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/
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!
Thanks very much! This book was great fun to read, and to review.
December 2, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Thanks very much! This book was great fun to read, and to review.
The essay itself is here, if you want to read it. (And if you consider it award worthy, I'd be extremely honoured):
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
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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
The essay itself is here, if you want to read it. (And if you consider it award worthy, I'd be extremely honoured):
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
Aww, thank you very much! It's been a privilege to work with you.
November 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Aww, thank you very much! It's been a privilege to work with you.
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
Very good book, it blew open some doors for me when I was working on the Akhaten book.
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
Oh Britain has bad food does it, brave words from an American. Have you tasted the fucking bread out here.
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
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.
How about "animal longing and sensual instincts"?
November 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
How about "animal longing and sensual instincts"?
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
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.
Do an adaptation of this tweet:
November 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Do an adaptation of this tweet:
I wrote a story about interplanetary erotica and book banning, which was published by The Pink Hydra this year:
thepinkhydra.itch.io/something-ol...
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
I wrote a story about interplanetary erotica and book banning, which was published by The Pink Hydra this year:
thepinkhydra.itch.io/something-ol...
thepinkhydra.itch.io/something-ol...
Underrated Dril tweet imo
November 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Underrated Dril tweet imo
Have the Doctor unexpectedly regenerate into Freema Agyeman. Fuck it. Only companion actor doctors from now on.
October 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Have the Doctor unexpectedly regenerate into Freema Agyeman. Fuck it. Only companion actor doctors from now on.
Fair point; in that case, maybe it's Hey Duggee.
October 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Fair point; in that case, maybe it's Hey Duggee.
In terms of raw popularity, it's probably Peppa Pig.
October 30, 2025 at 1:19 PM
In terms of raw popularity, it's probably Peppa Pig.