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Liz Levin

@lizlevin.bsky.social
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writes weird tales. mostly fantasy. sometimes science fiction or accidental horror. also teaches. words @ Flash Fiction Online, Gavagai, Dream Theory Media, Zooscape.

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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 40m
Oh! Looking forward to this one.
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 1h
Great rec @samgreenwrites.bsky.social . I laughed. And then I cried and cried. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/by-...
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By Executive Order, I Hereby Outlaw Pooping by All American Women
“Following several productive and extremely graphic discussions with Secretary of Health Robert Kennedy Jr., the White House has been repeatedly assured that...
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Red Laura (Nineteen Adze) @nineteenadze.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I was lucky enough to get an ARC of this, and can confirm, this is worth preordering! - v cool and weird - Themes - sex is good, but want to get back-to-back smacked with a meme and then uppercut with a comedy bit suddenly having deep emotional significance? - obviously you do - great cat names
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 23h
A beautiful, necessary essay. "Dopplegangrene stories." An apt metaphor for the way AI writing damages the host, whether the host is a magazine or a school. As a teacher, I share this exhaustion.
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
And today in horrifying news....
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Gorgeous!
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
On the same page as your critique partners. Perfectly executed. Flash. ;)
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
💯
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🔥🌟❤️
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Matt Bell @mdbell79.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Due to judging duties, I’ve read more this year than in a long time. The real reward? I can feel how much more deeply and even imaginatively I’ve been reading lately. A reminder that reading takes practice too. I’m rereading a book I’ve taught 7 times and it’s like I’ve never truly read it before.
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
In a daze after spending the day with Michael Cunningham's A Wild Swan and Other Tales. Why didn't the giant's wife stop Jack? Why did the witch build that candy cottage? The answers: unexpected, inevitable, still mysterious.
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Too adorable. 🐱💖🐶
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
But don't worry! "[Apple] said that audio is processed on secure hardware that can’t be accessed by the operating system, Apple or anyone else." And these days we have NO REASON TO WORRY that impenetrable guardrails will be breached by anyone or anything. www.latimes.com/world-nation...
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Apple’s always-listening watch features test eavesdropping laws
Apple Inc.'s new always-listening artificial intelligence features for the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 could put eavesdropping laws to the test, according to legal experts.
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Yikes.
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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
One way to prevent climate disaster is to stop studying it and act really surprised when there are floods, fires, and crop failures. Then say: "How could anyone have known, or allocated resources for this? How sad that you are starving and exposed to extreme temperatures. We're praying for you."
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
You're welcome! Thank you for writing such a beautifully complex story.
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Done ✅
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A quietly intense story that lingers in the mind, like the portal world we visit only in memories. I will return to this one. othersidespec.com/pieces/remad...
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Remade, Reshaped, Remembered - OTHERSIDE
“I didn’t think the portal would choose you.” This is the first thing Ma tells you when she finds you standing in your childhood bedroom, unable to remember how you got there. You are grasping for a n...
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
😱
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"In these scenarios, students who do not use AI outperform those who do, on average, by around 20 points — equivalent to being around one year of schooling ahead of their peers."
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Liz Hand @elizabethhand.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
My new book is out next month, 3+ years in the writing. Was it worth it??? Now’s your chance to let me know! So far it’s got raves from PW, Kirkus, and Booklisr, whew. It’s on pre-order at 25% off today through Friday.
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
YA? Or has it become so associated with romance that no one serious wants to touch it? (A terrible thing since we could all use more romance in our lives.)
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Thank you for sharing this. It's beautiful. And a much better reason to sacrifice a body part than the chilling one in Diabolical Plots' newest (that I read right before reading yours): www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
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DP FICTION #139A: “Everyone Wants to be a Part of Sasha” by J.N. Bilse – Diabolical Plots
If you are thinking about starting a short fiction publication and would like to discuss with someone experienced how to get started, please do contact us!
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🐺❤️‍🔥The best kind of chills in this tiny story.
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Pleasantly surprised to learn my almost-hometown tops this list. Chicago is officially "less bad than the rest." Meanwhile, Phoenix, Arizona is one of the least resilient cities in the world. Building data centers in the desert was such a wise move. blockclubchicago.org/2026/09/09/c...
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Chicago Named The Most 'Climate Resilient' City On Earth
Chicago's low physical exposure to coastal climate disasters like hurricanes and adaptation to weather risks contributed to its high rank. This doesn't mean things will be good here, one expert said —...
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Are you going to finish that thought, Matt? How so? (I plan to read your response tomorrow afternoon, after I get back from watching it.) 😜
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
He says, then I pick little Alex Horne.
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
And getting a chance to reunite with/meet so many wonderful people. The SFF community is unlike all others. A few days with you and I am looking at the world with fresh eyes, overflowing with teaching and writing ideas. And we won't even talk about my collapsing TBR pile.
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Meeting Breeann Kyte Kirby www.sciencereasoncalifornia.com many times. We were clearly fated to meet. ;) I'm so excited to read your book next fall.
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Tiring my hand while I took notes on the business side of publishing during the delightful Gail Carriger's table talk.
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Teaching a Clarion Presents flash fiction workshop to adults. Such fun! Great energy. @clarionucsd.bsky.social I would teach another in a heartbeat. Please let me know if you need help with planning at future cons.
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Listening to @tiatashiro.bsky.social and James Patrick Kelly discuss craft and their writing processes at Tia's table talk. Two of my favorite short fiction writers in one place. 🔥
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Highlights: Planning & teaching the teen workshop w/ @cpiveral.bsky.social . The teens were so excited when Cast of Wonders dropped by with swag. 🪄🧙🐲
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Oh, Worldcon was amazing: great panels, great people, great fun teaching two flash fiction workshops. (The flight home, not so much. Rerouted to Madison, took an Uber home to Chicago at 10 p.m. so I could teach the next day. BUT I shared a car with cool folks. Many stories to tell.)
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Dave says, gruffly, "There's only been one episode! Too early to predict." As though we would both hold him liable if he chose wrongly at this juncture. 🤣Eli watches it too. But he's still asleep. Teenagers.
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Dave says, "Richard Ayoade is the best one in there, but I don't think his humor will translate well in this format."
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
📚 📚📚Oh! I need this one. (Also need an emoji with a lot more books to represent my TBR pile.
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Of course! I love your mag! If you're at the con feel free to stop by the teen workshop at noon on Sunday and say hi. Cast of Wonders is going to pop in. (We're promoting their youth submission call. Which is yearly, thankfully, since it ends the next day.)
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Which character could it be?! November can't arrive soon enough.
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Yay! I'm promoting this at my flash fiction workshops in Anaheim! #LAcon
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
U of C's August 1 memo states that the new guidelines, “afford students the freedom to...listen to one another without the cacophony of other (disembodied and non-human) voices in the room” Good job, alma mater! chicagomaroon.com/53262/news/s...
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Sosc Core to Institute AI Ban, Technology-Free Classrooms This Fall
All social science Core classes will transition to an “analog” approach for the upcoming academic year, restricting in-classroom technology use and banning AI-assisted writing and grading for students...
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I thought it was a bit wandering at points, and wrong about your story (basically ignores your satiric tone and the capacity of satire to flip things on their head) but the last couple of paragraphs are solid. Once he hits happiness and the centrality of narrator's voice in the original.
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Right? They're astute when it comes to the centrality of Le Guin's narrative voice in interpreting Omelas, but they're ignoring Iz's.
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
More stories in conversation: As the Last I May Know, S.L.Huang The Ones Who Stay and Fight, N.K. Jemisin The Ones Who Come at Last, P H Lee Tell Them a Story to Teach Them Kindness, B. Pladek After We Walked Away, Erika L. Satifkal What Else, What Else, in the Joyous City? Sadoeuphemist
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I'm torn. Misreads the tone & goal of @isabel.kim 's story? But this felt true: "Our collective inability to imagine a good and happy world...provides the true fulcrum of [Le Guin's Omelas], for the inciting incident...is the moment when the narrator recognizes that deficiency in their listeners."
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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
In the Renaissance people theorized, since the Aeneid is great, if you wrote poems made only of words & phrases from the Aeneid rearranged they should be great too, since a great source regurgitated should yield greatness. They produced NOTHING we still read. Thinking about that a lot lately.
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
"In interviewing more than 100 education and tech industry figures...and reviewing...school, government and corporate documents, it became clear that a handful of giants have used their money, their might and their mammoth platforms to influence nearly every step of the education supply chain."
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
❤️I read your response to the class. They were floored. By the fact that your responded and that you wrote multiple versions. You gave me the perfect transition into a writing exercise (and beautifully supported my bigger message that writing is a process, etc.) Thank you!
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Words to live by.
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Liz Levin @lizlevin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
"The rest of his family is in the story. Where is she?" "It's flash," I said. (The whole focus of the lesson. They'll write their own later.) Etc. But now I'm thinking about the world your story implies, their questions haunting me. A sign of 🌟 story that extends beyond the page.
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