Stew Hotston (he/him)
@stewarthotston.com
Author, LARP (Curious Pastimes), physics and finance. Subjective Chaos and BFA finalist. Treasurer @BFS, Chair @BSFA. Rep: John Baker at BLM.
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New Writer at Hugo award winner, http://www.nerds-feather.com
Project Hanuman is out!
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New Writer at Hugo award winner, http://www.nerds-feather.com
Project Hanuman is out!
It's been out almost two months but I wanted to re-up my timeline with some Project Hanuman love. You can find it at all your bookstores and in audio too.
I'll leave you with what @gavingsmith.bsky.social thought of it.
#SFF #spaceopera #scifi
I'll leave you with what @gavingsmith.bsky.social thought of it.
#SFF #spaceopera #scifi
January 9, 2026 at 6:42 PM
It's been out almost two months but I wanted to re-up my timeline with some Project Hanuman love. You can find it at all your bookstores and in audio too.
I'll leave you with what @gavingsmith.bsky.social thought of it.
#SFF #spaceopera #scifi
I'll leave you with what @gavingsmith.bsky.social thought of it.
#SFF #spaceopera #scifi
If you haven't done it already follow the BSFA's lead and leave X. Don't just leave your account inactive - delete the thing, reduce their user count. Destroy them.
🚀 okay people, we’re probably overdue for this but… it’s time to take our rocket and leave X-Twitter. The account has been dormant for a long time now… the outpost is defunct… let’s nuke it from orbit - it’s the only way to be sure…
January 9, 2026 at 6:12 PM
If you haven't done it already follow the BSFA's lead and leave X. Don't just leave your account inactive - delete the thing, reduce their user count. Destroy them.
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Who's our first expert for 2026? It's none other than SFF icon @alasdairstuart.bsky.social, who's lending his expertise so you can learn all about creating for TTRPGs & working with existing IP. Head over to our members-only Discord and the ask-an-expert channel for some brain-picking.
January 8, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Who's our first expert for 2026? It's none other than SFF icon @alasdairstuart.bsky.social, who's lending his expertise so you can learn all about creating for TTRPGs & working with existing IP. Head over to our members-only Discord and the ask-an-expert channel for some brain-picking.
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A headline to sum up our times:
January 9, 2026 at 11:09 AM
A headline to sum up our times:
struggling to get shit done today
January 9, 2026 at 12:19 PM
struggling to get shit done today
Inspector Clouseau will return in Avengers Doomsday
January 7, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Inspector Clouseau will return in Avengers Doomsday
Hot take - stop fucking posting screenshots from X. I don’t give a shit. They don’t give a shit and it doesn’t change anything.
I am currently muting accounts that repost shit from X.
I am currently muting accounts that repost shit from X.
January 7, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Hot take - stop fucking posting screenshots from X. I don’t give a shit. They don’t give a shit and it doesn’t change anything.
I am currently muting accounts that repost shit from X.
I am currently muting accounts that repost shit from X.
thanks for all your good vibes yesterday - good news arrived :-)
January 7, 2026 at 10:22 AM
thanks for all your good vibes yesterday - good news arrived :-)
Novels with footnotes are chef’s kiss.
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Novels with footnotes are chef’s kiss.
It would be lovely to get some good news today. While i wait what is your good news? Willing to accept fluffy ducks through to punching nazis in the face.
January 6, 2026 at 11:51 AM
It would be lovely to get some good news today. While i wait what is your good news? Willing to accept fluffy ducks through to punching nazis in the face.
It's proper snowing here in the south of England. That's as rare as hen's teeth these days. My teenage children are VERY excited as they should be.
January 6, 2026 at 10:17 AM
It's proper snowing here in the south of England. That's as rare as hen's teeth these days. My teenage children are VERY excited as they should be.
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If you are a self-published / indie SFFH writer or reviewer, I have exciting news. We’ve just soft launched our new site, BookMatch, a matchmaking site for reviewers and books. We’re currently recruiting reviewers to our community. Want to be part of it? Come sign up! bookmatch.co.uk
bookmatch.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 7:19 PM
If you are a self-published / indie SFFH writer or reviewer, I have exciting news. We’ve just soft launched our new site, BookMatch, a matchmaking site for reviewers and books. We’re currently recruiting reviewers to our community. Want to be part of it? Come sign up! bookmatch.co.uk
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I will be in conversation with Bora Chung about magical realism and speculative fiction in east and south Asia this Saturday.
Join us online - details in poster.
Join us online - details in poster.
January 5, 2026 at 3:04 AM
I will be in conversation with Bora Chung about magical realism and speculative fiction in east and south Asia this Saturday.
Join us online - details in poster.
Join us online - details in poster.
i have been unable to finish Plur1bus because of family staying for an extended period (I love them very much but they haven't seen it and we can't just stick it on and exclude them). I have lots of thoughts but can't talk about it until I've seen the god damned finale!
January 4, 2026 at 6:32 PM
i have been unable to finish Plur1bus because of family staying for an extended period (I love them very much but they haven't seen it and we can't just stick it on and exclude them). I have lots of thoughts but can't talk about it until I've seen the god damned finale!
@hugobookclub.bsky.social I think we were talking about date systems in SF and this should definitely be inspirational.
It isn't 2026 everywhere:
Thailand 2569
Ethiopia 2018
Israel 5786
Pakistan 1447
Iran 1404
India 2082
China 4723
North Korea 115
Japan 8
Sources listed below.
Thailand 2569
Ethiopia 2018
Israel 5786
Pakistan 1447
Iran 1404
India 2082
China 4723
North Korea 115
Japan 8
Sources listed below.
January 4, 2026 at 6:30 PM
@hugobookclub.bsky.social I think we were talking about date systems in SF and this should definitely be inspirational.
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Project Hanuman, by @stewarthotston.com (pub by @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social) is a big ideas space opera, an adventure that blends together thought-provoking concepts and thrilling scenes.
Full thoughts:
jamreads.com/reviews/proj...
💙📚
Full thoughts:
jamreads.com/reviews/proj...
💙📚
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January 3, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Project Hanuman, by @stewarthotston.com (pub by @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social) is a big ideas space opera, an adventure that blends together thought-provoking concepts and thrilling scenes.
Full thoughts:
jamreads.com/reviews/proj...
💙📚
Full thoughts:
jamreads.com/reviews/proj...
💙📚
I'm having complication thoughts about the nature and point of protest. Regardless, it feels pertinent to re-examine our presumptions now rather than later, yeah?
January 3, 2026 at 3:03 PM
I'm having complication thoughts about the nature and point of protest. Regardless, it feels pertinent to re-examine our presumptions now rather than later, yeah?
annexing of Austria anyone?
January 3, 2026 at 11:36 AM
annexing of Austria anyone?
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Ex-Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has Lunch with the FT and in one of those instances so rare that you know he didn't sign an NDA, says exactly why as.ft.com/r/e503690d-8...
January 2, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Ex-Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has Lunch with the FT and in one of those instances so rare that you know he didn't sign an NDA, says exactly why as.ft.com/r/e503690d-8...
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you:
Hello! I'm a gang of neonazi skinheads in the east of Germany in 1993
Hello! I'm a gang of neonazi skinheads in the east of Germany in 1993
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you:
Hello! I am Buachaille Etive Mòr.
Hello! I am Buachaille Etive Mòr.
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you:
Hi, I'm the fireball from the kitchen oven
Hi, I'm the fireball from the kitchen oven
January 2, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you:
Hello! I'm a gang of neonazi skinheads in the east of Germany in 1993
Hello! I'm a gang of neonazi skinheads in the east of Germany in 1993
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There’s no “I” in Plur1bus
The nicest zombie horde you’ve ever met would do anything to make you happy—emphasis on anything
@carturo222.bsky.social has our review
www.nerds-feather.com/2025/12/ther...
The nicest zombie horde you’ve ever met would do anything to make you happy—emphasis on anything
@carturo222.bsky.social has our review
www.nerds-feather.com/2025/12/ther...
There’s no “I” in <i>Plur1bus</i>
The nicest zombie horde you’ve ever met would do anything to make you happy—emphasis on anything There’s a wealth of metaphors wrapped up at...
www.nerds-feather.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:59 PM
There’s no “I” in Plur1bus
The nicest zombie horde you’ve ever met would do anything to make you happy—emphasis on anything
@carturo222.bsky.social has our review
www.nerds-feather.com/2025/12/ther...
The nicest zombie horde you’ve ever met would do anything to make you happy—emphasis on anything
@carturo222.bsky.social has our review
www.nerds-feather.com/2025/12/ther...
I'd just like to say I've really enjoyed the 5th season of Stranger Things. I'm heading into the final episode feeling pretty satisfied with its story and how it's treated its characters.
This is not the time to tell me you don't like it btw.
This is not the time to tell me you don't like it btw.
January 1, 2026 at 12:21 PM
I'd just like to say I've really enjoyed the 5th season of Stranger Things. I'm heading into the final episode feeling pretty satisfied with its story and how it's treated its characters.
This is not the time to tell me you don't like it btw.
This is not the time to tell me you don't like it btw.
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@shonak.bsky.social asked the @britfantasysoc.bsky.social's volunteer army to share their 2025 faves & I, of course, obliged. You'll see a few of them in the graphic, but for my full list (& those of the other amazing humans who run the BFS), head over here: britishfantasysociety.org/best-of-2025...
December 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
@shonak.bsky.social asked the @britfantasysoc.bsky.social's volunteer army to share their 2025 faves & I, of course, obliged. You'll see a few of them in the graphic, but for my full list (& those of the other amazing humans who run the BFS), head over here: britishfantasysociety.org/best-of-2025...
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We asked our committee, events organisers, reviewers, and other volunteers who help us keep the lights on around the BFS for those SFFH things that made an impression this year.
Read the full post here: britishfantasysociety.org/best-of-2025...
Read the full post here: britishfantasysociety.org/best-of-2025...
December 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
We asked our committee, events organisers, reviewers, and other volunteers who help us keep the lights on around the BFS for those SFFH things that made an impression this year.
Read the full post here: britishfantasysociety.org/best-of-2025...
Read the full post here: britishfantasysociety.org/best-of-2025...