R.T. Ester

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INTERZONE 304 BOOK ZONE PAUL MCAULEY SPACED FLIGHT Bester's Alfred From The Demolished Man and Philip K. Dick's D o Androids Dream of t Nick Electric Sheep?, Harkaway's Titanium Noir and Alastair Reynolds' Halcyon Years, science fiction frequently finds a good use for the gritty style and cynical attitude of hardboiled and noir films and fictions. There's a

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Also included with Interzone 304 is an excellent review of my novel The Ganymedan by Paul McAuley!

INTERZONE 304 CONTENTS IZ 304 / MARCH 2026 CLIMBING STORIEs // Aliya Whiteley column, 1600 words Mutant popcorN // Nick Lowe column, 8850 words County Colours // Val Nolan story illustrated by Emma Howitt, 12,730 words BODYSWAP.GOV // R.T.Ester story, 3460 words REBOOT THЕ SKY // Dominic Green story, 7390 words The IsLand WIthout SPICE // Jennifer Jeanne McArdle story, 8230 words 2 pages left in chapter 1%

NKATA // Simon Guerrier story, 4270 words CoPS ANd RoBBErs #1: The Bridge // Rachael Cupp story, 4570 words DAnCInG IN THE LIBRARy // Una McCormack story, 1460 words Book Zone // Kelly Jennings. Paul Kincaid, Paul McAuley Val Nolan book reviews, 12,120 words THE A to Z of ZELAZNy / Alexander Glass story, 2010 words FoLDEd Spaces // Val Nolan story, 1630 words INTERZONE * PATREON 2 pages left in chapter 1%

I'm thrilled to be included with this amazing group of authors and feature writers for Interzone 304. My story BodySwap(dot)gov is about a botched military engagement in the middle eastern desert and the behind-the-scenes scramble to control the fallout.

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INTERZONE 304 CONTENTS IZ 304 / MARCH 2026 CLIMBING STORIEs // Aliya Whiteley column, 1600 words Mutant popcorN // Nick Lowe column, 8850 words County Colours // Val Nolan story illustrated by Emma Howitt, 12,730 words BODYSWAP.GOV // R.T.Ester story, 3460 words REBOOT THЕ SKY // Dominic Green story, 7390 words The IsLand WIthout SPICE // Jennifer Jeanne McArdle story, 8230 words 2 pages left in chapter 1%

NKATA // Simon Guerrier story, 4270 words CoPS ANd RoBBErs #1: The Bridge // Rachael Cupp story, 4570 words DAnCInG IN THE LIBRARy // Una McCormack story, 1460 words Book Zone // Kelly Jennings. Paul Kincaid, Paul McAuley Val Nolan book reviews, 12,120 words THE A to Z of ZELAZNy / Alexander Glass story, 2010 words FoLDEd Spaces // Val Nolan story, 1630 words INTERZONE * PATREON 2 pages left in chapter 1%

I'm thrilled to be included with this amazing group of authors and feature writers for Interzone 304. My story BodySwap(dot)gov is about a botched military engagement in the middle eastern desert and the behind-the-scenes scramble to control the fallout.

shop.interzone.press/b/IxvFR

Interzone 304 has arrived.
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with stories by Rachael Cupp, R.T. Ester, Dominic Green, Simon Guerrier, Val Nolan, and Jennifer Jeanne McArdle.

An aerial photo shows three diggers excavating the ground for graves. More than 65 graves are already dug. Those not yet dug are marked out by chalk.

Not a single US newspaper will publish this photo. No news channel will broadcast it.

The graves are being prepared for more than 80 young children killed in the US/Israeli strike on the school in Minab, Iran on Saturday.

(📸 Middle East Observer)

Is anyone else noticing an ideologically biased pattern of behavior here?

Only £167 left. 🤍

Not just a number —
it’s our children’s school, their safety, their only sense of normal life.🫂

We’ve come so far — please help us finish this last step and keep their future protected 🏫✨

Poster for Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway.

This was pretty good.

The Cookout: A Speculative Fiction Anthology Sci-fi, fantasy, & horror stories by Black authors, centering traditions of “the cookout” — the joy, the drama, and the delicious food.

Down to the wire! 3 days to go and only $457 shy of our goal. @tco-anthology.bsky.social is OPEN for Submissions! www.kickstarter.com/projects/and...

People dont want these bases. Time and again the US has not fulfilled its promises.

I saw Qatari accounts posting "Those that cover themselves with the US are naked"

Allowing British bases to be used in an illegal war of aggression is a catastrophic and historic mistake.

Britain has been dragged into another war because our Prime Minister would rather appease Donald Trump than stand up for international law.

we have a psychotic, murderous, christian nationalist as secretary of defense

Pentagon tells Congress no sign that Iran was going to attack US first, sources say Trump administration officials acknowledged in closed-door briefings with congressional staff on Sunday that there was no intelligence suggesting Iran planned to attack U.S. forces first, two people f...

we reached the “no WMDs” phase in two days.

BREAKING: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has barred the U.S. from using Spanish military bases for attacks on Iran.

John Bolton Sounds the Alarm on Trump’s Iran Gamble In an exclusive, Trump’s onetime national security adviser warns the strike on Iran may deepen conflict, create a dangerous power vacuum — and plunge the region into turmoil.

You know you’re fucked when even John Bolton is like “whoa Nelly”

Only a thorough and consistent break with the capitalists in both home and foreign policy can save our revolution and our country, which is gripped in the iron vice of imperialism.

15 US military aircraft have left the Rota and Morón air bases after Spain refused to allow them to be used for operations related to Iran, Reuters reports.

Video: Sky News via X (@SkyNews)

killed by him!!!

Richard Hanania tweet: Has any theory in international relations been more discredited than blowback? It turns out you can just kill bad people and everything is fine.

I swear these people don't have object permanence

See new posts Conversation Drop Site @DropSiteNews 🔴 Rachel Maddow claims “it is the Gulf Arab states” that stand to benefit most from Iran being weakened. She said Gulf states “rented the services of the United States military to start a war that they want.” In a nearly 20-minute segment titled “Follow the MONEY,” Rachel Maddow mentioned Israel—which has publicly called for U.S.-led regime change in Iran—only twice. 💬 In that portion of the segment, she states: “I mean, there's a lot of attention on Israel and indeed Israel and the United States have worked together in the bombing campaign, not only the one that started today, but the campaign against Iran in June. But it is the Gulf Arab states who are arrayed against Iran, who want Iran removed as their regional rival. It is those countries that have been assiduously buying up members of the Trump family and the Trump administration with just astonishing amounts of cash in recent years, and particularly in recent months. And now for that low, low price, they appear to have rented the services of the United States military to start a war that they want, but that the American people do not.” 🎥 VIDEO: A clip from her MSNOW analysis

🔴 Rachel Maddow claims “it is the Gulf Arab states” that stand to benefit most from Iran being weakened. She said Gulf states “rented the services of the United States military to start a war that they want.”

In a nearly 20-min segment titled “Follow the MONEY,” Maddow mentioned Israel—which has...

According to the report, on Saturday night a U.S. official, through a mediator believed to be Italy, conveyed a proposal to reach an immediate ceasefire, potentially within a day.

Trump is seeking a quick end to the US military campaign against Iran following the reported killing of Iran’s supreme leader, according to a Ynet piece.

US officials had envisioned a short, 4-to-5-day op. aimed at weakening Tehran & forcing it back to the negotiating table.

According to the...

Scion by Thomas Ha Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

Hey there. Latest story, now out, "Scion." Strangeness. Estrangement. And the history that gets lost in between. A son and father in a moving house. Deranged relatives at cross-purposes. A community fleeing a murderous intruder. A crumbling lunar colony in revolt. Hope folks enjoy. Twisty one.

Can a nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot.

Jake Lang's Failed Race Riot The clown show makes a stop in Frisco, Texas

This one is a Bluesky special -- I went to a failed race riot in a Plano, Texas parking lot.

Polymarket Iran Bets Hit $529 Million as New Wallets Draw Notice As US and Israeli bombs fell on Iran this weekend, bettors on Polymarket — where $529 million was traded on contracts tied to the timing of the strikes — were cashing in. Almost immediately, blockchain sleuths began hunting for unusual patterns in recent bets.

As US and Israeli bombs fell on Iran this weekend, bettors on Polymarket — where $529 million was traded on contracts tied to the timing of the strikes — were cashing in

Pictures of Waseem and his young sons amidst the rubble.

From Waseem: With the escalation of the conflict and the closure of Gaza's crossings, basic necessities like food and medicine are becoming scarce. Prices are skyrocketing, and markets are nearly empty. I urgently need €200 to cover food and school fees. ❤️ Please support us.
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