the two-pronged approach! a bold new strategy it must be said

numbat my beloved

omg I missed this at the time! congratulations, it's richly deserved!!

right! I always wonder how complex a civilisation could have got while leaving no trace in the fossil record. certainly a lot of technologies would probably have left a mark, but what about social organisation? is it that farfetched to imagine talking raptors? much to ponder

lovers of intensely irritating love interests unite

I spent an embarrassingly long time trying to figure out what you had circled in this photo

a flashback to the first short story I ever wrote... seven years ago, I think? can't decide if that sounds like a lot or not. anyway. I still like it a lot.

I think your version is more true, but I also think that both depend on both the writer and the reader. There are people who resonate more with suffering and people who resonate more with joy (which is not the same thing as being unhappy or happy) and that affects how they approach stories.

the story writes itself

how far might his history of… being one of the most famous poets in the english language?? have differed???

the writing is such a perfect cozy vibe. a little treat every time.

amal I cannot imagine a single better way to spend a christmas afternoon than catching up on this game, thank you for this gift 🙏

a drama in two acts: you know when you go to preorder a book and discover you’ve already preordered it? I just went to cancel my SFWA membership and it was already cancelled

this means I was 5.16x slower than WR in any% but only 4.14x slower in 100%. clearly I'm a completionist at heart.

Hollow Knight Silksong game completion screen showing a completion time of 20 hours, 26 minutes, 42 seconds. The Speed Completion achievement has just been unlocked.

imagine if the time limit had been 20 hours lol

happy birthday!!

I may not wait until evening tbh

ME

love to see some alastair reynolds love!! he is criminally underrated imo, at least outside the UK. poseidon’s wake one of my fave SF trilogies. also when I was chair of my university SF society we invited him to give a talk & he was a kind, generous speaker.

dot notebook supremacy!

ahhh, this brings back memories of the interminable train journey from Ljubljana to Budapest which, if memory serves, went right by the shore of Lake Balaton. I doubt that route still exists…

goddamn.

ok I know it's annoying when someone is like "this book is so good" and then it turns out the book isn't out for like five months but this book is SO GOOD. playful and utterly devastating. if there's justice in the world it will join Story of Your Life in the pantheon of linguistic SF. go! preorder!

The Place I Came To - Lightspeed Magazine The place I came from, the port across the sea of stars, the isle town edged with sturgeon scales, was built on basalt. The place I came to, the city at the centre of the field of view, the once-ringe...

Catching up on charming flash from @filiphdz.bsky.social on @lightspeedmagazine.com : www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-...

The Place I Came To - Lightspeed Magazine The place I came from, the port across the sea of stars, the isle town edged with sturgeon scales, was built on basalt. The place I came to, the city at the centre of the field of view, the once-ringe...

Another @filiphdz.bsky.social story!

Also it’s the perfect size for if you’re short on time but want to read something beautiful with an ache of truth, as his work always is.

CHERAE thank you 💖😭

congrats!!

The Place I Came To - Lightspeed Magazine The place I came from, the port across the sea of stars, the isle town edged with sturgeon scales, was built on basalt. The place I came to, the city at the centre of the field of view, the once-ringe...

A beautiful reflection on being an immigrant and whether the things we leave behind can be replaced with new ones in our heart. In the end, something will always be missing.

by @filiphdz.bsky.social in @lightspeedmagazine.com

I was on my way to a flawless victory today until I failed to count to five correctly

omg the angled lower shelves are genius, why have I never seen that before?!