BSFWriters
@bsfwriters.bsky.social
Fantasy, horror, science fiction. Writer network with 160+ members. Follow for SFF news, resources, and writing prompts. RTs ≠ endorsements. Follow us here or join us on Meetup. Not just for Brooklyn anymore.
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Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers | Meetup
We are a speculative fiction writers group based in Brooklyn. Together, we help one another hone our craft to a more professional level. This group is open to serious writers of fantasy, science ficti...
www.meetup.com
BSFW EVENTS
[Online unless noted otherwise. Eastern Time Zone]
Daniel's Comic Book Workshop - Tue 12/2 7PM
On-the-Spot Workshop - Wed 12/3 7:30PM
Marcy's Short Story Meetup - Sun 12/7 3PM
Last Keybard's Novel Critique - Mon 12/8 7:30PM
www.meetup.com/brooklyn-spe...
[Online unless noted otherwise. Eastern Time Zone]
Daniel's Comic Book Workshop - Tue 12/2 7PM
On-the-Spot Workshop - Wed 12/3 7:30PM
Marcy's Short Story Meetup - Sun 12/7 3PM
Last Keybard's Novel Critique - Mon 12/8 7:30PM
www.meetup.com/brooklyn-spe...
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Why don't we like "AI?"
You try to put it into everything in nonsensical ways.
It doesn't work the way you claim it will.
You don't pay for the work you use to generate it.
Your intent is labor reduction without a contributory return.
You know it's unpopular so you try to hide it.
You lie about it.
You try to put it into everything in nonsensical ways.
It doesn't work the way you claim it will.
You don't pay for the work you use to generate it.
Your intent is labor reduction without a contributory return.
You know it's unpopular so you try to hide it.
You lie about it.
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Why don't we like "AI?"
You try to put it into everything in nonsensical ways.
It doesn't work the way you claim it will.
You don't pay for the work you use to generate it.
Your intent is labor reduction without a contributory return.
You know it's unpopular so you try to hide it.
You lie about it.
You try to put it into everything in nonsensical ways.
It doesn't work the way you claim it will.
You don't pay for the work you use to generate it.
Your intent is labor reduction without a contributory return.
You know it's unpopular so you try to hide it.
You lie about it.
Our own Lise Burdige is having a book launch!
Fellow SFF fans, check it out:
www.eventbrite.com/e/love-lette...
Fellow SFF fans, check it out:
www.eventbrite.com/e/love-lette...
Love Letters, Every Day Book Launch with John Hazard and Lisa Burdige
Book launch for Love Letters, Every Day featuring a comic performance, Q&A, signing, and mingling with authors John Hazard and Lisa Burdige.
www.eventbrite.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Our own Lise Burdige is having a book launch!
Fellow SFF fans, check it out:
www.eventbrite.com/e/love-lette...
Fellow SFF fans, check it out:
www.eventbrite.com/e/love-lette...
Some of the SFF authors we follow:
A.T. Greenblatt
@atgreenblatt.bsky.social
Ann Leckie
@annleckie.com
John Scalzi
@scalzi.com
Jeff VanderMeer
@jeffvandermeer.bsky.social
A.T. Greenblatt
@atgreenblatt.bsky.social
Ann Leckie
@annleckie.com
John Scalzi
@scalzi.com
Jeff VanderMeer
@jeffvandermeer.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Some of the SFF authors we follow:
A.T. Greenblatt
@atgreenblatt.bsky.social
Ann Leckie
@annleckie.com
John Scalzi
@scalzi.com
Jeff VanderMeer
@jeffvandermeer.bsky.social
A.T. Greenblatt
@atgreenblatt.bsky.social
Ann Leckie
@annleckie.com
John Scalzi
@scalzi.com
Jeff VanderMeer
@jeffvandermeer.bsky.social
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It’s time! Blackout Friday!
Please join unions 💪 & organizers 🤝 worldwide and BUY NOTHING 💸🙅from big chains this weekend! Instead support small & local businesses 💵 🙌 while sending the message:
the People Will Not Tolerate Corporate Complicity With Authoritarianism & Worker Oppression!
Please join unions 💪 & organizers 🤝 worldwide and BUY NOTHING 💸🙅from big chains this weekend! Instead support small & local businesses 💵 🙌 while sending the message:
the People Will Not Tolerate Corporate Complicity With Authoritarianism & Worker Oppression!
Black Friday sales are tempting, but remember unions are calling for a mass shopping strike for national chains, esp. Amazon, Whole Foods, Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Starbucks, & Apple. If you shop between now & Dec 2, please support small & local businesses & avoid crossing the picket line 💪
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It’s time! Blackout Friday!
Please join unions 💪 & organizers 🤝 worldwide and BUY NOTHING 💸🙅from big chains this weekend! Instead support small & local businesses 💵 🙌 while sending the message:
the People Will Not Tolerate Corporate Complicity With Authoritarianism & Worker Oppression!
Please join unions 💪 & organizers 🤝 worldwide and BUY NOTHING 💸🙅from big chains this weekend! Instead support small & local businesses 💵 🙌 while sending the message:
the People Will Not Tolerate Corporate Complicity With Authoritarianism & Worker Oppression!
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I will be forever grateful Michael Whelan allowed us to repurpose that evocative image on the cover to the first issue of Science Fiction Age magazine, which I'm finding difficult to accept launched a third of a century ago. I wish I was editing it still!
November 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I will be forever grateful Michael Whelan allowed us to repurpose that evocative image on the cover to the first issue of Science Fiction Age magazine, which I'm finding difficult to accept launched a third of a century ago. I wish I was editing it still!
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November 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Simple Prompts (Writing) for a Sharper Mind —
#writing #writerscommunity #writeatcatalyst #medium #mediumcommunity #bluesky #psychology
medium.com/write-a-cata...
#writing #writerscommunity #writeatcatalyst #medium #mediumcommunity #bluesky #psychology
medium.com/write-a-cata...
Simple Prompts (Writing) for a Sharper Mind —
A simple habit of Writing clears the Mind…
medium.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Simple Prompts (Writing) for a Sharper Mind —
#writing #writerscommunity #writeatcatalyst #medium #mediumcommunity #bluesky #psychology
medium.com/write-a-cata...
#writing #writerscommunity #writeatcatalyst #medium #mediumcommunity #bluesky #psychology
medium.com/write-a-cata...
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There's still time if you'd like to join in, for a shout-out on the show.
Let me know by Saturday morning, as I record this weekend!
#vss #vss365 #writingprompt #writingcommunity
Let me know by Saturday morning, as I record this weekend!
#vss #vss365 #writingprompt #writingcommunity
#Writers - who's up for a #writingprompt and a shout-out on the next Brainstoryum show?
Can YOU think of a story or idea based on:
“the blank-faced origami artist” ? 🤔✍️
Could be as short as 1 line, or up to 250 words; prose or poem. Let me know how you'd like to be known & any website to quote.
Can YOU think of a story or idea based on:
“the blank-faced origami artist” ? 🤔✍️
Could be as short as 1 line, or up to 250 words; prose or poem. Let me know how you'd like to be known & any website to quote.
a man in a robe is standing in front of a sliding glass door holding a sword .
ALT: a man in a robe is standing in front of a sliding glass door holding a sword .
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
There's still time if you'd like to join in, for a shout-out on the show.
Let me know by Saturday morning, as I record this weekend!
#vss #vss365 #writingprompt #writingcommunity
Let me know by Saturday morning, as I record this weekend!
#vss #vss365 #writingprompt #writingcommunity
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We say:
AI is theft
Diversity promotes innovation
If you won't fix this planet, you don't deserve a new one
There is no such thing as a "self-made man"
Extremes of wealth encourage madness
Reject terror
Defy censors
Remember, you are here:
AI is theft
Diversity promotes innovation
If you won't fix this planet, you don't deserve a new one
There is no such thing as a "self-made man"
Extremes of wealth encourage madness
Reject terror
Defy censors
Remember, you are here:
November 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
We say:
AI is theft
Diversity promotes innovation
If you won't fix this planet, you don't deserve a new one
There is no such thing as a "self-made man"
Extremes of wealth encourage madness
Reject terror
Defy censors
Remember, you are here:
AI is theft
Diversity promotes innovation
If you won't fix this planet, you don't deserve a new one
There is no such thing as a "self-made man"
Extremes of wealth encourage madness
Reject terror
Defy censors
Remember, you are here:
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BSFW EVENTS
[Online unless noted otherwise. Eastern Time Zone]
Daniel's Comic Book Workshop - Tue 12/2 7PM
On-the-Spot Workshop - Wed 12/3 7:30PM
Marcy's Short Story Meetup - Sun 12/7 3PM
Last Keybard's Novel Critique - Mon 12/8 7:30PM
www.meetup.com/brooklyn-spe...
[Online unless noted otherwise. Eastern Time Zone]
Daniel's Comic Book Workshop - Tue 12/2 7PM
On-the-Spot Workshop - Wed 12/3 7:30PM
Marcy's Short Story Meetup - Sun 12/7 3PM
Last Keybard's Novel Critique - Mon 12/8 7:30PM
www.meetup.com/brooklyn-spe...
Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers | Meetup
We are a speculative fiction writers group based in Brooklyn. Together, we help one another hone our craft to a more professional level. This group is open to serious writers of fantasy, science ficti...
www.meetup.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
BSFW EVENTS
[Online unless noted otherwise. Eastern Time Zone]
Daniel's Comic Book Workshop - Tue 12/2 7PM
On-the-Spot Workshop - Wed 12/3 7:30PM
Marcy's Short Story Meetup - Sun 12/7 3PM
Last Keybard's Novel Critique - Mon 12/8 7:30PM
www.meetup.com/brooklyn-spe...
[Online unless noted otherwise. Eastern Time Zone]
Daniel's Comic Book Workshop - Tue 12/2 7PM
On-the-Spot Workshop - Wed 12/3 7:30PM
Marcy's Short Story Meetup - Sun 12/7 3PM
Last Keybard's Novel Critique - Mon 12/8 7:30PM
www.meetup.com/brooklyn-spe...
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PSA for any Apub authors whose books are in the Anthropic settlement list: Amazon is not participating in the settlement, since they have an investment in Anthropic. When you submit your claim form, you DO NOT have to list Amazon as an add'l rightsholder, & can claim 100% of settlement money.
November 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
PSA for any Apub authors whose books are in the Anthropic settlement list: Amazon is not participating in the settlement, since they have an investment in Anthropic. When you submit your claim form, you DO NOT have to list Amazon as an add'l rightsholder, & can claim 100% of settlement money.
Deeply unsettling seed for stories.
Pointed out by my friend @carloshasanax.bsky.social . There's something weird and unsettling about a fairly homogeneous culture spread out across Europe that then collapses into an orgy of genocide.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Headless bodies hint at why Europe’s first farmers vanished
Wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture
www.science.org
November 27, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Deeply unsettling seed for stories.
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For folks who (understandably) have trouble with the whole Pilgrims/Native Americans baggage of Thanksgiving, I offer you my favorite NYC Nov. 25 alternative:
EVACUATION DAY!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evacuat...
EVACUATION DAY!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evacuat...
Evacuation Day (New York) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
For folks who (understandably) have trouble with the whole Pilgrims/Native Americans baggage of Thanksgiving, I offer you my favorite NYC Nov. 25 alternative:
EVACUATION DAY!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evacuat...
EVACUATION DAY!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evacuat...
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A message for Unbound authors
UNBOUND AUTHORS: Leftover copies of your books in the UK (MacMillan) warehouse will be pulped within the next week or two. DM me for a link to the warehouse stock list and contacts.
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
November 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
A message for Unbound authors
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“The seven tiers of stacks in which many of the books of the New York Public Library are shelved”: the splendid front cover of May 27th 1911’s Scientific American.
November 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
“The seven tiers of stacks in which many of the books of the New York Public Library are shelved”: the splendid front cover of May 27th 1911’s Scientific American.
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This is never the wrong answer.
November 26, 2025 at 12:20 AM
This is never the wrong answer.
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BSFW EVENTS
[Online unless noted otherwise. Eastern Time Zone]
Daniel's Comic Book Workshop - Tue 12/2 7PM
On-the-Spot Workshop - Wed 12/3 7:30PM
Marcy's Short Story Meetup - Sun 12/7 3PM
Last Keybard's Novel Critique - Mon 12/8 7:30PM
www.meetup.com/brooklyn-spe...
[Online unless noted otherwise. Eastern Time Zone]
Daniel's Comic Book Workshop - Tue 12/2 7PM
On-the-Spot Workshop - Wed 12/3 7:30PM
Marcy's Short Story Meetup - Sun 12/7 3PM
Last Keybard's Novel Critique - Mon 12/8 7:30PM
www.meetup.com/brooklyn-spe...
Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers | Meetup
We are a speculative fiction writers group based in Brooklyn. Together, we help one another hone our craft to a more professional level. This group is open to serious writers of fantasy, science ficti...
www.meetup.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
BSFW EVENTS
[Online unless noted otherwise. Eastern Time Zone]
Daniel's Comic Book Workshop - Tue 12/2 7PM
On-the-Spot Workshop - Wed 12/3 7:30PM
Marcy's Short Story Meetup - Sun 12/7 3PM
Last Keybard's Novel Critique - Mon 12/8 7:30PM
www.meetup.com/brooklyn-spe...
[Online unless noted otherwise. Eastern Time Zone]
Daniel's Comic Book Workshop - Tue 12/2 7PM
On-the-Spot Workshop - Wed 12/3 7:30PM
Marcy's Short Story Meetup - Sun 12/7 3PM
Last Keybard's Novel Critique - Mon 12/8 7:30PM
www.meetup.com/brooklyn-spe...
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BSFW EVENTS
[Online unless noted otherwise. Eastern Time Zone]
Marcus's Novel Group - Mon 11/24 7:30PM
Daniel's Comic Book Workshop - Tue 12/2 7PM
On-the-Spot Workshop - Wed 12/3 7:30PM
Marcy's Short Story Meetup - Sun 12/7 3PM
www.meetup.com/brooklyn-spe...
[Online unless noted otherwise. Eastern Time Zone]
Marcus's Novel Group - Mon 11/24 7:30PM
Daniel's Comic Book Workshop - Tue 12/2 7PM
On-the-Spot Workshop - Wed 12/3 7:30PM
Marcy's Short Story Meetup - Sun 12/7 3PM
www.meetup.com/brooklyn-spe...
Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers | Meetup
We are a speculative fiction writers group based in Brooklyn. Together, we help one another hone our craft to a more professional level. This group is open to serious writers of fantasy, science ficti...
www.meetup.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
BSFW EVENTS
[Online unless noted otherwise. Eastern Time Zone]
Marcus's Novel Group - Mon 11/24 7:30PM
Daniel's Comic Book Workshop - Tue 12/2 7PM
On-the-Spot Workshop - Wed 12/3 7:30PM
Marcy's Short Story Meetup - Sun 12/7 3PM
www.meetup.com/brooklyn-spe...
[Online unless noted otherwise. Eastern Time Zone]
Marcus's Novel Group - Mon 11/24 7:30PM
Daniel's Comic Book Workshop - Tue 12/2 7PM
On-the-Spot Workshop - Wed 12/3 7:30PM
Marcy's Short Story Meetup - Sun 12/7 3PM
www.meetup.com/brooklyn-spe...
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FILED TEETH (1980)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 30” x 22”
Ace Books contacted me about doing a cover painting for one of a two-book series: DRAGONS OF LIGHT and DRAGONS OF DARKNESS. My art was to be for the second volume. 1/4
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 30” x 22”
Ace Books contacted me about doing a cover painting for one of a two-book series: DRAGONS OF LIGHT and DRAGONS OF DARKNESS. My art was to be for the second volume. 1/4
November 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
FILED TEETH (1980)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 30” x 22”
Ace Books contacted me about doing a cover painting for one of a two-book series: DRAGONS OF LIGHT and DRAGONS OF DARKNESS. My art was to be for the second volume. 1/4
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 30” x 22”
Ace Books contacted me about doing a cover painting for one of a two-book series: DRAGONS OF LIGHT and DRAGONS OF DARKNESS. My art was to be for the second volume. 1/4
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We've enrolled more than 700 participants (of 1,000 planned) in 3 weeks to a randomized trial for treatment of #LongCovid
Founder and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute, @erictopol.bsky.social, and Julia Moore Vogel, co–principal investigator of the Long COVID Treatment Trial, were featured in @wired.com, sharing insights on a nationwide study testing GLP-1s for long COVID.
Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound Is Being Tested as a Treatment for Long Covid
GLP-1s are being studied for a wide range of conditions. Now, scientists will test whether their anti-inflammatory properties can help alleviate symptoms of long Covid.
ow.ly
November 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
We've enrolled more than 700 participants (of 1,000 planned) in 3 weeks to a randomized trial for treatment of #LongCovid
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The Hanged Man Tarot card by surrealist artist and author Leonora Carrington, 1950s
#LeonoraCarrington #Tarot #Surrealism
#LeonoraCarrington #Tarot #Surrealism
April 5, 2025 at 1:54 AM
The Hanged Man Tarot card by surrealist artist and author Leonora Carrington, 1950s
#LeonoraCarrington #Tarot #Surrealism
#LeonoraCarrington #Tarot #Surrealism
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Dyke cartoonists raising hell. Alison Bechdel & Diane DiMassa in Conversation. Moderated by Jennifer Camper. Brooklyn Book Fest 2025.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKp1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKp1...
November 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Dyke cartoonists raising hell. Alison Bechdel & Diane DiMassa in Conversation. Moderated by Jennifer Camper. Brooklyn Book Fest 2025.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKp1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKp1...