Robert Repino
@repino1.bsky.social
Author of Spark and the League of Ursus and the War with No Name series. OUP editor. Gotham Writers instructor. Opinions belong to me and the voices in my head.
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How has the SFF Bestiary persisted for so long without talking about cats?? It's time we address this:
The Magical, Mystical, Fantastical Cat - Reactor
We're opening a new chapter of the SFF Bestiary, focused on our favorite feline friends...
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January 12, 2026 at 4:16 PM
How has the SFF Bestiary persisted for so long without talking about cats?? It's time we address this:
I wrote about forgotten TV movies again. God help me.
Let's journey back to the 80s and 90s, when TV tried to adapt the same classic stories as big Hollywood releases, just with smaller budgets and weirder casting. The results, as you might expect, were mixed...?
Made-for-TV Movies That Mimicked Hollywood, For Better or Worse - Reactor
Classic stories adapted for the big screen...and almost immediately adapted again for the small screen.
reactormag.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:56 AM
I wrote about forgotten TV movies again. God help me.
A quick recap of my writing and activity from 2025. But first: this piece from late 2024, on Christianity and fascism, might be worth revisiting a year later (from @religiondispatches.org): religiondispatches.org/with-so-many...
With So Many Christians Again Supporting Trump, Pundits and Fellow Christians Refuse to Entertain the Simplest Explanation
If the polls are right, then the majority of Christian voters will cast their lot with Donald Trump in 2024. For the third election in a row. There was a time when it seemed like just about every pund...
religiondispatches.org
December 31, 2025 at 5:43 PM
A quick recap of my writing and activity from 2025. But first: this piece from late 2024, on Christianity and fascism, might be worth revisiting a year later (from @religiondispatches.org): religiondispatches.org/with-so-many...
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Ok, I don't usually do this, but the Molly Worthen piece on Christian Nationalism in the NYT? Apologetics.
I'm on Xmas break and I don't feel like wasting my time breaking this down but let me just say this: WHO IS WE? Because some of us get Christian Nationalism, the NAR, and Dominionism.
I'm on Xmas break and I don't feel like wasting my time breaking this down but let me just say this: WHO IS WE? Because some of us get Christian Nationalism, the NAR, and Dominionism.
December 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Ok, I don't usually do this, but the Molly Worthen piece on Christian Nationalism in the NYT? Apologetics.
I'm on Xmas break and I don't feel like wasting my time breaking this down but let me just say this: WHO IS WE? Because some of us get Christian Nationalism, the NAR, and Dominionism.
I'm on Xmas break and I don't feel like wasting my time breaking this down but let me just say this: WHO IS WE? Because some of us get Christian Nationalism, the NAR, and Dominionism.
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Imagine being one of those CEOs or school presidents who bowed down to this weird old man, then realizing he doesn’t like you as much as he likes this guy who didn’t bow at all
November 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Imagine being one of those CEOs or school presidents who bowed down to this weird old man, then realizing he doesn’t like you as much as he likes this guy who didn’t bow at all
“You’re mentioning somebody that was extremely controversial,” Mr. Trump said, referring to the murdered columnist.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
‘Things Happen’: Trump Brushes Off the Murder of Khashoggi
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:46 AM
“You’re mentioning somebody that was extremely controversial,” Mr. Trump said, referring to the murdered columnist.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
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One of the books that scrambled my writer and reader brain in the best way possible. Great book, and the start of a great series.
Obligatory self-promotion: this is my first novel, an inter-species love story set amid a war between humans and sentient animals. www.amazon.com/Morte-War-No...
Morte (War with No Name Book 1)
Morte (War with No Name Book 1) - Kindle edition by Repino, Robert. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Morte (War with No Name Book 1).
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November 16, 2025 at 4:41 AM
One of the books that scrambled my writer and reader brain in the best way possible. Great book, and the start of a great series.
My latest, for the LA Times. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Contributor: As Trump's reign implodes, tell MAGA 'I told you so'
Treat Trumpists like adults and confront them with how wrong they have been. Americans who are still connected to reality owe it to their right-wing neighbors to be honest.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:29 AM
My latest, for the LA Times. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Obligatory self-promotion: this is my first novel, an inter-species love story set amid a war between humans and sentient animals. www.amazon.com/Morte-War-No...
Morte (War with No Name Book 1)
Morte (War with No Name Book 1) - Kindle edition by Repino, Robert. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Morte (War with No Name Book 1).
www.amazon.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Obligatory self-promotion: this is my first novel, an inter-species love story set amid a war between humans and sentient animals. www.amazon.com/Morte-War-No...