2) Consumer by @stephenrcase.bsky.social : refugees on generation ship fleeing fermi-hunters that devastated the rest of humanity reach a Dyson Sphere that is a final weapon against hunters, but the cost of using it is too high for ship captain. Great world building and character variety
Highlights etc...
@stephenrcase.bsky.social Eric Del Carlo David Gerrold Jay Werkheiser Gregor Hartmann C. R. Hodges @tomrpike.bsky.social @mbvalente.bsky.social @gregegansf.bsky.social Karen Joy Fowler Gary Kilworth Brian Stableford @rreedsf.bsky.social John Kessel Don D’Ammassa Lee Allred
ICYMI. Honored to have this beautiful, beautiful review of my book up at Strange Horizons, by @stephenrcase.bsky.social
It's been good this week to centre short fiction in a variety of guides - retrospective, anthology, and here collection.
@stephenrcase.bsky.social on a clutch of stories by Vanessa Fogg, who "excels at sketching out the contours of a fantasy setting without getting bogged down in its details."
@asimovssfmag.bsky.social #FavoriteStories Mar/Apr 2026 #Asimovs #Fantasy #SF
The High Shrines by Stephen Case @stephenrcase.bsky.social
For millennia, Mt Athos has been a a haven of salvation for those seeking to be saved. In our future, a pilgrim is looking for answers about a missing asteroid.
VERY excited to see the gorgeous cover image on the latest issue of @analogsf.bsky.social! Check out the excerpt for my novella "Consumer" on the website: analogsf.com
New on H-Sci-Med-Tech:
Check out @heatherlwellis.bsky.social (@sheffielduni.bsky.social)’s review of @stephenrcase.bsky.social (Olivet Nazarene Uni)’s book _Creatures of Reason: John Herschel & the Invention of Science_ 2024 @upittpress.bsky.social
#hstm
Review available @hnetreviews.bsky.social
BCS 2025! "The Brittle Terrain" @stephenrcase.bsky.social BCS #438 "And because no one saw it, no one else knew it was there. It was the story of her life: not seeing what everyone else saw; instead feeling what everyone else was blind to." www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-... #BCSof2025
Thanks, Tom! There is certainly more to tell, and I hope to return to World Hector soon!
A man in robes stands in front of a luminous curtain.
My story "Elector" in the Sep/Oct issue of @analogsf.bsky.social features a fantastic illustration by Tomislav Tikulin. What's it like to chat with your planet's god? For Sim Maréchal, it's the start of a very bad day.
I spotted it too. "Elector" is really good. I assume there's more story to come?
Finally spotted in the wild! On the shelves at my local Barnes & Noble. @analogsf.bsky.social
4)Elector by @stephenrcase.bsky.social : god-like AI minds coexist with humanity across the galaxy. A new supreme human is elected to mind-meld with them, and during election dark truths are revealed. Complex, rich, deep
Analog Science Fiction and Fact September/October 2025. Ranking of Stories follows
An update in which I talk about the process of drafting my latest short story: mailchi.mp/804bbf2fe20e...
You can read an excerpt from my latest short story "Elector" in the current issue of Analog online: analogsf.com/current-issu... @analogsf.bsky.social
Thank you! I enjoyed yours as well! The Gardener universe seems a rich and compelling place. Where can I find more?
FOUNDATION but the Holy Roman Empire instead of the Roman Empire.
And a different story line.
And godlike planetary intelligences.
My novelette "Elector" is out in the latest issue of ANALOG!
Cover of the July/August 2025 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction
Another favorite from this issue of @asimovssfmag.bsky.social: "Perri's Fate" by @rreedsf.bsky.social. I'm a sucker for the sprawling, lovely, epic weirdness of the Great Ship. "Every forest was an epic. Mountains and dark matter clouds were epics, too."
Cover image of Analog magazine, Sept/Oct 2025 issue.
New issue of @analogsf.bsky.social up today, with an excerpt of my story "Elector" available on the website: analogsf.com "I did not particularly enjoy speaking with the god of my world."
"Pirates of Highship" by @stephenrcase.bsky.social (8,121 words) — The son of a very wealthy mother uses her money to experiment with trying to talk to a planetary mind. Very much a brief thriller with a fascinating premise (a sentient planet). Calls back to Stanslaw Lem's Solaris. (My rating: 5/5)
Another great story from this issue: "Aftermath" by @williampreston.bsky.social. A gorgeous, haunting inversion of THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES. "I don't think your solution is extraordinary enough." @asimovssfmag.bsky.social
The logo of the Science Brew podcast.
I chat about how things in the solar system got their names in the latest episode of SCIENCE BREW. If you've ever wondered why the moons of Uranus are named after characters from Shakespeare or what the French thought of a planet named George, give a listen! creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
Grey and Magdelena find themselves in trouble again. Maybe this time they can finally make a new life. My latest story, "The Brittle Terrain," out today in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social! www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...
New Issue: BCS #438 out today, featuring stories of lands beyond and coming home from them and from war by @stephenrcase.bsky.social and @traewrites.bsky.social Hawkins, From the Archives story by Sara Saab, behind cover art by Ankush Sharma: www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/issues/issue...
The cover of Asimov's July/August 2024 issue sitting on a table.
"Means machine learning is just a digital ant colony and the Anthropocene is just one more link in the entropic chain. Means we're all just swapping carbon till the heat death." Rich Larson's MOST THINGS hits hard. Fast-paced & poignant. Great start to the issue. @asimovssfmag.bsky.social
BCS #438 ebook out early today @weightlessbooks.bsky.social & Kindle Store and for subscribers, featuring stories of lands beyond and what it takes to return from them by @stephenrcase.bsky.social and @traewrites.bsky.social Hawkins: weightlessbooks.com/fiction/bene... www.amazon.com/Beneath-Ceas...
This was the sign I needed.
Two copies of a magazine sitting on a table.
Contributor's copies have arrived! @zanzjan.bsky.social @richarddlarson.bsky.social @fetaplace.bsky.social @savantefolle.bsky.social @tobiasbuckell.bsky.social @derekkunsken.bsky.social @williampreston.bsky.social @lavietidhar.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social
"The only thing that keeps a democracy functioning is the constant education of its citizens. If you don't have a place where the poor, the marginalized, and the young can find out who they are, then you have no hope of maintaining a free and civilized society." #AnneLamott @annelamott.bsky.social