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May Chong 🇲🇾

@maychong.bsky.social
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(she/her) Bi Malaysian poet/speculative writer in Apparition Lit, Fantasy Magazine, Uncanny Magazine, Strange Horizons. Not the food journo.

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Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 06/10/2026
Congratulations to all the winners!
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Tanya D. || Writer || Narrative Designer @cypheroftyr.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I'm not upping the goal, but I am throwing the GFM link back out. At this point, I just don't know what to do. I really don't. Note that in all of this, I have not touched the KS money sitting in the bank and I will NOT do so. www.gofundme.com/f/chip-in-to...
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Donate to Chip in to help with the cost of existence while I job hunt., organized by Tanya DePass
Update: I initially had no plan to up the goal or change anyt… Tanya DePass needs your support for Chip in to help with the cost of existence while I job hunt.
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Jen Donohue @authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
the Apex Magazine 2027 kickstarter is at $7113 out of their base goal of $21,000 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 at $22,000 we get a STRANGE OCEANS anthology (I want that) at $26,00 we get an ESL/EFL special issue (I want that) at $31,000 we get MORE APEX (I want that) www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
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Apex Magazine 2027
An award-winning digital literary journal of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026
This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead
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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Freedom is a heavy load, a great and strange burden for the spirit to undertake. It is not easy. It is not a gift given, but a choice made, and the choice may be a hard one.
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Sascha Stronach🏳️‍⚧️, The Sunforge out now @understatesmen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
refuse to believe anybody is seriously arguing that the gender-flipped harry potter meme with the incel name is positive for trans people. if you're not an op you gotta kill the op inside your head
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Kaya Skovdatter 🏳️‍⚧️ (She/They) @gothgreenwitch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It's back! And what the new team's putting together looks AMAZING. :D
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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I have been a guest at conventions where, during the pre-con walk through, my handler has pointed out the bar and mentioned how some guests are "more fun" and "get asked back," then names only men. Because a lot of female guests aren't comfortable hanging out around alcohol with strangers.
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Charlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Oh my: LibreOffice just made "no AI" one of their official features: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09...
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Yes, no AI is now a feature - TDF Community Blog
One of the comments on the announcement of LibreOffice 26.8 was a simple question: “So, no AI is now a feature?” LibreOffice does not reject artificial intelligence out of hand, but an office suite us...
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Jennifer Hudak @jenniferhudak.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My poem "Swimming the Witch," about how systems of power often create the very things they are attempting to quell, is now free to read at @trollbreathmag.bsky.social -- just in time for spooky season! I hope you enjoy! magazine.trollbreath.com/swimming-the...
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jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Something AI is responsible for that doesn't get enough talk: How, when it scrapes a website to illegally steal everything on it, it uses up a ton of its bandwidth allotment, crashing it or racking up massive fees for site owners.
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Angela Liu @angelaliu.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Guys, I’m speechless. Gonna be sharing this award with my 8-year-old since this poem was inspired by their question “why do we never see fireflies in the winter?” Huge thanks to the Ignyte organizers, all the voters/readers, and to @thedeadlands.com for giving this one a wonderful home!
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May Chong 🇲🇾 @maychong.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Having a little bug knowledge (and a little JP knowledge) and having to wait if your suspicions are borne out in S3 of ApoDiaries is…suffering.
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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 02/10/2026
We can't have an actual conversation about AI between people with tech knowledge and those without because they purposefully poisoned the vocabulary specifically so they could ride the coattails of actual science and also use that as a shield against claims they are just big fuckin scammers.
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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 01/10/2026
It all started on this day. Thank you for a wonderful twenty years.
Text in the center reads: 20 Years Oct. 2006 - Oct. 2026, clarkesworldmagazine.com

(right) Cover art for issue 241 by Marcel Deneuve is "Labyrinths of Azarax" and features a blue and white mechanical eye in a circular opening looking at a small, white, glowing humanoid figure standing on a large pipe in the tunnel. Many pipes line the walls, all heading out to the main room. Pipes are yellow and gray. Room beyond is blue.

(left) Cover art for issue 1 by Tomasz Pietrzyk is "The Town of the Towers" and features a surreal town of yellowy white distorted towers with reddish orange roofs that overhang the towers and rise to a point. Mishapen dark windows and doors are scattered about on the buildings. Orange sky gives the entire piece a warm tone.
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.
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Roxi Horror 💀🌸 @roxiqt.com · 01/10/2026
A cool part of living in the woods is that every 3-5 business days, I meet a new type of lil' guy that I have never seen before in my entire life.
a Hickory Tussock Moth Caterpillar
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Jeremy Kun @jeremykun.com · 29/09/2026
3rd circuit rules AI training on copyrighted material is NOT fair use. Wow! chatgptiseatingtheworld.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
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BREAKING News: Third Circuit affirms summary judgment rejection of fair use defense by ROSS Intelligence in AI training
Opinion under seal for now.
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Nine @jinxremoving.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This week Malaysia sent a gift to the Myanmar military junta: over a thousand refugees who had sought protection from it. But criticise this action and many Malaysians will act like they’re the ones harmed.
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May Chong 🇲🇾 @maychong.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
My face in that moment:
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Captain Holt's Iconic Vindication Moment
Alt: Captain Holt's Iconic Vindication Moment
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May Chong 🇲🇾 @maychong.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This was my nemesis bird for so long, I can’t even. (Yes, despite the colour scheme)
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Neon Hemlock @neonhemlock.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
~two more weeks for this!
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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 30/09/2026
Your 3rd dose today of Anthropic settlement madness (at least from me). Authors, CHECK YOUR CLAIMS! Your situation may have changed, per this email from the settlement administrator that some authors are receiving (subject heading: Anthropic Copyright Settlement: Allocation Updates)
We made updates that may affect your claim.
What Changed?
Wed, Sep 30,
2026 at 5:35 AM
Based on feedback from claimants, we updated how certain works are categorized.
In particular, where multiple claimants submitted default claims for the same
ownership interest in a work, we changed those works from agreement to
disagreement.
In addition, the portal is updated to reflect that some claimants changed their sole
ownership claims to default claims, and some claimants withdrew their claims.
What This Means for You
As a result of these updates, some works on your claim may now be categorized
differently. We encourage you to review the current allocations for your works.
How to Review and Update Your Allocations
Please use your claim number and PIN above to log into the portal below.
Claim Summary and Allocation Portal
For help making updates, please visit the allocation portal instructions.
If You Already Submitted Updates
If you already updated the allocation for a work, then you do not need to
submit those updates again. Any changes you submitted previously
through the online portal are recorded, but the portal is not being
updated in real time. If you submit multiple updates for the same
copyright number, your most recent submission will replace any earlier
submissionsWhat’s Next?
We will continue to work with claimants to help resolve disputes.
For works where all rightsholders are in agreement and where all necessary
payment information is provided, we expect to send a first round of payments in
November 2026.
If You Have Questions
Please contact us at 1-877-206-2314 or info@AnthropicCopyrightSettlement.com.
Regards,
Settlement Administrator
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Yilin (she/they) @ check out The Lantern and the Night Moths @yilinwriter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm looking to hire a Tokyo-based Japanese interpreter/research guide (fluent in Mandarin and/or English, preferably Mandarin) in preparation for a research trip in late Oct/early Nov. Looking for: help navigating a university museum/archives and finding some Meiji era-related sites/maps/photos/etc.
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May Chong 🇲🇾 @maychong.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Also I was today years old when I learned Susan Fromberg Schaeffer died the year I picked up her book. (Damn.)
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May Chong 🇲🇾 @maychong.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
One became two became three the longer I thought about it: 1. Madness of a Seduced Woman, Schaeffer 2. I Shall Wear Midnight, Pratchett 3. Ultraman Super Fighter Legend vol. 2 (Malay edition), Sagawa/Kurihara, translators unknown
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Kaleidotrope @kaleidotrope.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Kaleidotrope re-opens to fiction and poetry submissions three weeks from today, October 18. It will be open for just one week, closing after October 24, and won't re-open again until some as yet undetermined time, probably in 2027. kaleidotrope.net/guidelines/
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Monet X Change: Get Ready, Honey!
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Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Hey there. Latest story now available to read online! "Jempo." A maquinista out to advance her career encounters someone with a different approach to competition. A (relatively?) light story in terms of tone, for me. Hope you enjoy!
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Jempo - Lightspeed Magazine
Jempo took a deep bow on the iron platform. His body flopped forward, limbs like thick braided wire. No obvious weapons in his large and rubbery hands. Little digital eyes and a bright smile that lit ...
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May Chong 🇲🇾 @maychong.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
FTR I have a smidgen of an inkling of why there's disk horse, I don't wanna know more, and I'm going to go order a Saint of Steel book or something.
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May Chong 🇲🇾 @maychong.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Mfw I wander onto Instagram and seeing Reactor posting about 'T. Kingfisher discourse':
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Funny Baby Says Nope
Alt: A GIF captioned "Nope" in all caps. A toddler toddles into a room, makes a face and promptly toddles back out. That's enough Internet for everyone today. Let's go touch some grass.
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Niao Collective @niaocollective.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🌕
Source: Telegram (Sep 2019)
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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
When you want to write, "The AI wants to hurt people," remember that you mean to write, "The AI company profits off of hurting people."
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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 24/09/2026
All right, all, it’s…certainly been a day that ended in Y. Tomorrow, I get to talk mushrooms and mycology at Clarion West! You can get tickets to attend virtually here! www.clarionwest.org/event/deep-d...
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Mycology, Decay, and Metaphors for Community
From fungus to slime molds, nature has always held lessons for us in collapse, renewal, and connection—sometimes sticky, sometimes horrifying, always a little weird. Author T. Kingfisher (What Moves…
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khōréō magazine @khoreo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NEW CALLOUT ALERT! We are seeking Indonesian speculative fiction in Bahasa Indonesia and English for publication in khōréō’s Volume 7 in 2027. The callout is open from now until November 5, 2026, details on our website: www.khoreomag.com/submissions-...
Open call for Indonesian Speculative Fiction in Translation
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May Chong 🇲🇾 @maychong.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I’m a simple creature, I see Matsushige and I am happy
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May Chong 🇲🇾 @maychong.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
She’s my best gal and I haven’t even finished the game
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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 23/09/2026
*weary voice of insect under flat rock* Also happy Wednesday! Today is a good day to buy my books because my stupid Summer Storm McBusted chimney is FINALLY getting repaired (!!) and I just paid the deposit 💀 us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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Wickhills
In the dangerous magical city of Wickhills, a streetwise secret agent is tasked with protecting a foreign defector from his pursuers... even at the threat of...
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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Thread to help a trans person who has gotten some scary attention. Please help if you can.
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R.B. Lemberg. Yes, still in Kansas @rblemberg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Mutual aid alert. Siobhán Kirchstein, whom I've known for many years, is a trans woman who works as a janitor at KU and has been targeted for using a bathroom. Her case has been profiled in many venues, including by M. Gessen at the NYT. I've talked to her at length recently.
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LRR.rocks @lrrrocks.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Every author you admire has sat looking at their screen page, unsure if the sentence in front of them was good enough. That uncertainty didn't disqualify them from finishing the book, and it doesn't disqualify you either.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It's great to see tailoring accommodate such extreme movement today. This level of tailoring was a bit more common in the past, as you can see in old films featuring Fred Astaire or Gene Kelly, but many modern suits will lift off the wearer's neck even when they're just walking.
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Mia V. Moss @magicrobotcarnival.com · 24/09/2026
fun fact for the NY Times editors: if a computer program does what you programmed it to do, "going rogue" is not an accurate way to describe that event. Words should probably still mean something at the paper of record.
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Teegan @teegan.dog · 06/06/2026
bisexual final boss
Bisexual flags everywhere on the person and also a huge bi flag display like a peacock
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May Chong 🇲🇾 @maychong.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
And for my next obscure inside joke, please imagine a Baltan doing that Will Smith meme but with Mars.
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Celeste Pewter @celestepewter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A freelance client ran into this recently, and scammers are getting very elaborate. PLEASE be careful out there. Here's their story: 1. Someone reached out to this client, claiming they were an editor with a big 5 imprint. 2. They said they had found my client's self-published book on Amazon
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 22/09/2026
I'm of two minds about this information
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Cislyn Smith @cislyn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
If Flights of Foundry means something to you, if you've gotten something out of it - whether that's inspiration for a project or a friendship or good memories or the comfort of knowing someone out there is designing events like this... Put some money in, please. flights-of-foundry.org/donate/
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Donate – Flights of Foundry
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
People alwayes aske "Wher dyd the yeares go?" when the answere ys clearlye ynto the ever-hungrye maw of the tyme wolf.
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Lizbeth Myles @lizbethmyles.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Since I'm trying to self-promote more, I guess I'll take this as an opportunity to link to my essay? But, yeah, I'm really quite upset. Afaik I've not been plagiarised before. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/doct...
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Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with AI Slop 1969 AD - Uncanny Magazine
One of the joys of Doctor Who is when decades after first broadcast, a story’s themes are suddenly painfully relevant again, and you can marvel at the timelessness of the world’s greatest Science Fict...
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May Chong 🇲🇾 @maychong.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
You may have more luck looking around for the title ファックしよう〜ん, but from a cursory search it appears it was a 15-page one-shot from Monkey Punch.
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