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Cliff Winnig
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Cliff is a carbon-based life form. Writes, plays sitar, dances, sings. Does aikido, karate, and tai chi. Host of SF in SF and 3rd Sunday host of the B Cubed Sunday Morning podcast. (he/him) cliffwinnig.com
Hey @markhamillofficial.bsky.social, you were freaking awesome as the Major in #TheLongWalk. I knew you would be, but you exceeded my (high) expectations.

It’s fun to play the bad guy, isn’t it? (I got to do it on stage in high school.)
September 18, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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It’s going to be a weird Wednesday! Story Hour welcomes Debbie Urbanski back to weird us out in the very best ways! Christopher Tradowsky makes his debut with his own kinds of weird. Come see July 9 at 7:00 PDT! #Booksky @debbieurbanski.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com
July 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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June 26, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Story Hour is always awesome. This week’s episode looks to be particularly awesome!
This week, the illustrious Gregory Norman Bossert returns to Story Hour—and Anaxagoras explains the cosmos! Oh, wait, this is *David* Anaxagoras. Well, who’s to say he won’t? Join us Wednesday at 7:00 PDT and find out! @gregbossert.bsky.social @davidanaxagoras.com #Booksky www.storyhour2020.com
June 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Story Hour is very proud to start June with stories from the benevolent Ben Francisco and the stupendous Suzan Palumbo. Guest hosting by the magnificent Meg Elison! Join us Wednesday at 7:00 PDT! #Booksky @benfrancisco.bsky.social @sillysyntax.bsky.social @megelison.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com
June 3, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Please take a look at the Locus Gofundme. You'll be helping an essential publication, plus you can grab some amazing perks.
THIS IS OUR LAST PUSH!
We have 1 day to reach our fundraising goal & we have a ways to go!!

Be the reason that the Locus lights stay on! Help us out at igg.me/at/locusmag2025. We are so grateful for your support!

Fundraiser link in bio #sff #scifi #fantasy #booksky
May 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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For our $45k stretch goal, we have an Act of Whimsy from author CSE Cooney, who will dress up as a book! Wait, what?

No really, she'll dress up as JUST LIKE HOME by Sarah Gailey. Help us get to that goal and you can nab a super reward too!

igg.me/at/locusmag2025
May 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Awesome magazine for those who like science fiction & fantasy novels and stories. It’s got reviews, author interviews, & publishing news.
Your place for upcoming books, interviews, features, and more! Keep up with all the latest SF, fantasy, and horror news and new releases with Locus Magazine.

What will you read next?

www.locusmag.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Tonight—should be awesome!
You know who we’ve missed at Story Hour? Madeleine E. Robins. You know who we’ve been missing out on? Kemi Ashing-Giwa. But don’t despond—they’re BOTH going to read SFF stories for us this week! Join us Wednesday at 7:00 PDT! @madrobins.bsky.social @kashinggiwa.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com
April 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
If you like multiverse novels, this great one is on sale for $5.99 on all ebook platforms today in the US. Transmentation | Transience by the author collective Darkly Lem, which includes @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social, who created the shared world setting.

More about the book at www.darklylem.com
April 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
April 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Story Hour moves to YouTube this week, but we still have awesome guests. Like Effie Seiberg, who’s read for us many times—and Erin Roberts, making her Story Hour debut! Join us Wednesday at 7:00 PDT! The things that matter stay the same. @effies.bsky.social @nirele.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com
April 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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For the last 2 years, we ran HUGE Indiegogo campaigns w/oodles of rewards, but it took way too much time away & the mag suffered. Now we are trying an end-of-year giving campaign & we hope you will still choose to support LOCUS with a donation today. 🚀

tinyurl.com/locusdon...
December 11, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Why aren’t people calling it the eXodus?
November 25, 2024 at 6:43 AM
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On this day in 1960, a six-year-old Ruby Bridges became the first Black student to attend William Frantz Elementary School, an all-white school in Louisiana.

A mob protested her.

This is not ancient history. Ruby bridges is 70 now.
November 14, 2024 at 3:57 PM
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BOOK RELEASE! Traumatized by psychic warfare as a child, a young woman with extraordinary psychic talents negotiates a treacherous path to peace
Kindle buff.ly/4cfj5Xm
ePub buff.ly/3XiCZwA
Also in hardcover buff.ly/48QprMG; Ingram 978-1-938185-83-0
Amazon.com: Arilinn (Darkover) eBook : Bradley, Marion Zimmer, Ross, Deborah J.: Kindle Store
Amazon.com: Arilinn (Darkover) eBook : Bradley, Marion Zimmer, Ross, Deborah J.: Kindle Store
buff.ly
November 13, 2024 at 1:55 AM
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Audible subscribers: I just discovered that my odd-couple alien detective book The Qubit Zirconium is included in the Plus catalogue for the next few weeks, so grab it for free if fun science fantasy hijinks are your jam!
The Qubit Zirconium
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Alien detectives stumble across a mystery that could tear apart their patchwork planet, the Crucible, in this riotous science fantasy novel from the smash h...
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October 11, 2024 at 12:32 AM
A new issue of F&SF is out, and it starts with @rajeevwriter.bsky.social’s moving story “What It Means to Drift,” set in a future version of Hyderabad…
September 9, 2024 at 6:59 PM
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In like seven minutes!
This week's Story Hour takes us to a Brazilian lagoon and frosty Maine. Our guides are writers Renan Bernardo and Jeff Reynolds. Dress in layers and join us Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. PDT! #StoryHour2020 @renanbernardo.bsky.social @trollbreath.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com
August 22, 2024 at 1:53 AM
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👀 📢 SALE! This time Hild, for $1.99 on all US and Canadian platforms. I've no idea when it started and no idea how long it will last.

#medievalsky

More about the book here:
nicolagriffith.com/2014/02/26/h...
July 8, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Building better worlds. #AlienDay
April 26, 2024 at 3:19 PM
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Rewards are going fast! We have a ton of one-off items -- personalized books, author chats, crits & more -- so go look regularly in case that perfect perk show up! Or the just-right birthday present for the SFF fan in your life. Thanks for your support!

igg.me/at/locusmag2024
March 23, 2024 at 8:25 PM