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Julia Rios, writer, editor, narrator, podcaster. The OMG Julia Podcast explores creative lives and processes. Worlds of Possibility collects stories and poems by others.

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Art in a Japanese anime style using pastel colors of a pop idol in the middle of a performance.

Iori Kusano talks about their novella, Hybrid Heart

Today I have with me Iori Kusano to talk about their novella, Hybrid Heart, which is coming out from Neon Hemlock.

Digital art inspired by paper cuts in blue and yellow, featuring a pink crystal ball with with a heart inside it.

Introducing the February 2023 Issue of Worlds of Possibility

Digital art inspired by paper cuts in blue and yellow, featuring a pink crystal ball with with a heart inside it.

The February 2023 Issue of Worlds of Possibility

An Elephant in sterile booties and a red cross cap stands in a doctor’s office. It is holding a clipboard in its trunk.

Elephant Doctor: a story by Tehnuka

Reading poster featuring book cover, author names, and time (6pm on the 21st)

Ex Marginalia Reading on Tuesday the 21st!

Title card for After 10pm, featuring a calla lily distorted under water

After 10pm: a story by Natalie Anai Nowo Lydick

A Black woman with a thick puff of hair and wearing a white sundress is standing at a podium in a witchy tea and potion shop.

3am Eternal: a story by Eden Royce

News

Reading poster featuring book cover, author names, and time (6pm on the 21st)

Ex Marginalia Reading on Tuesday the 21st!

Ex Marginalia is a book of essays by BIPOC writers, and the table of contents is simply stunning.

Cover for To Catch a Flieff, a space holiday romance. A spaceship traverses the stars, trailing lavender hearts.

My 2022 Recap, and a glimpse of what's ahead

The cover of the October 2022 issue of Worlds of Possibility featuring a calla lily distorted under water.

Cover Reveal for the October 2022 Issue of Worlds of Possibility

an old typewriter with a sheet of paper in it that reads, "News"

News and Notes, August 2022

Speculative Fiction for Dreamers cover

Speculative Fiction for Dreamers

Shadow Atlas with cover art by Aaron Lovett

Shadow Atlas and Balticon

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OMG Julia Podcast

Art in a Japanese anime style using pastel colors of a pop idol in the middle of a performance.

Iori Kusano talks about their novella, Hybrid Heart

Today I have with me Iori Kusano to talk about their novella, Hybrid Heart, which is coming out from Neon Hemlock.

An Elephant in sterile booties and a red cross cap stands in a doctor’s office. It is holding a clipboard in its trunk.

Elephant Doctor: a story by Tehnuka

Title card for After 10pm, featuring a calla lily distorted under water

After 10pm: a story by Natalie Anai Nowo Lydick

A Black woman with a thick puff of hair and wearing a white sundress is standing at a podium in a witchy tea and potion shop.

3am Eternal: a story by Eden Royce

A black and white image of a luchador.

Magic Lucha: a story by Pedro Iniguez

Flotsam, Salvage, and Cast Off stand on a tray with a big gem, some small peridot pebbles, a spyglass, and an astrolabe.

RJ Theodore Talks About The Peridot Shift

Three intertwined trees with women's faces in the trunks, and with ruby leaves

Water and Glass: a story by Megan Baffoe

This Is Why We're Like This

Spaceballs: the podcast! with JJ Lang and Julia Rios from Chessfeels

Listen to "Spaceballs the Podcast with Julia and JJ from Chessfeels" on Spreaker. Buckle up, because we're in for a WILD ride with not just one, but TWO Julias Rios! Julia's name twin, Julia Rios (AKA Dr. Chess Julia) and her cohost JJ Lang from the Chessfeels podcast join us

After These Messages: Canadian Commercials with Kelly

Kelly's Country Bears jug with Geoffrey's "Our listeners love photos of jugs" quo

The Country Bears with Kelly

After These Messages: Thingmaker with Chia and Dan

A blue ghost of a young girl and a dog in a still from Child of Glass

Child of Glass with Chia and Dan

After These Messages: Hobo Kelly with Gwynne Garfinkle

Zoom With Gwynne Garfinkle

Worlds of Possibility

Digital art inspired by paper cuts in blue and yellow, featuring a pink crystal ball with with a heart inside it.

Introducing the February 2023 Issue of Worlds of Possibility

The February 2023 issue contains 3 fantasy stories (2 original, and one brought back into print after being out of print for several years), 1 original science fiction story, 1 original poem, and three original illustrations.

Digital art inspired by paper cuts in blue and yellow, featuring a pink crystal ball with with a heart inside it.

The February 2023 Issue of Worlds of Possibility

An Elephant in sterile booties and a red cross cap stands in a doctor’s office. It is holding a clipboard in its trunk.

Elephant Doctor: a story by Tehnuka

Title card for After 10pm, featuring a calla lily distorted under water

After 10pm: a story by Natalie Anai Nowo Lydick

A Black woman with a thick puff of hair and wearing a white sundress is standing at a podium in a witchy tea and potion shop.

3am Eternal: a story by Eden Royce

THe December 2022 cover of worlds of Possibility with an old woman fishing for stars in a nighttime lake

Introducing the December 2022 issue of Worlds of Possibility

The Cover of the December 2022 Issue of Worlds of Possiblity with an old woman fishing for stars in a nighttime lake

The December Issue of Worlds of Possibility