Pauline Barmby
@pbarmby.bsky.social
Science: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2767-0090. Fiction: https://www.galacticwords.com Words in Year’s Best Cdn F&SF Vols 2&3, Nature:Futures, Analog, Utopia SF, MNRAS, ApJ, etc. Runner, knitter, curler. 🇨🇦 & minor planet 281067. She/her.
Pinned
The Apparatus Almanac: Gizmology & Technomancy
www.amazon.com
Time for the round-up of my 2025 published stories!
(1) What if there was a government office that dealt with unhinged amateur scientists?
“GENIUS Act Response” in @jayhengepub.bsky.social’s The Apparatus Almanac: Gismology & Technomancy
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F2J9L6BH
(1) What if there was a government office that dealt with unhinged amateur scientists?
“GENIUS Act Response” in @jayhengepub.bsky.social’s The Apparatus Almanac: Gismology & Technomancy
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F2J9L6BH
One of my favorite-r stories: so glad to have this one out in audio!
Manawaker Studio's Flash Fiction Podcast presents:
"Unraveled" by Pauline Barmby
Listen on any podcast app, or at www.patreon.com/posts/143936...
Supported by Patreon patrons!
#flashfiction #podcastfiction #narratedfiction #speculativefiction #sciencefiction
"Unraveled" by Pauline Barmby
Listen on any podcast app, or at www.patreon.com/posts/143936...
Supported by Patreon patrons!
#flashfiction #podcastfiction #narratedfiction #speculativefiction #sciencefiction
November 27, 2025 at 11:58 PM
One of my favorite-r stories: so glad to have this one out in audio!
Reading @lavietidhar.bsky.social’s “The Escapement”* and marvelling at both the imagination and command of language. Highly worthwhile!
*I keep reading this as “Escarpment” but that is not the author’s fault!
*I keep reading this as “Escarpment” but that is not the author’s fault!
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Reading @lavietidhar.bsky.social’s “The Escapement”* and marvelling at both the imagination and command of language. Highly worthwhile!
*I keep reading this as “Escarpment” but that is not the author’s fault!
*I keep reading this as “Escarpment” but that is not the author’s fault!
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Because my children are Gen Alpha monsters, they want to know if I've sold 67 copies of Year's Best Canadian F&SF Vol 3 this month--get it? 6-7 * makes flailing juggling motion and despairs * I'm about 20 copies shy. For Black Friday, want to help an indie publisher pull one over on his kids?
Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Three
Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Three: Kotowych, Stephen: 9781738187539: Books - Amazon.ca
a.co
November 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Because my children are Gen Alpha monsters, they want to know if I've sold 67 copies of Year's Best Canadian F&SF Vol 3 this month--get it? 6-7 * makes flailing juggling motion and despairs * I'm about 20 copies shy. For Black Friday, want to help an indie publisher pull one over on his kids?
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Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.)
RTs appreciated.
RTs appreciated.
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.)
RTs appreciated.
RTs appreciated.
Nothing to do with calculus, but you should listen to @renanbernardo.com’s nifty “Baron Quits the Payloaders” on @escapepod.org:
escapepod.org/2025/11/13/e...
escapepod.org/2025/11/13/e...
Escape Pod 1019: Baron Quits The Payloaders
This story starts with a gig. Half a million people from all corners of the galaxy, hands in the air, heads banging to our vibrant noise. You probably saw the venue on some feed already.
escapepod.org
November 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Nothing to do with calculus, but you should listen to @renanbernardo.com’s nifty “Baron Quits the Payloaders” on @escapepod.org:
escapepod.org/2025/11/13/e...
escapepod.org/2025/11/13/e...
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Super Canucks features stories by yours truly, @premeemohamed.com, @melaniemarttila.bsky.social, @harkback.bsky.social, @niallspain.bsky.social, @pbarmby.bsky.social, Jim Robb, Chris O’Halloran, & Dwain Campbell. Coming March 2026! Preorder now! store.latitude46publishing.com/products/sup...
SuperCanucks: An anthology of Canadian small-town superheroes
Short FictionPub Date : March 21, 20265.5 X 8.5 in | 100 pgsTrade Paperback : 9781997529057 e-pub: 9781997529064 PRE-ORDER NOW! SuperCanucks features eleven stories that explore the usual superhero...
store.latitude46publishing.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Super Canucks features stories by yours truly, @premeemohamed.com, @melaniemarttila.bsky.social, @harkback.bsky.social, @niallspain.bsky.social, @pbarmby.bsky.social, Jim Robb, Chris O’Halloran, & Dwain Campbell. Coming March 2026! Preorder now! store.latitude46publishing.com/products/sup...
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Finally allowed to announce this: I have a short story forthcoming in Super Canucks: An anthology of Canadian small-town superheroes, now available for pre-order! store.latitude46publishing.com/products/sup...
SuperCanucks: An anthology of Canadian small-town superheroes
Short FictionPub Date : March 21, 20265.5 X 8.5 in | 100 pgsTrade Paperback : 9781997529057 e-pub: 9781997529064 PRE-ORDER NOW! SuperCanucks features eleven stories that explore the usual superhero...
store.latitude46publishing.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Finally allowed to announce this: I have a short story forthcoming in Super Canucks: An anthology of Canadian small-town superheroes, now available for pre-order! store.latitude46publishing.com/products/sup...
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In self-interest but also general interest, folks: Black Friday is coming up, and small publishers/independent creators will always be a better choice than megacorps.
When the sales drop, please remember that!
When the sales drop, please remember that!
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
In self-interest but also general interest, folks: Black Friday is coming up, and small publishers/independent creators will always be a better choice than megacorps.
When the sales drop, please remember that!
When the sales drop, please remember that!
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Interesting results in this new paper:
Canadian physics counts: an exploration of the diverse identities of physics students and professionals in Canada.
🧪 🇨🇦 ⚛️ 👩🔬🎢
Canadian physics counts: an exploration of the diverse identities of physics students and professionals in Canada.
🧪 🇨🇦 ⚛️ 👩🔬🎢
Canadian physics counts: an exploration of the diverse identities of physics students and professionals in Canada
The lack of diversity in physics remains a worldwide problem. Despite being a quantitative discipline relying on measurements, there is a paucity of data on the demographic characteristics of underrep...
www.facetsjournal.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Interesting results in this new paper:
Canadian physics counts: an exploration of the diverse identities of physics students and professionals in Canada.
🧪 🇨🇦 ⚛️ 👩🔬🎢
Canadian physics counts: an exploration of the diverse identities of physics students and professionals in Canada.
🧪 🇨🇦 ⚛️ 👩🔬🎢
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I still don’t know what’s going to happen in this story and it’s kind of annoying that I have to keep writing it to find out
Am I writing another SF story about space telescopes? I am writing another SF story about space telescopes. Look, someone has to.
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I still don’t know what’s going to happen in this story and it’s kind of annoying that I have to keep writing it to find out
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have you ever been somewhere so dark you could step outside & immediately spot the Milky Way? i traveled to the Upper Peninsula to learn about efforts to balance industrialization & economic growth with the preservation of starry skies:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/s...
Fighting for ‘The Right to Night’ Under Starry, Rural Skies
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
have you ever been somewhere so dark you could step outside & immediately spot the Milky Way? i traveled to the Upper Peninsula to learn about efforts to balance industrialization & economic growth with the preservation of starry skies:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/s...
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I've been a long time fan of CBC Quirks and Quarks since my first postdoc in Canada, and I'm thrilled to have my work featured #CBCquirks! You can listen here to my colleague Elena talk about finding the wind at the center of our galaxy here:
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
© CBC/Radio-Canada 2025. All rights reserved.
www.cbc.ca
November 24, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I've been a long time fan of CBC Quirks and Quarks since my first postdoc in Canada, and I'm thrilled to have my work featured #CBCquirks! You can listen here to my colleague Elena talk about finding the wind at the center of our galaxy here:
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Remember, colleagues: we do not ‘give’ grades, we report the results of students’ choices to the Registrar.
November 24, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Remember, colleagues: we do not ‘give’ grades, we report the results of students’ choices to the Registrar.
Jealous of Guelph and KW types and your new weekend commuter trains to Toronto. The London choice between a 3-hour each way bus trip, a $100 Via trip, or driving the highway from Hades … is not a great choice.
And so good to know that the high speed rail won’t reach us either.
And so good to know that the high speed rail won’t reach us either.
November 23, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Jealous of Guelph and KW types and your new weekend commuter trains to Toronto. The London choice between a 3-hour each way bus trip, a $100 Via trip, or driving the highway from Hades … is not a great choice.
And so good to know that the high speed rail won’t reach us either.
And so good to know that the high speed rail won’t reach us either.
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Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
Am I writing another SF story about space telescopes? I am writing another SF story about space telescopes. Look, someone has to.
November 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Am I writing another SF story about space telescopes? I am writing another SF story about space telescopes. Look, someone has to.
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The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Waterloo invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in⚛️ Quantum Materials at the Assistant Professor level. The anticipated start date is September 1, 2026. Apply at Physics Today Jobs! #AcademicCareers #Quantum
Assistant Professor in Quantum Materials, Department of Physics & Astronomy job with University of Waterloo - Department of Physics & Astronomy | 41922251
The Department of Physics and Astronomy in the Faculty of Science at the University of Waterloo...
jobs.physicstoday.org
November 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Waterloo invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in⚛️ Quantum Materials at the Assistant Professor level. The anticipated start date is September 1, 2026. Apply at Physics Today Jobs! #AcademicCareers #Quantum
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Today's the day! Our 2025 Kickstarter is live!
Any and all support is deeply appreciated.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fla...
Any and all support is deeply appreciated.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fla...
Flash Point SF 2025
An online literary publication for science fiction & fantasy short stories under 1000 words.
www.kickstarter.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Today's the day! Our 2025 Kickstarter is live!
Any and all support is deeply appreciated.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fla...
Any and all support is deeply appreciated.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fla...
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Diana Dima's poem, "The Bestiary", asks what makes a monster. There's a good reason it was reprinted in the second volume of "Year's Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction".
The Bestiary - Small Wonders
Your ancestors wielded swords / and quills and righteousness.
smallwondersmag.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Diana Dima's poem, "The Bestiary", asks what makes a monster. There's a good reason it was reprinted in the second volume of "Year's Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction".
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Space adventurers Bepi, Mio and MTM have just one year to go until they reach Mercury. What have they been up to since their journey began in 2018?
Watch episode 2 of 'The epic adventures of BepiColombo' here 👉 youtu.be/41EdqhlH3PQ 👀
🔭 #planetsci #BepiColombo
Watch episode 2 of 'The epic adventures of BepiColombo' here 👉 youtu.be/41EdqhlH3PQ 👀
🔭 #planetsci #BepiColombo
The epic adventures of BepiColombo | Part 2: It’s a long way to Mercury
YouTube video by European Space Agency, ESA
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Space adventurers Bepi, Mio and MTM have just one year to go until they reach Mercury. What have they been up to since their journey began in 2018?
Watch episode 2 of 'The epic adventures of BepiColombo' here 👉 youtu.be/41EdqhlH3PQ 👀
🔭 #planetsci #BepiColombo
Watch episode 2 of 'The epic adventures of BepiColombo' here 👉 youtu.be/41EdqhlH3PQ 👀
🔭 #planetsci #BepiColombo
If you need a break, I can highly recommend an evening of chortling at YouTube soapbox racing.
November 20, 2025 at 2:27 AM
If you need a break, I can highly recommend an evening of chortling at YouTube soapbox racing.
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In light of the astronomical increases for my health insurance next year, I thought it would be a good time to encourage people to subscribe. (A few hundred should cover it. Sigh.)
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
In light of the astronomical increases for my health insurance next year, I thought it would be a good time to encourage people to subscribe. (A few hundred should cover it. Sigh.)
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
Time for the round-up of my 2025 published stories!
(1) What if there was a government office that dealt with unhinged amateur scientists?
“GENIUS Act Response” in @jayhengepub.bsky.social’s The Apparatus Almanac: Gismology & Technomancy
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F2J9L6BH
(1) What if there was a government office that dealt with unhinged amateur scientists?
“GENIUS Act Response” in @jayhengepub.bsky.social’s The Apparatus Almanac: Gismology & Technomancy
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F2J9L6BH
The Apparatus Almanac: Gizmology & Technomancy
www.amazon.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Time for the round-up of my 2025 published stories!
(1) What if there was a government office that dealt with unhinged amateur scientists?
“GENIUS Act Response” in @jayhengepub.bsky.social’s The Apparatus Almanac: Gismology & Technomancy
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F2J9L6BH
(1) What if there was a government office that dealt with unhinged amateur scientists?
“GENIUS Act Response” in @jayhengepub.bsky.social’s The Apparatus Almanac: Gismology & Technomancy
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F2J9L6BH
WE DO NOT THINK SATELLITE CONSTELLATIONS ARE FINE
In one of my astrophoto groups, a guy posted a photo that shows some non-celestial stuff in it and someone said it’s satellite constellations and another person said that astronomers really hate those and several men have weighed in to say actually astronomers think they’re fine
Me: WE DO NOT
🔭
Me: WE DO NOT
🔭
November 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
WE DO NOT THINK SATELLITE CONSTELLATIONS ARE FINE