Christopher Mark Rose
@chrisrose.bsky.social
Spec fiction writer, engineer, owl. Stories in Asimov's, F&SF, Interzone. Avionics in NASA spacecraft. #ViableParadise #SFF #VP23 #SFWA #Codexian #SciFi #CharmCitySpec #writingcommunity BLM 🇺🇦
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All you writers, take strength from the knowledge that what you write may long outlive you. What you write may be indelible. #amwriting
Boy I don't like this situation at all—
The Next Degeneration
Discussion of Hugo Award nominees for best novel, other science fiction novels, and analysis of the awards. We read all the nominees before we vote.
hugoclub.blogspot.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Boy I don't like this situation at all—
WHUT
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:55 PM
WHUT
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Yn a free society, universitye-level studye of the artes and humanityes sholde not be avaylable onlye to the wealthye and privileged.
November 20, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Yn a free society, universitye-level studye of the artes and humanityes sholde not be avaylable onlye to the wealthye and privileged.
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Be the reason your local indie bookstore stays in business this holiday season
November 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Be the reason your local indie bookstore stays in business this holiday season
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Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
Solange Opens Free Digital Library Of Rare Black Books
Solange has launched a digital library archive of Black and brown authors where readers can borrow books at no cost.
peopleofcolorintech.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
This might be my favorite thread on Bluesky OF ALL TIME! OF ALL TIME!!
I want everyone to post their hometown slop (if you don't have a cuisine that qualifies then your town has zero culture).
Skyline is fine and hits at 3 am just like taco bell lol
Skyline is fine and hits at 3 am just like taco bell lol
November 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
This might be my favorite thread on Bluesky OF ALL TIME! OF ALL TIME!!
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Again for the morning crowd: Cover and pre-order link for Muñeca, out next June!
A vivid, surreal Gothic about a queer, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her heart in the process.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788211...
A vivid, surreal Gothic about a queer, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her heart in the process.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788211...
Muñeca by Cynthia Gómez: 9798217047574 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A vivid, surreal Gothic about a queer, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her heart in the process. It is 1968 Oakland, and Nat...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Again for the morning crowd: Cover and pre-order link for Muñeca, out next June!
A vivid, surreal Gothic about a queer, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her heart in the process.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788211...
A vivid, surreal Gothic about a queer, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her heart in the process.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788211...
Definitely having some FOMO that even author impersonator Claire Keegan doesn't think I'm promising enough to grift—
There’s another wave of author impersonators offering consultations/mentoring for a price. (I got one from “Claire Keegan” telling me I’m very promising!) I’m sure you are great, but I didn’t email to tell you how swell you are. Here’s info on book scams: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/prh-fraud/
November 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Definitely having some FOMO that even author impersonator Claire Keegan doesn't think I'm promising enough to grift—
A little too on the nose—
“One of its more bizarre customs involved workers being employed at the same job at the same location day in and day out for their entire adult lives. It was grueling, perhaps, but astonishingly, some of these individuals were able to set aside part of their earnings for the future..”
Remains Of Ancient Race Of Job Creators Found In Rust Belt
WASHINGTON—A team of leading archaeologists announced Monday they had uncovered the remains of an ancient job-creating race that, at the peak of its civilization, may have provided occupations for hun...
theonion.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:38 PM
A little too on the nose—
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Heyyyyyyyy if you live in Baltimore and you haven't read this book, you gotta read it press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
The Black Butterfly
The Harmful Politics of Race and Space in America
press.jhu.edu
November 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Heyyyyyyyy if you live in Baltimore and you haven't read this book, you gotta read it press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
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Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
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Wyoming dinosaur mummies give us a new view of duck-billed species arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Wyoming dinosaur mummies give us a new view of duck-billed species
Exquisitely preserved fossils come from a single site in Wyoming.
arstechnica.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Wyoming dinosaur mummies give us a new view of duck-billed species arstechnica.com/science/2025...
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New story this morning! The Crow's Second Tale in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social ! www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-... This is one of my stories that is 100% not autobiographical except the part that is, which is that I tell stories to crows too, just in case.
Beneath Ceaseless Skies - The Crow’s Second Tale by Marissa Lingen
So Kiris knew, even at the age of five: no one should only know one story. Not even a crow, like in the song. And if she was the only one who had spotted the problem, she felt down to her five-year-ol...
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
New story this morning! The Crow's Second Tale in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social ! www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-... This is one of my stories that is 100% not autobiographical except the part that is, which is that I tell stories to crows too, just in case.
Thinking that my new hobby as I get older is going to be sleeping—
November 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Thinking that my new hobby as I get older is going to be sleeping—
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A few beautiful things from The World Cheese Awards.
Bern. Switzerland. 🇨🇭 🧀
Bern. Switzerland. 🇨🇭 🧀
November 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
A few beautiful things from The World Cheese Awards.
Bern. Switzerland. 🇨🇭 🧀
Bern. Switzerland. 🇨🇭 🧀
Don't cross a picket line.
#NoContractNoCoffee
#NoContractNoCoffee
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 14, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Don't cross a picket line.
#NoContractNoCoffee
#NoContractNoCoffee
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MARISSA DOES IT AGAIN www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...
Beneath Ceaseless Skies - The Crow’s Second Tale by Marissa Lingen
So Kiris knew, even at the age of five: no one should only know one story. Not even a crow, like in the song. And if she was the only one who had spotted the problem, she felt down to her five-year-ol...
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
MARISSA DOES IT AGAIN www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...
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The new issue of the rebooted Worlds of If Magazine, is coming out. Oh look, it has new stories by David Gerrold and John Shirley! Oh now I'm really stoked. i wonder what John Shirley wrote. I hope it was better than his last one. Interview with Robert Silverberg and much more.
November 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The new issue of the rebooted Worlds of If Magazine, is coming out. Oh look, it has new stories by David Gerrold and John Shirley! Oh now I'm really stoked. i wonder what John Shirley wrote. I hope it was better than his last one. Interview with Robert Silverberg and much more.
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Did you know that famous poster Joyce Carol Oates also writes books?
November 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Did you know that famous poster Joyce Carol Oates also writes books?
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I’m gifting this article so you can read it without a subscription.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I’m gifting this article so you can read it without a subscription.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Olga made nutella cookies last night!
November 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Olga made nutella cookies last night!
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 18181999:
"Write what you know" is limiting advice, which leads to limited writing. Instead, know what you're writing about. That means due diligence: good research, wide reading, specialist help and advice if you need it. Stay curious. Try new ideas. No limits.
"Write what you know" is limiting advice, which leads to limited writing. Instead, know what you're writing about. That means due diligence: good research, wide reading, specialist help and advice if you need it. Stay curious. Try new ideas. No limits.
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 18181999:
"Write what you know" is limiting advice, which leads to limited writing. Instead, know what you're writing about. That means due diligence: good research, wide reading, specialist help and advice if you need it. Stay curious. Try new ideas. No limits.
"Write what you know" is limiting advice, which leads to limited writing. Instead, know what you're writing about. That means due diligence: good research, wide reading, specialist help and advice if you need it. Stay curious. Try new ideas. No limits.
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.