James Machell
@jamesmachell.bsky.social
"Be nice to him, you never know" - Amazing Stories
Writer, editor, interviewer (occasional YouTuber)
https://linktr.ee/jamesmachell
Writer, editor, interviewer (occasional YouTuber)
https://linktr.ee/jamesmachell
Star*Line does have fantastic response times!
February 11, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Star*Line does have fantastic response times!
Got my third mention on Mike Glyer's excellent newszine
@file770.bsky.social. If I get to 10, I'll count that as having made it!
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@file770.bsky.social. If I get to 10, I'll count that as having made it!
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February 11, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Got my third mention on Mike Glyer's excellent newszine
@file770.bsky.social. If I get to 10, I'll count that as having made it!
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@file770.bsky.social. If I get to 10, I'll count that as having made it!
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Got my contributor copy for the Winter 2026 issue of Star*Line magazine!
My poem, "digging for time," is in here alongside other wonderful nuggets of poetry!
...and look at that robot go, typing away!! (about the cover)
-with thanks to John Reinhart and the staff!
@sfpoetry.bsky.social
My poem, "digging for time," is in here alongside other wonderful nuggets of poetry!
...and look at that robot go, typing away!! (about the cover)
-with thanks to John Reinhart and the staff!
@sfpoetry.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Got my contributor copy for the Winter 2026 issue of Star*Line magazine!
My poem, "digging for time," is in here alongside other wonderful nuggets of poetry!
...and look at that robot go, typing away!! (about the cover)
-with thanks to John Reinhart and the staff!
@sfpoetry.bsky.social
My poem, "digging for time," is in here alongside other wonderful nuggets of poetry!
...and look at that robot go, typing away!! (about the cover)
-with thanks to John Reinhart and the staff!
@sfpoetry.bsky.social
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Coming soon! This will be for our March episode
We're extremely excited to announce a collab with @spacecowboybooks.bsky.social. Selected Utopia SF stories are being adapted for the affiliated Simultaneous Times Podcast. In the meantime, we recommend listening to one of their fantastic episodes! #sf
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Simultaneous Times Episode #92, by Space Cowboy Books Presents: Simultaneous Times
1 track album
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February 10, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Coming soon! This will be for our March episode
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We're extremely excited to announce a collab with @spacecowboybooks.bsky.social. Selected Utopia SF stories are being adapted for the affiliated Simultaneous Times Podcast. In the meantime, we recommend listening to one of their fantastic episodes! #sf
spacecowboybooks.bandcamp.com/album/simult...
spacecowboybooks.bandcamp.com/album/simult...
Simultaneous Times Episode #92, by Space Cowboy Books Presents: Simultaneous Times
1 track album
spacecowboybooks.bandcamp.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:55 PM
We're extremely excited to announce a collab with @spacecowboybooks.bsky.social. Selected Utopia SF stories are being adapted for the affiliated Simultaneous Times Podcast. In the meantime, we recommend listening to one of their fantastic episodes! #sf
spacecowboybooks.bandcamp.com/album/simult...
spacecowboybooks.bandcamp.com/album/simult...
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Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/bohnho... and Makoto Shinkai sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/shinka... were born on this day, so here's some related artwork (Artist: Joanne Lorah, Frank Kelly Freas, [couldn't identify] and [couldn't identify]):
February 9, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/bohnho... and Makoto Shinkai sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/shinka... were born on this day, so here's some related artwork (Artist: Joanne Lorah, Frank Kelly Freas, [couldn't identify] and [couldn't identify]):
I'd take elf any day of the week!
February 10, 2026 at 12:07 AM
I'd take elf any day of the week!
Just posted on the SFE (@sfencyclopedia.bsky.social) Substack! #fantasy #gormenghast
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The “Gorm” in Gormenghast
By James Machell
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February 4, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Just posted on the SFE (@sfencyclopedia.bsky.social) Substack! #fantasy #gormenghast
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Announcing the 2025 Rhysling Award Finalists!
The Rhysling jury has selected 50 short poems and 25 long poems from the longlist of nominees, each of which will appear this year's Rhysling Anthology.
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The Rhysling jury has selected 50 short poems and 25 long poems from the longlist of nominees, each of which will appear this year's Rhysling Anthology.
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May 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Announcing the 2025 Rhysling Award Finalists!
The Rhysling jury has selected 50 short poems and 25 long poems from the longlist of nominees, each of which will appear this year's Rhysling Anthology.
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The Rhysling jury has selected 50 short poems and 25 long poems from the longlist of nominees, each of which will appear this year's Rhysling Anthology.
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You can read Oatleaf's @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social 2025 anthology to find my reprint of "Einstein Dreaming," first published by Star*Line @sfpoetry.bsky.social.
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January 27, 2026 at 3:47 PM
You can read Oatleaf's @oatleafpoetry.bsky.social 2025 anthology to find my reprint of "Einstein Dreaming," first published by Star*Line @sfpoetry.bsky.social.
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My latest poem, "The Mouth of Silence," is now forthcoming in S. T. Joshi's Spectral Realms. Very excited to get my contributor's copy and read the rest of the weirdness in the issue!
January 27, 2026 at 3:42 PM
My latest poem, "The Mouth of Silence," is now forthcoming in S. T. Joshi's Spectral Realms. Very excited to get my contributor's copy and read the rest of the weirdness in the issue!
Very excited for this issue! Let me know if there's anyone you would like for us to interview.
Guidelines to our open Cozy Science Fiction Call are now available on Substack!
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Cozy Science Fiction Submission Call
Submit before 04/01/2026
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January 27, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Very excited for this issue! Let me know if there's anyone you would like for us to interview.
In case you missed it, you can still get the latest issue of SCIFAIKUEST. Honoured to have a poem next to one by SFPA grandmaster, Akua Lezli Hope (@akualezlihope.bsky.social) #poetry
January 22, 2026 at 9:54 AM
In case you missed it, you can still get the latest issue of SCIFAIKUEST. Honoured to have a poem next to one by SFPA grandmaster, Akua Lezli Hope (@akualezlihope.bsky.social) #poetry
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Coming up on Thursday
The Eaton Symposium returns!
Join us on 01/08/26 for this free online event on speculative fiction and scholarship, feat. a keynote from author Ken Liu, and panels with incredible editors such as Sheree Renée Thomas, John Joseph Adams, and many others!
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Join us on 01/08/26 for this free online event on speculative fiction and scholarship, feat. a keynote from author Ken Liu, and panels with incredible editors such as Sheree Renée Thomas, John Joseph Adams, and many others!
Sign up: www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-virtu...
January 6, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Coming up on Thursday
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My interview with poetry Hugo winner @swantower.bsky.social is up on the SFPA blog
we've had some exciting stuff out on the blog the past couple of days, so be sure to check it out!
might we recommend this interview with Marie Brennan, winner of the Hugo award for poetry ✨
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might we recommend this interview with Marie Brennan, winner of the Hugo award for poetry ✨
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Interview with Marie Brennan, winner of the Hugo award for poetry – Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association
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January 2, 2026 at 3:41 PM
My interview with poetry Hugo winner @swantower.bsky.social is up on the SFPA blog
Brilliant issue!
Issue 44 of Mythaxis Magazine is live!
mythaxis.co.uk/issue-44/
Six new crime stories in text & audio, plus long and short form fiction reviews!
Many thanks to Ayame, Mark H. Harris, Devin James Leonard, Shamus Maxwell, Donald McCarthy, Angus McIntyre, and Bill Ryan, with Micah Hyatt on voice!
mythaxis.co.uk/issue-44/
Six new crime stories in text & audio, plus long and short form fiction reviews!
Many thanks to Ayame, Mark H. Harris, Devin James Leonard, Shamus Maxwell, Donald McCarthy, Angus McIntyre, and Bill Ryan, with Micah Hyatt on voice!
January 2, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Brilliant issue!
New Star*Line out today. Honoured to be featured along with the likes of @spires.bsky.social, @bethcato.bsky.social, @marysoonlee.bsky.social, @spacecowboybooks.bsky.social and many other fantastic poets! #poetry
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Star*Line 49.1 (Winter 2026) – Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association
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January 1, 2026 at 3:12 PM
New Star*Line out today. Honoured to be featured along with the likes of @spires.bsky.social, @bethcato.bsky.social, @marysoonlee.bsky.social, @spacecowboybooks.bsky.social and many other fantastic poets! #poetry
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Couldn't agree more!!!
One of the things I don't see talked about enough in the AI debate is that *even if* the labour politics and plagiarism question were solved it would still be bad for creative works. It cannot push new boundaries, it will be derivative in more egregious, less interesting ways than human art is.
December 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Couldn't agree more!!!
Just finished writing my intro to an interview with S. T. Joshi for the weird fiction issue of @utopiascifi.bsky.social. I think readers are going to be particularly interested to hear his thoughts on how the genre is to be properly defined #weirdfiction
December 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Just finished writing my intro to an interview with S. T. Joshi for the weird fiction issue of @utopiascifi.bsky.social. I think readers are going to be particularly interested to hear his thoughts on how the genre is to be properly defined #weirdfiction
Have my fingers crossed!
Chill Subs is running their third annual best lit mag awards. If you like the kind of stuff we do here at Utopia Science Fiction Magazine, we'd really appreciate your vote. Voting closes Dec 7. #sciencefiction #positivity
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Best Lit Mag Awards - Chill Subs
Welcome to Chill Subs' 3rd annual Community Favorites Best Lit Mag Awards! Vote for your favorite literary magazines and celebrate the publications that make our community thrive.
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November 29, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Have my fingers crossed!
The Daily Telegraph is running a poetry competition. Is it just me or is this part of the contract extremely dodgy?
November 29, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The Daily Telegraph is running a poetry competition. Is it just me or is this part of the contract extremely dodgy?
Thrilled to announce that "I Carried a Brain Under My Arm" will be appearing in an issue of Star*Line. This is my second poem for this excellent magazine, the first being "Einstein Dreaming." Link to the first one here! #poetry #sciencefiction
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Star*Line 47.3 (Summer 2024) – Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association
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November 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Thrilled to announce that "I Carried a Brain Under My Arm" will be appearing in an issue of Star*Line. This is my second poem for this excellent magazine, the first being "Einstein Dreaming." Link to the first one here! #poetry #sciencefiction
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The Big Idea: Ren Hutchings
The Big Idea: Ren Hutchings
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November 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The Big Idea: Ren Hutchings
Very excited to be conducting this interview for @utopiascifi.bsky.social. Let me know if anyone has any burning questions about the history of Weird Fiction! #weird #sciencefiction
Great news! An interview with S. T. Joshi, the world's leading expert on the Weird will be appearing in our Weird Science Fiction Issue! #weird #sciencefiction
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S. T. Joshi's Main Page
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November 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Very excited to be conducting this interview for @utopiascifi.bsky.social. Let me know if anyone has any burning questions about the history of Weird Fiction! #weird #sciencefiction