Jetse de Vries
@futureupbeat.bsky.social
Jetse has seen the world. He nearly froze to death at Salar de Uyuni, suffered heatstroke in Purnululu, got lost in Ahmednagar, faced elephants in Maamba, and witnessed ten total solar eclipses. Check: The Divergent Panorama: https://jetse.substack.com
The first intermezzo that dives deep into the origins of consciousness. Confused? There will be eighteen more . . . 😵💫 —🤯
jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
#sciencefiction #Novel #consciousness #qualia
jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
#sciencefiction #Novel #consciousness #qualia
January 23, 2026 at 2:56 PM
The first intermezzo that dives deep into the origins of consciousness. Confused? There will be eighteen more . . . 😵💫 —🤯
jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
#sciencefiction #Novel #consciousness #qualia
jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
#sciencefiction #Novel #consciousness #qualia
Penultimate part of my essays exploring the Simulation Hypothesis. Warning: may make your head spin (or worse) 😵💫 —🤯
jetse.substack.com/p/the-simula...
#Incompleteness #Gödel #Philosophy #Mathematics #Physics
jetse.substack.com/p/the-simula...
#Incompleteness #Gödel #Philosophy #Mathematics #Physics
January 21, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Penultimate part of my essays exploring the Simulation Hypothesis. Warning: may make your head spin (or worse) 😵💫 —🤯
jetse.substack.com/p/the-simula...
#Incompleteness #Gödel #Philosophy #Mathematics #Physics
jetse.substack.com/p/the-simula...
#Incompleteness #Gödel #Philosophy #Mathematics #Physics
After being hit in the face (by a friend), David Bowie suffered from anisocoria: his pupils were a different size. His left eye was permanently dilated. So the world looks different if you see them through David Bowie Eyes:
jetse.substack.com/p/david-bowi...
#davidbowie #sciencefiction #reality
jetse.substack.com/p/david-bowi...
#davidbowie #sciencefiction #reality
January 20, 2026 at 6:33 PM
After being hit in the face (by a friend), David Bowie suffered from anisocoria: his pupils were a different size. His left eye was permanently dilated. So the world looks different if you see them through David Bowie Eyes:
jetse.substack.com/p/david-bowi...
#davidbowie #sciencefiction #reality
jetse.substack.com/p/david-bowi...
#davidbowie #sciencefiction #reality
Don't know who made this, but it's brilliant:
(Hey, @nettirw.bsky.social , wouldn't this be a great cover for FUMPTRUCK 2...;-)
(Hey, @nettirw.bsky.social , wouldn't this be a great cover for FUMPTRUCK 2...;-)
January 20, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Don't know who made this, but it's brilliant:
(Hey, @nettirw.bsky.social , wouldn't this be a great cover for FUMPTRUCK 2...;-)
(Hey, @nettirw.bsky.social , wouldn't this be a great cover for FUMPTRUCK 2...;-)
#SmallPitch #fantasy #historical #novel
Looking for a historical fantasy that sweeps you off your feet with its dazzling complexity, constantly raising stakes and where stories within stories are interlinked like origami castles in the sky?
Check out DIVINE DENOUEMENTS & CELESTIAL SILHOUETTES:
Looking for a historical fantasy that sweeps you off your feet with its dazzling complexity, constantly raising stakes and where stories within stories are interlinked like origami castles in the sky?
Check out DIVINE DENOUEMENTS & CELESTIAL SILHOUETTES:
January 20, 2026 at 4:18 PM
#SmallPitch #fantasy #historical #novel
Looking for a historical fantasy that sweeps you off your feet with its dazzling complexity, constantly raising stakes and where stories within stories are interlinked like origami castles in the sky?
Check out DIVINE DENOUEMENTS & CELESTIAL SILHOUETTES:
Looking for a historical fantasy that sweeps you off your feet with its dazzling complexity, constantly raising stakes and where stories within stories are interlinked like origami castles in the sky?
Check out DIVINE DENOUEMENTS & CELESTIAL SILHOUETTES:
#SmallPitch #sciencefiction #novella
Interested in a science fiction novella that goes off the deepest end possible?
😱—🌚—🌌—⚫—🌀—🕳️
I've got you covered:
Interested in a science fiction novella that goes off the deepest end possible?
😱—🌚—🌌—⚫—🌀—🕳️
I've got you covered:
January 20, 2026 at 2:36 PM
#SmallPitch #sciencefiction #novella
Interested in a science fiction novella that goes off the deepest end possible?
😱—🌚—🌌—⚫—🌀—🕳️
I've got you covered:
Interested in a science fiction novella that goes off the deepest end possible?
😱—🌚—🌌—⚫—🌀—🕳️
I've got you covered:
#SmallPitch #sciencefiction #novella
So far, there are 'only' 8 pitches of science fiction novellas.
🤭—🤔—🤫—🤐
Here's one of mine called THE TRANSIT YEAR:
So far, there are 'only' 8 pitches of science fiction novellas.
🤭—🤔—🤫—🤐
Here's one of mine called THE TRANSIT YEAR:
January 20, 2026 at 2:23 PM
#SmallPitch #sciencefiction #novella
So far, there are 'only' 8 pitches of science fiction novellas.
🤭—🤔—🤫—🤐
Here's one of mine called THE TRANSIT YEAR:
So far, there are 'only' 8 pitches of science fiction novellas.
🤭—🤔—🤫—🤐
Here's one of mine called THE TRANSIT YEAR:
And there’s part 40 (10 more to go). This one’s experienced a setback during COVID-19 first, then last year again, but it’s getting there (and it’s next-century sequel is already appearing on Fridays):
jetse.substack.com/p/the-replic...
#nearfuture #sciencefiction #AI #novel
jetse.substack.com/p/the-replic...
#nearfuture #sciencefiction #AI #novel
January 19, 2026 at 8:57 PM
And there’s part 40 (10 more to go). This one’s experienced a setback during COVID-19 first, then last year again, but it’s getting there (and it’s next-century sequel is already appearing on Fridays):
jetse.substack.com/p/the-replic...
#nearfuture #sciencefiction #AI #novel
jetse.substack.com/p/the-replic...
#nearfuture #sciencefiction #AI #novel
Part 3 of THE THREE REFLECTORS OF CONSENSUAL REALITY is live. Only 54 parts more to go . . . Ends just after Christmas:
jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
#sciencefiction #novel #serialisation #spaceopera #hardSF
jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
#sciencefiction #novel #serialisation #spaceopera #hardSF
January 16, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Part 3 of THE THREE REFLECTORS OF CONSENSUAL REALITY is live. Only 54 parts more to go . . . Ends just after Christmas:
jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
#sciencefiction #novel #serialisation #spaceopera #hardSF
jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
#sciencefiction #novel #serialisation #spaceopera #hardSF
A little test for your amusement and education . . . 🧐
jetse.substack.com/p/how-to-tes...
#AI #writing #test
jetse.substack.com/p/how-to-tes...
#AI #writing #test
January 15, 2026 at 8:11 PM
A little test for your amusement and education . . . 🧐
jetse.substack.com/p/how-to-tes...
#AI #writing #test
jetse.substack.com/p/how-to-tes...
#AI #writing #test
Part 2 of my essay about why the Simulation Hypothesis is false. It needs to be debunked with care . . . 🧐
jetse.substack.com/p/the-simula...
#reality #simulation #essay #Science
jetse.substack.com/p/the-simula...
#reality #simulation #essay #Science
January 14, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Part 2 of my essay about why the Simulation Hypothesis is false. It needs to be debunked with care . . . 🧐
jetse.substack.com/p/the-simula...
#reality #simulation #essay #Science
jetse.substack.com/p/the-simula...
#reality #simulation #essay #Science
A human/AI crew to Alpha Centauri—🧐—🤖—🚀—🪐
A search into the origins of consciousness—🧬
A First Contact with inscrutable aliens—👽
Combine into:
“THE THREE REFLECTORS OF CONSENSUAL REALITY”
Your mind will be blown.
First chapter starts here: jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
#BluePit📖 #Q #A #SF
A search into the origins of consciousness—🧬
A First Contact with inscrutable aliens—👽
Combine into:
“THE THREE REFLECTORS OF CONSENSUAL REALITY”
Your mind will be blown.
First chapter starts here: jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
#BluePit📖 #Q #A #SF
January 13, 2026 at 10:48 PM
A human/AI crew to Alpha Centauri—🧐—🤖—🚀—🪐
A search into the origins of consciousness—🧬
A First Contact with inscrutable aliens—👽
Combine into:
“THE THREE REFLECTORS OF CONSENSUAL REALITY”
Your mind will be blown.
First chapter starts here: jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
#BluePit📖 #Q #A #SF
A search into the origins of consciousness—🧬
A First Contact with inscrutable aliens—👽
Combine into:
“THE THREE REFLECTORS OF CONSENSUAL REALITY”
Your mind will be blown.
First chapter starts here: jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
#BluePit📖 #Q #A #SF
A human/AI crew to Alpha Centauri—🧐—🤖—🚀—🪐
A search into the origins of consciousness—🧬
A First Contact with inscrutable aliens—👽
Combine into:
“THE THREE REFLECTORS OF CONSENSUAL REALITY”
Your mind will be blown.
First chapter starts here: jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
#BluePit📖 #Q #A #SF
A search into the origins of consciousness—🧬
A First Contact with inscrutable aliens—👽
Combine into:
“THE THREE REFLECTORS OF CONSENSUAL REALITY”
Your mind will be blown.
First chapter starts here: jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
#BluePit📖 #Q #A #SF
January 13, 2026 at 8:25 PM
A human/AI crew to Alpha Centauri—🧐—🤖—🚀—🪐
A search into the origins of consciousness—🧬
A First Contact with inscrutable aliens—👽
Combine into:
“THE THREE REFLECTORS OF CONSENSUAL REALITY”
Your mind will be blown.
First chapter starts here: jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
#BluePit📖 #Q #A #SF
A search into the origins of consciousness—🧬
A First Contact with inscrutable aliens—👽
Combine into:
“THE THREE REFLECTORS OF CONSENSUAL REALITY”
Your mind will be blown.
First chapter starts here: jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
#BluePit📖 #Q #A #SF
The first part of my story “David Bowie Eyes” goes live. It’s as chameleonic as the great man himself . . . 👁👁. . . 🎤🎼🎸
jetse.substack.com/p/david-bowi...
No rest for the wicked!
#sciencefiction #shortstory #WritingCommunity #DavidBowie #reality #simulationhypothesis
jetse.substack.com/p/david-bowi...
No rest for the wicked!
#sciencefiction #shortstory #WritingCommunity #DavidBowie #reality #simulationhypothesis
January 13, 2026 at 7:28 PM
The first part of my story “David Bowie Eyes” goes live. It’s as chameleonic as the great man himself . . . 👁👁. . . 🎤🎼🎸
jetse.substack.com/p/david-bowi...
No rest for the wicked!
#sciencefiction #shortstory #WritingCommunity #DavidBowie #reality #simulationhypothesis
jetse.substack.com/p/david-bowi...
No rest for the wicked!
#sciencefiction #shortstory #WritingCommunity #DavidBowie #reality #simulationhypothesis
A human/AI crew to Alpha Centauri—🧐—🤖—🚀—🪐
A search into the origins of consciousness—🧬
A First Contact with inscrutable aliens—👽
Combine into:
THE THREE REFLECTORS OF CONSENSUAL REALITY
Your mind will be blown.
First chapter starts here: jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
#BluePit📖 #Q #A #SF
A search into the origins of consciousness—🧬
A First Contact with inscrutable aliens—👽
Combine into:
THE THREE REFLECTORS OF CONSENSUAL REALITY
Your mind will be blown.
First chapter starts here: jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
#BluePit📖 #Q #A #SF
January 13, 2026 at 6:18 PM
A human/AI crew to Alpha Centauri—🧐—🤖—🚀—🪐
A search into the origins of consciousness—🧬
A First Contact with inscrutable aliens—👽
Combine into:
THE THREE REFLECTORS OF CONSENSUAL REALITY
Your mind will be blown.
First chapter starts here: jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
#BluePit📖 #Q #A #SF
A search into the origins of consciousness—🧬
A First Contact with inscrutable aliens—👽
Combine into:
THE THREE REFLECTORS OF CONSENSUAL REALITY
Your mind will be blown.
First chapter starts here: jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
#BluePit📖 #Q #A #SF
1. Here’s part 39, and the final piece—Part 50—will go live on March 30, come Hell or high water (because I’ve scheduled all the remaining parts). Hope you enjoy!
jetse.substack.com/p/the-replic...
jetse.substack.com/p/the-replic...
January 12, 2026 at 5:36 PM
1. Here’s part 39, and the final piece—Part 50—will go live on March 30, come Hell or high water (because I’ve scheduled all the remaining parts). Hope you enjoy!
jetse.substack.com/p/the-replic...
jetse.substack.com/p/the-replic...
I’ll be frank: if I knew the perfect way to promote my work, I’d be a bestselling author. There are many ways that lead to Rome, and I like the promo graphic. Here’s my version for “The Three Reflectors of Consensual Reality”:
January 11, 2026 at 9:52 PM
I’ll be frank: if I knew the perfect way to promote my work, I’d be a bestselling author. There are many ways that lead to Rome, and I like the promo graphic. Here’s my version for “The Three Reflectors of Consensual Reality”:
Here’s the first in a series of four essays about the simulation hypothesis. The last one will have the last word on it. Oh yes. And then we can move on to more important things. . . 🥸
jetse.substack.com/p/the-simula...
jetse.substack.com/p/the-simula...
January 7, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Here’s the first in a series of four essays about the simulation hypothesis. The last one will have the last word on it. Oh yes. And then we can move on to more important things. . . 🥸
jetse.substack.com/p/the-simula...
jetse.substack.com/p/the-simula...
And, after almost a year (minus one week), we’re back to publish the last stretch of The Replicant, the Mole & the Impostor. Thank you for your patience and understanding as regular service is resuming . . . 😇🌚🥸
jetse.substack.com/p/the-replic...
jetse.substack.com/p/the-replic...
January 5, 2026 at 5:48 PM
And, after almost a year (minus one week), we’re back to publish the last stretch of The Replicant, the Mole & the Impostor. Thank you for your patience and understanding as regular service is resuming . . . 😇🌚🥸
jetse.substack.com/p/the-replic...
jetse.substack.com/p/the-replic...
A few short remarks before the novel serialisations are unleashed . . . 😇😎🧐
jetse.substack.com/p/three-shor...
jetse.substack.com/p/three-shor...
January 4, 2026 at 11:57 PM
A few short remarks before the novel serialisations are unleashed . . . 😇😎🧐
jetse.substack.com/p/three-shor...
jetse.substack.com/p/three-shor...
The new novel serialisation has started. Expect interstellar travel, human/AI co-operation, deep dives into three types of consciousness, and an intense confrontation at the very end. . . 🪐🌚🌝🤖💫🌞👽
jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
January 2, 2026 at 7:36 PM
The new novel serialisation has started. Expect interstellar travel, human/AI co-operation, deep dives into three types of consciousness, and an intense confrontation at the very end. . . 🪐🌚🌝🤖💫🌞👽
jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
The new novel serialisation has started. Expect interstellar travel, human/AI co-operation, deep dives into three types of consciousness, and an intense confrontation at the very end. . . 🪐🌚🌝🤖💫🌞👽
jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
January 2, 2026 at 7:31 PM
The new novel serialisation has started. Expect interstellar travel, human/AI co-operation, deep dives into three types of consciousness, and an intense confrontation at the very end. . . 🪐🌚🌝🤖💫🌞👽
jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-...
January 1, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Wrapping up 2025 and looking forward to 2026. Happy New Year Everybody!
🤩😎🧐🤘👍🏻💥🥂
jetse.substack.com/p/changes-ar...
🤩😎🧐🤘👍🏻💥🥂
jetse.substack.com/p/changes-ar...
December 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Wrapping up 2025 and looking forward to 2026. Happy New Year Everybody!
🤩😎🧐🤘👍🏻💥🥂
jetse.substack.com/p/changes-ar...
🤩😎🧐🤘👍🏻💥🥂
jetse.substack.com/p/changes-ar...
December 30, 2025 at 11:07 PM