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Lance Robinson

@lancerobinsonwriter.com

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I write humble SF stories of humble characters thrust into extraordinary situations, and grand epic tales of heroes at the horizon of wonder.

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Lance Robinson @lancerobinsonwriter.com · Feb 1

𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘴: 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 has been published and is available now. 🎺🎺🎺
This collection contains some of my best stories that have been published over the years. www.chasingnewsuns.com.
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#sciencefiction #speculativefiction #canadiansciencefiction #chasingnewsuns #shortstories

"Lance Robinson is an exciting new voice... Prepare to be amazed." -Hugo Award Winner, Robert J. Sawyer.
Chasing News Suns: Collected Stories, by Lance Robinson. Available now: www.chasingnewsuns.com.

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Lance Robinson @lancerobinsonwriter.com · 2d

Q1: How can AI in Canada be made even more wonderful?
Q2: Which sectors should be the highest priority for the development of wonderful AI?
Q3: How do we improve the business enabling environment (e.g. nasty oversight and regulations) to ensure that wonderful AI doesn't have any roadblocks?

Lance Robinson @lancerobinsonwriter.com · 2d

Viewing this questionnaire with my scientist glasses on, I must say, I can't remember the last time I ever saw such blatant bias in the framing of survey questions. If a grad student proposed this as their research instrument, I would give them a grade of D- at best.

Lance Robinson @lancerobinsonwriter.com · 4d

I'm changing up my podcast playlist and the newest addition is The Great Simplification. There's an encouraging amount of science and intelligent thought out there about where the world is at right now, but it's quite compartmentalized. The Great Simplification is serious about connecting the dots.

The Great Simplification @tgspodcast.bsky.social · 22d

In this episode, Nate is joined by existential risk researcher Luke Kemp to explore the intricate history of societal collapse – connecting patterns of dominance hierarchies, resource control, and inequality to create societies which he calls Goliaths.

www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/194-...

Lance Robinson @lancerobinsonwriter.com · 6d

Having a story published in OnSpec has always been on my Canadian SF writer bucket list. Now it's too late. ‪OnSpec (@onspecmag.bsky.social)‬ is shutting down after 35 years. 😥

I feel like the short fiction publishing landscape is tilting away from magazines and toward anthologies. Am I right?

Lance Robinson @lancerobinsonwriter.com · 6d

Thanks for all the years.

Lance Robinson @lancerobinsonwriter.com · 7d

Nope.

Lance Robinson @lancerobinsonwriter.com · 12d

This is worth a listen!

The Bunker podcast – News without the nonsense @bunkerpod.bsky.social · 13d

🚨OUT NOW🚨
Space-suit vs Jackboot – Can science fiction save us from fascism? Writer, critic and host of a fascinating online science fiction community @damiengwalter.com discusses the lessons of future oligarchs, space tyrants and cosmic populism with @nndroid.bsky.social 👉 linktr.ee/bunker_pod

Lance Robinson @lancerobinsonwriter.com · 15d

Here’s a post for today, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada: Granddaughter’s Song by Shy-Anne Hovorka and the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra.

Such a beautiful voice!

youtu.be/TEWdN_fgC6U

#nationaldayfortruthandreconciliation #orangeshirtday #canada

Granddaughter's Song

YouTube video by Shy-Anne Hovorka

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Lance Robinson @lancerobinsonwriter.com · 17d

So I tell the publisher, “No, not Paypal. My bank gives a better USD-CAD exchange rate than Paypal, so please mail me a check.”

And then Canadian Postal workers go on strike.

By the way, I enthusiastically and wholeheartedly support the postal workers.

#writerslife

a man wearing headphones is sitting in front of a microphone and making a funny face .

ALT: a man wearing headphones is sitting in front of a microphone and making a funny face .

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Lance Robinson @lancerobinsonwriter.com · 21d

My imposter syndrome getting ready for work:

Lance Robinson @lancerobinsonwriter.com · 26d

Looking to the coming years with honest eyes, it can be difficult to perceive anything but darkness. But there are plenty of gaps in the darkness for creative rays of light to shine.

And this article feels like it was written for today.

www.cnn.com/2012/06/23/w...

#nonviolence #hope

Gene Sharp: A dictator’s worst nightmare | CNN

He’s an unlikely radical – an 84-year-old American academic. But his ideas about using non-violence to overthrow repressive regimes are literally revolutionary.

www.cnn.com

Lance Robinson @lancerobinsonwriter.com · Sep 12

Global solar energy capacity is more than 10 times what it was in 2011.

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35 Latest Solar Power Statistics, Charts & Data [2025]

With the help of charts and key statistical data, we reveal the latest 2025 solar power statistics that demonstrate how the industry has grown and...

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Lance Robinson @lancerobinsonwriter.com · Sep 12

For Sale: Time machine.

Currently has had one previous owner, but by next year it will be brand new.

Chris Patrick Carolan 🇨🇦 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @cpcwrites.bsky.social · Sep 12

For Sale:
Used time machine.
Has seen better days.

Lance Robinson @lancerobinsonwriter.com · Sep 10

Age verification?

Last week I purchased my fourth bottle of Worcestershire sauce.

Diabolical Plots @diabolicalplots.com · Sep 10

Age verification?

I still remember when the computer screamed when it connected to the Internet.

High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · Sep 10

Age verification?

Every now and again I hitchhiked home from work, if no one could pick me up.

Lance Robinson @lancerobinsonwriter.com · Sep 10

The CBC radio program Ideas, recently did an interesting show on Chinese science fiction, and spent quite a bit of time on Liu Cixin's work, especially 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮. It's worth a listen:
www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/...

#sciencefiction #chinesesciencefiction #LiuCixin
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Why Chinese sci-fi like Netflix's 3 Body Problem is booming | CBC Radio

With vengeful alien civilizations, virtual realities and hologram wives, Chinese science fiction is in its heyday — not just in China but around the globe. Renowned author Cixin Liu is at the forefron...

www.cbc.ca

Lance Robinson @lancerobinsonwriter.com · Sep 9

Joe Stech, former editor of 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, has put together a new anthology to be released at the end of October. I'm excited to have a story of mine appear in 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘞𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳.
thinkweirder.com

#iwritespecfic #sciencefiction #thinkweirder
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Lance Robinson @lancerobinsonwriter.com · Sep 6

This novel is such fun.

Lance Robinson @lancerobinsonwriter.com · Sep 5

How it feels when you pass the captcha

Lance Robinson @lancerobinsonwriter.com · Sep 5

Feel that way myself many days. But...
Perhaps hope is easier with a different metaphor. Progress isn't a 1 dimensional journey in which we advance or backslide. It's a garden overgrown with dry thorny weeds. Big fire is coming, but the fungi and seeds and bulbs are in the soil waiting.

#hopepunk

Lance Robinson @lancerobinsonwriter.com · Sep 3

The trouble with writing novels rather than short stories is that I have to wait so much longer between rejection letters.

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#iwritespecfic

Lance Robinson @lancerobinsonwriter.com · Sep 3

Drop an old person you're going to turn into in the future.

Lance Robinson @lancerobinsonwriter.com · Aug 19

Please tell me this device will include a mini tractor beam that can do chiropractic adjustments on my C1 and C2 vertebrae, and that it will be invented in 2025. I’ve got a wicked tension headache.

#startrek #chiropractic #galaxyclassheadache

Dr. Crusher treating Will Riker's neck with a dermal regenerator from Star Trek - The Next Generation

Lance Robinson @lancerobinsonwriter.com · Aug 17

As a hobbyist woodworker, today I found myself wishing for more #sciencefiction that features woodworking. I need to reread The Lathe of Heaven. I briefly mused about writing a sequel. Based on my woodworking skills, it would be titled The Jack Plane with a Dull Blade of Heaven.

#UrsulaKLeGuin
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Book cover of The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin

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File 770 @file770.bsky.social · Aug 16

Montréal in 2027 Worldcon Bid Wins Site Selection Vote
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Montréal in 2027 Worldcon Bid Wins Site Selection Vote

The Montréal in 2027 Worldcon bid has officially won the site selection vote, after running unopposed. The convention’s name will be Montréal Worldcon 2027. Bruce Farr and Darin Briskman&…

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Lance Robinson @lancerobinsonwriter.com · Aug 17

This has been a great year for chanterelles in northwestern Ontario.