Phoebe Barton 🚀🇺🇳
@phoebebarton.bsky.social
Giant queer trans sf/game writer who is NOT AMERICAN, typewriter guardian, mind poisoner. Nebula winner, Aurora winner! Assistant Editor at Escape Pod, CW '19. Hamilton, Ontario. Header by @shargrave.bsky.social. She/her. www.phoebebartonsf.com
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To all who're new to following and who've been here for a while, hi! I write about the future because I refuse to give up hope, and because giant queer ladies deserve to have their stories told. Check out details of my stories, typewriters, and games at phoebebartonsf.com - thanks for being around!
i find it interesting that "isekai protagonist returns to Japan from a fantasy world, only to discover a familiar, naked elf woman in his apartment" describes multiple series
November 27, 2025 at 3:27 AM
i find it interesting that "isekai protagonist returns to Japan from a fantasy world, only to discover a familiar, naked elf woman in his apartment" describes multiple series
so with all these isekais about fantasy worlders travelling to Japan and me not having seen all of them, I have to wonder if any of them deal with the fact that the fantasy worlders would have neither a valid passport nor a resident card, and the constant potential for ~fun~ conflict thereby
November 27, 2025 at 3:22 AM
so with all these isekais about fantasy worlders travelling to Japan and me not having seen all of them, I have to wonder if any of them deal with the fact that the fantasy worlders would have neither a valid passport nor a resident card, and the constant potential for ~fun~ conflict thereby
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Help me fund epic poem GULA: A Poem For The End Times on BackerKit! A modernist/post-modernist long-form poem, GULA explores Carrion City, a place where the lost and forsaken end up and rarely leave -- a mirror city to the world of the beloved and treasured.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Help me fund epic poem GULA: A Poem For The End Times on BackerKit! A modernist/post-modernist long-form poem, GULA explores Carrion City, a place where the lost and forsaken end up and rarely leave -- a mirror city to the world of the beloved and treasured.
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my "do not call me, a Canadian, an American" posts are getting a lot of attention from people who want to tell me what name I should be satisfied to call myself
November 27, 2025 at 1:47 AM
my "do not call me, a Canadian, an American" posts are getting a lot of attention from people who want to tell me what name I should be satisfied to call myself
this building is a great inspiration for some authoritarian government or evil megacorporate headquarters. that staircase nails the whole "the individual is meaningless next to the vastness of the system" vibe
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
this building is a great inspiration for some authoritarian government or evil megacorporate headquarters. that staircase nails the whole "the individual is meaningless next to the vastness of the system" vibe
i challenge anyone who says "everyone from North and South America are Americans" to extend that logic and call Irish people British, to see the results of words having different meanings in different languages
November 27, 2025 at 12:06 AM
i challenge anyone who says "everyone from North and South America are Americans" to extend that logic and call Irish people British, to see the results of words having different meanings in different languages
i've seen people making the argument that it's a result of everyone being broke now, but like, this round was set off in part by piracy of an indie ebook that was on sale for 99 cents
there is a vast and deep well of genuinely free, no-piracy-needed stuff out there
there is a vast and deep well of genuinely free, no-piracy-needed stuff out there
I imagine most of the people trying to claim that stealing indie ebooks is leftism simply have never had to worry about paying rent or for groceries but sorry, your desire for free luxury goods is outweighed by the material needs of their creators
November 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
i've seen people making the argument that it's a result of everyone being broke now, but like, this round was set off in part by piracy of an indie ebook that was on sale for 99 cents
there is a vast and deep well of genuinely free, no-piracy-needed stuff out there
there is a vast and deep well of genuinely free, no-piracy-needed stuff out there
this made me wonder: why is it that so many people are intensely radiophobic but those same people tend not to give a shit about covid/flu mitigation, when both involve "invisible things that can hurt or kill you" but people are lackadaisical about the one they're infinitely more likely to meet?
I feel a certain level of [facepalm] at the amount of rad explainer they felt they needed to do rather than discuss the lab/museum itself more, but such is dealing with a radiophobic public.
NOTE: a lot of thick glass covered surfaces in shot
And, man, just can't decon wood. We sure have tried.
NOTE: a lot of thick glass covered surfaces in shot
And, man, just can't decon wood. We sure have tried.
How Radioactive Is Marie Curie’s Lab Today?
YouTube video by SciShow
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November 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
this made me wonder: why is it that so many people are intensely radiophobic but those same people tend not to give a shit about covid/flu mitigation, when both involve "invisible things that can hurt or kill you" but people are lackadaisical about the one they're infinitely more likely to meet?
current thought: "I should visit more Japanese cities in search of a definitive answer about whether it's that Tokyo doesn't care about its baseball teams or that Hiroshima cares overwhelmingly about its Carp"
November 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
current thought: "I should visit more Japanese cities in search of a definitive answer about whether it's that Tokyo doesn't care about its baseball teams or that Hiroshima cares overwhelmingly about its Carp"
the exhausted realization that one of CVN-84, CVN-85, CVN-86, or CVN-87 will probably be named after him
November 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
the exhausted realization that one of CVN-84, CVN-85, CVN-86, or CVN-87 will probably be named after him
"[People's Liberation Army Navy] nuclear submarines are all named Changzheng (Long March) along with a number. Conventional submarines are all named Changcheng (Great Wall) along with a number."
now that's just uncreative. submarines deserve better
now that's just uncreative. submarines deserve better
November 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
"[People's Liberation Army Navy] nuclear submarines are all named Changzheng (Long March) along with a number. Conventional submarines are all named Changcheng (Great Wall) along with a number."
now that's just uncreative. submarines deserve better
now that's just uncreative. submarines deserve better
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A chatgpt user will *never* experience the experience of finding the task of researching and organizing an essay or program or story, shockingly easier than it used to be.
A genAI user will *never* find an artistic task effortless that was once enormously frustrating.
A genAI user will *never* find an artistic task effortless that was once enormously frustrating.
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A chatgpt user will *never* experience the experience of finding the task of researching and organizing an essay or program or story, shockingly easier than it used to be.
A genAI user will *never* find an artistic task effortless that was once enormously frustrating.
A genAI user will *never* find an artistic task effortless that was once enormously frustrating.
finally posting this now that I've been able to identify all the ships in question, thanks to the sun being in an unfavourable sky spot
it's a lot easier to squint at a barely-readable name on a monitor than on a phone
it's a lot easier to squint at a barely-readable name on a monitor than on a phone
November 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
finally posting this now that I've been able to identify all the ships in question, thanks to the sun being in an unfavourable sky spot
it's a lot easier to squint at a barely-readable name on a monitor than on a phone
it's a lot easier to squint at a barely-readable name on a monitor than on a phone
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people always stereotype Canadians as being polite, and its not true at all. We are passive-agressive weirdos who live in isolated weird places and the sooner we make peace with that the better
November 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
people always stereotype Canadians as being polite, and its not true at all. We are passive-agressive weirdos who live in isolated weird places and the sooner we make peace with that the better
one thing that annoys me is how Japanese-style ubiquitous outdoor vending machines would never work in Canada, because people would destroy them for the sheer sake of destroying them
November 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
one thing that annoys me is how Japanese-style ubiquitous outdoor vending machines would never work in Canada, because people would destroy them for the sheer sake of destroying them
this covers a bunch of reasons why my intrepid space freighter stories are set around Saturn! now if only I could sell the one that's been written so far
Consider Setting Your Space Operas on Saturn - Reactor
...or more precisely, on one of its many, many moons!
reactormag.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
this covers a bunch of reasons why my intrepid space freighter stories are set around Saturn! now if only I could sell the one that's been written so far
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Just saw someone claim that authors who want to be paid for their work are "class traitors" because we "only let the wealthy" read our books, and I think I need to go into the woods to scream into the night for a bit.
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
November 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Just saw someone claim that authors who want to be paid for their work are "class traitors" because we "only let the wealthy" read our books, and I think I need to go into the woods to scream into the night for a bit.
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
thinking about getting a DSLR in part because it really annoys me that my phone, with no optical zoom ability, was unable to distinguish which particular ship this was guarding Tokyo Bay
November 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
thinking about getting a DSLR in part because it really annoys me that my phone, with no optical zoom ability, was unable to distinguish which particular ship this was guarding Tokyo Bay
that's certainly *one* way to describe the beginning of the Pacific War
November 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
that's certainly *one* way to describe the beginning of the Pacific War
despite knowing exactly what to expect, it was still a bit of a mindfuck to see rising sun flags flying in Japan
November 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM
despite knowing exactly what to expect, it was still a bit of a mindfuck to see rising sun flags flying in Japan
28+ hour long tuesdays are the strangest tuesdays
November 26, 2025 at 1:20 AM
28+ hour long tuesdays are the strangest tuesdays
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If you want to feel old, we are now further from the formation of the Kenorland Supercontinent than the formation of the Kenorland Supercontinent is from the formation of the Solar System.
November 25, 2025 at 5:35 AM
If you want to feel old, we are now further from the formation of the Kenorland Supercontinent than the formation of the Kenorland Supercontinent is from the formation of the Solar System.
the observation deck at Haneda is powerfully reminding me of how fucking loud jet engines are
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 AM
the observation deck at Haneda is powerfully reminding me of how fucking loud jet engines are
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95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.