Proud to be the lead story in this collection of lost children from @metaphorosis.com. Thanks to @bmorrisallen.com for his excellent editorial work on this piece. Pick up a copy of this wonderful weird anthology!

Trunk: stories that took the long way

"Not all those who wander are lost," as Tolkien famously said. Sometimes they're just taking the scenic route.Here are 20 great science fiction and fantasy stories that took the long way to success. E...

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I wrote a story about this:

Escape Pod 683: Flash Crash

MAISIE was seven years old on the day she woke up and died. Blame it on the algorithms, if you wish. The survivors–and there were not many of them–certainly did. MAISIE (Modified Arbitrage…

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François Diaz-Maurin@francoisdm.bsky.social · 5d ago

Featured in @forbes.com about AI x nukes. Thanks Kevin Holden Platt for the conversation. @thebulletin.org

Just adding "starship armor made of shrimps" to my WIP notes, as you do.

It's not a proper date night until you've been yelled at by security.

Behold: The First Medical X-rays Ever Taken in Space https://gizmodo.com/behold-the-first-medical-x-rays-ever-taken-in-space-2000785035

Behold: The First Medical X-rays Ever Taken in Space

This achievement marks the start of a new era for astronaut health as humans endeavor to fly farther from home than ever before.

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6 days left and we are 70% funded—toss a coin, spread the word, help us reach the finish line!

khōréō magazine@khoreo.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Our Kickstarter is live! Help support another year of speculative fiction by immigrant & diaspora writers over at @Kickstarter. 🧡 With your help, we can keep funding our work, expand to regular author interviews, raise our artist pay, & more! Support us at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kho...

To return to a quote I use often (and to cite its author @orbitaldropkick.bsky.social): The nature of royalty is a continuous cutting motion.

Natania Barron ~ Fantasy Author@natania.bsky.social · 4w ago

You know, fantasy has a classism problem. And I am far from immune. We still hold up nobility with very little scrutiny -- yes, there are bad kings and good kings, but just like billionaires, can any of them actually be good? Or is that just convenient propaganda?

There are fewer Best of anthologies every year! We need books that showcase top SFF stories and help readers find new authors. 'Back the Book' and reverse the trend with Locus's new anthology! locusmag.com/anthology #backthebook

Locus Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume 1

Delve into the creative worlds of the finest minds writing contemporary science fiction, fantasy, and horror.

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Fellow authors: without any context, what's the first line of your current WIP? (WIP #2): "You've forced me to be a truth-teller, so here's my truth: I regret nothing."

Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls@trollbreath.com · last mo.

Fellow authors: without any context, what's the first line of your current WIP? [Ignoring the quote I used from an old book at the start] I was likely the last person in the world to hear about the appearance of the dead colossus floating over Grafton that morning.

Fellow authors: without any context, what's the first line of your current WIP? "Five days before final exams, my girlfriend convinced me to get rid of hands."

Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls@trollbreath.com · last mo.

Fellow authors: without any context, what's the first line of your current WIP? [Ignoring the quote I used from an old book at the start] I was likely the last person in the world to hear about the appearance of the dead colossus floating over Grafton that morning.

I've got a piece in this anthology! About faith and facing uncertainty... and about pirates, retired warlords, and priestess-magi of the ocean's sunken treasures. The story's long road includes time as a Writers of the Future finalist - until I withdrew when I learned about their shenanigans.

Metaphorosis Publishing@metaphorosis.com · last mo.

Coming in August! TRUNK: stories that took the long way A collection of stories that almost didn't make it.

Submissions are opening today! We are seeking speculative fiction by immigrant/diaspora writers for upcoming issues. Open to short stories under 5,000 words; translations under 3,500 words from any language into English; and flash fiction under 1,500 words. Accepted stories are paid USD$0.10/word.

You've machined your last florin.

Diabolical Plots@diabolicalplots.com · last mo.

You've deffened your last leppard.

I wrote this knowing full well I was about to and cite the Lurianic Kabbalah on a panel about heist consequences. I did not know I was also about to cite Pac-Man.

Benjamin C. Kinney@benjaminckinney.com · 2mo ago

Fourth Street Fantasy remains, as the sages would say, fukkin' rad.

Fourth Street Fantasy remains, as the sages would say, fukkin' rad.

Today in IQ is BS!

Nico Dosenbach@ndosenbach.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We've known that socioeconomics (SES) matters for the 🧠. New & 🤯 is that SES drowns out all other brain associations, incl. IQ. If you train an algorithm to predict IQ from brain data, it's still way better at predicting SES. Science Mag: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @smarek0502.bsky.social 👀🧵👇

Our Kickstarter is live! Help support another year of speculative fiction by immigrant & diaspora writers over at @Kickstarter. 🧡 With your help, we can keep funding our work, expand to regular author interviews, raise our artist pay, & more! Support us at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kho...

Hello hello and welcome to the shortlist announcement thread for the #2026IgnyteAwards, recognizing outstanding contributions to SFFH and its community in 2025! We are grateful to be supported this year by sponsors @bcsmagazine.bsky.social , @edmontonin2030.bsky.social, & @laworldcon.bsky.social

Ooh. The Archbishop of Canterbury said Ai is degrading human dignity. So can this also apply to the Church of England?

Lori Emerson@loriemerson.net · 2mo ago

"The funniest possible outcome of the AI mandate era is about to be HR departments discovering that 'sincerely held religious belief' under Title VII has a much lower bar than they assumed, and Pope Leo handed every Catholic employee a written excuse" www.businessinsider.com/worker-got-r...

Here's a gift link. It's a very important article for people to read: www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2...

No, Artificial Intelligence Is Not Conscious

Taken to its logical conclusion, this line of thinking is absurd—and damning.

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Finally got around to @melissacaruso.bsky.social's "Last Hour Between Worlds" and damn that book is everything its (brilliant) premise promises. 🧑‍🍳👌

That feeling you're behind on your work/projects and need to catch up? No amount of extra work will make it go away. It's a personality trait.

Omfg It’s Bunsz !@copaceticbunsz.com · 2y ago

If you’re over 30, quote this with some life advice 🤌🏼

I swear I didn't plan for my article on human enhancement's technological potential & moral risks (@neurotechx.bsky.social) to appear right before the Pope's warning against transhumanism and human enhancement! medium.com/neurotechx/h...

Human Enhancement vs. Support: How Can Neurotechnology Expand Human Function?

Expanding Function and Improving Capabilities

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I have like 12,000 things to do today and this wasn't on my list but there are currently 2 ways to support the Ignytes: General Donations: ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/support/ Sponsorship: donorbox.org/sponsor-the-... If you're local to the ATL area, I'm also looking for help packing trophies.

Sponsor the Ignyte Awards | The Ignyte Awards (Powered by Donorbox)

Support the Ignyte Awards as a sponsor and receive treats at the following tiers:$250-$499: "sponsored by" credit for yourself or your brand/organization for one award cycle $500-$999: all of the...

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📣 Details for Lark Morgan Lu’s upcoming call for stories, themed “Aftermath,” are now available via our Patreon page. ✔️ Submissions open JULY 1st! ✔️ All genres ✔️ 500-1000 words as per usual This issue will release in January 2027 #writingcommunity #flashfiction

Lark “Tornado” Morgan Lu@larkmorganlu.bsky.social · 3mo ago

In July, a submissions call for Flash Fiction Online will open for the special "Aftermath" issue. I wanted to give first the greatest of thanks to @flashfictiononline.bsky.social for the opportunity to guest edit. One may see the submission guideline below: www.patreon.com/posts/themed...

The Dream Foundry Contest for Emerging Artists and Writers is now open!! No submission fees No rights encumbered 1st Place: $1500 (the art contest’s prize money as part of the Monu Bose Memorial Prize) 2nd Place: $750 3rd Place: $400 Submit by June 8, 2026 1/2

My nonfiction article on human enhancement and transhumanism is live on @neurotechx.bsky.social Content Blog today! It's about why "enhancement" and "transhumanism" are bad goals, and how we might reframe neurotechnology to do cool stuff that's worth doing.🧠🧪 medium.com/neurotechx/h...

Human Enhancement vs. Support: How Can Neurotechnology Expand Human Function?

Expanding Function and Improving Capabilities

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Post your warning sign

Maria Haskins@mariahaskins.com · 3mo ago

Post your warning sign

She is very lonely

More integral, even. Academic writing is a tool for thinking, and it's the brainstorming and outlining where ideas coalesce and solidify.

Rachael Nevins ❌👑@rachaelnevins.bsky.social · 3mo ago

“Use AI to brainstorm but not to write.” “Use AI to help you outline but not to write.” These are commonly proposed as “ethical” ways for undergrad students to use AI, but I’m sorry, brainstorming & outlining are just as integral to writing as the actual construction of sentences.