Andy W. Taylor
@sooguy68.bsky.social
Canadian writer of speculative fiction who buys more books & comics than he can ever hope to read. Viable Paradise (VP19), Codex, TWUOC, CSFFA, Playwright Junction. Cancer Survivor. He/Him
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Andy W. Taylor
@sooguy68.bsky.social
· Dec 7
"I woke up this morning feeling weird, disoriented, and uncomfortable. Then I remembered I was in Sudbury and it all started to make sense." - Ramona, Roadkill (1989)
You will be visited by three spirits
December 9, 2025 at 5:01 AM
You will be visited by three spirits
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I'm not sure if it'll help, but I recommend scrolling #artadventcalendar. It'll go well with chocolate.
December 9, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I'm not sure if it'll help, but I recommend scrolling #artadventcalendar. It'll go well with chocolate.
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So love wobbegongs. Everything is good about the wobbegong. Its name. Its flattened Oscar the Grouch face. Its frondy bits. Its lazy life as a hungry rug. And it’s a shark. Outstanding animal 10/10
The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.
December 8, 2025 at 9:49 AM
So love wobbegongs. Everything is good about the wobbegong. Its name. Its flattened Oscar the Grouch face. Its frondy bits. Its lazy life as a hungry rug. And it’s a shark. Outstanding animal 10/10
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Welcome to Free Fiction Friday!
Our first FFF for issue 6 is this spectacular reworking of a classic fairy tale, touching on themes of our voices and being heard. "Have I Ever Told You About When We Were Eaten?" by @bernie-jsyk.bsky.social
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Our first FFF for issue 6 is this spectacular reworking of a classic fairy tale, touching on themes of our voices and being heard. "Have I Ever Told You About When We Were Eaten?" by @bernie-jsyk.bsky.social
magazine.trollbreath.com/have-i-ever-...
December 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Welcome to Free Fiction Friday!
Our first FFF for issue 6 is this spectacular reworking of a classic fairy tale, touching on themes of our voices and being heard. "Have I Ever Told You About When We Were Eaten?" by @bernie-jsyk.bsky.social
magazine.trollbreath.com/have-i-ever-...
Our first FFF for issue 6 is this spectacular reworking of a classic fairy tale, touching on themes of our voices and being heard. "Have I Ever Told You About When We Were Eaten?" by @bernie-jsyk.bsky.social
magazine.trollbreath.com/have-i-ever-...
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For readers who want it all—industry news, author interviews, and book reviews—#LocusMag is your trusted source in the SFF community. Subscribe today: locusmag.com/subscribe
December 5, 2025 at 4:02 AM
For readers who want it all—industry news, author interviews, and book reviews—#LocusMag is your trusted source in the SFF community. Subscribe today: locusmag.com/subscribe
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
I have two that come to mind immediately.
I have two that come to mind immediately.
December 5, 2025 at 4:00 AM
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
I have two that come to mind immediately.
I have two that come to mind immediately.
I tried naming just Ontario cities and got 73. You know how hard it is to spell Penetanguishene from memory? Also discovered a lot of towns/cities I thought were proper cities are just townships or unorganized and don't match the quiz - like Wawa and Geraldton.
December 5, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I tried naming just Ontario cities and got 73. You know how hard it is to spell Penetanguishene from memory? Also discovered a lot of towns/cities I thought were proper cities are just townships or unorganized and don't match the quiz - like Wawa and Geraldton.
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In honour of Jane Austen's upcoming birthday, I made one of her favourite dishes: cheese toast.
My version: egg, dijon mustard, cheddar, Stilton, homemade bread
My version: egg, dijon mustard, cheddar, Stilton, homemade bread
December 1, 2025 at 2:40 AM
In honour of Jane Austen's upcoming birthday, I made one of her favourite dishes: cheese toast.
My version: egg, dijon mustard, cheddar, Stilton, homemade bread
My version: egg, dijon mustard, cheddar, Stilton, homemade bread
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Traditionally-published authors (print/ebook/audio): Promote your books today in the 2025 Whatever Holiday Gift Guide! Thousands of readers to connect to your work! Follow the link below to tell folks about what you have available to them this holiday season!
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December 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Traditionally-published authors (print/ebook/audio): Promote your books today in the 2025 Whatever Holiday Gift Guide! Thousands of readers to connect to your work! Follow the link below to tell folks about what you have available to them this holiday season!
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
It's getting real! Super Canucks - An anthology of Canadian small-town Superheroes is available for pre-order now via your favourite booksellers or the publisher's site.
Book comes out in March 2026 and we have 11 stories by awesome Cdn writers.
store.latitude46publishing.com/products/sup...
Book comes out in March 2026 and we have 11 stories by awesome Cdn writers.
store.latitude46publishing.com/products/sup...
SuperCanucks: An anthology of Canadian small-town superheroes
Short FictionPub Date : March 21, 20265.5 X 8.5 in | 100 pgsTrade Paperback : 9781997529057 e-pub: 9781997529064 PRE-ORDER NOW! SuperCanucks features eleven stories that explore the usual superhero...
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December 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
It's getting real! Super Canucks - An anthology of Canadian small-town Superheroes is available for pre-order now via your favourite booksellers or the publisher's site.
Book comes out in March 2026 and we have 11 stories by awesome Cdn writers.
store.latitude46publishing.com/products/sup...
Book comes out in March 2026 and we have 11 stories by awesome Cdn writers.
store.latitude46publishing.com/products/sup...
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Tomorrow is patreon day! A buck gets you a short fantasy adventure every month, plus the 10-year story backlist. A STEAL. Best of all, it keeps me doing more fiction work and less corporate work 😆. THE WORLD NEEDS LESS CORPORATE WORK
www.patreon.com/kameronhurley
www.patreon.com/kameronhurley
November 30, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Tomorrow is patreon day! A buck gets you a short fantasy adventure every month, plus the 10-year story backlist. A STEAL. Best of all, it keeps me doing more fiction work and less corporate work 😆. THE WORLD NEEDS LESS CORPORATE WORK
www.patreon.com/kameronhurley
www.patreon.com/kameronhurley
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Less than 24 hours left before the winter issue drops!! Magazine.Trollbreath.com
Issue 5, Fall 2025 - Trollbreath Magazine
Issue 5, Fall 2025 Fiction La Forêt de Fontainebleu, Les Chasseurs, Le Renard by Aimee Ogden The Water Dragons of Harney County by B. Morris Allen The Machines are Hungry by Maressa Voss Gracie ...
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November 30, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Less than 24 hours left before the winter issue drops!! Magazine.Trollbreath.com
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The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
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How it started / How it’s going
November 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
How it started / How it’s going
I just backed ADVERSITY AND AUDACITY on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/sch...
ADVERSITY AND AUDACITY
Tales by Cancer Survivors
www.kickstarter.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I just backed ADVERSITY AND AUDACITY on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/sch...
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Does anyone have recommendations for podcasts about climate change response? Specifically scientific and architectural responses? Stuff like Not Built For This
November 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Does anyone have recommendations for podcasts about climate change response? Specifically scientific and architectural responses? Stuff like Not Built For This
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Please boost!
@Jed Hartman, Melanie Fishbane, Emily Tesh and Farah Mendlesohn talk about the fantastic, weird, controversial and now 50 year old! The Female Man. Free online, December 30th. Tickets at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1697987549... or at facebook: fb.me/e/3F0xoFwPh
@Jed Hartman, Melanie Fishbane, Emily Tesh and Farah Mendlesohn talk about the fantastic, weird, controversial and now 50 year old! The Female Man. Free online, December 30th. Tickets at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1697987549... or at facebook: fb.me/e/3F0xoFwPh
Discussing the Female Man
The Female Man is Farah Mendlesohn's favourite science fiction novel. Melanie Fishbane has been thinking about its Jewishness. Jed Hartman h
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November 29, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Please boost!
@Jed Hartman, Melanie Fishbane, Emily Tesh and Farah Mendlesohn talk about the fantastic, weird, controversial and now 50 year old! The Female Man. Free online, December 30th. Tickets at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1697987549... or at facebook: fb.me/e/3F0xoFwPh
@Jed Hartman, Melanie Fishbane, Emily Tesh and Farah Mendlesohn talk about the fantastic, weird, controversial and now 50 year old! The Female Man. Free online, December 30th. Tickets at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1697987549... or at facebook: fb.me/e/3F0xoFwPh
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I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
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"all actions flowing from Ms. Halligan's defective appointment...were unlawful exercises of executive power and are hereby set aside."
November 24, 2025 at 7:54 PM
"all actions flowing from Ms. Halligan's defective appointment...were unlawful exercises of executive power and are hereby set aside."
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Always worth taking a moment to remind you if you’re pirating authors’ book you’re a shitty person. You can rail that our profession isn’t a profession all you want. You can paint yourself as an online revolutionary liberating ideas. It’s all bullshit.
You’re just a shitty person who hates writers.
You’re just a shitty person who hates writers.
November 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Always worth taking a moment to remind you if you’re pirating authors’ book you’re a shitty person. You can rail that our profession isn’t a profession all you want. You can paint yourself as an online revolutionary liberating ideas. It’s all bullshit.
You’re just a shitty person who hates writers.
You’re just a shitty person who hates writers.
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They mean brown immigrants
November 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
They mean brown immigrants
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OTHERSIDE opens to submissions of nonfiction and reprints in FOUR DAYS! That means it's Q&A time! Drop any and all questions you have about nonfiction/reprint submissions below, and our cofounders will answer as we have time 👀 We're getting extremely excited to read your work!
November 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
OTHERSIDE opens to submissions of nonfiction and reprints in FOUR DAYS! That means it's Q&A time! Drop any and all questions you have about nonfiction/reprint submissions below, and our cofounders will answer as we have time 👀 We're getting extremely excited to read your work!
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i have never wanted to make a YouTube video before, but now i want to make one that's basically: Books Are Not Free Content For You, Stop Stealing From Authors, You Scabs.
we are not the enemy.
every dollar folks think they're taking from Amazon, they're taking from authors more.
we are not the enemy.
every dollar folks think they're taking from Amazon, they're taking from authors more.
November 24, 2025 at 5:38 AM
i have never wanted to make a YouTube video before, but now i want to make one that's basically: Books Are Not Free Content For You, Stop Stealing From Authors, You Scabs.
we are not the enemy.
every dollar folks think they're taking from Amazon, they're taking from authors more.
we are not the enemy.
every dollar folks think they're taking from Amazon, they're taking from authors more.
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And when I ask people politely to stop stealing/pirating my work, I get harassment and rape/death threats to the point that I no longer have a contact form on my website.
November 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
And when I ask people politely to stop stealing/pirating my work, I get harassment and rape/death threats to the point that I no longer have a contact form on my website.