Arendse
@arend.se
Author · Stories in Analog, Ellery Queen, The Fabulist & more · Marie Curie Postdoc @ Arnamagnaean Institute · Winner of the 2021 Staunch Prize · PhD medieval law · Contact me through my website www.arend.se
I pushed a button and a semi-readable novel comprised of reshuffled other novels pooted out, and if you don't think that makes me a novelist, well let me inform you my good sir and/or madam that it was a fancy and complicated button.
When a character says the title of a book in the novel, that’s the author looking right at the camera like in The Office.
I'm selecting manuscripts to showcase in my upcoming exhibition on medieval marginalia and it feels like picking between favorite children
As a medievalist, I can confidently say that Norway's been on maps longer than the US has 😂
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 3w agoFrom @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Erling Haaland described the previous month at the World Cup as the greatest adventure of his life. "It has been the best weeks and the best journey I’ve had in my entire life." nyti.ms/4aO9etu
Good morning to everyone from this medieval Icelandic manuscript. I'm starting my week working with dragons.
Reminiscent of the on-going Pushkin robberies across Europe, but this time rare Chinese manuscripts: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/u...
Fake IDs, Dummy Manuscripts and a Rare Book Heist at U.C.L.A.
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I received an invite to participate in a genAI study, where I would get access to the newest, unreleased model for free and they would monitor how it changed me over time — and I can think of nothing worse than willingly subjecting myself to that slop.
I'm unphased by getting writing rejections (ah, the glamorous life of an author!) but there's something horrid about getting a rejection where they also misspell my name.
Bamboos and Sparrow (ca 1933-34) Takeuchi Seihō MOA Museum of Art, Atami, Japan
@deathbybadger.bsky.social Is The Devil & Mrs Gooch out in the UK? I was hoping to pick up a copy in London but don't know if I've jumped the gun as Waterstones/Foyles doesn't have it!
Waymos are shy but even wild creatures can be dangerous if you get too close. This is their annual migration and so extra attention needs to be paid so that you don't get between an adult Waymo and her calf.
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 3mo agoDozens of empty Waymos invaded an Atlanta neighborhood and circled a cul-de-sac for hours with no passengers www.wsbtv.com/news/local/a...
My short story is a finalist! And this is the first time my name has ever appeared in Locus, so double whammy!
Locus Magazine@locusmag.bsky.social · 3mo ago2025 Analog AnLab Awards and Asimov’s Readers’ Award Finalists locusmag.com/2026/05...
Analog readers have voted my story, "The Emergency Contact," as one of the best of the year! I'm so proud of my little alien encounter!
File 770@file770.bsky.social · 3mo agoAsimov’s and Analog Readers’ Awards 2025 Finalists file770.com/asimovs-and-...
A white wagtail has decided to perch outside my window every morning and chirp his cheery little heart out and honestly we should abolish alarm clocks because this is the way to do it
I'm reading a book and really enjoying it. I already knew almost all the words but they're arranged in an order I've never seen before.
I'm rereading The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series and I'm finding that I legitimately don't remember any of it from first reading it decades ago. But this also means everything is new and funny and surprising!
Doctora Malka Older@older.bsky.social · 6mo agowhat are we reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaading?
Old English holds on for at least the span of my lifetime following the Conquest, so I would be good on that front
Andrew Gelston@agelston.bsky.social · 3mo agoIf you lived in 1066, what would you do
when we mourn le guin, we mourn one of our greatest writers & thinkers. but we also mourn one of our all-time greatest haters
Hugo Awards nominations are closing in a few hours! Still reading for it? I'm eligible for the Astounding Award, and also in the short story category!
Arendse@arend.se · 8mo agoHere's my award eligibility post(s) for 2025! Short Story: “The Emergency Contact” in Analog SF&F [March/April] An elderly lady accidentally ☎️ the 👽🛸 emergency services. This is my 🎉 pro-market debut 🎉 & I'm eligible for newcomer awards!
Hugo Awards nominations are closing in a few hours! Still reading for it? I'm eligible for the Astounding Award, and also in the short story category!
Arendse@arend.se · 8mo agoHere's my award eligibility post(s) for 2025! Short Story: “The Emergency Contact” in Analog SF&F [March/April] An elderly lady accidentally ☎️ the 👽🛸 emergency services. This is my 🎉 pro-market debut 🎉 & I'm eligible for newcomer awards!
The Locus Awards close in a couple days! Anyone can vote -- have you? If you're still thinking to yourself, gee whiz, what should I vote for? I'm happy to tell you that my short story "The Emergency Contact" is eligible! 👽 poll.voting.locusmag.com
Welcome to the Locus Awards Poll. Deadline for voting is April 1. You can return and edit or add to your ballot up until the deadline.
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Arendse@arend.se · 8mo agoHere's my award eligibility post(s) for 2025! Short Story: “The Emergency Contact” in Analog SF&F [March/April] An elderly lady accidentally ☎️ the 👽🛸 emergency services. This is my 🎉 pro-market debut 🎉 & I'm eligible for newcomer awards!
Does anyone have any recommendations for books that were published in Taiwan and have been translated into English? Looking for something to read while on a trip. #BookRec
If you need an idea of where to start, my piece “The Emergency Contact” (Analog, March/April) is eligible in the Short Story category! I'm also eligible for the Astounding Award for Best New Writer! 😱👾
Los Angeles Worldcon@laworldcon.bsky.social · 5mo agoYour Hugo Nominating ballot can make a difference. There are a total of 7718 people with the right to cast a nominating ballot in the 2026 Hugo Awards. As of this morning, 1293 of those people have cast a nominating ballot in at least one category. www.lacon.org/hugos/
I wrote a piece about Wright of Derby's intricate paintings showcasing 18th-century science and views of the world.
File 770@file770.bsky.social · 5mo agoAlchemy at Work in the National Gallery’s Wright of Derby file770.com/alchemy-at-w...
Today's gem is the summary of this research paper on sibling rivalry in piglets. The authors wrote it as a POEM. I'm in porcine awe: A piglet's most precious possession Is the teat that he fattens his flesh on. He fights for his teat with tenacity Against any sibling's audacity...
Fritted ware jug and bowl with decoration cut through and scratched in blaze glaze under transparent, turquoise glaze (Iran, 2nd half of 12th century) Davids Samling (The David Collection), Denmark
