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Preview of the cover for volume 12 of Bullet Points, with stories from
@bogiperson.bsky.social
,
@sljohnson.bsky.social
,
@deborahldavitt.com
,
@joshuamannix.bsky.social
, and more. Coming January 15. Please spread the word!
6 days ago
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Watching
#PrincessBride
, in memory of
#RobReiner
. RIP, creator of the greatest movie EVER!!!
7 days ago
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Duotrope
23 days ago
The Smart Search List of the Day is: Mainstream Fantasy Flash Fiction feat. @factorfourmagazine.com @bulletpoints.bsky.social et al.
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Smart Search List of the Day
The Smart Search List of the Day is: Mainstream Fantasy Flash Fiction feat. @factorfourmagazine.com @bulletpoints.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com/search/smart/fiction/mainstream-fantasy-flash-fiction-OdViHBfU
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"Nova carried her captain’s head at her waist as a reminder of what waited beyond the blast-shield doors." Read the latest from Addison Smith / @addi.social in Bullet Points. Subscribe today:
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25 days ago
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"The multi-spectral sensors of an IKONOS satellite detected faint signs of diamonds in newly unearthed igneous outcrops within the Chalk Flora Reserve." Read the latest from Henry Herz/@henryherz.bsky.social. Subscribe:
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27 days ago
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Read "Bone and Acid and Rushing Waves," from Addison Smith / @addi.social: Nova carries her captain’s head into battle. Read for free in Bullet Points:
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Look, it's a "levee en peu"! This is the French state taking advantage of a distant threat and a crappy job market to build a little nationalism, with little military impact. We're seeing more of this soft mobilization, though, so the trend matters.
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French president unveils new voluntary military service for volunteers aged 18 and 19
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a new military service program for volunteers aged 18 and 19. Starting next year, they will serve for 10 months.
https://apnews.com/article/france-macron-voluntary-military-service-russia-war-b4e718e8f3ddd4f807c503e5425fc018
about 1 month ago
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Bullet Points 11 @jamesaaron.net @slashnburnett.bsky.social @gioclair.bsky.social @henryherz.bsky.social @liamjhogan.bsky.social @gerrileen.bsky.social @grigorylukin.bsky.social @kurtnewton.bsky.social @natashabennett.bsky.social @jeremyszal.bsky.social @ericfomley.bsky.social
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Read "In the Deadly Dark," from Henry Herz / @henryherz.bsky.social: Russian soldiers think they’ve uncovered a vast diamond deposit in occupied Ukraine, but that’s not all they discover. Read for free:
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about 1 month ago
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“’Ere, what’s all this, then?” The woman scowled as Private Anders pushed past her and into the rooms beyond. “You got a bleedin’ warrant?” Read the latest from Liam Hogan. Subscribe today:
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about 1 month ago
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Read "For Remembrance," from Liam Hogan / @liamjhogan.bsky.social: In the aftermath of a war, a squad of soldiers investigates reports of a psychic. It takes one to know one. Read for free:
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about 1 month ago
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"A snub-nose blaster, a Warbird combat dagger, a set of dark-vision goggles, and a block of Trintulex explosives. This is all the gear you get before you head into a tunnel." Read the latest from Don Money / @donmoneywriting. Subscribe today:
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about 1 month ago
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“Why are you so good to me?” she asks.... I think of all the possible replies: because you’re the most important person in the world... because I have been sent here to assassinate you... Read more from Grigory Lukin/@grigorylukin.bsky.social. Subscribe:
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about 1 month ago
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Read "Below to the Fray," from Don Money / @donmoneywriting: The Tunnel Rats are the brave soldiers tasked with getting into the enemy tunnels to bring the fight to them. Read for free:
zurl.co/BRAsq
about 2 months ago
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Read "Hard As a Mirror of Cast Bronze," from Grigory Lukin / @grigorylukin.bsky.social: An assassin searches sideways and down across alternate dimensions to find his target. Read for free:
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about 2 months ago
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"Devon looked at the short straw in his hand. He knew this would happen. It was only a matter of time with his luck. The other troops gave a visible look of relief at the outcome." Read more from Natasha Smith\@natashabennett.bsky.social: Subscribe today:
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about 2 months ago
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"The high-pitched whistle shredding the grey atmosphere is the only warning of the missile. Ma grabs my hand, and we weave a blind path... away from where we think the sound will end." Read the latest from Mandy Munro. Subscribe today:
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about 2 months ago
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Read "A Little Contagion Never Hurt Anyone," from Natasha Smith / @natashabennett.bsky.social: After drawing the short straw, Devon is forced to merge his consciousness with an invasive species. Link:
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about 2 months ago
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Read "Black Rain," from Mandy Munro / @mandymunro_author: Alien soldiers hunt Ana and her Ma. Link:
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about 2 months ago
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"I hunkered down behind the charred ruin of an Eland armored car, its turret punctured with dozens of small holes. The rain came down in torrents, threatening to swell the Nhia River to overflow." Read the latest from Sean Patrick Hazlett. Subscribe:
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about 2 months ago
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Happy #Halloween! Read "Mandible," from Sean Patrick Hazlett: A haunted CIA agent seeks an extreme occult method to end the Cold War in war-torn Angola. Link:
zurl.co/YvhED
about 2 months ago
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"Lila held her daughter tightly. The blows from the girl’s little fists fell onto Lila’s shoulders, her cries reverberated through Lila’s head." Read the latest from Emma Burnett / @slashnburnett.bsky.social: Subscribe today:
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about 2 months ago
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Here on day 28, I may have a solution to the perpetual
#shutdown
problem: VOTE!
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2 months ago
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Read "The Room on the Other Side of the Plexi," from Emma Burnett / @slashnburnett.bsky.social: Lila, a refugee, must save her daughter’s teddy when a pebble pierces the hull. Link:
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2 months ago
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“Damien dusted sand off his clergy uniform. What was once black was now tinged with specs of yellow. Another laundry run tomorrow. Figures. Keeping his rags clean in the desert was a chore.” Read the latest from Michael Baez. Subscribe today:
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2 months ago
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Do we really appreciate the dilemma that federal employees are facing in the
#shutdown
? We may not get back pay, but who would hire us in the short term? Day 27, and still counting.
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2 months ago
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External security threats are the single-greatest predictor of the choice to use conscripts. Add Croatia to the growing list of European countries worried about war with Russia.
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Croatia reintroduces military conscription as Europe worries about Russia-Ukraine war
Croatia’s parliament has voted to reintroduce compulsory military service in the European Union and NATO member country.
https://apnews.com/article/croatia-compulsory-military-service-ukraine-32c84a8c4afc8790bee82644d8366e46
2 months ago
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Day 23 of the
#shutdown
. We can't keep doing this. Our adversaries will gain on us.
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2 months ago
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Read "A Lesson in History," from Michael Baez: In an alternate universe, the clergyman is more than just an acolyte. Link:
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2 months ago
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ألف مبروك! أين النسخة بالعربية؟
add a skeleton here at some point
2 months ago
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On Day 22, USDA just opened 2,100 offices to distribute agricultural aid, and those employees are now being paid. What does this say about the power of the purse, or who's responsible for the #shutdown? Could other once-nonessential employees now be deemed essential? From AP:
zurl.co/50b88
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2 months ago
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It's day 21 of the
#shutdown
. A big shout-out to the great work of @U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, @CDC, and @National Institutes of Health (NIH) in improving public health over the years!
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2 months ago
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Insightful analysis of the Trump peace plan in Gaza from @yezidsayigh.bsky.social , courtesy of @BeirutCalling and @carnegiemec.bsky.social . View it here:
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Yezid Sayigh on the Trump Plan
In an interview, Yezid Sayigh looks at the different dimensions of the Trump plan. If you enjoyed the video, like the video and subscribe to Carnegie’s YouTu...
https://zurl.co/nYNzP
2 months ago
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Bullet Points offers the best new and classic military science fiction and fantasy. Read today:
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.
#MilSF
#IndieMag
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"Steel yourself. No one is really prepared for their first, unfettered mental contact with Tauran Monster Crabs. These things will stare into your very soul if you allow it. Don’t allow it." Read more from Gerri Leen / @gerrileen.bsky.social. Subscribe:
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2 months ago
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On day 19 of the
#shutdown
, the focus is on the Department of Transportation. Our roads and air travel are MUCH safer than they would be without the regulations and standards that DOT enforces.
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2 months ago
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Watching
#ChiefsRaiders
. It's not clear that the two teams are playing the same sport. If the @The Kansas City Chiefs stay healthy, I'm not sure who can keep them from the Super Bowl.
2 months ago
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On Day 18 of the
#shutdown
, here is video from a
#NoKings
protest in McLean, VA. About half the cars were in support and only two people flipped the bird, so more support than in June.
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2 months ago
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Who's to blame for the #shutdown? A new poll gives answers... sort of. Day 17. Link:
zurl.co/oroSB
#shutdown
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2 months ago
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"The landscape was a maze of abandoned buildings and cobblestone alleyways.... It wasn’t the first time Simms had found himself in enemy territory outnumbered and outgunned." Read the latest from Kurt Newton / @kurtnewton.bsky.social: Subscribe today:
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2 months ago
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orynthia blue.
2 months ago
People talk about the 300k+ Black women who have lost their jobs as if they are statistics for their research projects and I’m here to remind yall, we are real ass people feeling the effects of it. In our homes, quality of life and well-being. To those of you in this boat with me, I see you. 💙
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2 months ago
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Read "How to Deploy Tauran Monster Crabs," from Gerri Leen / @gerrileen.bsky.social: Don’t deviate from these instructions. Link:
zurl.co/qJlSO
2 months ago
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I don't take health benefits for granted, especially here on day 16 of a
#shutdown
over health care.
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2 months ago
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Hey there! On day 15 of the
#shutdown
, we should appreciate the range of services that the Federal government provides. Here's looking at you,
#USDA
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2 months ago
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Bullet Points 11: @jamesaaron.net @slashnburnett.bsky.social @gioclair.bsky.social @henryherz.bsky.social @liamjhogan.bsky.social @gerrileen.bsky.social @grigorylukin.bsky.social @kurtnewton.bsky.social @natashabennett.bsky.social @jeremyszal.bsky.social #DarkMilSF
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Read "Wax Soldiers," from Kurt Newton / @kurtnewton.bsky.social: Simms fights enemy soldiers from a bombed-out church. Link:
zurl.co/KKelj
3 months ago
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On day 14 of the
#shutdown
, it seems like the pain is the point.
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3 months ago
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Today is the LAST DAY to get Bullet Points 11 at a discount ($4.99 digital, $7.99 print). Vol. 11 has 16 #DarkMilSF stories from Rich Larson, Jeremy Szal, Sean Patrick Hazlett, Mandy Munro, and more. Buy on Amazon:
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#DarkMilSF
3 months ago
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This
#shutdown
started a while ago, and it's about how we think about public service, not just about opening the government. Day 13, of many.
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3 months ago
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