Submit to Apocalyptic News
After decades buried in the catacombs, I returned to the world of mortals. I turned on the machine of moving images and learned a single truth:
The news does not end.
Even when the world does.
If mortals invent their news, why shouldn’t we invent ours?
I open the circle for your apocalyptic dispatches—reports from the dying earth, echoes of your pain. Written by mortals, received by the exiled and broken.
It is your duty, as a writer, to speak of recent and past events.
Name the things that moved you.
What to send
- A brief report from the end (100–200 words work best)
- It can be a headline, weather forecast, obituary, breaking news, or whatever else is newsworthy.
- Your audience is the undead, the beasts, the forgotten. Those who cannot change the world will listen.
- Remember: you are a reporter, but also a poet. Use your symbols.
Examples
- “Just in: Burning oil was never bad. The Summer Olympics 2036 will be held in Greenland. Marshall Islands cancelled their appearance.”
- “Today’s weather: Nuclear ashfall at midnight. Bring jackets and gas masks.”
What not to send
- Politics may appear as a symbol or satire, but never as an insult.
- Never mock the dead. Grief is not a joke.
- Misogynistic, anti-LGBTQ+, or hateful speech of any kind.
- Nothing illegal
We do not feed the flame.
How to submit
Send as many dispatches as you wish.
The broadcast will be sealed after thirteen nights: November 15.
- Direct message
- E-mail: at@cultofashmore.com
- Comment
- Publish it yourself and send me the link
What happens next
Selected dispatches will be read in Black Tapes: Apocalyptic News.
Your name will be spoken, and your words will be carried forward into the circle.
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