William Preston
@williampreston.bsky.social
Writer (mostly SF, currently in Jan–Feb 2026 Asimov's; forthcoming there and elsewhere), reader, former teacher, parent to three grown women. Interests include film, religion, history, many sciences.
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Jesse has passed. What I remember from working for the Jackson campaign. williampreston431392.substack.com/p/a-lesson
A Lesson
Canvassing for Jackson in Another Century
williampreston431392.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Jesse has passed. What I remember from working for the Jackson campaign. williampreston431392.substack.com/p/a-lesson
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I swear it wasn't on purpose that my latest story ran on Valentine's Day: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/s... 🧪
Constant Sexual Aggression Drives Female Tortoises to Walk Off Cliffs
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I swear it wasn't on purpose that my latest story ran on Valentine's Day: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/s... 🧪
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social Have people seen the print January – February issue in bookstores or in the mail yet? (Someone needs to shovel me out so I can go check at B&N.)
February 12, 2026 at 5:58 PM
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social Have people seen the print January – February issue in bookstores or in the mail yet? (Someone needs to shovel me out so I can go check at B&N.)
Sheila Williams of @asimovssfmag.bsky.social is currently recovering, but this month's issue features her new piece on Asimov's SF writers who left us last year. Writers can always remain present in their absence. asimovs.com/current-issu...
Editorial - Asimov’s Science Fiction
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asimovs.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Sheila Williams of @asimovssfmag.bsky.social is currently recovering, but this month's issue features her new piece on Asimov's SF writers who left us last year. Writers can always remain present in their absence. asimovs.com/current-issu...
He was plastered
Trump's right hand as it appeared on Air Force One on Friday evening
(Samuel Corum/Getty)
(Samuel Corum/Getty)
February 9, 2026 at 1:21 AM
He was plastered
Hope these new Epstein disclosures don’t hurt the Melania box office.
January 30, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Hope these new Epstein disclosures don’t hurt the Melania box office.
If only I had some books and awards; then I could help Grok write more articulate antisemitism.
X is hiring a creative writing specialist at $40 an hour to make Grok better at writing and a true LOL at the qualifications
January 30, 2026 at 9:15 PM
If only I had some books and awards; then I could help Grok write more articulate antisemitism.
"Coordinated attack"—like they blew up the church.
feds have arrested jamael lundy alongside journalists georgia fort and don lemon for the protest at a st. paul church led by an ICE agent
lundy is currently running for state senate district 65 in minnesota. his wife is anika bowie, a st. paul city councilmember
www.jlundyforsd65.com
lundy is currently running for state senate district 65 in minnesota. his wife is anika bowie, a st. paul city councilmember
www.jlundyforsd65.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:48 PM
"Coordinated attack"—like they blew up the church.
Just the other day I saw Werner Herzog recounting the tale of the insane penguin walking into the blank interior OF ANTARCTICA from his movie Encounters at the End of the World, so this feels like an imagined, hopeful end to the reign of Trump. Lead on, crazy penguin!
January 24, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Just the other day I saw Werner Herzog recounting the tale of the insane penguin walking into the blank interior OF ANTARCTICA from his movie Encounters at the End of the World, so this feels like an imagined, hopeful end to the reign of Trump. Lead on, crazy penguin!
Fire and ice. open.substack.com/pub/williamp...
The Fires We Build
Towards the end of Jack London’s “To Build a Fire” (You haven’t read it?
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January 22, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Fire and ice. open.substack.com/pub/williamp...
My girlfriend, a nurse, said she wants to see an MRI of Trump's brain. I thought this might be the result.
January 21, 2026 at 5:46 PM
My girlfriend, a nurse, said she wants to see an MRI of Trump's brain. I thought this might be the result.
Fortunately and conveniently for Trump, no divine being made itself available for comment.
January 20, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Fortunately and conveniently for Trump, no divine being made itself available for comment.
Analysis: One-quarter of Republicans can not be trusted to operate motor vehicles or self-administer medications.
Nearly 9 in 10 US voters oppose taking Greenland by military force -- including over two-thirds of Republicans
abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-...
January 16, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Analysis: One-quarter of Republicans can not be trusted to operate motor vehicles or self-administer medications.
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FUCK ICE. Hi, it’s your pal KG. I’m getting suppressed on threads b/c in addition to inappropriate jokes, I post a lot of political stuff. I wanna give this app a chance but just don’t know yet. Can u help me get a lot more followers, so I can do a test anti trump post to see if it gets traction?
January 10, 2026 at 6:02 PM
FUCK ICE. Hi, it’s your pal KG. I’m getting suppressed on threads b/c in addition to inappropriate jokes, I post a lot of political stuff. I wanna give this app a chance but just don’t know yet. Can u help me get a lot more followers, so I can do a test anti trump post to see if it gets traction?
The Bible is the first to go…
A new Florida bill would pave the way for schools to remove any book that mentions sex, from the Brave New World to The Bluest Eye.
Literary, scientific, artistic merit would be stripped from consideration when deciding if a book should be accessible to someone younger than 18.
Literary, scientific, artistic merit would be stripped from consideration when deciding if a book should be accessible to someone younger than 18.
Florida lawmaker says literary merit doesn’t matter if books mention sex
The big story: The Florida Legislature’s years-long push to add restrictions to school library books hit a bump in 2025, when the Senate rejected a measure to delete consideration of “literary merit” ...
www.yahoo.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:57 AM
The Bible is the first to go…
Hey, @nytimes.com , let's see the transcript. Much of this is paraphrasing to make it coherent.
Gift link to the most frightening article I've ever read. Trump isn't just an existential threat to America; he's an extential threat to humanity. This is the scariest thing I've ever read in my life.
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Hey, @nytimes.com , let's see the transcript. Much of this is paraphrasing to make it coherent.
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My first editorial in @science.org was published today: what to do (and, importantly, what NOT to do) when your grants are suddenly cut or research funding is uncertain. Please read and share!
#AcademicSky #Science #Astronomy
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#AcademicSky #Science #Astronomy
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Weathering budget cuts: Lessons from NASA
The current uncertainty and cuts to science funding affect universities, research facilities, and laboratories across the United States, but this situation is not unprecedented. Under pressure to fund...
www.science.org
January 8, 2026 at 11:28 PM
My first editorial in @science.org was published today: what to do (and, importantly, what NOT to do) when your grants are suddenly cut or research funding is uncertain. Please read and share!
#AcademicSky #Science #Astronomy
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#AcademicSky #Science #Astronomy
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
It has to be said that much of what these reporters did was to paraphrase Trump, turning what was likely incoherent into something at least parsable. I'd like them to publish an attached transcript. The NYT is doing PR for Trump.
NYT: “Asked in a wide-ranging interview if there were any limits on his global powers, Mr. Trump said: ‘Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.’”
If you’re not alarmed yet you’re not paying attention. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
If you’re not alarmed yet you’re not paying attention. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
January 8, 2026 at 9:03 PM
It has to be said that much of what these reporters did was to paraphrase Trump, turning what was likely incoherent into something at least parsable. I'd like them to publish an attached transcript. The NYT is doing PR for Trump.
We're a rogue state.
This is insane. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
www.whitehouse.gov
January 8, 2026 at 5:10 AM
We're a rogue state.
If Squirrel Girl isn't in Doomsday, it's bullshit. #SquirrelGirl #Doomsday
January 7, 2026 at 3:47 PM
If Squirrel Girl isn't in Doomsday, it's bullshit. #SquirrelGirl #Doomsday
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Leave it to Mary Oliver to sum up what I said in a long-winded essay in one beautiful, heart-wrenching poem. 🤨
(Seriously, though: When Oliver veers from her usual, gently-moving-through-our-aching-world structure to drive home line breaks, you KNOW she's not a happy camper.)
#Poetry #PoetryBreak
(Seriously, though: When Oliver veers from her usual, gently-moving-through-our-aching-world structure to drive home line breaks, you KNOW she's not a happy camper.)
#Poetry #PoetryBreak
January 5, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Leave it to Mary Oliver to sum up what I said in a long-winded essay in one beautiful, heart-wrenching poem. 🤨
(Seriously, though: When Oliver veers from her usual, gently-moving-through-our-aching-world structure to drive home line breaks, you KNOW she's not a happy camper.)
#Poetry #PoetryBreak
(Seriously, though: When Oliver veers from her usual, gently-moving-through-our-aching-world structure to drive home line breaks, you KNOW she's not a happy camper.)
#Poetry #PoetryBreak
Once Enormous and Alive
The corpse of an enormous, pale man washes ashore.
open.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:11 AM
The Hegelian Dye-alectic
Hegelly Blonde
A decision was made to make Hegel wonderfully, unnecessarily blonde and I support it.
January 5, 2026 at 12:16 PM
The Hegelian Dye-alectic