Cat Rambo
@catrambo.bsky.social
They/she. My cats' names are Bruce, Clark, & BabyBear. Nebula award winning F&SF writer/editor/teacher. Snark at your own risk. Located in South Bend, IN. Sometimes I swear. linktr.ee/catrambo
Please share if you know someone who might be interested! New class this September on using theme in your descriptions. www.patreon.com/catrambo/pos...
Upcoming Class: Establishing, Underscoring, and Utilizing Theme in Descriptions | Cat Rambo
When: September 27, 1-3 PM Eastern time. What: One of the marks a writer must shoot for is description that works with a story’s theme, est
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Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this.
I'm very proud of this piece, so Imma post again about it: forceandfable.com/2026/08/02/w...
Why Theme Matters Now
Every story begins with three essential ingredients: characters, setting, and plot. But those three elements alone don’t make a story memorable. There’s something that makes a story worth reading…
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If you used AI, say it wholeheartedly! No need to downplay it because we're going to boycott your shit anyways. Be loud and proud 🙂↕️ Own your reliance on something that thinks on your behalf.
For example, Meta reported that the water used by power plants powering its hyperscale data centers is 20x greater than the water used for cooling the data centers This is water use directly caused by data center growth but is "hidden" because it's not happening on-site
Data centers’ hidden water footprint is linked to the grid
A Ceres analysis shows that data centers’ indirect water footprint from power plants dwarfs direct cooling.
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For newer F&SF writers, here's a resource you may not be aware of, the Submission Grinder. It helps you find markets and track your submissions - and even publishes some fiction. Free to use, but if you use it a lot, consider supporting their Patreon. #booksky thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com
The Submission Grinder
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What do Dr. Seuss, Star Trek, grocery stores, community organizing, and science fiction have in common? @naomikritzer.bsky.social apparently. 😂 Read our full conversation with Naomi in Issue One of Force & Fable. Free at the link in bio. 🖤 #BookCommunity
I'm a couple of episodes into Lanterns and my favorite thing about John Stewart is just how utterly unamused by bullshit he is.
The new Kickstarter is live! We’ve published original horror, fantasy, and science fiction in since 1999. Let’s create another year of strange and wondrous tales! www.kickstarter.com/projects/asf... Many haunted rewards available!
Three-Lobed Burning Eye magazine 2027
Publishing original horror, fantasy, and science fiction since 1999. Let’s create another year of strange and wondrous tales!
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New episode of If This Goes On (Don't Panic)!
Jen@jenbached.bsky.social · 2w agoNew Episode published today! If This Goes On (Don't Panic) interviews a writer of strange stories, Ivy Grimes. They discuss Vasilisa, Baba Yaga, Weird Fiction, sitcom tropes in horror, & more. Listen: itgodp.libsyn.com/the-cellar-b... @itgodp.bsky.social @ivygrimes.bsky.social @catrambo.bsky.social
I have a piece in the inaugural issue of FORCE & FABLE on why theme matters: forceandfable.com/2026/08/02/w... Let me know what you think!
Why Theme Matters Now
Every story begins with three essential ingredients: characters, setting, and plot. But those three elements alone don’t make a story memorable. There’s something that makes a story worth reading…
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Me: throwing a pen in my purse every time I leave the house in case I need to write something down. Also me: why are there a dozen pens in my purse.
Eeeeeeeeeeeee my story is finally out. I wrote this in the midst of heartache and it’s one of my best.
Sam Hamm@shamm.bsky.social · 3w agoTell your friends: the new (digital) issue is now available for download at asimovs.com/product/the-.... Hell of a good story, by the way!
We paid these inflated prices but, sure, somehow the company deserves extra money on top of that. JFC. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Target receives $1bn boost from Trump tariff refunds
The US chain said it received a $994 million pre-tax reimbursement, which resulted in its second quarter operating income rising to $2.6bn.
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Went to see a great production of MacBeth last night, over at Notre Dame. The staging was really interesting, and they made things very interactive. If you're in the South Bend area and like Shakespeare, this is worth checking out. It goes through the 30th - performingarts.nd.edu/event/19542/...
Macbeth (NDSF 2026) | DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Ambition o’erleaps itself in Shakespeare’s “Scottish Play,” where the throne is for the taking. Claimed in blood, a Scottish general now wears the crown but must suffer the consequences of fate, influ...
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Excited that this week my short story discussion group has @thomasha.bsky.social coming to talk about Shirley Jackson's story, "The Tooth." This was a nice excuse to reread a bunch of Jackson, who is so much more than "The Lottery."
@ianmcdonald.bsky.social Just wanted to say how much I loved DESOLATION ROAD.
In the European Middle Ages, moneyed people would grind up pearls --precious pearls, beautiful lustrous pearls, slowly formed by creatures from distress and effort-- stir them into wine, drink it and use it as a laxative. I can think of no better metaphor for LLM 'AI'.
I am reading Robert Brockway's I WILL KILL YOUR IMAGINARY FRIEND FOR $200 and it is wonderfully funny and sad and really terrific.
A most excellent press and well worth supporting!
Air and Nothingness Press@aanpress.bsky.social · last mo.The current AaN KS anthology just hit the 50% base goal mark within 4 hours. Amazed and gratified by the support. Campaign info here - www.kickstarter.com/projects/526... (And this Friday, I'll reveal the TOC lineup for "A Second Cup") #kickstarter #booksky #KS #fsf #sff
Another interview that was tons of fun to do! #booksky
Jen@jenbached.bsky.social · last mo.If This Goes On (Don't Panic) - new interview with the incredible & incredibly hilarious, @lilithsaintcrow.com. @itgodp.bsky.social & @catrambo.bsky.social discuss D&D, Tolkien, nerd culture, Lili's 5th grade novella (hello!), writing in different genres, & more. itgodp.libsyn.com/lying-to-tel...
One of the things I got to see at GenCon was the cover art for the next issue of the Mag of F&SF, which holds my story "From Hell's Heart I Reach to Thee." It's one of my best (IMO) and I'm so stoked that it's going out into the world soon.
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Reminding my American friends to check to make sure they're registered to vote way before November. Even if you think you are - doublecheck just to make sure you don't fall pray to shennanigans.
Always lovely to come home to a nice-looking contributor copy. Thank you @bulletpoints.bsky.social !
