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Unsettling Futures
Overthinking stories about robots and ray guns.
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Read 1 day ago and current, but nothing has been published for 2 years.
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I learned everything I need to know about fantasy from a sci-fi novel
(Ignore this post and go read some Michael Swanwick, okay? Okay.)
The Creator doesn't even care about what it's about
A movie about A.I. that doesn't give a shit about A.I.
Ninja Turtles, Sweet Valley High, and why AI isn't (yet) a threat to writers
ChatGPT could NEVER create Jessica Wakefield, guys
A Very Safe Hugos List and the Alternatives
Looking at what was nominated, and what wasn't.
Embracing our Garbage Literary Influences
All the crap that made us the sci-fi fans, readers, and writers that we are
Genre writing, show don't tell, and what actually sells
Is SFF using fewer tools than contemporary lit? Yes. The answer is yes.
RIP Cyberpunk: 1977-1994
Cyberpunk is dead. What replaced it?
The Spear Cuts Through Water is the best overlooked book of the last year
It's got fans. Not in its publisher's promotions department, however.
Moonstruck is the greatest secret werewolf movie of all time
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