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Jacob Baugher @prof-bogs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Let Yourself Suck: The Importance of Mediocrity in Creative Development reflecting on early-stage writing and how that uncomfortable feeling of just not being very talented is good for you, actually. or: why A.I. is ruining even more things or: just be cringe and write 🪐📚

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Let Yourself Suck: The Importance of Mediocrity in Creative Development

What are we losing when we eliminate the perceived “suckage” of early-stage art?

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H. Marin @hanmarin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

i’ve been seeing the anatomical heart emoji being used as a react everywhere lately and if people could just not that’d be great

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Jacob Baugher @prof-bogs.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

All this talk of AI, Flock cameras, and the general enshittification of everything due to massive corporate greed could spur a new literary movement that looks back to a simpler time and imagines a more compassionate future: New Romanticism. thearchetypist.substack.com/p/new-romant...

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Casey Aimer @caseyaimer.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The Hugo's Best Semiprozine category has a problem. Every single nominee in the semi-pro category pays professional rates. Every single nominee in the semi-pro category is not a semi-pro magazine. The exact same professional publications get nominated every single year.

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Erik Grove @erikgrove.com · 10/08/2026

I just sent out a newsletter with an announcement about preordering my book (oh, what could or be?!?), my WorldCon schedule, and a sneak peek at tremendous and awesome art by @jordanshiveley.bsky.social If you missed it, don’t fret! You can still see it and subscribe at erik-grove.beehiiv.com

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Home | Murmurings from the Grove

Author Updates for Erik Grove

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 07/08/2026

*incredulous spluttering at some of these names*

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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Regarding the Horror Writers Association (HWA) newsletter promoting AI usage, why why why do people keep using the term "gatekeepers" to describe those opposed to the use of LLMs in writing and art? The true gatekeepers are the billionaire tech bros whose companies push to normalize AI usage. 1/

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Rick Moranis: Are You The Gatekeeper?

Alt: Rick Moranis: Are You The Gatekeeper?

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Jacob Baugher @prof-bogs.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

RE the HWA drama: it's not "gatekeeping" if you're working to protect the industry from the existential threat of LLMs. When a bunch of Nazis show up at your favorite bar, you kick the shit out of the Nazis. If you don't, your favorite bar becomes a Nazi bar.

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Shantell Powell @shanmonster.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

It's bonkers to say that someone using AI isn't the enemy. Dude. I am a professional artist who studied design. AI art is stealing from folks like me.

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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Argentina lose the World Cup Final ✅ Messi denied the Golden Boot ✅ Infantino fuming ✅ Trump having to begrudgingly hand a trophy to Spain ✅ Beautiful 🥳 #spaarg #esparg #worldcup

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Call Me The Brie-ze @briesmith.xyz · 19/07/2026

Argentina can still win this match if Mike Pence has the courage.

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Just learned one of the stories I featured in a past MicroVerse spec flash roundup was not written by a human, but rather generated by an LLM. The story won a HUGE cash prize. Goddammit. Removing it from my rec list and website. Seriously, friends, we have to step up our game.

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emma burnett @slashnburnett.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Stupid shit I've seen when reading for magazines: • Use AI. If the rules say don't, don't. If you want to be a writer, write. If you want to be famous by cheating, well, fuck you. • Monologue at me. Don't care about your personal manifesto, even if you think we might align. It's not a story. 1/?

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Stephen Granade @granades.com · 05/07/2026

Fellow fiction writers, I beg you: AI is not a thought partner. It cannot edit your work with intention, and it absolutely will not help you dig down until you hit the bedrock of what you are so imperfectly and humanly trying to express. heatherparry.substack.com/p/actually-a...

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actually, AI is making you a shit writer

and also kind of a fascist

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Jacob Baugher @prof-bogs.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Good. Gen-AI has no place in the publishing industry. Mad respect to Reckoning.

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Keira Perkins @thatkeira.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Instead of launching, Emma’s debut book got buried alive. I can’t imagine how awful that feels. Actually. Strike that. I can because Emma wrote beautifully about how brutal this has been. Let’s unbury it - share the link, buy a copy, send one to a friend? emmaburnett.carrd.co

Jacob Baugher @prof-bogs.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Me anytime I see an ai story in slush

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H. Marin @hanmarin.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

every single publication should be having AI-detecting intensives for all of their readers and staff. slop is slipping through the cracks, and it’s largely because people don’t know what to look for. i wonder if there are some other mag editors who would be interested in running trainings with me…

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Jacob Baugher @prof-bogs.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Just saw someone refer to AI as "pathetic convenience" and tbh I'm mad I didn't think of it first.

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Jacob Baugher @prof-bogs.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

-they're building a data center down the road -they're building a data center across the river -they're selling the oil and gas rights to the park 200ft from my house but there will be "no surface activity unless there is a separate, written agreement." So fucking tired of this shit.

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emma burnett @slashnburnett.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Do you like dystopian speculative fiction? Stories about food? A focus on parenting? Raging against the predatory capitalist machine? Awesome because I have a book for you! Pre-order your copy here: emmaburnett.carrd.co #scifi #stories #booksky 📚🪐 #parenting #food #agroecology

Jacob Baugher @prof-bogs.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

We've extended the paranormal noir call two additional weeks for underrepresented and marginalized authors!

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Jacob Baugher @prof-bogs.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Finally got my ticket to Balticon! Excited to see most of you there. The rest of you know who you are.

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jabbermaster.bsky.social @jabbermaster.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

A handful of years ago Nick was “the future of epic fantasy” w/Mercenary King trilogy. Starts w/ THE KINGDOM OF LIARS. Is great. Now, curtain rises on Act II, w/ Nick’s editor comparing him to Ray Bradbury. Different comps, same great Nick. TERMINA STATION will have you missing your train stop.

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Jacob Baugher @prof-bogs.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Currently deep in the Paranormal Noir slush for @flashfictiononline.bsky.social. We want your best human-written stories! We currently have ~200 submissions for our 1,000 submission cap. We will close at 11:59 on 4/30 Below is a thread of common pitfalls/trends I've noticed so far: 1/?

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

The Pope is WEAK on crime is so gd funny; I am HOWLING

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Jacob Baugher @prof-bogs.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

I am once again asking you to submit to a special call that I'm editing

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Dream Theory Media [Subs Closed] @dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

We've been remiss in announcing that @vincestadon.bsky.social joined Dream Theory Media a few months ago! In his role as Creative Director, he's been working behind the scenes on development and caretaking some of our upcoming and ongoing publishing initiatives (and killing it!).

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Myna Chang @mynachang.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

"The ghost unwraps the pocket square. Inside, three orbs glow softly blue. He snatches one up, produces thin paper from his breast pocket, and rolls a cigarette." Lyrical images & a surprising plot - check it out! @prof-bogs.bsky.social in @dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social

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Dream Theory Media [Subs Closed] @dreamtheorymedia.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

"For another memory, I can show you more possibilities." @prof-bogs.bsky.social's haunting meditation on trauma and memory is now live at Dream Theory: "Claire de Lune" www.dreamtheory.media/claire-de-lu...

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Claire de Lune

by Jacob Baugher She comes back to the Carousel House in the blue evening, solitary on the Carolina seaside. Her black Samsonite makes looping tracks on the cold beach, dragging sand across the hous...

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Jacob Baugher @prof-bogs.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Back on my novel planning Brain Wall Bullshit (completed collapsing wave is from the last time I did an epic fantasy novel ~2014) 📚🪐 #writing #amwriting

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Jacob Baugher @prof-bogs.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Re-reposting this Get your stories in! 🪐 📚

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Jacob Baugher @prof-bogs.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I always forget how tedious worldbuilding secondary world fantasies can be. 🪐📚

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Jacob Baugher @prof-bogs.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Reposting: I'm guest editing this issue of @thecosmicbgr.bsky.social ! Call open until 3/31!

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The Cosmic Background @thecosmicbgr.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Submissions are OPEN for our special issue theme: THROWBACK TECH 🎥📺📻🎮📀📼🕹️👾 Edited by @prof-bogs.bsky.social Let's do this. You have until March 31. It's a new year, let's celebrate with old tech. ➡️ thecosmicbackground.moksha.io/publication/...

Submissions are open for The Cosmic Background's next issue: THROWBACK TECH. Edited by Jacob Baugher. Submissions are open through March 31.

Call for Submissions: Throwback Tech
Guest Editor Jacob Baugher

Haunted Super Nintendos, Tube TVs that show alternate realities, radios that receive broadcasts from the future or other worlds, GameBoy Colors that receive cosmic messages through Pokemon Yellow. We are looking for flash fiction about our technological pasts that affect our emotional presents and physical futures.

Due March 31

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Jacob Baugher @prof-bogs.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

We had bitter cold last week Now there's thunder. Go home, Ohio, you're drunk.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 18/02/2026

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide. This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Just two weeks left on Nebula nominations and a few days for the BSFAs. If you’re still reading short stories for these awards, I’d be honoured if you’d consider this one.

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Alexander Pyles @pylesofbooks.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

The March for Life bringing measles to DC feels like another thing that would be written for a satire but since satire is dead it's reality.

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Aeryn Rudel @aerynrudel.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

The shaman flings a handful of powder into the fire. The flames pulse, casting a weird, #lambent glow across the cave walls. The crude renderings of animals shift and writhe, and the clan gasps as new images form. Vast herds of prey, a clear direction, an end to hunger. #vss365 #microfiction

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Jacob Baugher @prof-bogs.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

The Dream Waterfall casts its own light, #lambent, and full of rainbows. Each refraction offers a potential tomorrow, ephemeral as ripples. I spent hours there in my cloudy youth, drunk deeply from fancy, until we met. Not dreams, I realized, but future memories of you. #vss365 #microfiction 💙📚

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Daniel Cummings @nathanbrazil.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Your #vss365 #prompt for Feb 4 is #ghost "But that isn’t all. Some of my ghosts are planets. Not bright. Not young. Spiraling deep in the dusk of my body as saucers or moons pleased with their belts of colored dust & hailing no others." 'Ghosts', Kiki Petrosino #4

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world

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Almost three years ago, my editor called me early one November morning. A wildfire had sparked near a town called Paradise, he said. Could I go? (1/13)
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I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated.
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Waking up without power, heat, or running water. (Again.)

But the work here in Kyiv continues. Warming up in the car, writing in pencil — pen ink freezes — by headlamp.

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Aeryn Rudel @aerynrudel.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

The contract gig is a messy one. There’re no guarantees, no absolutes. I don’t promise my clients I'll get their man. What I like to say is every target has a #ghost of a chance, even if, most of the time, that just means they’re gonna get every opportunity to BE a ghost. #vss365 #microfiction

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