Pranking my homeboy by putting him in charge of an infamously rebellious satrapy
Jared Pechaček
@vandroidhelsing.bsky.social
It's pronounced PECK-a-check. Artist, Crawford Award-winning writer of THE WEST PASSAGE, third thing now and then. He/him. Seattle. https://linktr.ee/jpechacek repped by Jennifer Azantian. Preorder WHERE FIRE REIGNS, out February 2027 from Tor!
We have made our initial goal! Onward to stretch goals! (Also if you are a sick freak that likes video content, please click through to our first update where @pegasusunder.bsky.social has a rad video answering some questions about THESE HOLLOW BODIES)
Neon Hemlock@neonhemlock.bsky.social · 3d agoLooks like we are one Club Serpentine paperback backer away from meeting our initial goal! www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...
I don’t think Skimbleshanks IS the cat of the railway train. I think there’s something else going on there
zombie Ray Bradbury be like there will come soft brains
remember, a vote for me is a vote for weird medieval guys everywhere.
Jared Pechaček@vandroidhelsing.bsky.social · 16h agothe Hugo voting deadline is soon! it would mean a great deal if you'd vote for me in the Astounding Award category. anyone can vote—just register here (there is a fee, but then you get to participate in making a lot of creators very happy) and submit your ballot by noon PDT on 8/8
unsure if the pub i did this for ever poublished this story so tentatively posting it here
Reminder to everyone living with smoky air right now: DRINK MORE WATER. You're inhaling particulate even if you can't see it, your body needs to flush that crud out, and it needs water to do so. You're probably gonna produce more mucus and that's annoying, but it's helping clean out the crud.
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remember, a vote for me is a vote for weird medieval guys everywhere.
Jared Pechaček@vandroidhelsing.bsky.social · 16h agothe Hugo voting deadline is soon! it would mean a great deal if you'd vote for me in the Astounding Award category. anyone can vote—just register here (there is a fee, but then you get to participate in making a lot of creators very happy) and submit your ballot by noon PDT on 8/8
the Hugo voting deadline is soon! it would mean a great deal if you'd vote for me in the Astounding Award category. anyone can vote—just register here (there is a fee, but then you get to participate in making a lot of creators very happy) and submit your ballot by noon PDT on 8/8
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And hey, if you wanted to read my novelette When He Calls Your Name & consider throwing a vote at it, that'd be swell! I'm kind of the Susan Lucci of the Hugos at this point--I've lost 11 Hugos so far! I EXCEL AT IT. Wouldn't it be cool to break the streak? www.uncannymagazine.com/article/when...
When He Calls Your Name - Uncanny Magazine
There’s nights in the deep end of summer so hot and thick and wet you can feel the dark wrinkling up your fingers like bathwater—and my last night breathing was one of those. 2 a.m. came to ring my be...
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Catherynne M. Valente@catvalente.bsky.social · 6d agoObligatory Hugos Voting Post! You have until Sat 8/8 to vote for the #HugoAwards! Fun fact: anyone is eligible to vote! All it takes is a $50 WSFS-Only Membership. For that $50? You get copies of all nominated works--worth far more. Support in-person fandom & have a say! www.lacon.org/register/
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All the New Horror Books Coming in August 2026
August 2026’s new horror books, featuring titles from Donyae Coles, Jennifer McMahon, Chuck Wendig, Kailee Pederson, Clay McLeod Chapman, Jonathan Janz, and more!
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always fun when the AQI and the temperature are the same number
Darth Maul getting a standalone series is cool, but we don't need one for *every* Phantom Menace character. Let's let Qui-Gons be Qui-Gons
Hello friends, I'm fundraising for rent money. Things are improving health-wise but that's going to take time to convert into money-wise. Please help your friendly local disabled trans woman! Patreon: www.patreon.com/totalmassacre Venmo: venmo.com/rowankaiser Paypal: paypal.me/rowankaiser
You still have four days to vote on the Hugo Awards. If you don't have a $50 WSFS membership and want to vote, you can register here: www.lacon.org/register If you have a membership, vote at this link: portal.lacon.org We would love your support this year: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/wall3... 1/2
🧵 Three things new @laworldcon.bsky.social attendees & 1st-time Hugo Awards voters sometimes don’t know: 1) You don’t have to vote on every category for your votes to count. EX: Just because you don’t have time to read every Hugo-nominated book doesn’t mean you can’t vote on films & visual arts.
No donations for 2 days, please help if you can. 'I will not forgive anyone who saw this and did not donate or participate. For two weeks I have been asking for help with my dental treatment. I cannot sleep due to the severe pain and I cannot eat anything. Please donate for treatment.😭😭'
Duaa’s Family Needs Shelter, Warmth, and Hope Now
Imagine looking into your children’s eyes and seeing hunger, fear, and helplessness. I am Duaa, a 28-year-old Palestinian mother from Gaza, living every day with my two young children, Huda and Khalil...
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@doaaeb04.bsky.social · 23h agoI will not forgive anyone who saw this and did not donate or participate. For two weeks I have been asking for help with my dental treatment. I cannot sleep due to the severe pain and I cannot eat anything. Please donate for treatment.😭😭 tinyurl.com/DuaaFamily
What I love about this scam email is that we ALL KNOW Jonathan Franzen is an appreciator and respecter of children's literature.
sometimes fantasy authors come up with the concept "there are things older than history and prehistory.. otherworldly things the human mind cant comprehend" and for Lovecraft that means "monster so freaky it drives you insane" and for Tolkien it means "some guy named Tom with an extremely fine wife"
Meanwhile someone's sitting there like "If we've challenged our readers, we've done our job," a ninth grader's understanding of the function of a news organization
"Today is August 4, 2026" There Will Come Soft Rains By: Ray Bradbury
