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Sid Jain

@sid--j.bsky.social

BSFA-longlisted writer of gothic, maximalist literary speculative fiction. Find me in Uncanny, Podcastle, Giganotosaurus. Newsletter: stratigraphy.substack.com

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Tom Cox@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 2mo ago

For a period of a couple of years during the 2010s I was employed regularly by cattle to shoot the covers for the albums they had recorded. It was always wonderfully inspiring to witness the love, hard work and passion they had put into their music and I think that comes through in the photos.

Some cattle with rich parents who have formed a hugely sanitised-sounding folk pop band and paid a reputable PR and branding agency too much money to get their image just right.Some tense and jaded cattle who have just recorded their difficult third album, which the record company has informed them has no obvious hit single, and are consequently about to break up.A physically impressive but wretchedly lonely bull who has stolen another bull's child, made a record with it, and is imploring me not to call the police and instead help them absolutely nail the cover shot that will take them all the way to the top.A young cow whose music had been written off as "cold and aloof" so wanted to show her fans her sensitive side by getting me to photograph her having a really enjoyable scratch against this tree.
Sid Jain@sid--j.bsky.social · 2w ago

Ever felt that you're running low on ideas, either at the start or in the middle of a story? I have some nifty tricks to never run out of ideas (and in a way, rewire your brain to always be spinning up ideas) Come join me as we play with some idea-mashing journaling prompts! tinyurl.com/4e57zhh8

Single-Session: Sid Jain teaches The Charged Field: How Writers Build

Just in time for our busy drafting season, this class is perfect for the writer looking for new ways to cultivate story ideas! Every story starts with an idea, and accumulates new ideas with every sen...

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Sid Jain@sid--j.bsky.social · 3w ago

I'm so happy Olivia Dean is playing sold out stadiums all over the world. She deserves all of it! Three consistently incredible albums each better than the last, and such humble yet confident stage presence.

Sid Jain@sid--j.bsky.social · 3w ago

"the noir detective—private or police—is often configured as a Lear-like figure: raging at the new ways, the chaotic universe he inhabits. His adherence to instinct, to hunches, to his gut is a kind of stubborn faith, and he is, himself, a theological remainder." lareviewofbooks.org/article/merc...

Wrong Place, Wrong Time | Los Angeles Review of Books

A new movie about AI judges serves to expose how film noir was always about a world of artificial intelligence.

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Neon Hemlock@neonhemlock.bsky.social · 3w ago

Here's the sort of "The Bog Body Motif in Trans SFF unsyllabus" I compiled from this thread as well as contributions from panelists Ann LeBlanc and Sonya Taeffe: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Unsyllabus: The Bog Body Motif in Trans SFF

Something like a syllabus for a course that doesn’t exist…. curated for The Bog Body Motif in Trans SFF, Salon C-D, Saturday, July 11, 2026 13:00. Readercon. Ann LeBlanc dave ring (moderator) Sonya Ta...

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Neon Hemlock@neonhemlock.bsky.social · last mo.

I'm moderating a panel on "The Bog Body Motif in Trans SFF" at ReaderCon, and making a list of stories. "Frequently Asked Questions About the Dead Woman Beneath Sang-D’Heloise Subway Station" by Ann LeBlanc in Baffling "An Extraplanetary Capsule Lands in a Bog in Winter" by R.J. Thedore in L.M.

Sid Jain@sid--j.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hi, I've made it to bsky! I'll be sharing many *fun* essays and newsletters and music and basically anything that catches my attention here related to writing, literary criticism, art, history, music, science, and especially ALL the intersections thereof. Be warned!