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Jordan Kurella

@jordankurella.com

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Nebula and Sturgeon Award Finalist. Wrote I NEVER LIKED YOU ANYWAY (Lethe Press), WHEN I WAS LOST (Trepidatio), and THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS (Lethe Press). Got more stories, essays, and poems at JordanKurella.com. He/Him. GenAI is right out.

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Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · Sep 13

gosh, what a wonderful thing to see when i wake up. if you want to listen to Premee (you do), you can get THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS at this link here:

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Runalong Womble @runalongwomble.bsky.social · 6h

I was very pleased to see Elephants In Bloom by Cecile Cristofari win the BFS award for best collection in a very good shortlist - well worth seeking out! www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2024/3/...

Elephants in Bloom by Cecile Cristofari — Runalong The Shelves

I would like to thank the author and Newcon Press for an advance copy of this collection in exchange for affair and honest review Publisher – Newcon Press Published – Out Now Price – £13.99 p...

www.runalongtheshelves.net

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Jonathan Freedland @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social · 22h

Admit I was a bit blown away by this completely unexpected moment during our Unholy live show in New York on Wednesday @hillaryclinton.bsky.social

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Runalong Womble @runalongwomble.bsky.social · 6h

The BFS Award for best novella went to the excellent The Last To Drown by Lorraine Wilson and you will not forget this story in a hurry www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2024/2/...

The Last To Drown by Lorraine Wilson — Runalong The Shelves

I would like to thank Luna Press Publishing for an advance copy of this novella in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher – Luna Press Publishing Published – 19/2 Price – £8.99 paper...

www.runalongtheshelves.net

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Runalong Womble @runalongwomble.bsky.social · 6h

I also was very pleased to see Heartwood edited by Dan Coxon win - I’m still to read Mythago Wood but this was a gorgeous anthology www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/6/...

Heartwood - A Mythago Wood Anthology edited by Dan Coxon — Runalong The Shelves

Publisher - PS Publishing Published - Out Now Price - £15.99 paperback or £2.99 ebook via https://pspublishing.co.uk/heartwood-a-myhago-wood-anthology-ebook-ed-by-dan-coxan-6426-p.asp As the ...

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Anaïs V @immortana.bsky.social · Sep 14

He (David Byrne)’s a genuine eccentric,” says Eno. “He’s always been exactly like that, and I’ve seen him remain like that in quite extreme situations. For instance, we were mugged together once in New York. It was quite frightening; we were mugged by 14 people. My enduring memory is of David being dragged off into the bushes, saying ‘Uh-oh!’ That’s absolutely true; it was like a cartoon scene.”
Brian Eno

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Kemi Ashing-Giwa @kashinggiwa.bsky.social · 15h

You build worlds for a living. And some dreams, you know, are literally worth more than others.

I have a new story out in Clarkesworld, alongside @tadethompson.bsky.social, @izom-chisom.bsky.social,
@spires.bsky.social y.social, and others!

clarkesworldmagazine.com/ashing-giwa_...

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Shea Jordan Smith @sheajordansmith.bsky.social · 23h

It’s wild how casually we say “42 million people are on SNAP” like that’s just a normal statistic.

That’s 12% of the entire country—in the richest nation on earth—relying on government help just to eat.

That shouldn’t be a data point we shrug off.
That’s a national emergency.

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Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com · 6h

wild to encounter Waymo evangelists arguing that their fuckass snitch car is safer than normal cars because if safety was their main issue then they should want NO cars and for public transit to be massively expanded 🤷

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Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 6h

i feel this so much
all the 🖤🖤🖤 hope you're doing better

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Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 6h

Rutger Hauer from the Guinnes adverts

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Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 6h

yes!!!

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 10h

Without the night shift, there is no morning.

YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC

www.youtube.com

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KAFUI 🇬🇭 @mykafuiohkafui.bsky.social · Jul 1

From the beginning of time, man has wondered why a supposedly just God would allow shit to go down like that.

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James Bennett @ubernostrum.bsky.social · 9h

Your occasional reminder that test audiences for “Good Night, and Good Luck” said the actor playing Senator McCarthy was too over-the-top trying to make him into an obvious villain.

It wasn’t an actor. The film used real archival footage of the real Joseph McCarthy.

Cameron @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 10h

i'm reminded of that one anecdote where focus groups straight up didn't believe Romney's actual policy positions were real because they were too austere

i think a similar thing is happening for media people who live in denial of what the American right is all about, it's not just Twitter edgelords

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 11h

a genuine problem is that a lot of this stuff is just completely alien to the mass media elite

like who else besides weirdos like me take time to analyze what the intellectual righties are saying

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Pierre Crochart @nowplaying.cool · 7h

I’m so tired of this shit

futurism.com/future-socie...

Billboard Says at Least One AI-Generated "Artist" Is Charting Every Week Now

At least one AI artist has charted on Billboard in each of the past four weeks, a "streak suggesting this trend is quickly accelerating."

futurism.com

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Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 7h

"Vincent Price, the guy who did the Thriller laugh."

paul khruangbin (Dan Lehner) @danlehner.bsky.social · 12h

I think everybody has a “Wallace Shawn from Young Sheldon” — my first one would probably be “Vincent Price, the guy who did the voice of Ratigan in The Great Mouse Detective”

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Tammi, yeah, that one. 2.1 @tammi.bsky.social · May 2

🎵 FUCK YOU, I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME,
FUCK YOU, I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME 🎶

Julie Andrews with an acoustic guitar, singing Rage Against The Machine songs to a group of children.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 9h

Congratulations, Andrew Cuomo!

I know how hard you worked for this.

Red Trump-style graphic with images of Donald Trump and Andrew Cuomo.

At the top it says, "I'm going to pick [Cuomo]." - Donald Trump, 60 Minutes Interview, 11-2-25

Then beneath it

TRUMP ENDORSES CUOMO

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Jen (they/them) says Free Link @knifeboots.xyz · 9h

Hey all - Aji and Wings desperately need sales to make it through the end of the year, so I'm going to thread some of @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social 's posts of their jewelry here. The most reliable way to purchase is to email Aji at ndnsilverbywings (at) gmail (dot) com. All of these are handmade.

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Chris 🍂 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 14h

This is a betrayal on levels no one has ever seen

woman looking frustrated at a table outdoors by a crowd text says when you go out in public and the public is there.

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Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 8h

i shared this with four people already! thanks so much for posting

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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 9h

this is delightful, and may it delight you

Touhin Panda🤍 @touhin.bsky.social · 22h

Sunday = fun day~ wild bears playing at a public playground, captured by someone just passing by~🐻

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Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 8h

hope this is a good !!!!

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 17h

I have Voyager on. It's the episode where they all have to go into stasis for a month, and I am so jealous. Sleeping for a month sounds awesome.

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Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 11h

... a payoff from the hook that came earlier.

when people ask me "What did working in radio teach you about writing?" this is one of the biggest things. that in writing ad copy? i had to learn to keep the listener engaged. that and as a radio DJ, i had to be relatable to my audience.

that's that

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