Enjoying an unexpectedly gorgeous autumn day here in Berlin! Sweaters, sunshine, and a gentle breeze. It’s this enby’s favourite time of year. 🍂

Enjoying an unexpectedly gorgeous autumn day here in Berlin! Sweaters, sunshine, and a gentle breeze. It’s this enby’s favourite time of year. 🍂

Deeply saddened to hear that my friend @jfsteilauthor.bsky.social has died. Jennifer was the author of novels The Ambassador's Wife and Exile Music. We met at the 2015 Bisexual Book Awards in New York City and I'm very proud to have known her. You can read about her at www.jennifersteil.net. 💔

Today is the first time that my partner Ismar is going to vote in Germany! It’s been a long time coming! 🌈🗳️

I couldn’t resist.

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On my way to meet with the writing group! Have a great weekend, readers and writers! 💞

When someone tells you that your human rights don’t matter it means they see you as less than human.

My short story 'Big Boat' just came out in Fiction on the Web! Read it if you like: - Cyberpunk - Trans protagonists - Found family - Class commentary - Sci-fi weirdness - Big boats Take a look here: www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2026/09/big-...

Big Boat by Redfern Jon Barrett

Short stories hand-picked from authors around the world. Submissions accepted. Humour, crime, sci-fi, fantasy, horror and everyday life.

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Autumn is my absolute favourite season. Somehow it always speaks of renewal and fresh possibilities… I’m also giving contact lenses a try again! All the better for showing off my eyeshadow… 🍂

"The ferocity of Barrett’s imagination gives the middle finger to regressive authors like JK Rowling with colourful characters and impressive world-building." – Andrea Birmingham on my novel PROUD PINK SKY, for Siegessäule

Elise (they/them)🇦🇺 🏳️‍⚧️@eliseswords.eurosky.social · 3w ago

Authors, to get some positives on our feeds, share an excerpt from a review of your book that you're proud of! I'll start us off, with👇for my SFF Countering the Hands of Crime: "Carlson does a great job of keeping the suspense hot by switching from high-action events to scenes of personal growth."

Authors, to get some positives on our feeds, share an excerpt from a review of your book that you're proud of! I'll start us off, with👇for my SFF Countering the Hands of Crime: "Carlson does a great job of keeping the suspense hot by switching from high-action events to scenes of personal growth."

This is how I got my short-story hit today. I found both authors’ works cathartically heartbreaking, honestly earned.

Story Hour@storyhour.bsky.social · 3w ago

This Story Hour, Redfern Barrett and Deborah L. Davitt left our heads spinning with the vast potential of SFF! These four tales are all completely different, comparable only in their excellence. You can still watch! @redfernbarrett.com @deborahldavitt.bsky.social youtu.be/6TIbLV927Yc

Check out the latest episode of Story Hour, where Deborah L. Davitt and I read some of our favourite speculative short stories! 💞 Thanks so much to hosts Daniel Marcus and Laura Blackwell for a truly wonderful time! Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TIb... #sff #scifi #amwriting

September 2, 2026 Story Hour: Redfern Barrett and Deborah L. Davitt

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Story Hour@storyhour.bsky.social · 3w ago

This Story Hour, Redfern Barrett and Deborah L. Davitt left our heads spinning with the vast potential of SFF! These four tales are all completely different, comparable only in their excellence. You can still watch! @redfernbarrett.com @deborahldavitt.bsky.social youtu.be/6TIbLV927Yc

This Story Hour, Redfern Barrett and Deborah L. Davitt left our heads spinning with the vast potential of SFF! These four tales are all completely different, comparable only in their excellence. You can still watch! @redfernbarrett.com @deborahldavitt.bsky.social youtu.be/6TIbLV927Yc

September 2, 2026 Story Hour: Redfern Barrett and Deborah L. Davitt

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Our Story Hour with @redfernbarrett.com and @deborahldavitt.bsky.social was superb! While we wait for YT, why not enjoy @thomasha.bsky.social reading Hugo winner "In My Country" and @samtasticbooks.com reading nommed “10 Visions of the Future; or, Self-Care for the End of Days”? youtu.be/UKQZbg3u_B8

May 20, 2026 Story Hour: Samantha Mills and Thomas Ha read their 2026 Hugo Award-nominated stories

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Story Hour@storyhour.bsky.social · 4w ago

This week, two SFF authors make their Story Hour debuts! Redfern Barrett and Deborah L. Davitt will transport us to their realms of fiction. Join us Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. PDT! @redfernbarrett.com @deborahldavitt.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com

It’s weird to me that slopsters don’t get the fact that if everyone is an “artist” then no one is. Nor do they understand that if something is ubiquitous, it holds no value. People appreciate artists because of the effort and skill it takes. They like artworks precisely *because* they’re special.

This week, two SFF authors make their Story Hour debuts! Redfern Barrett and Deborah L. Davitt will transport us to their realms of fiction. Join us Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. PDT! @redfernbarrett.com @deborahldavitt.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com

Let's get this party started! A DEADLY ENTANGLEMENT (9/15 from @minotaurbooks.bsky.social ) is a solid fit for #SapphicSeptember. See what Margot and Rett are up to next! tinyurl.com/ADeadlyEntan... #historical #crime #queerfiction #WLW And though it isn't shelved as a romance, there is this.... 😉

I’ve gone darker than usual with the eyeshadow today. Time for a dramatic Friday! 💙 #nonbinary #berlin

I’ve gone darker than usual with the eyeshadow today. Time for a dramatic Friday! 💙 #nonbinary #berlin

Easy ways to do more reading: - Read multiple books at once and choose the one you want in the moment. - Abandon books you don’t enjoy! - Keep your phone in your bag or in another room when reading. - Read both physical and ebooks for different locations (bed, bath, comfy chair, trains, etc.).

Truly excited to be doing a reading on the @storyhour.bsky.social podcast next week! Story Hour is hosted by @danmarcus.bsky.social and @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social, and I'll be reading one of my favourite speculative stories, alongside SFF author @deborahldavitt.bsky.social. Be sure to listen in!

Oh my gods, I finally figured out how to set my website as my Bluesky handle! Hurray! 🎉

Apparently I’m always, always the sweatiest person at the gym. I look like I need urgent medical attention 😅 I like my new haircut though!

"LibreOffice 26.8 contains no generative AI features. Documents are not transmitted to remote services for processing, and no component of the suite requires network access to function. This is a deliberate position."

Linuxiac@linuxiac.bsky.social · last mo.

LibreOffice 26.8 is now available with a new Paragraph Composer in Writer, native OpenType variable font support, Calc improvements, and better document compatibility. linuxiac.com/libreoffice-... #OpenSource #OfficeSuite

Truly excited to be doing a reading on the @storyhour.bsky.social podcast next week! Story Hour is hosted by @danmarcus.bsky.social and @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social, and I'll be reading one of my favourite speculative stories, alongside SFF author @deborahldavitt.bsky.social. Be sure to listen in!

Check out my latest update, where I talk short stories and changing gender... "I’m doing it anyway. Because I can. Because it’s important to me. Because recognition grants us something intangible, but no less vital for it." www.redfernbarrett.com/news/2026/8/25/new-stories-new-website-new-gender

New stories, new website, new gender... — Redfern Barrett

All right, so maybe my gender itself isn’t entirely ‘new’ – considering I’ve been an enby my whole life and out for six years now – but I am in the process of legally changing my gender to non-bi...

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Check out my latest update, where I talk short stories and changing gender... "I’m doing it anyway. Because I can. Because it’s important to me. Because recognition grants us something intangible, but no less vital for it." www.redfernbarrett.com/news/2026/8/25/new-stories-new-website-new-gender

New stories, new website, new gender... — Redfern Barrett

All right, so maybe my gender itself isn’t entirely ‘new’ – considering I’ve been an enby my whole life and out for six years now – but I am in the process of legally changing my gender to non-bi...

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As I’m currently under the weather, I’m indulging in my comfort activity: getting all dressed up to go read in the local corpse garden.

It’s time for a change. Right now I’m legally altering my gender to non-binary. I'm already blessed with an unusual and androgynous first name – Redfern – but my middle name is masculine. So from now on I’ll be known as “Redfern Barrett” – or “Red” to friends. My new website is redfernbarrett.com

Redfern Barrett

Dr. Redfern Barrett is a non-binary author with stories in The Colored Lens, Passages North, and Nature. Their non-fiction has featured in Guernica, Strange Horizons, and PinkNews. They have a PhD in ...

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