John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 14mAlso, I do not burden Krissy with the need to manage my social time. She's an extrovert with a large circle of local friends who I encourage her to spend time with while I nerd out at home with social media and video games. We do, of course, make time for each other. It's a good balance. 1970
John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 14mIn retrospect I think it's a good thing that I entered into the specfic community in my 30s, because it offers a gregarious milieu with conventions, and the ability to bulk-load on social connection for three full days before going back and introverting the fuck out for a month or two. Works for me! 4632
Reposted by John ScalziKat Richardson @katrichardson.bsky.social · 1hMy novella, Ghost Image, from the Grifters Song series has been re-issued in paperback! Whooo-hoo! www.amazon.com/Ghost-Image-... 0377
John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 4hAlso there are weird noises in the corn, I mean, more than before 4354514
Reposted by John ScalziBecky Spratford @raforall.bsky.social · 4hpssst.....my interview with @scalzi.com is up a day early at @ala-booklist.bsky.social. Also coming in the print Booklist Reader to a library near you. www.booklistonline.com/products/983...booklistonline.comBooklist Online: Leading Book Discovery 0427
Reposted by John ScalziChalk Scribblers @chalkscribblers.bsky.social · 5hExactly one week from right now, we'll be gathering online to hear Charles Stross @cstross.bsky.social read from his latest novel and to answer questions about... well, about whatever you'd like to ask him. Sign up on Eventbrite to join us for free: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2000172679...eventbrite.co.ukChalk Scribblers meet the author: Charles StrossAn evening with leading science fiction novelist Charles Stross. 15013
Reposted by John ScalziRichard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 5hIf you’d like a signed copy of the final Sandman Slim novel, IN THE DEVIL WIND, you can order it from the link below. And if you’d like signed copies of my other books, scroll down the page or email samantha@riverstonebooks.com shop.riverstonebookstore.com/book/9780063... 24714
John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 6hFor everyone wondering if I am in fact secretly tempted to by Rick Nielsen's five-necked guitar, the current bid for which is $100,000, I will tell you that I have an immutable rule, which is not to spend more for a guitar than I spent buying the church. This rule continues to serve me well. 2344012
Reposted by John ScalziKameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com · 12hIt's new Hurley story day! For a buck you get 120+ pieces of short, weird fiction you can read instead of doom scrolling. Join the 1000+ other folks who think that's a GREAT idea www.patreon.com/kameronhurleypatreon.comKameron Hurley — creating Short StoriesGet more from Kameron Hurley on Patreon. creating Short Stories. Support Kameron Hurley and get exclusive access to their work. 07732
John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 6hYup! whatever.scalzi.com/2025/04/30/w...whatever.scalzi.comWhat I Got Krissy For Her BirthdaySo here’s a fun fact that you probably don’t know about Krissy: She likes to go camping. She and her family used to do a lot of it when she was younger, and she will still do it occasio… 020
John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 9hYour Fuzzies are unequivocably the best. Kekai Kotaki gave me a very fine cover, to be clear, and his version of Papa Fuzzy was delightful. But your fuzzies are iconic. 1411
John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 9hToday in "People should read whatever they want": www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...theguardian.comThe secret lives of men who read romance books: ‘My life is full of love, so I’m drawn to them’It’s often assumed straight men are not interested in romantic fiction – but many are sharing their passion in forums online 39933132
John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 19hMe to Krissy, right now: "Compared to this mine was a fuckin' STEAL" 122183
John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 20hPosting this now so that people know I've seen it and no I won't be bidding for the five-necked guitar that's one neck short of the guitar I already have www.thatericalper.com/2026/09/29/c...thatericalper.comCheap Trick's Rick Nielsen Is Auctioning Guitars And Rock Memorabilia For Charity - That Eric AlperRick Nielsen has spent more than five decades collecting guitars, cars, clothes and rock memorabilia. Now the Cheap Trick guitarist is opening up part of that personal archive for a charity auction. J... 2339217
John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 29/09/2026(there can be correction later, often by a human. But at the moment - nope, gotta keep going) 133086
John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 29/09/2026A thing I learned not too long ago is that when an LLM selects a token that leads it down an incorrect path (factually), it has no way to back up, or even know that it should back up, it's just on to the next likely bit. Literally every LLM is just posting their way through it. What an image. 431232182
John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 29/09/2026"You're using 'AI' wrong" is not a great response when it is being offered up to be used in that specific fashion, now, is it Maybe Google shouldn't position it the way it does and where it does, I would have far less reason to point out it can't find its ass with a flashlight 190
John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 29/09/2026(reminder to anyone seeing this exchange that I never want you to be an asshole on my behalf so don't use this as an excuse to pile on. I just think that "oh, that's different" argument re: Google's "AI Overview" is an incredibly poor one, considering LLM use and overall design) 112901
John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 29/09/2026To be fair, the single most publicly-accessed example of "AI" in the world can't find its ass with a flashlight and it's right on top of the search listings, where the most accurate search result used to be. Every LLM suffers from token drift over time so it's only a question of WHEN they're wrong. 2162649
John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 29/09/2026I have created a policy for dealing with fan mail and fan requests, which I know sounds ridiculous on the surface of it, but these days is actually useful to have, and to point people to, so they know that how I handle fan mail is not about them personally: whatever.scalzi.com/2026/09/29/h...whatever.scalzi.comHow I Handle Fan Mail and Requests, 2026 EditionI get fan mail, which I think is awesome. Also, in the world we live in, which includes “AI”-generated scams and other phishing expeditions, it’s necessary to set some expectation… 122159
John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 29/09/2026In which Eric Schmitt, rumored candidate for VP in an (ugh) JD Vance 2028 presidential run, pre-emptively loses 22 electoral votes in Georgia and Iowa 1061555275
John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 29/09/2026It's not "super intelligence." It's not even "intelligence." It continues to fuck up easy questions, like to whom I dedicated my most recent book. Also, Mike Johnson is a craven, simpering weasel and none of the people standing near him in this video respect him even the tiniest bit. 4080186
Reposted by John ScalziMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 29/09/2026"Can a rapist’s prose elicit remorse for sexual assault? What word count best equates to appropriate jail time? In this class, we will dissect what empathy and accountability might look like so undergrads may successfully mimic them on paper in pursuit of avoiding just punishment." buff.ly/5na4oMYbuff.lyAnnouncing Cornell University’s Newest Writing Course: Rape Essays 101“Can a rapist’s prose effectively elicit remorse for sexual assault? What word count best equates to appropriate jail time? In this class, we will dissect wh... 19815268
John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 29/09/2026Ice Cream is absolutely lunch, it gives the body essential carrageenans and guar gums 4259830
Reposted by John ScalziKingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 29/09/2026It’s Launch Day, darling! This one is not cozy or for the faint of heart, please note the warnings, but it’s here at last! And while you should read in the way you like the best—dude, Neil Newbon’s narration knocks it out of the PARK. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/813073...penguinrandomhouse.comBaldur's Gate 3: Astarion by T. Kingfisher: 9798217298594 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: BooksThe roguish charlatan Astarion will free himself from a centuries-long fate of servitude or die (a second time) trying—in this decadently dark fantasy adventure by award-winning author T. Kingfisher..... 58885215
Reposted by John ScalziDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 29/09/2026There's a shit-ton of actual anti-Semitism in the world today, but Netanyahu's fraudulent misuse of the term devalues it dangerously. Hamas is anti-Semitic and murderous. Netanyahu is a cynical, murderous shitheel. Mamdani is an American politician with a perverse impulse to tell blunt truths. 371676274
John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 29/09/2026My editor is clearly expecting words in the manuscript this morning. I must oblige her. 36119438
Reposted by John Scalzithe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 29/09/2026bluesky does not seem to really be talking about this but today Stevie Wonder unleased 4 songs that didn't make "Songs in the Key of Life." music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...music.youtube.comSongs In The Key Of Life - The EPEP • Stevie Wonder 532045648
John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 29/09/2026Could be jeans, could be a heterosexual with low blood sugar 2959139
Reposted by John ScalziJill Pantozzi @jillpantozzi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Last month, a Google alert directed me to an interview I did with cartoonist Matt Furie—creator of Pepe the Frog…only I haven’t done any interview and I’d never even met Furie. So I clicked. "None of this is true": AI, content farms, and one completely made-up article. bsky.app/profile/then... 12708372
John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 28/09/2026As a general rule many things I post on Bluesky come out of the blue and may have no obvious precipitating incident or context, this is a feature, not a bug 134146
John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 28/09/2026It continues to be interesting to me just how many men, when presented with a clear and obvious answer to a test of morality and empathy, will nevertheless choose to "devil's advocate" themselves into a position of complete assholery 652091246