If you are a member of the HWA please check your email. That’s my official statement about today.

Well something that left me speechless happened yesterday (and anyone who knows me knows this is hard to do) Using Awards Lists As A RA Tool: The World Fantasy Award Finalists Edition....Featuring Me raforall.blogspot.com/2026/08/usin... Big love to @sagapressbooks.bsky.social in the post too.

The left: we want the Epstein files The right: we want the Epstein files The center: we want the Epstein files Trump: best I can do for you is Fauci’s diary, some lies about the reflecting pool, and a failed war in Iran

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As his confirmation to lead the Justice Department hung by a thread last week, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told faith leaders on a private call that he was preparing to take action to roll back abortion access nationwide. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’

The acting attorney general made the remarks during a private call with faith leaders.

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Get yourself a publisher who is as happy and proud as @sagapressbooks.bsky.social is of their authors. Seriously. They are the best. All of them.

August 4, 2026. The day of “There Will Come Soft Rains.” For the publication history and inspiration behind this remarkable story, scroll down to Number 3 on my list of ESSENTIAL BRADBURY SHORT STORIES. Should it have been Number 1? #RayBradbury www.samweller.net/bradbury-1/2...

THE ESSENTIAL BRADBURY — Sam Weller

As Ray Bradbury’s biographer—having worked with the man for twelve years on four award-winning books and a graphic novel—people often ask, “Where should I begin when reading Ray Bradbury?” This is a...

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Incredible nonsense from John Cornyn. True, the harm to Epstein’s victims can’t be remedied by a “no” vote. But why should Blanche’s corrupt cover-up of the Epstein files—in violation of a Congressional mandate(!)—be rewarded by “yes”? Can’t get any more craven than this.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Cornyn justifies his support for Blanche: "That's one of those things that can't be remedied by a 'no' vote"

Not just for librarians: Steve Thomas asks me about INCARNATE over at Circulating Ideas circulatingideas.com/2026/07/30/3...

We disgrace ourselves as a nation each and every day Donald Trump remains in office. The drafters of the United States Constitution provided a remedy for a criminally insane president like the one we have—impeachment and removal ...

Every court victory matters, but some are sweeter than others. Congrats to the Elias Law Group team and our client Senate Majority PAC for this well earned victory for free speech and the 1st Amendment.

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Emily C. Hughes@emilyhughes.bsky.social · 2d ago

kicking off week three of the @darkertimes.bsky.social subscriber drive with this kickass piece from @allyoutthere.bsky.social, which should put to rest any lingering ignorant comments along the lines of "horror for kids isn't scary" or "middle grade is dead" www.darkertimes.com/middle-grade...

Nothing to fear here almakatsu.substack.com/p/crone-age

LOVE AND HATE IN THE TIME OF COVID: Selected Nonfiction 2015 - 2022 -- Hardcover, paperback, Kindle, Nook, Apple, and Kobo. www.briankeene.com/covid

Love and Hate In the Time of Covid | Brian Keene — BRIAN KEENE

An all-new collection of essays and articles spanning a dark time in world history – 2015 to 2022. Keene turns his focus, wit, earnestness, and insight to global events such as the Covid-19 pandemic a...

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FYI: Blanche rescinded the ORDER establishing the slush fund, not the underlying “settlement.” The settlement says any changes must be agreed to by ALL parties, not just Todd. This “rescission” isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on.

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On September 15, 2026, we’ll be launching our first Kickstarter campaign in more than a decade, to fund Year 17 of Lightspeed and Year 15 of Nightmare. Join us for a year of new short fiction from som...

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Dana Bash showed in this interview exactly how to handle a gaslighting sociopath. This is precisely how journalists should deal with all of them, including Trump.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago

RFK Jr yelling at Dana Bash sounds like a rabid dog barking

The portal opens tomorrow… are you ready? We want horror stories up to 6,000 words, including flash. Originals and reprints. We pay $0.08 per word. Simultaneous submissions are accepted so long as you keep us informed. More details on our website (below).

“.. The disclosure marks the first time a bank has formally tied money laundering concerns to U.S. President Donald Trump's family business.” @reuters.com $COF www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

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Six congressmen bought between $83,000 to $245,000 in SpaceX stock just before its IPO: -Jared Moskowitz -Gil Cisneros -Dan Meuser -John McGuire -William Timmons -John James Five serve on committees whose work impacts SpaceX's business. We must ban members of Congress from trading stock.

Join us in celebrating Ray Bradbury’s birthday, 8/22/26! Deets in video. #RayDay #RayBradbury #BookPeople @margaretatwood.bsky.social @davidmorrellauthor.bsky.social @literaryhub.bsky.social @brezwrites.bsky.social @paultremblay.bsky.social @larepublicaiii.bsky.social @labarnitz.bsky.social

Sure, sure, let’s just downplay an attack by a hostile foreign actor. Iran has some of the most persistent — and effective — hackers on the planet. This is irresponsible as hell from Trump.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d ago

Q: Can you rule out that Iran is behind the water attacks? TRUMP: I don't think so. I think that Minnesota is behind it. You know who is behind it? Minnesota. Because they're grossly incompetent. I don't think there was an Iranian cyberattack. I think Minnesota ought to get its act together.

This is an extreme cautionary story. Writers today are expected to affirm they did not use AI in ‘creating’ their work. If fingerprints and tools demonstrate this is not so, or even raise questions, it can end or ruin a career, because of the legal issues. deadline.com/2026/07/ai-q...

AI Questions Spoil Book & Movie Heat On 'Call Me, I'll Hide The Body' Novel

That screeching sound you heard from international publishers and film rights buyers was an abrupt application of the brakes after a fevered pursuit of the unpublished debut novel.

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Dear friends, this authoritarian regime continues its takeover of our institutions, government, and society. As we all know, immigrants are top among their targets to abuse, harass, and disenfranchise. That includes some of the most vulnerable, refugees. www.iiakron.org/blog

Four-byline alert: 🚨 “.. no sitting American president has ever raised these amounts for his pet projects. .. Trump has been demanding large checks .. telling executives and lobbyists that their companies should give $25 million or $50 million.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Review by @tobiascarroll.bsky.social "It’s deceptive: this may be the most formally daring book Tremblay has done.... Dead But Dreaming of Electric Shape reveals itself as a genuinely terrifying cautionary tale by its conclusion" www.vol1brooklyn.com/2026/07/29/a...

A Technologist’s Nightmare: On Paul Tremblay’s “Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep”

From reading the first fifty or so pages, a reader might be left with two key impressions of Paul Tremblay’s novel Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep. The first is that it represents somethi…

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According to the latest Fox News poll, if the election were held today, we would own the House and the Senate, so let’s make sure we’re all registered and vote big in November!