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Randy Henderson

@randyauthor.bsky.social
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Author of quirky FINN FANCY fantasy trilogy from TOR /Titan. Clarion West grad, relapsed sarcasm addict, WotF winner, RPGer. Pan. Neutral good. He/Him

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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I think what we REALLY need in the WH press pool is a couple of young scousers! www.threads.com/share/BAY4xK...
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Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline) on Threads
Y’all have seen the viral short clip. Here’s the full original. The energy we need when somebody tries to push disinformation down our throats.
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Lightspeed Magazine @lightspeedmagazine.com · 15/09/2026
The 2026 LIGHTSPEED + NIGHTMARE Kickstarter is NOW LIVE! Check out our star-studded lineup of authors & peruse our rewards: subscriptions, signed books, rare magazine collectibles, t-shirts, mugs, and other fun stuff. Thank you in advance if you're able to offer your support.💖 bit.ly/LS-NM-26
LIGHTSPEED & NIGHTMARE Kickstarter graphic. Left side: Bright light blue background with rays (as of light) bursting out from the center. Central image is an open book with a rocket blasting up out of it. Below the book is the LIGHTSPEED magazine wordmark; the word lightspeed is rendered in a orange-to-yellow gradient, with a white outline around it and dropshadow underneath it.
Right side: Bright light yellow background with rays (as of light) bursting out from the center. Central image is an open book with a haunted house emerging from it. Below the book is the NIGHTMARE magazine wordmark; the word nightmare is rendered in a dark red to lighter red gradient, with a white outline around it and dropshadow underneath it.
Top: the words "LIVE on Kickstarter"
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Welp! First day it felt like fall flannel weather here (to me anyway). A few more sunny days in the forecast, but looking forward to the changing leaves. The transitional seasons are my fave. #fall #autumn
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Finally saw Haute & Freddy. I bought tickets to their very first tour and rallied my friends to go… then a conflict arose. Then again… and a conflict arose. But got to see them at last, and they were amazing. And the crowd — so many wonderful and wonderfully weird people. #hauteandfreddy #concerts
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
A lovely sunny Sunday in Bellingham, catching up with these two lovely friends, and meeting a whole new group of awesome writers.
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
A fun birthday week of roller skating to 80s tunes with rollering friends and hanging with writer friends writing all writerly at a sunny pub.
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I love getting little postcard stories from @eskaftun.bsky.social every week. Such a nice moment of creativity and whimsy and inspiration amongst all the doomy and spammy stupidity I otherwise get. Check out her profile for her Patreon link. Totally worth it. #flashfiction #stories #amreading
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Sugar gliders just trying to rest inside a mimic’s mouth without getting eaten. Aren’t we all these days. Had a lovely #Norwescon as always, thanks to the hard work of the incredible volunteers, great fellow panelists, and the company of so many awesome friends old and new. @norwescon.org
Sugar gliders sleeping inside a plushie treasure chest Mimic creature from DnD
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Ground News delivering them scifi writing prompts! Everything’s going to work out totally fine. #scifi #writing #writingprompts
News headline: mystery space illness still unexplainedNews headline: astronauts may struggle to reproduce in space News headline: scientists 3D print microbots that swim without a brain
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
A couple of random photos I took recently, without comment.
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Random photo from my weekend.
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
I mean, has everyone checked their Signal app? He might have accidentally shared the top secret reason with you.
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
I drew a little something in Procreate to capture how I’m feeling. Obviously needs like three more waves but this captures the gist… #politics #trump #maga #gop #ai #economy #authoritarianism #climatecrisis #politicalcartoon #lgbt #transrightsarehumanrights
Political cartoon showing MAGA GOP elephant on beach telling woman in front of bathroom he needs to inspect her genitals while massive tidal waves of the Trump Economy, AI impacts, Climate Change, and Authoritarianism loom behind him ready to crash down on them both.
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Ran into a troll in Issaquah. It’s right behind me, isn’t it … A shame these trolls didn’t exist when I was writing Finn Fancy Necromancy. Maybe I can work them into a future novel. #troll #fantasy #artwork #magic #fantasybooks #adventure #hobbit #pacificnorthwest
Randy in front of the Troll art installation named Jakob Two-Trees, with troll looking over his shoulderRandy in front of the Troll art installation named Jakob Two-Trees, with Randy looking up at the troll over his shoulder.
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Had a blast going with friends to WET LEG last night (with awesome opening act Mary in the Junkyard). Pre-show hangout at the Pine Box, a former mortuary turned bar/ pizza restaurant. #wetleg
Randy in a pine box Mary in the Junkyard playing in the ParamountWet Leg playing in the ParamountWet Leg in the Paramount
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
I LOVE getting fun surprises in my mail and email, not just junk, especially when news and social feeds are so doomscrolly. If you could use fun and creativity in your inbox, definitely subscribe to Emily Skaftun's Patreon to get her weekly postcard fiction: www.patreon.com/skaftun #amreading
Screenshot of one of Emily Skaftun postcard stories titled Eggcelent Choice!
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Saw Chuck Tingle on Wednesday. Fun, funny, and full of love and positivity as always. His are the only horror novel readings I’ve been to, but I assume all horror novel readings are full of sparkle and energy and laughter and love, right? ;p #chucktingle #loveisreal
Chuck Tingle on stageChuck Tingle describing the four categories of people based on what he writes. Chuck Tingle presentation slide saying rather than ask why try, ask why not try to build, party, create, risk etcetera.
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
FIRST: I love that Washington's Secretary of State Steve Hobbs is a D&D player/GM who goes by "Happy Tracker Meow Meow." SECOND: I love that he and UW professor Jin Ha Lee are advocating ways games can be used to train folks to battle misinformation. www.kuow.org/stories/pop-... #dnd #resistance
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Pop Culture: Can games like Dungeons and Dragons combat disinformation?
Find out how Dungeon and Dragons could save the nation. With lies on social media traveling faster than reason, could this nerdy role playing game be the answer to combating disinformation?
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Melissa Caruso @melissacaruso.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
One last timebecause I know I miss stuff on Bluesky all the time...If you're in/around Seattle, come meet @meganeokeefe.bsky.social & me at Third Place Books (Lake Forest Park) tomorrow! REALLY looking forward to geeking out about craft & stuff with Megan! www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/meliss...
Melissa Caruso & Megan O'Keefe, Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, Seattle, WA - Mon 8/18 - 7 PM https://www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/melissa-caruso
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
What's in the Trump/GOP big, ugly bill? -Tax cuts skewed to the rich -Medicaid & SNAP cuts -Public land sell off -Big Oil tax loopholes -Blocks state and local regulation against AI -More money for defense contractors The oligarchy's wishlist.
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Selena Gomez flavored Oreos?! I know there was that whole Gweneth Paltrow’s V-scented candle. And I realize people love Yellowjackets and Hannibal and I-Zombie and all. But this just seems a bad idea to me. I mean, what if they get “the hunger”?! #selenagomez #alwayssunny
A box of special edition Oreos labeled “Oreo Selena Gomez”
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
I love that people are reportedly glitter bombing a certain group of masked kidnappers so that they are identifiable without their masks. Can’t get rid of glitter! The power of sparkle!
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Happy Pride!
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
It’s amazing how many chores I find suddenly interesting and urgent when I need to write a difficult emotional scene. #amwriting #amvacuuming #ammakingasnack #amdecluttering #amdoingdishes #ammakinganothersnack #whatwasIwriting #ohyesithinkitsdinnertimenow #amwonderingwhyicantloseweight
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
A current influencer trend claims em-dashes are "chaptGPT dashes" and prove AI writing, and -- YOU CANNOT HAVE MY EM-DASHES! I don't write with AI, but I DO use 527,362 em-dashes per novel. They come direct from my soul, they FEEL right -- something AI could never understand. #amwriting #writing
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
DoorDash is part preview of a world with replicators. Order whatever meal you want at home and zap it’s there, ready. How does anyone in Star Trek fit in their uniforms? Also computer, stop suggesting I add Dairy Queen. I said Earl Grey, hot, and I meant i… oh, fine, and one Peanut Buster Parfait.
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Wonderful weekend at #Norwescon. Thanks everyone who came to my reading! So good to catch up with so many friends at the con. And thank you to the Norwescon volunteers for all your hard work and passion.
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
I’m sure Trump and his friends didn’t bet against the market and plan to buy up all the foreclosed real estate (or whatever finance bros do to profit on the suffering of others) before he put his plan in motion. Blue Horseshoe likes all those stocks Tariffs are tanking.
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
I love what Cory Booker did. I just wish I hadn’t woken up to multiple fundraising emails with the same copy/paste statement from him. It feels like it cheapened it. How cool would it have been to get emails from him saying “Here’s ten ways you can join the fight” that weren’t about donations?
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Operation Bomb Atlantis is a go for 16:30. POTUS says he saw on TV that they plan to destroy the surface world. Also, he doesn’t like anything named the Atlantic right now. So just … drop some big bombs in the sea and film the explosions. Wait, “Bluesky” is the Air Force secure #Signal chat right?
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Want to join the #resistance but feeling overwhelmed or not sure where to start? Here’s a day-by-day guide to joining the resistance. It doesn’t cover every possible option or issue, but will get you started at least in a manageable, healthy way. www.randy-henderson.com/resistancegu...
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Day-by-Day Guide to Joining the Resistance Against Trump and Project 2025
Author: Randy Henderson (randy@randy-henderson.com) | Last Updated: 2/14/2025 This guide is intended to help you get past the sense of being overwhelmed, or that there is nothing you can really...
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
I ate something dodgy from the food truck and dreamed up “TOTAL Agile!” Maybe I should start an overpriced certification institute for it! (Today’s “boardom” post). #thelassoway #agile
Randy pointing to whiteboard depicting Total Football layout from Ted Lasso.
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Post Alley in Seattle is what I imagine Roman or Medieval city walls once looked like, covered in grafittied news and scandals of the day. #news
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
I keep saying, Elon Musk will be our Ted Faro. #horizonzerodawn
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Can you believe they were working on deciphering these for years before I came on board? (Another day of me being the only person in the office…) #stargate
Randy is presenting a white board with the Stargate cartouche symbols.
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
My favorite reaction to the Superman trailer. 100% legit.
Dying superman calls to a cat rather than a dog for aid and the cat just watches as he dies.
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Had bad seat luck the last couple of shows. At Cyndi Lauper, a woman kept leaning out in front of me to film the entire show. At Back to the Future, the Mountain’s brother sat in front of me. Not that it was much of a loss. It was not great. We left early. Here were my views.
Back of head at Cyndi Lauper concertBack of head at Back to the Future. Back to the Future stageCyndi Lauper stage.
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Who IS that genius? I totally came across this puzzle and solved it no problem. How do you like them apples? I was definitely not just bored being in the office all alone for 8 hours while everyone else is OOO…
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 24/09/2023
Dressing for the occasion, down on vaccination street.
Randy wearing a band tshirt for The Cure
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Apex Magazine and Book Company @apexmag.bsky.social · 11/09/2023
Real talk. We need 300 new subscribers (including renewals) to keep publishing issues at our current size. If we don't get hit that number we will need to scale back the magazine size. Help us keep our size (or increase it!) over the next two weeks! apex-magazine.com/apex-blog/it...
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 12/09/2023
My hair lately has been naturally forming into horns. Very mysterious. Completely inexplicable. Pay no attention.
Randy’s hair naturally forming horn-like curls
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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 03/09/2023
This is legit scary. Marsha Blackburn is openly admitting that her bill KOSA will be used to drive trans people off the internet. But Democrats are lining up to support it, and LGBTQIA+ orgs have dropped their opposition. WTF WTF WTF www.erininthemorning.com/p/senator-ad...
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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 22/08/2023
My latest newsletter is about a piece of legislation that will make the internet much, much worse for all of us — unless we fight now. buttondown.email/charliejane/... (I wrote this before I got a positive covid test. Gonna go goof off now.)
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The Internet Is About to Get a Lot Worse
We've all watched in horror as red states have banned books in schools and libraries. We've seen teachers fired merely for reading a book about gender...
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 07/08/2023
Finished revisions and sent book 1 of my queer dwarf trilogy to my agent. Now, while I wait to hear if it’s something she wants to rep, I’ve started writing short stories for the first time in almost ten years. Oh, and I’m brainstorming a humorous series as well. So we’ll see what tomorrow holds.
Anarchy disaster Meme from show Community with text on the challenges of revising a first draft.
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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 27/07/2023
It's reminder time again. We have no idea who our Kindle subscribers are, but there are a lot of them. Losing those subscribers is going to be brutal, so we'll keep bringing this up. We have no choice.
Magazine subscriptions at Amazon are ending in September.
Amazon is transitioning magazines to Kindle Unlimited, which will result in a 50% decrease in our revenue from them. They have been one of our major distributors, so that’s a devastating percentage.
Please consider subscribing directly with us, but if you can’t and decide to take the KU option, make sure you open and spend time in each issue or we’ll get n-o-t-h-i-n-g.
Subscribe directly today via Patreon or ClarkesworldCitizens.com and lock in our $2.99/month rate. Subscriptions starting after 9/1/2023 will be $3.99/month.
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Caroline M. Yoachim @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social · 31/07/2023
Just 4 days left in the @uncannymagazine.bsky.social Kickstarter, and we're nearly to the novella stretch goal! Love longer fiction? Get a subscription or one of the other excellent rewards! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lynnem…
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 31/07/2023
Barbenheimer weekend! Saw Barbie with barbestest friends, and wore my Misfits shirt in hopes of manifesting a crossover in the sequel. Took Dad to Oppenheimer. EXISTENTIAL DREAD … IN IMAX!!! Could have cut by 30 minutes, and included the names of the visual artists left out of the credits.
Friends in front of Barbie movie signRandy in Misfits teeshirt (from Jem and the Holograms) in front of Barbie movie sign hoping for future crossover. Randy in front of Oppenheimer movie posterRandy fleeing IMAX theater with look of terror on face.
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 30/07/2023
From Thursday, hanging with some sooper kewl writer peoples doing sooper kewl writer things.
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Randy Henderson @randyauthor.bsky.social · 29/07/2023
This trail closed to: Patriarchy. #barbie
Picture of trail closed to horses sign. Caption: trail closed to patriarchy. Barbie movie.
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