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Ian Lahey

@ilahey.com

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Author of sci fi and fantasy humor. Hate your job? Relax: one day robots will take it and be miserable for you. ilahey.com I have no idea what to do with your DMs.

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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 22d

All righty. Eight thousand followers, and I ought to do something about this.

Pick one of my books (except the short story collections with other authors), and I'll set up a giveaway when I have enough comments to decide.

Sci-Fi Humor by Author Ian Lahey » Sci-fi humor Author Ian Lahey

Sci-Fi and fantasy humor books by Author Ian Lahey TO CIPHER AND TO SING Book one of The Fairlight Project A reluctant professor, a bad-mouthed AI, a short-tempered Chicago detective. There’s a murder...

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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 3h

My flavor of science fiction is almost exactly, but not quite, the complete opposite of Blade Runner.

Check it out here: https://ilahey.com/books

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 5h

# of times the Bible forbids/demands penalties for abortion- 0
# of times the Bible justifies keeping out immigrants-0
# of times Jesus condemns homosexuality-0
# of times the Bible addresses poverty, justice and compassion for the poor- over 2,000
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Separa...

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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 4h

Program an AI to behave like you and give it access to your social media accounts.
It's the closest thing to immortality you can get.

Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 6h

"Great imaginations. Great embodiment of the short story form. Refreshing shorts for when time is limited." - from a review for 9by2: https://mybook.to/9by2

Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 6h

Spoiler. it never does.

Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 7h

"A great read with characters you’ll love to hate and others you’ll just love. Mystery with a twist of humor from humans and robot alike." - from a review for 'Crime and Prejudice: (and stupid robots)', by author Ian Lahey

Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 7h

Al Jazeera
Attacks come amid rising tensions with Islamabad, which accuses the Taliban of sheltering anti-Pakistan armed groups.
Source: https://www.aljazeera.com

Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 8h

A deceptively simple plot, with just enough humor to keep you distracted until that twist hits!
https://ilahey.com/books

Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 9h

From my non-AI prompt generator, here's a #writing prompt for you:

Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 19h

Happy Coming Out Day!

Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 21h

Today we commemorate Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician, physicist, physician, and philosopher (b. 1651) who died in 1708 #OnThisDay.

Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 1d

Demolish a literary masterpiece by changing or adding a word. I'll start: "Jane Eyre Fryer"

Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 1d

From my non-AI prompt generator, here's a #writing prompt for you:

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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 1d

From my non-AI prompt generator, which is obviously glitching, here's a little writing challenge: How does the story end?

Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 1d

Okay, hear me out...

Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 1d

The person who picked the name "dry eye drops" instead of "moistyoureyser" probably failed at other things in life, too.

Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 1d

I went to the Air & Space Museum yesterday. It was big and empty.

Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 1d

Happy Mental Health Day!

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Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 1d

#OnThisDay in history: In 1963, Jolanda de Rover, Dutch swimmer was born.

Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 2d

A fun little detective story where everything happens in the present tense.

https://ilahey.com/2020/03/11/matt-murphy-private-eye/

Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 2d

"Great imaginations. Great embodiment of the short story form. Refreshing shorts for when time is limited." - from a review for 9by2: https://mybook.to/9by2

Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 2d

Books
The writer of The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse says his iPad full of ideas was taken from his car.
Source: https://www.bbc.com/culture/books

Ian Lahey @ilahey.com · 2d