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Stephen Case @stephenrcase.bsky.social · 16d

Finally spotted in the wild! On the shelves at my local Barnes & Noble. @analogsf.bsky.social

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GCL Boisset @gcl-boisset.bsky.social · 20d

4)Elector by @stephenrcase.bsky.social : god-like AI minds coexist with humanity across the galaxy. A new supreme human is elected to mind-meld with them, and during election dark truths are revealed. Complex, rich, deep

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GCL Boisset @gcl-boisset.bsky.social · 20d

Analog Science Fiction and Fact September/October 2025. Ranking of Stories follows

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Stephen Case @stephenrcase.bsky.social · Aug 30

An update in which I talk about the process of drafting my latest short story: mailchi.mp/804bbf2fe20e...

New story in ANALOG

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Stephen Case @stephenrcase.bsky.social · Aug 30

You can read an excerpt from my latest short story "Elector" in the current issue of Analog online: analogsf.com/current-issu... @analogsf.bsky.social

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Stephen Case @stephenrcase.bsky.social · Aug 28

Thank you! I enjoyed yours as well! The Gardener universe seems a rich and compelling place. Where can I find more?

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Stephen Case @stephenrcase.bsky.social · Aug 12

FOUNDATION but the Holy Roman Empire instead of the Roman Empire.
And a different story line.
And godlike planetary intelligences.
My novelette "Elector" is out in the latest issue of ANALOG!

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Stephen Case @stephenrcase.bsky.social · Aug 12

Another favorite from this issue of @asimovssfmag.bsky.social: "Perri's Fate" by @rreedsf.bsky.social. I'm a sucker for the sprawling, lovely, epic weirdness of the Great Ship. "Every forest was an epic. Mountains and dark matter clouds were epics, too."

Cover of the July/August 2025 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction

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Stephen Case @stephenrcase.bsky.social · Aug 11

New issue of @analogsf.bsky.social up today, with an excerpt of my story "Elector" available on the website: analogsf.com "I did not particularly enjoy speaking with the god of my world."

Cover image of Analog magazine, Sept/Oct 2025 issue.

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Howard Cornett (https://myreadinglife.com) @specficreader.bsky.social · Aug 9

"Pirates of Highship" by @stephenrcase.bsky.social (8,121 words) — The son of a very wealthy mother uses her money to experiment with trying to talk to a planetary mind. Very much a brief thriller with a fascinating premise (a sentient planet). Calls back to Stanslaw Lem's Solaris. (My rating: 5/5)

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Stephen Case @stephenrcase.bsky.social · Aug 9

Another great story from this issue: "Aftermath" by @williampreston.bsky.social. A gorgeous, haunting inversion of THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES. "I don't think your solution is extraordinary enough." @asimovssfmag.bsky.social

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Stephen Case @stephenrcase.bsky.social · Aug 9

I chat about how things in the solar system got their names in the latest episode of SCIENCE BREW. If you've ever wondered why the moons of Uranus are named after characters from Shakespeare or what the French thought of a planet named George, give a listen! creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

Stephen Case @stephenrcase.bsky.social · Aug 7

Grey and Magdelena find themselves in trouble again. Maybe this time they can finally make a new life. My latest story, "The Brittle Terrain," out today in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social! www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...

Beneath Ceaseless Skies - The Brittle Terrain by Stephen Case

Grey had felt a drift of air against the back of her legs when she had stepped behind the earl’s table. She knew she would find a slit in the tent fabric that the earl’s killers had used to enter. She...

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Beneath Ceaseless Skies Magazine @bcsmagazine.bsky.social · Aug 7

New Issue: BCS #438 out today, featuring stories of lands beyond and coming home from them and from war by @stephenrcase.bsky.social and @traewrites.bsky.social Hawkins, From the Archives story by Sara Saab, behind cover art by Ankush Sharma: www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/issues/issue...

Beneath Ceaseless Skies - Issue #438 by Scott Andrews

The Brittle Terrain by Stephen Case. The Forgotten by Trae Hawkins.

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Stephen Case @stephenrcase.bsky.social · Aug 2

"Means machine learning is just a digital ant colony and the Anthropocene is just one more link in the entropic chain. Means we're all just swapping carbon till the heat death." Rich Larson's MOST THINGS hits hard. Fast-paced & poignant. Great start to the issue. @asimovssfmag.bsky.social

The cover of Asimov's July/August 2024 issue sitting on a table.

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Beneath Ceaseless Skies Magazine @bcsmagazine.bsky.social · Jul 30

BCS #438 ebook out early today @weightlessbooks.bsky.social & Kindle Store and for subscribers, featuring stories of lands beyond and what it takes to return from them by @stephenrcase.bsky.social and @traewrites.bsky.social Hawkins: weightlessbooks.com/fiction/bene... www.amazon.com/Beneath-Ceas...

Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue #438

Issue #438 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies online magazine, featuring stories by Stephen Case and Trae Hawkins and cover art by Ankush Sharma.

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Stephen Case @stephenrcase.bsky.social · Jul 30

This was the sign I needed.

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Stephen Case @stephenrcase.bsky.social · Jul 30

Contributor's copies have arrived! @zanzjan.bsky.social @richarddlarson.bsky.social @fetaplace.bsky.social @savantefolle.bsky.social @tobiasbuckell.bsky.social @derekkunsken.bsky.social @williampreston.bsky.social @lavietidhar.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social

Two copies of a magazine sitting on a table.

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Stephen Case @stephenrcase.bsky.social · Jul 29

"The only thing that keeps a democracy functioning is the constant education of its citizens. If you don't have a place where the poor, the marginalized, and the young can find out who they are, then you have no hope of maintaining a free and civilized society." #AnneLamott @annelamott.bsky.social

Stephen Case @stephenrcase.bsky.social · Jul 24

Finally arrived at our neighborhood B&N!

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Stephen Case @stephenrcase.bsky.social · Jul 14

Not yet!

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Stephen Case @stephenrcase.bsky.social · Jul 14

Spotted in the wild at the Flint Barnes&Noble! @asimovssfmag.bsky.social Delighted to be alongside some wonderful authors!

Cover image of Asimov's July/August 2025 issue

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Dan Hartland @danhartland.bsky.social · Jul 14

*LAST SIX HOURS*

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Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · Jul 14

🚨🚨Last 12 HOURS 🚨🚨 of the Strange Horizons annual fund-drive!

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Stephen Case @stephenrcase.bsky.social · Jul 14

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Could we learn to love the wind turbine as we did the windmill? | Aeon Essays

Windmills were once just machines on the land but now seem delightfully bucolic. Could wind turbines win us over too?

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Beneath Ceaseless Skies Magazine @bcsmagazine.bsky.social · Jul 2

The BCS Patreon has fallen below the monthly amount we need to keeping paying our authors a pro rate and our First Readers a worthy honorarium. Sometimes folks need to lower or pause their support; we understand. But <1% of our readership donates or supports. www.patreon.com/beneath_ceas... 1/2

creating an online fantasy magazine & podcast

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