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Andrew is made of MEAT @formaldehydefce.bsky.social · 14m

Everything else aside, "Meet the computer you can talk to" is the worst tagline I think I've ever heard. It's clunky, basic, and colorless. This is what happens when you use chat gpt instead of hiring actual copywriters.

Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 3h

This is the future of Windows. Microsoft wants to rewrite Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. It's now bringing AI features to all Windows 11 PCs today, in a bid to convince you to talk to your PC and let AI control it. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/799768/...

Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it

Copilot Voice and Vision are now rolling out.

www.theverge.com

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Dr. Stephanie @punkrockscience.bsky.social · 2h

The punk ethos has always been about mutual aid and community. We *know* our systems and institutions will fail us; that’s why we’re punks. “Pick someone up in the pit” is much more than literal, and especially when we’re most down in the shit, we need to remember that.

Sydney Bauer @sydney-bauer.com · 3h

Good morning I’m in @theverge.com profiling @ekkoastral.bsky.social @jael.bsky.social and some other cool trans musicians who are bringing the organizing energy they learned from being trans online to music venues across the country. These musicians are meeting the moment.

The DIY and IRL energy of punk rock mutual aid

Bands like Ekko Astral are bringing the urgency of online solidarity into the mosh pit.

www.theverge.com

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A.C. Wise @acwise.bsky.social · 1h

A brutal story, sizzling with justifiable rage, about a drag queen who channels ghosts - Courtney Lovecraft's Book of the Dead by @sentencebender.bsky.social.

www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/cour...

Courtney Lovecraft’s Book of the Dead - Nightmare Magazine

Honey, the spirits are here with us tonight and they are deeply disappointed. [audience laughter] Momma, do you not own a mirror? Did you think you looked cute when you walked out of your house tonigh...

www.nightmare-magazine.com

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Sam J Miller @sentencebender.bsky.social · 2h

Rewatched THE BLACK PHONE last night, to prepare for seeing the sequel tonight. Loved it even more on a second viewing - so much heart, amid all the horror.

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Sam J Miller @sentencebender.bsky.social · 3h

ilu

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Bo Bolander @bbolander.bsky.social · 1d

i will always stop for a @sentencebender.bsky.social joint and i have never ever been disappointed and that remains the case, fuck me running. one of the best doing it

Sam J Miller @sentencebender.bsky.social · 2d

This freshly-hatched horror story has possibly my favorite title of any story I've ever written. I give you....

"Courtney Lovecraft's Book of the Dead"

Free to read, at @nightmare-magazine.com !!

www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/cour...

Courtney Lovecraft’s Book of the Dead - Nightmare Magazine

Honey, the spirits are here with us tonight and they are deeply disappointed. [audience laughter] Momma, do you not own a mirror? Did you think you looked cute when you walked out of your house tonigh...

www.nightmare-magazine.com

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Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com · 1d

Thank you so much to @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social for the kind review of both Red Star Hustle by @sentencebender.bsky.social and Apprehension (my contribution for this two-in-one book). Read the full review here: www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-red-s... Available for preorder.

Over an abstract but sci-fi/techy blue background is a black box with the quote, "Despite the heavier themes, both [Apprehension and Red Star Hustle] have been told in a way that is fast and punchy, full of action and intrigue." The quote is credited to Rai Furniss-Greasley, Grimdark Magazine. There's also the image of the double cover of both stories in one book.

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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 12h

Male Friend, watching me sew: That seems inefficient.

Me: Oh, what would you change?

Friend: I dunno but there's gotta be a better way.

Me: ...Okay, well since this is thousands of years of innovations manifest, I want you to ponder what that way is and also unpack why you think you know better.

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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 1d

The latest episode of my podcast, "Not Now But Soon", is out today! Join us as I talk with Julisa Tambunan of Equal Measures 2030 about the disaster of gender inequality and the connections between data and stories - take a listen! issues.org/category/the...

Not Now, But Soon Archives

Not Now, But Soon challenges the stories we often tell about disasters and explores how we can use speculative fiction to create better futures.

issues.org

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V. Astor Solomon @howsweetthewords.bsky.social · 17h

Last week was awful. There was a death on my birthday, and I found out my SNAP benefits went from $290 to $23

It was a bad time

So, if anyone wants to join the Patreon or Kofi, even for a month, I'd be thrilled.

There's microfiction, and updates, and tarot/oracle readings. Maybe other things too.

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Sam J Miller @sentencebender.bsky.social · 19h

🥹🥹😭😭 thank you Matthew. Miss you.

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Matthew Cheney @melikhovo.bsky.social · 1d

Sam is justifiably proud of the title of this story. I'm kind of in awe.

Sam J Miller @sentencebender.bsky.social · 2d

This freshly-hatched horror story has possibly my favorite title of any story I've ever written. I give you....

"Courtney Lovecraft's Book of the Dead"

Free to read, at @nightmare-magazine.com !!

www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/cour...

Courtney Lovecraft’s Book of the Dead - Nightmare Magazine

Honey, the spirits are here with us tonight and they are deeply disappointed. [audience laughter] Momma, do you not own a mirror? Did you think you looked cute when you walked out of your house tonigh...

www.nightmare-magazine.com

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Sam J Miller @sentencebender.bsky.social · 21h

😭😭😭

Mar Romasco-Moore @marromasco.bsky.social · 1d

Super worth the read!

Sam J Miller @sentencebender.bsky.social · 2d

This freshly-hatched horror story has possibly my favorite title of any story I've ever written. I give you....

"Courtney Lovecraft's Book of the Dead"

Free to read, at @nightmare-magazine.com !!

www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/cour...

Sam J Miller @sentencebender.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you so much Glenn, really happy it resonated with you!!

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Glenn Carruthers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️📚🪐🤖 @drnpc.bsky.social · 1d

Dristressingly relevant, but gorgeous. @sentencebender.bsky.social's Courtney Lovecraft's Book of the Dead in @nightmare-magazine.com. Wow. @stefansecho.bsky.social's narration had a lump in my throat. Do yourselves a favour

#booksky 💙📚💙
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Courtney Lovecraft’s Book of the Dead - Nightmare Magazine

Honey, the spirits are here with us tonight and they are deeply disappointed. [audience laughter] Momma, do you not own a mirror? Did you think you looked cute when you walked out of your house tonigh...

www.nightmare-magazine.com

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RiotDad @riotdad.bsky.social · 1d

aaaaye, looks like we doing a thing this Saturday. #MutualAid, community defense, performance art & some “civil” disobedience! Let’s make sure the names of those stolen away by ICE are displayed for everyone to see when they pass this building.

Image is a flyer for a protest; it is a collage of various images that result in two eyes and a mouth and a hand holding a microphone that reads;

OCT 18 4PM

Honor those stolen by lCE with art

4310 S Macadam Ave

People's Art Project

Bring chalk, paint, glitter, sheets,

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Sam J Miller @sentencebender.bsky.social · 1d

This. Looks. Amazing!!!

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Sarah Pinsker @sarahpinsker.bsky.social · 1d

This is going to be fun!

Yume Kitasei @yumewrites.bsky.social · 1d

Join us tonight (Wednesday) in Baltimore for a panel discussion on the power of what if! With me, Ray Nayler, @sarahpinsker.bsky.social , @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social , and @juliavee.bsky.social at Greedy Reads Remington!

Graphic with pictures of five people and five books. Text says: The Traveling
Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Festival
Baltimore
Wednesday Oct. 15 7:00 p.m.
Greedy Reads
Remington Location
320 W 29th Street
Baltimore, MD 21211
Micaiah Johnson
Yume Kitasei
Ray Nayler
Sarah Pinsker
Julia Vee
Panel Discussion: The Power of What If

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Sam J Miller @sentencebender.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you so much Ruthanna - means a lot coming from you, really happy you connected with it.

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Ruthanna Emrys @r-emrys.bsky.social · 1d

This is an excellent, angry, queer-as-hell ghost story. Go read it.

Sam J Miller @sentencebender.bsky.social · 2d

This freshly-hatched horror story has possibly my favorite title of any story I've ever written. I give you....

"Courtney Lovecraft's Book of the Dead"

Free to read, at @nightmare-magazine.com !!

www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/cour...

Courtney Lovecraft’s Book of the Dead - Nightmare Magazine

Honey, the spirits are here with us tonight and they are deeply disappointed. [audience laughter] Momma, do you not own a mirror? Did you think you looked cute when you walked out of your house tonigh...

www.nightmare-magazine.com

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Sam J Miller @sentencebender.bsky.social · 1d

oh wowwww Nino thank you so much!!!!

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Meg Elison @megelison.bsky.social · 1d

You gotta. You just gotta.

Sam J Miller @sentencebender.bsky.social · 2d

This freshly-hatched horror story has possibly my favorite title of any story I've ever written. I give you....

"Courtney Lovecraft's Book of the Dead"

Free to read, at @nightmare-magazine.com !!

www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/cour...

Courtney Lovecraft’s Book of the Dead - Nightmare Magazine

Honey, the spirits are here with us tonight and they are deeply disappointed. [audience laughter] Momma, do you not own a mirror? Did you think you looked cute when you walked out of your house tonigh...

www.nightmare-magazine.com

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Wendy N. Wagner 🎃 @wnwagner.bsky.social · 1d

Do you need something gorgeous this morning????

Sam J Miller @sentencebender.bsky.social · 2d

This freshly-hatched horror story has possibly my favorite title of any story I've ever written. I give you....

"Courtney Lovecraft's Book of the Dead"

Free to read, at @nightmare-magazine.com !!

www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/cour...

Courtney Lovecraft’s Book of the Dead - Nightmare Magazine

Honey, the spirits are here with us tonight and they are deeply disappointed. [audience laughter] Momma, do you not own a mirror? Did you think you looked cute when you walked out of your house tonigh...

www.nightmare-magazine.com

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V. Astor Solomon @howsweetthewords.bsky.social · 3d

It's my birthday!

And, becasue I'm me, I now want to write more tiny stories after catching up with ones I owed. So yes, let's do this thing.

Leave me a prompt of some kind and get a tiny story in exchange.

(Optional themes: trick or treat, or secrets and confessions)

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Lara Elena Donnelly @larazontally.bsky.social · 2d

Have we mentioned if we hit the Kickstarter goal for WITCH OF PRAGUE, we'll open pre-orders for our second book? According to @courtneymilan.com, @zenaldehyde.bsky.social's THE PERILOUS LIFE OF JADE YEO is "Poignant, beautiful, and incredibly meaningful."

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hom...

The Witch of Prague, from Homeward Books!

Splendor over mediocrity. Stories for the hot bath & the cold plunge. Defying the constraints of genre & delving deep into your heart.

www.kickstarter.com

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