Chana Kohl
@chanakohl.bsky.social
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Chana Kohl
@chanakohl.bsky.social
· Mar 30
Analytical Laboratory Finalists - Analog Science Fiction and Fact
We’re very excited to bring you the Analog Analytical Laboratory finalists. Available below are the works that finished in the top five slots for Best Novelette
www.analogsf.com
A pleasant surprise: my fact article, ‘The Science Behind Project Desert Sparrow’ was an Anlab Finalist this year. Thanks to every @analogsf.bsky.social reader that voted their favorite. It means a lot! 💐
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This may interest some of you:
The first space opera by a Black Author, John P. Moore's THE MARTIAN TRILOGY, is now available, thanks to the work of Dr. Lisa P. Yaszek and others. Originally published in THE ILLUSTRATED FEATURE SECTION in 1930.
www.amazon.com/Martian-Tril...
The first space opera by a Black Author, John P. Moore's THE MARTIAN TRILOGY, is now available, thanks to the work of Dr. Lisa P. Yaszek and others. Originally published in THE ILLUSTRATED FEATURE SECTION in 1930.
www.amazon.com/Martian-Tril...
November 5, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 430: Read. Read widely. Read what you love, and what you don't. Read what you know, and what you don't yet know. The wider your reading, the better your chance of avoiding the limitations of being influenced by only one author, one genre, one culture, one time.
November 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 430: Read. Read widely. Read what you love, and what you don't. Read what you know, and what you don't yet know. The wider your reading, the better your chance of avoiding the limitations of being influenced by only one author, one genre, one culture, one time.
🥹 I’m pretty sure I had a breakthrough today with my MC’s emotional arc (yes it does change the plot and rewrites the opening, but I hope your 💔 for his dilemma). Needless to say I owe this 💯 to what I learned in @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 1:40 PM
🥹 I’m pretty sure I had a breakthrough today with my MC’s emotional arc (yes it does change the plot and rewrites the opening, but I hope your 💔 for his dilemma). Needless to say I owe this 💯 to what I learned in @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social
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I’ll be judging this year’s Afritondo’s Short Story Prize! The theme is “Transition.” Open to African & Black writers. Cash prize $1,000. Deadline Dec 24. Guidelines below👇🏾
www.afritondo.com/call2026
www.afritondo.com/call2026
Afritondo Short Story Prize 2026 - Theme, Judges, Guidelines — Afritondo
www.afritondo.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I’ll be judging this year’s Afritondo’s Short Story Prize! The theme is “Transition.” Open to African & Black writers. Cash prize $1,000. Deadline Dec 24. Guidelines below👇🏾
www.afritondo.com/call2026
www.afritondo.com/call2026
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Time for self promo 🙈
My scifi flash, up on Manawaker Podcast, is on the Nebula reading list 🎉🎉🎉
So please give it a go, and if you are in SFWA and enjoy it, maybe a little push?
Flash + audio is a rare and precious mix that needs more support ❤️
open.spotify.com/episode/4Sqd...
My scifi flash, up on Manawaker Podcast, is on the Nebula reading list 🎉🎉🎉
So please give it a go, and if you are in SFWA and enjoy it, maybe a little push?
Flash + audio is a rare and precious mix that needs more support ❤️
open.spotify.com/episode/4Sqd...
A Pixel, A Word, A Lie, A Speck of You – FFP 1020
open.spotify.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Time for self promo 🙈
My scifi flash, up on Manawaker Podcast, is on the Nebula reading list 🎉🎉🎉
So please give it a go, and if you are in SFWA and enjoy it, maybe a little push?
Flash + audio is a rare and precious mix that needs more support ❤️
open.spotify.com/episode/4Sqd...
My scifi flash, up on Manawaker Podcast, is on the Nebula reading list 🎉🎉🎉
So please give it a go, and if you are in SFWA and enjoy it, maybe a little push?
Flash + audio is a rare and precious mix that needs more support ❤️
open.spotify.com/episode/4Sqd...
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Our submissions portal closes tonight at midnight US Eastern Time (UTC:-4:00). If you have a speculative fiction story of 5000 words or under, be sure to submit before then! translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/
Submissions
Broadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions]
translunartravelerslounge.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Our submissions portal closes tonight at midnight US Eastern Time (UTC:-4:00). If you have a speculative fiction story of 5000 words or under, be sure to submit before then! translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/
👀 ICYMI
Tomorrow, Monday 22 September the general submissions story portal for Translunar Travelers Lounge will be open. Speculative fiction of 5000 words or less. Please read the guidelines before submitting! translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/
Submissions
Broadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions]
translunartravelerslounge.com
September 22, 2025 at 7:01 AM
👀 ICYMI
Hari Seldon was right. 👑
a man with a beard is talking and saying it 's not a theory .
Alt: Main character from Asimov’s Foundation series saying ‘It's not a theory.’
media.tenor.com
September 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Hari Seldon was right. 👑
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"Glory"
Common & John Legend
#resist
#resistance
#resistancemusic
#resistancetunes
youtu.be/HUZOKvYcx_o?...
Common & John Legend
#resist
#resistance
#resistancemusic
#resistancetunes
youtu.be/HUZOKvYcx_o?...
Common, John Legend - Glory
YouTube video by CommonVEVO
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April 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
"Glory"
Common & John Legend
#resist
#resistance
#resistancemusic
#resistancetunes
youtu.be/HUZOKvYcx_o?...
Common & John Legend
#resist
#resistance
#resistancemusic
#resistancetunes
youtu.be/HUZOKvYcx_o?...
🧐 Curious about @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social? Check out my graduate interview:
New on the @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social blog: interview with graduate & author @chanakohl.bsky.social, who talks about her Your Personal Odyssey experience, how she incorporates real-world travel into her fiction, and more! odysseyworkshop.wordpress.com/2025/06/09/i...
Interview: Graduate Chana Kohl
Chana Kohl works in Jerusalem in clinical trials and research, traveling and writing speculative fiction in her spare time. As winner of the 2023 Analog Award for Emerging Black Voices, her profess…
odysseyworkshop.wordpress.com
June 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
🧐 Curious about @odysseyworkshop.bsky.social? Check out my graduate interview:
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Cadwell Turnbull shared on this Insta that his secret hack to writing was when he began setting a "floor instead of a ceiling".
May 8, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Cadwell Turnbull shared on this Insta that his secret hack to writing was when he began setting a "floor instead of a ceiling".
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This is pretty cool. science.nasa.gov/universe/exo...
Discovery Alert: A Possible Perpendicular Planet - NASA Science
A newly discovered planetary system, informally known as 2M1510, is among the strangest ever found. An apparent planet traces out an orbit that carries it far
science.nasa.gov
May 23, 2025 at 5:35 AM
This is pretty cool. science.nasa.gov/universe/exo...
Highly recommended reading 📖 💫
SPRING, SUMMER, ASTEROID, BIRD
My new book from @w.w.norton about Eastern storytelling is out Feb 4! I had a ludicrous amount of fun writing this book and talking about my favorite films, books, and video games. If you’d like to learn more, see below.
Love,
Henry
henrylien.com/spring-summe...
My new book from @w.w.norton about Eastern storytelling is out Feb 4! I had a ludicrous amount of fun writing this book and talking about my favorite films, books, and video games. If you’d like to learn more, see below.
Love,
Henry
henrylien.com/spring-summe...
May 18, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Highly recommended reading 📖 💫
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Yes, this:
"There's this idea that the future inevitably lies in space, that the future inevitably involves super-intelligent machines. There is nothing inevitable about those visions and a great deal of reason to doubt them."
"There's this idea that the future inevitably lies in space, that the future inevitably involves super-intelligent machines. There is nothing inevitable about those visions and a great deal of reason to doubt them."
No, we are not going to live on other planets. Bullshit artists like Musk might as well be the leaders of death cults. arstechnica.com/culture/2025...
Silicon Valley billionaires literally want the impossible
Ars chats with physicist and science journalist Adam Becker about his new book, More Everything Forever.
arstechnica.com
May 12, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Yes, this:
"There's this idea that the future inevitably lies in space, that the future inevitably involves super-intelligent machines. There is nothing inevitable about those visions and a great deal of reason to doubt them."
"There's this idea that the future inevitably lies in space, that the future inevitably involves super-intelligent machines. There is nothing inevitable about those visions and a great deal of reason to doubt them."
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My review of the January/February issue of @analogsf.bsky.social for @locusmag.bsky.social is now available to read online!
locusmag.com/2025/05/anal...
locusmag.com/2025/05/anal...
Analog: Short Fiction Reviews by A.C. Wise
Analog 1-2/25 The January/February issue of Analog opens with “Our Lady of the Gyre” by Doug Franklin, a post-environmental collapse story, which centers on Mel – a man who lost his wife in a storm…
locusmag.com
May 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
My review of the January/February issue of @analogsf.bsky.social for @locusmag.bsky.social is now available to read online!
locusmag.com/2025/05/anal...
locusmag.com/2025/05/anal...
Mango Throat
April 28, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Mango Throat
“All there is to thinking is seeing something noticeable which makes you see something you weren’t noticing which makes you see something that isn’t even visible.” ~ Norman Maclean.
April 27, 2025 at 6:20 AM
“All there is to thinking is seeing something noticeable which makes you see something you weren’t noticing which makes you see something that isn’t even visible.” ~ Norman Maclean.
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Save money & reduce waste! Use toilet roll tubes as biodegradable seed starters for your veggies. They hold moisture well, promote root growth, & can be planted straight into the soil! Just stand them in a tray, fill with seed mix, & sow. Perfect for peas, beans, & root crops. #SustainableGrowing
April 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Save money & reduce waste! Use toilet roll tubes as biodegradable seed starters for your veggies. They hold moisture well, promote root growth, & can be planted straight into the soil! Just stand them in a tray, fill with seed mix, & sow. Perfect for peas, beans, & root crops. #SustainableGrowing
Shoot your shot: I just beat the buzzer my first year applying and made the wait list…You’ll never know unless you try. 🚀🧑🏾🚀
APP DEADLINE 4/1! If you want customized guidance to make major progress in your writing, Odyssey can help. Choose your schedule: 6, 12, 18 wks. Learn what you want & need to learn to become the writer you want to be!
odysseyworkshop.org/about-the-wo...
#writingworkshop #writersworkshop #amwriting
odysseyworkshop.org/about-the-wo...
#writingworkshop #writersworkshop #amwriting
April 1, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Shoot your shot: I just beat the buzzer my first year applying and made the wait list…You’ll never know unless you try. 🚀🧑🏾🚀
A pleasant surprise: my fact article, ‘The Science Behind Project Desert Sparrow’ was an Anlab Finalist this year. Thanks to every @analogsf.bsky.social reader that voted their favorite. It means a lot! 💐
www.analogsf.com/about-analog...
www.analogsf.com/about-analog...
Analytical Laboratory Finalists - Analog Science Fiction and Fact
We’re very excited to bring you the Analog Analytical Laboratory finalists. Available below are the works that finished in the top five slots for Best Novelette
www.analogsf.com
March 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
A pleasant surprise: my fact article, ‘The Science Behind Project Desert Sparrow’ was an Anlab Finalist this year. Thanks to every @analogsf.bsky.social reader that voted their favorite. It means a lot! 💐
www.analogsf.com/about-analog...
www.analogsf.com/about-analog...
This makes sense. In many ways.
New Nasa data hints we could be living inside a black hole
New Nasa data hints we could be living inside a black hole
Black hole cosmology suggests our entire universe formed inside a black hole from another universe
www.independent.co.uk
March 19, 2025 at 9:16 AM
This makes sense. In many ways.
😂 Me: every time I bite into a poppyseed hamentashen thinking it was chocolate. פורים 🎉
a woman in a blue jacket is holding a stick in her mouth .
Alt: Amy Poehler from “Parks and Recreation” spitting leaves from her mouth .
media.tenor.com
March 14, 2025 at 9:37 AM
😂 Me: every time I bite into a poppyseed hamentashen thinking it was chocolate. פורים 🎉
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Good sci-fi isn't just about the future—it’s about us right now. It takes our struggles, our hopes, and our fears and reframes them in ways that make us think. The best sci-fi makes you feel small and infinite at the same time. 🌌🤯 #WhyILoveSciFi #PerspectiveShift
January 31, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Good sci-fi isn't just about the future—it’s about us right now. It takes our struggles, our hopes, and our fears and reframes them in ways that make us think. The best sci-fi makes you feel small and infinite at the same time. 🌌🤯 #WhyILoveSciFi #PerspectiveShift
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PBS is now live on Prime — ad-free — and you don't need a subscription to watch.
This marks the first time this programming will be available *free* on a major streaming service.
Channels include PBS Drama, Documentaries, Kids + live feeds for 150 local stations
www.pbs.org/articles/str... #TVSky
This marks the first time this programming will be available *free* on a major streaming service.
Channels include PBS Drama, Documentaries, Kids + live feeds for 150 local stations
www.pbs.org/articles/str... #TVSky
Stream PBS and PBS KIDS Free on Prime Video
PBS and Amazon announced that more than 150 local PBS stations and the PBS KIDS Channel will launch ad-free as a Prime Video FAST offering. This marks the…
www.pbs.org
January 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
PBS is now live on Prime — ad-free — and you don't need a subscription to watch.
This marks the first time this programming will be available *free* on a major streaming service.
Channels include PBS Drama, Documentaries, Kids + live feeds for 150 local stations
www.pbs.org/articles/str... #TVSky
This marks the first time this programming will be available *free* on a major streaming service.
Channels include PBS Drama, Documentaries, Kids + live feeds for 150 local stations
www.pbs.org/articles/str... #TVSky
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Hear from Sakinah Hofler @blackquisition, the 2024 winner of Analog's Award for Emerging Black Voices, in this week's blog post on a unique purpose of science fiction
theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/01/24/d...
theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/01/24/d...
Defamiliarization: Against Reality to Examine Reality
by Sakinah Hofler Sakinah Hofler is the winner of the 2024 Analog Award for Emerging Black Voices. In this essay, discover how science fiction, especially Octavia Butler’s, opened Hofler̵…
theastoundinganalogcompanion.com
January 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Hear from Sakinah Hofler @blackquisition, the 2024 winner of Analog's Award for Emerging Black Voices, in this week's blog post on a unique purpose of science fiction
theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/01/24/d...
theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2025/01/24/d...