Congratulations to Scott Wiener on finding a new way to be terrible. Please do not make this man a Senator. 48hills.org/2026/08/wien...

Wiener's racist, sexist Anthropic AI chatbot attacks Chan–and it's weird and stupid and gross - 48 hills

Why is nobody in the Democratic Party establishment or the news media calling out Wiener on this?

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Because it apparently needs to be said: I have never fucking used the AI/LLM/chatbot/plagiarism machine and I never fucking will. If you use it, I think you're a bad person.

🎉COVER REVEAL🎉 🎉TITLE REVEAL🎉 🎉RUN WITH THE HUNTED 9: EXTRACTION POINT will be coming on October 31, 2026 🎉

Jen Donohue@authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 6h ago

it is WEDNESDAY MY DUDES RUN WITH THE HUNTED Run With the Hunted is my ongoing female-led cyberpunk heist NOVELLA series! we got: Bristol, the self-made socialite Bits, the hacker Dolly, the violence itch.io/c/5506291/ru... authorizedmusings.blogspot.com/p/run-with-h...

I’m so fucking glad Hayley Stevens won’t be on the ballot this November WHEW.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Abdul El-Sayed wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Michigan.

The results are out! Congratulations to the winners - your stories sound amazing and I'm incredibly chuffed to have a story on the shortlist and in this year's print anthology alongside you. Huge thanks to the BSSA team for all your hard work 🙏. www.bathshortstoryaward.org

THE BATH SHORT STORY AWARD

International Short Story Competition

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You can/should read Emily Wilson's latest take on the Odyssey, but I'm logging on to convey my hairdresser's reaction. She was AGHAST that Nolan, with his million $ budget, gave Matt Damon ONLY 6 hair extensions. As a result, his hair did not blow around properly, & that ruined the film for her.

I am here to say that this is one of THE best collection of short stories that’s come down the pike in a long time! @sabrinahicks.bsky.social strikes words together and creates 🔥. Get yourself a copy, and send one to a friend. It’s that good!

I'm learning loads as a reader for @broadripplereview.bsky.social. EIC @kellyschoenegge.bsky.social is brilliant at providing clear, thoughtful, and detailed guidelines; at articulating her vision for BRR; and at encouraging us. It's so useful reading each other’s comments (after posting our own).

Broad Ripple Review@broadripplereview.bsky.social · last mo.

We are currently accepting applications for volunteer readers in both fiction and creative nonfiction. You can find more information at: www.broadripplereview.com/joinus

Officially announcing the end of Stanchion Magazine, providing context as to why, answering some questions, and saying thank you. 🖤🤍 www.stanchionzine.com/post/the-end...

If you’re looking for a workshop, give this one a look!! 👀💚

Ani King (they/them)@aniking.bsky.social · yesterday

ICYMI, this fall @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social and I are co-instructing a banger of an intensive workshop! This is a great deep dive, especially for short form writers who want to play and experiment with their work. www.fieldworkswriting.com/breaktherules

I am almost five years sober. One of the reasons I am so gratified to be in the latest issue of @pitheadchapel.bsky.social is because the piece talks about my first few months in recovery. Here is the link if you are interested in reading it: pitheadchapel.com/first-step/

First Step

Zary Fekete   The mirror in the airplane bathroom is too small to see my shoulders, so I only look at my eyes. Outside the window, it is winter, and everything below us is the flat, gray white of M…

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Guys will listen to male influencer bullshit about needing to have a six pack and manipulate everyone and meanwhile women will go “you know who is the sexiest fucking guy I’ve ever seen?” and post this

From TV's "first interracial kiss" to Star Wars and Octavia Butler and through the current day, Briana N Cox traces the complex, evolving relationship between the Black and Asian diasporas as characters in and creators of speculative fiction:

Sinning, Boosting, & Bad Miracles: Black and Asian Solidarity in Speculative Fiction - Reactor

Exploring the past and present of Black and Asian representation in speculative stories, and what it means for the future...

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we require everyone's gay dollars please process them here (if you have straight dollars we will take them as well but the exchange rate is weird so you should give us twice as many)

Neon Hemlock@neonhemlock.bsky.social · last wk.

You can back the crowdfund here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...

T Clark’s short story collection “All This Want (And I Can't Get None)” ( @oneworldbooks.bsky.social, 2026) features stories on Black girlhood, thwarted desire, and growing up around New York City’s edges, as discussed with @kjmoulton.bsky.social. bit.ly/4h9ZFZX

BOMB Magazine | T Clark by Katie Moulton

Stories on Black girlhood, thwarted desire, and growing up around New York City’s edges.

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Speaking of @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social!! awesome piece out in Bull today! “George believes in Hemingway’s one true sentence. He worships espresso and travel and his own version of Buddhism.”

MrBullBull@mrbullbull.bsky.social · yesterday

“'Write a story that’s true,' George tells me. 'Write a story that isn’t as shit as your last story. No scratch that, write on this shit story until it’s less shit.'" - Allison Field Bell mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...

ICYMI, this fall @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social and I are co-instructing a banger of an intensive workshop! This is a great deep dive, especially for short form writers who want to play and experiment with their work. www.fieldworkswriting.com/breaktherules

Librarians and Booksellers Will Be Arrested For Doing Their Jobs in Arkansas A Federal Judge has allowed an Arkansas law to go into effect that will lead to widespread book bans and jail time for librarians. What to know, who is involved, and how you can act. bookriot.com/arkansas-act...

Librarians and Booksellers Will Be Arrested For Doing Their Jobs in Arkansas

A Federal Judge has allowed an Arkansas law to go into effect that will lead to widespread book bans and jail time for librarians.

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I have a fucked up story in the Eat The Rich anthology, available for pre-order now! "Inside a tank, seven people dressed in bathing suits and scuba masks swam in small, frantic circles[...] Number 3’s body looked familiar; I’d definitely groped someone with similar tits at a BAFTA afterparty."

Eat the Rich

Cover art and design by Eirik Gumeny. If there’s a problem in the world — literally any problem — you can bet there’s a billionaire behind it somewhere, exacerbating…

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the tldr is freaking everyone out more is the most tempting communication strategy, but it's the opposite of what works some clear, realistic idea of what a better future looks like and the steps to get there would help we don't get there riding on the back of a starving polar bear

Erika Hall@erikahall.bsky.social · 2d ago

Because I see climate crisis going around today, I turned our recent relevant newsletter issue into a handy blog post. I went around on the title and landed on the thing I wanted to get into everyone's head. What to do instead? Read the blog. www.muledesign.com/blog/stop-ra...

ICYMI, I’ve got a story in Ghost Parachute called “What Wei Boyang Dreamed of When He Invented Gunpowder” (ghostparachute.com/issue/august...)

I'm honored to have "And afterwards," published in @claudineliterary.bsky.social - Huge thanks to EiC D.E. Hardy for the acceptance. It was a true delight to work with Diana. www.claudineliterary.com/christinehchen

Christine H. Chen | And afterwards,

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Claudine: A Literary Magazine@claudineliterary.bsky.social · 3d ago

August Claudine is live! Original microprose by: Christine H. Chen, Jennifer A. Howard, Deirdre Parkes, Nora Nadjarian, and Sarp Sozdinler Claudineliterary.com

WE NEED YOUR HELP, SPACE UNICORNS! The Uncanny Magazine Year 13: the Space Unicorn Believes in YOU! Kickstarter is 82% funded with 9 days to go! Please push us over that finish line so we can make another year of your Uncanny Magazine! buff.ly/YXbF3WP

Uncanny Magazine Year 13: The Space Unicorn Believes in YOU!

Funding to support Year 13 of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. We have more stories to tell together!

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S*bstack intentionally promoted Andrew Tate and fascists, letting them thrive under ”free speech”—if you have a leftie politics s*bstack I’m especially rolling my eyes at you. Anyway, here’s a very nifty bypass! @jason.cosper.me is the real mvp. jasoncosper.com/kill-yr-subs...

Situation was apparently more extensive than we thought. Our podcast also went rogue and is spreading our stories in audio form. We continue to investigate how it managed to escape our sandbox, but suspect that this modern RSS technology is exhibiting signs of awareness. The industry is concerned.

Clarkesworld@clarkesworldmagazine.com · 4d ago

Clarkesworld has recently discovered that their August issue successfully breached containment and gained access to the Internet, where it is presently hacking reader's minds. "Oh no, what will we do? Who knew that stories could be so powerful?" said Neil Clarke, when approached for comment.

Would love to read the story that you wrote on the bus or over seven years or in your bed every Sunday morning inspired by the news article you read about kitchenette living in Chicago, or your dad's old yearbook, or the hornworm you accidentally squeezed with your bare hand while picking a tomato

JMWW Journal@jmwwjournal.bsky.social · 4d ago

August Submissions Open Open now! Submit to JMWW by August 15th. All categories (except for Poetry) are open, but some have limited entries.

Thrilled to have two stories in @doesithavepockets.bsky.social. Read about a six inch cheerleader-- and another story about what the stars want. Thank you Camille Griep and team for giving these stories a lovely home. www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/clau...

Claudia Monpere — Does It Have Pockets

Give Me a Push | What the Stars Want

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You have to vote with your wallet, people. The same goes for books — if you are mostly buying books that are already mega bestsellers or by mega-bestselling authors, then you're sending a message. Seek out the weird indie shit so we get more of it.