William Shaw
williamshaw.bsky.social
William Shaw
@williamshaw.bsky.social
Ludicrous Care Bear.

Bylines at Strange Horizons, The Georgia Review, Daily Science Fiction, and others.

Blog: https://williamshawwriter.wordpress.com/
Thanks very much!
December 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Thanks very much! This book was great fun to read, and to review.
December 2, 2025 at 12:36 AM
The essay itself is here, if you want to read it. (And if you consider it award worthy, I'd be extremely honoured):

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Neither Girls Nor Friends: the Artificial Woman in American Science Fiction
How might we conceptualise an AI girlfriend who is neither girl, nor friend, but comrade?
strangehorizons.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Aww, thank you very much! It's been a privilege to work with you.
November 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Very good book, it blew open some doors for me when I was working on the Akhaten book.
November 20, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Oh Britain has bad food does it, brave words from an American. Have you tasted the fucking bread out here.
November 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
When I looked at the strong, powerful jaws, the sharp, adamantine teeth, and the noble, masculine spots of the leader of The Leopards' Eating People's Faces Party, I found it hard to suppress my deep love for him.
November 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
How about "animal longing and sensual instincts"?
November 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Nicely done!
November 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
God, I remember my A-level economics teacher showing us a documentary about what a disaster right-to-buy had been over ten years ago. Mad that the UK still hasn't moved away from this policy.
November 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Do an adaptation of this tweet:
November 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I wrote a story about interplanetary erotica and book banning, which was published by The Pink Hydra this year:

thepinkhydra.itch.io/something-ol...
Something Old, Something New 1.1 - July 2025 by thepinkhydra
Featuring new original fiction by William Shaw, classical art & poetry and reviews of new queer short fiction.
thepinkhydra.itch.io
November 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Underrated Dril tweet imo
November 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Have the Doctor unexpectedly regenerate into Freema Agyeman. Fuck it. Only companion actor doctors from now on.
October 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Fair point; in that case, maybe it's Hey Duggee.
October 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
In terms of raw popularity, it's probably Peppa Pig.
October 30, 2025 at 1:19 PM