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Luke Elliott
@luminousluke.bsky.social
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🛡️Medium-sized humanoid (he/him) 🧑‍💻Writer—SF/F/H 🎙️“Ink to Film” podcast host 📜MFA—SHUWPF, Viable Paradise (VP22), Codex 📚Stories in Reckoning, Metaphorosis, Even Cozier Cosmic.🐾 Covered in dog hair 🩼 Disabled www.lukeelliottauthor.com
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In "Room 237" Rodney Ascher presents wild interpretations/conspiracy theories about "The Shining." Some are relatively grounded, while others rely on outlandish ideas. But is it possible the whole doc is a deliberate showcase of fan obsession & over-analysis?

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What's the point of meaningless death? "The Long Walk" (2025) takes a stab at providing an answer, and in the process changes a Richard Bachman story into one more in line with Stephen King's sensibilities. But which version was better? Let's discuss!

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#thelongwalk
OryCon attendees, come check out my panels and say hi? #Orycon45

10/17

“It's All in the Details” 1:00-1:50 PM

“Short Stories vs. Novels” 2:00-2:50 PM

10/18

“Hard Science, Space Fantasy, and Space Opera” 2:00-2:50 PM

10/19

“The Influence of Multimedia on Literary Works” 1:00-1:50 PM
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Red flags in SO MANY of the emails we get:

🚩"Hello Ink"
🚩"We love what you're doing with [quote verbatim from our podcast description]"
🚩🚩"We offer AI..."
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THE LONG WALK--It's time for our first Richard Bachman book! Let's take a look at the truth behind the name, a Vietnam War allegory, the role masculinity plays in controlling young men, and what makes this one of the bleakest stories we've covered.

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#stephenking
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It’s time to appreciate the original film the American remake owes so much of its success to. Let’s talk about “Ring” (1998).

Venture down the well with us for this month’s special episode ⤵️
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Starship Troopers (1997) is THE blueprint for #Helldivers.

Paul Verhoeven’s adaptation of Heinlein’s classic novel divided critics at the time, but its antifascist subtext sure hits different in 2025.

Do your part ⬇
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Not really, no 😅

You could give the start of our ep a try for some context—we don’t get into spoilers until after we talk about Heinlein’s bio
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Unlike the movie, Robert A. Heinlein's "Starship Troopers" is NOT a satire... but is it worth reading today?

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A change up from our typical writer guests, Shayna Hodge runs a massive book club here in Portland (300+ people) and was an absolute delight to have on our podcast.

Show them some love and give this a listen? We're spoiler free to kick things off!
Nightbitch (2024) takes on Rachel Yoder's ambitious debut, but does it have the same bite?

Special guest @batttykoda.bsky.social joins once again to cast their vote for which version is better: the book or the movie!

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#nightbitch #rachelyoder #Inktofilm
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With our culture becoming increasingly hostile towards women, "Fem Rage is Inevitable." Special guest @batttykoda.bsky.social joins the show to discuss inclusive book clubs, @rachelyoder.bsky.social's debut novel #NIGHTBITCH, & how to get the genre right!

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My early thoughts on the Anthropic settlement:
a) good, fucking pay us
b) no, that’s not enough
c) shouldn’t have stolen our shit to train your stupid mediocre plagiarism artbarf robot in the first place, you fuckers
d) this isn’t something to celebrate; it is a Pyrrhic victory at best
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A special message from the cast of #Murderbot to @marthawells.com. We had the honor of showing it to her & the audience at WorldCon 2025 during our interview & first live show ever!

Note: bluesky forces video to be <3 mins, but the full message & interview are on YouTube: youtu.be/W-JRHSABM24?...
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It's time for another community choice project! Which of these would you most like for us read/watch next? (Must be a supporter on Patreon to vote on the official poll)

Akira (1988)
Starship Troopers (1997)
Romeo + Juliet (1996)

Vote here: www.patreon.com/posts/how-ab...
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Worldcon was a total blast and the Ink to Film live show is out now!
Didn't make it to Worldcon this year? No worries, our LIVE #Murderbot episode with @marthawells.com is now free for everyone!

And don't miss the special message the show's cast sent, which we had the privilege to share with her & an audience of fans 👀
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#worldcon2025
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What a wholesome group of people which came together to make something great. That really made my day. 💖
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👀👀👀👀 this is amazing!!!
Didn't make it to Worldcon this year? No worries, our LIVE #Murderbot episode with @marthawells.com is now free for everyone!

And don't miss the special message the show's cast sent, which we had the privilege to share with her & an audience of fans 👀
📺 bit.ly/4lRpBIq
🎙️ bit.ly/3HC8z33
#worldcon2025
The sooner the better, we could all use something nice
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If you missed the live recording of the Murderbot interview episode at WorldCon, you can watch it here:
Didn't make it to Worldcon this year? No worries, our LIVE #Murderbot episode with @marthawells.com is now free for everyone!

And don't miss the special message the show's cast sent, which we had the privilege to share with her & an audience of fans 👀
📺 bit.ly/4lRpBIq
🎙️ bit.ly/3HC8z33
#worldcon2025
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Didn't make it to Worldcon this year? No worries, our LIVE #Murderbot episode with @marthawells.com is now free for everyone!

And don't miss the special message the show's cast sent, which we had the privilege to share with her & an audience of fans 👀
📺 bit.ly/4lRpBIq
🎙️ bit.ly/3HC8z33
#worldcon2025
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Folks at the CDC bravely walking out today. They've been demonized, harassed, and shot at, and they haven't given up on us. Bless them all.
I've seen people laughing at the idea he could be covering up bruises from handshake trauma, but I actually buy it.

He's a notorious asshole who tries to "win" handshakes by painfully squeezing & jerking people's arms towards himself.

Maybe some of those world leaders he met with didn't back down?
both of these photos of Trump's hand were taken today (Getty)
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Interesting Worldcon write-up by @b0yle.bsky.social here that’s shares some quotes from our interview with @marthawells.com!
#worldcon2025 @seattlein2025.org
Trending: ‘Game of Thrones’ creator and other science fiction writers trace twists and turns at Seattle Worldcon https://www.geekwire.com/2025/game-of-thrones-creator-science-fiction-worldcon/
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Norwescon '24, @luminousluke.bsky.social and I made a bet. We'd have completed novel rough drafts by Norwescon '25. The prize? A bottle of decent whiskey. If only one of us met the goal, they'd get the bottle to themselves. If neither of us succeeded we'd watch our friends enjoy it instead.