Grand Admiral Shaun Duke
@shaunduke.net
SF/F/H writer/editor (The Duke of Editing), Prof of #scifi #writing, podcaster (The Skiffy and Fanty Show)!
Twitch (W/Su 6-8PM Central. Skiffy on Fri 7PM): http://twitch.tv/alphabetstreams
Opinions my own. Things here: https://shaunduke.net/dukethings
Twitch (W/Su 6-8PM Central. Skiffy on Fri 7PM): http://twitch.tv/alphabetstreams
Opinions my own. Things here: https://shaunduke.net/dukethings
Since before the dark times, I've maintained this handy list of space opera novels by cisgender women, trans, and non-binary authors.
If that sounds like something you need in your life, check out the spreadsheet. Suggestions always welcome via the form! #books
tiny.cc/spaceoperali...
If that sounds like something you need in your life, check out the spreadsheet. Suggestions always welcome via the form! #books
tiny.cc/spaceoperali...
November 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Since before the dark times, I've maintained this handy list of space opera novels by cisgender women, trans, and non-binary authors.
If that sounds like something you need in your life, check out the spreadsheet. Suggestions always welcome via the form! #books
tiny.cc/spaceoperali...
If that sounds like something you need in your life, check out the spreadsheet. Suggestions always welcome via the form! #books
tiny.cc/spaceoperali...
Today, I talked with my students about a RFK video where he talked about stuff in our food that we can't pronounce and why it is absurd to use pronunciation as a useful metric for literally anything, let alone the healthiness of a substance.
I hate this timeline.
I hate this timeline.
November 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Today, I talked with my students about a RFK video where he talked about stuff in our food that we can't pronounce and why it is absurd to use pronunciation as a useful metric for literally anything, let alone the healthiness of a substance.
I hate this timeline.
I hate this timeline.
And I'm live on the Twitch machine for another evening of Boar'd to Death!
We're back at it in Valheim, and we're gearing up to take down the Queen!
Join us. We're a bunch of dorks who aim to entertain! Weeeeeee!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
We're back at it in Valheim, and we're gearing up to take down the Queen!
Join us. We're a bunch of dorks who aim to entertain! Weeeeeee!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
November 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
And I'm live on the Twitch machine for another evening of Boar'd to Death!
We're back at it in Valheim, and we're gearing up to take down the Queen!
Join us. We're a bunch of dorks who aim to entertain! Weeeeeee!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
We're back at it in Valheim, and we're gearing up to take down the Queen!
Join us. We're a bunch of dorks who aim to entertain! Weeeeeee!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
What are you reading?
Tell me and I will get @princejvstin.com to play a game of the newest Star Wars CCG with me and he can choose to play the Vader or Skywalker deck.
Tell me and I will get @princejvstin.com to play a game of the newest Star Wars CCG with me and he can choose to play the Vader or Skywalker deck.
November 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
What are you reading?
Tell me and I will get @princejvstin.com to play a game of the newest Star Wars CCG with me and he can choose to play the Vader or Skywalker deck.
Tell me and I will get @princejvstin.com to play a game of the newest Star Wars CCG with me and he can choose to play the Vader or Skywalker deck.
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Ok palate cleanse time. In case you missed it, here's my most popular post ever
4 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day.
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
November 23, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Ok palate cleanse time. In case you missed it, here's my most popular post ever
Reposted by Grand Admiral Shaun Duke
If you're not already subscribed to our friendly little #podcast, you can find many of the ways to get our show straight to your favorite device on our sub page! Or on your favorite podcatcher!
Don't forget to tell your friends about us and leave a review!
skiffyandfanty.com/p...
Don't forget to tell your friends about us and leave a review!
skiffyandfanty.com/p...
November 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
If you're not already subscribed to our friendly little #podcast, you can find many of the ways to get our show straight to your favorite device on our sub page! Or on your favorite podcatcher!
Don't forget to tell your friends about us and leave a review!
skiffyandfanty.com/p...
Don't forget to tell your friends about us and leave a review!
skiffyandfanty.com/p...
I literally still have a massive stack of CD-Rs waiting to have stuff burnt onto them.
And many others in a CD folder with stuff on them.
That was the way to make sure you always had your tuns on hand back in the day. And we really listened, too. Over and over.
And many others in a CD folder with stuff on them.
That was the way to make sure you always had your tuns on hand back in the day. And we really listened, too. Over and over.
November 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I literally still have a massive stack of CD-Rs waiting to have stuff burnt onto them.
And many others in a CD folder with stuff on them.
That was the way to make sure you always had your tuns on hand back in the day. And we really listened, too. Over and over.
And many others in a CD folder with stuff on them.
That was the way to make sure you always had your tuns on hand back in the day. And we really listened, too. Over and over.
Researching cars and negotiating with car dealerships is...exhausting.
November 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Researching cars and negotiating with car dealerships is...exhausting.
COME HANG!
Do you read Sutter Cane?
Join us tonight at 7 PM Central for an impromptu conversation about John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness (1994)!
Where? Twitch! twitch.tv/alphabetst...
Why? Cause we're awesome. Obviously.
Audience participation welcome.
Join us tonight at 7 PM Central for an impromptu conversation about John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness (1994)!
Where? Twitch! twitch.tv/alphabetst...
Why? Cause we're awesome. Obviously.
Audience participation welcome.
November 22, 2025 at 1:04 AM
COME HANG!
Reposted by Grand Admiral Shaun Duke
Do you read Sutter Cane?
Join us tonight at 7 PM Central for an impromptu conversation about John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness (1994)!
Where? Twitch! twitch.tv/alphabetst...
Why? Cause we're awesome. Obviously.
Audience participation welcome.
Join us tonight at 7 PM Central for an impromptu conversation about John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness (1994)!
Where? Twitch! twitch.tv/alphabetst...
Why? Cause we're awesome. Obviously.
Audience participation welcome.
November 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Do you read Sutter Cane?
Join us tonight at 7 PM Central for an impromptu conversation about John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness (1994)!
Where? Twitch! twitch.tv/alphabetst...
Why? Cause we're awesome. Obviously.
Audience participation welcome.
Join us tonight at 7 PM Central for an impromptu conversation about John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness (1994)!
Where? Twitch! twitch.tv/alphabetst...
Why? Cause we're awesome. Obviously.
Audience participation welcome.
I'm building my YouTube by releasing more videos! If you're inclined toward geeky content, including games, #TTRPGs, + other nerdy stuff, AlphabetStreams might be your jam!
Click on through. Maybe drop a like and/or sub. Comments always welcome (I always reply)!
youtube.com/@alphabe...
Click on through. Maybe drop a like and/or sub. Comments always welcome (I always reply)!
youtube.com/@alphabe...
November 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I'm building my YouTube by releasing more videos! If you're inclined toward geeky content, including games, #TTRPGs, + other nerdy stuff, AlphabetStreams might be your jam!
Click on through. Maybe drop a like and/or sub. Comments always welcome (I always reply)!
youtube.com/@alphabe...
Click on through. Maybe drop a like and/or sub. Comments always welcome (I always reply)!
youtube.com/@alphabe...
Yup.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Yup.
Just to be clear in case you're sitting around wondering if women who get PhDs also get hitched and/or have babies:
Some of them do. Some of them don't. Their worth is not determined by either decision.
They are pretty awesome, though, cause a PhD is a lotta work (I know cause I have one...).
Some of them do. Some of them don't. Their worth is not determined by either decision.
They are pretty awesome, though, cause a PhD is a lotta work (I know cause I have one...).
November 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Just to be clear in case you're sitting around wondering if women who get PhDs also get hitched and/or have babies:
Some of them do. Some of them don't. Their worth is not determined by either decision.
They are pretty awesome, though, cause a PhD is a lotta work (I know cause I have one...).
Some of them do. Some of them don't. Their worth is not determined by either decision.
They are pretty awesome, though, cause a PhD is a lotta work (I know cause I have one...).
You can tell immediately that the person responding in the image either hasn't read Romeo & Juliet or has the interpretive skills of a bland turnip.
You cannot accurately read that play and think it has anything to do with whatever nonsense this weirdo said.
You cannot accurately read that play and think it has anything to do with whatever nonsense this weirdo said.
In case anyone wonders how things are going in The Other Place
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
You can tell immediately that the person responding in the image either hasn't read Romeo & Juliet or has the interpretive skills of a bland turnip.
You cannot accurately read that play and think it has anything to do with whatever nonsense this weirdo said.
You cannot accurately read that play and think it has anything to do with whatever nonsense this weirdo said.
With my hands in so many different hats, it's a bit cumbersome to link everything on socials. So if you are trying to find all the things I do, there's a handy page that makes that easy peasy (lemon squeezy)!
Podcasts, blogs, videos, and so much more. Wee!
shaunduke.net/duketh...
Podcasts, blogs, videos, and so much more. Wee!
shaunduke.net/duketh...
November 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
With my hands in so many different hats, it's a bit cumbersome to link everything on socials. So if you are trying to find all the things I do, there's a handy page that makes that easy peasy (lemon squeezy)!
Podcasts, blogs, videos, and so much more. Wee!
shaunduke.net/duketh...
Podcasts, blogs, videos, and so much more. Wee!
shaunduke.net/duketh...
I will reiterate again that the only reason I care about who is on the list and who had contact and who did crimes is so anyone who is guilty of doing crimes or hiding the crimes can get what is coming to them.
Whether I or you like them is irrelevant to me. Everyone who participated must burn.
Whether I or you like them is irrelevant to me. Everyone who participated must burn.
MIT's famous linguistic professor Noam Chomsky was in regular and close contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a review of emails published by the U.S. House Oversight Committee. In the documents, Chomsky described Epstein as a "highly valued friend."
Epstein emails show close connection with MIT's Noam Chomsky
MIT's famous linguistic professor Noam Chomsky was in regular and close contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a review of emails published by the U.S. House Oversight Committee. In t...
www.wbur.org
November 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I will reiterate again that the only reason I care about who is on the list and who had contact and who did crimes is so anyone who is guilty of doing crimes or hiding the crimes can get what is coming to them.
Whether I or you like them is irrelevant to me. Everyone who participated must burn.
Whether I or you like them is irrelevant to me. Everyone who participated must burn.
Don't mind me. Just having a conversation with a friend who streams with me where I wander down the rabbit hole of Twitch/YouTube finances to see how successful one would have to be so you and your friends can retire and just play games and be dorks for a living.
Pipe dreams.
Pipe dreams.
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Don't mind me. Just having a conversation with a friend who streams with me where I wander down the rabbit hole of Twitch/YouTube finances to see how successful one would have to be so you and your friends can retire and just play games and be dorks for a living.
Pipe dreams.
Pipe dreams.
And we're back with another evening of Battlefield 6 over on the Twitch machine.
Why? Cause I like running around and getting smooshed by tanks or accosted while trying to track troop movements (or other useful things).
The journey to suck less begins!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
Why? Cause I like running around and getting smooshed by tanks or accosted while trying to track troop movements (or other useful things).
The journey to suck less begins!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
November 19, 2025 at 11:50 PM
And we're back with another evening of Battlefield 6 over on the Twitch machine.
Why? Cause I like running around and getting smooshed by tanks or accosted while trying to track troop movements (or other useful things).
The journey to suck less begins!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
Why? Cause I like running around and getting smooshed by tanks or accosted while trying to track troop movements (or other useful things).
The journey to suck less begins!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
Calling indie authors and publishers:
If you're looking for an editor who specializes in #sciencefiction #fantasy #horror or anything between, I might be just what you need!
Hit me up at The Duke of Editing. I provide most levels of editing at reasonable rates! #writing
thedukeofediting.com...
If you're looking for an editor who specializes in #sciencefiction #fantasy #horror or anything between, I might be just what you need!
Hit me up at The Duke of Editing. I provide most levels of editing at reasonable rates! #writing
thedukeofediting.com...
November 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Calling indie authors and publishers:
If you're looking for an editor who specializes in #sciencefiction #fantasy #horror or anything between, I might be just what you need!
Hit me up at The Duke of Editing. I provide most levels of editing at reasonable rates! #writing
thedukeofediting.com...
If you're looking for an editor who specializes in #sciencefiction #fantasy #horror or anything between, I might be just what you need!
Hit me up at The Duke of Editing. I provide most levels of editing at reasonable rates! #writing
thedukeofediting.com...
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Not the latest LGBTQ+ book I've read, but I was reminded today of how much I love the Astreiant series.
skiffyandfanty.com/blog/book-re...
skiffyandfanty.com/blog/book-re...
The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Book Review: Point of Hearts: A Novel of Astreiant, by Melissa Scott
It was an engrossing read; the characters continue to be fully engaging and the protagonists sympathetic (even though not always in agreement with each other), and the rich worldbuilding continues …
skiffyandfanty.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Not the latest LGBTQ+ book I've read, but I was reminded today of how much I love the Astreiant series.
skiffyandfanty.com/blog/book-re...
skiffyandfanty.com/blog/book-re...
I assume here that the customer assumes all liability even if the platform has known defects that result in screwed up taxes.
And for that reason alone, nobody should let this garbage touch their tax docs.
And for that reason alone, nobody should let this garbage touch their tax docs.
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I assume here that the customer assumes all liability even if the platform has known defects that result in screwed up taxes.
And for that reason alone, nobody should let this garbage touch their tax docs.
And for that reason alone, nobody should let this garbage touch their tax docs.
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I heard about MRM’s terrible contract and I have heard that individuals have negotiated a more reasonable contract. But MRM didn’t change their boilerplate.
SFF writers can’t unionize, but I won’t send stories to them until their contract is fair for every writer. Solidarity is solidarity.
SFF writers can’t unionize, but I won’t send stories to them until their contract is fair for every writer. Solidarity is solidarity.
Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
A dream denied: My 54-year quest to publish a short story in F&SF ‹ Scott Edelman
www.scottedelman.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I heard about MRM’s terrible contract and I have heard that individuals have negotiated a more reasonable contract. But MRM didn’t change their boilerplate.
SFF writers can’t unionize, but I won’t send stories to them until their contract is fair for every writer. Solidarity is solidarity.
SFF writers can’t unionize, but I won’t send stories to them until their contract is fair for every writer. Solidarity is solidarity.
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I've updated my blog post about Must Read magazines with information about how the Must Read contracts have changed--and the negotiation difficulties that some authors still encounter writerbeware.blog/2025/07/25/c...
Contract Controversy (and Change) at Must Read Magazines - Writer Beware
In a surprise move this past February, a new group called Must Read Magazines acquired five well-known genre magazines: Asimov’s Science Fiction, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, The Magazine of Fanta...
writerbeware.blog
November 18, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I've updated my blog post about Must Read magazines with information about how the Must Read contracts have changed--and the negotiation difficulties that some authors still encounter writerbeware.blog/2025/07/25/c...
Look, if you don't want me to think your cover art is AI generated, then you absolutely must give credit to the folks behind it (artists, designers, etc.).
Otherwise, my new default is just to assume you went to the machine.
Otherwise, my new default is just to assume you went to the machine.
November 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Look, if you don't want me to think your cover art is AI generated, then you absolutely must give credit to the folks behind it (artists, designers, etc.).
Otherwise, my new default is just to assume you went to the machine.
Otherwise, my new default is just to assume you went to the machine.
I wish my cynicism had been proven wrong and Must Read Books had changed their contract to remove all the rights grabs and other nonsense.
Alas, they apparently really are after any and all rights they can get you to agree to.
All my legacy print subs lapsed this year. I won't return.
Alas, they apparently really are after any and all rights they can get you to agree to.
All my legacy print subs lapsed this year. I won't return.
Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
A dream denied: My 54-year quest to publish a short story in F&SF ‹ Scott Edelman
www.scottedelman.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I wish my cynicism had been proven wrong and Must Read Books had changed their contract to remove all the rights grabs and other nonsense.
Alas, they apparently really are after any and all rights they can get you to agree to.
All my legacy print subs lapsed this year. I won't return.
Alas, they apparently really are after any and all rights they can get you to agree to.
All my legacy print subs lapsed this year. I won't return.