'You'll choke too' - an aerial embroidery landscape inspired by all the wildfires happening right now... I'm upset every time I smell smoke outside and somehow we have people starting them maliciously too! But we all breathe the same air so they'll choke too (1/2 - see thread for close-ups)

I was googling some dialog from a puzzle in genshin impact to identify which puzzle it is so I could find hints, and the google AI seems to think I've been in some kind of coma or cryostasis for hundreds of years? this is genuinely the weirdest one of these I've ever seen

📣 New Edge Sword & Sorcery is open to short story submissions now through 8am EST, Sept 1st! 👉️ newedgeswordandsorcery.com/submissions/

The portal is open! 🕳️ 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).

By Daniele Castellano

René Magritte, The Banquet

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

📣 Did you know we have a ⚔️Sword & Planet🪐 special issue, featuring stunning cover art by @partyinthefront.bsky.social, interior art by @decassette.bsky.social & more, and plenty of great tales & non-fiction? Well! 👉 newedgeswordandsorcery.com/product-cate...

shut it all down

Well over 200% funded 👀 Mordschlag #1 has a story of mine, and a story of my heart: Goatskin in homage to C.L. Moore. I challenged myself to write my own of what I so admire, with the underworld journeys, the weird and her delves into her character's psychology. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...

The Arcanist's Fantasy Magazines 2026

Pocketable magazines featuring Sword & Sorcery and Literary Fantasy fiction, Shadowdark RPG content, poetry, and critical articles.

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One reason i think everyone should take an archaeology class is to internalise with tangible examples that there is no pure, natural past utopia and that antibiotics and vaccines are what stand between us and a 50% child mortality rate and scores of women dying needlessly during pregn and birth

Shaun Lintern@shaunlintern.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Leeds is now the subject of a major inquiry into maternity. I previously reported on its decade long pursuit of 'normal birth' ideology that saw it have the lowest number of caesareans while stillbirths and baby deaths soared to the worst nationally www.thetimes.com/article/f3af...

May is an incredible editor - thoughtful, kind, and so insightful in regards to both the technical craft of writing and the emotional foundations of story. I can't recommend working with her enough 🙂

May “Bunny” Peterson 🦄@goddessblade.bsky.social · last wk.

If you’re looking for an editor or are curious about my services, here’s a quick summary of what I offer and my hourly rates. Shoot me an email to inquire about estimates and availability!

My entire Sacred Dark trilogy is on sale right now, with Lord of the Last Heartbeat and The Immoral City only $1.99 each! Pick them up if you like gothic queer romance with fantasy and hot sex. I'd love more reviews! Amz: tinyurl.com/5n8u3ywf Book pages: maypetersonbooks.com/books

Just got my author copies of the Spanish edition of Peter Darling by @abisaled.bsky.social and LOOK AT THEMMMMM 😭

I'm O+ and have no fear of needles/am deeply chill with having my blood vacuumed out but can't donate blood because I take finasteride and it DOES make me feel like I should let myself go bald as an act of public service

I know I’m relentless about this already, but I’ll push once again that this is the *easiest act of public service you can provide*. You are full of valuable juices! Go share!

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · last wk.

"On Monday, the Red Cross declared a national blood crisis for the second time ever in its history."

this launched today

ChatGPT Health Rolls Out to Everyone While OpenAI Stares Down Major Lawsuits

OpenAI has faced two lawsuits in the past three months alleging that ChatGPT gave users dangerous—and in some cases fatal—medical advice.

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Neil Lewis, Jr.@neillewisjr.bsky.social · 2w ago

Florida Man vs. OpenAI: "A Florida man sued OpenAI on Wednesday, alleging ChatGPT's medical advice discouraged him from seeking treatment for symptoms that preceded a life-threatening pulmonary embolism, nearly costing him his life." www.cbsnews.com/news/chatgpt...

I've had a lot of readers through the years if there are any retailers that pay more in terms of royalties, and the answer is usually "not enough to matter", but I set up a little web store through Ingram that does! And now I can do book club discounts :) austinchant.com/buy-direct/

Buy Direct

Because readers are lovely people, I’m often asked which online store gives me the best royalties. In general, the answer is: they’re all pretty similar! However, my distributor, Ingram…

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Coming soon!

NASA Astronomy Hourly Picture - 2021-11-15: Light Pillar over Volcanic Etna #Astronomy #NASA #Space

it's a "Britney Spears give me strength" kinda day

As cool as it was to have Doug Jones of all people mispronounce my name, it would have been even cooler to have Doug Jones of all people pronounce my name correctly. I would've gladly provided some sort of pronunciation guide to Eisner staff if I'd been asked!

Keezy Young🌼@keezyyoung.bsky.social · 2w ago

-some of the hosts were great, others...okay, I'm sorry, but we really do need to retire the "sorry if I can't pronounce this" bit. whether it's on the organizers or the announcers, it's disrespectful and annoying. (but I know I wasn't asked for my name pronouncation; neither was @kodyisover.com)

For outstanding long-form graphic medicine, the award goes to... Hello Sunshine  by Keezy Young, published by LB Ink (an imprint of Little, Brown & Company)

Awards ceremonies should not be mispronouncing nominee names in 2026, imo

I love you Jimothy 🦝❤️ [ #cuteart #illustration ]

Where strides the behemoth? HERE! Our new campaign for Jonathan Olfert's stone and sorcery novella, Seers in a Broken Season, has begun! Backers in the first 48 hours receive an exclusive bookmark! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/o...

Seers in a Broken Season: A Stone And Sorcery Novella

Primal meets The Man with No Name in this Stone-Age fantasy tale. Walks-like-a-Rockslide, wandering warrior of the mammoth-people, seeks an end to the ice choking the world. Instead he finds war, whal...

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Over 66% funded in 4 hours! Can we get to 100% in just one day? www.backerkit.com/c/projects/o...

Seers in a Broken Season: A Stone And Sorcery Novella

Primal meets The Man with No Name in this Stone-Age fantasy tale. Walks-like-a-Rockslide, wandering warrior of the mammoth-people, seeks an end to the ice choking the world. Instead he finds war, whal...

backerkit.com

Announcing Ichor Magazine, an amateur magazine of sword and sorcery touched by the sublime. A home for new authors dipping their pen into the violet ink of unknown horror. Not ready for a NESS submission yet? We may be your perfect intro market. Opening for subs September 1st 2026

Does ethical romantasy mean the authors were paid a living wage and the publishers were outstanding bastions of workers' rights?

starting to paint a picture for this project. hopefully a picture you're as excited about as i am