New essay! Free to read! Parenting in science fiction - machines and humans as parents, parenting of clones and aliens, parenting in danger and from afar... Read now: www.speculativeinsight.com

New essay! Free to read! Parenting in science fiction - machines and humans as parents, parenting of clones and aliens, parenting in danger and from afar... Read now: www.speculativeinsight.com

New essay! Free to read! Parenting in science fiction - machines and humans as parents, parenting of clones and aliens, parenting in danger and from afar... Read now: www.speculativeinsight.com

In this new (free!) essay, Koneru Hanmantharao looks at a range of parenting examples across SF cinema and tv, showcasing a variety of scenarios... Read it here - and tell your friends! www.speculativeinsight.com/essays

In this new (free!) essay, Koneru Hanmantharao looks at a range of parenting examples across SF cinema and tv, showcasing a variety of scenarios... Read it here - and tell your friends! www.speculativeinsight.com/essays

I’ve never clicked on a link so fast. I’m obsessed with SFF stories that engage with caregiving in speculative worlds, but I realized while reading that all my favorites are WRITTEN stories, not onscreen. I’ll list some in thread below. Please add more examples! I’m always looking for more!

I did this a while back: strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

How has science fiction cinema and tv presented parenting? This essay from Koneru Hanmantharao explores a wide range of examples - human and machine parents; clones and aliens and chosen family... Read now for free! www.speculativeinsight.com

How has science fiction cinema and tv presented parenting? This essay from Koneru Hanmantharao explores a wide range of examples - human and machine parents; clones and aliens and chosen family... Read now for free! www.speculativeinsight.com

Science fictional parenting: quiet moments, guiding through adversity, chosen families - this essay explores a wide range of examples, looking at how parents have been imagined particularly through cinema. Read now for free! www.speculativeinsight.com

I love the Object Lessons series. And this one on Lipstick hit me personally - having had a somewhat fraught relationship with femininity. Includes thoughtful perspectives on lipstick being seen as positive and negative, has some lovely history, etc. randomalex.net/2026/02/06/o...

Science fictional parenting: quiet moments, guiding through adversity, chosen families - this essay explores a wide range of examples, looking at how parents have been imagined particularly through cinema. Read now for free! www.speculativeinsight.com

Three essays from Speculative Insight are on the #BSFA longlist: read Val Nolan's (on the Dublin Portal) and Abby Roberts' (nationalism in LOTR) here: www.speculativeinsight.com/essays And you can read Nick Hubble's here: www.speculativeinsight.com/extras (about Galadriel taking the ring).

That’s me!!

Three essays from Speculative Insight are on the #BSFA longlist: read Val Nolan's (on the Dublin Portal) and Abby Roberts' (nationalism in LOTR) here: www.speculativeinsight.com/essays And you can read Nick Hubble's here: www.speculativeinsight.com/extras (about Galadriel taking the ring).

Delighted that my essay 'The Dublin Portal... Or The Dublin Intrusion?' has been BSFA longlisted for Best Short Non Fiction (among other great @speculativeinsight.bsky.social pieces by @arobertswrites.com & @thehubble101.bsky.social!). Check it out here: www.speculativeinsight.com/essays/dubli... 😀

@mondyboy74.bsky.social is absolutely correct to rave about this.

ICYMI... and this fantastic cover from @bydhiyanah.bsky.social

ICYMI... and this fantastic cover from @bydhiyanah.bsky.social

I missed this detailed review of Song of Spores by @mondyboy74.bsky.social in Locus earlier! Such a pleasure - also to see discussion specifically of the Jewish aspects of the novel: locusmag.com/review/song-...

If you want to try Speculative Insight out, you could buy the July-Dec 2025 collection in ebook, for AUD20 - or a paperback for AUD35 (inc shipping!). Of course, subscribing for the year gets you two ebooks, and only costs AUD30... (~GBP15, or USD19). www.speculativeinsight.com/buy-collections

Yeeeeahhh so we’ve now finished The Night Manager s2.

If you want to try Speculative Insight out, you could buy the July-Dec 2025 collection in ebook, for AUD20 - or a paperback for AUD35 (inc shipping!). Of course, subscribing for the year gets you two ebooks, and only costs AUD30... (~GBP15, or USD19). www.speculativeinsight.com/buy-collections

Rewatching the Terminator movies in production order. I have immense fondness for all of them, and a great deal of Thoughts regarding whether /how they work together, and what they say about the real world, their production era etc.

Bloomsbury's Object Lessons goes for Ballot... which is actually a history of voting in the US, and focused on the last decade, rather than anything broader. Which is interesting in itself if that's what you know you're getting (reader, Read The Blurb). randomalex.net/2026/02/02/o...

Fairytales, why we love them and why we keep messing with them: @angelaslatter and GennaRose Nethercott discuss why they play in #fairytale space... www.speculativeinsight.com/extras/slatter-and-nethercott

Fairytales, why we love them and why we keep messing with them: @angelaslatter and GennaRose Nethercott discuss why they play in #fairytale space... www.speculativeinsight.com/extras/slatter-and-nethercott

Fairytales, why we love them and why we keep messing with them: @angelaslatter and GennaRose Nethercott discuss why they play in #fairytale space... www.speculativeinsight.com/extras/slatter-and-nethercott

If you're keen on fairytale rewritings, you might enjoy this conversation between @angelaslatter and GennaRose Nethercott, all about why they play in the fairytale space... www.speculativeinsight.com/extras/slatter-and-nethercott

If you're keen on fairytale rewritings, you might enjoy this conversation between @angelaslatter and GennaRose Nethercott, all about why they play in the fairytale space... www.speculativeinsight.com/extras/slatter-and-nethercott

If you're keen on fairytale rewritings, you might enjoy this conversation between @angelaslatter and GennaRose Nethercott, all about why they play in the fairytale space... www.speculativeinsight.com/extras/slatter-and-nethercott

#TheFullLid - 30th January 2026 - Happy Friday! This week we're talking about the quality (or lack) of Mercy, the very fun Waves of Madness, declaring Death to the Wizard Kings! courtesy of Marie Enger and friends and The Boss plays us into the weekend and our break. mailchi.mp/c0833941cd11...

If you're keen on fairytale rewritings, you might enjoy this conversation between @angelaslatter and GennaRose Nethercott, all about why they play in the fairytale space... www.speculativeinsight.com/extras/slatter-and-nethercott

It's a fifth Friday of the month, which means: bonus content! This time it's a discussion between the fabulous @angelaslatter and GennaRose Nethercott. They're both doing fascinating things with fairytales, and that's the focus. www.speculativeinsight.com/extras/slatter-and-nethercott

It's a fifth Friday of the month, which means: bonus content! This time it's a discussion between the fabulous @angelaslatter and GennaRose Nethercott. They're both doing fascinating things with fairytales, and that's the focus. www.speculativeinsight.com/extras/slatter-and-nethercott

It's a fifth Friday of the month, which means: bonus content! This time it's a discussion between the fabulous @angelaslatter and GennaRose Nethercott. They're both doing fascinating things with fairytales, and that's the focus. www.speculativeinsight.com/extras/slatter-and-nethercott

So I'm not a member of the coming Worldcon (and I won't be until the next one not in the US), but if you are, put Molly Templeton and Roseanna Pendlebury on your ballots for Fan Writer when nominations open, okay? Jenny Hamilton too. I think today is the deadline to register and nominate.

ICYMI! This compilation of the July-Dec 2025 essays has an excellent range of topics, plus two amazing exclusives - this one, and another about queer-coded villains as heroes (Demolition Man! Nimona!). The ebook is ~USD14, or subscribe for ~USD20 for the year...

ICYMI... two of the greats discussing questions of empire, and reactions to empire. (Facilitating this conversation fulfilled a long-held dream of mine...)

ICYMI... two of the greats discussing questions of empire, and reactions to empire. (Facilitating this conversation fulfilled a long-held dream of mine...)

ICYMI! This compilation of the July-Dec 2025 essays has an excellent range of topics, plus two amazing exclusives - this one, and another about queer-coded villains as heroes (Demolition Man! Nimona!). The ebook is ~USD14, or subscribe for ~USD20 for the year...

Do you have a passing knowledge of the French Revolution? Do you know this rewriting of "Bad Romance" as a French Revolution lesson? youtu.be/wXsZbkt0yqo?...

I'm trying to build my Discord community for my stream/YT page. If you find me amusing and want a place to hang out to talk about geeky stuff, support a small streamer, and get a few laughs, consider joining the #community! Expect the memes to age us, though... discord.gg/KuJzjzGJG...

Jason Collins explores how the upcoming Africa2Moon project reflects ideas inherent to Africanfuturism in this new essay, and what it means in practice. You can read it now by subscribing for just AUD30/year (~GBP15 or USD19) - get 12 extra essays / year! www.speculativeinsight.com/subs

#BSFA voters...

Today on the blog! An in depth look at the excellent reissue of the Pusher trilogy, courtesy of @secondsightfilms.bsky.social ! alasdairstuart.com/review-the-p...

Very well worth reading.

Jason Collins explores how the upcoming Africa2Moon project reflects ideas inherent to Africanfuturism in this new essay, and what it means in practice. You can read it now by subscribing for just AUD30/year (~GBP15 or USD19) - get 12 extra essays / year! www.speculativeinsight.com/subs

If you’re interested in the act of translation…

#BSFA voters...