“This story reminds me why I read science fiction. The Rainseekers is unflinching and profound, shedding light (and rain) on the search for purpose and wonder.” — @sarahpinsker.bsky.social Nebula and Hugo Award-winning author. @tordotcom.bsky.social

It’s hard to believe but there was a cartoon about an immigrant mouse and it was seen as totally fine and not controversial and not woke because it was an aspirational and nice thing about America that people could come here and find a better life

“This story reminds me why I read science fiction. The Rainseekers is unflinching and profound, shedding light (and rain) on the search for purpose and wonder.” — @sarahpinsker.bsky.social Nebula and Hugo Award-winning author. @tordotcom.bsky.social

A little late for Halloween, but here is a new spooky 3d render I made, "Encounter on the Bridge." #noai

Next Wednesday, join us with guests Mary Robinette Kowal & Lara Elena Donnelly for our Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, Wed, Nov 12th, 7pm at the KGB Bar. Come one, come all! @maryrobinettekowal.com @datlow.bsky.social @larazontally.bsky.social

The new AI slop thing is having ChatGPT slurp a description of one of your short stories or podcasts from a website, spit out a query email pretending as if they read it or listened to said work, and then pitch you some shit service they're offering. I swear I get like three of these per day now. 1/

Facêboók is showing ÃĪ generated reels of people shouting (stupid) political opinions without flagging them as fake, and its total rage bait, and I've no idea if the traffic they're generating is real, but when folks lose the ability to discern reality, democracy suffers. Why are we OK with this?

New post up on my Substack. "You are better than AI Slop" open.substack.com/pub/outerdee...

This is how. Every Dem, please, this is how. EVERYONE in the media, please!!

The Make America Sick Again party

This will be the slow death of YouTube. Once it's flooded with garbage AI slop created by talentless hacks, people will find another medium where human-created art dominates. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...

Oh, they believe him. Half the country is cheering him on.

So, in other words, half the people on the Affordable Care Act were healthy enough not to need a doctor last year. Tell me again how that makes the Affordable Care Act illegitimate? Because half of the insured are healthy? Dr. Oz is a quack and a fool.

So, where are they? What did they do with them? www.nbcchicago.com/investigatio...

If ICE agents believe what they're doing is legal, then they shouldn't need to hide behind masks. The fact that they do hide says everything you need to know about them: they don't want to be identified, because they know what they're doing is shameful and immoral.

We're on the front table at The @strandbookstore.bsky.social, NYC! 2 Signed Copies now available! AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC: HAUNTED HISTORY STRANGER THAN FICTION examines real, haunted history through the lens of Gothic Literature! An "Instant USA Today Bestseller!" 🖤👻🖤

Imagine prioritizing facial hair over honoring the people who serve this country.

They are also intentionally conflating machine-learning and generative AI slop to confuse and try to make GenAI seem necessary. Google Maps traffic stuff is machine learning, not GenAI, for example. Auto-correct is too. Don't let them make you lose the thread. GenAI slop is slop.

I sat down with @mattkressel & @davidmercuriorivera And talked about all the things on THE NERD COUNT, including the good @writlargeprojects has been up to, process, Hollywood, and alphabets. Available wherever you listen to podcasts!

A-fúckīng-men

As agents were driving away, they pointed a pepper ball gun and then a real gun at Chris Gentry, a combat veteran who was lawfully standing on the side of the road. The agent who pointed the real gun at Mr. Gentry’s face said “bang, bang,” and “you’re dead liberal.” www.loevy.com/wp-content/u...

"Black Star" by Radiohead is a perfect pop song. My god, so good.

Only took me a month, but I'm finally finishing this chapter. *wipes brow*

For our 15th Nerd Count Podcast episode, we welcome @katemaru.bsky.social to talk about teaching writing, unique voices, living in LA, reading for awards, and much more! Listen at your favorite pod site or links below. @mercuriodrivera.bsky.social

Our ridiculous Halloween costumes this year, Wendy and Kirsch from Alien: Earth.

If you're looking for some good news www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qws...

The morning light right now...

Pretty cool that the unflinchingly corrupt leader of our country is so dumb, so corrupt, and so malleable that he doesn’t have the first clue who he’s letting out of jail or why.

A few pics from Tuesday's Brooklyn Books & Booze reading, guest hosted by @amygoldschlager.bsky.social. I had not one, but two Space Trucker Juices!

Can’t emphasize the “one day’s notice” part enough. Don’t fuck with New York, because New Yorkers show up.

RELEASE DAY! Year's Best Canadian F&SF Volume 3 is now available! Grab ebooks at all retailers and print via Amazon, with Ingram to follow shortly for bookstore & library sales. Grab your copy today and pls share WIDELY! #BookRelease #NewBook #SpecFic #fantasy #sciencefiction #canada #Booksky 💙📚🪐

Let’s call it what it is: murder

Over the past five months we've met with more than a dozen pregnant people in ICE detention, some of whom have been detained and shackled without access to medical care. We're calling for an immediate investigation.

NY'ers standing up to ICE

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...

A great night last night! I loved hearing everyone read. So excited to read your books!

I'd like to live in a world that puts people before profit

It’s hard to convey just how much Chicagoans are mobilizing against ICE. Don’t want to downplay the harm, or make it seem like a fair fight. But in neighborhoods across this city, ICE is getting chased by people blowing whistles and shouting. People are running TOWARD ICE to protect their neighbors.

- Imagine a world where AI is ubiquitous and ever-growing. Over time, more and more content becomes AI-generated. And what happens when a majority of content is AI- as opposed to human-generated? - Destructive feedback loops. Noise in the system. Infinite regressive spirals. @matthewkressel.net

The New England Journal of Medicine and the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy will be publishing regular public health alerts to replace the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, which has been paused due to the federal government shutdown.

We're only 10 DAYS AWAY from the end of our Apex Magazine 2026 Kickstarter! It's scary cutting it so close at only $11,985/$20k so far, but Apex is used to scary! We have a fancy new banner, a WHOLE CATALOG of rewards, and earnest optimism! Let's get to 20k! 💜👽 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

@matthewkressel.net reading @bklynbooksbooze.bsky.social #AuthorSky #BookSky #SpeculativeFiction #WriterSky

I'm reading TONIGHT at the Brooklyn Books & Booze reading series! Come get your one-night-only "Space Trucker Juice" (named after my novel SPACE TRUCKER JESS.) I'll have books for sale and I'll be reading a new short story. Excited!! @amygoldschlager.bsky.social @randeedawn.com

BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY 2025 (eds @nnedi.bsky.social & @johnjosephadams.com) is out today! Link: tinyurl.com/3asj9f26 This volume includes my IGNYTE-AWARD WINNING story "We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read" @marinerbooks.bsky.social

Make your Tuesday the best night of the week -- TONIGHT! Stop by the next BBB reading at Barrows on 10/21 at 7pm with tales from amazing authors @matthewkressel.net, @cwroseauthor.bsky.social, @crissachappell.bsky.social & #PaulaBomer -- do join us! 📚🎙️🧉 More: BrooklynBooksBooze.com

I'm reading TONIGHT at the Brooklyn Books & Booze reading series! Come get your one-night-only "Space Trucker Juice" (named after my novel SPACE TRUCKER JESS.) I'll have books for sale and I'll be reading a new short story. Excited!! @amygoldschlager.bsky.social @randeedawn.com

I plan to read a new short story beside these fine folks. Hope you can come!

Scrivener changed their icon from black to blue and now my whole writing routine is messed up.

This is the best political news I’ve seen in a very long time — so please pass it on👇 Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it. Our new @rollingstone.com piece based on our new book MASTER PLAN. Get the book at LeverNews.com/book

Tomorrow!!!