William Shaw

This is the most fun I've had doing Driltor Who in ages; thanks so much for sending it my way.

I was shocked how hard that Jerome Bixby story hit when I first read it about a year ago.

We love to see it.

This sounds fantastic. If you're looking for reviewers, I'd be very happy to write about this project.

Neither Girls Nor Friends: the Artificial Woman in American Science Fiction How might we conceptualise an AI girlfriend who is neither girl, nor friend, but comrade?

Since my timeline is full of people posting their Hugo-eligible works, I'll repost my 2025 essay on AI girlfriends and why they're a very bad idea.

If you'd consider it worth nominating, I'd be very grateful:

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She's right and should not apologise.

Thanks for sharing!

My pleasure! I was tearing up a little bit reading it on the bus this morning.

Mother, Darling Wendy knew it wouldn’t be long now before her daughter was taken. She had put the idea from her mind as long as she could, but now Jane was days away from turning thirteen.

This is a good story:

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On the Other Hand - 100-Foot Crow By: William Shaw. That thing? It’s a monkey’s paw. Yes, just like in that story. Except that paw was a left-hander, whereas this is a right-hander. It makes all the difference in the world, sir. Go on...

My short story 'On The Other Hand' is now live at @100footcrow.bsky.social!

You can read my little sequel to 'The Monkey's Paw' over here:

100footcrow.com/on-the-other...

The Sunfish Considers Flotation Therapy Don’t know why they bob? In blue death boxes?

This is a good poem:

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Fair enough; thanks for the tip.

Better roll up my sleeves; there's seventy-odd short stories to research about!

What are people's favourite pieces of writing on the history of the Hugo Awards? I'm especially interested in the award for Best Short Story.

I know I need to read Jo Walton, but what else do people recommend?

Also happy to see @strangehorizons.bsky.social pieces from @williamshaw.bsky.social @hararereview.com and Paul March-Russell on this longlist. Reading the second two pre-pub, I hoped for a wide readership; Will’s, edited by @gautambhatia88.bsky.social, is as insightful as all his reviews. Fab stuff.

Thank you very much! I was so pleased to publish with Strange Horizons; I'm not sure that anywhere else would have taken on such a consciously offbeat, wide-ranging piece.

Neither Girls Nor Friends: the Artificial Woman in American Science Fiction How might we conceptualise an AI girlfriend who is neither girl, nor friend, but comrade?

You can read the essay over here:

strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

My essay "Neither Girls Nor Friends: the Artificial Woman in American Science Fiction," is longlisted for the British Science Fiction Association Award for short non-fiction!

My thanks to everyone at Strange Horizons, and to everyone who read and shared the piece.

www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...

This post is how I found out I was on the longlist! Incredible. Huge thanks to you, @gautambhatia88.bsky.social and everyone else at Strange Horizons who helped make my piece what it was.

Oh god, this is how I learned about this. Dreadful idea.

Great! Thanks for responding.

That Old House: The Kitchen Amazon.com: That Old House: The Kitchen eBook : Krause, Angel: Kindle Store

The exciting new @frommausoleum.bsky.social anthology That Old House: The Kitchen, featuring my short story, 'Cold Cuts,' is now available to pre-order!

Check it out over here:

www.amazon.com/That-Old-Hou...

Done! Though I ran into a small issue with the submission form; I can DM you if that would be helpful?

Announcing the Shortlist for BRAVE NEW WEIRD: The Best New Weird Horror + More, Vol. 4 — tenebrous press

🔥💀Announcing the Shortlist for BRAVE NEW WEIRD: The Best New Weird Horror + More Vol 4💀🔥

Congrats to everyone on this list: you're officially a BNW-nominated author! And thank you to the hundreds who submitted, as always this was excruciating to narrow down.

Weird is strong🖤☠️

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Thanks very much! I love the Brave New Weird series, it feels a bit surreal (positive!) to be shortlisted.

Announcing the Shortlist for BRAVE NEW WEIRD: The Best New Weird Horror + More, Vol. 4 — tenebrous press

I'm so thrilled to have my story, "The Universe’s Best Erotic Writing, Volume 1: A Book Review by Ian Harrison" shortlisted for the 2025 Brave New Weird Award!

You can read more about it, and check out the other cool as hell nominees, here:

tenebrouspress.com/blog/2026/1/...

I shall simply carry around a copy of the Danvanista art to show people whenever they mention the film to me.

It was my pleasure. I was pleased to see Uncertain Sons making so many other critics' 2025 recaps!

2025 In Review: Part Three The third part of our reviewers' picks of 2025.

I was very pleased to contribute to @strangehorizons.bsky.social's wrap-up of 2025.

Favourites included Ali Smith, Torrey Peters, and Thomas Ha.

You can read more over here:

strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

2025 In Review: Part Three The third part of our reviewers' picks of 2025.

Part 3 of @strangehorizons.bsky.social's 2025 In Review is here. Among others, @subham6.bsky.social, @rtbm.bsky.social, and @williamshaw.bsky.social pass their judgements on the year gone by.

Nileena Sunil rounds things off: "2025 was a fantastic year for me in terms of SFF."

Agree/disagree? Say!

William Shaw — BRAWL

My poem 'The Commuter' has just been published in BRAWL!

I'm very proud of this poem. It's about the dystopian future we seem to be careening towards in the US.

You can read it over here:

www.brawllit.com/2025/william...