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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The audio version of my story "Feed Them on Your Dreams" with @clarkesworldmagazine.com is now available, as read by the ever mellifluous Kate Baker. clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio_08_26d/

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Feed Them on Your Dreams by E.N. Auslender (audio)

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

These can (and should) mirror the characters and their journeys in whatever theme it might be. All this to say that my brain is absolutely churning with this idea, and hoooo boy, does it feel exciting.

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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

It took me some time to understand the, let's say, physics of this universe and the innate mysteries of that physics. I'm pernickety about consistency in fictional universes, and for me, the best sci-fi is that which presents interesting science problems to characters.

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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Two years ago, I dreamt a story scene unlike anything I'd ever read (and, after much Googling, I haven't found much similar). I've been fiddling around with ideas for it, building up mythos and background, even writing a prologue that would lay out the general points, but nothing quite felt right.

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Glasgow SF Writers' Circle @gsfwc.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

What price an extended lunch break? Explore this and the importance of a rabbit called Beans in the new E.N. Auslender tale, 'Feed Them on Your Dreams', out now in Clarkesworld. clarkesworldmagazine.com/auslender_08... @enauslender.bsky.social @clarkesworldmagazine.com

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Feed Them on Your Dreams by E.N. Auslender

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Currently building my anti-story bunker to survive the literapocalypse.

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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

The next World Cup will probably be expanded to 64 teams. If any small nations need players, just know that I am willing and able. Additionally, I have semi-professional experience: I played for my high school team and was labelled as 'pretty good, if apathetic'.

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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I've learned that the VC of my alma mater, University of York, is leaving for greener pastures down south. He leaves behind massive debt, a literal sinking campus, hundreds of disgruntled staff with increasing workloads, and a massive hole in the ground. Good luck, Southampton.

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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Obsession is the best movie I never want to watch ever again.

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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

This is why I only eat raw meat all day, every day

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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

It's how my colleague and I discovered the problem. There's a fable in this about reinventing the wheel into a microwave, if nothing else.

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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Friendly warning for research academics out there: Web of Science, Ebsco, ProQuest, and other databases now use AI search functions instead of keywords/Boolean search strings. This means that any search string you used before they incorporated AI is meaningless. You get 100x irrelevant results.

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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

There will be an AI art section in a museum someday, where robotic patrons will marvel at humanity's attempt to force AI to express itself.

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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Sadly, in my experience of NYC airports, Newark is the *good* one.

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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I have no ruths for your etymology

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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Even e-mail scammers are getting lazy.

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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

The word "ruthless" implies that, at some point, having many ruths made a person quite genial.

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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

I loved Rental Family. Brendan Fraser nails the kind, lonely, yet vulnerable role with quiet aplomb and charm. The movie itself excels through a calm and personal narrative, weaving in how each of the characters ties into the idea that personal connection can be sold, but it must be genuine.

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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Bone Temple was exemplary. Brutal and beautiful simultaneously. It's hard to convey how much the film sticks with you after without giving too much away, but it is the perfect presentation of how thematic parallels can be written. It is both intimate and grand. Give it a look.

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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

I wish I had good moustache genes.

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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Will some stories about AI now become bog-standard literary fiction instead of sci-fi?

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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

My monthly check-in here is due, apropos of being virtually social. How is life going, internet?

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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Cloud seeding? Reskeeting sounds dirty.

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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Sometimes I listen to the theme from The Search for Spock to remind myself that all I need to revitalise my life is a newborn planet on which to dump my decaying body and a friend in which to dump my katra. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxgS...

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Prologue And Main Title (From "Star Trek: The Search For Spock" Soundtrack)

YouTube video by James Horner - Topic

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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Writing a book is an enlightening slog.

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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

The danger of Lidl selling packs of seaweed snacks for 75p each is in realising I've spent over £20 on something that I ate in ten minutes.

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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

The only good part of being ill are the viscerally intense dreams that feel like they're directed by David Lynch.

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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

It feels disconcerting to like something not made by any human creative input, but rather an amalgamation of all the songs/lyrics/subject matter the LLM can draw from. I don't know what to think.

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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Suno is a site that lets you generate 'music' using its AI algorithm. It's improved by leaps and bounds since it started months ago, where its song structuring was questionable, at best. What's worse, the songs it can now generate off a simple prompt are actually good. suno.com/song/93f4d5b...

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Machine Dreams by @persuasiveheadspin9570 | Suno

electronic, edgy song. Listen and make your own with Suno.

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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

What they could produce would be far greater than any AI. Support authors.

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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

It threatens to do what business has tried to do with creative endeavours: package it, parcel it, and mass produce it. If you value not just stories, but creativity and passion, please don't support these shysters. There are many struggling authors out there scraping the sands to unearth their work.

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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

It also denigrates the effort and creativity an author needs to craft a story, along with the personal affect that makes any story relatable and timeless. AI is a tool that doesn't just threaten the average white collar job, but also human creativity. This much has been obvious over the past years.

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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

On the train, I overheard a man mention his friends were 'writing' ebooks using AI and making a profit off them. While crap literature has been a feature of the ebook world, it involved an element of human creativity. AI-generated stories excise the soul of a story.

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E.N. Auslender @enauslender.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

I had a one-hour nap so intense that I thought I woke up tomorrow.

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