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Erz | gothicscifibooks.shop @gothicscifibooks.shop · 10/10/2026

3 awesome traits of sci-fi readers : 1. they're smart 2. they're interesting 3. they don't put up with BSS (bullsh*t science) Looking for your next sci-fi read? I've got just the thing! Visit gothicscifibooks.shop/novels

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Erz | gothicscifibooks.shop @gothicscifibooks.shop · 10/10/2026

Sci-fi with a Gothic atmosphere of dread? Smart women doing realistic science in eerie places? That's the story I needed when I wrote Scan Drift. If that's the story you need, find it everywhere, not just Amazon. (Kobo readers, I see you!) gothicscifibooks.shop/retailerdire...

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Erz | gothicscifibooks.shop @gothicscifibooks.shop · 09/10/2026

Absolutely random & useless fact, but I've always loved the word "muñeca."

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Erz | gothicscifibooks.shop @gothicscifibooks.shop · 09/10/2026

SSPE usually begins with personality changes, mood swings, and depression, and it progresses to uncontrolled movements and seizures. It is a progressive neurological deterioration, including dementia, blindness, coma and death.

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Erz | gothicscifibooks.shop @gothicscifibooks.shop · 09/10/2026

The most devastating long-term neurologic complication of measles is subacute sclerosing pan-encephalitis (SSPE), which “arises several years to a decade or more after the acute infection,” says Roberto Cattaneo, PhD, professor of biochem and molecular biology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.

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judithanne.bsky.social @judithanne.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#ThursdayGreen #QuiltSky This is "Camp Ke Lala" by Mandy Fleig from California. The background is a patchwork of the Camp Kitschy Lala by Alison Glass. Then she placed a big barnstar in the center to give it some pop!

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Erz | gothicscifibooks.shop @gothicscifibooks.shop · 09/10/2026

I remember when Idiocracy was funny. Every five years or so, I rewatch it and it is less and less funny.

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Erz | gothicscifibooks.shop @gothicscifibooks.shop · 09/10/2026

This is amazing! Is there a way to see where the stroke damaged the mouse? Or did he die and the scan was done post-mortem?

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Erz | gothicscifibooks.shop @gothicscifibooks.shop · 09/10/2026

I love the black and white one! She looks fierce and fun.

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Erz | gothicscifibooks.shop @gothicscifibooks.shop · 09/10/2026

This week has been incredible! Under contract for a 119 year old home within walking distance of a library and coffee shops! Plus, I started writing my next novel. #booksky

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Pengu Pudgy the Happy Spinning Penguin

ALT: Pengu Pudgy the Happy Spinning Penguin

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Erz | gothicscifibooks.shop @gothicscifibooks.shop · 09/10/2026

Unpopular opinion: Not every science fiction story needs to have space travel. I'll take realistic science in a relatable setting over space opera every time. My free Gothic sci-fi choose your own misadventure e-book is Earth-based. Get it here: gsfb.subscribepage.io 🪐📚

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Erz | gothicscifibooks.shop @gothicscifibooks.shop · 09/10/2026

I believe a just ending is more satisfying than a happy ending. If you want to choose an ending (or three) subscribe to my newsletter and get a free Gothic sci-fi choose your own misadventure e-book. Free for subscribers. gsfb.subscribepage.io

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Erz | gothicscifibooks.shop @gothicscifibooks.shop · 08/10/2026

Here's what I know for sure: a good book is the one that resonates with you, the reader. If the latest literary darling, leaves you cold, it's not the right book for you, no matter what critics say. My books may be a better fit for you. Browse at gothicscifibooks.shop/novels 🪐📚

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Erz | gothicscifibooks.shop @gothicscifibooks.shop · 07/10/2026

Here's the truth about writing realistic sci-fi. It takes a ton of research. Editing makes me want to gouge my eyes out with a spoon. Equal parts freeing & terrifying: I am the only person in all of time & space can write my books. Read samples: gothicscifibooks.shop/novels 🪐📚

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Erz | gothicscifibooks.shop @gothicscifibooks.shop · 07/10/2026

If you're feeling overwhelmed by work? You aren't alone & you deserve a break. Unplug with my choose your own misadventure, Random Walk. The only free e-book where you are the main character in the worlds I wrote. gsfb.subscribepage.io 🪐📚

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Erz | gothicscifibooks.shop @gothicscifibooks.shop · 06/10/2026

Thank you for reminding me about The Dying Earth. It's been on my list for ages.

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Erz | gothicscifibooks.shop @gothicscifibooks.shop · 06/10/2026

Although, now I realize that sounds like I'd love writing in a hurricane. I'll back off a bit on the request for wind...

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Dr. Elle, Her Celestial Majesty ✨👑🌌 @abstractica.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

ㅤ Ancient intaglio depicting a grasshopper driving a chariot being pulled by two butterflies — Roman, 1st c. bce - 1st c. ce, carnelian ㅤ

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Erz | gothicscifibooks.shop @gothicscifibooks.shop · 06/10/2026

Ghost stories vs. sci-fi stories: One presents the unknown, the other presents the knowable unknown. Do we really have to choose? I'll take both, in the same book, which is to say, give me Gothic sci-fi! Want some, too? Visit gothicscifibooks.shop 🪐📚

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Gothic Sci-Fi Books

Smart Women. Realistic Science. Eerie Places.

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Erz | gothicscifibooks.shop @gothicscifibooks.shop · 05/10/2026

AI books vs. human books: Either can be objectively bad, but only human-authored books fail honorably. I'm human & quite possibly honorable... decide for yourself --> gothicscifibooks.shop 🪐📚

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Erz | gothicscifibooks.shop @gothicscifibooks.shop · 04/10/2026

Both seem pretty awesome to me! Congratulations on the prize!

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Erz | gothicscifibooks.shop @gothicscifibooks.shop · 04/10/2026

I'm genuinely baffled by that comment. How does discovering a new species equate to killing animals? The best we can hope for is AI wrote that & not someone with an actual brain.

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Erz | gothicscifibooks.shop @gothicscifibooks.shop · 04/10/2026

That looks amazing. I bet it tasted even better!

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Erz | gothicscifibooks.shop @gothicscifibooks.shop · 04/10/2026

It's not Halloween season without a black cat!

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Erz | gothicscifibooks.shop @gothicscifibooks.shop · 04/10/2026

I am a sucker for a good haunting. And for real, thank you! As an author, it can be disheartening to constantly hear how no one reads anymore. Clearly, they haven't seen your account. :)

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Erz | gothicscifibooks.shop @gothicscifibooks.shop · 04/10/2026

I'm busy researching the science for my next novel. It's going to be about a virologist disproving a lab leak theory. Thank goodness for Khan Academy because, wow, I needed a refresher on the central dogma (gene expression). www.khanacademy.org/science/biol... #booksky 🪐📚

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Khan Academy

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Erz | gothicscifibooks.shop @gothicscifibooks.shop · 03/10/2026

Carrie Schweiger's answer to the boring "what do you do" question is epic. "By day, I work as a failure analyst, investigating how magic smoke escapes electronic circuits." She also writes fantasy. Free short story if you subscribe to her newsletter. www.carrieschweigerauthor.com 🪐📚 #WWOW

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Carrie Schweiger

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Erz | gothicscifibooks.shop @gothicscifibooks.shop · 03/10/2026

Check out Figure 1 in the paper. Very cool way to illustrate the structure of a (malaria) parasite protein.

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Melissa Franch, PhD @mfranch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Excited to see this work published! We find that the brain codes semantic relationships similar to contextual LLMs (like GPT2) but unlike LLMs, uses contrastive coding to prevent confusion of highly similar words. Many thanks to the reviewers and BCM neurosurgery team! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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A population code for semantics in human hippocampus - Nature Neuroscience

Franch et al. show that human hippocampal neurons encode the meanings of the words we hear through distributed, context-sensitive population activity that mirrors some features of large language model...

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Michael Williams 🖕🏻 @mtdedhead.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This is not our dog. The best thing about living in the woods is neighbor dogs swing by to say hi once in a while. 🐕 make yourself at home pal.

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Erz | gothicscifibooks.shop @gothicscifibooks.shop · 03/10/2026

This is so sweet. Maybe humanity isn't completely doomed...

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Erz | gothicscifibooks.shop @gothicscifibooks.shop · 03/10/2026

Thank you for being a reader! I hear horror stories of how reading is on the decline - you give me hope for humanity.

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Erz | gothicscifibooks.shop @gothicscifibooks.shop · 03/10/2026

You are welcome! I want to uplift all women SFF authors. I hope you met the deadline & knocked it out of the park!

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Erz | gothicscifibooks.shop @gothicscifibooks.shop · 03/10/2026

If you've been looking for the right time to read Scan Drift, the time is now. If you love well-researched sci-fi, this is the book you want. Buy from your favorite retailer, not just Amazon. (Kobo readers, I see you!) 🪐📚https://gothicscifibooks.shop/retailerdirectory

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