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Thomas Wrightson (he/him)

@thomaswrightson.bsky.social

Writer of fiction, currently with Roan & Weatherford. In life and art: Veritas Vincit ("truth prevails"). Current projects: The Cluster Cycle, The Angry House. Website: https://thomaswrightson.co.uk/

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Thomas Wrightson (he/him)@thomaswrightson.bsky.social · 13h ago

This whole thread is just...yes. True story, the series mentioned helped get me reading, but it's now so irrevocably tainted that I don't even want to touch their covers. I stand with my family and friends who choose not to let an archaic binary dictate their lives.

Sacha Coward@sachacoward.bsky.social · 14h ago

Let's talk about JK Rowling's 'bearded men'... I want to vent something that's been on my mind: The way transphobic groups and individuals are also actively homophobic. I've experienced it first hand, and know many others have too. 1/

Sacha Coward@sachacoward.bsky.social · 14h ago

Let's talk about JK Rowling's 'bearded men'... I want to vent something that's been on my mind: The way transphobic groups and individuals are also actively homophobic. I've experienced it first hand, and know many others have too. 1/

Juliet E McKenna@julietemckenna.bsky.social · 18h ago

Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'pass' #BookQW #BookSky This is Dan Mackmain's first visit to Ireland. So many things look familiar, it would be easy to assume it isn't really any different to home. Dan knows better. He's been reading up on Irish folklore. The Green Man's Debt - 10th September 2026.

Cover art by Ben Baldwin for The Green Man's Debt by Juliet E McKenna. A grey wolf with pale eyes stands in the shadows of a derelict building with a black and white tiled floor. The wolf is looking straight at you. Its snarl reveals blood on its teeth and jaw. Book extract reads: We were coming up to the bridge he had mentioned. It was as wide as the road through the town and built from the same grey stone. The ornamental balustrades reminded me of the fountain in the marketplace. I guessed the same mason had done the work. The Defender’s high driving seat meant I could see over the balustrades as we crossed the bridge. The river wasn’t overly wide, but it was flowing fast. The water was too dark for me to guess at its depth. Rain running off those distant hills must pass through peat bogs before it joined the flow. Back home, I’d have reckoned there was a decent chance of finding a naiad in there. The ones I’d met would love a river like this. I wondered who or what might have claimed these waters. I realised I hadn’t asked Eimer or Máirtín who or what would accuse a dryad and a sylph of trespassing. I decided to talk to Conn about that first. He’d know the best time to raise it. If we needed to raise it.
Fusion Fragment@fusionfragment.bsky.social · 2d ago

Sorry to change things up on everyone, but I'm cancelling the September reading period--I don't think I'll be a properly attentive reader during that time. Hoping to be back to our regularly scheduled reading periods in November!

2026/2027 reading period Update Due to family health issues, I’ve decided to cancel our previously scheduled September reading period. At this time, our next batch of reading periods will be: November 1 - November 30, 2026 January 1 - January 31, 2027 March 1 - March 31, 2027 Apologies for the change, but I look forward to reading your work in November!
Roseanna Pendlebury@chloroformtea.bsky.social · 3d ago

I had the now-traditional Clarke Award discussion at NoaF again this year, and (possibly as is clear from the length) had a great time chatting to Dan about all of it. Come for the jokes, stay for the book opinions.

Nerds of a Feather@nerdsofafeather.bsky.social · 3d ago

The Arthur C. Clarke Award 2026: A Shortlist Discussion Dan Hartland ( @danhartland.bsky.social ), who is Reviews Editor at Strange Horizons, joins our @chloroformtea.bsky.social for a meaty discussion of the shortlist: www.nerds-feather.com/2026/08/the-... #blueskybooks #booksky

Runalong Womble@runalongwomble.bsky.social · 4d ago

Good morning Blue Sky! Today I’m currently reading the last few chapters of This Is Where The Future Bleeds by Mike Brooks and it is an excellent smart and funny fantasy. What are you reading at the moment? Replies may be delayed as at the beach this morning - I suffer deep down

Anna Stesia@onlychyld.blacksky.app · 4d ago

The NYC Gay Men's Chorus in 1993. The men in white were the only original chorus members to make it out of the AIDS crisis. We lost SO many young people.

Photo of a chorus with seven people in white out of maybe 100.
ɪᴍᴍᴀɴᴜᴇʟ ᴋᴜɴᴛ@soberthots.blacksky.app · 4d ago

Hearing Jennifer Lewis talk about the losses she experienced during the AIDS crisis really contextualizes how bad it was. She said that every day she would get a phone call saying at least 3-5 people passed away, and this is just within her immediate circle - think about it nationally.

Tade Thompson@tadethompson.bsky.social · 6d ago

Looks like someone pirated Daily Science Fiction's entire output and posted them here, claiming to have author permission. At least a dozen authors to my knowledge have said they didn't grant permission. If you were published by DFS, you might wanna consider a Cease and Desist.

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