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Strange Horizons @strangehorizons.bsky.social · 24d

Uncertain Sons and Other Stories by Thomas Ha
reviewed by William Shaw

Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology: Issue V edited by Olivia Kidula & Somto Ihezue
reviewed by Amritesh Mukherjee

Gifted & Talented by Olivie Blake
reviewed by Subham Rai

Link to latest issue in bio!

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"Collecting such a chaotic, genre-defying constellation of stories, the anthology models a form of narrative rebellion. To witness these stories is to remember that other futures are possible, that inherited ideas about order, hierarchy, and belonging can be broken."
reviewer: Amritesh Mukherjee

15 September 2025
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"Olivie Blake’s Gifted & Talented is not just a story about such people; it is a scalpel-sharp dissection of the systems that commodify genius, the families that weaponize it, and the bodies and minds that crumble under its demands."
reviewer: Subham Rai

15 September 2025
Strange Horizons

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Gabriel Anthony Lopez @zoomwriter2025.bsky.social · 11h

Doing my 3:30 AM gym workout followed by my 6 AM swim…. #swimming #fitness #gymworkout

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onpolitics.news @onpolitics.news · 1d

Americans weigh in on government shutdown in latest poll — and the results show trouble for Trump - NJ.com

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Americans weigh in on government shutdown in latest poll — and the results show trouble for Trump

President Donald Trump and the Republican Party are not faring well when it comes to the federal government shutdown.

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onpolitics.news @onpolitics.news · 21h

Mexico’s Lower House Approves Reform of Rights Protection Law - Bloomberg

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Mexico’s Lower House Approves Reform of Rights Protection Law

Mexico’s lower house of Congress approved in general terms the government proposal to reform the country’s rights protection law, which seeks to sharply reduce the number of protracted legal proceedings through the use of endless legal injunctions.

www.bloomberg.com

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onpolitics.news @onpolitics.news · 15h

Global growth steady so far despite Trump tariffs, says IMF - EUobserver

#trump#trump administration#world

Global growth steady so far despite Trump tariffs, says IMF

According to the International Monetary Fund the global economy has shown “unexpected resilience” in the face of sweeping Trump-era trade tariffs, but warned that uncertainty is weighing on investment.

euobserver.com

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onpolitics.news @onpolitics.news · 14h

German government attacks the welfare state: Basic support payments to be abolished - World Socialist Web Site

#society#social#social media#media

German government attacks the welfare state: Basic support payments to be abolished

The abolition of basic welfare benefits shows the direction taken by the coalition of the Christian Democrats and Social Democrats with its war budget: Massive state debt and enrichment of the wealthy, while the working class is forced to bear the cost.

www.wsws.org

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Gabriel Anthony Lopez @zoomwriter2025.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you to everyone following me on BlueSky! You’re amazing!

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Gabriel Anthony Lopez @zoomwriter2025.bsky.social · 2d

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My Love Wails in the Mending

In the rue holler I find her, folded careless in the belly of that Model T

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Gabriel Anthony Lopez @zoomwriter2025.bsky.social · 3d

I like the colors to this cover!

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Joshua Palmatier/Zombies Need Brains @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social · Aug 21

It's the #EndOfTheWorld in APOCALYPTIC, an #sff anth from ZNB ed by S.C. Butler & @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social!

Kindle: amzn.to/39iX4Gc
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#readingcommunity #booksky #urbanfantasy #sciencefiction

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Gabriel Anthony Lopez @zoomwriter2025.bsky.social · 3d

A possible cover to my new 50,000 word novel Saffron Skies (tentatively named). I need to change the color other than that I like it! What do you think?

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Joshua Palmatier/Zombies Need Brains @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social · 14d

Enter a city of #portals in AMPYRIUM, a #sharedworld anth from ZNB ed by @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social!

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#readingcommunity #booksky #fantasy #urbanfantasy #sff #scifi

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 6d

Only have time to (or just prefer to) listen to short stories? The podcast episode for "The Cancer Wolves" by Fiona Moore is up.
clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio_10_25a/
or wherever you like to listen to podcasts
clarkesworldmagazine.com/podcasting/

The Cancer Wolves by Fiona Moore (audio)

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

clarkesworldmagazine.com

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Gabriel Anthony Lopez @zoomwriter2025.bsky.social · 4d

#MSWL I am starting to query if you're interested in a Latin/Eco science fiction novel, send a tweet or repost this! #novels #scifi #WritingCommunity

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Gabriel Anthony Lopez @zoomwriter2025.bsky.social · 5d

I thought this was so cool!

These ‘ghost flowers’ thrive without photosynthesis. One scientist is learning how | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

These ‘ghost flowers’ thrive without photosynthesis. One scientist is learning how

Japanese botanist Kenji Suetsugu studies plants that steal carbon and nutrients from soil fungi

www.science.org

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Gabriel Anthony Lopez @zoomwriter2025.bsky.social · 13d

Author Gabriel Anthony Lopez on Azimuthal (Interview with Ric Bratton):

#Indieauthor #creativewriting #authorinterview #novelette

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Gabriel Anthony Lopez - Azimuthal (Azimutal)

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Gabriel Anthony Lopez @zoomwriter2025.bsky.social · 19d

The El Paso Film Festival was packed with fun including watching The Toxic Avenger and listening to Kevin Smith and Lloyd Kaufman speak! #filmfestival #ElPaso #ElPasoFilmFestival

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Gabriel Anthony Lopez @zoomwriter2025.bsky.social · 19d

I’m at the El Paso Film Featival right now… #filmfestival #ElPaso #film #movies

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Gabriel Anthony Lopez @zoomwriter2025.bsky.social · 22d

Finished my 3:30 AM workout and about to start my 6 AM swim! #workingout #swimming #swimmingworkout

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Gabriel Anthony Lopez @zoomwriter2025.bsky.social · 28d

I have tickets to the El Paso Film Festival! It is next week! Tickets were free since I am a film class student! #ElPaso #ElPasoFilmFestival #filmclass #student #filmfestival

Gabriel Anthony Lopez @zoomwriter2025.bsky.social · 28d

Finished my workout that I started at 3:45 AM now onward to swimming at 6 AM…. #swimming #workout #earlymorningworkout

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Gabriel Anthony Lopez @zoomwriter2025.bsky.social · 29d

Another early morning of working out finished and now for my 6 AM swim… #blueskyswimming #workout #swimmibg

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Gabriel Anthony Lopez @zoomwriter2025.bsky.social · Sep 12

Sorry, here is the picture of what ChatGPT calculated! #swimming #USMastersswimming #Mastersswimming #workout

Gabriel Anthony Lopez @zoomwriter2025.bsky.social · Sep 12

Look what ChatGPT calculated about my swim times! Oh, to be young again! #swimming #USMasterswimming #Mastersswimming #workout

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Gabriel Anthony Lopez @zoomwriter2025.bsky.social · Sep 12

My beta reader finished reading and editing my work in progress! Now I just have to input everything and look it over! #WritingCommuntiy #WIP #booksbluesky

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