It's ALIVE! It's ALIVE! Well, it's in the house and on sale today. MORE HEARTS FOR HOUNDS is the most recent @especbooks.bsky.social #charity #antho, and the 2nd to feature stories about dogs. ;-) Check it out at especbooks.square.site/shop/charity... or your favorite retailer today!

Flights of fancy, daring deeds and adventures await you! A fantastic collection of short stories from a master @jeanmarieward.bsky.social Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DLX2YHFW B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dragons-ca... Apple: books.apple.com/us/book/drag... Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

Casa Ward-Uchrin has acquired a new resident. A lizard. A very small lizard--less than two inches from snout to tail. I will try to get a pic, but it is also very fast. Naturally, I have named it Eddie. :D

Today’s Throwback Thursday goes all the way back to the days of the #dinosaurs, courtesy of paleontologist and author @arctomet.bsky.social, at Capclave 2019. The interview is published here for the first time in cooperation with Buzzy Multimedia LLC. youtu.be/_5C2fWZyjJQ

Thomas R. Holtz: The Buzzy Interview

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We have achieved TOC And a mock cover for the next Zombies Need Brains anthology Were-2. Now that you've seen the art, revel in the wonderful writers and fun titles listed in the Table of Contents (below) and pre-order…... https://jeanmarieward.com/2026/07/29/we-have-achieved-toc/

Learn how to grow your characters as you put them through their fictional paces from authors @jeanneadams.bsky.social, @almaalexander.bsky.social, Ariel Dawn, @layladorine.bsky.social, & yours truly on Con-Tinual’s The Panel Room #209. #writing #characterization www.facebook.com/share/v/1Bj2...

A #magical #manuscript that beams knowledge directly to your brain? I want this! :D publicdomainreview.org/essay/ars-no...

Artificial Intelligence: Ars Notoria and the Promise of Instant Knowledge

Centuries before Neo instantly mastered Kung Fu in The Matrix, medieval scholars found a shortcut to years of difficult study: a magical manuscript that promised to fast-track advanced learning. Anne ...

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Learn how to grow your characters as you put them through their fictional paces from authors @jeanneadams.bsky.social, Alma Alexander, Ariel Dawn, Layla Dorine, & me, plus our guiding lights on Con-Tinual’s The Panel Room #209. www.facebook.com/share/v/1BuQ... #writing #characterization

My final #Balticon2019 interview for Buzzy Multimedia profiles award-winning historical fantasy and romance author Kim Headlee, diving deep into her enduring fascination with #KingArthur, #MorganleFay, and #MarkTwain. Enjoy! youtu.be/4jMS9gd2VY4

Kim Headlee: The Buzzy Interview

YouTube video by Jean Marie Ward

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Compare your fave—and least favorite—#StephenKing movie adaptations with @vjallison1974.bsky.social, Alyssa Askani, Kelley M. Frank, @stuartjaffe.bsky.social, Lola Lariscy, & host @jeanneadams.bsky.social on #Con-Tinual-Con. <https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18HVMuBxFX/> #StephenKing #movies #faves

Flights of fancy, daring deeds and adventures await you! A fantastic collection of short stories from a master @jeanmarieward.bsky.social Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DLX2YHFW B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dragons-ca... Apple: books.apple.com/us/book/drag... Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

Jean Marie Ward interviews R.F. Kuang, award-winning, bestselling author of fantasy and literary fiction. Recorded at Balticon 2019, the interview is published here for the first time in cooperation with Buzzy Multimedia LLC. youtu.be/o0fXhIwCPXY #babel #thepoppywar #RFKuang

Join Jack Cullen, Patrick Dugan Author, @dennismmyers.bsky.social, @indigoskye.bsky.social, and host @totalrecarr.bsky.social as they explore the many lives of TRON for Con-Tinual! www.facebook.com/share/v/1DWm... #tron #tv #movies #virtualreality

Flights of fancy, daring deeds and adventures await you! A fantastic collection of short stories from a master @jeanmarieward.bsky.social Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DLX2YHFW B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dragons-ca... Apple: books.apple.com/us/book/drag... Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

My San Diego Comic-Con & Gen Con schedules, the READ THIS! Author Q&A is THIS Thursday, Last Chances to Get a Great Bundle, & more @ the Blah, Blah, Blah Blog! ginikoch.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-... @meltodd.bsky.social @lianabrooks.bsky.social @jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social @jeanmarieward.bsky.social

The plot bunnies are strong in this one. www.atlasobscura.com/articles/for... For 200 years, secret weddings performed by blacksmiths in the UK.

In honor of #ThrowbackThursday, here's another blast from Buzzymag's past: my @balticon.bsky.social 2019 interview with #sf author & astrophysicist Gregory Benford <https://youtu.be/ttZRcVrzvG0> #sciencefiction

It's now official! My latest story featuring #catshifter Jack Tibbert & his #wereopossum friend Gene Braen will appear in WERE-2 from @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social later this year. I can't wait for you to read it & the other wonderful stories the #antho contains! zombies-need-brains-llc.square.site

How the 18th century gay bar thrived despite deadly circumstances. www.atlasobscura.com/articles/reg...

I think I'm in love with a guy named Neil. apnews.com/article/neil... Fortunately, the dh doesn't mind. :D

Australian officials ask fans to respect the privacy of Neil, a 1-ton seal who respects nothing

Neil, a 2,200-pound elephant seal, has returned to his birthplace on the Australian coast, causing quite a stir.

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Watch fire fly as two sorcerers get into a fight over a djinn, who’s smarter than both of them combined. @jeanmarieward.bsky.social Amazon: www.amazon.com/Burning-Down... B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/burning-do... Apple: books.apple.com/us/book/burn... Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

At Balticon 2019, I had the opportunity to interview @clankorval.bsky.social and Steve Miller, creators of the Liaden Universe, in addition to many novels and short stories in multiple genres. The interview was never published…’til now. Consider it a summer present and enjoy! youtu.be/kXSHIdeX_oU

An Interview with Sharon Lee & Steve Miller

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In honor of Tuesday and the new releases it brings, I offer you the next installment of new old @BuzzyMag #interviews: #author, #artist, & #gamedesigner @nickydrayden.bsky.social recorded at Balticon 2019. Enjoy! youtu.be/YDirx4g45H8 #sf #fantasy #austin #southafrica

A good use for AI: Scientists now able to read #scrolls scorched by #Vesuvius eruption www.cbsnews.com/news/ancient... #Pompeii #Herculaneum

Scientists decipher new secrets from ancient scrolls scorched by Vesuvius eruption: "Finally able to read them"

An 18th-century archaeological dig uncovered a library of intact but charred scrolls. Their contents have been unreadable until recently.

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Interspecies communication may be closer than we think. www.theguardian.com/science/2026... #birdsong #animalspeech

A little bird told her: scientist wins $100,000 prize for decoding birdsong

Julie Elie worked out how zebra finches announce who they are, what they are doing and use individual signatures

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Summer’s here, and the time is right for more new old @BuzzyMag #interviews. First up: #Murderbot’s mom, @Martha Wells from Capclave 2019. Enjoy! youtu.be/8bI94yU7J-k #sf #fantasy #witchking

Martha Wells: The Buzzy Interview

YouTube video by Jean Marie Ward

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Watch fire fly as two sorcerers get into a fight over a djinn, who’s smarter than both of them combined. @jeanmarieward.bsky.social Amazon: www.amazon.com/Burning-Down... B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/burning-do... Apple: books.apple.com/us/book/burn... Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

Hot Off The Press is back with episode 153, stacked with scifi, fantasy, mystery, romance, horror, and more from Layla Dorine, John French, @jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social. @ginikoch.bsky.social, @lmariewood.bsky.social, & hosted by @jpnettles.bsky.social . www.facebook.com/share/p/1CZj...

Remember when #Google's slogan was "Don't be evil"? Yeah, no more. Now they've broken the Fitbit app, making it absolutely useless to track daily step & calorie burn. All they care about is exercise periods so they can pimp exercise videos. Thx for zip, Big G. :-P

Well, this is a thrill: I’ve received -two- nominations for the 2025 Sidewise Awards: for “Darwin’s Rocket”, which appeared in The Sunday Morning Transport in October, and “Caesar at Sea”, from the ZNB speculative pirate anthology “Skull X Bones” in December!

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Sidewise Awards Nominees for the Calendar Year 2025 file770.com/sidewise-awa...