Arendse
@arend.se
Author · Marie Curie Postdoc @ Arnamagnaean Institute · Winner of the 2021 Staunch Prize · PhD medieval law · V & A Museum Membership Advisory Group · Contact me through my website www.arend.se
The 2025 Locus Awards are open for nominations! Voting is OPEN TO EVERYONE. My story "The Emergency Contact" (Analog), is eligible in the Short Story category. Regardless, make your voice heard and vote for the things you liked from this past year! poll.voting.locusmag.com
Welcome to the Locus Awards Poll. Deadline for voting is April 1. You can return and edit or add to your ballot up until the deadline.
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February 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The 2025 Locus Awards are open for nominations! Voting is OPEN TO EVERYONE. My story "The Emergency Contact" (Analog), is eligible in the Short Story category. Regardless, make your voice heard and vote for the things you liked from this past year! poll.voting.locusmag.com
As museums are too embarrassed to admit their problems with mold, the problem is steadily growing, sinking its tendrils into historically safe archives www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
Meet the extremophile molds wreaking havoc in museums
Extremophile molds are invading art museums and devouring their collections. Stigma and climate change have fueled their spread
www.scientificamerican.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:25 PM
As museums are too embarrassed to admit their problems with mold, the problem is steadily growing, sinking its tendrils into historically safe archives www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
Good morning from the icy hills of Bergen, where the sun rises delightfully late, meaning I can sneak a hike in at a reasonable hour.
January 29, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Good morning from the icy hills of Bergen, where the sun rises delightfully late, meaning I can sneak a hike in at a reasonable hour.
Send us your films! I've been enjoying watching all the films so far but we're still missing one made by YOU #WorldCon
👇 Next deadline 30 January 👇
👇 Next deadline 30 January 👇
If you haven't submitted your film yet, there's still time — the next deadline is 30 January! Send us your speculative fiction shorts, your feature lengths, & everything in between. It was pretty special to see all the films up on the big screen at WorldCon last year. filmfreeway.com/WorldconFilm...
LAcon V Worldcon Film Festival
The LAcon V Film Festival, is a celebration of science fiction, fantasy, and other speculative fiction films from around the world. The festival will take pl...
filmfreeway.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Send us your films! I've been enjoying watching all the films so far but we're still missing one made by YOU #WorldCon
👇 Next deadline 30 January 👇
👇 Next deadline 30 January 👇
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The British Museum is hiring a Treasure Hunter to find and recover objects stolen from its collection: www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t...
The British Museum Plans to Hire a Treasure Hunter. Duties Include Recovering Missing Artifacts Before They're Lost to History
The museum announced in 2023 that 1,500 items were missing. More than 600 have since been found, and officials are now hoping to expand the recovery effort
www.smithsonianmag.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:55 PM
The British Museum is hiring a Treasure Hunter to find and recover objects stolen from its collection: www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t...
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I'm so over all this jetlag. On the other hand, I started a French surrealist novel at 5am, which felt oddly like the right time and so far I have no complaints.
January 13, 2026 at 10:16 AM
I'm so over all this jetlag. On the other hand, I started a French surrealist novel at 5am, which felt oddly like the right time and so far I have no complaints.
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I received my first batch of films to judge for WorldCon this summer! This is my favorite way to spend these long, dark winter evenings. #LACon
January 12, 2026 at 4:11 PM
I received my first batch of films to judge for WorldCon this summer! This is my favorite way to spend these long, dark winter evenings. #LACon
I received my first batch of films to judge for WorldCon this summer! This is my favorite way to spend these long, dark winter evenings. #LACon
January 12, 2026 at 4:11 PM
I received my first batch of films to judge for WorldCon this summer! This is my favorite way to spend these long, dark winter evenings. #LACon
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Late to the game but someone just sent me this and I'm all 🥹 about seeing my name up on the @reactorsff.bsky.social "Best Of" list -- and in such great company! @analogsf.bsky.social reactormag.com/readers-pick...
December 26, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Late to the game but someone just sent me this and I'm all 🥹 about seeing my name up on the @reactorsff.bsky.social "Best Of" list -- and in such great company! @analogsf.bsky.social reactormag.com/readers-pick...
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Two Owls (Guemes Island, 1978)
Philip McCracken
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
Philip McCracken
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
December 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Two Owls (Guemes Island, 1978)
Philip McCracken
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
Philip McCracken
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
Published my first short story in a pro market ("The Emergency Contact" in Analog) and made it on to Reactor's "Best Of" list for the year!
And I sent my first novel off to literary agents! ✨
And I sent my first novel off to literary agents! ✨
Quote this with what you have accomplished in 2025, no matter how big or small
Reading & writing has kept me alive this year.
Somehow, it’s been my most productive year as an author.
Here’s a guide to what I’ve published in 2025, in case you’ve lost track.
Individual links below but it’s all on itch: danifinn.itch.io
And elsewhere: books2read.com/ap/nAApPp/Da...
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Somehow, it’s been my most productive year as an author.
Here’s a guide to what I’ve published in 2025, in case you’ve lost track.
Individual links below but it’s all on itch: danifinn.itch.io
And elsewhere: books2read.com/ap/nAApPp/Da...
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December 28, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Published my first short story in a pro market ("The Emergency Contact" in Analog) and made it on to Reactor's "Best Of" list for the year!
And I sent my first novel off to literary agents! ✨
And I sent my first novel off to literary agents! ✨
Late to the game but someone just sent me this and I'm all 🥹 about seeing my name up on the @reactorsff.bsky.social "Best Of" list -- and in such great company! @analogsf.bsky.social reactormag.com/readers-pick...
December 26, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Late to the game but someone just sent me this and I'm all 🥹 about seeing my name up on the @reactorsff.bsky.social "Best Of" list -- and in such great company! @analogsf.bsky.social reactormag.com/readers-pick...
Yes, count me in. This looks ridiculously hilarious www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfNL...
The Sheep Detectives - Official Trailer (2026) Hugh Jackman, Emma Thompson, Patrick Stewart
YouTube video by IGN Movie Trailers
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December 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Yes, count me in. This looks ridiculously hilarious www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfNL...
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Flash Fiction (340 words): "A Page Out Of Her Own Book" in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine [Sept/Oct]
A woman contemplates the beauty of the archives as she commits an egregious crime.
A woman contemplates the beauty of the archives as she commits an egregious crime.
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Flash Fiction (340 words): "A Page Out Of Her Own Book" in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine [Sept/Oct]
A woman contemplates the beauty of the archives as she commits an egregious crime.
A woman contemplates the beauty of the archives as she commits an egregious crime.
An excellent manicule for #MarginaliaMonday!
An elaborate hand with long, bendy fingers marking parts of the manuscript that were thought to be of importance or interest - 14th century, Bancroft Library, BANC MS UCB 085
December 1, 2025 at 9:36 AM
An excellent manicule for #MarginaliaMonday!
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Hoary marmot
Transient orcas
American pika
Eastern moose
Atlantic puffins
Hoary marmot
Transient orcas
American pika
Eastern moose
Atlantic puffins
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Goliath heron
Himalayan vulture
Cerulean warbler
Laysan albatross
Australian king parrot
Goliath heron
Himalayan vulture
Cerulean warbler
Laysan albatross
Australian king parrot
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Blue whale (and calf)
Mexican free-tailed bat
King rail
Portuguese man-o-war
17 year periodical cicada
Blue whale (and calf)
Mexican free-tailed bat
King rail
Portuguese man-o-war
17 year periodical cicada
November 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Hoary marmot
Transient orcas
American pika
Eastern moose
Atlantic puffins
Hoary marmot
Transient orcas
American pika
Eastern moose
Atlantic puffins
I couldn't stand pumpkin pie when I was little. Now I'm out here baking it for myself — please enjoy my little swirl action in the middle!
November 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I couldn't stand pumpkin pie when I was little. Now I'm out here baking it for myself — please enjoy my little swirl action in the middle!
This is me but listing every single instance of marginalia in Nordic legal manuscripts between 1200-1700. (I also find this fun.)
"oh, you research literature? you must get to read all the time, how fun!"
*me, going through every single (digital) issue of an 18th century daily newspaper to make a spreadsheet listing number of advertisements and the portion of them that were for books*
*me, going through every single (digital) issue of an 18th century daily newspaper to make a spreadsheet listing number of advertisements and the portion of them that were for books*
November 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This is me but listing every single instance of marginalia in Nordic legal manuscripts between 1200-1700. (I also find this fun.)