If all reader's letters where like this...

Plenty of ideas for children's books...

#speclist #writersandwriting I suppose it is a cautionary tale...

#speclist "At 80, SF author M John Harrison is producing some of his best work. He talks about finding his voice, alien intelligence and the advice from Iain Banks that still spurs him on." Interview in The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...

#speclist Came in the mail today. Will be read next week, in England.

Ah, the dilemma...!

The defeat is now complete.

#speclist #scifi&fantasy #writingcommunity #writingandbooks The war against AI has started!

This would explain a lot of cat behavior....

"Iran peace deal makes clear how far US has been forced to retreat since 2025." Patrick Wintour in The Guardian. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Pick your argument...

Why do we allow....

About Musk...

This thing with publishers...

Smartphones and a marked change to our digital media environment are part of the reason for the demographic shift changing our world, including how low birth rates are shrinking the workforce. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lFX...

Since I've mentioned too many old male writers recently, I'll be posting pics of others (careful here, Guido). Most but not all working in Fantastica. See if you can identify them... (part 3):

Since I've mentioned too many old male writers recently, I'll be posting pics of others (careful here, Guido). Most but not all working in Fantastica. See if you can identify them... (part 2):

Since I've mentioned too many old male writers recently, I'll be posting pics of others (careful here, Guido). Most but not all working in Fantastica. See if you can identify them...

He's popular on sociale media....

That's what a writer looks like !!

A thought... About AI:

Found this picture of Paul Auster. Wanted to share it with you.

"And how Anthopic said Mythos was too dangerous to release, and held hushed meetings in Washington? And how Anthropic’s valuation leapt up after that? Well here, we are, two months later. And guess what…." garymarcus.substack.com/p/the-reveng...

"Of course, Gener8ion is still a magnet for controversy. The clip for Storm was embraced by the American right for its depiction of hordes of young, mostly white, men." www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...

#science #speclist He's gonna have a problem with the quantum crowd...

#speclist "It’s the near future, familiar yet estranged. There has been a catastrophe, but it’s already old news and, in any case, the news media seem to have collapsed." Michel Faber at least understands Harrison, in The Guardian. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...

The world’s largest banks committed $906bn in financing to the fossil fuel industry last year, an “unfathomable” increase in investment locking in years more of coal, oil and gas production as the world continues to overheat, a new report has found. (Guardian) www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Do you miss Obama already?

Cat owners, err, slaves, beware:

Finishing a rather long story (11,5K words) without knowing where to submit it, as it might be too long for most of the magazines or anthologies in the Netherlands I usually aim for. It's sort of fantasy, situated in an Empire that uses a game (Go) to determine (of sorts) the future of its society.

This is not about AI neither about giraffes...

Now reading...

This, rather true, isn't it?

#speclist #writersandwriting #scifi&fantasy I'll be watching this soon...

Hey, UK readers! You can now buy The Subtle Art of Folding Space! Release day was actually yesterday, but I completely forgot to post about it. Also, @locusmag.bsky.social posted @niallharrison.bsky.social 's glowing review of my book. locusmag.com/review/the-s...

#speclist #scifi@fantasy And some good advice:

#speclist #scifi&fantasy #writingandbooks I'm interested:

He has no idea!

Joe Biden was the best president ever. Wasn't he? With powers like these?

At least the bill will be used for something sensible...

Too bloody late now, isn't it?

Good for her...

"Google wants to “stop bad bugs with good bugs”, and it’s not talking about coding. The tech company has asked the US government for permission to release up to 32 million sterilized mosquitoes in California and Florida." (Guardian) www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Een rake cartoon van Michael de Adder

Exactly what I was thinking...

This is the discussion we need to have...

And, of course, Tom Gauld:

#writingandbooks #writingcommunity #speclist Currently reading:

Nothing, but nothing is sacred, not even Bukowski.

His strategy -- which he doesn't have -- is this: