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ksbarton @ksbarton.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

This month on the podcast, we talked with Rebecca Hill who hosts the podcast and YouTube channel Valhalla Conversations. We discussed Rebecca's love or Norse mythology, especially Valkyries, her journey into podcasting, and her foray into the world of Viking academia. linktr.ee/womenoftheno...

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ksbarton @ksbarton.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

on this month's podcast, Johanna and I talk with author, history teacher, and podcaster C.J. Adrien about his new book, and he gives us a fascinating history lesson about women war leaders in medieval Brittany. linktr.ee/womenoftheno...

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ksbarton @ksbarton.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

I'm excited that I have a romantic fantasy short story in the upcoming anthology The Tarot of Love, published by Flame Tree Publishing! It comes out in September. My story is about dueling poets in a Viking inspired world.

blog.flametreepublishing.com

Romantic Fantasy | Contents Announcement | The Tarot of Love

We're delighted to announce the list of authors included in our next Romantic Fantasy anthology, The Tarot of Love!

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ksbarton @ksbarton.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

This month on the podcast, my co-host and I talked with Juliette Friedlander, a scholar who is using linguistics tools to study the role of women in the Norse sagas. She also uses a multidisciplinary approach, so we delved into linguistics, history, and archaeology! linktr.ee/womenoftheno...

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 11/04/2026

I don't know how to explain to the people who pop up when creatives complain about "AI" to say there are legit uses for it just how much they sound like someone saying "Well actually fire is used to make bread" when people are talking about an organized arson ring burning down their fucking houses

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ksbarton @ksbarton.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

A friend of mine just published a new middle-grade/YA novel! I'm excited for her. bit.ly/4lQXFWA

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ksbarton @ksbarton.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

In this month's episode of the podcast, Johanna and I talk to historical fiction author, Gunhild Haugnes, creator of the Daughters of Norway series.

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ksbarton @ksbarton.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Somehow the techbros who love Tolkien don't understand that they are the villains in this story! They are Saruman with their love of technology. They are Sauron with the desire to rule the world. The lack of self-awareness is staggering.

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ksbarton @ksbarton.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

The latest episode of my podcast with Johanna Wittenberg is out. This month we talked with historian and YouTuber Irina Manea. We had a great chat about undead women in the Norse sagas ... and much more! linktr.ee/womenoftheno...

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ksbarton @ksbarton.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

The latest episode of my podcast is out. In this one, Johanna and I review our 2025 and look forward to 2026. linktr.ee/womenoftheno...

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

All righty -- this year's writerly resolution is live, should you care to read it. The tl;dr is it's actually quite an optimistic read, so hopefully it'll give you some juice to kick open the new year and put words to stories that need to be told.

terribleminds.com

Writer Resolution 2026: Wield The Weapon That Is You

It’s never precisely easy to be a writer — professional or otherwise. I mean, it’s easy in the sense of, hey, anybody can open a word processor and start (fiercely or methodically…

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Frost || 3D Models & Reviews @3dfrost.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

I don't want gen AI in my browser I don't want gen AI in my pc I don't want gen AI in my art I don't want gen AI in my games I don't want gen AI in my music I don't want gen AI in my movies I don't want gen AI in my books I don't want gen AI in my cart I don't want gen AI in my life

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ksbarton @ksbarton.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

AI data centers are destroying our already fragile environment, and for what? So we all lose our jobs while the rich get richer and we're supposed to be appeased because we can post stupid AI slop videos on social media?

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Pamela Toler (she/her) @pdtoler.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Sigrid Schultz risked everything to report the truth from Nazi Germany. One of the first female foreign correspondents, she defied the regime. Her story is at the heart of The Dragon From Chicago. Get your copy here: www.pameladtoler.com/books

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ksbarton @ksbarton.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

I have a new book out in my 80s Nostalgia series! It's a totally different vibe from my Viking books. It's been a blast revisiting the 80s in fiction.

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ksbarton @ksbarton.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

We welcomed back archaeologist Margrethe Havgar to the podcast! This time we delved deep into her work with the Oseberg tapestries. Fascinating stuff! linktr.ee/womenoftheno...

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ksbarton @ksbarton.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

On the podcast next week, we're welcoming back archaeologist Margrethe Havgar! Catch up on our first chat with her, episode thirty-one. linktr.ee/womenoftheno...

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ksbarton @ksbarton.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

I don't understand the end-game here. We wipe out humanity and then what?

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ksbarton @ksbarton.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

In this month's podcast, Johanna and I were guests on the Vikingology podcast. We chatted about writing, our research, podcasting, and lots more. It was a fun conversation! linktr.ee/womenoftheno...

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Six people died from tampered Tylenol and the company pulled 30 million bottles off the market. ChatGPT is accused of urging seven people towards suicide, and OpenAI just assures us they’re still working out the kinks. Billions in investment, zero accountability.

apnews.com

OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusions

OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues.

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Dr Irina Manea @shieldofskuld.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Substack essay shieldofskuld.substack.com/p/the-true-o... #monsters

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ksbarton @ksbarton.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

I feel her anti-AI rage so deeply.

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Dr Irina Manea @shieldofskuld.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Howard @archaeodeathprof.bsky.social and I have developed a cute little series on the archaeology and history of death and burial in the Viking age. I simply love these sessions and hope more people will discover us :D #vikingsky #medievalsky youtu.be/hi2MQG6ChXM

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ksbarton @ksbarton.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

In our latest episode, we talked about Lagertha, the historical stories of her as a shield maiden who came to Ragnar's rescue *twice*, and the character from the TV show Vikings. If you're interested in our take on how the show Vikings handled Lagertha, give it a listen! linktr.ee/womenoftheno...

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ksbarton @ksbarton.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

One of the simple pleasures of my life was doing the NYT Mini Crossword with friends. Every day we'd share our times, and in these times of stress, it was something I looked forward to doing. Now, the Mini is behind a paywall. Really, NYT? You can't give us that small pleasure?

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ksbarton @ksbarton.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Good. If your business is built on stolen property, you deserve to lose it. "They've warned that a single lawsuit raised by three authors over Anthropic's AI training now threatens to "financially ruin" the entire AI industry...."

arstechnica.com

AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified

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N. K. Jemisin @nkjemisin.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Saying this again: there is a scammer out there targeting newbie authors, claiming I'm one of their clients. They use different names, and I'm already pursuing legal action. But I have never worked with a PR company, editing service, or book packager, so anybody saying so is lying, period full stop.

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ksbarton @ksbarton.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

New podcast episode out! In this one, Johanna and I talked to historian and author Pamela D. Toler @pdtoler.bsky.social about her book Women Warriors: An Unexpected History. Fun fact: there were women warriors all over the world and in many different time periods. linktr.ee/womenofthenorseworld

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ksbarton @ksbarton.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

On the July episode of my podcast, my cohost and I talked to Megan Formanek, author of the Viking Trading Lands series. We discussed her research about women of the Viking Age with a focus on the trade routes through what is now Russia and Ukraine. Plus, a lot more! linktr.ee/womenoftheno...

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TheSnarkTank @thesnarktank.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

I’m no computer scientist, but I’m pretty sure that if your AI starts calling itself “MechaHitler” you kill that shit with fire post fucking haste.

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Norse Mythology @norsemythology.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Gee, if only we had an entire genre of speculative fiction warning us of this exact scenario for the past century or so. fortune.com/2025/06/29/a...

fortune.com

AI is learning to lie, scheme, and threaten its creators during stress-testing scenarios

"This is not just hallucinations. There's a very strategic kind of deception."

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ksbarton @ksbarton.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

I definitely needed a video of a Red Panda eating grapes.

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Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Hoarding wealth is a sickness

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

If you use AI to create your art, your story, your whatever, I immediately know you don’t care about making things — you only care about selling them.

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Corey Brickley * Blight's Hollow Dot Com @coreybrickley.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

my dudes there's no such thing as "too late" to regulate AI, that's a fake idea. AI models aren't untouchable data gods, they're algorithms hosted in cloud storage. Saying we can't regulate AI is like saying we can't deplatform Child P*rn bc "it's already out there". Like, 1s and 0s can be deleted

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ksbarton @ksbarton.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Storytellers have been warning us for decades.

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ksbarton @ksbarton.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Jaws is 50 today! I can speak for many of my generation that seeing Jaws ruined swimming in the ocean for me for a long time! Every time a piece of kelp brushed my leg, I thought for sure it was a shark ready to take me down. 🦈

media.tenor.com

a girl is swimming in the ocean with a shark behind her

ALT: a girl is swimming in the ocean with a shark behind her

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Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

The tech industry wants you lonely, disconnected, friendless, and utterly dependent on them for information, transportation, employment, entertainment, and emotional engagement. Ask yourself why.

An ad for Galaxy AI. The caption at the top says "the evolution of my social circle. It shows lots of people in 2023, only three people in 2024, and just the icon for galaxy ai in 2025. Fucking grim, man.

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ksbarton @ksbarton.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

The June episode of my podcast is out! We talked with bestselling author Melanie Karsak! It was a great discussion. We talked about her Vinland to Valhalla series, Freydis Eriksdotter, and about why it's important to her to write strong female heroines. linktr.ee/womenoftheno...

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ksbarton @ksbarton.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

When I dread opening up the file and can't bear to look at it anymore.

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ksbarton @ksbarton.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

#HistFicMay - what book am I going to write? Right now, I'm working on the first book of a trilogy, tentatively titled, The Lost Circle. That's all I'm willing to divulge for now! Fingers crossed, it will be ready for release later this year.

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ksbarton @ksbarton.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

#HistFicMay #writinghabits - favorite time of day to write? Mornings. Maybe not as early as this picture shows, except in the winter when it gets light later. My preferred time to start writing is about 7am. with some breaks until noonish.

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