A.L. Goldfuss
@ghoulpus.bsky.social
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A.L. Goldfuss
@ghoulpus.bsky.social
· Jul 31
I don’t have books to sell (because magazines pay me upfront) but I do love being *read*
So, here’s a thread of my short fiction, available in text/audio for free:
So, here’s a thread of my short fiction, available in text/audio for free:
I have a story coming out about this next year but uh yeah it's not a popular pairing is it (we know why)
Has this pairing ever been flipped? Where a man falls in love with a monster?
November 24, 2025 at 7:10 AM
I have a story coming out about this next year but uh yeah it's not a popular pairing is it (we know why)
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In a time of slop, AI or not, it’s time to lean into niche communities and odd work by passionate weirdos with well-honed clarity of intention and craft
This is so relevant to my day-to-day thinking at @hubcitypress.bsky.social. instead of being demoralized and saying, let AI do all the publishing work and pump out more slop to boost sales, our new focus is carefully curated + clearly human created. Hence the focus on short stories, novellas, etc.
November 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
In a time of slop, AI or not, it’s time to lean into niche communities and odd work by passionate weirdos with well-honed clarity of intention and craft
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it's truly fascinating to live in a time in which anti LGBT violence is rising again and somehow Interview With A Vampire, the gayest show ever filmed, is on the air and wildly popular
November 23, 2025 at 11:03 PM
it's truly fascinating to live in a time in which anti LGBT violence is rising again and somehow Interview With A Vampire, the gayest show ever filmed, is on the air and wildly popular
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The only truly irreversible thing a trans child is likely to do is take their own life. "What if they do something irreversible?" actually means "theyre not allowed to make a decision!"
You cant undo or reverse any decision you make, you can simply change your mind later and handle the consequences
You cant undo or reverse any decision you make, you can simply change your mind later and handle the consequences
November 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The only truly irreversible thing a trans child is likely to do is take their own life. "What if they do something irreversible?" actually means "theyre not allowed to make a decision!"
You cant undo or reverse any decision you make, you can simply change your mind later and handle the consequences
You cant undo or reverse any decision you make, you can simply change your mind later and handle the consequences
Stock on the stove, book on the couch, tea in my belly.
Yang Ji Tian Yuan 2006 Big Leaf Sheng from Verdant Tea.
Smelled like an autumn spice blend and had a delicious zing on the palate.
Yang Ji Tian Yuan 2006 Big Leaf Sheng from Verdant Tea.
Smelled like an autumn spice blend and had a delicious zing on the palate.
November 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Stock on the stove, book on the couch, tea in my belly.
Yang Ji Tian Yuan 2006 Big Leaf Sheng from Verdant Tea.
Smelled like an autumn spice blend and had a delicious zing on the palate.
Yang Ji Tian Yuan 2006 Big Leaf Sheng from Verdant Tea.
Smelled like an autumn spice blend and had a delicious zing on the palate.
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boiling Pot of oil perfec t size for put frozen turkey in to c\ook! inside very Warm and Safe frozen turkey cook pfectly put frozen tukey in boiling pot of oil. no problems ever
There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
November 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
boiling Pot of oil perfec t size for put frozen turkey in to c\ook! inside very Warm and Safe frozen turkey cook pfectly put frozen tukey in boiling pot of oil. no problems ever
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My friend just fuckin showed up with a corncob pipe & that’s when it hit me that we are all in our 40s which means we get one new accessory slot
November 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
My friend just fuckin showed up with a corncob pipe & that’s when it hit me that we are all in our 40s which means we get one new accessory slot
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put your frozen turkey in whatever pot you want. it's yours. you own it. these government safety thugs want to control every aspect of our lives with fear and intimidation. well guess what. it's normal for houses to burn down. happens all the time. ooooh i'm soo scared of regular stuff. yeah right
November 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
put your frozen turkey in whatever pot you want. it's yours. you own it. these government safety thugs want to control every aspect of our lives with fear and intimidation. well guess what. it's normal for houses to burn down. happens all the time. ooooh i'm soo scared of regular stuff. yeah right
Two observations:
1. The time change is brutal this year. Way too dark way too early.
2. I'm seeing much less Thanksgiving cooking/spending content than previous years.
Everything feels muted and dim.
1. The time change is brutal this year. Way too dark way too early.
2. I'm seeing much less Thanksgiving cooking/spending content than previous years.
Everything feels muted and dim.
November 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Two observations:
1. The time change is brutal this year. Way too dark way too early.
2. I'm seeing much less Thanksgiving cooking/spending content than previous years.
Everything feels muted and dim.
1. The time change is brutal this year. Way too dark way too early.
2. I'm seeing much less Thanksgiving cooking/spending content than previous years.
Everything feels muted and dim.
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one of the things that makes me most mad about genAI (and there are many) is we've been told there's not enough money for hiring. but there's billions poured into ai.
so not enough money to hire workers. but infinite money to pour into technology whose goal is never having to pay workers again.
so not enough money to hire workers. but infinite money to pour into technology whose goal is never having to pay workers again.
November 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
one of the things that makes me most mad about genAI (and there are many) is we've been told there's not enough money for hiring. but there's billions poured into ai.
so not enough money to hire workers. but infinite money to pour into technology whose goal is never having to pay workers again.
so not enough money to hire workers. but infinite money to pour into technology whose goal is never having to pay workers again.
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That short stories exist in the cracks and interstices of the capitalist system is how you know they’re the superior form
Yeah, unfortunately. Outside the world of magazines, anthologies, and small presses sustained by obsessive volunteer labour, the capital-I industry rather does seem to find short stories an unwanted form electricliterature.com/i-love-short...
I Love Short Stories. Do I Have to Write a Novel? - Electric Literature
The publishing world’s insistence on the novel as default fails to imagine what a book can do
electricliterature.com
October 3, 2024 at 3:11 PM
That short stories exist in the cracks and interstices of the capitalist system is how you know they’re the superior form
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Your yearly reminder that “holiday” celebrations that only include Christian traditions are not, in fact, inclusive even if you don’t use the word Christmas, so tbh I’d rather you just say it’s Christmas.
Until a few years ago, ugly holiday sweaters didn’t exist. They’re ugly Christmas sweaters, with some generic Jewish iconography to be “inclusive.” But the truth is, when I have to buy one to wear to a work party, I feel like I’m in another culture’s drag.
November 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Your yearly reminder that “holiday” celebrations that only include Christian traditions are not, in fact, inclusive even if you don’t use the word Christmas, so tbh I’d rather you just say it’s Christmas.
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The older I get, the more tired I become of the uncurious.
November 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The older I get, the more tired I become of the uncurious.
Same with “voice”
It only took me until I was 40 to be like "ohhh my style is the process that feels like it flows the best for me and is replicable, that's it" could've saved so much time if I figured that out sooner.
November 23, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Same with “voice”
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In the grocery store lineup just now:
Old man: And how are you doing, young one?
Me: I'm good, thanks!
Old man: That's the way it should be.
Me: And what are you up to this evening?
Old man: Oh, watching movies.
Me: Hey, me too! Whatcha watching?
Old man: I like that paranormal shit.
Old man: And how are you doing, young one?
Me: I'm good, thanks!
Old man: That's the way it should be.
Me: And what are you up to this evening?
Old man: Oh, watching movies.
Me: Hey, me too! Whatcha watching?
Old man: I like that paranormal shit.
November 21, 2025 at 11:52 PM
In the grocery store lineup just now:
Old man: And how are you doing, young one?
Me: I'm good, thanks!
Old man: That's the way it should be.
Me: And what are you up to this evening?
Old man: Oh, watching movies.
Me: Hey, me too! Whatcha watching?
Old man: I like that paranormal shit.
Old man: And how are you doing, young one?
Me: I'm good, thanks!
Old man: That's the way it should be.
Me: And what are you up to this evening?
Old man: Oh, watching movies.
Me: Hey, me too! Whatcha watching?
Old man: I like that paranormal shit.
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The entire US economy is propped up by a product so toxic and insidious that everyone has to go on a weekly scavenger hunt just to remove it from products they're already using.
heads up, gmail has a new setting automatically on that allows their a*i to be trained on your emails so make sure to turn off the 'Smart Feature' checkbox in your settings
November 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The entire US economy is propped up by a product so toxic and insidious that everyone has to go on a weekly scavenger hunt just to remove it from products they're already using.
Ya boi got on an airplane for the first time since 2019 and will be recuperating for the next 3-6 months
November 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Ya boi got on an airplane for the first time since 2019 and will be recuperating for the next 3-6 months
Turned off the Gmail AI bullshit, which eliminates the Promotions/Social/Primary tags BUT if I search "promotion" I get all the promotion emails to delete anyway, so whatever
November 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Turned off the Gmail AI bullshit, which eliminates the Promotions/Social/Primary tags BUT if I search "promotion" I get all the promotion emails to delete anyway, so whatever
@white2tea.bsky.social got this at a tea swap, any idea what it is?
November 22, 2025 at 1:05 AM
@white2tea.bsky.social got this at a tea swap, any idea what it is?
Imagine putting this in an illuminated manuscript
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Imagine putting this in an illuminated manuscript
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trump is, first and foremost, a starfucker
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
trump is, first and foremost, a starfucker
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I tell you what, if you or someone you know is looking to go into a skilled trade, consider watchmaking. I just dropped a watch off at Ben bridge and they’re scheduled 3 months out. “Everybody’s interested in watches now. Horology school students are getting job offers before they even graduate.”
November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I tell you what, if you or someone you know is looking to go into a skilled trade, consider watchmaking. I just dropped a watch off at Ben bridge and they’re scheduled 3 months out. “Everybody’s interested in watches now. Horology school students are getting job offers before they even graduate.”
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It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
This sucks and I feel bad for everyone involved. The state of independent art is so fragile right now.
a post about Psychopomp in 2026
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thank you very much
please read and share
thank you very much
what's next for Psychopomp - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
what to expect from Psychopomp (and The Deadlands and Fantasy Magazine) in 2026.
psychopomp.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This sucks and I feel bad for everyone involved. The state of independent art is so fragile right now.