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reader, NASA contractor, Orioles fan
Just finished listening to another of
@scottedelman.bsky.social
's Eating the Fantastic podcast episodes. This time a conversation with
@effjayem.bsky.social
Fascinating as usual.
www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
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Feast on a Full English breakfast with Farah Mendlesohn in Episode 280 of Eating the Fantastic âš Scott Edelman
https://www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/2026/04/24/farah-mendlesohn-2/
3 days ago
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Listened to this great episode of
@scottedelman.bsky.social
's Eating the Fantastic this weekend. Loads of fascinating things about Mark L. Van Name that I was unaware of. A great conversation.
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3 days ago
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Congratulations to
@amalelmohtar.com
for "The River Has Roots" winning the Nebula Award.
26 days ago
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Listened to
@effies.bsky.social
read her wonderful
@thehugoawards.bsky.social
nominated story âLaser Eyes Ainât Everythingâ on Story Hour. A fun supers story. Very enjoyable and very entertaining reading. Well deserved nominations.
youtu.be/5T5WrJV2v40?...
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April 8, 2026 Story Hour: Effie Seiberg and J.R. Dawson read their Hugo/Nebula-nominated stories!
YouTube video by Story Hour
https://youtu.be/5T5WrJV2v40?si=jHttjG-v3HLBHEjY
27 days ago
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Read/listened to âImmigrant Girl from the End of the Worldâ by
@hannahyangwrites.bsky.social
from
@uncannymagazine.bsky.social
70. Like the best stories it makes be want to know more about the fate of the characters involved. Just a deeply rich concept.
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/immi...
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Immigrant Girl from the End of the World - Uncanny Magazine
Before the world ends, Miriâs family saves up enough money to escape to 2004. 2004: a safe haven. The year lilts off the tongue, like a promise. Miri and Lise spend their last evening together in thei...
https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/immigrant-girl-from-the-end-of-the-world/
28 days ago
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Just listened to/read
@thehugoawards.bsky.social
nominated "Never Eaten Vegetables" by
@hhpak.bsky.social
from
@clarkesworldmagazine.com
220 and performed by
@katercakes.bsky.social
Quite a wonderful story with delightful characters.
clarkesworldmagazine.com/pak_01_25/
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Never Eaten Vegetables by H.H. Pak
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/pak_01_25/
30 days ago
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A photo of one of my panels at
@balticon.bsky.social
yesterday. Thanks.
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about 1 month ago
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Just finished listening to
@thehugoawards.bsky.social
best novella nominee Cinder House by
@freyamarske.bsky.social
That was very enjoyable and there were quite a few surprises in how the story developed.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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Cinder House
Sparks fly and lovers dance in this gorgeous, yearning Cinderella retelling from bestselling author Freya Marskeâa queer Gothic romance perfect for fans of...
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250341716/cinderhouse/
about 1 month ago
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Listened to/read all of
@thehugoawards.bsky.social
novella nominee "Murder By Memory" by
@oliviawaite.com
That was lots of fun. I'll definitely have to check out the second book in the series, which came out in March this year.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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Murder by Memory
Becky Chambers meets Miss Marple in this sci-fi ode to the cozy mystery, helmed by a formidable no-nonsense auntie of a detectiveA mind is a terrible thing t...
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250450425/murderbymemory/
about 2 months ago
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Just finished listening to and reading
@thehugoawards.bsky.social
best novella nominee "The Summer War" by
@naominovik.bsky.social
It was a great delight with many twists and turns and so lyrical prose. The novella category is really tough to rank.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788200...
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The Summer War by Naomi Novik: 9780593984727 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
NATIONAL BESTSELLER ⢠HUGO AWARD FINALIST ⢠In this poignant, heartfelt novella from the New York Times bestselling author of Spinning Silver and the Scholomance trilogy, a young witch who has...
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788200/the-summer-war-by-naomi-novik/
about 2 months ago
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Just listened to and read "Snatchers" by
@foxesandroses.bsky.social
from
@uncannymagazine.bsky.social
70. A modern invasion of the body snatchers story - very well done with the creepiness level raised to 11 and a great group of characters to follow.
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
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The Snatchers - Uncanny Magazine
Out in the great expanse of cosmos, little seeds float. They have been drifting for billions of years in the cold darkness of space from one planet to the other, driven by the need for survival and pr...
https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-snatchers/
about 2 months ago
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Listening to
@thehugoawards.bsky.social
nominee "The River Has Roots" by
@amalelmohtar.com
The audio is just phenomenal. It has the music of the story performed by Amal and her sister. Anyone who enjoyed reading the book should also listen to it. It is narrated and sung by Gem Carmella.
2 months ago
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Just finished listening to
@thehugoawards.bsky.social
nominee What Stalks the Deep by
@tkingfisher.com
That was thoroughly entertaining and very creepy.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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What Stalks the Deep
An instant New York Times, USA Today, and Indie bestseller!The next installment in the New York Times bestselling Sworn Soldier series, featuring Alex Easton...
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250354921/whatstalksthedeep/
2 months ago
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While donating blood just now I read "Chimera" by Anjali Sachdeva from
@uncannymagazine.bsky.social
69. A very moving story about family and personal choices
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/chim...
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Chimera - Uncanny Magazine
Savita has never liked Thanksgiving. The ostentatiousness of it, the excess of foods dripping in fat and sugar, of eating until you felt ready to burst, never sat well with her. When the kids were lit...
https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/chimera/
3 months ago
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Listened to
@theodoragoss.bsky.social
's "The Woman Who Stole Flowers" from
@uncannymagazine.bsky.social
69 today. A wonderful quirky story with some possible mythological answers.
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
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The Woman Who Stole Flowers - Uncanny Magazine
She just tore it right up out of the planter. It was not a violent tearing. The soil was loose enough to release the plant, some of it coming up with the roots so that as she held the green clumpâsome sort of hosta in bloom, with its purple trumpets waving on green stalks above [âŚ]
https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-woman-who-stole-flowers/
3 months ago
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@wiswell.bsky.social
's story is now available for everyone on the
@uncannymagazine.bsky.social
website.
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/welc...
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3 months ago
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reposted by
Neil Ottenstein
Locus Magazine
3 months ago
Almost out of time! Vote by April 1 in the annual Locus Awards Poll & Survey to determine the winners of the 2026 awards (tickets available now)! You can vote at
poll.voting.locusmag...
or via the link in our bio!
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Added some more votes to the
@locusmag.bsky.social
Awards from all the reading I did in the past week or so. Earlier deadline this year - April 1.
3 months ago
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Neil Ottenstein
Scott Edelman
3 months ago
The Hugo Awards nominating period closes tomorrow, and as you complete your ballot, I hope you'll consider Eating the Fantastic in the category of Best Fancast. To refresh your memory, here's where you can sample all 28 of the podcast's 2025 episodes.
www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
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reposted by
Neil Ottenstein
Alex Shvartsman
3 months ago
There's one day left & less than $400 to go until we're funded. Don't miss being among the first to read THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE PLANETS -- a modern day take on The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, with
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The Best of All Possible Planets
Hilarious space opera comedy for the fans of Futurama and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Cozy science fiction humor, and corgis!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ufopublishing/the-best-of-all-possible-planets
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Listened to "The Temporary Murder of Thomas Monroe" by
@tiatashiro.bsky.social
from the Jan 2025
@clarkesworldmagazine.com
An amazing story and I need to add it to my novelette nominees for the Hugo Award.
@katercakes.bsky.social
is wonderful and made me feel
clarkesworldmagazine.com/tashiro_01_25/
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The Temporary Murder of Thomas Monroe by Tia Tashiro
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/tashiro_01_25/
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Listened to "Heart of Thunder" by
@alexinovae.bsky.social
from August 2025
@clarkesworldmagazine.com
That was a brutal story of a future that makes you think about some things in the present.
clarkesworldmagazine.com/alvi_08_25/
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Heart of Thunder by Raahem Alvi
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/alvi_08_25/
3 months ago
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Listened to Nebula novella finalist "Descent" by
@wtalabi.com
from May 2025
@clarkesworldmagazine.com
and then I needed to read the beginning again to close the circle. A fascinating new world and a very gripping story.
@katercakes.bsky.social
is amazing.
clarkesworldmagazine.com/talabi_05_25/
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Descent by Wole Talabi
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/talabi_05_25/
3 months ago
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Nice company you keep
@wiswell.bsky.social
theportalist.com/best-debut-s...
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The Best Debut Sci-Fi and Fantasy Novels
Thereâs something intimate about reading an authorâs first published foray into storytelling, and these are some of the best debut sci-fi and fantasy novels ever.
https://theportalist.com/best-debut-sci-fi-fantasy-novels
3 months ago
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Just listened to another Locus rec reading short story - "Missing Helen" by
@tiatashiro.bsky.social
from the July 2025
@clarkesworldmagazine.com
A first person/second person point of view story that must have been a puzzle to construct. Really, really cool.
clarkesworldmagazine.com/tashiro_07_25/
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Missing Helen by Tia Tashiro
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/tashiro_07_25/
4 months ago
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Just listened to another Locus recommended short story from
@clarkesworldmagazine.com
"The Library of the Apocalypse" by
@rati.bsky.social
from the May 2025 issue. Quite intriguing and powerful.
clarkesworldmagazine.com/mehrotra_05_...
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The Library of the Apocalypse by Rati Mehrotra
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/mehrotra_05_25/
4 months ago
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Just listened to the Nebula Short Story finalist "In My Country" by @thomasha.bsky.social from
@clarkesworldmagazine.com
A really powerful story.
clarkesworldmagazine.com/ha_04_25/
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In My Country by Thomas Ha
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ha_04_25/
4 months ago
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I was absorbed tonight by
@maxgladstone.bsky.social
's Dead Hand Rule. Not the best idea on the first night of DST. In place of my patiently reading a bit at a time, I just could not stop any more. I am looking forward to the conclusion.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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Dead Hand Rule
From the co-author of the viral New York Times bestseller This Is How You Lose the Time War....Great powers clash and epic action unfolds in book three of th...
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250290366/deadhandrule/
4 months ago
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I just downloaded my
@uncannymagazine.bsky.social
69 from
@weightlessbooks.bsky.social
and went straight to
@wiswell.bsky.social
's "Welcome to Heroism." It has some really funny scenes and thought provoking ideas. Another great story by John. 4/7 on the web.
www.uncannymagazine.com/uncanny-maga...
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Uncanny Magazine Issue 69 Cover and Table of Contents! - Uncanny Magazine
Coming March 3, the 69th issue of the Hugo, Locus, and World Fantasy Award-winning Uncanny Magazine!! All of the content will be available in the eBook version on the day of release. The free online c...
https://www.uncannymagazine.com/uncanny-magazine-issue-69-cover-and-table-of-contents/
4 months ago
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I just backed
@alexshvartsman.bsky.social
's The Best of All Possible Planets on
@kickstarter.com
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ufo...
Looking forward to the audiobook.
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The Best of All Possible Planets
Hilarious space opera comedy for the fans of Futurama and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Cozy science fiction humor, and corgis!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ufopublishing/the-best-of-all-possible-planets?ref=thanks-tweet
4 months ago
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reposted by
Neil Ottenstein
Alex Shvartsman
4 months ago
Thrilled to announce that THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE PLANETS audiobook will be narrated by Eli Schiff, featuring the amazing comedian Lewis Black as the voice of Airvolt!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ufo...
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Neil Ottenstein
Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders đłď¸ââ§
4 months ago
HOLY COW The Humble Bundle has been extended for another week because they were so pleased with our success so far. Please tell your friends. There's one more chance to help this essential organization. <3 (don't forget to select "adjust donation")
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Slowly rationing out
@maxgladstone.bsky.social
's Dead Hand Rule. I was not feeling all that well this morning and I got to Chapter 38. This is one of the most exciting chapters of fiction I've read. It really gets the blood flowing and I felt a bit better after reading it.
4 months ago
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Finished listening to All That We See or Seem by
@kyliu99.bsky.social
I was compelled to go through the final 15 chapters today. It is a really good techno-thriller and I am looking forward to more Julia Z novels.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/All-Th...
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All That We See or Seem
Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award winning author Ken Liu's first scifi thriller, his most commercial, accessible, and action-packed outing yet....
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/All-That-We-See-or-Seem/Ken-Liu/A-Julia-Z-Novel/9781668083178
4 months ago
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Finished listening to
@scottedelman.bsky.social
with Jack C. Harris on Eating the Fantastic. Another fascinating discussion about the ins and outs of comics world.
www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
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Savor shrimp â and Steve Ditko â with comics writer/editor Jack C. Harris on Episode 270 of Eating the Fantastic âš Scott Edelman
https://www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/2025/12/12/jack-c-harris/
5 months ago
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reposted by
Neil Ottenstein
NASAWATCH
5 months ago
The New and Improved Schedule F is Now Schedule P/C
nasawatch.com/personnel-ne...
#NASA
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The New and Improved Schedule F is Now Schedule P/C
Schedule F is Now Schedule P/C - And Its Here
https://nasawatch.com/personnel-news/schedule-f-is-now-schedule-p-c/
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In addition I need to call out "The Parsley Girl" by
@theodoragoss.bsky.social
- the poem in
@uncannymagazine.bsky.social
podcast 68B. A really fun story about fairy tales and witches. I had not read the original Persinette fairy tale from 1698.
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
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The Parsley Girl - Uncanny Magazine
I. The parsley girl is trickier than you think. Wouldnât you be, if your own mother sold you to a witch for a bundle of parsley? Winter had come and she was craving anything green, would have eaten gr...
https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-parsley-girl/
5 months ago
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Listened to/read "This Story Does Not Exist" by Kylie Lee Baker from
@uncannymagazine.bsky.social
68 read by
@hollygodarkly.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy
Quite an interesting and moving story from the POV of a robot.
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/this...
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This Story Does Not Exist - Uncanny Magazine
Stories begin as late as possible. That is what Ayako knows because that is what the Creator has taught her. Readers donât want pages of exposition. They want to chase after a train as it pulls out of...
https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/this-story-does-not-exist/
5 months ago
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Finished listening to The Incandescent by
@emilytesh.net
this evening. It was loads of fun with a good number of surprises and heart felt moments. One of my favorites of 2025.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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The Incandescent
A Deadly Education meets Plain Bad Heroines in this sapphic dark academia fantasy from bestselling author Emily Tesh, winner of the Hugo and World Fantasy Aw...
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250835017/theincandescent/
5 months ago
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I recently started reading Dead Hand Rule by
@maxgladstone.bsky.social
and then suddenly on page 89 Max appears to channel Douglas Adams while talking about coffee shops. I got a good laugh there.
5 months ago
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Just finished listening to another enlightening episode of Eating the Fantastic. A great conversation between
@scottedelman.bsky.social
and
@donsimpson1713.bsky.social
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Proud to be the 41st backer đ on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for The Art of Steve Rude 2026 â Inside the Nexus Studio!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
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The Art of Steve Rude 2026 â Inside the Nexus Studio
45 years of Nexus. A brand new sketchbook. Steve's painted "The Escape" cover, a year of sketches and handwritten notes â and a new way to be part of what comes next.
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/steve-rude-the-dude/2026skb?ref=bk-social-pledge-button
6 months ago
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Just read "Daddy Mention and the Monday Skull" by
@andyduncansf.bsky.social
from his An Agent of Utopia collection. Actually I read along with Andy performing the first 5 pages at about 02:15:00 of Ep 85 of Eating the Fantastic and then read the rest.
www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
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Have hot antipasto with Andy Duncan in Episode 85 of Eating the Fantastic âš Scott Edelman
https://www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/2018/12/28/have-hot-antipasto-with-andy-duncan-in-episode-85-of-eating-the-fantastic/
6 months ago
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I just finished listening to this ultimate "behind the scenes" of a story discussion between
@scottedelman.bsky.social
and
@andyduncansf.bsky.social
which features two readings from the story to start off the podcast. âCriswell Predicts!â I'll listen to more discussions between the two of them.
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6 months ago
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Almost halfway through
@alixeharrow.bsky.social
's The Everlasting. I really should not be surprised how good this is, but it keeps on getting better.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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The Everlasting
DELUXE EDITIONâa beautiful hardcover edition featuring dark teal sprayed edges, a foil stamp on the casing, and full-page illustrations!Instant New York Ti...
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250799081/theeverlasting/
6 months ago
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Listened to/read "The Doorkeepers" by
@atgreenblatt.bsky.social
from
@uncannymagazine.bsky.social
68. Another fascinating concept in a great story with intriguing characters. There is a lot in this story and it merits a reread.
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
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The Doorkeepers - Uncanny Magazine
Itâs Sunday night, which means itâs our Friday night, which means the Doorkeepers go out and get absolutely blasted. Itâs not as messy as it sounds. Weâre polite drunks; we make a point of it actually...
https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-doorkeepers/
6 months ago
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Hey, and the podcast has the
@atgreenblatt.bsky.social
story! Looking forward to that.
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6 months ago
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Here is your
@wiswell.bsky.social
Wearing the Lion reminder photos of the day. At the
@usbotanicgarden.bsky.social
6 months ago
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Read "To Speak in Silence" by
@maryrobinettekowal.com
from
@uncannymagazine.bsky.social
67 while donating blood today. This was a great choice for this as it brought a big smile to my face throughout. A delightful story.
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/to-s...
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To Speak in Silence - Uncanny Magazine
On the pump organ in the formal parlor sat two chickens carved in clay in the place in which, were this another home, one might find candles. The one on the right had a roosterâs comb and was shiny wi...
https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/to-speak-in-silence/
7 months ago
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Just listened to/read "The Teleporting Disaster Fairy" by
@rati.bsky.social
from
@uncannymagazine.bsky.social
67. Just an amazing almost "perfect" short story. Disasters, unexplained phenomena, perseverance, hope. It could be a beautiful Twilight Zone ep.
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
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The Teleporting Disaster Fairy - Uncanny Magazine
Content note: attempted suicide  The first time Kittu teleported was into the lavatory of a plane bound for London, fifteen seconds before it crashed in a field south of Gatwick. One moment she was b...
https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-teleporting-disaster-fairy/
7 months ago
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