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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

On pre-order, our very Welsh Kickstarter project. They Are Still Here features stories of resistance and resilience in Welsh community, with a little help from our supernatural friends. wizardstowerpress.co...

The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd).

The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left.

Art by Josh Arklin.

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E. J. Swift @catamaroon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

When There Are Wolves Again is on the UK Kindle Daily Deal today (5 October) for 99p. Bargainous! 😊🐺 amzn.eu/d/0en8hTOd

Cover of When There Are Wolves Again by E. J. Swift displayed on a kindle, with a 0.99 price tag

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Liam Hogan @liamjhogan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A "best of" selection of 14 short stories covering fantasy, science fiction, and horror, reviewed by @emmiechristie33.bsky.social for @inkfoundry.bsky.social ! If you're not read anything of mine for a while (and would like to) this is a great place to start! www.emmiechristie.com/short-fictio...

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Writer Spotlight: Liam Hogan — Emmie Christie

Welcome to the 32nd installment of Writer Spotlight. This week’s focus is Liam Hogan. I’ve reviewed 14 of Hogan’s pieces, 12 on InkFoundry’s “Get WYSR” feed. (In case you didn’t know, InkFoundry i...

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Joshua Palmatier/Zombies Need Brains @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The end is near! ONLY TWO HOURS LEFT to get in on THE RHYTHM OF A JADED HEART #Kickstarter! Can we hit that $3.5K Stretch Goal? Only $28 away. Check out this epic #darkfantasy by @shayne.easson yet! Only $8 for the ebook! BACK NOW! www.kickstarter.com/projects/znb... #fantasy #epicfantasy #sff

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Joel C. Scoberg @joel-c-scoberg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I finished this in one sitting last night and thoroughly enjoyed, it's easily one of my favourite reads this year. And refreshing to see SF written with ecological science at the forefront. A tale of hope and banding together and sharing resources / knowledge to get through crises. 5/5 🪐📚💙

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Joel C. Scoberg @joel-c-scoberg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

In serendipitous timing, the OED has added the word "bwbach" (a household goblin from Welsh myth). Now, if you fancy reading a story that features a mischievous, brandy-drinking bwbach, then pre-order the anthology "They Are Still Here", which incl. my bwbach story "Don't Forget to Feed Barry" 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 1/2

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They Are Still Here – Wizard's Tower Press

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 22/09/2026

Our subscription drive is still going and is now 70 new subscribers short of its goal. We had hoped to reach that in time for our 20th anniversary issue in October so we could give everyone their raises as part of that celebration. It's going to be close. clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

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Subscribe to Clarkesworld Magazine

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I just got an early copy of a book that is an absolute must for a school/home/public library by @amdassu.bsky.social with art by Mia Saine. It covers everything from the history of racism to fake news and practical things kids and families can do to fight racism. Out 24th sept #KidlitUIK

The cover of TACKLING RACISM TOGETHER in partnership with SHOW RACISM THE RED CARD by AM Dassu and Mia Saine. The cover shows human hands in many colours. It's published by Words and Pictures (part of Quarto). My white hand is holding the book against my green wallpaper.

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Joel C. Scoberg @joel-c-scoberg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

1 September, Autumn is here. That means…pumpkin spiced lattes! (No, I am not waiting until October, it’s an autumnal drink dang it!) 🪾🍂🍁 My wife bought me a box of PSL sachets so I didn’t need to leave the house to get my fix this morning. Not as nice as “real” thing, but after a year I don’t care!

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Tuta @tuta.com · 31/08/2026

If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this. Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how. Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places:

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Joel C. Scoberg @joel-c-scoberg.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Got my hands on an ARC for the WERE-2 anthology from @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social, which features my story, “Who Are Ewe Calling a Cheat?” And it’s an awesome book 🤩! Sneaky peak in the pics and preorder links in thread if you’re interested (go on, you know you are!)

Cover for the anthology, WERE-2, by Zombies Need Brains

Opening page of “Who Are Ewe Calling a Cheat?” by Joel C. Scoberg

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

FUCK IT! Who'd like to win a signed book from me & Jim? 3 of these going to 3 randomly selected people who repost this & pop a reply below. YOU MIGHT LIKE IT IF YOU LIKE: Weird stones Bookshops Mysterious pensioners Badgers The devil fungi Deer Pixies Sample story here: www.tom-cox.com/the-date/

Our massive brilliant orange cat Jim on some grass with my new collection of short stories

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Micah @rincewind.run · 26/08/2026

the famous line about how michael caine treated the muppets as fellow actors and tim curry treated himself as a fellow muppet keeps running through my head we have a lot of brilliant actors, but how many of them can really pull off 'unhinged muppet' the way curry could? what a tremendous loss

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Tim Curry Laughing as Pirate Captain

Alt: Tim Curry as Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island laughing

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Auuuulet 🍂👻 @aulet.es · 26/08/2026

"LibreOffice 26.8 contains no generative AI features. Documents are not transmitted to remote services for processing, and no component of the suite requires network access to function. This is a deliberate position."

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FT @fucktheory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are.

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.

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Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I think of Superman not as a power fantasy, but as a fantasy of the powerful as really good people. I kind of feel that way about Dolly Parton, too.

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Iona Fyfe @ionafyfe.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I need to shift 50 last tickets for my Edinburgh Fringe show to almost break even. I’m a Scottish folksinger, performing self-penned, trad ballads and translations in the Scots language. I’ve got a show on Fri 21 and Sun 23. Reposts would go a long way. Thx ❤️ 🎟️ Tickets → bit.ly/fringeif

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Joel C. Scoberg @joel-c-scoberg.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Had an awesome trip to Puzzlewood yesterday, in the Forest of Dean. What a magical place, gives off ancient, mystical vibes. I wouldn’t have been surprised to stumble across a grove or druids or BB8 (Star Wars XII film location). Photos don’t do it justice 🌳🪾🧙‍♂️

Mossy rock face that looks like, well, a face

Ancient trees, moss and lichen covered everything, and recent rockfall

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Joel C. Scoberg @joel-c-scoberg.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Woke up. Stretched. Threw out my neck. An accompaniment to the bruised ribs / intercostal muscle strain after falling over chasing my son’s toy rocket. My mind thinks I’m 18, my body reminds me I’m not

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StopSkeletonsFromFighting @stopskeletons.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Fun reminder - in two weeks Sony is going to delist 500+ digital movies. If you bought one, they’re going to vanish from your library too. Oh, and no refunds, you didn’t actually own them in the first place www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/06...

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Sony Will Permanently Delete 550+ Movies You Already Paid For

"I won't be back"

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Jacob Aron @jjaron.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Intellectually I know this, but seeing it on a graph makes me wince www.ft.com/content/ec59...

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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I don’t think there’s ever been a clearer example of the British media bullying someone, who was so clearly vulnerable, to death so shamelessly in my lifetime for engagement and clicks And now we’ll have to watch the people that did it claim they’re shocked, and horrified Revolting

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 14/08/2026

Cambridge University should have known better, Fleet Street should have known better, the people hungrily absorbing every bit of news about it, making newsrooms feel like they had to keep going with it as a story, should have known better, horrible horrible horrible

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Joel C. Scoberg @joel-c-scoberg.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The eclipse was pretty awesome yesterday. We’ve been spoilt with epic phenomena this week, with that and the Perseid meteor shower. My youngest is 7 months old and it’s wild to think the next solar eclipse (in the UK) will come around when he’s 65. And I’d be 102…

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Joel C. Scoberg @joel-c-scoberg.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Apropos of nothing: it’s bin day! What lovely weather today, maybe COUNT yourself lucky if you live by the seaside. Take a walk, perform vital civic duties, maybe even take the BIN out while you’re at it, get some vitamin D and lovely sunshine on your FACE

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Joel C. Scoberg @joel-c-scoberg.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

A delightful consequence of having a baby that is wide awake at 2.30am is that I finally got to see the Perseid meteor shower ☄️ 🤩

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Joel Cornah @joelcornah.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I cannot express how grateful I am to @cherylmorgan.bsky.social and the whole team at Wizards Tower for bringing this trilogy back to life. The artwork by Jay Johnson is the cherry on top. Support small press, everyone. They’ll save the world. ❤️

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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Recently published, book #2 in Joel Cornah's epic Sword-Breaker trilogy: The Sky-Slayer. There are more pirates, more dinosaurs, and lots more penguins. wizardstowerpress.co...

The cover of The Sky-Slayer by Joel Cornah. Art by Jay Johnstone.

Against an image of a pirate in purple and blue, we see four figures traveling across an icy landscape towards a massive mountain peak

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Joel C. Scoberg @joel-c-scoberg.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

This is a brilliant, eloquent and devastating account of the threat of AI to the minds of the young (and frankly us all). Despite being buried in AI slop and having that tech forced down our throats, there is still hope, and reading and discussing books is the first act of resistance 🪐📚💙

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‘I hate what AI is doing to the minds and happiness of the young’: Katherine Rundell on the view from the classroom

Education is at a crossroads, argues the author and academic. Should we embrace new technology in the name of efficiency, or is it time to fight back?

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Dylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com · 09/08/2026

This all seems pretty unhinged. You wouldn't continue to employee a person who you couldn't trust, especially not if the proposed solution was, "pay another person to watch and review everything he does, in real-time, to make sure he doesn't sabotage your business"

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Joel C. Scoberg @joel-c-scoberg.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I just backed Uncanny Magazine Year 13: The Space Unicorn Believes in YOU! on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/unc... It’s nearly funded and only 4 days to go 🤞 🪐📚💙

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Uncanny Magazine Year 13: The Space Unicorn Believes in YOU!

Funding to support Year 13 of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. We have more stories to tell together!

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Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Saturday in the park, I think was the FINAL FOUR DAYS of the Uncanny Magazine Year 13: The Space Unicorn Believes in YOU! Kickstarter! It 93% funded!!! Just $3434 away from fully funding! DON'T LET THE NEXT DISCOURSE BE ABOUT UNCANNY CLOSING, SPACE UNICORNS!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/unc...

Uncanny Magazine Year 12 Covers by Paul Lewin, Katy Shuttleworth, and Galen Dara

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Joel C. Scoberg @joel-c-scoberg.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

What I’m currently reading: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, the 2022 Booker Prize winning story by Shehan Karunatilaka. Two moons in and it’s a wild ride. Dwi’n joio! 🪐📚💙

A photograph of the cover of “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida” by Shehan Karunatilaka

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Joanne Hall @hierath77.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Great thread up and down

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Sam Missingham @samatlounge.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Flew home from holiday yesterday and in my entire life I have never seen the UK look like this. Actually shocking to see it. #ClimateCrisis

The uk fields from above all yellow from so much sun

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Joel C. Scoberg @joel-c-scoberg.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I'm super excited to announce that my story, "Who Are Ewe Calling A Cheat?", will feature in the upcoming anthology, 'Were-2' by @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social. Check out the awesome cover art! If you want to get your hands on a copy, the pre-order links are in /2 #writingcommunity 🪐📚

Cover art for the anthology 'Were-2' by Zombies Needs Brains LLC. It features a were-crab, were-parrot, were-lizard and were-shark seated at a table playing cards.

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Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

What better book to have in a Best of British Storybundle than a Best of British SF anthology. This one is edited by our good friend Donna Scott and includes stories by Gareth L Powell, Lavie Tidhar, Stark Holborn, Fiona Moore, EM Faulds and many others: storybundle.com/bestof

The cover of Best of British Science Fiction 2025, edited by Donna Scott. The image is of a star on the right with a list of contributing authors on the left.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 02/08/2026

Yeah, Kat Tenbarge was much nicer to Jack Osbourne than I would have been, I would have just told him to go fuck himself. Also, if you're going to accuse a writer or journalist of using "AI" on the basis of em dashes, absolutely positively go fuck yourself.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Is everyone aware of the General Motors streetcar conspiracy? In the mid-20th century, auto and oil interests bought up electric streetcar systems across the US and systematically replaced them with bus routes and paved roads, funneling commuters toward private cars.

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General Motors streetcar conspiracy - Wikipedia

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Joel C. Scoberg @joel-c-scoberg.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Had a lovely time down Rhossili today. Feel very lucky to live so close to somewhere so beautiful 🦢🌊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Getting down by the sea always helps me slow down, relax, and enjoy life in the moment.

View of Rhossili Bay from the headland approaching Worm’s Head

View of Worm’s Head. I’d have called it Dragon’s Head if it were me in charge, but what are you going to do? And a lot of parched dry grass in the foreground

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Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

i think people advising that authors are going to be ok because they can explain their creative choices better than a slopper are coming from a good place (and prob mostly right!). but boy do i hate the presumption that writers have to rationally talk through the minutiae of their creative choices.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Hey! If you were published at Daily Science Fiction, be aware that a site called Science Fiction Weekly has stolen the entire story database & posted it on their site. All of my DSF stories are there without my permission. sciencefictionweekly.com

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Free short science fiction, published weekly · Science Fiction Weekly

Science Fiction Weekly publishes a free short story every weekday and a curated digest every Sunday. Subscribe by email.

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Ali Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

“I used ChatGPT for—“ Cool way of saying you can’t do basic tasks. “But it’s really helpful for—“ Rotting your brain, enriching billionaires, stealing from folks, & ruining the environment. “I don’t think ChatGPT is that bad! It helps with—“ Nothing. It’s a lying machine build on stolen things!

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