Brandon Case

HUNGER GAMES x GIDEON THE NINTH 🐉 A sentient curse gifts magic and pain ☠️ Modern teenagers compete in deadly Trials 🏆 To win amnesty in the coming apocalypse 💔 Young lovers must choose between family, humanity, or each other #QuestPit #Q #YA #F 🖤🤍

Meet Brandon Case. He has work in Escape Pod, Flash Fiction Online, and Small Wonders, among many others. You can catch his alpine adventures on Twitter and Instagram @BrandonCase101. His latest story is The Indoor Prince dreamforgemagazine.com/story/the-indo…

The Indoor Prince, by Brandon Case Prince Geodendry, swatter of sunbeams, abhors the outside world. He has kibble, a windowsill, and a loyal attendant. But when one careless click of a lock leaves him stranded outside, Geo discovers a different way of life.go.dfstory.com/indoorprince

@ValerieSirenko Thanks, Valerie! ☺️⚔️🤍

@BrandonCase101 Congrats!

My story “The Death of Demons” is out today in Trollbreath! It follows a swordsman haunted by an old mistake… …And it’ll defy your expectations all the way to its *intense* conclusion⚔️🤍 This piece means a lot to me, and I’d love if you read it! magazine.trollbreath.com/the-death-of-d…

@madmilestories That was quite apparent while sleeping on the snow in below-freezing temperatures without full winter gear 😁🥶

@BrandonCase101 Absolutely, there’s a lot of energy in that drive to prove yourself, but it can be a double-edged sword.

Starting an adventure with heartbreak and the desire to prove to oneself that I CAN is a powerful motivation—but can quickly became hazardous for someone stubborn, who often finds it impossible to back down… even when it would be wise to do so.

Aaah, I love Ball and Cassiopeia and Small Wonders! 🤖❤️🛰️ Please give them a read, it’s “Such a Simple Thing” as Ray Lamontagne (and Cassi) would say, just beware paper hearts to flame.

@creator_grimm Oof, little loyalty in the comments

@DivyaS011 I’m glad you enjoyed it, Divya! Thanks for reading ☺️☺️

@BrandonCase101 Wow, this is exceptionally good 👍

My flash story “Eight Legs of the Mother Hunted” is free to read at Flash Fiction Online! It’s about a spider mom who tries to save her babies from the humans hunting their silk 🖤 🕸️ 🕷️ I love this one—please check it out if you have a few minutes! flashfictiononline.com/article/eight-…

NEW STORY: "Wild Centaurs Viewed from Our Safari Spaceship" by @BrandonCase101 . Read it here: 100footcrow.com/wild-centaurs/

@tftma11 Thanks for reading it 🖤🕷️ and I’m so glad you liked it!! We really do suck sometimes, humans. But we make art, and feel, and try… and there are good eggs sprinkled amongst the bad.

@BrandonCase101 Read it. Loved it. By turns harrowing and nail-biting exciting and the end, where she likened her silhouette to a pregnant woman was just a punch in the guts. Humans are evil ...

@tftma11 Huzzah! 😁 Thank you 🖤🕷️

@BrandonCase101 Sounds interesting! Will check it out 😁

@rachkmc With LLMs, I’m not sure copyright matters at this point. There’s no respect in this machine.

Because of AI etc I would be wary about posting your intellectual property on a public forum like this. Maybe wait til published to post things from your WIP so there's some copyright protection

@LeannaRapier Check out The Submission Grinder It had a list of markets you can filter by pay and story size, and David does a lot of work to make sure they’re legit (and puts warnings in anything suspicious).

Where to submit a scifi short story? #WritingCommunity

@MorganL52694063 @premium_tripper Dude so awesome they stock the anthology! Totally chill way to expand the Christmas psychonaut adventure dude!

Hello writing friends! If you’re voting for the awards (or simply want to read 🖤) here are my eligible works from 2024!

@tinahagmann Thanks, Tina 😊 If you’re a member of SFWA, HWA, BSFA, or Worldcon, that’d be awesome. A few of my pieces are on their recommended reading lists, but getting a shortlist nomination would put my jaw on the floor (I’d die of happiness.) Beyond that—anything that comes to mind 😁

Where can I vote? 🤗🤗🤗

“Saturdays of Night” Factor Four (contemporary fantasy, 1000 words, 2024) With the world overrun by raucous demons, how long can two dimension-crossed lovers survive humanity’s brutal response? 💃🔥🖤 😈🔪☀️ factorfourmag.com/saturdays-of-n…

“The Clockwork Octopus and a Letter to Queen Victoria” Dragon Gems Winter Anthology Water Dragon Press (steampunk, 3300 words) A tale of misfits in Elizabethan England and features perhaps THE cutest brass octopus ✨🐙🎩 amzn.to/3Smeevl

“The Book of Tar” Factor Four (contemporary fantasy, 1000 words) For a young cancer patient, medical necromancy might provide a second chance… if he can perform the ritual without losing himself and his family. 🖤💀💛 factorfourmag.com/the-book-of-ta…