Well, this was certainly A Way to get out of those annoying professional association obligations, I suppose.

🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈@haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 53m ago

Update:

Chuck is correct!

Chuck Wendig@chuckwendig.bsky.social · 5h ago

Professional writer organizations should not send out pro-AI propaganda in the form of tantrum-having "essays" to their members, and I don't think that's controversial.

Hey guys, Perez Hilton performed self-harm and may have attempted a suicide on TikTok and screenshots are flying around, so if you are sensitive, go put "Perez Hilton" in your mutes right now.

Sèphera Girón: so i hear some of you writers don't like ai Girón: well, i'm tired of all you writers not liking ai! Girón: and i'm gonna let you all know it! Girón: i'm mad as hell! Girón: put that in the newspaper! Girón: or better yet Girón: put it in the HWA newsletter!

Weeeeeelp, this being in the official newsletter is really making me rethink that HWA membership I was so happy to get so recently. Also, if anyone is interested, the author of this drivel is on here and incredibly blockable.

Holly Lyn Walrath@hollylynwalrath.bsky.social · 20h ago

There is a lengthy pro-AI screed in the latest HWA newsletter and it is . . . a mood.

Congrats to the 2026 World Fantasy Awards Finalists @mcflycahill90.bsky.social @alixeharrow.bsky.social @amalelmohtar.com @jordankurella.com @edenroyce.bsky.social @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social @thomasha.bsky.social @wnwagner.bsky.social And all the finalists! locusmag.com/2026/08/2026...

2026 World Fantasy Awards Finalists

The World Fantasy Awards ballot for works published in 2025 has been announced. The awards will be presented during the 2026 World Fantasy Convention, scheduled for October 22-25, 2026 in Oakland C…

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I did my best to not be rage-baited by The Verge by simply not reading The Verge at all, and I think that's a pretty nifty tactic, personally.

seeing as how they're both on YouTube, I am kind of tempted to compare and contrast Strange New Worlds' "Valles Marineris" and Andromeda's "Angel Dark, Demon Bright" as predestination paradox stories and how Andromeda's is the vastly better one in almost every respect

EMILY WILSON@emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 4d ago

I cannot rest from discourse. I will see that film again tomorrow. I will drink life to the lees. Again I will enjoy greatly, will suffer greatly, both with those that love me, and in Pleasantville NY. I am become a meme. Film showing: burnsfilmcenter.org/booking/the-...

Everyone is talking about the Sea Peoples these days thanks to Chris Nolan, but have you considered a story where the Sea Peoples are just running their butts away from something much, much, MUCH worse? Because I've got that story for y'all, right here:

K.C. Clyburn, Author@kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app · 2w ago

buy @rmoonhill.bsky.social's book! bookshop.org/p/books/to-c...

Do what KC says! KC is correct and should be obeyed in this and all other matters! Also, you should buy KC's book! books2read.com/u/mVJyOp

Available now at your favorite digital store!

Like, Comment, Subscribe, DIE: A Fiona Brooks Murder Mystery by K.C. Clyburn

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K.C. Clyburn, Author@kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app · 5d ago

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Me, some 550 pages into finally reading Neal Stephenson's SEVENEVES: "...oh so THAT's how you pronounce the title. Okay."

Me, some 550 pages into finally reading Neal Stephenson's SEVENEVES: "...oh so THAT's how you pronounce the title. Okay."

No WONDER MAN season two?

Alabama Coach's Frustrated 'Damnit Man'

Alt: Alabama Coach's Frustrated yell of "DAMMIT!!!" Followed by him throwing his headset in frustration

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So, if Tom Holland was cast in some part of DUNE, just for Zendaya-Holland Completeness, then he *obviously* should play Leto II, right? Right? *taptap* is this thing on?

Reasons to buy Woman of Sorrow and Blood: It's good Like really good Like smash your heart into a million pieces good ...also my work has been really light this month which means next month I'll be broke and book sales would help a lot, especially on Itch where I get paid fastest

Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦@diannalgunn.bsky.social · 2w ago

Do you like horror? Do you like GOTHIC horror? Do you like SAPPHIC gothic horror? Then you'll love Woman of Sorrow and Blood, available on Itch: diannagunn.itch.io/wosab And elsewhere: books2read.com/u/m0p0kW #HorrorSky #BookSky

I just wouldn't choose to be a dick towards an accomplished and brilliant academic who is successful in her field and quite eloquent because she was paid to do an analysis of a movie and did said analysis. Personally.

Very disappointed in that terrible take from Wilson going around. (This is a Schroedinger's Post on multiple levels)

OPEN UP WIDE (specifically the song INVITATION TO A RIVER) by Chase.

Tactical Neural Insekt@spiralrings.blue · last wk.

Forget epic poems what Prog album do you want to see turned into a movie and by who????

it's like a car wreck, I can't look away

*pounding the table* Story of Sinuhe, Story of Sinuhe, STORY OF SINUHE!

Jesse Hawken@jessehawken.bsky.social · last wk.

Studio execs are going to want to adapt more poems for the big screen now

"Ahg ahg ahg ahg, WE is the Sea Peoples?"

Robin Williams as Popeye the Sailor Man

Alt: Robin Williams as Popeye the Sailor Man

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Oscar Goff@theoscargoff.bsky.social · last wk.

Robert Altman’s THE ODYSSEY // Christopher Nolan’s POPEYE

LISTEN UP, GAYS! ARMOR OF ANNWN IS OUT ON FRIDAY! This book. This fuckin' book. IT IS COMING! AMA!

It's a page on my blog that collects all the links, blog posts, author pages etc. from Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week every year and puts them in a central location. That way people can find what they may have missed or want to read again. I'll share the link so you can take a look!

Self-Published Authors Appreciation Week 2026 Hub

This week bloggers and reviewers are celebrating great self-published books. Because there will be so much great content from multiple people, I’ll do my best to gather them together and share them…

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Our limited demographic window ends soon! Of course, you can still submit in the general window next month, but it's our goal to publish more authors of historically marginalized backgrounds, so send us your stories and poems! For our full guidelines and schedule, visit: www.havenspec.com/submit/

Haven Spec Magazine, Submission Page

Fiction and Poetry for the 21st Century!

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need a new (temporary) pinned! hi, I'm Dani, a non-binary writer, critic, and artist. I recently quit my permalancer gig as an entertainment writer and am trying to figure out what's next. I am OPEN FOR WORK of all kinds.

We have all... Survived.

Robert Downey Jr. in Tropic Thunder: Survive

Alt: Robert Downey Jr. in Tropic Thunder: Survive

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Richard H Moon@rmoonhill.bsky.social · 2w ago

Today, I have to take four cats to the vet to get their vaccines. If I don't make it back, tell my family "hello"

In the Los Angeles area? Always wanted to check out curling? Come to a Hollywood Curling Club LEARN TO CURL! We have a whole bunch of opportunities to get on the ice!

Learn to Curl in Panorama City

Try the sport of curling! Learn how to deliver a stone, and how to sweep it down the ice. No experience necessary.

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I know this is thread necromancy, but this book is awesome and you should all read it.