’t talk,” Loren said, because that’s what the old witch would have said. He peeled back Clyde’s eyelids, wincing a little when he saw it. Crystals were forming in the eye jelly." https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/quintessence/24 Aug 2026 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:radbu2yjdldj2jaybi4we75w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttrg6a5pc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/bcsmagazine.bsky.social/post/3mtjh6kngxk2yNew Issue: BCS #464 out today, featuring stories of subterfuge and rebellion by @nathanielskatz.bsky.social and @larswehmandabney.bsky.social, From the BCS Archives story by @derekkunsken.bsky.social, new cover art “Ancient Shrine” by Sam Jumisko. https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/issues/issue-464/20 Aug 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:radbu2yjdldj2jaybi4we75w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjh6kngxk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bcsmagazine.bsky.social/post/3mtgp6iprtc2uIf that genAI praise doesn't convince you to buy a collection of reprint stories each free online, it has Angel Azrael story, @gemmafiles.bsky.social, @ecatherine.com, badass cover art, and proceeds go to BCS authors, artists, staff. http://weightlessbooks.com/genre/fiction/ceaseless-west-weird-west-stories-from-beneath-ceaseless-skies-online-magazine/ https://www.amazon.com/Ceaseless-West-Western-Stories-Magazine-ebook/dp/B00W2EC726/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Aug 2026 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:radbu2yjdldj2jaybi4we75w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgp6iprtc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/bcsmagazine.bsky.social/post/3mtgohoszss2eToday in AI-written scammer solicitations: email about the Weird West anthology of BCS stories, Ceaseless West. "eighteen weird western short stories from one of the most respected online magazines in fantastic fiction, that alone is gripping." Yeah! https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/the-bcs-anthologies/ceaseless-west-weird-western-stories-from-bcs/19 Aug 2026 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:radbu2yjdldj2jaybi4we75w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgohoszss2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/bcsmagazine.bsky.social/post/3mt2fm4k3ps2pThank you! "A Dirge for the Mirrorbirds" (by Emily @eskaftun.bsky.social, from BCS #450 in BCS Science-Fantasy Month 8) is here. @mariahaskins.com said in Locus: "a fascinating blend of science fiction and spiritual magic. Recommended" https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/a-dirge-for-the-mirrorbirds/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2026 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:radbu2yjdldj2jaybi4we75w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2fm4k3ps2phttps://bsky.app/profile/bcsmagazine.bsky.social/post/3mt2bxqxocs2p"A Good Brother" by @annewilkins.bsky.social, BCS #447 and podcast 355. "a harrowing story where love is blighted by terrible magic, where mercy is not easy to find, and where John might need the axe he brought with him." —Maria Haskins, Locus online https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/a-good-brother/14 Aug 2026 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:radbu2yjdldj2jaybi4we75w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2bxqxocs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/bcsmagazine.bsky.social/post/3msxzkynkgc2tAlso a podcast: BCS 364, guest-narrated by @follyblaine.bsky.social , who narrated the podcasts of the two previous BCS stories in this series. https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/audio/bcs-363-my-blue-silk-fan/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Aug 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:radbu2yjdldj2jaybi4we75w/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxzkynkgc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/bcsmagazine.bsky.social/post/3msxzdnudl22uLive in BCS #463: "My Blue Silk Fan" Richard Parks "I did not know if it was possible for a snake-devil to grow a soul. Now I do. But the process is, both for humans and for someone of Mei Li’s nature, very painful. Your sister does and will need you.” https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/my-blue-silk-fan/13 Aug 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:radbu2yjdldj2jaybi4we75w/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxzdnudl22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/bcsmagazine.bsky.social/post/3msvjxgbt422sBCS #464 ebook out early today @weightlessbooks.bsky.social & Kindle Store and for subscribers, featuring stories of intrigue and rebellion by Nat Katz and @larswehmandabney.bsky.social , behind new cover art by Sam Jumisko: https://weightlessbooks.com/fiction/beneath-ceaseless-skies-issue-464/ https://www.amazon.com/Beneath-Ceaseless-Skies-Issue-464-ebook/dp/B0HDK8XSGK/12 Aug 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:radbu2yjdldj2jaybi4we75w/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvjxgbt422shttps://bsky.app/profile/bcsmagazine.bsky.social/post/3msswk52yk22nLive in BCS #463: "The Heart of the Fox Spirit" by @chezza.bsky.social Lee "I don’t know how the fox spirit knew. The way I wished to grab Hei Lang’s wrist and break it whenever he swung at me. The way I dreamt of cutting off those hands" https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-heart-of-the-fox-spirit/11 Aug 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:radbu2yjdldj2jaybi4we75w/app.bsky.feed.post/3msswk52yk22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/bcsmagazine.bsky.social/post/3msggxqtyf223New Issue: BCS #463 out today, featuring stories of shapeshifters and humanness by Richard Parks and @chezza.bsky.social Lee, podcast of Parks read by @follyblaine.bsky.social, From the Archives story @rhiannonheld.bsky.social, cover art Tyler Edlin. https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/issues/issue-463/06 Aug 2026 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:radbu2yjdldj2jaybi4we75w/app.bsky.feed.post/3msggxqtyf223