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Beneath Ceaseless Skies Magazine @bcsmagazine.bsky.social · 7h

Less than 1% of BCS readers support us financially. Over 99% do not. If you'd like to help us keep paying our authors and First Readers, please consider supporting us, like on the BCS Patreon or with a donation. Thank you! www.patreon.com/beneath_ceas... beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/support-bcs/...

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Shantell Powell @shanmonster.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Check it out! My first time writing a heist story, and boy, does it ever go off the rails.

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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I wish I could do the same, but I only have laptops. Over time I got used to having freedom from cables and a fixed work location. Now in the winter, I can move around and work in whatever room is sunny. Still. I really wish I had something more ergonomic.

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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Wow – where did you get that? What brand is it? Did you have it custom-made?

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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

"I remember hearing one horror reader say that her childhood was so troubled that she was comforted by the fact that anything happening in a Stephen King book was much worse than her life, so the horror genre gave her an escape." Not anymore, sadly. If King had turned in a book called "2024+" ...

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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Have you already started reading for awards consideration? If so, here are the things I’ve published this year. I list a few faves in the graphic but more through the link. SFWA members will also find links to the Nebula reading list for some stories. Thanks for reading!

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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Question for any authors who have had recent contract dealings w/ Must Read Magazines & ASIMOV’S. Have they asked you to surrender copyright of your stories to them? They want me to create new cover art & they want to own copyright of the art. Seems like a pretty outrageous rights grab.

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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Probably the ultimate example of that sort of camouflage is iOS, which from the outside has very little resemblance to BSD. In some ways I think cushioning the blow is a mirage. Despite how easy it is to send a text message, I could never teach my Dad how to read them, much less send them.

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Psychopomp @psychopomp.com · 07/10/2026

get in, we're raising funds for Elise

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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

In my neighborhood in Maryland, the drought has gone on so long that a few of the more vulnerable kinds of trees have become The Walking Dead. Many have been shedding leaves since mid August. Several have mushrooms growing on the roots and bear branches. Probably they’ll blow over this winter.

Mushrooms going around the base of a tree, not the type you’d expect a leprechaun to sit on, but ones that look like either flapjacks or shelf fungi depending on how you look at things.

Bear branches and sparse leaves on one of the drought afflicted trees. This is the one with the mushrooms around its base from the previous picture.

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Tenebrous Press @tenebrouspress.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

RELEASE DAY! YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM, featuring New Weird Cosmic Horror from 30+ trans & gender nonconforming creators, is OUT NOW WHEREVER BOOKS ARE SOLD. Direct from us: store.tenebrouspress.com Prcoeeds benefit the Trans Doe Task Force & Trans Legal Services Network. Hail the Weird🖤☠️🏳️‍⚧️

Cover art by Mx Morgan G Robles, a swan alights on a cosmic sea, flanked by the colors of the trans flag.

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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Heads up – James Morrow is in the next Beneath Ceaseless Skies. Looking at his bibliography, I think I’ve read most of his books. (Towing Jehovah was my favorite.)

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Didi is a trans immigrant 🏳️‍⚧️ @didichanoch.northsky.social · 06/10/2026

AI (llm) detection tools that use AI (llm) are bullshit. Because AI (llm) is bullshit. How many times does Batman need to tell you about the weapon of the enemy, and how we do not need it and we will not use it? It's the lady who swallowed a fly. Do you not get that?

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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I think we have the exact reverse of it circulating right now 🤔😢

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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

@chrisbarnham.bsky.social has a tale in @kaleidotrope.bsky.social that's worth your time to read, a tale of a mysterious Slab found in the Antarctic with ... an unusual mass communication method. Kind of wish this was a real thing, especially now. kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2026/...

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'Something in the Air' by Chris Barnham

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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

@faithallington.bsky.social -- The Bluebeard folk tale has always disturbed me; excellent follow up in @kaleidotrope.bsky.social kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2026/...

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'Bluebeard at Midnight' by Faith Allington

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Here's the thing: most books that are banned don't make the lists that get circulated each #BannedBooksWeek. If you're a book creator and your book gets banned, please respond to this post with your book and its buy link on bookshop.org. That way we can support indies and banned books 💛

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Bookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.

A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores.

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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#WNBA fans, is it true that Peacock / NBCSN has locked 3 out of the next 4 Valkyries games behind yet another streaming service paywall? Playoffs should belong to the fans.

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Katharine Tyndall @katharinetyndall.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The sick part is, the people who are pushing for AI to replace actual artists have invented a moral high ground for themselves. They think they're being "bullied" and "censored" for being part of the "future". You're not a champion of the oppressed. You're not being bullied. You're just an idiot.

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Kaleidotrope @kaleidotrope.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Like stories? Like poems? Then have I got fantastic news for you!

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Kaleidotrope - Autumn 2026

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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I don’t think Emily O’Malley Liu is on Bluesky, so let me do the shout out. I really liked “Rain” in the Autumn 2026 Kaleidotrope: kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2026/...

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'Rain' by Emily O'Malley Liu

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Folded Space, an Audio Science Fiction Anthology @foldedspace.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Mark your calendar for 11/01, we are opening to submissions! #sciencefiction #fiction #submissions #anthology

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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Do you keep in contact with those original authors? What happened to them later on?

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Kaleidotrope @kaleidotrope.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I just sent $2 and up Patreon supporters ebook copies of the new Autumn 2026 issue of Kaleidotrope.

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The Sword In The Stone: Merlin's Magic

Alt: The Sword In The Stone: Merlin's Magic books flying into a bag

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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Still think of it when I see a really bright moon.

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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“Inconstant Moon” by Larry Niven. They even made an Outer Limits episode out of it (90’s version). I think I read that … jeez … 50 years ago.

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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It definitely is. Every nationally televised game, that’s one of the comments.

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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"Let’s get them on the ballot next year, eh? It’s about time for new contenders to step into the ring. I think there’s enough award-worthy material in here to break through." Read my profile of @adventitiouswords.bsky.social : bmccosar.com?p=174

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Profile: Adventitious – Bruce H. McCosar

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Cliff Jones Jr. @cliffjones.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Notice that big dip in 2020 when the global pandemic kept everybody from traveling? Visits to the US are nearly that low again, and falling. The rest of the world is literally treating us like we have the plague. I have so many sci-fi story ideas, but I'm too busy job hunting. Because of Trump. 🫩

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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

... though it would have been cool to include the ¡! marks around commands, and object pronouns: > ¡enuméralos! *.gc (*.gc = "guión de concha" = shell script 👍)

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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I've always wondered why there aren't more programming languages and utils in other languages. Kernighan named `grep` as a contraction for g/re/p, global / regular expression / print. In Spanish, that could have been `geri` -- global / expresión regular / imprime. `ls` could have been `en` (enumera)

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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In this review, I mention @katharinetyndall.bsky.social as the person who drew my attention to Adventitious in the first place. She's also the person who introduced me to Madam Strzyga: www.adventitious.net/stories/mada...

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Madam Strzyga’s Pagan Pest Control

You call her when something is living in your walls. You don’t ask what she does with it.

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Profile: Adventitious – Bruce H. McCosar

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Shantell Powell @shanmonster.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today is Truth and Reconciliation Day, aka Orange Shirt Day. It's a paid holiday for bankers & politicians. Indigenous people don't get the day off. I don't go to Orange Shirt Day marches anymore because the local one flies the Canada flag, has huge numbers of cops, & the cops get thanked first.

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VLAD-ventitious. @adventitiouswords.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What to expect from Issue Five when it’s available in two days? 1. A gorgeous mystery from @emharriettwrites.bsky.social about a man whose memory was stolen, the villagers who take him into their campfire, and the witch down the road who guides him toward new meaning. Deep and delightful.

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Diabolical Plots @diabolicalplots.com · 29/09/2026

Hi! Weird question! (Don't worry, I'm a writer) Is there anyone who can speak Norwegian who can tell me what how the tarot card The Fool is generally written in Norwegian language? I've found a few answers, but most common result seems to be: Narren Can anyone confirm/correct this?

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Shantell Powell @shanmonster.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Woohoo! I have an absolutely bonker story in this one. Crime writing pulls me way outside my comfort zone, and I'm pleased with what I came up with.

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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

SUBS OPEN OCT 1: For November, we’re looking for stories of revolutionaries, rebels, agitators, and terrorists. Show us what happens when their good plans go bad, or their bad plans go worse. Subs close Oct 4. Send us your <2k flash story: bit.ly/4fQLeGx

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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Three of my (unpublished) books form a series focusing on related characters. The trick was figuring out who was what age during which event. I made a spreadsheet.

Age calculation for characters from unpublished novels in the same series. The times given are since Unification, e.g. Ran was born in the year 304 Unified, when her father Ald was 40 and the person he ALMOST married, Tes, was off exploring the far side of the world at age 34. Under strange circumstances, Ran at age 64 meets 36 year old Tes, which is strange because her calendar age should be 98.

Now you see why I wrote a spreadsheet.

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Bruce H. McCosar @bmccosar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Smeagol would *never* use Master's inputs for generative AI training.

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