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Laurence Raphael Brothers @lrb.bsky.social · 11h

US patent 10,040,551 from IBM: "Drone Delivery of Coffee Based On A Cognitive State Of An Individual" A drone carrying a cup of coffee overflies a group of people, and, determining which person appears to be the sleepiest, descends to offer them a cup.

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Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 11h

hey all!!! this Wednesday, which is tomorrow, i'll be at @storyhour.bsky.social with @megelison.bsky.social !!!! holy carps!!! you know you wanna attend this one. free author readings online, to refill the creative well! 7pm Pacific, 10pm Eastern youtube.com/@storyhour2020

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Story Hour

Every week, an hour of speculative fiction short stories, narrated by the authors. From horror to weird to hard SF and everything in between; from newly published authors to seasoned pros and multiple...

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Effie Seiberg @effies.bsky.social · 13h

It's my birthday! My birthday wish is for you to share your favorite work from this year and I'll boost it. Here's mine, "The Metamorphosis". Becoming disabled might feel like Kafkaesque horror, but there's a beautiful path to acceptance and a good life. Also there's sloths. gavagai.com/posts/3894

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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 22h

This is my favourite Borges story.

The Witness by Borges and translated by ANTHONY KERRIGAN

In a stable lying almost in the shadow of the new stone church, a man with
gray eyes and a gray beard, stretched on the ground amidst the animal
odors, meekly seeks death like someone seeking sleep. The day, faithful to
vast secret laws, continuously displaces and confounds the shadows in the
wretched stable. Outside stretch the tilled fields, a deep ditch filled up with
dead leaves, and the tracks of a wolf in the black mud where the woods
begin. The man sleeps and dreams, forgotten. The bells calling to prayer
awake him. In the kingdoms of England, the sound of the bells is already
one of the customs of the afternoon, but the man, while still a boy, had
seen the face of Woden, had seen holy dread and exultation, had seen the
rude wooden idol weighed down with Roman coins and heavy vestments,
seen the sacrifice of horses, dogs, and prisoners. Before dawn he would be
dead and with him would die, never to return, the last firsthand images of
the pagan rites. The world would be poorer when this Saxon was no more.
We may well be astonished by space-filling acts which come to an end
when someone dies, and yet something, or an infinite number of things,
die in each death—unless there is a universal memory, as the theosophists
have conjectured. There was a day in time when the last eyes to see Christ
were closed forever. The battle of Junín and the love of Helen died with
the death of some one man. What will die with me when I die? What
pathetic or frail form will the world lose? Perhaps the voice of Macedonio
Fernandez, the image of a horse in the vacant space at Serrano and
Charcas, a bar of sulfur in the drawer of a mahogany desk?

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Laurence Raphael Brothers @lrb.bsky.social · 16h

LADY BRACKNELL Dead! When did Mr. Bunbury die? His death must have been extremely sudden. ALGERNON [Airily] Oh! I killed Bunbury this afternoon. I mean poor Bunbury died this afternoon. LADY BRACKNELL What did he die of? ALGERNON Bunbury? Oh, he was quite exploded.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

My cozy mystery Cheddar Luck Next Time is on sale in the UK & US through October 4th! 1.99 for Amazon ebook. Autistic (like me) lead character! Oodles of cheese! Chonky orange cat! Sequel out in February! amzn.to/3ZlFfnR [promo link]

A green book cover is bold against a red background. Amazon Kindle deal for Cheddar Luck Next Time $1.99 limited time offer: 28 September- 4 October 2026.

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FieldExplores (Gator Days) @fieldexplores.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Secret Ingredient - Gator Days

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Laurence Raphael Brothers @lrb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A quick capsule account of Premee Mohamed's new novel Wickhills. In this world Bad Things happened and only six city states on a particular coastline survived. It’s not possible to travel overland between the cities due to apparent cosmic-horror-esque dangers, and sea trade is limited, too.

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Laurence Raphael Brothers @lrb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

But this rough magic I here abjure; and when I have requir’d Some heavenly music (which even now I do) To work mine end upon their senses that This airy charm is for, I’ll break my staff, Bury it certain fathoms in the earth, And deeper than did ever plummet sound I’ll drown my fucking book.

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Laurence Raphael Brothers @lrb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I don't want to list 9 games, but rather just one. And here's some of its boss music. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBF-...

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Laurence Raphael Brothers @lrb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

At this point I think it's a pity that the BBC has fallen so far, but it's best that it is put out if its misery as soon as possible because there is simply no saving it. For maximum amusement, sell it off to an American capital firm.

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Rob Donoghue @rdonoghue.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I need to decide exactly how many stickers of this I am going to buy.

A cat princess is looking out from a tower, scowling. At the base of the tower, a cat in a cape has set up a kanban board labeled "RESCUING THE PRINCESS MVP" With "To Do", "Doing" and "Done" columns, which he's moving cards between.

The Princess's speech bubble: 'OMG JUST DO SOMETHING'

artist's mark: deniseyu.io

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This, constantly.

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Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

others have said this, but if you are a real person using AI to draft your messages to me, you not only sound like a scammer, you are someone i do not want to work with, scam or no scam

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R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I know I haven't updated in a while. There's been a lot going on. - My calcium levels are still worrying. - My eye scans aren't good. - I have to get a CT scan soon. I need help to pay for everything to be done privately. Any amount would be helpful. Thanks. www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...

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Donate to Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses, organized by Arula Ratnakar

Hi everyone, I'm Rhonda, also known as R. S. A. Garcia, a speculative … Arula Ratnakar needs your support for Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses

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Laurence Raphael Brothers @lrb.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Funny that both literary Sinclairs are relevant these days, Upton Sinclair and Sinclair Lewis (for It Can't Happen Here, of course).

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Lynne Sargent @lynnesargent.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

a reminder that roots can be delicious, even as you guard transitions unfurling in the threshhold that twilight between the land and the mirror below

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Laurence Raphael Brothers @lrb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Train conductor, voice weary beyond all description, over the intercom: "Please, ladies and gentlemen, help us out here and don't press the wrong button in the bathroom." Never have I wanted to press a button so badly. But I am nobly suppressing the urge.

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Laurence Raphael Brothers @lrb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I just finished Wickhills by @premeemohamed.com. A superb secondary world spy novel featuring a brilliantly realized city, noir attitudes, a deeply flawed MC, ambiguity, deception, gothic atmosphere, and a tense, urgent plot. Oh, and the MC's control at their agency is a manticore. A manticore!

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is 90% of my friends, and the other 10% are thinking about it.

a young woman dressed like a demure school girl looking at herself in the mirror and seeing a hot, feral goth girl.
goth girl: The urge to look like a vampire
school girl: the urge to look like a doll

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Three-Lobed Burning Eye magazine @3lobedmag.com · 23/09/2026

We are very excited about the authors already writing stories for next year. Help us meet our funding goal and let’s read them together! 74% there and only 7 days left! Back us here kck.st/4x4r1oz

Headshots of Gemma Amor, Gemma Files, A.T. Greenblatt, Shane Hawk, Jordan Kurella, Arkady Martine, Sam J. Miller, Suzan Palumbo, Sarah Read, Eden Royce, A.D. Sui, Michael Wehunt, Kelsea Yu, along with the 3LBE masthead

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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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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A little friend visits 😺

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Laurence Raphael Brothers @lrb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

GWENDOLEN In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity is the vital thing.

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Laurence Raphael Brothers @lrb.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Without downloading new pictures, describe your gender

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Chairman Goa Tse-tung @jctenton.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

i often think of the gas station in deus ex and the terrifying 2050s cyberpunk nightmare era prices on the sign

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Laurence Raphael Brothers @lrb.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

My historically accurate version of the Odyssey did not dominate the box office as I hoped.

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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I’m not dead. I sleep sometimes. Sleep comes very close to death, everyone knows that. The dead walk in dreams, everyone knows that. They come to you alive, and they say things. They walk out of death into the dreams.

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Ken Liu @kyliu99.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The first Julia Z adventure, ALL THAT WE SEE OR SEEM, is a Kindle monthly deal. You can grab it in anticipation of her return next year in WHAT BIRDS HAVE VANISHED.

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Laurence Raphael Brothers @lrb.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Some thoughts on the great book Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees. Threaded. This book is ostensibly about an illicit trade in madness-inducing fairy fruit imported from nearby Fairyland. Fairyland things are so repugnant to Ludites the very word "fairy" cannot be mentioned aloud.

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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026

Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

My man looks like a mobster who's just been pantsed by Bugs Bunny

Pete Hegseth, looking like a cocktail you found the morning after a party

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Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

BREAKING: Boston University's English department (my dept) recently voted to approve new learning outcomes for the English major, including an anti-AI provision that requires students to “craft and revise writing that is sustained, original, and generated without the assistance of AI."

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New Learning Outcomes Announced | English

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Laurence Raphael Brothers @lrb.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Somewhere Mishima is eating his heart out.

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

If you’d like a signed copy of the final Sandman Slim novel, IN THE DEVIL WIND, you can order it from the link below. If you’d like signed copies of my other books, scroll down the page or email samantha@riverstonebooks.com shop.riverstonebookstore.com/book/9780063...

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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Newspaper headline: WOODLAND FAIRIES DEFEATED IN FLORAL ARRANGEMENT CONTEST. In the article’s photo we see a man in a sweater vest posing next to his winning arrangement with a 1st place medal around his neck. To his left we see his opponents: a defeated band of woodland fairies with their losing arrangement. They look distraught and confused and they should be, reader. How could this happen to the heavy tournament favorites? They’re woodland fairies. Flowers are their life and yet when it was all on the line, they came up short. The winner was just a floral enthusiast not even a professional florist. A shocking defeat and an inspiring win.

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Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Translunar Travelers Lounge will be opening for submissions for Issue 16, scheduled for February 2027. We are looking for speculative fiction stories of 5000 words or fewer. Full details are on our submissions page: translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/

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Submissions

Broadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions]

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 13/09/2026

We are opening 51 safe overnight locations for New Yorkers, especially those living in basement apartments or low-lying areas who need a safe place to stay. Locations are listed at on.nyc.gov/SafeLocations and are also available by calling 311. Service animals and pets are welcome.

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Laurence Raphael Brothers @lrb.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Is it universally known that you can microwave a chunk of cheap parmesan for a minute or two and turn it into a tasty cheese crisp?

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Spider. @vaspider.gay · 12/09/2026

Y'ALL. I AM IN LOVE WITH THE @portlandfire.bsky.social WNBA MASCOT. Every girl in Portland wants a Rose stuffie for Christmas. Including Tall Wife, who literally gasped when she saw Rose. SHE BREATHES GLITTER.

Rose, the WNBA PDX Fire mascot. She is a fabulous hot pink dragon with a crown of roses.

Rose, the WNBA PDX Fire mascot. She is a fabulous hot pink dragon with a crown of roses. She has big wings and a big tail. She is dancing.

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