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Eric Choi (蔡文信) @aerospacewriter.bsky.social · 3d

I am excited to be a returning special guest at @canconsffh.bsky.social which is taking place October 17-19 at the Brookstreet Hotel in #Ottawa. The author GoHs are @premeemohamed.com and @kateheartfield.com and the editor GoH is @ourmankoto.bsky.social. Here is my schedule: tinyurl.com/CanCon2025

Special guest at Can*Con 2025 | Eric Choi

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Eric Choi (蔡文信) @aerospacewriter.bsky.social · 5d

It's the 40th anniversary of the classic @schwarzenegger.bsky.social movie #Commando. 70% of the best Schwarzenegger one-liners came from this film. My personal favourite: "Don't disturb my friend, he's dead tired."

Eric Choi (蔡文信) @aerospacewriter.bsky.social · 5d

Yes indeed, and that @arstechnica.com article by Lee Hutchinson was one of my sources. My story was "A Sky and a Heaven" and it shared the 2023 Sidewise Award for Best Short Form Alternate History with "A Dream of Electric Mothers" by @wtalabi.bsky.social.

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Eric Choi (蔡文信) @aerospacewriter.bsky.social · 6d

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Eric Choi (蔡文信) @aerospacewriter.bsky.social · 10d

"All-you-can-eat" except they "reserve the right to limit quantities served per guest". This is the most blatant case of fraudulent advertising since the film The NeverEnding Story. I'm sure Lionel Hutz would have a case.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 15d

“We are told by leaders that we are the future. But when it comes to the ongoing pandemic, our present is being stolen right in front of our eyes.”

Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!

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Eric Choi (蔡文信) @aerospacewriter.bsky.social · 16d

I'm at a restaurant where they're showing Bob Ross painting videos instead of news or sports and I think it's great.

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Eric Choi (蔡文信) @aerospacewriter.bsky.social · 24d

Kudos to everyone who participated in or supported today's #TerryFox runs across Canada and around the world, and thank you to everyone who so generously made donations. This was my first time participating but it won't be the last.

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Eric Choi (蔡文信) @aerospacewriter.bsky.social · 25d

My Aurora Award nominated story "A New Brave World" appears in the latest issue of JUPITER'S EYE. Thank you to Tyree Campbell and Hiraeth Publishing!

JUPITER'S EYE August 2025 | Hiraeth Publishing

FeaturesThe Protocol reviewed by Alan Ira GordonDune Part 2 reviewed by Lee Clark ZumpeShort StoriesThe Wrackful Siege by Maureen BowdenStitch in Time by Tom HowardA New Brave World by Eric ChoiMortal...

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Eric Choi (蔡文信) @aerospacewriter.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thank you Gloria McMillan for the opportunity to present on the topic of science fiction and the real-life exploration of space for the September 2025 edition of the HardScience SF Writers Readers Artists Zoom Group speaker series. A recording is on the group's YouTube channel.

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Eric Choi on "Science Fiction and Space Flight" Sept. 6, 2025

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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Nina AKA Nivair @ninamazing.bsky.social · Mar 6

I’m on @ouropinions.bsky.social today talking about space and kids’ books! 🚀💖 Always so good to have io9 reunions with @annaleen.bsky.social and @charliejane.bsky.social www.ouropinionsarecorrect.com/shownotes/20...

"Interior Chinatown" Just Became a Very Weird TV Show (with Charles Yu) — our opinions are correct

In his award-winning novel Interior Chinatown, Charles Yu took a scalpel to television's tropes and stereotypes. Now he explains to us how he managed to turn that book into a brilliant, challenging TV...

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Eric Choi (蔡文信) @aerospacewriter.bsky.social · Sep 7

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Eric Choi (蔡文信) @aerospacewriter.bsky.social · Sep 3

I will be participating in a #TerryFoxRun for the first time this year on Sunday, September 14. Please consider making a pledge if you can afford it. No amount is too small.

"It took cancer to realise that being self-centred is not the way to live. The answer is to try and help others." - Terry Fox

Terry Fox Run

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Eric Choi (蔡文信) @aerospacewriter.bsky.social · Aug 29

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Eric Choi (蔡文信) @aerospacewriter.bsky.social · Aug 24

Apparently I am "Da Man in Can-ada!" :-)

Please join me on Saturday, September 6th when I will be presenting on science fiction and the real-life exploration of space as part of the HardScience SF Writers Readers Artists Zoom Group speaker series.

Free registration:
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Eric Choi (蔡文信) @aerospacewriter.bsky.social · Aug 15

My Daughter is a Zombie (좀비딸) made me laugh harder than The Naked Gun.

Eric Choi (蔡文信) @aerospacewriter.bsky.social · Aug 12

Congratulations to @ourmankoto.bsky.social for Volume 2 of YEAR'S BEST CANADIAN FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION being honoured with an #AuroraAward in the category of Best Related Work! Stephen will be the editor guest-of-honour at @canconsffh.bsky.social October 17-19 in Ottawa.

Stephen Kotowych 🇨🇦 @ourmankoto.bsky.social · Aug 10

BEST RELATED WORK goes to…Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Two, Stephen Kotowych, Ansible Press...holy cow, that's ME! Woohoo!

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Eric Choi (蔡文信) @aerospacewriter.bsky.social · Aug 11

My new story "The Observer Affected" will be appearing in the upcoming anthology Unréal produced by AEscifi.ca and published by @flamearrowpub.bsky.social. "The Observer Affected" concerns disturbing events at a Montréal psychiatric hospital (specifically, this one) during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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Eric Choi (蔡文信) @aerospacewriter.bsky.social · Aug 10

Birthplace of Dr. Norman Bethune in Gravenhurst, Ontario.

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Eric Choi (蔡文信) @aerospacewriter.bsky.social · Aug 9

"A home without a cat - and a well-fed, well-petted and properly revered cat - may be a perfect home, perhaps, but how can it prove title?" - Mark Twain

Happy #InternationalCatDay

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Eric Choi (蔡文信) @aerospacewriter.bsky.social · Aug 4

Waiver form for Tyendinaga Caverns & Caves:

"I acknowledge that I am aware of the risks inherent in exploration..."

Unlike James T. Kirk, risk is not their business.

Eric Choi (蔡文信) @aerospacewriter.bsky.social · Jul 31

Our very posh senior kitty.

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Eric Choi (蔡文信) @aerospacewriter.bsky.social · Jul 25

Strange New Worlds S3E2. "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" went better with the gasoline fight in Zoolander.

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Eric Choi (蔡文信) @aerospacewriter.bsky.social · Jul 23