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David (W) Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

If you follow me online, you've probably seen my daynotes (since I post them... uh, near daily) and my monthly newsletter. I love writing them. Indeed, it's probably my favourite thing to do aside from writing books. So - I've got a bit of news! www.davidgoodman.net/announcing-m...

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Announcing my new membership programme

Yes, we've had first newsletter. But what about second newsletter? (or third?)

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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

CONGRATULATIONS @hhpak.bsky.social! YOU ARE THE YOUNGEST-EVER WINNER OF A HUGO AWARD IN A PROSE CATEGORY! YOU BEAT THE RECORD HELD BY GEORGE R.R. MARTIN WHO WAS 26 YEARS AND 10 MONTHS OLD WHEN HE WON FOR "A SONG FOR LYA" IN 1975!

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Hannah Yang @hannahyangwrites.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

PSA turns out the fastest way to write a short story is by using it to procrastinate on writing a novel

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Joe Stech @thinkweirder.com · 14/08/2026

Introduce yourself as what almost killed you. Hi, I'm some loose gravel on a turn in Sunshine Canyon. Heh heh heh, these idiot road bikes are going to hit me going 45mph...

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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

ive heard about a rerelease of a similar story. but we all know I HAVE NO BUTT AND I MUST POUND is the science fiction classic everyone is talkin about

cover of I HAVE NO BUTT AND I MUST POUND featuring i blob buckaroo on the left and a shirtless PM on the right

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Joe Stech @thinkweirder.com · 12/08/2026

I'm a millennial, I've had this on rotation since Oprah gave away all those cars 20 years ago

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Walt Shitman @waltshitman.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

“Fantasy author” is a fake job created by Big Hat to sell big black hats.

George R. R. Martin wearing a black fisherman’s cap

Sir Terry Pratchett wearing a big black hat

Robert Jordan wearing a really big black hat.

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Joe Stech @thinkweirder.com · 11/08/2026

Down this road lies madness But if anyone can do it, you can, I'm rooting for you!

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Joe Stech @thinkweirder.com · 08/08/2026

genuinely impressive feat

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Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I love that the image strongly suggests that at some point in their chequered history Bilbo and Gollum solved crimes together, and that Bilbo was the maverick and Gollum did things by the book.

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Isabel J. Kim @isabel.kim · 07/08/2026

I must not discourse. Discourse is the mind-killer. Discourse is the little-death that brings total obliteration.

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Joe Stech @thinkweirder.com · 07/08/2026

I'll be on some Worldcon panels at the end of this month! Talking about alternative energy, problems with data centers in space, and AI. Here's the schedule if you'd like to attend: guide.lacon.org/people/c7c48... And DM me if you just want to meet up to say hi

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Joe Stech @thinkweirder.com · 07/08/2026

same (this is my kid, not me, just trust that I am also shucking)

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

If you have ever emailed a writer to let them know you enjoyed something they wrote, you are among the noblest and best and most saintly in this entire world, and I hope you sleep really well tonight.

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Isabel J. Kim @isabel.kim · 09/06/2026

CLARKESWORLD DEADASS STARTED MY CAREER AND PUBLISHES SOME OF THE BEST SHORT SFF OUT THERE EVERYONE GO SUBSCRIBE TO IT RIGHT NOW!! or else.

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Joe Stech @thinkweirder.com · 05/06/2026

Super 8 is LUXURY, Motel 6 is where it's at hit a deer on I-25 in New Mexico about fifteen years ago and stayed at a very nice Motel 6 in Santa Fe, opposite of cursed, blessed Motel 6

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Joe Stech @thinkweirder.com · 27/05/2026

That's incredible, the hard science fiction concepts of "Shroud" and the dark academia of "The Incandescent" feel different all the way down, I can't guess at what generic space you're referencing unless it's something like "monsters in the dark"? I'd love to hear more! Will you be at Worldcon?

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Joe Stech @thinkweirder.com · 26/05/2026

I don't have strong feelings either way, but it really struck me hard this year when I had to compare "Shroud" to "The Incandescent". I had a moment of disbelief that these two radically different books were up for the same award

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Max Spero @max.pangram.com · 19/05/2026

We just published a guest blog post from Joe Stech @thinkweirder.com: The Information Theory Behind Why AI Writing Sucks. Check it out! pangram.com/blog/joe-ste...

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Joe Stech @thinkweirder.com · 11/05/2026

have you considered excessive saw use

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Joe Stech @thinkweirder.com · 11/05/2026

It was a genuine honor to convert reprint rights to one of 2025's most conceptually thrilling stories into silver. Maybe next year the Bullion Prerogative (thanks @louisinglishall.bsky.social for the name) can be joined by a Spice, or possibly Tea, Prerogative, delivered via clipper ship

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Isabel J. Kim @isabel.kim · 11/05/2026

Checking off my “getting paid for my writing with a silver coin like it is 2000 years ago” box for an anthology payment by @thinkweirder.com i am unironically so thrilled about this

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Joe Stech @thinkweirder.com · 29/04/2026

I mean, it's easy to create the SKU, not easy to get anyone to distribute it 😆

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Joe Stech @thinkweirder.com · 29/04/2026

I've been brainstorming ways I could include unique codes on a per-physical-book basis, so that if you order the physical book online you can just scan a QR code on the title page and get access to the community and get a cheap ebook version etc. It's not easy to create a book+ebook SKU

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Peter Lucier @peterlucier.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Maya Angelou on the joys of being edited

I’ve had the same editor since 1967. Many times he has said to me over the years or asked me, Why would you use a semicolon instead of a colon? And many times over the years I have said to him things like: I will never speak to you again. Forever. Goodbye. That is it. Thank you very much. And I leave. Then I read the piece and I think of his suggestions. I send him a telegram that says, OK, so you’re right. So what? Don’t ever mention this to me again. If you do, I will never speak to you again

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Joe Stech @thinkweirder.com · 20/04/2026

Happy to beef on your behalf, send me your most scathing reply to your reviewer and I'll post it on Goodreads, Beef By Proxy

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Ancillary Review of Books @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org · 08/04/2026

Big news! ARB's first fundraiser is officially live! We're shooting for the very modest goal of $1k, with lots of stretch goals in mind. Your support is of course appreciated, and any help in spreading the word would be wonderful!

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Ancillary Review of Books: Year 7!

Questioning power, imagining possibility: ARB provides thoughtful criticism of speculative fiction. Help us pay our writers and staff!

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Joe Stech @thinkweirder.com · 08/04/2026

I really love the $1000 tier that says "ARB will work with you to figure out an appropriate gesture of appreciation for your contribution" More Kickstarters should have a tier that's just "we'll owe you a favor"

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Joe Stech @thinkweirder.com · 08/04/2026

"All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain"

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Joe Stech @thinkweirder.com · 03/04/2026

this is a great book, everyone should buy it right now for 99 cents

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Joe Stech @thinkweirder.com · 26/03/2026

as Dave Barry once said, "Decay, leading to ruination, is the inevitable fate of every human structure, Including your house. Your job, as a homeowner, is to stall the process as long as you can, knowing you will ultimately fail"

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Joe Stech @thinkweirder.com · 25/03/2026

honestly this is the movie they should have made FIRST

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Joe Stech @thinkweirder.com · 25/03/2026

simply have some kids and get them to do the chores! (I cannot emphasize enough that this is a joke and WILL RESULT IN THE OPPOSITE EFFECT)

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Joe Stech @thinkweirder.com · 17/03/2026

CHILDREN OF STRIFE BY @aptshadow.bsky.social IS OUT TODAY! I'm only a few pages in but the collection of villains on this spaceship is already worth the cost of admission

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Joe Stech @thinkweirder.com · 17/03/2026

I hope it's right next to "The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt" by Edmund Morris. I keep all my Pulitzer prize-winning biographies on the same shelf for maximum pretension

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Joe Stech @thinkweirder.com · 17/03/2026

As a fan of both you and Matt Levine, I can verify that you both make extremely good jokes

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Joe Stech @thinkweirder.com · 06/03/2026

I got a request recently from Oprah! I've been meaning to get back to her. Are you telling me it might not really be Oprah, and she's not going to recommend a niche SFF anthology to her millions of book club readers!?

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Joe Stech @thinkweirder.com · 05/03/2026

I just finished "Slow Gods" by Claire North via a recommendation by @aptshadow.bsky.social, and I loved it. Beyond the cultural richness of the far future setting, I think there's something very appealing about the juxtaposition of real-feeling technology set against an element of the numinous

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Tia Tashiro @tiatashiro.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

I did this last year and I'm trying to make it an annual Thing, so here are a few short fiction writers in their first two years of publishing worth considering for Astounding Award nomination! I'm highlighting a work I loved from each of them (it's hard to keep it to just one, but c'est la vie)

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The Binge Reading Bookclub Podcast @bingereadingbooks.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

🚨New episode ‼️ Brilliant author David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social takes us on a paratextual tour of Excession by Iain M Banks! linktr.ee/stetpodcasts Dave helps us understand why paratext is sometimes the best tool for conveying intricate relationships in a novel. 💙📚 #podcasts

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STET Podcasts gathers together some of the leading writing and publishing podcasts in one place for all your writing needs!

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Joe Stech @thinkweirder.com · 27/02/2026

My wife and I did the Mallory Cave hike above NCAR today, check out this section of "trail" that turned out to be a class 4 slab! I wouldn't have believed it was part of the trail if that plaque wasn't there. The view from the top was incredible.

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Joe Stech @thinkweirder.com · 22/02/2026

Thoughtful conversation on @mealofthorns.bsky.social about Egan's Diaspora, I loved how they differentiated between the sort of superficial engineering projects+big guns pop culture hard SF and the mind-expanding concept-driven hard SF that Egan writes: ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2026/02/09/a...

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A Meal of Thorns 43- DIASPORA with Eden Kupermintz

Greg Egan’s work exemplifies a certain kind of “hard” science fiction: not that it’s obsessed with big manly space battles, but rather that it’s using science to reall…

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Joe Stech @thinkweirder.com · 21/02/2026

By the time I was two paragraphs in I was laughing so hard I had to take a break and go get a glass of water

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