April 2026
What a difference a month makes! The towering wall of snow pictured in our last update post has melted, crocuses and daffodils are blooming, and Kristin has started planting vegetables in her garden. Happy Easter! We've been making good progress on reading the submissions from January. As of Monday, 23 remained unread, 9 had been read by one editor but not the other, and 13 had advanced to our short list. Right now, we're planning to accept 8 stories. However, we're really close to our next Patreon funding goal of $450/month--only $15 short!--and if we reach it before we make our decision, we'll be able to accept 9. We were thrilled to have been invited earlier this month to talk about Mysterion on Zoom with the Science Fiction Association of Bergen County 's Writers' Space Saloon! SFABC seems to have a lot going on that would be of interest to science fiction fans and writers, with regular appearances by well-known authors and other SF professionals (a mix...
