HWA is not my circus so its pro-AI monkeys are not my problem...but damn, it's something when a writers' organization makes it clear it neither respects nor values writers.
A. P. Howell
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SF/F/H writer. Member of Codex. She/her. Stories online and in anthologies. Web: aphowell.com Mastodon: https://wandering.shop/@aphowell Newsletter: sendfox.com/aphowell
Sample chapter from the novel Corners of the Deep Dark is a space opera that drops on September 8th. You can get the first chapter as a free download from this site or the new Payhip store.
Sample chapter from the novel
Corners of the Deep Dark is a space opera that drops on September 8th. You can get the first chapter as a free download from this site or the new Payhip store.
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Seeing the Dark Horse Workers United, my first thought ("Go unions") is very rapidly followed by a less meaningful but far more irksome thought ("Why are the horses not in proper CMYK order?") that will probably continue to bug me for years.
we have found two ways to achieve immortality in the mind of the public over millennia and one is "write something real good" and the other is "keep all your shitty copper complaints" /jk
Fun (if not-yet-actionable) news: "5:37" will be reprinted in a film-and-horror anthology from Dark Ink next year.
Spouse the other day, reading the book that involves a publicly-missing senator: So how much of this is about Mitch McConnell? Me, who drafted the thing almost ten years ago, then wandered off for a few years: None.
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Merriam-Webster@merriam-webster.com · 5d agoFind the 5 words from your birth year that perfectly describe YOUR vibe ⬇️ www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/
Today we can thank the purveyors of AI slop for killing (at least) two anthologies.
Myths & Legends: Home
Myths & Legends is a new anthology imprint from Hearth Stories. It will focus on settings and characters out of myth and legend and each anthology will contain new stories featuring beloved characters...
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The website appears to be down now. Good. Riddance.
A. P. Howell@aphowell.com · 6d agoThere's a website called Science Fiction Weekly (dot com) that appears to have reprinted a bunch (maybe all?) of Daily Science Fiction's stories. They claim they did so with author permission. They are lying. If you were published in DSF, maybe join a bunch of us in sending takedown notices?
My Daily Science Fiction story "Kill Switch," currently pirated by the Science Fiction Weekly yahoos, is available for your listening pleasure! CB Droege narrates it--with permission! And an actual contract and payment and everything--on Manawaker Studio's Flash Fiction Podcast.
Kill Switch – FFP 0614
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Pirate site Today I and a bunch of other authors learned that Science Fiction Weekly has reprinted stories from Daily Science Fiction. My story "Kill Switch" is among those reprinted without permission. I have already emailed nastygrams and DMCA takedown notices, and I know I am not alone. Science…
Pirate site
Today I and a bunch of other authors learned that Science Fiction Weekly has reprinted stories from Daily Science Fiction. My story "Kill Switch" is among those reprinted without permission. I have already emailed nastygrams and DMCA takedown notices, and I know I am not alone. Science Fiction Weekly describes itself thusly: Daily Science Fiction is deeply missed, but that's where the truth of this statement ends.
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There's a website called Science Fiction Weekly (dot com) that appears to have reprinted a bunch (maybe all?) of Daily Science Fiction's stories. They claim they did so with author permission. They are lying. If you were published in DSF, maybe join a bunch of us in sending takedown notices?
Concerns over fake phenomena cannot be held in good faith. There's no such thing as "good faith" concern over razorblades in Halloween apples or vaccines causing autism. If you still have 'concerns' about these issues you are uninformed, a bigot or being manipulated. No other option.
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I want to see The Odyssey and then read Emily Wilson's review of The Odyssey. My impression is that they are both excellent examples of their respective genres.
build a little birdhouse in your skull
Richard Kadrey@richardkadrey.bsky.social · 2w agoThe street finds its own use for things
Hey, this bundle's still on sale for a couple more days. 41 pieces of horror for $20. itch.io/b/3743/summe...
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Trung Le Nguyen@trungles.com · 2mo agoSo I’ve started Pride and Prejudice, and already I feel bad for Mrs Bennet.
Things I enjoyed in 2026 (Part 3) Novels The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones (2025): This historical (with a modern frame) tackles genocide head-on. The bloody revenge portions don't quite rise to the level of power fantasy, and the you-are-what-you-eat body horror is overall…
Things I enjoyed in 2026 (Part 3)
Novels The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones (2025): This historical (with a modern frame) tackles genocide head-on. The bloody revenge portions don't quite rise to the level of power fantasy, and the you-are-what-you-eat body horror is overall excellent (if somewhat overplayed by the end). The lack of examination of modern Blackfeet relations with Good Stab reads less as an enticing lacuna than a deliberate illustration that some stories are not for outsiders.
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They're cold, alone, and terrified. This year, won't you give a small press debut a warm space on your shelf? Or if you can, adopt 2 or more, as small press debut books are social creatures and do better in a multi-book home. #booksky 📚💙 #indiebooks
I do not like this gen AI I do not like what it implies I do not want it in my art I do not think it makes you smart I do not want it in my games I do not like its goals and aims I do not want it in my books I do not like the way it looks I do not like it, I don't care I do not want it anywhere
So far, Argentina has been playing like a very good team that has not yet been the beneficiary of big questionable calls.
Raising kids isn't about efficiency and the ruthless stamping out of imperfection, noise, and inconvenience. It's about getting a young person to hopefully become a decent older person! They have to live in society to do that!