ancient greek bard: in my story i invented the labyrinth as a cautionary tale ancient greek bard (after i explain sam altman’s whole deal to him): ok you can put that guy in there

what kind of shit is this. no one‘s dunking any donuts in here at all. drinking coffee mainly

ifwhen behind the bastards ever does a nixon series it’s gonna be my coachella

ISSUE 2 IS NOW FREE TO READ ONLINE! Tiger princesses! Cyborgs! Spacefaring scientists and sword-wielding students! Our second issue is warm, tender, hopeful, and sometimes horrifying in the best way. It was a joy to assemble, and we hope you enjoy it too🪐🗡️🌈 othersidespec.com/issues/issue-2/

YES. YES. YES. YES. YEs. YES. YES!!!!!!!!!!!

I need to make sure you all heard that right because this did not make enough noise the first time around—THE Crawford, Stoker, World Fantasy and British Fantasy award winning Usman T. Malik, who has published incredible short fiction for over twenty years, will have a DEBUT NOVEL out NEXT YEAR

i cannot promise a liveblog of estro junkies idk if i have that livetweet dog in me but as inspired by helsi: i'm really into the way the prologue sets up katherine being a hazard, especially to kaal. in rcbg it seems like nichole is neglecting housework equally but here we have katherine as--

Seeing some Estro Junkies livereads rn & I just want to say…if you’re not going to mention race at all? Completely glossing over Rashmi (A MAIN POV CHARACTER!) Ru, Tahani, & heck, even Laura’s struggles? Read the damn book over again. This is a book about racism. Internalize that.

through gritted teeth, sweating blood: we stay silly

so true from JCO

it is beautiful how we are having another moment of Bluesky unity. everybody basking in the glow of how Ilhan Omar was very visibly gonna punch that dude in the mouth

this story has been longlisted for the british science fiction awards! consider checking it out if you have voting powers, or if you don't have voting powers, or whatever, i'm not the boss of you! www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...

Late to the celebration, but congrats to everyone on the @bsfa.bsky.social longlist and most especially all FOUR of my @clarionwest.bsky.social students on the list: @champwongs.bsky.social @somtoihezue.bsky.social @goosemixtapes.bsky.social Rutendo Chidzodzo!

Doesn’t it make you crazy? Doesn’t it turn your blood to fucking gasoline?

Again, what ICE does EVERY DAY is devastate relationships and destroy people. This is their job. Rage for Renee needs to not mark her murder as especially egregious because of her citizenship status. Rather, this was an escalation of force in the defense of a massive project of ethnic cleansing.

losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?

what this should make clear to everyone in this country is that it does not matter who you are, there's no "it could never happen to me" you can be a white woman who drives around with stuffed animals in her car, and they will still kill you in cold blood and call you a domestic terrorist

if ice agents don't like this i have a suggestion about the "rest of their lives" bit

"what are we going to do with 20,000 ICE agents if we abolish ice" well to start with I think we should all literally spit on them in public for the rest of their lives

Kinda sucks how one day you’ll post stuff like “does the Grinch use the toilet?” and then the next it has to be “I reject those who worship death”

kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life

Since the year's winding down, my 2025 award eligibility and the stories I had published: Links and story info in the thread below, as well as on my site at adrianwardwrites.wordpress.com/work/ Thank you for your consideration!

realizing belatedly i should make an awards eligibility post. it's literally just dead dog. nominate my story about being a dead dog in a human body for an award and you will win: my undying loyalty

One of the better interviews with me you’re likely to read. They gotta send me more grad student interviewers

A story Stoppard told several times, in several places:

i have something to confess and i understand if people lose respect for me. i think imagine dragons is pretty good actually

my beloved "sad man tries to crack dream-Mary Renault's egg and she says no" story from 2024's @strangehorizons.bsky.social just got a lovely podcast treatment, produced by the excellent @darthj.uno and read absolutely beautifully by @ardenfitzroy.bsky.social! strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...

Fact-Checking Claims About Zohran Mamdani https://theonion.com/fact-checking-claims-about-zohran-mamdani/

I was walking in an antique land late one night When my eyes beheld such an eerie sight Two vast and trunkless legs began to rise Near them on the sand a shattered visage lies (Ozymandi-AS) OzyMANdias (Ozymandi-AS) He was a graveyard smash (Ozymandi-AS) No thing beside remains (Ozymandi-AS) Ozyman-

ko-fi.com/peppermintla... Hello everybody! As some of you may know, my partner and I are planning a pretty big move. Without going into too much detail, this move will be the beginning of a much needed healing journey for both of us.

if anyone was thinking about fucking with me you should know i got the duvet back into its skin on the second try today

CHOTINER: And when was that? MY CAT: I mean at least 14 hours ago CHOTINER: Well hold on. You're telling me you haven't been fed at all today but if I look in your bowl here I see a- MY CAT: An untouched serving, I know, but if you'd let me finish- CHOTINER: Yeah, of course.

If Isaac Chotiner asks you about your friendship with Henry Kissinger, you are already dead.

Simply the best slide I have ever seen in a powerpoint presentation care of @premeemohamed.com’s talk at @banffcentre.bsky.social re: Putting the Science in Science Fiction

watching the us house floor proceedings about banning the pride flag. guy just called republicans triggered and said "the pride flag did not make me gay and it will not make you gay either." people in the back shuffling around on their phones. we will see how much of this i can take

EVERYBODY READ CHAMP'S STORY HIS PROSE AND CONCEPTS ARE INSANE AND YOU WANT TO ENTER HIS WORLD OF BEAUTIFUL HORRORS!

I guess a taxi ghost story is my debut into professional publishing! I hope you enjoy the notorious scandal twist and the Southeast Asian noir flavour. Read the story here! www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/auto... (1/5)

fuck every single person who gets angry at trans people for criticizing people like Gavin Newsom and claiming that we're doing purity politics. the anti-trans movement is THE issue leading the fascist charge. if you are unable to hold an extremely hard line on this, you lose literally everything.

i hope everybody is having fun at worldcon without me :(

Use code NYU60 to get Avidly Reads SCREEN TIME for 60% off, you fools! nyupress.org/978147982057...

maybe there's still some good left in this world after all

i live here

I'm honored that my short story, "Marginalia," published in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social, is a finalist for a @eugieaward.bsky.social. I share the distinction with @goosemixtapes.bsky.social @tammykomoff.bsky.social @awprihandita.bsky.social @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social. eugiefoster.com/eugieaward

“After We Kill Our Father and Before We Reach the Mainland” by Max Franciscovich @goosemixtapes.bsky.social, BCS #416, is a finalist for the Eugie Foster Memorial Award! A great story, with a plural first-person POV like nothing you've read. Congrats! www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/2025/06/24/a...

Continuing highlighting fellow finalists for the Eugie Foster Award today is the amazing multi-award winning author, Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com‬ and her story Marginalia! Sidenote: Her book, The Calculating Stars, is a must read! www.uncannymagazine.com/article/marg...

Congrats to everyone on the list including my CW student @goosemixtapes.bsky.social !!!

thank you; this is so kind ;--;