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Fan Writer Editor at @nerdsofafeather.bsky.social More pieces at Journey Planet, @skiffyandfanty.com @reactorsff.bsky.social @file770.bsky.social and elsewhere! Podcaster. #photography I'm just this guy, you know? He/him.

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Paul "Princejvstin" Weimer📷🚀 🚀 📸 @princejvstin.com · Nov 7

Hello new followers! I am Paul "Princejvstin" Weimer. I'm an SFF fan writer, podcaster, Gamer, and an enthusiastic amateur at #photography . I write at @nerdsofafeather.bsky.social , @skiffyandfanty.bsky.social @reactorsff.bsky.social @file770.bsky.social and more.

I'm just this guy, you know?

Nepal, including a view of Mount everest

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The Skiffy and Fanty Show @skiffyandfanty.com · 48m

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At the Skiffy and Fanty blog, @pematson.bsky.social reviews THESE MEORIES DO NOT BELONG TO US by Yiming Ma

The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Book Review: These Memories Do Not Belong to Us, by Yiming Ma

Memory is a subject that has long been of interest to science fiction writers, but naturally it is becoming much more topical with artificial memory extensions available via data files (notes and r…

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The Skiffy and Fanty Show @skiffyandfanty.com · 2h

And our ridiculous show is LIVE on the Twitch box.

We're on the Torture Cinema wagon today, and we're talking about Harry and the Hendersons!

Come one. Come all. Bring friends. Hairy ones are welcome!

twitch.tv/alphabetst...

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Paul "Princejvstin" Weimer📷🚀 🚀 📸 @princejvstin.com · 4h

yeah you're right.

Paul "Princejvstin" Weimer📷🚀 🚀 📸 @princejvstin.com · 5h

congratulations!

Paul "Princejvstin" Weimer📷🚀 🚀 📸 @princejvstin.com · 5h

this is wonderful!

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Caroline M. Yoachim @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social · 5h

Photos from today's walk at the Seattle Japanese Garden (thread). I was quite taken with these red leaves, dangling by a bit of spiderweb in a way that made them look like they were falling.

#photography #PNW #autumn #FallColors #nature #red #31DaysOfHalloween #SeattleJapaneseGarden

Closeup of half a dozen red maple leaves, suspended mid-air by (near-invisible) spider web threads in a vertical line such that it looks almost like a composite image of a leaf tumbling down from the tree, twirling as it falls. Dark greenery blurry in the background.

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Paul "Princejvstin" Weimer📷🚀 🚀 📸 @princejvstin.com · 6h

I visited Lan Su a couple of years ago, and really liked it too.

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Caroline M. Yoachim @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social · 6h

As is tradition, I have gone to the Japanese garden a little earlier than peak autumn color, but I did manage to mostly dodge the rain so I am counting it as a #victory.

A large pond with an angular wooden bridge running across it near the base of the photo. On the left side, green plants and trees, on the right and on the far side of the pond, plants and trees that are in various stages of shifting colors for autumn, everything from bright red to yellow to green.

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Paul "Princejvstin" Weimer📷🚀 🚀 📸 @princejvstin.com · 6h

Congrats to the finalists:
@vajra.me
, @andreahairston.bsky.social
@nalohop.bsky.social
, @margaret.bsky.social
@vandroidhelsing.bsky.social
, @edenrobins.bsky.social
, @nghivo.bsky.social
@yarntheory.bsky.social

Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · Jun 18

We're thrilled to present the shortlist for the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction:

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Abigail Nussbaum @abigailnussbaum.bsky.social · 9h

New blog post: on Jordan Prosser's delightfully gonzo debut novel Big Time, which crosses Almost Famous with 1984 and a drug that can make you see the future, and asks: what power does art have during times of fascism? wrongquestions.blogspot.com/2025/10/rece...

Recent Reading: <i>Big Time</i> by Jordan Prosser

There's something almost irresistibly appealing about the musical biopic. It combines melodrama and genuine accomplishment. It conveys profo...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 6h

feed me your booooooooooks

Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · Aug 1

I don't know how it got to be the end of summer but...

Hi! I'm the book content editor for Reactor Mag and I'm looking for 2026 sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and crossover speculative books! If you've got an adult or YA SFFH book publishing next year please share the link/info here!

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Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · 1d

The Green Man's War is a 99p Kindle deal for October in the UK, for those keen to catch up with the series before The Green Man's Holiday is published on 30th October, with a launch at the World Fantasy Convention in Brighton 😁
www.amazon.co.uk/Green-Mans-W...

The Green Man's War

The Green Man's War eBook : McKenna, Juliet E: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 7h

I also have to rec this new novelette from the Murderbot 'verse. It stars ART and takes place just after it drops Seccy off at RaviHyral. reactormag.com/rapport-mart...

Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy - Reactor

Perihelion and its crew embark on a dangerous new mission at a corporate-controlled station in the throes of a hostile takeover… Novelette | 7,540 words They were still three hours out when Perihelion...

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 7h

It's Murderbot time! I'm back with a discussion of Artificial Condition and everyone's favorite Asshole Research Transport.
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Martha Wells Book Club: Artificial Condition - Reactor

When we last left our grumpy SecUnit, it had ditched the PresAux team and set out for the great beyond...

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 10h

Could the Supreme Court still apply different rules to a Democratic president? Of course. You don't need to remind me of that. But a lightning-fast blitz that repurposes Trump's new powers for good stands the best chance of standing up in court. Democrats need to start thinking about this right now.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 11h

This is why I think the next Democratic president needs to use the EXACT tools that SCOTUS has handed Trump. Don't leave room for any distinctions.

Impound funds for deportation. Give ICE the USAID treatment. Refuse to collect government-backed debt. Purge MAGA loyalists from the executive branch.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 11h

When the Supreme Court struck down Biden's policies, it was tempting to think: "At least these limits on executive authority will bind Trump if he comes back into office." But no—the court's skepticism of executive power vanished on Jan. 20, 2025. This dynamic is obvious to anyone paying attention!

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Paul "Princejvstin" Weimer📷🚀 🚀 📸 @princejvstin.com · 7h

I was rushing to get to the Castle for our tickets so I didn't linger as long as I might!

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Queen of Grimdark @annasmithspark.bsky.social · 8h

I'll be giving a workshop @butserancientfarm.co.uk on Sat 18 October as part of #butserbookfest . I'll take people through building a rich, magical, mythic but human world for a fantasy or historical novel or short story.
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Matthew Claxton @matthewclaxton.bsky.social · 10h

Pretty good thread about how complicated Heinlein was as a writer, embedded in his time and prejudices while also progressive in (some) ways.

Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 1d

Okay the edible is kicking in and I'm still exhausted (but much better) after last night's grief storm.

So let's talk about why Heinlein is so beloved by many, while so many others walk up to that table with boxes of problematic going 'how in the fuck'

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Paul "Princejvstin" Weimer📷🚀 🚀 📸 @princejvstin.com · 7h

he did have a TIA at one point, in the 70's while on a cruise, so, yeah...

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Paul "Princejvstin" Weimer📷🚀 🚀 📸 @princejvstin.com · 8h

fluff and yodels would be great. :) And thank you!

Paul "Princejvstin" Weimer📷🚀 🚀 📸 @princejvstin.com · 12h

...I have read it (I am mildly surprised that Farah, our modern expert on RAH, has not!). But! I can't commend it to anyone (probably not even to you, Farah). It's bad, awfully bad.

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