steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back

Subscribe now to read this new essay from Priya Sridhar, going deep into the weeds on two fabulous Kelly Link short stories. AUD30/year (~GBP15 or USD19) gets you an extra essay /month, plus 6-month compilations & exclusive content! www.speculativeinsight.com/subs Tag @priyajsridhar.bsky.social

you get Big Bird today #sciart #ornithology #originalart #artistonbluesky

Pufferfish dragon 🐡 #art #dragon

Ostriches. Inspired by a visit to an ostrich farm.

For @kellylink.bsky.social who is a speculative fiction genius ❤️

medium.com/permanent-ne... It feels like more people need to read this one and appreciate the full implications of plant body snatchers. Also, it has a cat named Seymour! @seananmcguire.bsky.social #seananmcguire #miragrant #horror #Overgrowth #sciencefictionhorror

Are you a marginalized author (or the editor/agent/publicist of one) who has a trad pub book coming out in 2026 that is science fiction, fantasy, or horror and either adult or young adult? This book critic wants to know about it! Small press strongly encouraged. bookjockeyalex.com/contact/

Me: I'll have a nice little lie-in on this, the first morning of my writing retreat 7:01am: you didn't SET your alarm for now, but you're waking up now anyway just like it was the rest of the week when your alarm goes off now! Me: no I shall persevere Me at 7:19: I guess I shall not persevere 🤦‍♀️

Juno Beach, ya'll! #WriteStuff

Simple, very simple. 🐾

Stuff not on my bingo as a teen: that V for Vendetta’s film adaptation removing the comic’s grey area ended up being more realistic in the long run.

Eminently reasonable proposed principles for professors’ use of AI, from a student refusinggenai.wordpress.com/2025/08/29/a...

irl I am frequently forced to work with people in big tent ways, and like someone losing their minds over EBT/SNAP is one of the ways I will be like "Yeah I have zero desire to work with anyone who thinks its acceptable for kids to go hungry because you don't think a program is managed well enough."

"People are getting free food and they might not deserve it!" who gives a shit man literally one of the unambiguously good things about the 21st century is we have lots of excess food production and we have the capacity to have hunger be significantly less important in decision making.

I am going through old sketchbooks before I shove them into another closet and am somewhat bemused by the notes I wrote to my future self. “pecked to death by iron-eyed albatrosses” “Archaeopteryx girl at the cliffs of oolong” “Eve tastes the Bacon of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.”

For Halloween, we have subjected Stepson to two seasonal films! First, MOTHMAN PROPHECIES! STEPSON: Aww, that was more sad than scary. Well shot, too. I wondered how they were gonna make Mothman scary. ME: *trying to avoid looking at windows, shadows, mirrors, etc*

Sometimes i get sad at those “I wanted to look up what kind of horse pulled medieval wagons It’s three hours later and playtex bra sewers made spacesuits i have a problem” no. No, you don’t. Hydrate and get back in there

Not tagging Jay Graber, but I had the best waffles with my sister this past October. Pity that she missed out while trying to claim all waffles. www.patreon.com/posts/142557...

Graphic Medicine Review seeks new Editorial Board Members #GraphicMedicine publishing.escholarship.umassmed.edu/gmr/news/31/

Support the 2026 @apexmag.bsky.social Kickstarter! Apex publishes amazing SF, dark fantasy, and horror and we need their stories now more than ever. I'll give an Apex gift subscription and dedication to one random person who promotes this Kickstarter! 1/ www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

Tiny employees. 📸 Ers_ezgi

Guarding the eggs.

I am so tired of people equating "edge" with "good" writing, and people implying I can't be a serious writer because of the things I love. Bradbury himself inoculated himself early against such foolishness. Love what you love. Write what you love. Tell everyone else to fuck the fuck off.

Let's share a poet @februarygrace.bsky.social loves! #WriteStuff

A3: My greatest achievement is surviving to get to be 54. My greatest writing achievement was having my debut novel reach number 1 in Steampunk on A*azon. But I felt more successful when someone told me they reread the book once a year, or that it was their favorite book. 🥰#WriteStuff

medium.com/permanent-ne... thoughts about Banned Books Week. #writing #bannedbooksweek

www.superjumpmagazine.com/the-homestuc... #homestuck #superjump

My rep, who is Republican, sent an email about the shutdown. It included a passage of complete gibberish. Her office promised they’d send a correction, after trying to contact the press office that wrote the email. They haven’t sent a correction. Here is a screencap.

I make educational comics and card games for kids! Join Lollipop and her friends as they travel the globe, learning fun facts about history, geography, science and much more! (Card games returning soon!) #writestuff #adventuresoflollipop

My Stephen King-Rod Serling inspired novella The ebook is a free download on my website. www.ilenegoldman.com/books #WriteStuff

One of my books is celebrating its 20th anniversary! #writestuff www.adventuresoflollipop.com

He is ready for his interview. 📸 GualtieriRyan

Happy Anniversary to @lollipopcomics.bsky.social ! #WriteStuff

A6: If it's not comically intentional like Robin Hood Men in Tights, then it just gets on my nerves. Speaking of, there's your answer. "Time Out! Sorry, bad guys, but I am running out of air. Gotta get pumped." #writestuff

medium.com/permanent-ne... How does Gwen the android save herself from the trappings of Arthurian myth and the new theme park ones? #KnightsofGuinevere #Glitch #writing #Guinevere #lgbtq

Likewise, the essay "This Is It" by John Ganz @lioneltrolling.bsky.social also inspired my essay. Please also read it. 3/ www.unpopularfront.news/p/this-is-it

Also, hattip to Annalee Newitz whose excellent book Stories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind helped inspire this essay. Check out the book if you haven't done so already. 2/ wwnorton.com/books/978039...

Happy birthday Canadian scientist/writer Ursula Franklin (1921 – 2016), 🧪🐡👩🏼‍🔬 #histsci thinker on role of tech in society, advocate for women in STEM, peace & social justice. Her research interests were guided by her principles, including gathering evidence of the harmful health effects of radiation 🧵

These three puppies are friendly fellas.

There are some discussions going on in the SF/F genre right now about bad actors pretending to be allies. Sadly, this pattern happens over and over in every human community. News about a person hurting others usually comes out, but until then how do you know? How do you protect yourself? 1/

Have another happy honey bee visiting the sunflowers. #FlowerReport #Bloomscrolling #InverteFest I love the fractal symmetry of sunflower inflorescences.

On the plains of Nebraska, a Platycerabos flees from a charging Camelops. While C. hesternus is a fairly well-known former inhabitant of North America’s prairies, Platycerabos dodsoni is known from just one skull from Nebraska and is quite obscure. #pleistocene #sciart #paleoart #platycerabos

Truffles spotted!

Save the Vaquita Week is Nov 2nd - 8th on #Twitch! With fewer than 20 left, the vaquita needs our help! If you're a streamer who wants to spread awareness or raise money for this critter, sign up here: savethevaquitas.carrd.co Shares appreciated! #SaveTheVaquita #vaquita #porpoise #SciArt

Cool I just learned a new word haha. #writestuff

And Beowulf is chuck full o' words. #WriteStuff

At this time of year, I always make sure to look up at high bare branches when I'm birding for Olive-sided Flycatchers. Sure enough, I saw one this weekend on a perch like this! #BirdArt #SciArt #FineArt #Watercolor #AnimalArt