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James Enge

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Classics by day; sword-and-sorcery by night. The other way 'round sometimes. jamesenge.com Re my icon: the fingers holding the glass eyeball are a detail from an illustration by the thrice-greatest Chuck Lukacs.

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James Enge @jamesenge.bsky.social · 3m
I'm not up-to-date on the Chudverse, so I had to look up Palmer Luckey. He designed the VR headset that kills its user, saying that it was "the 1st non-fiction example of a VR device that can actually kill the user; it won’t be the last." He's clearly aligned with the anti-life values of Trumpism.
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Failbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam! @failbettergames.com · 10h
We're hiring! We're looking for a Writer and Narrative Designer to join the Fallen London team at a senior or mid level. This position is permanent, remote, and full time, which for us means 35 hours a week. #GamesJobs
Night. The House of Chimes - a tower which you might immediately think of as Big Ben - is adrift in the River Thames. It still seems to be keeping time. In the background, a large, alien building looms over the city of London.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 32m
Every single person needs to read this book ASAP.
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End Times Fascism
A New York Times BestsellerA scathing investigation into the apocalyptic thinking of the Christian nationalists, tech-bro reactionaries, and populist surviva...
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 16h
The White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.”
Document signed by Trump, Sundar Pichai
Google
Dario Amodei
Anthropic
Mark Zuckerberg
Meta

Greg Brockman
OpenAl

Elon Musk
XAI

Jensen Huang
nvidia “Unites States”
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 28/09/2026
"You leave the carnival with your arm around your girl and climb behind the wheel of your car. It feels like nothing could go wrong." buff.ly/F7QhXVL
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Bruce Springsteen or Stephen King?
1. You take Mary out for a nice drive. Disaster ensues. 2. Bit by bit, this town is killing you. 3. Two remorseless killers careen across a deser...
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 20h
Years and years of therapy are not going to be enough for Isaac. Caravaggio, born on this day in 1571, is very clear about that here in 1603.
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/09/2026
Free newsletter: When will the AI bubble burst? When the money runs out. Raising debt for AI data centers is becoming untenable, infrastructure break-even points keep getting further away, and many of VC's AI investments look like dead money. www.wheresyoured.at/dead-money/
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James Enge @jamesenge.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Mail call. I’m catching up with these hip new writers.
Five vintage paperbacks (Endore, THE WEREWOLF OF PARIS; Lee, DAY BY NIGHT; Reed, THE ATTACK OF THE GIANT BABY & OTHER STORIES; White, LIFEBOAT; Disch, CAMP CONCENTRATION) and a small hardback (Leinster, THE FORGOTTEN PLANET).
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A Tea Walks Home Alone at Night @teaberryblue.net · 28/09/2026
Hey friends! I’ve been informed that someone is using my name to send fraudulent acquisition queries to authors. Please note: my outgoing work email address should be from @penguinrandomhouse.com. I will not contact you about work from any other email!
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Jay Litwicki @jaylitwicki.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Signal boosting #goodnews
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Don’t Post About Crimes @katerosebee.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Finally made a landing page for my Adversarial Fashion ALPR-confounding clothes from a few years back, now that they're getting a boost again with chatter about Flock. Hopefully a good summary of what it was and where it's going! AdversarialFashion.com
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Adversarial Fashion: Clothes vs License Plate Readers — Kate Bertash
Adversarial Fashion was a clothing line printed with fake license plates that fed junk data to ALPR cameras. How it worked, the DEF CON demo, and press.
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 28/09/2026
For those keeping track: next Congress likely will have three Democratic pastors: * Warnock * Emanuel Cleaver (long-time incumbent) * Haynes (first-time congressman) Four other pastors/seminarians are in close races: * James Talarico * Sarah Trone Garriott * Lindsay James * Adam Hamilton
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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
new toon: morning briefing www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Morning briefing
A cartoon by Tom Tomorrow.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/09/2026
Even Navatek’s executives were surprised at how far their money went in D.C. “It was eye-opening for me, frankly. ‘Oh my God, all of it is for sale. It’s all for sale,’” said one.
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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James Enge @jamesenge.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
My switch to in-class essay tests (replacing papers submitted online) means my eyes are not happy right now. But my heart is happy. I’m reading sentences written by people, not verbal slop extruded by a chatbot.
photo of a stack of hand-written essay tests
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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is one of the handful of bizarre, bonkers billionaires we're supposed to trust to be "responsible" with the development of A.I.
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Bryn Hammond @brynhammond.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This was an awesome interview. You want to meet Audrey. Into Gothic? curious about Gothic's input into Sword & Sorcery? Into sad monsters? Watch.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 26/09/2026
"The central lesson of this cycle is not that Charlie Brown should stop trusting Lucy. It is that Charlie Brown must do a better job explaining why trusting Lucy remains the responsible choice." buff.ly/X2RjqP5
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“Charlie Brown Must Stay the Course”: A Football Kick Autopsy Report by the Democratic Party
“While Charlie Brown did once again accelerate toward the ball, miss the ball entirely as Lucy pulled it away, flip backward through the air, and land violen...
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Swords Against! Magazine @swordsagainst.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Hey ya'll, @duotrope.com has us listed in their submissions tracking resource! You can find us here: duotrope.com/magazine/swo... As a reminder, we're taking General submissions through September 30 and flash fiction until we get 300 submissions.
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Swords Against!
Swords Against! magazine is looking for kickass sword & sorcery fiction.
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026
Stasigotchi
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Mark Zuckerberg unveils AI ‘charm’ device that can fit on a keychain
Social media chief says the Muse personal assistant is the ‘centrepiece’ of his AI vision after launch success
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New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Missed it? You can watch the recording right here 👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
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New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
LIVE NOW!
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
All the ingredients for soup, waiting for somebody to cook it. All Carlo Magini could do was paint them.
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Dennis Baron @drgrammar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Pronouns in the news, 1878 edition: The Detroit News (Nov. 12, 1878) cites Peoria Transcript support for E, es, and em. "The illiterate will say 'they.' But nothing can be more absurd unless it be the word 'he.'" E, es, and em, the oldest nonbinary pronouns I've found so far, were coined in 1841.
Detroit News recounts Peoria Transcript support for E, es, and em
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James Enge @jamesenge.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
When this bubble bursts, the pop will be heard around the world.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 24/09/2026
"While Charlie Brown did once again accelerate toward the ball, miss it entirely as Lucy pulled it away, flip backward through the air, and land violently with a disquieting crunch, we do not believe that now is the time for a dramatic change in kicking strategy." buff.ly/X2RjqP5
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“Charlie Brown Must Stay the Course”: A Football Kick Autopsy Report by the Democratic Party
“While Charlie Brown did once again accelerate toward the ball, miss the ball entirely as Lucy pulled it away, flip backward through the air, and land violen...
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Lili Chin she/her @lilichin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Happy Book Birthday! My two new board books for little dog lovers (ages 0 to 3) are now available! www.penguinrandomhouseretail.com/author/?auth...
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James Enge @jamesenge.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Also important: the dinkuses or dinki (as pedants may prefer).
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James Enge @jamesenge.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Yay!
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Brian Jay Jones @brianjayjones.com · 24/09/2026
Value your creativity, and understand that imagination is PRICELESS. While in his 20s, Jim Henson refused a lucrative offer to sell Rowlf the Dog to the Purina company. "Never sell anything I own," he told his agent. He knew his creative work had value. Yours does, too.
A young Jim Henson with Rowlf the Dog.
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New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🪓 THE END DRAWS NEAR...📜 ...but so does unlocking that badass risograph zine by @minillajovovich.bsky.social, with cover art by @gorangligovic.bsky.social, as a free bonus for all New Edge Sword & Sorcery Novella backers! Are YOU a barbarous booklover? 👉️ www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
A crowdfund call to action graphic which says that there's 48 hours left and encourages readers with "Let's Get That Zine!" over some black & white Sword & Sorcery art by Goran Gligovic (@gorangligovic.bsky.social)
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Jen Chaney @jenchaney.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
There is currently a wait time just to access the Met's website.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 24/09/2026
Many of the babies’ autopsy reports were clear: Vitamin K deficiency was the immediate cause of death, or contributed to it. The reports also included details about parents refusing the vitamin K shot, a long-standard injection, for their newborns. (Published May)
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What I Can’t Forget About the Babies Who Died After Not Receiving a Vitamin K Shot
Babies have died after not receiving the vitamin K shot at birth. Their autopsy records underscore how preventable their deaths could have been.
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Paul Deane @rhunedhel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
LEV GROSSMAN'S MEDIEVAL PROJECT Brittened and Brent: I Am Accidentally Translating “Gawain and the Green Knight” I know I shouldn’t be doing this But since I am I’m not going to pretend I’m not enjoying it levgrossman.substack.com/p/brittened-... #LevGrossman #SirGawain #GreenKnight #GraphicNovel
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Brittened and Brent: I Am Accidentally Translating “Gawain and the Green Knight”
I know I shouldn’t be doing this. But since I am I’m not going to pretend I’m not enjoying it
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 24/09/2026
This may end up being the most consequential story I’ve written, or one of them. “How many AI data centers are actually functional” is the most obvious question of the bubble - and the most important answer to understand what’s going on - yet answering it with any specificity has taken years.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
CNN pulled a clip of Michele Tafoya recently saying "I've never said I was embarrassed to be from Minnesota" and then displays an unearthed and deleted tweet of her saying "I am embarrassed to be from Minnesota" 🥴
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James Enge @jamesenge.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Happy Equinox to my fellow Tellurians. All visitors: proceed at your own risk. jazzyladies.bandcamp.com/track/night-...
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NIGHT AND DAY (Cole Porter), by Jazzy Ladies
from the album JAZZY LADIES (Ep)
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James Enge @jamesenge.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Meet the Newscum, same as the old scum.
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Swords Against! Magazine @swordsagainst.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Authors! Great markets resource out there: Publishing...and other insanity. Tons of markets across various genres. Also, Swords Against! is on there for about 2 more weeks! publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/p/calls-for-...
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Calls for Submissions
Literary journals and publishers put out calls for submissions when they are seeking new material. If you have a completed story, essay, ...
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John Sheehan @jsheehan901.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Astonished at how almost no stories about the wine industry implosion mention the role of Trump's tariffs & the resulting boycotts as playing a part in the shrinking market. Neither Canada nor Europe will buy from us. Corp media simply ignores these factors. www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/ar...
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One of California’s oldest wineries, founded in 1858, files for bankruptcy
One of California’s oldest wineries, which has survived phylloxera, Prohibition, multiple fires and more, has filed for bankruptcy.
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Clay Ranck @clayranck.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“Vote for me so I can escape a state that I hate and move to DC” is an interesting political pitch.
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Scott Oden @orcwriter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I've tried to recall some anecdotes I've not blathered on about for years. Also, my new phone's camera is LIT 🔥! soden.substack.com/p/the-early-... #BookSky #AncientHistoricals #MedievalSky
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The Early Novels
2000-2010 AD
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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🔴 Brand new comic now up on @boingboing.net ! - 🤖 ELON MUSK AND HIS DOGE PALS VS. GIANT A.I. ROBOTS!! - boingboing.net/2026/09/23/t...
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Tom the Dancing Bug: Elon Musk and His DOGE Pals vs. Giant A.I. Robots!
Tom the Dancing Bug, IN WHICH Elon Musk and his DOGE Pals are up against giant A.I. robots! -> ANNOUNCING The Tom the Dancing Bug Community Saves America Drive! For…
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A recent survey found that 92% of U.S. adults have delayed or avoided medical care due to high costs. Meanwhile, a new study from Yale estimates that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year. If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have universal healthcare.
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James Enge @jamesenge.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
People mostly don't know what Old English is, so this headline didn't bother me too much. It probably means some kind of restored Elizabethan pronunciation. What does bother me: the thought of how Eggers (a brilliant filmmaker, chemically free of any sense of humor) is going to deal with Mercutio.
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 22/09/2026
Free newsletter: I estimate that ~50% of AI chip sales - $200bn to $300bn+ - are sitting in warehouses, with NVIDIA selling hundreds of billions of GPUs years in advance. Data centers take way longer to build than hyperscalers are leading us to believe. www.wheresyoured.at/wherere-all-the-ai-chips/
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404 Media @404media.co · 22/09/2026
404 Media has found multiple contractors hired to improve OpenAI’s models have been fired for using AI to train the AI. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Read the story by @josephcox.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/people-train...
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A very private conversation at night in a long, empty palace corridor. What plot are they hatching? Anthonie de Lorme makes you wonder.
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New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
⚔️As you can see, we're always looking to build upon the Sword & Sorcery we've published before, while seeking authors & artists who can take you Somewhere Else...🪄 🔮WE CAN'T TELL THE FUTURE; BUT YOU CAN HELP US SHAPE IT✍️ Please consider backing & sharing 👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
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New Edge Sword & Sorcery Novellas 2026
Four Sword & Sorcery novellas by NESS magazine authors: SEAS AFIRE STARS ADROWN by Bryn Hammond, LONG IS THE NIGHT by Audrey Stollings, THE PHOENIX & THE MAKER by James Enge, and FIELDS OF HELL by Dar...
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