Adventure for
Any Moment
Speculative fiction podcast magazine
for upbeat and comedy stories.
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Featured Writers
Rick Danforth
Rick Danforth is a BSFA award shortlisted author from Yorkshire, England, where he works as a Systems Architect to fund his writing habit. When not working valiantly in the plot mines, he can be found doing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, a type of involuntary yoga with uncomfortable pyjamas.
His short fiction can be found in Hexagon, Translunar Traveler’s Lounge, and many other places.
Ian Kinder
Ian Kinder is an amateur in the classical sense— he writes for the love of it. He is for the moment a bartender, formerly a paralegal, formerly a mental health caretaker, formerly a TV technician, formerly a grocery clerk. If he isn't writing or job hunting, he is probably acting in one of his local community theaters.
Eddie Knight
Eddie Knight has been a technical leader in organizations ranging from financial services to software security, enabling him to gain the wealth of experience and insight that he brings as a speaker, author, and strategist.
His most recent work is Nix, a cybercrime technothriller about a family man tech executive who's life gets turned upside down when his AI and Robotics company draws international attention.
We are not currently accepting submissions, but— for your reference— here are the criteria we use for stories.
Formatting
We accept documents as .doc, .docx or, if you must, .rtf. Please follow Shunn’s modern manuscript format.
Multiple Submissions
Please submit one story at a time. Unless otherwise directed, please wait 7 days to submit in the event that your story isn't a good fit.
Word Limit
100-6,000 words. We intend to accept an equal number of flash-fiction and short stories.
Simultaneous Submissions
Submitting to us and others at the same time is not only accepted, but encouraged! We do ask that you notify us as soon as possible if your submission is accepted elsewhere.
Payment and Rights
We pay $0.01 per word for original, unpublished fiction. Payment is via PayPal only. We require First Print and Digital rights with a six-month period of exclusivity from the date of publication. All other rights remain with the author.
Time Length
We aim to make our final decisions within a month of the submission window closing. You will often receive a response much sooner. If you haven’t heard from us by that time, please query via e-mail with query in the subject line.
What we don’t want:
Non-speculative fiction
If there is not an element of fantasy, science fiction or horror then we are not the target market for your story.
Reprints
We accept reprints by request only (Although we do intend to change this in the future)
Downers
We accept less than upbeat tales if they are comedic, but not if they're downers! This includes overt racism, violence, sex, or negative outlooks on humanity.
We also ask you not to send fanfiction, published stories, or tales we've previously rejected.