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Benjamin Rosenbaum @benjaminrosenbaum.com · 18/09/2026

autocorrect informs me that the Gays of Heaven close monday night at 6:11pm i hope they have a good rest and reopen shortly thereafter

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Neon Genesis Xu-vangelion 🤖 @hellotherexu.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out to see us! I had such a blast playing DnD live at @laworldcon.bsky.social ! Special thanks to our fearless leader @gregoryawilson.com, and the amazing cast @amalelmohtar.com, @seananmcguire.bsky.social, @cxorlando.bsky.social, @benjaminrosenbaum.com and SPAWN 💕

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Benjamin Rosenbaum @benjaminrosenbaum.com · 24/08/2026

I'm headed to Worldcon! My schedule is here: guide.lacon.org/people/a9537... And @chronodm.bsky.social and I are also hosting a piblic-beta launch party for our cosmic SF TTRPG game, Numinous: guide.lacon.org/id/8a2fbecd-... Hope to see you there!

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Gregory A. Wilson @gregoryawilson.com · 05/08/2026

I'm excited to post my @laworldcon.bsky.social schedule, which not only features a reading and several amazing panels but also a Worldcon first: a live D&D actual play with @amalelmohtar.com, @benjaminrosenbaum.com, @cxorlando.bsky.social, @seananmcguire.bsky.social, and Xu Mason, DM'ed by me!

Gregory A. Wilson's LAcon V Schedule:

--Legacy of Tolkien & Le Guin Today, Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. PDT, 260 C room

--D&D Actual Play at LACon, Friday, August 28, 2026 at 6 p.m. PDT, 255 ABC room

--Virtual Reading, Saturday, August 29, 2026 at 3 p.m. PDT, 255 ABC room

--Cocreation & Storytelling at the Table, Sunday, August 30, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. PDT, 256 B room

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sirosenbaum.bsky.social @sirosenbaum.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Everyone stop what they're doing and go read this amazing Babar fanfic

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Benjamin Rosenbaum @benjaminrosenbaum.com · 19/07/2026

August 15 & 16 near Chicago, @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social & I are teaching a mini-workshop -- a bunch of short talks, seminars, excercises, with time to write, connect and re-energize your writing praxis. speculativeliterature.org/register/sum...

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Summer 2026 Mini-Workshop – Speculative Literature Foundation

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Benjamin Rosenbaum @benjaminrosenbaum.com · 16/07/2026

I gave this talk at Wiscon many years ago; it explains how Jewish culture arose from its millennia-long material and social conditions, as well as being an autobiographical essay on late-20th and early-21st century SF media culture. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PfE...

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Doctor Who as the Wandering Jew

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Susan Stinson @susanstinson.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I had a great time at #readercon. "Writing from a POV that Hates You" was unexpectedly moving. It was great to be on the panel with Sally Wiener Motta, @andreahairston.bsky.social and @benjaminrosenbaum.com. Not pictured: Alexander Jablokov, moderator. Behind my papers: my novel Spider in a Tree.

Sally, Andrea, Susan and Benjamin stand in a con bookstore, lean together. Sally, a white woman with shoulder-length dark hair, holds her book Of Being Woman. Andrea, a Black woman with her hair tied back and one finger lifted, holds her book the Redemption Center is Closed on Sundays. I am a fat white women with short, curly gray hair. I’ve got papers in front of my book and I’m clutching a tote. Benjamin, a white man with his glasses hannging from the neck of his t-shirt and his panelist nametag visible, as is Sally’s, smiles warmly. We are all smiling.

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Benjamin Rosenbaum @benjaminrosenbaum.com · 11/07/2026

The drive by calligraphy is absolutely always one of my favorite parts of being on panels at Readercon!

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Benjamin Rosenbaum @benjaminrosenbaum.com · 08/07/2026

Readercon! What @swingingstorm.bsky.social said, except less tea and more games, robots, & Unlicensed Zones! schedule.readercon.org/people/e2884...

Friday, July 10, 2026
11:00 - AI Imaginarium In The Age of the Cybernetic Hot Mess
Salon E
13:00 - Group Reading: Interdimensional Investigations
Empower - Embrace
14:00 - Delany's "Trouble on Triton" at 50
Salon C-D
15:00 - Writing from a POV that Hates You
Create - Collaborate
17:00 - Converting Games to Stories
Salon C-D

Saturday, July 11, 2026
15:00 - Games as Historical Arguments
Salon C-D

Sunday, July 12, 2026
12:00 - The Robot Indifference Spectrum
Salon A-B

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Benjamin Rosenbaum @benjaminrosenbaum.com · 08/07/2026

My story “Memeostasis” was in last month’s @lightspeedmagazine.com! I'm a slacker & also underwater with various eldercare & moving adventures so I am only posting about it now. It's a classic kinda outer-space-shenanigans/literature-of-ideas SF yarn, with a stylistic nod to Terry Bisson. Enjoy!

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Benjamin Rosenbaum @benjaminrosenbaum.com · 12/06/2026

I'm not a professor, but this strikes me as amazing pedagogy, a fascinating experiment... and also just a great story (I particularly like the third-act twist).

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C. Thi Nguyen @add-hawk.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Last term I tried an experiment: I walked into my Tech and Design Ethics class, admitted that I had *no idea* what to do about ChatGPT - so I would let them figure it out. As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class. Here's what happened:

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Benjamin Rosenbaum @benjaminrosenbaum.com · 07/06/2026

Not every speech at the Nebulas quotes current academic philosophy, but I figure they knew what they were getting when they drafted me. (@add-hawk.bsky.social I hope I didn't misrepresent your arguments.) youtu.be/nmAxXj7-xxA?...

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The 61st Annual Nebula Awards Ceremony

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Speculative Literature Foundation @speclit.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Hey Humans! We're back with another episode of MRAH. This episode, @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social and @benjaminrosenbaum.com are joined by V.V Ganeshananthan to discuss her novel "Brotherless Night" as well as her life and other stories. youtu.be/7A45e2Pv4QQ

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Ep. 75 "Fireside Chat with V.V. Ganeshananthan"

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Benjamin Rosenbaum @benjaminrosenbaum.com · 05/05/2026

in which @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social & I drop another episode of our podcast! We recorded this back in July, reeling from all the chaos, and talking about how it affects our writing. Chaos has not abated. The grappling with it still feels topical.

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Benjamin Rosenbaum @benjaminrosenbaum.com · 09/04/2026

May 30 – June 3, 2026 Oak Park IL (near Chicago) Come write & critique fiction with us!

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Benjamin Rosenbaum @benjaminrosenbaum.com · 05/04/2026

About the anxiety of influence, the glee of influence & even, the anxiety of *lack* of influence... & everything else that entered our lovely & distractible little heads, of course. speculativeliterature.org/ep-73-show-n... with @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social & @speclit.bsky.social

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Ep. 73 Show Notes – Speculative Literature Foundation

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Clarion West @clarionwest.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

From Butler to Borges, Le Guin to Asimov—writers who have moved speculative fiction forward know that defying convention can be necessary. For the next generation of writers ready to use defiance as inspiration, Saturday's class with @benjaminrosenbaum.com is a must. Info here: bit.ly/4scjlid.

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Clarion West @clarionwest.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

There are a lot of rules (some written, some not) for writing. But do you always have to follow them? What could be possible when you explore defiance as inspiration and subversion as structure? Explore in a virtual class by @benjaminrosenbaum.com on March 29. Register here: bit.ly/4scjlid

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Benjamin Rosenbaum @benjaminrosenbaum.com · 22/03/2026

Since I’ve wandered onto social media, here are some things I should be promoting: 1) There’s still time to sign up for the 1-week in-person writing workshop with @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social & me near Chicago, May 30-June 3 (right before the Nebulas Conference, so we can all roll there together)

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Clarion West @clarionwest.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

What's the price of authenticity? Sometimes it requires breaking boxes. Learn how to break the rules with the best of them in our upcoming class with the one-and-only @benjaminrosenbaum.com. Details and registration for the March 29 class here: bit.ly/4scjlid

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Speculative Literature Foundation @speclit.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

We still have slots open for the SLF's 2026 Writing SFF Workshop. Visit speclit.org to learn more if you're interested!

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Ruthanna Emrys @r-emrys.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

"Regarding the Childhood of Morrigan, Who Was Chosen to Open the Way," as weird and cool as most of @benjaminrosenbaum.com's stuff. This one's a novelette. reactormag.com/regarding-th...

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Regarding the Childhood of Morrigan, Who Was Chosen to Open the Way - Reactor

A child who falls through the cracks in a world run by machines and politics, might be the savior of all humanity...

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Speculative Literature Foundation @speclit.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

The SLF is excited to announce the return of our Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy Workshop and Retreat! Join @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social and @benjaminrosenbaum.com for a 5-day workshop or retreat to improve your writing and meet other members of the community. You can learn more at speclit.org!

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Hey, if you're a writer struggling to make your next idea fully come together, this online one-off course with @benjaminrosenbaum.com looks fantastic: secure.clarionwest.org/nx/portal/ne... I have wonderful memories of brainstorming with Ben at the writing workshop where we met. He's so good at it!

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Neon Events

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Benjamin Rosenbaum @benjaminrosenbaum.com · 02/02/2026

This spring I'm teaching three online courses for Clarion West Online, and one week-long workshop for the Speculative Literature Foundation! Here’s the first one: Profligacy: An Idea Jam with Benjamin Rosenbaum March 15, 2026 | Online | 9:30—11:30AM PT

“Profligacy: an Idea Jam with Benjamin Rosenbaum”, along with a very bearded me grinning obnoxiously in a scarf.

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Clarion West @clarionwest.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Our first talk is Profligacy: An Idea Jam with author and game designer @benjaminrosenbaum.com, which will be on March 15th, 9:30am - 11:30am. This is one of three as part of our Big Ideas Lab.

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Breaking the Rules with Benjamin Rosenbaum

March 15

In this two-hour idea jam, we’ll use a variety of exercises and techniques to bust through self-censorious scarcity.

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Benjamin Rosenbaum @benjaminrosenbaum.com · 13/01/2026

ugh, there never seems to be a pause in the hellscape sufficient to make an Awards Eligibility Post, instead of screaming into the void But, in case you are curious, for 2025: "Regarding the Childhood of Morrigan, Who Was Chosen to Open the Way" appeared over at Reactor mag.

A small child in a laundry room with cats and a robot and the title "Regarding the Childhood of Morrigan, Who Was Chosen To Open the Way"

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A Meal of Thorns @mealofthorns.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Enjoyed the heck out of talking to @benjaminrosenbaum.com about Laurie J. Marks' FIRE LOGIC. Which is really just supremely good fantasy, different priorities & conceptions than the swords & magics might suggest, and Ben as always is full of interesting insights:

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A Meal of Thorns 17 – FIRE LOGIC with Benjamin Rosenbaum

Podcasts, reviews, interviews, essays, and more at the Ancillary Review of Books.Please consider supporting ARB’s Patreon!Credits:Guest: Benjamin RosenbaumTitle: Fire Logic by Laurie J. MarksHost: …

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Alicia Adams @aliciaadamswriting.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

The first is @benjaminrosenbaum.com's "Regarding the Childhood of Morrigan, Who Was Chosen to Open the Way." A very small child literally falls through the cracks in an ever-shifting, ever-strange far future. Available in Reactor: reactormag.com/regarding-th...

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Regarding the Childhood of Morrigan, Who Was Chosen to Open the Way - Reactor

A child who falls through the cracks in a world run by machines and politics, might be the savior of all humanity...

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Benjamin Rosenbaum @benjaminrosenbaum.com · 19/11/2025

Thoughts on how to interact with those, like Marjorie Taylor Greene, who have done harm and say that they seek to repent: benjaminrosenbaum.github.io/blog/archive...

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Benjamin Rosenbaum: In praise of rebuke culture

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Benjamin Rosenbaum @benjaminrosenbaum.com · 19/11/2025

It's up! Let me know what you think!

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Benjamin Rosenbaum @benjaminrosenbaum.com · 15/11/2025

One week until my story, "Regarding the Childhood of Morrigan, Who Was Chosen to Open the Way," edited by the splendid @jonathanstrahan.bsky.social, drops on Reactor. Check out the cover! I absolutely love it.

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Benjamin Rosenbaum @benjaminrosenbaum.com · 13/11/2025

A million identical Shakespeares banging away at typewriters will eventually produce the complete works of any given monkey.

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Benjamin Rosenbaum @benjaminrosenbaum.com · 23/10/2025

On the podcast, we talk with my illustrious editor @jasonstevanhill.bsky.social, Grouch-in-Chief of Choice of Games, about interactive fiction, their process and history, and the game I made under Jason's watchful eye, the Nebula-nominated Jewish historical fantasy game _The Ghost and the Golem_

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Speculative Literature Foundation @speclit.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Hey Humans, we're back with another episode of Mohanraj and Rosenbaum are Humans! In this episode, @benjaminrosenbaum.com is joined by guest co-host @swingingstorm.bsky.social. Check out the episode here or wherever you get your podcasts: youtu.be/GXGK6y1Eilk

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Ep. 68 "Flying Cars and Homosexuals with Guest Co-Host Sophia Babai"

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Speculative Literature Foundation @speclit.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Hey Humans, welcome back to your weekly dose of Mohanraj and Rosenbaum are Humans with @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social and @benjaminrosenbaum.com Check out the episode here or wherever you get your podcasts: youtu.be/8QFoPRG4RK8

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Ep. 69 "The Visibility Episode"

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Benjamin Rosenbaum @benjaminrosenbaum.com · 27/09/2025

We're back! This episode is a throwback -- our February discussion of then-current politics. A lot of what we have to say is still relevant! As for the rest, you can listen to find out what we called correctly and what we were wrong about. :-D

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Benjamin Rosenbaum @benjaminrosenbaum.com · 06/09/2025

From @vajra.me via @amalelmohtar.com's latest newsletter, this link www.gofundme.com/f/Hot-meals-... from this excerpt from this essay amalelmohtar.com/r/928d43e7?m... about refusing the bad bargains of demons

I strongly recommend you donate today to Hani Almadhoun’s Gaza Soup Kitchen or any of the fundraisers run by the Sameer Project, if you’re not comfortable donating to individual fundraisers. If you are, you can look at Molly Shah’s timeline on Bluesky or this spreadsheet by the Butterfly Effect project for a list of verified individual campaigns. If you can’t afford to donate, you can choose fundraisers to boost, and do it at every opportunity. There is such a thing as the least you can do, and too many people do not bother to find out what that is, much less exceed it.

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Benjamin Rosenbaum @benjaminrosenbaum.com · 05/09/2025

We need a word for fiction which is dystopian, but not MORE dystopian than the historical moment it's being written in. Like, I wanna warn critiquers that the story is dystopian SF, but the dystopian parts aren't the SF parts, the dystopian parts are already here. idiodystopian? mimetic dystopia?

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Benjamin Rosenbaum @benjaminrosenbaum.com · 03/09/2025

This story is terrific, and I'm so excited @meghanmccarron.bsky.social is publishing fiction!

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 02/09/2025

🚨 SAVE THE DATE: OCTOBER 18. Millions of Americans took to the streets in June to drown out Trump’s birthday parade. As Trump’s regime escalates his authoritarian power grab, we’re gathering again on 10/18 for a nationwide day of peaceful protests to say NO KINGS: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

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Benjamin Rosenbaum @benjaminrosenbaum.com · 09/08/2025

@maryannemohanraj.bsky.social and I just finished teaching our (by which I mean, @speclit.bsky.social's) week-long Chicago intermediate SF/F workshop with a bunch of terrific students. We miss 'em already.

Ben and Mary Anne sitting on the front steps of Mary Anne's house surrounded by writing students, alongside a banner for the Speculative Literature Foundation

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