Keith R.A. DeCandido
@kradec.bsky.social
He/him. Massively prolific author of novels, stories, & comics; critic; grandmaster; editor; black belt; percussionist; baseball fan; and a whole lot less...
http://decandido.wordpress.com
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Last day of Farpoint! I will be doing two panels in McIntosh, one at noon on world-building, one at 2pm on writing in other people's universes. Otherwise, I'll be at my table in the dealer room selling things. Please come and buy things!
February 1, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Last day of Farpoint! I will be doing two panels in McIntosh, one at noon on world-building, one at 2pm on writing in other people's universes. Otherwise, I'll be at my table in the dealer room selling things. Please come and buy things!
My favorite picture from Farpoint weekend so far: me with two wonderful online buddies whom I finally got to meet in person this weekend: Maggie Weber (a.k.a. Refashioned Hippie, who was also a guest of the convention) and @istielthia.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 4:13 AM
My favorite picture from Farpoint weekend so far: me with two wonderful online buddies whom I finally got to meet in person this weekend: Maggie Weber (a.k.a. Refashioned Hippie, who was also a guest of the convention) and @istielthia.bsky.social
Day 1 of Farpoint! I've got a whole table to sell things in the dealer room, plus I've got a reading at 5pm! Come see me!
(No Boogie Knights concert, alas. Too many band members trapped by ice and snow....)
(No Boogie Knights concert, alas. Too many band members trapped by ice and snow....)
January 31, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Day 1 of Farpoint! I've got a whole table to sell things in the dealer room, plus I've got a reading at 5pm! Come see me!
(No Boogie Knights concert, alas. Too many band members trapped by ice and snow....)
(No Boogie Knights concert, alas. Too many band members trapped by ice and snow....)
January 30, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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Episode 4 of Starfleet Academy finally catches us up on what's happened with the Klingon Empire. @kradec.bsky.social notes that Star Trek has always been a show about choosing compassion over violence, and "Vox in Excelso" is a perfect example:
#StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy
#StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy
Qapla’! — Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’s “Vox in Excelso” - Reactor
Well, it’s about damn time. While the Klingon Empire played a big role in Discovery’s first two seasons, when it was taking place in the twenty-third century, they were never even mentioned after they...
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January 29, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Episode 4 of Starfleet Academy finally catches us up on what's happened with the Klingon Empire. @kradec.bsky.social notes that Star Trek has always been a show about choosing compassion over violence, and "Vox in Excelso" is a perfect example:
#StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy
#StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy
On @reactorsff.bsky.social we FINALLY find out what the state of the Klingon Empire -- and the Klingon people -- is in the thirty-second century, and it's heartbreaking. My review of STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY's "Vox in Excelso."
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Qapla’! — Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’s “Vox in Excelso” - Reactor
Well, it’s about damn time. While the Klingon Empire played a big role in Discovery’s first two seasons, when it was taking place in the twenty-third century, they were never even mentioned after they...
reactormag.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:16 PM
On @reactorsff.bsky.social we FINALLY find out what the state of the Klingon Empire -- and the Klingon people -- is in the thirty-second century, and it's heartbreaking. My review of STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY's "Vox in Excelso."
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What if Mary Shelley focused on preserving her own legacy rather than her poet husband's? That's the theme of my story in the HERitage 3rd alt-history antho, ROILING, RAMBLING HISTORY, which will be funding on @kickstarter.com soon!
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Coming soon: Roiling, Rambling History
Funny, fun, and feminist: that's our fantastic anthology with stories from around the world and through the ages.
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January 28, 2026 at 4:34 PM
What if Mary Shelley focused on preserving her own legacy rather than her poet husband's? That's the theme of my story in the HERitage 3rd alt-history antho, ROILING, RAMBLING HISTORY, which will be funding on @kickstarter.com soon!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/blu...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/blu...
LESS THAN ONE HOUR LEFT!
Please consider supporting A CURIOSITY OF CATS--steampunk stories inspired by Lewis Carroll--which will net you a TON of free bonuses. We've hit most of the stretch goals, but there are 2 left!
@especbooks.bsky.social @telltalesteampunk.bsky.social
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Please consider supporting A CURIOSITY OF CATS--steampunk stories inspired by Lewis Carroll--which will net you a TON of free bonuses. We've hit most of the stretch goals, but there are 2 left!
@especbooks.bsky.social @telltalesteampunk.bsky.social
kck.st/3LpVKdP
A Curiosity of Cats
Unleash the whimsy of Lewis Caroll-inspired steampunk in the next Forgotten Lore installment. Inspiring many a grin without a cat!
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January 27, 2026 at 2:23 PM
LESS THAN ONE HOUR LEFT!
Please consider supporting A CURIOSITY OF CATS--steampunk stories inspired by Lewis Carroll--which will net you a TON of free bonuses. We've hit most of the stretch goals, but there are 2 left!
@especbooks.bsky.social @telltalesteampunk.bsky.social
kck.st/3LpVKdP
Please consider supporting A CURIOSITY OF CATS--steampunk stories inspired by Lewis Carroll--which will net you a TON of free bonuses. We've hit most of the stretch goals, but there are 2 left!
@especbooks.bsky.social @telltalesteampunk.bsky.social
kck.st/3LpVKdP
On @reactorsff.bsky.social it's an episode with three plotlines, only two of which work. The BABYLON 5 Rewatch vacillates "Between the Darkness and the Light."
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Babylon 5 Rewatch: “Between the Darkness and the Light” - Reactor
Garibaldi has a tense reunion with his former friends, and Ivanova learns of an ambush waiting for the fleet...
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January 26, 2026 at 9:03 PM
On @reactorsff.bsky.social it's an episode with three plotlines, only two of which work. The BABYLON 5 Rewatch vacillates "Between the Darkness and the Light."
reactormag.com/babylon-5-re...
reactormag.com/babylon-5-re...
1 DAY LEFT to support A CURIOSITY OF CATS, steampunk stories inspired by Lewis Carroll! See @gryphonrose.bsky.social Hildy Silverman, John L. French, @efdeal.bsky.social and me talking about it on PARANORMAL ENCYCLOPEDIA!
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A curiosity of cats part 2
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January 26, 2026 at 3:13 PM
1 DAY LEFT to support A CURIOSITY OF CATS, steampunk stories inspired by Lewis Carroll! See @gryphonrose.bsky.social Hildy Silverman, John L. French, @efdeal.bsky.social and me talking about it on PARANORMAL ENCYCLOPEDIA!
www.youtube.com/live/O2_sJCL...
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1 DAY LEFT to support A CURIOSITY OF CATS, steampunk stories inspired by Lewis Carroll! See Doc Coleman @jessicalucci.bsky.social @christinenorris.bsky.social @davidleesummers.bsky.social & editor @dackleymcphail.bsky.social talk about it on PARANORMAL ENCYCLOPEDIA!
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A Curiosity of Cats Round 1
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January 26, 2026 at 3:11 PM
1 DAY LEFT to support A CURIOSITY OF CATS, steampunk stories inspired by Lewis Carroll! See Doc Coleman @jessicalucci.bsky.social @christinenorris.bsky.social @davidleesummers.bsky.social & editor @dackleymcphail.bsky.social talk about it on PARANORMAL ENCYCLOPEDIA!
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OUT NOW! Alien enthusiast (and Andrew's college friend!) Trevor Thomas joins to discuss Alien: Isolation and its novelization. Then, author @kradec.bsky.social joins for an illuminating interview about his career and craft. Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45
January 22, 2026 at 10:58 PM
OUT NOW! Alien enthusiast (and Andrew's college friend!) Trevor Thomas joins to discuss Alien: Isolation and its novelization. Then, author @kradec.bsky.social joins for an illuminating interview about his career and craft. Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45
On @reactorsff.bsky.social it's a prank war between Starfleet Academy and the War College, which also introduces another futuristic game, Calica. My review of STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY's "Vitus Reflux."
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“Welcome to the team” — Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’s “Vitus Reflux” - Reactor
The Academy cadets and the students of Starfleet’s War College face off in a "friendly" competition...
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January 22, 2026 at 9:55 PM
On @reactorsff.bsky.social it's a prank war between Starfleet Academy and the War College, which also introduces another futuristic game, Calica. My review of STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY's "Vitus Reflux."
reactormag.com/tv-review-st...
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Seriously, WHAT is a TV show set in a school doing if there's not a prank war at some point?? Even Starfleet Academy isn't immune. @kradec.bsky.social talks episode 3, "Vitus Reflux"!
“Welcome to the team” — Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’s “Vitus Reflux” - Reactor
The Academy cadets and the students of Starfleet’s War College face off in a "friendly" competition...
reactormag.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Seriously, WHAT is a TV show set in a school doing if there's not a prank war at some point?? Even Starfleet Academy isn't immune. @kradec.bsky.social talks episode 3, "Vitus Reflux"!
Excerpt from my story "Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say" in A CURIOSITY OF CATS, one of a dozen-plus Lewis Carroll-inspired steampunk stories, currently on @kickstarter.com from @especbooks.bsky.social. Only 4 DAYS LEFT in the crowdfund!
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EXCERPT – KEITH R.A. DeCANDIDO
Today we feature another sneak peek of A Curiosity of Cats with “Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say” by Keith R.A. DeCandido! Keith has been in two other Forgotten Lore volumes (A …
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January 22, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Excerpt from my story "Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say" in A CURIOSITY OF CATS, one of a dozen-plus Lewis Carroll-inspired steampunk stories, currently on @kickstarter.com from @especbooks.bsky.social. Only 4 DAYS LEFT in the crowdfund!
especbooks.com/2026/01/22/e...
especbooks.com/2026/01/22/e...
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Are you a fan of @kradec.bsky.social? How about #LewisCarroll? If so, you don't want to miss this! #ACuriosityOfCats, steampunk inspired by Lewis Carroll. Here's a sneak peek. especbooks.com/2026/01/22/e... @especbooks.bsky.social @neoparadoxa.bsky.social
EXCERPT – KEITH R.A. DeCANDIDO
Today we feature another sneak peek of A Curiosity of Cats with “Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say” by Keith R.A. DeCandido! Keith has been in two other Forgotten Lore volumes (A …
especbooks.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Are you a fan of @kradec.bsky.social? How about #LewisCarroll? If so, you don't want to miss this! #ACuriosityOfCats, steampunk inspired by Lewis Carroll. Here's a sneak peek. especbooks.com/2026/01/22/e... @especbooks.bsky.social @neoparadoxa.bsky.social
On @reactorsff.bsky.social Sheridan is interrogated. That's it. That's the episode. And it's brilliant. The BABYLON 5 Rewatch looks at "Intersections in Real Time."
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Babylon 5 Rewatch: “Intersections in Real Time” - Reactor
An interrogator works to get a confession out of Sheridan...
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January 20, 2026 at 6:16 PM
On @reactorsff.bsky.social Sheridan is interrogated. That's it. That's the episode. And it's brilliant. The BABYLON 5 Rewatch looks at "Intersections in Real Time."
reactormag.com/babylon-5-re...
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On @reactorsff.bsky.social only a few days late, my review of the second episode of STARFLEET ACADEMY, which has lots of Oded Fehr goodness and the triumphant return of Tig Notaro to our TVs. It does nothing to make me like Caleb, alas. My review of "Beta Test."
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Mind Games — Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’s “Beta Test” - Reactor
The Athena returns to earth, where Admiral Vance negotiates with the president of Betazed...
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January 20, 2026 at 6:05 PM
On @reactorsff.bsky.social only a few days late, my review of the second episode of STARFLEET ACADEMY, which has lots of Oded Fehr goodness and the triumphant return of Tig Notaro to our TVs. It does nothing to make me like Caleb, alas. My review of "Beta Test."
reactormag.com/tv-review-st...
reactormag.com/tv-review-st...
Wanna be a character in a Lewis Carroll-inspired short story by me @gryphonrose.bsky.social @danafraedrich.bsky.social or @davidleesummers.bsky.social?
Then check out the crowdfund for A CURIOSITY OF CATS, from @especbooks.bsky.social and @telltalesteampunk.bsky.social!
kck.st/3LpVKdP
Then check out the crowdfund for A CURIOSITY OF CATS, from @especbooks.bsky.social and @telltalesteampunk.bsky.social!
kck.st/3LpVKdP
A Curiosity of Cats
Unleash the whimsy of Lewis Caroll-inspired steampunk in the next Forgotten Lore installment. Inspiring many a grin without a cat!
kck.st
January 18, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Wanna be a character in a Lewis Carroll-inspired short story by me @gryphonrose.bsky.social @danafraedrich.bsky.social or @davidleesummers.bsky.social?
Then check out the crowdfund for A CURIOSITY OF CATS, from @especbooks.bsky.social and @telltalesteampunk.bsky.social!
kck.st/3LpVKdP
Then check out the crowdfund for A CURIOSITY OF CATS, from @especbooks.bsky.social and @telltalesteampunk.bsky.social!
kck.st/3LpVKdP
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Have a few moments of me time? Check out this excerpt from Queens and Pawns, by @christinenorris.bsky.social from #ACuriosityOfCats, edited by @dackleymcphail.bsky.social, funding now on @kickstarter.com especbooks.com/2026/01/16/e... with stories by @kradec.bsky.social and @efdeal.bsky.social
EXCERPT – CHRISTINE NORRIS
Oh, hey! Another sneak peek of A Curiosity of Cats! We give you a Pawns and Queens by Christine Norris! This is set in her Series of Curses universe. Christine was also featured in An Assembly of M…
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January 16, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Have a few moments of me time? Check out this excerpt from Queens and Pawns, by @christinenorris.bsky.social from #ACuriosityOfCats, edited by @dackleymcphail.bsky.social, funding now on @kickstarter.com especbooks.com/2026/01/16/e... with stories by @kradec.bsky.social and @efdeal.bsky.social
Always a good day when the feedback you get from your editor is "Very cool story!" Me am happy writer.
January 17, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Always a good day when the feedback you get from your editor is "Very cool story!" Me am happy writer.
On @reactorsff.bsky.social it's the best Fantastic Four film to date, but that's a low bar to clear. The look is right, and they do right by Galactus, but the FF's MCU debut doesn't entirely work. The great superhero movie rewatch looks at FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS.
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Fourth Time’s the Charm? — The Fantastic Four: First Steps - Reactor
In which superheroes save the world, but can't defeat terminal blandness...
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January 16, 2026 at 7:51 AM
On @reactorsff.bsky.social it's the best Fantastic Four film to date, but that's a low bar to clear. The look is right, and they do right by Galactus, but the FF's MCU debut doesn't entirely work. The great superhero movie rewatch looks at FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS.
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Reposted by Keith R.A. DeCandido
It's valid to call this the best Fantastic Four movie ever made, and it *looks* perfect, but does that make it a good movie? Join @kradec.bsky.social in discussing the MCU's "Fantastic Four: First Steps"
Fourth Time’s the Charm? — The Fantastic Four: First Steps - Reactor
In which superheroes save the world, but can't defeat terminal blandness...
reactormag.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:06 PM
It's valid to call this the best Fantastic Four movie ever made, and it *looks* perfect, but does that make it a good movie? Join @kradec.bsky.social in discussing the MCU's "Fantastic Four: First Steps"
Reposted by Keith R.A. DeCandido
The Star Trek universe has been interested in Starfleet Academy since the 1980s. So how does the show follow the first Starfleet cadets of the 32nd century? @kradec.bsky.social reviews the first episode of the brand-new series, which stars Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti!
“Do not kill your instructor on day one” — Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’s “Kids These Days” - Reactor
Welcome aboard the U.S.S. Athena...
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January 15, 2026 at 4:31 PM
The Star Trek universe has been interested in Starfleet Academy since the 1980s. So how does the show follow the first Starfleet cadets of the 32nd century? @kradec.bsky.social reviews the first episode of the brand-new series, which stars Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti!