Diabolical Plots

@diabolicalplots.com

4430 Followers 327 Following

SF/F/H magazine, Ignyte & Locus Award winning Submission Grinder tool for writers, Long List Anthology. https://ko-fi.com/diabolicalplots

cross stitch in progress of Castle and Dragon
cross stitch in progress of Castle and Dragon
cross stitch in progress of Castle and Dragon
the cubic marble maze in its clear case with the stand next to it
a panel with film on both sides
the loop attached to the frame at a rakish angle
a thin plywood loop that says START and FINISH on it
one view of a cubic marble maze of plywood with hand for scale
a dragonfly with a black body. the inner part of its wings are black, the middle parts of its wings are white, and the outer part of its wings are clear
a partially complete cubic marble maze made of thin plywood
one side of the big contraption of plywood pieces that says START
cross stitch in progress of Castle and Dragon
Diabolical Plots logo: a smiling begoggled face on teal background
constructions of thin plywood
a few random thin plywood pieces put together one of which says START
Intrism Mini 3d marble maze assembly kit
cross stitch in progress of Castle and Dragon
an actual package labeled LIQUID I.V. which is apparently an electrolyte drink mix . It appears to be a powder so it is NOT a liquid, and it appears to be a beverage so is NOT administered injected into one's bloodstream directly thus is NOT an I.V.
cross stitch in progress of Castle and Dragon
cross stitch in progress of Castle and Dragon
cross stitch in progress of Castle and Dragon
a much bigger bloom next to the smaller bloom and buds, the flowers are all yellows and oranges
now a few stalks, one full bloom and a couple buds
a little green pot with a gold band and brown claw feet with three green shoots coming out
Top view of small eyed sphinx moth that has fighter jet shaped wings but also somehow looks like a dried leaf
cross stitch in progress of Castle and Dragon
cross stitch in progress of Castle and Dragon
cross stitch in progress of Castle and Dragon
Diabolical Plots logo: a smiling begoggled face on teal background
A long narrow bug that is covered in damned spikes!
most recent of 28 "Other Species" Damp Grain Springtail (Willowsia buski) Common Coral Slime (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa) Cownose Ray (rhinoceros bonasus) Caribbean Spiny Lobster (Panulirus argus) Honeycomb Coral Slime Mold (Cerationmuxa poriodes) Yellow Stingray (Urobatis jamaicensis)
top of the 9 mollusks Seminole Ramshorn (Planorbella duryi) Asian Clam (Corbicula fluminea) Wavy Turban (Megastroea undosa) California Horn Snail (Certhideopsis californica) Bellmouth Ramshorn (Planorbella campanulata) Marsh Ramshorn (Planorbella trivolvis)
most recent of 13 amphibians Giant African Bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus) Amazon Milk Frog (Trachycephalus resinifrictix) Blanchard's Cricket Frog (Acris blanchardi) Hellbender (Cryptobranchus allegeniensus) American Bullfrog (Lithobayes catesbeianus) Yelow-heades Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobages ieucomelas)
the top few of 40 mammals Least Chipmunk (Neotamias minimus) Utah Prairie Dog (Cynomys parvidens) Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor) Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus) Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) Cape Porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis)
American Green Crab Spider (Misumessus oblongus) Openfield Orbweaver (Araneus pratensis) Cosmobunus granarius Pearland Sheetweb Orbweaver (Hypselistus florens) Phrurotimpus boreal Rustic Wolf Spider (Trachosa ruricola)
60 reptiles observed: Common Sagebrush Lizard (Sceleporus graciosus) Eastern Green Mamba (Dendroaspis angusticeps) Plains Hognose Snake (Heterodon nasicus) Mexican Cantil (Agkistrodon bilineatus) Reticulated Python (Malayopython reticulatus) Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus caninus)
73 fish observations, the most recent are: Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas) Brook Trout (Salvelinas fontinalis) Cavedano Chub (Squalius squalus) Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas) Ripsaw Catfish (Oxydoras niger)
73 bird observations. Laughing Kookaburra (Dacela novaeguinae) Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirosta) King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo uncinctua) Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
the most recent of the 91 Fungi observations Multiflora Rose Rust (Phragmidium rosae-multiflorae) Black Knot (Apiosporina morbosa) Mossy Maze Polypore (Cerrena unicolor) Common Powder horn (Cladonia coniocraea) Gold Cobblestone Liche (Pleopsidium flavum) Stonewall Rim Lichen (Protoparmeliopsis muralis)
The most recent of the 314 insect observations. Common Ringlet (Coenonympha california) Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp (Sceliphron caementarium) Milwaukee Mining Bee (Andrena milwaukeensis) Black Bow Fly (Pharmia regina) Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus) Madagascar Hissing Cockroach (scientific name off the screen)
Top of the 746 plant observations: Western Wheatgrass (Elymus smithii) Blue Water-speedwell (Veronica anagallis-aquatica) Purple Meadow-rue (Thalictrum dasycarpum) American Brooklime (Veronica americana) Yellow Salsify (Tragipogan dubius) Tufted Hair Grass (Deschampsia cespitosa)
screenshot of Seek app showing the number of identifications of each category. Plants: 746 Insects: 314 Fungi: 91 Birds: 73 Fish: 73 Reptiles: 60 Arachnids: 53 Mammals: 40 Amphibians: 13 Mollusks: Other Species: 28
cross stitch in progress of Castle and Dragon
cross stitch in progress of Castle and Dragon
cross stitch in progress of Castle and Dragon
cross stitch in progress of Castle and Dragon
cross stitch in progress of Castle and Dragon
Diabolical Plots logo: a smiling begoggled face on teal background
A white dude with a shaggy beard and bedhead
All of the books from the thread, I am not typing them all again please look at the thread
The background is pink. The cover art is a 5 milliliter syringe with needle point down. It is casting a distorted shadow that resembles the upright Christian cross. "O Lord, deliver us." it says to the side. "Absolutely riveting" says Jo Walton It notes that Kritzer is a four-time Hugo Award winning author. It says "Uncorrected advance reading copy, not for sale"
The central image is a pink teddy bear kaiju. the kaiju itself has a serious face with downturns brows over yellow eyes but on its chest is an image of a yellow smiling bear face. On its left shoulder sits a long haired girl in jeans, sneakers, a yellow hoodie, and a backpack. In its right hand is a bloody axe. it is walking between skyscrapers, pink flowering trees are in the foreground. Some Asian characters are on buildings and the side of the cover. Available May 2026 Not For Sale "The perfect mix of horror and heart" - Kylie Lee Baker, author of Bat Eater and Other Names For Cora Zeng
A woman with a dark haired bon haircut is facing the viewer reading a book that is held up to almost cover her mouth. She is pale skinned and wearing white gloves with three black lines on the back. the book has cursive script that is strictly horizontal in the image not following the direction of the book. The book is either somewhat transparent or the book also has the image of her lower face and neck on it. around her are suggestions of grass and tree foliage. The quote" The elegance of Goss's work has never ceased to amaze me." -Catherumme M. Talented, author of Comfort Me With Apples
A folksy art kind of illustration, it is framed sort of like an uneven triptych. Above the title is a leafy green man bust but he is bleeding red from eyes and mouth. the title itself is white and also dripping with blood. There are flowers by the title but they too are a little unsettling in their specific color. The smaller side panels of the triptych are mirrored from each other and each show a rabbit hanging upside down from a snare teal and a skeleton partially draped in a yellow cloth like a toga and seeming to somehow smile "A singular literary talent" says Erica LaRocca Available October 2026 Not For Sale
The background is a dark purple gridd of triangles. In the foreground leading away from the viewer at first appears to be a pale blue road but it is also a film strip with the notches on the edges. It stretches into the distance where it winds around a film reel laid flat. On top of the circular side of the reel is a cabin among evergreen trees. smoke rises from its chimney, in the smoke is some of bestial form, a wolf? and then the smoke rises up to form the title. "Bestselling author of The Reformatory" Advanced Reader Edition on sale 9/22/26 Uncorrected Not For sale or quotation
A print copy of Clarkesworld Issue 236 it is a portrait of a primate with a long face, something like a baboon? It has blue-ish skin and it is wearing a black fur coat and a monocle. its right hand is in its cost pocket and its left hand is upraising a cigarette in a long holder with curls of smoke twirling above the primate's head
The overall color scheme is reds and pinks. The title is in a shape like a marquee and embellished with red roses, overshadowed by a big top. the background are dark and light stripes radiating out from the sun. Above the big top are a pair of trapeze artists swinging. At the center bottom is a red heart with foliage growing from it. In the lower corners are rearinf unicorns and in the upper corn are doves
The image is dominated by a woman with pale skin with longish hair that looks like animal style. she is wearing a tight top with a bare midriff, which has an Asian character on it (that I cannot read). She is wearing a white belted jacket hanging off of her shoulders. she is wearing a skirt with a circuit pattern on it. She is wearing a microphone headset which seems to suggest she is a singer. "Shimmering, crystallized paranoia" - Vina Jie-Min Prasad
The book cover of Maya: Seed Takes Root. The background is sort of cream colored. The art is all either strictly red or strictly blue. The central image is a red... treelike, mushroom like thingy with tendrils stretching out in every direction. Its tendrils seem to have captured several non-human creatures, or maybe they are its fruit? There's a lot going on so it's a little hard to tell. There is a humanoid bird person with a quiver of arrows on their back grasping a tendril with a beak, a mostly-human person but who seems to have hands for feet like an ape gripping a tendril with their feet-hands, a humanoid figure with a snake tail instead of legs, some kind of scaly femme-looking figure, and what looks like conjoined fat mushrooms with penis heads for heads. The author names, title, and subtitle are all in blue, the rest of all that was in red. There is some other blue overlaid but it's hard to see what it is. It says "Foreward by Anil Seth, neuroscientist and author of Being You" It also says "Audiobook narrated by Hugo Weaving"
Book cover of The Inevitable Undoing of Zahara Douglass by Leslye Penelope The background color is pink. The central image is a Black woman's profile facing right with loose hair, with swirls of green around. In front of the silhouette is a contrasting silhouette in pink of a woman with a hand outstretched to the left and looking to the left. "Exhilerating and full of surprises." says Jared Poon, author of City of Others There is a badge that says Available August 2026: Not For Sale.