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Becky Spratford @raforall.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Krissy was mowing the lawn when the belt to the blades snapped and now the lawn is half-mowed and will be until the belt is replaced it is really really really messing with her sense of order I told Krissy I might post about it and she said to let you all know that she. is. PISSED. right now.

A half mowed lawn, aka Krissy's mortal enemy

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Today is the day everyone in the world can read OFF THE RESERVATION by @stephengrahamjones.com @sagapressbooks.bsky.social, the companion novel to THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS. Read the 2 in any order. Not to miss! My starred @ala-booklist.bsky.social review: www.booklistonline.com/products/982...

Boo cover image for OFF THE RESERVATION by Stephen Graham Jones. See the link for more info.

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I went ahead and kicked in for this

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 13/10/2026

The acid test for me is a simple one: Has my professional and/or creative life benefited in any material way from "AI," and very specifically generative "AI"? No, it hasn't. Has it been negatively impacted by the same? Yup, in a whole bunch of ways. My professional life is worse now for it.

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If you mean at the main branch of the Columbus Library, then yes. I'm checking email and relaxing in the room they've provided for me to chill in.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 13/10/2026

Just finished writing up questions for V.E. Schwab for tonight's event with her in Columbus, and not for the first time, I am grateful that I actually have journalism experience and have interviewed hundreds of people. The plan is to have a conversation between us, but it's nice to have backup.

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Gailey 🍉 @sarahgailey.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Did I tell y'all that I got to write Flash Gordon? I got to write Flash Gordon!! The art in my issue is by Jan Balduza and this cover, which is based on my story, is by Arif Prianto Yanick Paquette.

The cover of FLASH GORDON QUARTERLY #9 features art from the Flash Gordon comic I wrote! Flash is riding a horseshoe crab, which is an alien creature that js a horse on the top half and a crab on the bottom half. I worked on the issue with artist Jan Balduza; this cover is by Arif Prianto Yanick Paquette

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Caroline M. Yoachim @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Nevertheless, Happy Indigenous People's Day (Pre-Large Swaths of Land Edition)

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Five days left on the Lightspeed & Nightmare kickstarter, and they still need $10k to meet their funding goal! Love short fiction? Go pick up a subscription and help spread the word! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lig...

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LIGHTSPEED & NIGHTMARE: Award-Winning SF, Fantasy, & Horror

We've published nearly 10 million words of science fiction, fantasy, and horror short fiction. Help us write the next chapter.

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No I'm not doing that thing where I can't do anything because I have a meeting at a particular time one I've been super busy having deeply relevant discussions with the pets and two how dare you

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You know what though, crocodiles *could* be anywhere, they *lurk*, that is absolutely their thing

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A very happy I Forget It's a National Holiday Until I Go to Check My Mail and There's Nothing There Day to you and yours, may you remember before you walk all the way down to the mailbox

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About fifteen years ago I made the joke that everyone had to decide which tech corporation would own their data: Microsoft, Facebook, Apple, or Google. Now I know I was wrong, they all trade that data like Magic the Gathering cards

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I have to stress to folks that when I say I don't want something discussed in my comments and you then very specifically go out of your way to discuss it, that's a block. I'm not here for your oppositional defiant disorder and if you're trying to be clever, remember what the failure mode of that is.

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First Impressions: Dell XPS Googlebook and the Googlebook OS

Over on Whatever today, I've posted my first impressions of the Dell XPS Googlebook, and the brand-spankin'-new Googlebook OS that's on it. Come see what I think of the laptop (nice!), the operating system (needs work!) and whether you should get one (maaaaaybe?) whatever.scalzi.com/2026/10/12/f...

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As someone who has, over the years, found himself deep in the Google ecosystem of hardware and services, I had been curious about the Googlebook concept for a while — whether it would be basi…

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What I like about Bluesky is that Ukraine's bombing of the Russian Bots has no effect on traffic here, we all blocked those bots long ago

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Back at home where this pretty little thing was waiting for me. Setting it up now. Initial impressions to come.

The Dell XPS Googlebook in its box, about to be deboxed.

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Male novelists are doing just fine in genre spaces, I'll note

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I always ask permission. If they say no, which has happened a couple of times, I don't sign the books.

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None and none, although of course I'm an admirer of @tkingfisher.com's work (and Asimov had his moments). The Lock In was more influenced by Michael Crichton in terms of general vibe, if not a specific text.

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If you're in LGA, this bookstore now has a signed copy of Starter Villain

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 10/10/2026

It's the best day of the year!

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I would be EXTREMELY annoyed to discover my PR is "AI"-generated, and as someone bombarded with dozens of "AI"-generated emails daily, I assure you the stink of "AI" is immediately noticable and immediately dismissible. Publishers are not doing their new books any favors in using it.

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Yes I ordered Detroit style pizza AND a Buffalo Chicken Ranch slice in NYC because I'm a rebel, a loner

The two described pizza slices. There will be heartburn tonight

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It might take me longer to go from LaGuardia to midtown than it took me to fly from DC to NYC

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Oh, hello, New York City. Look who's back.

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Actually they did this on my flight and people were nice and actually stayed in their seats while those us with tight connections ran off the plane

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Update: basically the last person onto my connecting flight

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The plane suddenly listed 30 degrees to the right for a few seconds so that was exciting

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Lol I think the response would be if I was so famous why don't I have a private jet

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Boy it would really nice to be able to fucking leave the airport once one is on the plane

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Either they don't understand how books work or they are trying to suggest they know better than I do how my book should work and in either case I'm not obligated to humor them

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Thread. I've had a couple of individuals try to do this with me over the course of my career. They're immediately plonked.

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