Scott Steensma
@scottsteensma.bsky.social
Librarian, writer, son of a cat-fancier. Published in Aurealis, ASM, Etherea, The Australian, The Age and elsewhere. Shortlisted for the Aurealis 2022 science fiction short story award. You can find me at stainlesssteelcat.com
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Grandchildren Politely Decline David Cronenberg’s Bedtime Story Offer https://theonion.com/grandchildren-politely-decline-david-cronenbergs-bedtime-story-offer/
December 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Grandchildren Politely Decline David Cronenberg’s Bedtime Story Offer https://theonion.com/grandchildren-politely-decline-david-cronenbergs-bedtime-story-offer/
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Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
December 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
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I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
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The first official review of THE RISE is in, from Horror Reads, and it's a 5-star!
"The novella length tales in here are super creepy, extremely tense, and terrifying... In this town, no one is safe and your first trip could be your last. I highly recommend it."
Hooray!
"The novella length tales in here are super creepy, extremely tense, and terrifying... In this town, no one is safe and your first trip could be your last. I highly recommend it."
Hooray!
Horror Reads's review of The Rise
5/5: As a huge fan of this series it should come as no surprise that I loved this third installment. Gulpepper Australia is a bizarre little coastal town with dark secrets lurking around every corner....
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December 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The first official review of THE RISE is in, from Horror Reads, and it's a 5-star!
"The novella length tales in here are super creepy, extremely tense, and terrifying... In this town, no one is safe and your first trip could be your last. I highly recommend it."
Hooray!
"The novella length tales in here are super creepy, extremely tense, and terrifying... In this town, no one is safe and your first trip could be your last. I highly recommend it."
Hooray!
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Great to be back in my favourite city in the Upside Down 🍻
Stopped in at Minotaur Books, Melbourne’s best SFF bookshop, & signed some (unexpected) copies of the Immeasurable Heaven
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Stopped in at Minotaur Books, Melbourne’s best SFF bookshop, & signed some (unexpected) copies of the Immeasurable Heaven
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December 10, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Great to be back in my favourite city in the Upside Down 🍻
Stopped in at Minotaur Books, Melbourne’s best SFF bookshop, & signed some (unexpected) copies of the Immeasurable Heaven
@solarisbooks.bsky.social
Stopped in at Minotaur Books, Melbourne’s best SFF bookshop, & signed some (unexpected) copies of the Immeasurable Heaven
@solarisbooks.bsky.social
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All of the ingenuity of corporate America has not produced an infant formula that is superior in nutrition and all the qualities that we want to the infant formula that God made, which is a refreshing can of Coke Zero
December 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
All of the ingenuity of corporate America has not produced an infant formula that is superior in nutrition and all the qualities that we want to the infant formula that God made, which is a refreshing can of Coke Zero
I made my cat a wig from his own hair, and he is now trying to put tariffs on soybeans. #catsofbluesky #cats #tariffs
December 10, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I made my cat a wig from his own hair, and he is now trying to put tariffs on soybeans. #catsofbluesky #cats #tariffs
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Really nice new review for the Immeasurable Heaven from Readysteadynovel over on Instagram
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December 7, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Really nice new review for the Immeasurable Heaven from Readysteadynovel over on Instagram
@solarisbooks.bsky.social
@solarisbooks.bsky.social
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has anyone else noticed that food tasted better in the past? it was mushy and easy to eat. and the spoon would come at you like an airplane
December 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
has anyone else noticed that food tasted better in the past? it was mushy and easy to eat. and the spoon would come at you like an airplane
December 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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I’ve sometimes fallen into the trap of thinking that complementing a creative person for their work is less sophisticated or desired than discussion or debate about it but very often the best thing you can say to them is hell yeah and that doesn’t make you dumb it just makes you nice
December 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I’ve sometimes fallen into the trap of thinking that complementing a creative person for their work is less sophisticated or desired than discussion or debate about it but very often the best thing you can say to them is hell yeah and that doesn’t make you dumb it just makes you nice
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"oh, don't forget to highlight, in bright red, the two-letter word in the tagline! the two letter word that's kind of the whole point of this clever ad campaign! the two letter word that links this show to the horror movie of the same name!"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
November 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"oh, don't forget to highlight, in bright red, the two-letter word in the tagline! the two letter word that's kind of the whole point of this clever ad campaign! the two letter word that links this show to the horror movie of the same name!"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
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"if Beethoven had been killed in a plane crash at the age of twenty-two, the history of music would have been very different. As would the history of aviation, of course" is a fuckin all-timer.
November 29, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"if Beethoven had been killed in a plane crash at the age of twenty-two, the history of music would have been very different. As would the history of aviation, of course" is a fuckin all-timer.
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“I was just following otters.”
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
“I was just following otters.”
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You know what food I hate? Your personal favourite food. Inedible garbage.
November 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
You know what food I hate? Your personal favourite food. Inedible garbage.
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Vote like your best mate is indigenous, your daughter is gay, your uncle is on NDIS, your brother is on the poverty line, your neighbour is an immigrant and your kids have to live on this planet for decades after you leave.
March 31, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Vote like your best mate is indigenous, your daughter is gay, your uncle is on NDIS, your brother is on the poverty line, your neighbour is an immigrant and your kids have to live on this planet for decades after you leave.
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Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
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Checking in on MechaHitler
November 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Checking in on MechaHitler
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#3157 A helpful tutorial
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
#3157 A helpful tutorial
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POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
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I had a fun day yesterday at a library event for local authors. It’s really fun to connect with readers face to face!
#booksky #author #library #fiction #booksigning #authorlife
#booksky #author #library #fiction #booksigning #authorlife
November 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I had a fun day yesterday at a library event for local authors. It’s really fun to connect with readers face to face!
#booksky #author #library #fiction #booksigning #authorlife
#booksky #author #library #fiction #booksigning #authorlife
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For the first time ever, London has met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide.
When I became Mayor, we were told it would take 193 years. We did it 184 years earlier than expected.
Cleaner air means a healthier city and big savings for the NHS.
When I became Mayor, we were told it would take 193 years. We did it 184 years earlier than expected.
Cleaner air means a healthier city and big savings for the NHS.
October 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
For the first time ever, London has met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide.
When I became Mayor, we were told it would take 193 years. We did it 184 years earlier than expected.
Cleaner air means a healthier city and big savings for the NHS.
When I became Mayor, we were told it would take 193 years. We did it 184 years earlier than expected.
Cleaner air means a healthier city and big savings for the NHS.
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Apparently one of Mark Zuckerberg's daughters is named Maxima, so that's multiple acts of naming your kid after a Nissan in the wild
sorry for the twitter screenshots but I just learned that Bethany Mandel has a child named Altima and I needed to share this knowledge with everyone
November 7, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Apparently one of Mark Zuckerberg's daughters is named Maxima, so that's multiple acts of naming your kid after a Nissan in the wild
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