André Geleynse
@andregeleynse.com
Writer of Many Things, Dad of Many Creatures.
Editor & Managing Director at @augursociety.bsky.social & @talesfeathers.bsky.social. Fiction in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Small Wonders, Heartlines, Haven Spec, & more. he/him
www.andregeleynse.com
Editor & Managing Director at @augursociety.bsky.social & @talesfeathers.bsky.social. Fiction in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Small Wonders, Heartlines, Haven Spec, & more. he/him
www.andregeleynse.com
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Beneath Ceaseless Skies - Last Train from Deadwall by André Geleynse
The train reached Deadwall only fifteen minutes behind schedule. Knucklebone thought he deserved some praise for that—maybe even a raise—but was unsurprised when he was shuffled off with the rest of t...
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com
✨ AWARDS ELIGIBILITY POST TIME! ✨
I published ONE story in 2025: LAST TRAIN FROM DEADWALL is my Weird novelette about diesel-powered skeletons, dinosaur bone trains, warring gods, & capitalist horror.
It's wacky fun! It's Locus recommended! I'd be honoured if you considered it in your nominations!
I published ONE story in 2025: LAST TRAIN FROM DEADWALL is my Weird novelette about diesel-powered skeletons, dinosaur bone trains, warring gods, & capitalist horror.
It's wacky fun! It's Locus recommended! I'd be honoured if you considered it in your nominations!
Reposted by André Geleynse
Calling it Myers-Biggs.
new personality type based on ranking top four Star Wars episodes
"oh, I'm a 4516"
"that's so rare"
"oh, I'm a 4516"
"that's so rare"
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Calling it Myers-Biggs.
An easy reverse-sequential 5432 here
new personality type based on ranking top four Star Wars episodes
"oh, I'm a 4516"
"that's so rare"
"oh, I'm a 4516"
"that's so rare"
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
An easy reverse-sequential 5432 here
Reposted by André Geleynse
We've got a new T&F story for you this Monday! 👀
"After the Astronaut and the North Star Kiss" by Stefan Alcalá Slater is a tale of cosmic longing & the moment where two lonely explorers finally collide! 🌌💫
Read it NOW! 🔗 Link in bio.
P.S. every story in Vol 3 is now on our site, free to read!
"After the Astronaut and the North Star Kiss" by Stefan Alcalá Slater is a tale of cosmic longing & the moment where two lonely explorers finally collide! 🌌💫
Read it NOW! 🔗 Link in bio.
P.S. every story in Vol 3 is now on our site, free to read!
November 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
We've got a new T&F story for you this Monday! 👀
"After the Astronaut and the North Star Kiss" by Stefan Alcalá Slater is a tale of cosmic longing & the moment where two lonely explorers finally collide! 🌌💫
Read it NOW! 🔗 Link in bio.
P.S. every story in Vol 3 is now on our site, free to read!
"After the Astronaut and the North Star Kiss" by Stefan Alcalá Slater is a tale of cosmic longing & the moment where two lonely explorers finally collide! 🌌💫
Read it NOW! 🔗 Link in bio.
P.S. every story in Vol 3 is now on our site, free to read!
Reposted by André Geleynse
As a writer who is in writer forums but who also is a Publisher for two mags, I must disclose a terrible secret….
Yes, subs platforms will tell you what number your piece is at in the queue 👍
No, that does not mean it hasn’t been read 🫣
It is just a number 🥸
More info to come 🧵
Yes, subs platforms will tell you what number your piece is at in the queue 👍
No, that does not mean it hasn’t been read 🫣
It is just a number 🥸
More info to come 🧵
November 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
As a writer who is in writer forums but who also is a Publisher for two mags, I must disclose a terrible secret….
Yes, subs platforms will tell you what number your piece is at in the queue 👍
No, that does not mean it hasn’t been read 🫣
It is just a number 🥸
More info to come 🧵
Yes, subs platforms will tell you what number your piece is at in the queue 👍
No, that does not mean it hasn’t been read 🫣
It is just a number 🥸
More info to come 🧵
Every day my coworker walks into the office and I say "Hey," and he says, "Hey," and I say, "How's it going?" and he says, "Not bad, you?" and I say, "Pretty good," and that's 95% of all the interactions we've ever had
November 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Every day my coworker walks into the office and I say "Hey," and he says, "Hey," and I say, "How's it going?" and he says, "Not bad, you?" and I say, "Pretty good," and that's 95% of all the interactions we've ever had
Alberta government using the "We have to protect the children," excuse to avoid anyone challenging the laws they put in place specifically to harm the children is a hell of a thing.
#ProtectTransKids
#ProtectTransKids
If you're outside Alberta, talking about this issue will help. This article explains what's happening and also gives further context with how the UCP also used the notwithstanding clause to legislate striking teachers back to work, taking rights away from them
globalnews.ca/news/1153187...
globalnews.ca/news/1153187...
Alberta invokes notwithstanding clause to stop court challenges of transgender laws | Globalnews.ca
The clause relates to laws that put restrictions on student pronoun changes at school, on girls' sports, and on medical therapies for young people looking to transition.
globalnews.ca
November 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Alberta government using the "We have to protect the children," excuse to avoid anyone challenging the laws they put in place specifically to harm the children is a hell of a thing.
#ProtectTransKids
#ProtectTransKids
Looks like any MRM mag is firmly relegated to my Do Not Submit list
Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
A dream denied: My 54-year quest to publish a short story in F&SF ‹ Scott Edelman
www.scottedelman.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Looks like any MRM mag is firmly relegated to my Do Not Submit list
Reposted by André Geleynse
short fic folks should read this post -
Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
A dream denied: My 54-year quest to publish a short story in F&SF ‹ Scott Edelman
www.scottedelman.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
short fic folks should read this post -
What You Should Read Next Based on Your Favourite TTRPG Actual Play: An Incomplete List in No Particular Order
November 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
What You Should Read Next Based on Your Favourite TTRPG Actual Play: An Incomplete List in No Particular Order
✨ AWARDS ELIGIBILITY POST TIME! ✨
I published ONE story in 2025: LAST TRAIN FROM DEADWALL is my Weird novelette about diesel-powered skeletons, dinosaur bone trains, warring gods, & capitalist horror.
It's wacky fun! It's Locus recommended! I'd be honoured if you considered it in your nominations!
I published ONE story in 2025: LAST TRAIN FROM DEADWALL is my Weird novelette about diesel-powered skeletons, dinosaur bone trains, warring gods, & capitalist horror.
It's wacky fun! It's Locus recommended! I'd be honoured if you considered it in your nominations!
Beneath Ceaseless Skies - Last Train from Deadwall by André Geleynse
The train reached Deadwall only fifteen minutes behind schedule. Knucklebone thought he deserved some praise for that—maybe even a raise—but was unsurprised when he was shuffled off with the rest of t...
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
✨ AWARDS ELIGIBILITY POST TIME! ✨
I published ONE story in 2025: LAST TRAIN FROM DEADWALL is my Weird novelette about diesel-powered skeletons, dinosaur bone trains, warring gods, & capitalist horror.
It's wacky fun! It's Locus recommended! I'd be honoured if you considered it in your nominations!
I published ONE story in 2025: LAST TRAIN FROM DEADWALL is my Weird novelette about diesel-powered skeletons, dinosaur bone trains, warring gods, & capitalist horror.
It's wacky fun! It's Locus recommended! I'd be honoured if you considered it in your nominations!
omg this is the retro Japanese goblin fairy tale funk I didn't know I needed in my life
Tonight's listening, thanks to the algorithm 🎶👺🌈 www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzYD...
高中正義『Masayoshi Takanaka』– 虹伝説 『The Rainbow Goblins』[1981]
YouTube video by 風の音
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November 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
omg this is the retro Japanese goblin fairy tale funk I didn't know I needed in my life
Convincing you to read my novel(ette) with the first sentence. Share yours if you want!
(Here's the opening of "Last Train from Deadwall," which you can read right here! www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/last...)
(Here's the opening of "Last Train from Deadwall," which you can read right here! www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/last...)
November 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Convincing you to read my novel(ette) with the first sentence. Share yours if you want!
(Here's the opening of "Last Train from Deadwall," which you can read right here! www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/last...)
(Here's the opening of "Last Train from Deadwall," which you can read right here! www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/last...)
Reposted by André Geleynse
It’s freezing out! ❄️ Bundle up with a new story NOW LIVE on our site!
“The Purpose of a Pyromaniac Descendent” by @muteddragon.bsky.social is a hauntingly tender tale of the afterlife, family, and cultural reconnection. ✨
Read it NOW for free! 🔗 Link in bio.
“The Purpose of a Pyromaniac Descendent” by @muteddragon.bsky.social is a hauntingly tender tale of the afterlife, family, and cultural reconnection. ✨
Read it NOW for free! 🔗 Link in bio.
November 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
It’s freezing out! ❄️ Bundle up with a new story NOW LIVE on our site!
“The Purpose of a Pyromaniac Descendent” by @muteddragon.bsky.social is a hauntingly tender tale of the afterlife, family, and cultural reconnection. ✨
Read it NOW for free! 🔗 Link in bio.
“The Purpose of a Pyromaniac Descendent” by @muteddragon.bsky.social is a hauntingly tender tale of the afterlife, family, and cultural reconnection. ✨
Read it NOW for free! 🔗 Link in bio.
Submit your eligible work! I love that Schrödinger's Award period when a possible future world exists in which I won something.
This year I do not have the luxury of that fantasy. But hey, at least I'm in excellent company!
This year I do not have the luxury of that fantasy. But hey, at least I'm in excellent company!
November 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Submit your eligible work! I love that Schrödinger's Award period when a possible future world exists in which I won something.
This year I do not have the luxury of that fantasy. But hey, at least I'm in excellent company!
This year I do not have the luxury of that fantasy. But hey, at least I'm in excellent company!
Not me having this exact reaction to looking out the window 2 minutes ago. It's 5:22 p.m. 😭
November 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Not me having this exact reaction to looking out the window 2 minutes ago. It's 5:22 p.m. 😭
Reposted by André Geleynse
Augur Issue 8.2 is NOW LIVE! 🎊 & you can find 2 FREE pieces on our site!
Discover...
🔥 an elemental aftermath of an affair
🦖 a monstrous hymn of awe and destruction
🍯 devastation dripped in honey and rain
& so much more!
🔗 Starting reading here: augursociety.org/augur-issue-...
🧵
Discover...
🔥 an elemental aftermath of an affair
🦖 a monstrous hymn of awe and destruction
🍯 devastation dripped in honey and rain
& so much more!
🔗 Starting reading here: augursociety.org/augur-issue-...
🧵
October 30, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Augur Issue 8.2 is NOW LIVE! 🎊 & you can find 2 FREE pieces on our site!
Discover...
🔥 an elemental aftermath of an affair
🦖 a monstrous hymn of awe and destruction
🍯 devastation dripped in honey and rain
& so much more!
🔗 Starting reading here: augursociety.org/augur-issue-...
🧵
Discover...
🔥 an elemental aftermath of an affair
🦖 a monstrous hymn of awe and destruction
🍯 devastation dripped in honey and rain
& so much more!
🔗 Starting reading here: augursociety.org/augur-issue-...
🧵
Reposted by André Geleynse
Incredible win for the people of Toronto against the ON governments attempted assault on renters, who make up half the city’s residents. Kudos to tenant organizers for this turnaround. www.thestar.com/politics/ont...
Ontario backs off idea to consult on changing security of tenure renting rules
TORONTO - Ontario is backing off a proposal to consider changes to rules that prevent landlords from evicting tenants without a legal reason and allow renters to stay in their
www.thestar.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Incredible win for the people of Toronto against the ON governments attempted assault on renters, who make up half the city’s residents. Kudos to tenant organizers for this turnaround. www.thestar.com/politics/ont...
This band is bringing me so much joy this morning
MOS フォーミュラE 2025 TOKYO E-PRIX ファンビレッジステージ ライブ
YouTube video by blueamber
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October 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This band is bringing me so much joy this morning
This is roughly HALF this year's apple harvest. Off ONE TREE. help???
October 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This is roughly HALF this year's apple harvest. Off ONE TREE. help???
Been out of the Critical Role loop for a while but this new campaign is growing on me. First ep was a slog, but I'm growing to like these characters more and more and I expect the vibe will be less dense when they splinter off into multiple smaller groups.
October 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Been out of the Critical Role loop for a while but this new campaign is growing on me. First ep was a slog, but I'm growing to like these characters more and more and I expect the vibe will be less dense when they splinter off into multiple smaller groups.
Paging @teresempierre.bsky.social
Red alert, poets! We now have two moons! I repeat: we now have two moons
October 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Paging @teresempierre.bsky.social
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Delighted that my trans Bildungsroman fairytale, “And When She Shatters,” is included in this year’s Best Canadian Scifi 💜✨
(And that my lil name made the cover?! 👀👀)
It’s officially launched, and you can snag your copy of all these wonderful pieces per Stephen’s guidelines below ;) GET CANSPEC !!
(And that my lil name made the cover?! 👀👀)
It’s officially launched, and you can snag your copy of all these wonderful pieces per Stephen’s guidelines below ;) GET CANSPEC !!
RELEASE DAY! Year's Best Canadian F&SF Volume 3 is now available! Grab ebooks at all retailers and print via Amazon, with Ingram to follow shortly for bookstore & library sales. Grab your copy today and pls share WIDELY!
#BookRelease #NewBook #SpecFic #fantasy #sciencefiction #canada #Booksky 💙📚🪐
#BookRelease #NewBook #SpecFic #fantasy #sciencefiction #canada #Booksky 💙📚🪐
October 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Delighted that my trans Bildungsroman fairytale, “And When She Shatters,” is included in this year’s Best Canadian Scifi 💜✨
(And that my lil name made the cover?! 👀👀)
It’s officially launched, and you can snag your copy of all these wonderful pieces per Stephen’s guidelines below ;) GET CANSPEC !!
(And that my lil name made the cover?! 👀👀)
It’s officially launched, and you can snag your copy of all these wonderful pieces per Stephen’s guidelines below ;) GET CANSPEC !!
Idk probably either the undead trains built from dinosaur bones or the diesel-powered skeletons working the railroad?
October 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Idk probably either the undead trains built from dinosaur bones or the diesel-powered skeletons working the railroad?
Can't stand that adobe's shoving AI in my face at all times, but darkly amused that it offers to somehow summarize 6 pages of working drawings whenever I open up a set of plans.
That's...that's not how any of this works.
That's...that's not how any of this works.
October 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Can't stand that adobe's shoving AI in my face at all times, but darkly amused that it offers to somehow summarize 6 pages of working drawings whenever I open up a set of plans.
That's...that's not how any of this works.
That's...that's not how any of this works.
may or may not have still had @premeemohamed.com's launch last night on my brain and thought "what would premee do" when brainstorming for this prompt
The market for mega-arthropods is strong these days. Giant bees for cartographer mounts, giant millipedes to excavate new sewer tunnels, giant jumping spiders for rodeos. What do you raise at your farm?
#TinyTalesTuesday #WritingPrompt
#TinyTalesTuesday #WritingPrompt
October 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
may or may not have still had @premeemohamed.com's launch last night on my brain and thought "what would premee do" when brainstorming for this prompt