Fascinating > the seed of an idea that became Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey 👇🚀 #ScienceFiction #SciFi #SciFiBooks #Film

Cassells Domestic Dictionary (19th c) entry for "Chinese or Indian Ink": "In complaints of the stomach, and in haemorrhages, it has been used medicinally, dissolved either in wine or water ; but it is chiefly employed by artists." Edward Gorey's "Amphigorey": "Be loath to drink Indian ink."

not saying anything new, but if these folks actually believed in genAI writing, they'd disclose it, tout it, and build their own audiences elsewhere and leave others be. hiding and sneaking it to markets who want no part of it doesn't prove you're good at writing. just proves you're good at fraud.

And would the average mortal avoid it and not use it when every time your fingers approach a screen or keyboard an annoying AI prompt automatically pops up.

...and trampled by terrified horses.

Finally and answer to that annoying question. It's been bothering me.

We're thrilled to present the shortlist for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction:

You have to laugh...

Archaeologists are mystified by finds of a pile of birdseed, remains of a wooden prop and, nearby, the crushed bones of a coyote or similar animal.

The annoying thing about doing a subscription drive is having to keep yelling about it. Doesn't work if I say nothing. Strange, eh?

Check it out! You will be glad you did. 😁📚

David Hockney (1937-2026), “My Parents” (1977), oil on canvas, 182.9 x 182.9 cm.

Ok, this is the coolest thing I have seen in a long, long time...

The Pelee Island Bird Observatory Bird Centre open.substack.com/pub/margaret...

Male peacock spiders sport colorful, hinged abdominal flaps covered in microscopic, light-refracting scales (displaying vibrant blues, reds, and greens) If the female is unimpressed by the dance, she may eat the male. IG: flynn_prall Macro Photographer, Australia

Book 28: Dinotopia by James Gurney The first of at least four dinosaur themed books in my list, Gurney’s gorgeous creation is filled with stunning paintings to accompany his uplifting lost land utopia story Just a fantastic book for all ages Also, DINOSAURS!! 🪐📚💙 #booksky #dinosaurs

#funny #humorsky #aliens #bears #jokes #bearjokes #alienjokes #alienhumor #readingcommunity #writesky

Earlier this week I got a rejection on a query I sent in October 2021. 4 years and 7 months has to be SOME kind of record, right? It beats my personal best (worst) of a 536 day short fiction rejection. Fellow writers, please share your longest waits to get a rejection! I am curious.

Scientists Uncover 99-Million-Year-Old Firefly That Once Glowed Beside Dinosaurs https://www.europesays.com/uk/956062/ A tiny firefly preserved in amber for nearly 100 million years is offering scientists an extraordinary look into…

The single most accurate science fiction author writing about AI turned out to be… Douglas Adams He wrote about AIs that work best when emotionally manipulated & that guilt you in turn. And he understood there was no upper bound on test time compute for hard problem. Also dolphin communication!

#SelfPublishing #Storytelling #WIP #WriteMore #writers

Something BIG is coming! Canada Fiction Fest is a brand-new #CanLit showcase featuring books and authors from across the country! Sign up now to get notified when the event launches. And if you're an author who wants to participate check out our Author FAQ to find out how! #booksky ➡️ fictionfest.ca

Blue plaque for the woman who unlocked the secrets of the stars https://www.europesays.com/uk/910450/ The astronomer who discovered what stars are made of, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, has been commemorated with an English Heritage…

fun fact: no pangolin has ever done a single thing wrong in the entire history of the world

From a short story called The Metempsychosis.

The #WIPSnips word for April 9th is "stuff" #WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity

Daily Writing Quote: "Writing is no trouble: you just jot down ideas as they occur to you. The jotting is simplicity itself -- it is the occurring which is difficult." -- Stephen Leacock #dailywritingquote #booksky

Over the winter sales of Slide Backers; an essay on the experiences of the cohort of delusional time travellers, dropped off. I get it. This is a book that belongs in sunshine. 📚🪐💙 #booksky #writesky #sciencefiction #writingcommunity #WeirdFiction #scifibooks

Yep. Like lonelyhearts being pig-butchered... www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/b...

If you're still catching up on your 2025 reading, I'd love for you to consider my story "Unfinished Architectures of the Human-Fae War": www.uncannymagazine.com/article/unfi...

Indiegogo currently have an offer on ‘most anticipated books’ including Children of Strife. www.indigo.ca/en-ca/sale/m... - lasts until 8th Feb and it’s 25% off.

Another picture from the Pench Tiger Reserve (India). #wildlife #nature #photography #india #tiger

A small selection of birds seen on a trip to India. The Black kite was photographed in the hazy skies of Delhi. The rest were either in the Tadoba or Pench Tiger Reserves. #bird #wildlife #nature #photography#india

Join these great science fiction indie authors at the Science Fiction Genre Indie Authors Starter Pack! #writingcommunity #scifibooks #authorsky bsky.app/starter-pack/inventi...

We circle back to the *very first* issue of Weird Fiction Quarterly for tonight's tale. #Yule2025 #WeirdFiction #FlashFiction

Deep breath Ok I'm going to try and stay calm But I'll point out that AI translation is literally causing translators to be fired (see the whole Harlequin line in France) (1/?)

From Master's Song, an unpublished story.

biter of his foe !!!!!!

@donaldasansom.bsky.social I've been contributing to Weird Fiction Quarterly for a couple of years now. Well we've started a YouTube channel where contributing writers to WFQ can read some of the stories we've written. Here is me reading one of mine. youtu.be/dgy2IiMnbdM?...

It's a sad story about the last two human like creatures, who just might be robots. But it's decorated!

From a yet unnamed short story.