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Fantasy: July 02, 2025 Issue [#13216]




 This week: Phobias
  Edited by: Prosperous Snow celebrating Author IconMail Icon
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1. About this Newsletter
2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
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About This Newsletter

I have written stories about spiders because I was extremely Avram of them. I do not know if it helped me overcome the fear, but it did get me to research spiders.


Letter from the editor

Melanophobia is fear of black holes. I do not think I am afraid of these. Still it is a thought provoking phobia. How would a character who suffered from this phobia react if they encountered a black hole?

Nomophobia fear of being without your cellphone. Where is my smartphone? Chills crawl up my spine! I am disconnected from my life. I look around and find it on the dresser connected to the charger. Is that how you feel when you cannot find your smartphone?

Bananaphobia is fear of bananas. I am sure I do not suffer from this phobia because I ate a dish of banana pudding last night. I am also sure no one in my immediate family suffers from it because we all love bananas.

Is there a phobia about fear of Artificial Intelligence? Yes! It is called technophobia. I do not know about anyone else, but I think fear of Artificial Intelligence deserves a phobia all its own. Technophobia refers to fear of all forms of technology.

challenge: Write a story or poem about a phobia. It can be a phobia you have experienced or one you have researched.


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