iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Juliette Wade @juliettewade.com · 29/09/2026

Any cognition you perceive in "AI" is your own. That's it. You built your concept of its intelligence, the same way you understand fictional characters as people. The same way you can see an octopus in a towel hook. They are using your mind to sell their product. The human is you.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 23/09/2026

Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics.

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https://apnews.com/article/openai-safety-ai-framework-089e75b95bc935af092da7b79d92706d

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Richard Morris @ahistoryinart.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

'Evening, Killarney.' (1941) Speaking to an art critic in the 1930s, Paul Henry said: 'What always strikes me about the Irish landscape is its otherworldliness. There's an air of mystery about it ... you feel that anything may happen round the corner.'

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Let's focus on supporting each other this year. Indie authors, publishers, magazines & editors need to stay connected! Keep yourself integrated into the SFFH world by reading Locus! Support our nonprofit and help us create the network we all deserve... locusmag.com

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Theodora Goss @theodoragoss.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This is absolutely hideous. We are talking about a political party that wants women to reproduce and at the same time is raising the maternal mortality rate. The result is dead women.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The Akkadian/Sumerian poet Enheduanna (2285-2250 BC) is the world’s first named author. #CelebratingWomen

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Theodora Goss @theodoragoss.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Traveling home from WorldCon with a new friend. What do you think his English name should be? His fox name is a little hard to pronounce . . .

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Porter Square Books in Cambridge & Boston @portersqbooks.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The deadline to apply for the PSB Writer in Residence Program is today!!! Even if you don't have all the materials quite ready, still fill out the form. You'll have until next week to send those in.

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Porter Square Books will once again be hosting Writers in Residence in 2025

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Theodora Goss @theodoragoss.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Kate very kindly made this graphic for our panel tomorrow. 🙂 My schedule for Friday at WorldCon: 9:00 am: Gothic Writing and Worldbuilding 3:00 pm: signing at the Tachyon Publications table 4:30 pm: Tasty Morsels: History of the Vampire 6:00 pm: Hugo Best Poem Finalists Recital

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Los Angeles Worldcon @laworldcon.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

@theodoragoss.bsky.social is another Featured Participant you can look forward to meeting at #LAconV!

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Amrita Sher-Gil (1913-1941), pioneer of Indian modernist painting, known for her portraits & Southern Indian rural village scenes #womensart

Stylised painting of a group of women sitting on the ground around a basket

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Imagine the joy of receiving a full-color Locus Magazine in your mailbox each month—a treasure trove of reviews, interviews, and book news. Collect this month's issue and future editions here: subscribers.locusmag...

Locus magazine cover with yellow background and a sword going through the water

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 09/08/2026

Ok folks, Sheila and her family need our help. You might know her as the editor of Asimov’s, but she's also a good friend and one of the best people in the field. If you can, please... www.gofundme.com/f/help-irene...

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Donate to Help Irene's Parents Get Skilled Nursing Care, organized by Irene Bruce

Hi - This is Irene and Juliet, the daughters of Sheila and David. As many of… Irene Bruce needs your support for Help Irene's Parents Get Skilled Nursing Care

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Theodora Goss @theodoragoss.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Dear lovely folks, I just realized that tomorrow is the last day to vote for the Hugo Awards! If you're eligible and you liked my poem "How to Become a Sea Witch," please consider voting for it. Didn't get a chance to read it? You can find it here: theorangebee.substack.com/p/how-to-bec...

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Theodora Goss @theodoragoss.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I’m super proud of this book and grateful to everyone at Tachyon Publications. Letters from an Imaginary Country and the longest story in the collection, “The Secret Diary of Mina Harker,” which I wrote for the collection, are both finalists for the World Fantasy Award. :)

Theodora Goss holding a copy of the short story collection Letters from an Imaginary Country.

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Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Writers, Please Share! If the Uncanny Magazine Year 13 Kickstarter fully funds by Aug. 1, we will be open 1 MONTH to short story submissions! If the Kickstarter funds after Aug. 1, we will only be open for 2 WEEKS to short story submissions! If we don’t fully fund, well…

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Theodora Goss @theodoragoss.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

New poem. :) There are people in Kensington Gardens who keep to the paths, walking straight, one foot in front of the other, like soldiers, upright, respectable . . . theodoragosspoems.com/2026/07/23/t...

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The People Who Keep to the Paths

The People Who Keep to the Paths by Theodora Goss There are people in Kensington Gardens who keep to the paths, walking straight, one foot in front of the other, like soldiers, upright, respectable…

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 20/07/2026

One of our favourite nature facts is that a group of ladybirds is called a 'loveliness'. 📷 Rob Coleman

Close-up photograph of a cluster of bright red ladybirds with black spots gathered on the sloping wooden surface of a bug hotel or stacked logs. Around 30-40 ladybirds are resting together in a sunlit triangular recess between weathered pieces of wood, with warm natural colours and shallow depth of field creating a softly blurred background.

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Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Ahh! Now 45% funded!! KEEP IT ROLLING, SPACE UNICORNS!!!

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Jeremy Hefner @hefdaddy42.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

##NowReading Medusa's Daughters: Magic and Monstrosity From Women Writers of the Fin-de-Siecle, edited by @theodoragoss.bsky.social #BookSky

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N. A. Dawn, Author @nadawn.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Sweet as honeysuckle, humble as soil, The Woman Who Stole Flowers by @theodoragoss.bsky.social in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social charms us with the dream of seeing the unseen crones of our world. Between the tides of history, this vignette is quietly pristine. #urbanfantasy #sff #booksky #cozy #cosy

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Theodora Goss @theodoragoss.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Three poems I did not have time to post here before. :) Little English houses, red and white, white and red. Somewhere a good child is laying her head on a linen pillow, and hollyhocks bloom all across the linen, all around her room . . . theodoragosspoems.com/2026/06/14/l...

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Little English Houses

Little English Houses by Theodora Goss Little English houses, red and white, white and red. Somewhere a good child is laying her head on a linen pillow, and hollyhocks bloom all across the linen, a…

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Jennifer Cröw @writerjencrow.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I’m working on this month’s post where I talk about a poet whose work I love. This time, it’s @theodoragoss.bsky.social. I’m particularly enamored of her “The Witch Makes Her To-Do List” and “The Dictator Fears Death.” Find them here: theodoragosspoems.com

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Diabolical Plots @diabolicalplots.com · 05/06/2026

Letters from an Imaginary Country by Theodora Goss @theodoragoss.bsky.social

A woman with a dark haired bon haircut is facing the viewer reading a book that is held up to almost cover her mouth. She is pale skinned and wearing white gloves with three black lines on the back. the book has cursive script that is strictly horizontal in the image not following the direction of the book. The book is either somewhat transparent or the book also has the image of her lower face and neck on it. around her are suggestions of grass and tree foliage.
The quote" The elegance of Goss's work has never ceased to amaze me." -Catherumme M. Talented, author of Comfort Me With Apples

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Greg van Eekhout @gregvaneekhout.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Spend five minutes watching a tree and your day will be better.

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Theodora Goss @theodoragoss.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Pretty sure many of our problems in the US be traced to the fact that we don’t take the elves into consideration. Before any more data centers are built, we should ask, what would the elves want?

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Guy Gavriel Kay @guygavrielkay.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

‘She wants to be flowers but they keep making her owls.’

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S. J. Tucker Music @sjtuckermusic.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

My first online solo show of the year is next Saturday May 9! Plz get your ticket & join me at the link- just $5 to help me keep the lights on between festivals + 48 hours to watch/rewatch if u can’t be there at showtime + gift song download from me #MusicSky sjtucker.bandcamp.com/merch/music-...

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Music, Magic, May from S. J. Tucker

Live Stream from S. J. Tucker.

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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Joseph Decker. Green Plums, ca. 1885

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Ivy @askylitocean.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

a handmade embroidery artwork titled "Manually embroidered cats" created by artist @ladyserebrennikova.

It features three cats with intricate, unique patterns on their bodies.
The artist notes that these are manually embroidered and sometimes sold with baby cats included.
The designs are often inspired by traditional art patterns like folk embroidery or floral themes.

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Tatiana Fajardo @tatiana1979.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Marjorie Miller, 'Queen of the Night,'1931

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Theodora Goss @theodoragoss.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I'm thrilled that my poem "How to Become a Sea Witch," published in The Orange & Bee, is a finalist for a Hugo Award. 🙂 If you'd like to read it (and maybe vote for it, if you're a Hugo voter!), you can read it here: theorangebee.substack.com/p/how-to-bec...

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

my latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com

Two hooded figures with lamps approach a moonlit, isolated cottage.
A woman answers the door.
We have come for the child, says the hooded figure
So soon? she asks
It is time, says the hooded figure.
The woman is distraught. We should never have got him a library card!
What is done cannot be undone, says the hooded figure
We couldn’t see the harm! We just wanted him to enjoy reading!
For most, it ends there, says the hooded figure, turning away and walking into the wilderness
Oh lord, What have I done! says the woman,
the child walks past her and out into the darkness with them.
Do not cry mother.
I am a writer now.

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Fantasy-Faction @fantasyfaction.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Today @kitvaria.bsky.social reviews @theodoragoss.bsky.social's European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman! -JI "Mixing reimagined monsters, found family warmth, and darker historical realities into a story that is still full of charm and heart." fantasy-faction.com/2026/europea... #booksky 💙🪐📚

The book cover sits in the center of the image. The cover shows the title in a large cream-colored serif font on a navy-blue background that fills almost the entire space. Around the edges is a topographical map done in yellow-green butting up against waves of sky blue. Mixed in are magenta and orange curlicues and a few line drawings. The line draws are as follows: In the bottom third of the cover there is an orange suspension bridge reaching from edge to edge over the waves of sky blue. On the right-hand bank is a town with a yellow-green mountain behind it. The town has a yellow-green cathedral and three houses: one orange, one cream, and one magenta. There is also a pair of tickets (one orange, one yellow-green) and a humanoid cat person holding a dagger. The cat person has long orange hair and an orange tail. Their face is peach and they have a scar on their right cheek. They are wearing a yellow-green coat, and the dagger is cream with a yellow handle. The background of the image is a Victorian map of Europe.

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Theodora Goss @theodoragoss.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

I'm very happy to have a short story, "The Woman Who Stole Flowers," in the most recent issue of Ucanny Magazine. :) You can read or listen to it here: www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-... (The image is Károly Kert in Budapest, where some of the story takes place.)

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Theodora Goss @theodoragoss.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

New blog post. :) "In marble, Hosmer seems to be carving her own history, her own mythology — she is creating her own ancestresses, or perhaps all of ours." theodoragoss.com/2026/04/11/f...

Sculpture of Queen Zenobia by Harriet Goodhue Hosmer

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