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Max Gladstone
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NYT bestselling writer. Newsletter and updates at maxgladstone.com. More or less updates-only on here.
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maxgladstone.bsky.social
Right back at ya!
January 26, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Reposted by Max Gladstone
jasonv.bsky.social
it's like the Vonnegut estate is allergic to making money
It's the cover of slaughterhouse 5 but now it's called Billy Pilgrim, Time-Traveling War Chaplain, Trapped in an Tralfamadorian Zoo with My Favorite Porn Star and there's an anime boy and girl standing back to back on the cover, by Kurt Vonnegut Jr
November 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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genevievecogman.bsky.social
As Pratchett said:
“They avoided one another's faces, for fear of what they might see mirrored there. Each man thought: one of the others is bound to say something soon, some protest, and then I'll murmur agreement, not actually say anything, I'm not stupid as that, but definitely murmur very firmly, so that the others will be in no doubt that I thoroughly disapprove, because at a time like this it behooves all decent men to nearly stand up and be almost heard... No one said anything. The cowards, thought each man.” ― Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
January 17, 2026 at 7:43 PM
maxgladstone.bsky.social
useful signage
conference poster: engineering flowchart. does it move? —if yes ——should it? ———if yes: no problem ———if no: duct tape —if no ——should it? ———if yes: wd-40 ———if no: no problem
January 17, 2026 at 7:15 PM
maxgladstone.bsky.social
@arisia.bsky.social has a good masking policy, which is part of the reason I’m happy to be going! The rest being that seeing people is great.
January 17, 2026 at 6:19 PM
maxgladstone.bsky.social
A related essay: episodes.ghost.io/art-criticis...
You are not smarter than the art you critique
Here's my best advice for young critics: Don't presume you know better.
episodes.ghost.io
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM