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So I had the world's stupidest most embarrassing fall on a simple turn 🤣🫠, and just white noise panicked through the rest of my programme.

Managed to come silver despite that so I'll take it.

What a sad little life they must lead

5 for 5 ✨️ Not bad for the first week! Might be biased, but if you're inside this rainy weekend, it could be the perfect read...👀🖤 www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

Instablock of the day: person saying transgender folks won't die if not given gender-affirming care/hormones.

If I have to explain why that's a daft statement to you, you're following the wrong guy.

Against a background of multi-colored confetti are three book covers. Spec Fic for Newbies Volume 1: The cover is split into thirds with the top and bottom third red and the center third black. Text on the top third reads Tiffani Angus and Val Nolan in yellow font. The middle third reads Spec Fic for Newbies in bold white font. And the bottom third reads A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Subgenres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror in yellow font. Spec Fic for Newbies Volume 2: The cover is medium blue on the top and bottom third with the center third black. In the top blue block are the authors’ names in yellow: Tiffani Angus and Val Nolan In the middle black block is the main title in white: Spec Fic for Newbies Vol. 2 In the bottom blue block is the subtitle in yellow: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing More Subgenres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Spec Fic for Newbies Volume 3: The cover is bright green on the top and bottom third with the center third black. In the top green block are the authors’ names in yellow: Tiffani Angus and Val Nolan In the middle black block is the main title in white: Spec Fic for Newbies Vol. 3 In the bottom green block is the subtitle in yellow: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Even More Subgenres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Beneath that is the text "Soec Fic for Newbies Vol 3 is available for pre-order!" and “Out March 24!” In the center is a QR code and in the bottom right is a Luna Press logo.

And we have lift off!

Spec Fic for Newbies Vol. 3 by me and @vallescurarule.bsky.social will be out from
@lunapress.bsky.social at the end of March! This one is .... green! (ooh! aah!)

Pre-order here:
www.lunapresspublishing.com/product-page...

Just because good news is worth celebrating:

There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.

HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.

Lying on the hotel room floor waiting for the pain to fuck off

Here's a BIG bundle of friendship-centered SFF stories. The Unidentified is not alone in showing that the most dramatic love stories don't necessarily involve romance!

The UnID
"A group of outcast friends disrupt corporate control at their ad-funded, game-designed school in this fun tech dystopia."

Noice!

...one day... ;)

And thank you kindly

💪 just keep trucking 😁

I realise I've said for a while that eating the rich could lead to prion diseases, I must caution everyone that the risk is greatly increased by the rich already having eaten people.

I must insist on ensuring they remain several steps removed from our food chain. Please dispose responsibly.

Thrilled to see Shadow Jack (@giganotosaurus.bsky.social) included on @wtalabi.com's list!

He calls it, "Weird, dark, intense, beautiful, strange, surreal, unsettling, and vivid..."

Fab to be in the company of excellent writers like @tadethompson.bsky.social - so many cool new stories to read.

It was 🤣

Welp, we came stone last in the novice foxtrot and first in rhythm blues, so 3rd overall.

I will take it, since this time I didn't get flumg into the barrier

🫠

Haha wtf, weird conversation

Hare running across snowy or frosty landscape with golden lower border, pink moon, painting.

Goodnight.
Hare, The Frost Pink Moon, Catherine Hyde.

Ten(ish) of the Best African Speculative Short Fiction Stories of 2025 - Reactor Here are some of the speculative fiction gems that may have flown under the radar in 2025...

2025 was another great year for African short fiction! Author @wtalabi.com recommends 10 highlights across science fiction, fantasy, and horror, from "magic-for-wealth schemes" to an unsettling religious organization (in space). And if there's some ties in there...? We're not complaining.

Tomi Guarino in the mixed: Started training the same music for SP and FS last weekend. He personally found the artist for the 4th cut and got approved. Still waiting on Pharrell, some technical things to work out (should be cleared by tomorrow) #MilanoCortina2026

Well....

( His name is Whaliam Wallace, so you may draw your own conclusions from that)

By made, I should clarify I stitched a ribbon onto an IKEA whale 🤣🤣🤣

The saltire whale I made for our Scottish clubs' mascot has proven extremely popular 😁 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🐋

Trans athletes may not have fitness advantage in women’s sport, landmark study finds Findings suggest physical performance in trans women converges toward that of cis women over time

A new systematic review has found that trans women on HRT have the same level of fitness as cis women and don't retain any advantage in sports.

www.independent.co.uk/news/science...

... 😭😭😭😭

...yeeyyyy

I mean technically yes a catholic saint but really does anyone pay attention - he was patron saint of plagues or something

That's what they called it at my kids Scottish schools

Yeah, we'd also have to pay

I found out my skate club does a branded black oodie and I need one.

Imagine being warm at the rink....