Steven D. Brewer
@stevendbrewer.com
Author of #LGBTQIA+ #ScienceFiction & #Fantasy #Books. Teacher of scientific writing. Lover of natural history. Faculty at UMass Amherst. Presiding Officer of the Faculty Senate. SFWA Secretary. Straw Dog Writers' Guild. Ekskabeinto. #WesternMass (he/him)
I bought one of those PurpleAir air quality sensors. It's pretty cool. stevendbrewer.com/tracking-air...
Tracking Air Quality - Steven D. BREWER
It's easy to take air for granted, until you can't breathe. Then you become acutely aware of it's importance. In 2022, I was diagnosed with a chronic lung condition. There were signs earlier, but neit...
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Did you know that, instead of spending money for tokens, you can program computers yourself FOR FREE?
In hindsight, I could have done an unboxing vid for the new printing of The Working from @press-android.bsky.social . Duh. Didn't do one with the original publishing because the books went directly to Readercon & I didn't get there first! But that's cool. (@stevendbrewer.com) #BookSky #WritersLife
Author scams are everywhere these days. I've tried to identify the characteristics I use to recognize them. stevendbrewer.com/how-to-recog...
How to Recognize Author Scams - Steven D. BREWER
Like most authors these days, I'm getting constantly inundated with author scam messages. As someone familiar with the underlying technology, these are pretty easy for me to recognize, but I realized ...
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A reflection on being thoughtful about how many things I try to pay attention to. stevendbrewer.com/how-many-thi...
How many things are competing for your attention? - Steven D. BREWER
Time being limited, you only have so much attention you can devote to things. The more things you try to track, the less depth you can devote to any one. I think it's worth being reflective every so o...
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A reflection on being thoughtful about how many things I try to pay attention to. stevendbrewer.com/how-many-thi...
How many things are competing for your attention? - Steven D. BREWER
Time being limited, you only have so much attention you can devote to things. The more things you try to track, the less depth you can devote to any one. I think it's worth being reflective every so o...
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I created a map for Revin's Heart, my steampunky fantasy adventure with pirates and airships and a trans protagonist. I made it for my own use, to keep track of headings and relative distances. I published it in a 'zine as a giveaway to promote the book: stevendbrewer.com/islands-of-r... #Cartaugust
Languagehat talks about Polish influences on #Esperanto. languagehat.com/polish-in-es...
Polish in Esperanto. : languagehat.com
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Bearly Believable has been accepted for publication! stevendbrewer.com/bearly-belie...
Bearly Believable Accepted for Publication
I have signed the contract for Bearly Believable to appear at Hexfiled, probably in October. The novelette features two non-human biological androids that work at a picnic park on PlanetRead More
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I wrote a brief update on how querying is going so far: stevendbrewer.com/my-querying-...
My Querying Journey - Steven D. BREWER
About two weeks ago, I started to query for a literary agent. I aimed to send out at least one query a day. So far, I've exceeded that by almost three to one. I've currently sent out 33 queries — and ...
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I wrote a brief update on how querying is going so far: stevendbrewer.com/my-querying-...
My Querying Journey - Steven D. BREWER
About two weeks ago, I started to query for a literary agent. I aimed to send out at least one query a day. So far, I've exceeded that by almost three to one. I've currently sent out 33 queries — and ...
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TheGuardian has a nice article up today about #Esperanto www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Nudists, peaceniks and freeloading travellers: the people keeping the Esperanto dream alive
Esperanto had always seemed to me like an idealistic movement that had failed. So why was its annual congress so vibrant and full of young people?
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Bread and butter! stevendbrewer.com/bread-and-bu...
Bread and Butter - Steven D. BREWER
Every morning, I take my 93-year-old mother for a walk. We almost always walk along Montague House that has a sidewalk beside a metered parking lot. The sidewalk used to be wide enough for us to walk ...
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The Spy in the Archive is sketchy in places, but offers what is known about the enigmatic KGB defector Vasili Mitrokhin who revealed a vast number of Cold-War Soviet secrets. stevendbrewer.com/review-the-s...
Review: The Spy in the Archive - Steven D. BREWER
I've always been partial to non-fiction accounts of spies and espionage. I picked up Gorden Corera's The Spy in the Archive and found it readable and informative, though with certain deficits. Vasili ...
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Kasseh made a deep inward struggle, then she looked at Cecelia with the utmost gravity. "Promise me something." "What? Anything!" "Look me in the eyes," Kasseh said. Mystified, Cecelia met her gaze. "Promise me that you'll never ever tell anyone what you see next." "I promise!" #LesFicFri
Boxer dogs are the best, because of course they are! stevendbrewer.com/boxer-dogs-a... #DogsOfBluesky
Boxer Dogs are the Best - Steven D. BREWER
When I was about seven years old (circa 1970), my family got a boxer dog. I recollect that we paid $100 (about $860 today) for a flashy fawn from a breeder, who let her go because she was the runt of ...
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SFWA is gearing up to a wealth of work in genre - and we're looking for our next Events Coordinator and Web Contractor to support member and public services. You'll be joining a team dreaming big for writer advocacy, uplift, outreach, and education. Thank you for your consideration and applications!
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Now Hiring: Open Call for SFWA's Next Executive Director. Read on for full details about the position and requirements.
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Today, I performed what may be my last official duty as a faculty member before my retirement: stevendbrewer.com/another-reti...
Another Retirement Milestone
Today I believe I performed my last professional duty as a faculty member by attending a Faculty Senate Rules Committee meeting with the Administration. The Rules Committee, which sets theRead More
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I was striving to achieve some level of gender balance in the queries I'm sending to agents, but there are about 7 women to each man. #Writing
At 1pm PDT, join Emerging Tech for the first in a series of public panels clearing the air and dispelling hype around AI. Thank you for your survey responses! Many writers are afraid to ask questions directly, but need more info to make pro-human choices. See you soon! sfwa.org/sfwa-events-...
I've started querying for a literary agent. Ugh. stevendbrewer.com/starting-to-...
Starting to Query for a Literary Agent - Steven D. BREWER
This month, I have started to query for a literary agent to publish my next book. It is an odious process which is qualitatively worse than submitting manuscripts for publication. Most "markets" that ...
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I've started querying for a literary agent. Ugh. stevendbrewer.com/starting-to-...
Starting to Query for a Literary Agent - Steven D. BREWER
This month, I have started to query for a literary agent to publish my next book. It is an odious process which is qualitatively worse than submitting manuscripts for publication. Most "markets" that ...
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I dunno, maybe some of you will be in #WesternMass this week and looking to catch three old guys playing for the neighbors.
The Exhibit A Brewery has moved to Williamsburg. They have an immense tap room and beer garden. And they're co-located with GrandTen distillery, so good cocktails too. It's a bit of a drive, but I can see it's going to be a regular destination for us. #WesternMass
The Hero and Saintess walked back through the Forbidden Forest in silence. The Hero struggled with himself. One the one hand, he enjoyed the peace and quiet but he recognized that the Saintess was subdued and uncomfortable. He tried to think of something neutral to say. (1/3) #wss366
I spent a few hours today with Werner Hertzog. Or with his book, anyway. stevendbrewer.com/review-the-f...
Review: The Future of Truth - Steven D. BREWER
I saw a thin book at the library by Werner Hertzog, The Future of Truth, that caught my eye and spent a few hours today reading it. It's not really a coherent book: it's a series of reflections an ane...
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I spent a few hours today with Werner Hertzog. Or with his book, anyway. stevendbrewer.com/review-the-f...
Review: The Future of Truth - Steven D. BREWER
I saw a thin book at the library by Werner Hertzog, The Future of Truth, that caught my eye and spent a few hours today reading it. It's not really a coherent book: it's a series of reflections an ane...
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Now hiring! @sfwa.bsky.social is searching for an Executive Director: sfwa.org/2026/07/10/h... #fediHire
Now Hiring: SFWA's Next Executive Director - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
Now Hiring: Open Call for SFWA's Next Executive Director. Read on for full details about the position and requirements.
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The Saintess cast her spell again, but this time, the light passed harmlessly through the vapor with seemingly no effect. "Use your sword!" she screamed, backpedaling as the vapor got closer. "Against vapor?" the Hero asked. "Isn't it made of silver?" (1/4) #wss366
My #wss366 fragment went on rather long today, so didn't feel like splitting it into 300 character segments and posted it only on Mastodon: wandering.shop/@stevendbrew...
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The Demon Lord poured a small glass of brandy and offered it to the Hero. The Hero was distracted looking around at the amazing artifacts in the Demon Lord's study. "Here!" the Demon Lord finally said...
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