nm whitley
@nmwhitley.bsky.social
write drum teach, etc
Words in The Dark, Seize the Press, Cosmic Horro Monthly, Short Fiction, Cafe Irreal, Propagule, JAKE., and more
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Words in The Dark, Seize the Press, Cosmic Horro Monthly, Short Fiction, Cafe Irreal, Propagule, JAKE., and more
Newsletter: https://buttondown.email/shortstoryrex
Music and more: https://linktr.ee/nmwhitley
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It's that time of year again*
*it is always that time of year
*it is always that time of year
We have confirmation the fuck every word bot is anti-madridista
fuck Courtois
November 28, 2025 at 8:34 AM
We have confirmation the fuck every word bot is anti-madridista
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A bit too on the nose for thanksgiving
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A bit too on the nose for thanksgiving
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It's that time of year again*
*it is always that time of year
*it is always that time of year
November 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
It's that time of year again*
*it is always that time of year
*it is always that time of year
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First up, "The Last Spiderbox" which I previously described as being "about onanism, the role of art in society, and bio-engineered spiders”
It's elegible for the prestigious "Scrounge Up a Few Bucks and Buy Issue #58 of Cosmic Horror Monthly" Award
cosmichorrormonthly.com/store/issue-...
It's elegible for the prestigious "Scrounge Up a Few Bucks and Buy Issue #58 of Cosmic Horror Monthly" Award
cosmichorrormonthly.com/store/issue-...
CHM #58 April 2025 – Cosmic Horror Monthly
cosmichorrormonthly.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
First up, "The Last Spiderbox" which I previously described as being "about onanism, the role of art in society, and bio-engineered spiders”
It's elegible for the prestigious "Scrounge Up a Few Bucks and Buy Issue #58 of Cosmic Horror Monthly" Award
cosmichorrormonthly.com/store/issue-...
It's elegible for the prestigious "Scrounge Up a Few Bucks and Buy Issue #58 of Cosmic Horror Monthly" Award
cosmichorrormonthly.com/store/issue-...
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And finally there is "Enselfening" from last month's issue of The Dark
It is eligible for the "Aw, Man, I'd Been Meaning to Read That But Just Haven't Had Time, to be fair, There's a Whole Lot Going On Right Now" Award
www.thedarkmagazine.com/enselfening/
It is eligible for the "Aw, Man, I'd Been Meaning to Read That But Just Haven't Had Time, to be fair, There's a Whole Lot Going On Right Now" Award
www.thedarkmagazine.com/enselfening/
Enselfening - The Dark Magazine
For several years, Winnie had been living on the north side of a town where nobody oriented themselves in terms of north, south, east, or west but rather in relation to the sea, the hills, and two riv...
www.thedarkmagazine.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
And finally there is "Enselfening" from last month's issue of The Dark
It is eligible for the "Aw, Man, I'd Been Meaning to Read That But Just Haven't Had Time, to be fair, There's a Whole Lot Going On Right Now" Award
www.thedarkmagazine.com/enselfening/
It is eligible for the "Aw, Man, I'd Been Meaning to Read That But Just Haven't Had Time, to be fair, There's a Whole Lot Going On Right Now" Award
www.thedarkmagazine.com/enselfening/
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wrote a post-apocalyptic poem on a vintage graphic
November 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
wrote a post-apocalyptic poem on a vintage graphic
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It’s Thanksgiving night and the cranberry sauce has spoiled and the mashed potatoes are already turning and you’re too busy scribbling away by candlelight to even notice. Why? Because Rotting Leaf Mag will open to submissions on December 1st, 12am EST
November 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
It’s Thanksgiving night and the cranberry sauce has spoiled and the mashed potatoes are already turning and you’re too busy scribbling away by candlelight to even notice. Why? Because Rotting Leaf Mag will open to submissions on December 1st, 12am EST
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Slop Evader is a tool from artist and researcher Tega Brain that lets you search the web for results exclusively before November 30, 2022—the day that ChatGPT was released to the public.
'Slop Evader' Lets You Surf the Web Like It’s 2022
Artist Tega Brain is fighting the internet’s enshittification by turning back the clock to before ChatGPT existed.
www.404media.co
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Slop Evader is a tool from artist and researcher Tega Brain that lets you search the web for results exclusively before November 30, 2022—the day that ChatGPT was released to the public.
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the genAI bubble relies on you conflating the genuinely tremendous potential of using machine learning for e.g. image recognition in radiotherapy, protein folding, simulations in power systems etc with the child abuse image generators and schizophrenic delusions generators
People on BlueSky: AI is useless! A stochastic parrot!
Mathematicians/biologists/physicists: It is already helping us do frontier technical research and in some cases solve open problems arxiv.org/pdf/2511.16072
(There are of course, as always, many caveats, but the paper is genuinely remarkable)
Mathematicians/biologists/physicists: It is already helping us do frontier technical research and in some cases solve open problems arxiv.org/pdf/2511.16072
(There are of course, as always, many caveats, but the paper is genuinely remarkable)
arxiv.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
the genAI bubble relies on you conflating the genuinely tremendous potential of using machine learning for e.g. image recognition in radiotherapy, protein folding, simulations in power systems etc with the child abuse image generators and schizophrenic delusions generators
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Any time corporate executives are in a room together and don't know they're being recorded, the transcript is like: "Christ, I hate our customers. We're agreed that we all hate our customers? Let's lie to the IRS, criminally. Did I mention the Holocaust never happened? Put more lead in our soda."
Campbell's soup VP caught on tape trashing his own brand. Oof. www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...
November 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Any time corporate executives are in a room together and don't know they're being recorded, the transcript is like: "Christ, I hate our customers. We're agreed that we all hate our customers? Let's lie to the IRS, criminally. Did I mention the Holocaust never happened? Put more lead in our soda."
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Repeat after me:
I am not healthier than Shinzo Abe.
I am not healthier than Kendrick Lamar.
I am not healthier than GG Allin.
I am not healthier than Jack Dorsey.
But if I stand back and watch and learn,
I will be healthier than I am.
I am not healthier than Shinzo Abe.
I am not healthier than Kendrick Lamar.
I am not healthier than GG Allin.
I am not healthier than Jack Dorsey.
But if I stand back and watch and learn,
I will be healthier than I am.
November 25, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Repeat after me:
I am not healthier than Shinzo Abe.
I am not healthier than Kendrick Lamar.
I am not healthier than GG Allin.
I am not healthier than Jack Dorsey.
But if I stand back and watch and learn,
I will be healthier than I am.
I am not healthier than Shinzo Abe.
I am not healthier than Kendrick Lamar.
I am not healthier than GG Allin.
I am not healthier than Jack Dorsey.
But if I stand back and watch and learn,
I will be healthier than I am.
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don cherry & ornette coleman
November 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
don cherry & ornette coleman
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All the stories in Weird Horror #11 are great, but I've been thinking about “We Didn’t Used to Be Like This” by @jackklausner.bsky.social for days. Deeply unsettling look into one person's descent into madness that had me questioning what was true by the end. A phenomenal story.
We Didn't Used to Be Like This — Weird Horror Magazine
www.weirdhorrormagazine.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
All the stories in Weird Horror #11 are great, but I've been thinking about “We Didn’t Used to Be Like This” by @jackklausner.bsky.social for days. Deeply unsettling look into one person's descent into madness that had me questioning what was true by the end. A phenomenal story.
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I'm up at HAD today and yet my family is still not showing me any respect
seems weird
seems weird
"If someone asks if you’re a narc and you actually are a narc, you have to say it. That’s the rule. Like if someone directly asks you, you’re not allowed to lie about it. Same with if you’re a Republican..."
some rules today from Sasha Brown
https://www.havehashad.com/5as8y
some rules today from Sasha Brown
https://www.havehashad.com/5as8y
Narc Rules by Sasha Brown
If someone asks if you’re a narc and you actually are a narc, you have to say it. That’s the rule. Like if someone directly asks you, you’re not allowed to lie about it. Same with if you’re a…
www.havehashad.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I'm up at HAD today and yet my family is still not showing me any respect
seems weird
seems weird
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If you have been sharing that Malwarebytes article on the Gmail thing, you should note the giant correction up top.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
November 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
If you have been sharing that Malwarebytes article on the Gmail thing, you should note the giant correction up top.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
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It's my favorite day! It's the 38th anniversary of the Max Headroom signal broadcast intrusion!
1st incident lasted 25s during the 9PM news on WGN-TV in Chicago; The 2nd, 2hrs later, lasted ~90s on PBS affiliate WTTW during Dr. Who.
You can watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqge...
1st incident lasted 25s during the 9PM news on WGN-TV in Chicago; The 2nd, 2hrs later, lasted ~90s on PBS affiliate WTTW during Dr. Who.
You can watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqge...
Max Headroom 1987 Broadcast Signal Intrusion Incident
YouTube video by andrew867
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM
It's my favorite day! It's the 38th anniversary of the Max Headroom signal broadcast intrusion!
1st incident lasted 25s during the 9PM news on WGN-TV in Chicago; The 2nd, 2hrs later, lasted ~90s on PBS affiliate WTTW during Dr. Who.
You can watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqge...
1st incident lasted 25s during the 9PM news on WGN-TV in Chicago; The 2nd, 2hrs later, lasted ~90s on PBS affiliate WTTW during Dr. Who.
You can watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqge...
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Reminder to editors and publishers that I'm accepting epubs of mags, collections, and anthos that have original 2025 short fiction for consideration in Best Weird Fiction of the Year 2. Writers — you'll have an opportunity to submit in the new year.
Editor/Publisher friends (only): I'm happy to receive ePubs of your 2025 short fiction projects for the 2026 volume. DM for deets. Or send direct to: bestspecfic (at) gmail(dot)com
Writer friends (only): Subs will open next year. (You can let your editor know I can receive their projects now.)
Writer friends (only): Subs will open next year. (You can let your editor know I can receive their projects now.)
I am thrilled to announce the following authors will be appearing in The Best Weird Fiction of the Year.
November 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Reminder to editors and publishers that I'm accepting epubs of mags, collections, and anthos that have original 2025 short fiction for consideration in Best Weird Fiction of the Year 2. Writers — you'll have an opportunity to submit in the new year.
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We have just had our breakfast.
November 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
We have just had our breakfast.
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Time to be sincere on main: there’s been a truly heartening community response to the presence of these goons in Durham. The fascists will lose.
resources re: ICE presence in North Carolina, distribute widely if you feel like it. all love to my community, no love to the people who said "but what is fascism really? historically, blah blah, name-calling gets us nowhere" when we were all saying "these people are fascists"
linktr.ee/apply_heat
linktr.ee/apply_heat
@apply_heat | Linktree
Show up for our neighbors
linktr.ee
November 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Time to be sincere on main: there’s been a truly heartening community response to the presence of these goons in Durham. The fascists will lose.
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really bad at promo but here's my main project: a long-running outgrowth of a substack I turned into an ezine called Kentucky Meat Shower. Explanation of this unwieldy project here.
muleskinnerpress.net/kentucky-mea...
muleskinnerpress.net/kentucky-mea...
Kentucky Meat Shower - Muleskinner Press
has been my flagship, long-running project since 2018 or so. It began as a Substack to update people on what writing I had put
muleskinnerpress.net
November 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
really bad at promo but here's my main project: a long-running outgrowth of a substack I turned into an ezine called Kentucky Meat Shower. Explanation of this unwieldy project here.
muleskinnerpress.net/kentucky-mea...
muleskinnerpress.net/kentucky-mea...
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PSA: The Year's Best Weird Fiction (Vol. 1 / 2024) is a revitalizing tonic, a reminder of just how good and strange and fun speculative fiction can be. @undertow.bsky.social has a keen and expansive eye—I look forward to many many installments to come. undertowpublications.com/shop/best-we...
Best Weird Fiction, Vol. 1 — Undertow Publications
A showcase of some of the finest weird fiction from 2024, the inaugural volume of The Best Weird Fiction of the Year pays homage to, and builds upon, the critical success of its sibling predecessor,...
undertowpublications.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
PSA: The Year's Best Weird Fiction (Vol. 1 / 2024) is a revitalizing tonic, a reminder of just how good and strange and fun speculative fiction can be. @undertow.bsky.social has a keen and expansive eye—I look forward to many many installments to come. undertowpublications.com/shop/best-we...
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Are you shocked I'm so shocked, this is my shocked face.
The tech that regularly breaks its guardrails broke its guardrails when in the hands of people for whom the guardrails are extra important.
The tech that regularly breaks its guardrails broke its guardrails when in the hands of people for whom the guardrails are extra important.
"Powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o model by default...tests repeatedly showed that the AI toy dropped its guardrails the longer a conversation went on, until hitting rock bottom on incredibly disturbing topics."
AI-Powered Stuffed Animal Pulled From Market After Disturbing Interactions With Children
FoloToy says it's suspended sales of its AI-powered teddy bear after researchers found it gave wildly inappropriate and dangerous answers.
futurism.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Are you shocked I'm so shocked, this is my shocked face.
The tech that regularly breaks its guardrails broke its guardrails when in the hands of people for whom the guardrails are extra important.
The tech that regularly breaks its guardrails broke its guardrails when in the hands of people for whom the guardrails are extra important.
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#5 Dad Can Hurt You With His Apple
Think dad can smash not the shell because his HANDS have business with the APPLE? You should think of it again. Dad can hurt you with his apple in the air. Get apple back crack and its PROBLEMS to your life. You died.
So you CAN always stay alert of dad's apple!
Think dad can smash not the shell because his HANDS have business with the APPLE? You should think of it again. Dad can hurt you with his apple in the air. Get apple back crack and its PROBLEMS to your life. You died.
So you CAN always stay alert of dad's apple!
Whatever this type of content is, it should be illegal
November 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
#5 Dad Can Hurt You With His Apple
Think dad can smash not the shell because his HANDS have business with the APPLE? You should think of it again. Dad can hurt you with his apple in the air. Get apple back crack and its PROBLEMS to your life. You died.
So you CAN always stay alert of dad's apple!
Think dad can smash not the shell because his HANDS have business with the APPLE? You should think of it again. Dad can hurt you with his apple in the air. Get apple back crack and its PROBLEMS to your life. You died.
So you CAN always stay alert of dad's apple!
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Reminder if you are not good Christian do not say deez nuts
November 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Reminder if you are not good Christian do not say deez nuts