Grand Admiral Shaun Duke
@shaunduke.net
SF/F/H writer/editor (The Duke of Editing), Prof of #scifi #writing, podcaster (The Skiffy and Fanty Show)!
Twitch (W/Su 6-8PM Central. Skiffy on Fri 7PM): http://twitch.tv/alphabetstreams
Opinions my own. Things here: https://shaunduke.net/dukethings
Twitch (W/Su 6-8PM Central. Skiffy on Fri 7PM): http://twitch.tv/alphabetstreams
Opinions my own. Things here: https://shaunduke.net/dukethings
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I am waiting on some work payments coming in, and some bills and other expenses are about to hit me hard, so your support at the present moment would be greatly appreciated! Thank you so much for checking out my work (especially if you've given a comment on the essay snippets on Patreon)!
A reminder that you can support me & my work & read some cool stuff I'm working on by joining my Patreon (patreon.com/therisingtit...), or you can buy THE GOD OF SPITE AND VIOLENCE over on Itch (therisingtithes.itch.io), or (more quickly) on Ko-Fi!
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January 16, 2026 at 8:16 PM
I am waiting on some work payments coming in, and some bills and other expenses are about to hit me hard, so your support at the present moment would be greatly appreciated! Thank you so much for checking out my work (especially if you've given a comment on the essay snippets on Patreon)!
Over at The Duke of Editing, you can find information about my editing services. I've worked with indies and publishers! Specialty: #sciencefiction #fantasy #horror #weird
If that's what you're looking for, use my handy contact form. Let's talk about your work! #writing
thedukeofediting.com...
If that's what you're looking for, use my handy contact form. Let's talk about your work! #writing
thedukeofediting.com...
January 16, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Over at The Duke of Editing, you can find information about my editing services. I've worked with indies and publishers! Specialty: #sciencefiction #fantasy #horror #weird
If that's what you're looking for, use my handy contact form. Let's talk about your work! #writing
thedukeofediting.com...
If that's what you're looking for, use my handy contact form. Let's talk about your work! #writing
thedukeofediting.com...
For anyone who likes EDM as much as I do and wants some excellent sets of progressive and deep trance with splatterings of curious new and old mixtures, I strongly recommend Coldwired Podcast.
Easily my favorite EDM podcast at the moment. No talking. All music. Wonderful variety. Soul deep.
Easily my favorite EDM podcast at the moment. No talking. All music. Wonderful variety. Soul deep.
January 16, 2026 at 3:13 PM
For anyone who likes EDM as much as I do and wants some excellent sets of progressive and deep trance with splatterings of curious new and old mixtures, I strongly recommend Coldwired Podcast.
Easily my favorite EDM podcast at the moment. No talking. All music. Wonderful variety. Soul deep.
Easily my favorite EDM podcast at the moment. No talking. All music. Wonderful variety. Soul deep.
If you're looking for a laugh-a-minute #gaming stream full of multiplayer shenanigans, ridiculous moments, and in-expert play, then do I have a stream for you!
I'm live every Wed/Sun at 6 PM Central. Join me for my next stream (bonus points for a follow)!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
I'm live every Wed/Sun at 6 PM Central. Join me for my next stream (bonus points for a follow)!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
January 15, 2026 at 7:31 PM
If you're looking for a laugh-a-minute #gaming stream full of multiplayer shenanigans, ridiculous moments, and in-expert play, then do I have a stream for you!
I'm live every Wed/Sun at 6 PM Central. Join me for my next stream (bonus points for a follow)!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
I'm live every Wed/Sun at 6 PM Central. Join me for my next stream (bonus points for a follow)!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
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✨✨✨GLITTER CANNON DEPLOYED✨✨✨
S1 E1 is now live on @theincomparable.com!
with special guest @premeemohamed.com 🪲
Listen now!
Or bookmark this for later!
Whenever you need a hit of joy, we've got you covered!
Transcript: sgwong.com/blog/episode...
Subscribe/Follow the show! Share the joy ✨
S1 E1 is now live on @theincomparable.com!
with special guest @premeemohamed.com 🪲
Listen now!
Or bookmark this for later!
Whenever you need a hit of joy, we've got you covered!
Transcript: sgwong.com/blog/episode...
Subscribe/Follow the show! Share the joy ✨
Premee Mohamed - The Bugge (We Contain Multitudes 1)
Premee nerds out about a beloved (and well-used!) collection.
www.theincomparable.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:26 PM
✨✨✨GLITTER CANNON DEPLOYED✨✨✨
S1 E1 is now live on @theincomparable.com!
with special guest @premeemohamed.com 🪲
Listen now!
Or bookmark this for later!
Whenever you need a hit of joy, we've got you covered!
Transcript: sgwong.com/blog/episode...
Subscribe/Follow the show! Share the joy ✨
S1 E1 is now live on @theincomparable.com!
with special guest @premeemohamed.com 🪲
Listen now!
Or bookmark this for later!
Whenever you need a hit of joy, we've got you covered!
Transcript: sgwong.com/blog/episode...
Subscribe/Follow the show! Share the joy ✨
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IT'S FINALLY HERE!!!!
So excited to share this show with you all. I am so grateful for the support and encouragement from so many people to get this off the ground 🚀
If you need a spot of light-heartedness in your day, this is the show for you! ✨
Please have a listen and please share!
So excited to share this show with you all. I am so grateful for the support and encouragement from so many people to get this off the ground 🚀
If you need a spot of light-heartedness in your day, this is the show for you! ✨
Please have a listen and please share!
✨✨✨GLITTER CANNON DEPLOYED✨✨✨
S1 E1 is now live on @theincomparable.com!
with special guest @premeemohamed.com 🪲
Listen now!
Or bookmark this for later!
Whenever you need a hit of joy, we've got you covered!
Transcript: sgwong.com/blog/episode...
Subscribe/Follow the show! Share the joy ✨
S1 E1 is now live on @theincomparable.com!
with special guest @premeemohamed.com 🪲
Listen now!
Or bookmark this for later!
Whenever you need a hit of joy, we've got you covered!
Transcript: sgwong.com/blog/episode...
Subscribe/Follow the show! Share the joy ✨
Premee Mohamed - The Bugge (We Contain Multitudes 1)
Premee nerds out about a beloved (and well-used!) collection.
www.theincomparable.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:33 PM
IT'S FINALLY HERE!!!!
So excited to share this show with you all. I am so grateful for the support and encouragement from so many people to get this off the ground 🚀
If you need a spot of light-heartedness in your day, this is the show for you! ✨
Please have a listen and please share!
So excited to share this show with you all. I am so grateful for the support and encouragement from so many people to get this off the ground 🚀
If you need a spot of light-heartedness in your day, this is the show for you! ✨
Please have a listen and please share!
Thinking about all you Minnesotans. I hope these difficult times end swiftly and without any more death.
January 15, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Thinking about all you Minnesotans. I hope these difficult times end swiftly and without any more death.
Heyo, nerds. If you need some joy tonight, I'm playing video games with friends on Twitch tonight!
Stream is live. Let's hope tonight is another epic night!
Bring friends. Geekery in chat is always welcome.
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
Stream is live. Let's hope tonight is another epic night!
Bring friends. Geekery in chat is always welcome.
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
January 14, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Heyo, nerds. If you need some joy tonight, I'm playing video games with friends on Twitch tonight!
Stream is live. Let's hope tonight is another epic night!
Bring friends. Geekery in chat is always welcome.
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
Stream is live. Let's hope tonight is another epic night!
Bring friends. Geekery in chat is always welcome.
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
Over on my Patreon page, you'll find a variety of posts about my family hiking adventures, geeky subjects, thoughts on movies and films, and other things (plus more to come).
Joining is pretty cheap, and it makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside! :D
patreon.com/thejoyfa...
Joining is pretty cheap, and it makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside! :D
patreon.com/thejoyfa...
January 14, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Over on my Patreon page, you'll find a variety of posts about my family hiking adventures, geeky subjects, thoughts on movies and films, and other things (plus more to come).
Joining is pretty cheap, and it makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside! :D
patreon.com/thejoyfa...
Joining is pretty cheap, and it makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside! :D
patreon.com/thejoyfa...
Not once. Never will. I don't know why I would. I can't trust anything it produces, so I'd have to check its output, which would require me to conduct normal research. I could just skip to the normal research and save myself time.
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
January 14, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Not once. Never will. I don't know why I would. I can't trust anything it produces, so I'd have to check its output, which would require me to conduct normal research. I could just skip to the normal research and save myself time.
I'm tired.
January 14, 2026 at 1:51 PM
I'm tired.
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I've been slowly working on a very long essay about art, the technology colloquially referred to as 'AI', and how we make an ironclad case for art and artists that will last long into the future.
if you want to read the first few parts of it, they're over on my Patreon now:
if you want to read the first few parts of it, they're over on my Patreon now:
My CPU Cannot Yearn | Collection from Brandon O'Brien | 4 posts
Get more from Brandon O'Brien on Patreon
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January 13, 2026 at 7:40 PM
I've been slowly working on a very long essay about art, the technology colloquially referred to as 'AI', and how we make an ironclad case for art and artists that will last long into the future.
if you want to read the first few parts of it, they're over on my Patreon now:
if you want to read the first few parts of it, they're over on my Patreon now:
There are countless stories yet to be told in The Histories, my encyclopedia of the absolutely true stories of real people.
Dozens of stories are already available for you to read. You can even get an entry for yourself or a friend! Enjoy! #writing
shaunduke.net/thehis...
Dozens of stories are already available for you to read. You can even get an entry for yourself or a friend! Enjoy! #writing
shaunduke.net/thehis...
January 13, 2026 at 7:31 PM
There are countless stories yet to be told in The Histories, my encyclopedia of the absolutely true stories of real people.
Dozens of stories are already available for you to read. You can even get an entry for yourself or a friend! Enjoy! #writing
shaunduke.net/thehis...
Dozens of stories are already available for you to read. You can even get an entry for yourself or a friend! Enjoy! #writing
shaunduke.net/thehis...
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I really don't have the words. Sheila is a dear friend and I wish and her family all the best as she recovers.
locusmag.com/2026/01/shei...
locusmag.com/2026/01/shei...
Asimov’s Editor Sheila Williams Hospitalized
The Must Read Books Team has shared that Sheila Williams, editor of Asimov’s, has been hospitalized after suffering a brain aneurysm. Asimov’s senior managing editor Emily Hockaday will…
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January 12, 2026 at 8:31 PM
I really don't have the words. Sheila is a dear friend and I wish and her family all the best as she recovers.
locusmag.com/2026/01/shei...
locusmag.com/2026/01/shei...
It was today, January 13th, 2026, that I learned there was an Austin Powers collectible card game.
This is bananas.
youtube.com/watch?v=...
This is bananas.
youtube.com/watch?v=...
We Played The Austin Powers Trading Card Game from 1999
#tradingcards #tabletopgaming #austinpowersGroovy baby!______________________________________________________________________________________Want to keep us ...
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January 13, 2026 at 4:38 PM
It was today, January 13th, 2026, that I learned there was an Austin Powers collectible card game.
This is bananas.
youtube.com/watch?v=...
This is bananas.
youtube.com/watch?v=...
And the streaming adventures continue with another evening of streaming!
We don't have a quorum tonight, so it's either more Valheim shenanigans OR we're getting messy in something else. Come join the adventure!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
We don't have a quorum tonight, so it's either more Valheim shenanigans OR we're getting messy in something else. Come join the adventure!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
January 11, 2026 at 11:50 PM
And the streaming adventures continue with another evening of streaming!
We don't have a quorum tonight, so it's either more Valheim shenanigans OR we're getting messy in something else. Come join the adventure!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
We don't have a quorum tonight, so it's either more Valheim shenanigans OR we're getting messy in something else. Come join the adventure!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
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If you’re a Minnesota activist and you need supplies like ice cleats, power banks, hand warmers, etc. in your fight against ICE, drop your Amazon list here or to emidly.08 on Signal and @mostlybree.kitrocha.com and I have got you
January 10, 2026 at 4:05 AM
If you’re a Minnesota activist and you need supplies like ice cleats, power banks, hand warmers, etc. in your fight against ICE, drop your Amazon list here or to emidly.08 on Signal and @mostlybree.kitrocha.com and I have got you
I filled it out. Strongly opposed across the board.
Unlike other companies, Discord is actually asking users how they feel about AI. Make your voice heard here:
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January 10, 2026 at 11:58 AM
I filled it out. Strongly opposed across the board.
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I will be in conversation with Bora Chung about magical realism and speculative fiction in east and south Asia this Saturday.
Join us online - details in poster.
Join us online - details in poster.
January 5, 2026 at 3:04 AM
I will be in conversation with Bora Chung about magical realism and speculative fiction in east and south Asia this Saturday.
Join us online - details in poster.
Join us online - details in poster.
According to legend, every person who tosses $3 or more to my Ko-Fi page gets access to a secret chamber in Ikea.
I don't know if that's actually true, but it wouldn't hurt to support my work with a quick jolt of money objects!
ko-fi.com/shaunduke
I don't know if that's actually true, but it wouldn't hurt to support my work with a quick jolt of money objects!
ko-fi.com/shaunduke
January 9, 2026 at 7:31 PM
According to legend, every person who tosses $3 or more to my Ko-Fi page gets access to a secret chamber in Ikea.
I don't know if that's actually true, but it wouldn't hurt to support my work with a quick jolt of money objects!
ko-fi.com/shaunduke
I don't know if that's actually true, but it wouldn't hurt to support my work with a quick jolt of money objects!
ko-fi.com/shaunduke
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Tomorrow! Join me, @annaleen.bsky.social and @older.bsky.social as we discuss our new anthology We Will Rise Again. Register at the link.
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January 9, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Tomorrow! Join me, @annaleen.bsky.social and @older.bsky.social as we discuss our new anthology We Will Rise Again. Register at the link.
citylights.com/events/panel...
citylights.com/events/panel...
Random fact about me:
My favorite fighter jet is the F-15 Eagle. Since I was a kid, I thought it had one of the coolest shapes/designs. A pilot even once landed one after one of its wings was blown off during a collision!
Smithsonian has a 50min video on the F-15!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0F2...
My favorite fighter jet is the F-15 Eagle. Since I was a kid, I thought it had one of the coolest shapes/designs. A pilot even once landed one after one of its wings was blown off during a collision!
Smithsonian has a 50min video on the F-15!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0F2...
a fighter jet is flying in a clear blue sky .
ALT: a fighter jet is flying in a clear blue sky .
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January 9, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Random fact about me:
My favorite fighter jet is the F-15 Eagle. Since I was a kid, I thought it had one of the coolest shapes/designs. A pilot even once landed one after one of its wings was blown off during a collision!
Smithsonian has a 50min video on the F-15!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0F2...
My favorite fighter jet is the F-15 Eagle. Since I was a kid, I thought it had one of the coolest shapes/designs. A pilot even once landed one after one of its wings was blown off during a collision!
Smithsonian has a 50min video on the F-15!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0F2...
If you're an indie author or publisher looking for an editor who works with SF/F/H, you might consider little old me!
You can find out about my rates and some of my experience at The Duke of Editing! #writing
thedukeofediting.com...
You can find out about my rates and some of my experience at The Duke of Editing! #writing
thedukeofediting.com...
January 8, 2026 at 7:31 PM
If you're an indie author or publisher looking for an editor who works with SF/F/H, you might consider little old me!
You can find out about my rates and some of my experience at The Duke of Editing! #writing
thedukeofediting.com...
You can find out about my rates and some of my experience at The Duke of Editing! #writing
thedukeofediting.com...
What is everyone reading?
Tell me and I will hug @princejvstin.com because he's my friend and I need excuses for more joy and happiness in this world.
Tell me and I will hug @princejvstin.com because he's my friend and I need excuses for more joy and happiness in this world.
January 8, 2026 at 4:52 PM
What is everyone reading?
Tell me and I will hug @princejvstin.com because he's my friend and I need excuses for more joy and happiness in this world.
Tell me and I will hug @princejvstin.com because he's my friend and I need excuses for more joy and happiness in this world.
As am I.
If you still post on X, the site for Nazis and pedophiles, I am absolutely judging you.
January 8, 2026 at 4:43 PM
As am I.