John Bierce
@johnbierce.bsky.social
Fantasy novelist, author of Mage Errant, The Wrack, and More Gods Than Stars. Science and history nerd, some flavor or other of leftist/Marxist/anarchist, can burp the alphabet.
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"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
December 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
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also always deeply funny that every sci-fi video game from 1999-2014 was trying to be Aliens, and copied everything except the...working class woman protagonist
Everyone imitates Tolkien all the time except when it comes to the one way it would really matter: making the protagonist of your novel for children a short, fat, 50-year-old man who doesn't want to do anything.
December 9, 2025 at 3:02 AM
also always deeply funny that every sci-fi video game from 1999-2014 was trying to be Aliens, and copied everything except the...working class woman protagonist
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Good on Penn Jillette. Having to come to terms with your entire political identity and philosophy being wrong is not easy and most people could never do it.
December 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Good on Penn Jillette. Having to come to terms with your entire political identity and philosophy being wrong is not easy and most people could never do it.
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tapping the sign
December 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
tapping the sign
Me: alright, ready to get lots done today
My body: I have a gift for you
Me:
My body:
Me: it's a migraine isn't it
My body: yes
My body: I have a gift for you
Me:
My body:
Me: it's a migraine isn't it
My body: yes
December 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Me: alright, ready to get lots done today
My body: I have a gift for you
Me:
My body:
Me: it's a migraine isn't it
My body: yes
My body: I have a gift for you
Me:
My body:
Me: it's a migraine isn't it
My body: yes
I'm feeling analysis paralysis picking my next book to read- what do y'all think, should I read a book on revolutionary street art, the Taschen book on Giovanni Piranesi, or the @lostincult.co.uk book on the making of the Outer Wilds?
(They're all getting read eventually hah.)
(They're all getting read eventually hah.)
December 4, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I'm feeling analysis paralysis picking my next book to read- what do y'all think, should I read a book on revolutionary street art, the Taschen book on Giovanni Piranesi, or the @lostincult.co.uk book on the making of the Outer Wilds?
(They're all getting read eventually hah.)
(They're all getting read eventually hah.)
Apart from every other insane thing about this
It's the first time I've seen an unmade bed on a blueprint
It's the first time I've seen an unmade bed on a blueprint
December 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Apart from every other insane thing about this
It's the first time I've seen an unmade bed on a blueprint
It's the first time I've seen an unmade bed on a blueprint
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when that show comes out i better not hear a fucking word about it. no memes. no edits. "it was so important to my childhood--" okay well human rights are important to my adulthood??
December 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
when that show comes out i better not hear a fucking word about it. no memes. no edits. "it was so important to my childhood--" okay well human rights are important to my adulthood??
Just posted November's Patreon short story (technically still in November!) This one's set on a whole new world in the Aetheriad, one where the murder of any painter is a matter of national security...
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November 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Just posted November's Patreon short story (technically still in November!) This one's set on a whole new world in the Aetheriad, one where the murder of any painter is a matter of national security...
www.patreon.com/posts/art-is...
www.patreon.com/posts/art-is...
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There's no way this is up to code
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
There's no way this is up to code
The past few days I've had an old name rattling around in my head, some ancient Mesopotamian/Egyptian figure. Couldn't recall who it was, but figured I would, that there was probably a reason they were in my head.
Today I remembered who En Sabah Nur is and feel very silly.
Today I remembered who En Sabah Nur is and feel very silly.
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The past few days I've had an old name rattling around in my head, some ancient Mesopotamian/Egyptian figure. Couldn't recall who it was, but figured I would, that there was probably a reason they were in my head.
Today I remembered who En Sabah Nur is and feel very silly.
Today I remembered who En Sabah Nur is and feel very silly.
Getting caffeinated before cardio, and the dude at the next table over is pitching some sort of networking/social media management service on a call.
I have never, ever heard such a high average of marketing buzzwords per sentence before outside of certain Onion articles.
I have never, ever heard such a high average of marketing buzzwords per sentence before outside of certain Onion articles.
November 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Getting caffeinated before cardio, and the dude at the next table over is pitching some sort of networking/social media management service on a call.
I have never, ever heard such a high average of marketing buzzwords per sentence before outside of certain Onion articles.
I have never, ever heard such a high average of marketing buzzwords per sentence before outside of certain Onion articles.
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how it started vs how its going! 3 years ago today, fish dad and i got the best black friday deal of all
November 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
how it started vs how its going! 3 years ago today, fish dad and i got the best black friday deal of all
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For the [ast few years I've been editing the short fiction for Star Ship Sofa, a venerable SF (not F/H) podcast. It's a small joint, and I've turned it primarily into a reprint market as we can afford only $50 per story.
I've also turned it into a reprint market because writers need money fast. 🧵
I've also turned it into a reprint market because writers need money fast. 🧵
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
For the [ast few years I've been editing the short fiction for Star Ship Sofa, a venerable SF (not F/H) podcast. It's a small joint, and I've turned it primarily into a reprint market as we can afford only $50 per story.
I've also turned it into a reprint market because writers need money fast. 🧵
I've also turned it into a reprint market because writers need money fast. 🧵
Been playing a game co-op with a friend lately
And I don't think I approve of this whole "waiting on another person's schedule to get my fix of my current game obsession" thing
Anyhow Roboquest is great
And I don't think I approve of this whole "waiting on another person's schedule to get my fix of my current game obsession" thing
Anyhow Roboquest is great
November 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Been playing a game co-op with a friend lately
And I don't think I approve of this whole "waiting on another person's schedule to get my fix of my current game obsession" thing
Anyhow Roboquest is great
And I don't think I approve of this whole "waiting on another person's schedule to get my fix of my current game obsession" thing
Anyhow Roboquest is great
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they're saying there's a spectre haunting europe and it's very nice, we're looking into it strongly, it's beautiful, we love it and we think it means well
November 21, 2025 at 10:39 PM
they're saying there's a spectre haunting europe and it's very nice, we're looking into it strongly, it's beautiful, we love it and we think it means well
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
It's my firm belief that reaching into the hard sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities for influence while designing magic systems is a great start for coming up with some real bangers.
But also I'm addicted to research so I don't know how trustworthy I am there lol.
But also I'm addicted to research so I don't know how trustworthy I am there lol.
November 20, 2025 at 6:05 AM
It's my firm belief that reaching into the hard sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities for influence while designing magic systems is a great start for coming up with some real bangers.
But also I'm addicted to research so I don't know how trustworthy I am there lol.
But also I'm addicted to research so I don't know how trustworthy I am there lol.
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Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
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A sentiment from a friend. (Available on CafePress…) 😏
November 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
A sentiment from a friend. (Available on CafePress…) 😏
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WHAT ANNOYING GUYS THINK SUN TZU'S ART OF WAR SAYS: show everyone in every single situation you're the big dog, literally bark in your bosses face to assert dominance
ACTUAL SUN TZU: no but seriously you do have to feed your army
ACTUAL SUN TZU: no but seriously you do have to feed your army
November 18, 2025 at 12:53 AM
WHAT ANNOYING GUYS THINK SUN TZU'S ART OF WAR SAYS: show everyone in every single situation you're the big dog, literally bark in your bosses face to assert dominance
ACTUAL SUN TZU: no but seriously you do have to feed your army
ACTUAL SUN TZU: no but seriously you do have to feed your army
I had a dream where wrestlers fought inside a Mobius ring
It didn't really change anything it was just kinda neat
It didn't really change anything it was just kinda neat
November 18, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I had a dream where wrestlers fought inside a Mobius ring
It didn't really change anything it was just kinda neat
It didn't really change anything it was just kinda neat