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I don’t think so, but I don’t know for sure!

A wristwatch with a black dial and white hands

I came across them via their Military Edition: vorticwatches.com/pages/milita...

Vortic Watch Co. - Designed, Manufactured, and Built in America Vortic Watch Company produces custom, handcrafted, 100 percent American-made mechanical watches that build on the legacy of classic railroad era watches. Shop men's luxury watches today!

I really want it 😄

Yeah, it’s a US company. It’s a spinoff from another company called Vortic, which takes pocket watches and converts them to wristwatches. vorticwatches.com

I actually really want one of their military editions. Maybe if I write a #1 bestseller…

The GCT - DLC Black Case - Matte Dial The 42mm diameter, 13mm thick stainless steel case was cut from a block of metal in Colorado with you in mind. We inlayed the case-back to make it very comfortable and stonewashed the case so it shows...

I tend to color code them to what I’m wearing, but in general, I wear the Acklington, Vario, and Timex the most. It took a couple of years and I’m mostly done picking them up, but there are a couple I’m covering, like this one: coloradowatchcompany.com/products/gct...

Top: Undone Vintage Killy, AVI-8 Clowes Automatic Acklington, Vario 1918 Trench, Szanto Sands Chronograph 4551, Wolfpoint Fort Dearborn Ocean White Bottom: Riley Amelia Earhart Automatic, AVI-8 Classic Chronograph, Timex Expedition, Szanto Heritage Aviator, Shinola Argonite 705

I’ve got 10 that I rotate through: if you’re looking for a good dress one, I like the Wolfpoint and Shinola.

Ooh! I wrote about something similar for @vermonthistory.org: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/vermont-hist...

Slow tv

As much as I would be thrilled to see any of the books I've ever worked on be adapted to a different medium - live action, animation, video-game, etc...that thrill would only be in the underlying work of the author getting more visibility.

Because while its cool...adaptation is not validation.

Yeah. I was going to stick around longer to take pictures of cosplayers after my panel and just gave up. 😫

It was PACKED. Most people I’ve ever seen in the space.

Who has two thumbs… And discovered this morning that their presentation for Boston Fan Expo wasn’t on their computer?

Fortunately, Megan is the literal best and retrieved it from my computer for me.

Oh, this sounds fascinating.

🙌🏻

Book 27 of 2025: Automatic Noodle by @annaleen.bsky.social. This is such a delightful book: the story of a group of robots coming together to open a restaurant in a devastated San Francisco. Come for the vibes, stay for the sharp commentary on community, information warfare, and online culture.

A copy of history Connections with a picture of a highway and sign that says Brattleboro exit one mile on the cover.

The latest issue of our member magazine History Connections is headed out to VHS members! This issue is all about tourism and features articles about:

🎟️ VHS’s broadside collection
🛣️ A look at how the interstate and roads helped fuel VT’s tourism industry

sparks flying against a deep blue sky

Last year, I published a short story through Horizon 2045's Far Futures project: "Embers."

The project sought to imagine a future where nuclear weapons had been abolished, and in my story, an international organization is tasked with accounting for the weapons out there.

A screenshot from a kindle reader.

Additionally: I spent a little time putzing around and updated the story with a pair of files (PDF and ePub) for you to read on your eBook reader! Should be downloadable now from the page.

Embers In 2024, I had a short story published through Horizon 2045's Far Futures anthology, "Embers." This was a fun project to be part of: I had been invited to a round table discussion a couple of years ag...

I'm very happy with how this story came out: I had bits and pieces jotted down, and it was great to see it go from concept to something that people could read!

I've republished it on my newsletter, with some images that I took last year that I particularly liked. You can read it here:

sparks flying against a deep blue sky

Last year, I published a short story through Horizon 2045's Far Futures project: "Embers."

The project sought to imagine a future where nuclear weapons had been abolished, and in my story, an international organization is tasked with accounting for the weapons out there.

There’s a shirt???

Survival of the fittest James S.A. Corey’s Mercy of Gods is an astonishing work that looks at colonialism, power and the choices people make to survive in an impossible situation

James S. A. Corey's Mercy of Gods is out in paperback today! It's the first installment of their new series The Captives War and it's an astonishing read that looks at colonialism, power and the choices people make to survive in an impossible situation.

Here's my review:

Transfer Orbit Lede: a grid of 16 SFF Books to read this month

A short blurb about A CATALOG OF STORMS - “ I'm delighted to see that she's collected some of her short stories into a new collection: A Catalog of Storms. It'll include 14 of her recent short stories, including the Hugo/Locus-nominated "A Catalog of Storms," as well as other stories about sentient storms, strange creatures, uncanny museum guides, and quite a few more.”

Over at TRANSFER ORBIT, Andrew Liptak is serving up 16 new reads for August, including my collection, A CATALOG OF STORMS (Fairwood Press, August 12!) - check out the whole list, here: transfer-orbit.ghost...

What a fascinating topic! Mars has captivated us for ages. As Bradbury said, "We are all dust in the wind, but we can dream." 🌌 What’s your favorite Martian tale? 🪐📚 #SciFi #

Destination: Mercury There is no better example of how science fiction’s tendency to try and imagine a plausible future is like throwing a dart at a moving target than Larry Niven’s 1964 short story “The Coldest Place.” U...

I’ve done a bunch of them!

Mercury: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/mercury-sola...

Venus: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/venus-solar-...

The Moon: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/moon-solar-s...

And most recently, Jupiter: clarkesworldmagazine.com/liptak_06_25/

Excellent! What's the nonfiction book?

Destination: Mars How we imagined the Red Planet

It's a good opportunity to pull this piece out of the archives: back in 2015, I published a piece in Clarkesworld Magazine that explored the history of how we discovered and have imagined Mars through the lens of science fiction.

Read it here: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/mars-history...

a selfie from the Mars Curiosity Rover

13 years ago today in 2012: NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover touched down in the Gale Crater on Mars! It was an awe-inspiring landing, and the rover has been hard at work sending back data about the red planet.

Book List - Transfer Orbit Lists of books: end of year recommendations, themed lists, and monthly book lists.

I have lists aplenty! transfer-orbit.ghost.io/tag/book-list/

Congratulations to the finalists!

I am *extremely* proud to make my @rascal.news debut with this piece covering the shared history of @magic.wizards.com and Final Fantasy, and examining the impact Universes Beyond as a narrative and game design tool.