I'm excited to post my @laworldcon.bsky.social schedule, which not only features a reading and several amazing panels but also a Worldcon first: a live D&D actual play with @amalelmohtar.com, @benjaminrosenbaum.com, @cxorlando.bsky.social, @seananmcguire.bsky.social, and Xu Mason, DM'ed by me!

Everyone stop what they're doing and go read this amazing Babar fanfic

Benjamin Rosenbaum@benjaminrosenbaum.com · 2w ago

Okay here you go! benjaminrosenbaum.github.io/stories/orph...

August 15 & 16 near Chicago, @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social & I are teaching a mini-workshop -- a bunch of short talks, seminars, excercises, with time to write, connect and re-energize your writing praxis. speculativeliterature.org/register/sum...

I gave this talk at Wiscon many years ago; it explains how Jewish culture arose from its millennia-long material and social conditions, as well as being an autobiographical essay on late-20th and early-21st century SF media culture. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PfE...

Doctor Who as the Wandering Jew

YouTube video by Benjamin Rosenbaum

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I had a great time at #readercon. "Writing from a POV that Hates You" was unexpectedly moving. It was great to be on the panel with Sally Wiener Motta, @andreahairston.bsky.social and @benjaminrosenbaum.com. Not pictured: Alexander Jablokov, moderator. Behind my papers: my novel Spider in a Tree.

The drive by calligraphy is absolutely always one of my favorite parts of being on panels at Readercon!

the Driveby Calligrapher@dbcalligrapher.bsky.social · last mo.

@benjaminrosenbaum.com with great points as always- one of the other panelists was saying we shouldn’t be worried because of the human propensity for resistance, but that’s a bad argument because we are the humans that need to be resisting.

Readercon! What @swingingstorm.bsky.social said, except less tea and more games, robots, & Unlicensed Zones! schedule.readercon.org/people/e2884...

Sophia Babai@swingingstorm.bsky.social · last mo.

My favorite convention of the year is @readercon.org, and this year they're letting me talk about tea!! Also horror and Megan Whalen Turner and a group reading with the wondrous @andreahairston.bsky.social and @benjaminrosenbaum.com, but: tea!!!

My story “Memeostasis” was in last month’s @lightspeedmagazine.com! I'm a slacker & also underwater with various eldercare & moving adventures so I am only posting about it now. It's a classic kinda outer-space-shenanigans/literature-of-ideas SF yarn, with a stylistic nod to Terry Bisson. Enjoy!

Lightspeed Magazine@lightspeedmagazine.com · 2mo ago

This week on LIGHTSPEED: "Memeostasis" by Benjamin Rosenbaum www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/meme...

This week on LIGHTSPEED: "Memeostasis" by Benjamin Rosenbaum www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/meme...

Memeostasis - Lightspeed Magazine

“They farm starlight.” “Bullshit.” “Okay, they’re going to farm starlight. For now they’re running fusion rigs. But that’s not their long-term plan.” “No one in the sunforsaken Oort has a long-term...

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This story is fantastic!

sirosenbaum.bsky.social@sirosenbaum.bsky.social · 2mo ago

So @josie.zone and I wrote a story about exactly this (not Star Trek, but aliens converting to Judaism) for the anthology Jewish Futures a few years back, and you can read it here: si.arrr.net/Ascent.html

I'm not a professor, but this strikes me as amazing pedagogy, a fascinating experiment... and also just a great story (I particularly like the third-act twist).

C. Thi Nguyen@add-hawk.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Last term I tried an experiment: I walked into my Tech and Design Ethics class, admitted that I had *no idea* what to do about ChatGPT - so I would let them figure it out. As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class. Here's what happened:

Last term I tried an experiment: I walked into my Tech and Design Ethics class, admitted that I had *no idea* what to do about ChatGPT - so I would let them figure it out. As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class. Here's what happened:

Gruesome factory-farming bill, chilling federal overreach, macabre power grab by venal corporations. Stop this bill. benthams.substack.com/p/the-most-i...

The Most Important Decision For Animals in American History

The factory farms are trying to keep pigs in cages so they don't have to feed them as much. It's up to us to stop them.

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Not every speech at the Nebulas quotes current academic philosophy, but I figure they knew what they were getting when they drafted me. (@add-hawk.bsky.social I hope I didn't misrepresent your arguments.) youtu.be/nmAxXj7-xxA?...

The 61st Annual Nebula Awards Ceremony

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Hey Humans! We're back with another episode of MRAH. This episode, @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social and @benjaminrosenbaum.com are joined by V.V Ganeshananthan to discuss her novel "Brotherless Night" as well as her life and other stories. youtu.be/7A45e2Pv4QQ

Ep. 75 "Fireside Chat with V.V. Ganeshananthan"

YouTube video by Mohanraj and Rosenbaum Are Humans

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in which @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social & I drop another episode of our podcast! We recorded this back in July, reeling from all the chaos, and talking about how it affects our writing. Chaos has not abated. The grappling with it still feels topical.

Speculative Literature Foundation@speclit.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Hey Humans, welcome back to another episode of the MRAH podcast! In this episode, @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social and @benjaminrosenbaum.com discuss being a writer in chaos. From the chaos of the mind to chaos in the world. You can watch it here or wherever you get your podcasts: youtu.be/hY6Zk8sAOwc

May 30 – June 3, 2026 Oak Park IL (near Chicago) Come write & critique fiction with us!

Speculative Literature Foundation@speclit.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The SLF is excited to announce that we will be extending the deadline of our Writing SFF Workshop until April 22nd! This is your LAST CHANCE to join @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social and @benjaminrosenbaum.com for a week of writing, eating, chatting, and making new friends.

About the anxiety of influence, the glee of influence & even, the anxiety of *lack* of influence... & everything else that entered our lovely & distractible little heads, of course. speculativeliterature.org/ep-73-show-n... with @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social & @speclit.bsky.social

Speculative Literature Foundation@speclit.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Hey Humans! Episode #73 of Mohanraj and Rosenbaum are Humans is out now! This time, @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social and @benjaminrosenbaum.com discuss the anxiety coupled with influence in our modern world and more. Check it out on our YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts: youtu.be/zsMtKhZJwfg

From Butler to Borges, Le Guin to Asimov—writers who have moved speculative fiction forward know that defying convention can be necessary. For the next generation of writers ready to use defiance as inspiration, Saturday's class with @benjaminrosenbaum.com is a must. Info here: bit.ly/4scjlid.

There are a lot of rules (some written, some not) for writing. But do you always have to follow them? What could be possible when you explore defiance as inspiration and subversion as structure? Explore in a virtual class by @benjaminrosenbaum.com on March 29. Register here: bit.ly/4scjlid

Since I’ve wandered onto social media, here are some things I should be promoting: 1) There’s still time to sign up for the 1-week in-person writing workshop with @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social & me near Chicago, May 30-June 3 (right before the Nebulas Conference, so we can all roll there together)

​​What's the price of authenticity? Sometimes it requires breaking boxes. Learn how to break the rules with the best of them in our upcoming class with the one-and-only @benjaminrosenbaum.com. Details and registration for the March 29 class here: bit.ly/4scjlid

We still have slots open for the SLF's 2026 Writing SFF Workshop. Visit speclit.org to learn more if you're interested!

"Regarding the Childhood of Morrigan, Who Was Chosen to Open the Way," as weird and cool as most of @benjaminrosenbaum.com's stuff. This one's a novelette. reactormag.com/regarding-th...

Regarding the Childhood of Morrigan, Who Was Chosen to Open the Way - Reactor

A child who falls through the cracks in a world run by machines and politics, might be the savior of all humanity...

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The SLF is excited to announce the return of our Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy Workshop and Retreat! Join @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social and @benjaminrosenbaum.com for a 5-day workshop or retreat to improve your writing and meet other members of the community. You can learn more at speclit.org!

Hey, if you're a writer struggling to make your next idea fully come together, this online one-off course with @benjaminrosenbaum.com looks fantastic: secure.clarionwest.org/nx/portal/ne... I have wonderful memories of brainstorming with Ben at the writing workshop where we met. He's so good at it!

Some of my favorite games that I played over the course of 2025, including works by @benjaminrosenbaum.com, @yoplatz.bsky.social, @jumpovertheage.com, and more

A Choice 6 (+1) Games I Played in 2025

In 2025, I played more discrete new games than I think I’ve ever played before.

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This spring I'm teaching three online courses for Clarion West Online, and one week-long workshop for the Speculative Literature Foundation! Here’s the first one: Profligacy: An Idea Jam with Benjamin Rosenbaum March 15, 2026 | Online | 9:30—11:30AM PT

Our first talk is Profligacy: An Idea Jam with author and game designer @benjaminrosenbaum.com, which will be on March 15th, 9:30am - 11:30am. This is one of three as part of our Big Ideas Lab.

ugh, there never seems to be a pause in the hellscape sufficient to make an Awards Eligibility Post, instead of screaming into the void But, in case you are curious, for 2025: "Regarding the Childhood of Morrigan, Who Was Chosen to Open the Way" appeared over at Reactor mag.