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Allan Dyen-Shapiro<p>IT'S OUT!!! Digitally, on Amazon, at least. More platforms and the paperback coming this month. </p><p>Blamed for a toxin poisoning the air, Joe is leaving the Bay Area with his 18-month-old daughter. He's trapped in Oakland. Most of the city wants him dead.</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D95QGYS5?fbclid=IwY2xjawKq4-ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFVRUM4Z0tmWFBjaHlXOUdDAR7ycjBGpD_0sg016EyCTXA3Pm7x21pdtlk4Zxy7NG8aexudRcHlCWJwrX2vxA_aem__ya3qhR6NlYIl-h3t3Gm3w" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/dp/B0D95QGYS5?fbcli</span><span class="invisible">d=IwY2xjawKq4-ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFVRUM4Z0tmWFBjaHlXOUdDAR7ycjBGpD_0sg016EyCTXA3Pm7x21pdtlk4Zxy7NG8aexudRcHlCWJwrX2vxA_aem__ya3qhR6NlYIl-h3t3Gm3w</span></a></p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalRacism</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SocialResponsibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialResponsibility</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Cyanobacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cyanobacteria</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/GeneticEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneticEngineering</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingSciFi</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingScienceFiction</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorsOfMastodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersOfMastodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p>
Allan Dyen-Shapiro<p>My latest story is out in the world! Medical science fiction (yes, the title is a play on an early Prozac slogan). But also about <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/immigrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigrant</span></a> struggles and family drama. Enjoy!</p><p><a href="https://factorfourmag.com/mindseye-lets-you-love-again-by-allan-dyen-shapiro/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">factorfourmag.com/mindseye-let</span><span class="invisible">s-you-love-again-by-allan-dyen-shapiro/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/FlashFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlashFiction</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStory</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersOfMastodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorsOfMastodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingScienceFiction</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingSciFi</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersLife</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingLife</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Bookstadon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstadon</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Miami" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Miami</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Pharma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pharma</span></a></p>
Allan Dyen-Shapiro<p>A short story sale! "MindsEye Lets You Love Again" just sold to Factor Four Magazine. A medical science fiction story that ropes in immigrant struggles and family drama, all in 996 words. </p><p>It will be a free click, so I will definitely circulate the link once it comes out.</p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStory</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/FlashFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlashFiction</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingScienceFiction</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingSciFi</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersOfMastodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorsOfMastodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersLife</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fiction</span></a></p>
Allan Dyen-Shapiro<p>My "character-driven hard SF story" about a sociopath who goes to work for a company developing a method to implant thoughts will soon see publication.</p><p>"Power and Control Through Vocabulary" will run in Volume 27 of Stupefying Stories. I'm super-proud of it.</p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorsOfMastodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersOfMastodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingFiction</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingSciFi</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingScienceFiction</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Neuroscience</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Sociopathy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sociopathy</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writer</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersLife</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fiction</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStory</span></a></p>
Zuri (he/him) 🕐 CET<p>But when I do Fantasy and Science Fiction, I only start writing when the world in my head is convincing enough and played through a few scenarios </p><p>2/2</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/amWritingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amWritingFantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/amWritingScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amWritingScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/amWritingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amWritingSciFi</span></a></p>
Allan Dyen-Shapiro<p>My silliest story ever--it's about a time traveling heavy metal band. Enjoy:</p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/HeavyMetal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeavyMetal</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/TmeTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TmeTravel</span></a><br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorsOfMastodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersOfMastodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/FlashFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlashFiction</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingSciFi</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingFiction</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a><br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/codex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>codex</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a><br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Funny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Funny</span></a><br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersLife</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingLife</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writers</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writer</span></a><br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingScienceFiction</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://translunartravelerslounge.com/2024/08/15/scam-likely-and-the-future-desperados-by-allan-dyen-shapiro/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">translunartravelerslounge.com/</span><span class="invisible">2024/08/15/scam-likely-and-the-future-desperados-by-allan-dyen-shapiro/</span></a></p>
Allan Dyen-Shapiro<p>Two new stories out today in B-Cubed Press Anthology Southern Truths. You want the inside on US South--terrific stories in this anthology. Mine are "In The Darkness Defending the Wall" and "Healthcare Bitch Is For Da People."</p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/USSouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USSouth</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/alabama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alabama</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/HealthCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthCare</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/hurricane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hurricane</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersOfMastodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorsOfMastodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingFiction</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingDystopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingDystopia</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingScienceFiction</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingSciFi</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SuperHero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SuperHero</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DL1NKXNW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3NAYOVY9D9UZV&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Qn63b7Deo7zFwxddX0xeQg3O_b8R_TChQcWdIF0CVrLiqeN_vjHMPhBCRP6IO90FcXzs5rSirOySrJf1ZjpTT39vhuWIwiiMGyz12jN34u1rdSDVXUwCA1C1XqnSaILjXldEeCXU8MmVgdeNRpCW7g.heTw_RS3IH30pRcU8Cg51s9ngNi9Pmijc8BwqCNDBlk&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=southern+truths&amp;qid=1729975903&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=southern+truths%2Cdigital-text%2C185&amp;sr=1-1&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawGKXJJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHa5ptsdtO22N0lEXepyoPgKWadwTervqyJ3DVRZaUCvBe8Bwxbx7Jm_mVA_aem_q5cl772GlUeGLeh7TOw_ew" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/dp/B0DL1NKXNW/ref=s</span><span class="invisible">r_1_1?crid=3NAYOVY9D9UZV&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Qn63b7Deo7zFwxddX0xeQg3O_b8R_TChQcWdIF0CVrLiqeN_vjHMPhBCRP6IO90FcXzs5rSirOySrJf1ZjpTT39vhuWIwiiMGyz12jN34u1rdSDVXUwCA1C1XqnSaILjXldEeCXU8MmVgdeNRpCW7g.heTw_RS3IH30pRcU8Cg51s9ngNi9Pmijc8BwqCNDBlk&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=southern+truths&amp;qid=1729975903&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=southern+truths%2Cdigital-text%2C185&amp;sr=1-1&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawGKXJJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHa5ptsdtO22N0lEXepyoPgKWadwTervqyJ3DVRZaUCvBe8Bwxbx7Jm_mVA_aem_q5cl772GlUeGLeh7TOw_ew</span></a></p>
Allan Dyen-Shapiro<p>My story--free click, ~12-minute read</p><p><a href="https://smallwondersmag.com/piece/the-six-clues-that-tipped-me-off/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">smallwondersmag.com/piece/the-</span><span class="invisible">six-clues-that-tipped-me-off/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writers</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorsOfMastodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/writerscommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writerscommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersOfMastodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingLife</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingScienceFiction</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmReading</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingSciFi</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/TimeTravelAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimeTravelAuthors</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/TimeTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimeTravel</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Bittersweet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bittersweet</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/LoveGoneWrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoveGoneWrong</span></a></p>
Allan Dyen-Shapiro<p>I am making up in timely for what I've lacked in consistency: new blog post. It explains what Wired said today but with 40 years of perspective. Lots of cool stuff today. Enjoy:</p><p><a href="https://www.allandyenshapiro.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">allandyenshapiro.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/NobelPrize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NobelPrize</span></a><br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/nobel2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nobel2024</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/NobelPrizeForChemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NobelPrizeForChemistry</span></a><br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersOfMastodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorsOfMastodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writers</span></a><br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingScienceFiction</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/DatatScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DatatScience</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/TedChiang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TedChiang</span></a></p>
Zuri (he/him) 🕐 CET<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WritersCoffeeClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersCoffeeClub</span></a> 11 Do you consider any of your work to be unfilmable?</p><p>Not per se. It's all a matter of budget.</p><p>I would shoot the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SoulBearer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoulBearer</span></a> trilogy in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TheVolume" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheVolume</span></a>/ <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Stagecraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stagecraft</span></a>™️ due to it being fantasy and therefore requiring quite some VFX shots. Later scenes of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FindingMe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FindingMe</span></a> take place in the future. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MichaelAndLucas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MichaelAndLucas</span></a> probably never gets completed.</p><p>1/</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/amWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ZuriStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZuriStories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SoulBearerLegacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoulBearerLegacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/amWritingFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amWritingFantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/amWritingScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amWritingScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/amWritingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amWritingSciFi</span></a></p>
Zuri (he/him) 🕐 CET<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordWeavers</span></a> JUL-28 Are any of your MC’s ever pregnant or nursing on page?</p><p>Well, not pregnant per se, but in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MichaelAndLucas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MichaelAndLucas</span></a>, an earlier story of mine, there are two gay men, who conceive a child solely from their genomes/chromosome sets.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/amWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ZuriStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZuriStories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/amWritingScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amWritingScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/amWritingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amWritingSciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/queerFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>queerFiction</span></a></p>
Allan Dyen-Shapiro<p>Hi, all! I am in Boston for <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Readercon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Readercon</span></a>. If you are attending, tomorrow (Thursday), 8:30 pm, Salon C, I'd love it if you show up for my reading of a <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cyberpunk</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humor</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStory</span></a>. <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorsOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersLife</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingLife</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingSciFi</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingScienceFiction</span></a></p>
Zuri (he/him) 🕐 CET<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WordWeavers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordWeavers</span></a> MAY-28 — Do you include inside jokes for friends or fan groups in your stories?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FindingMe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FindingMe</span></a> is essentially two nerd besties talking about <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> 24/7, while discovering that <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TimeTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimeTravel</span></a> apparently is possible</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/amWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ZuriStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZuriStories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/amWritingScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amWritingScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/amWritingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amWritingSciFi</span></a></p>
Allan Dyen-Shapiro<p>My science fiction <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humor</span></a> story of a time-traveling <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/HeavyMetal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeavyMetal</span></a> band, “Scam Likely and the Future Desperados,” just sold to Translunar Travelers Lounge!! Very excited to share it with you. </p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/TimeTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimeTravel</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorsOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersLife</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingLife</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingSciFi</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStory</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/FlashFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlashFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/SpeculativeFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpeculativeFiction</span></a></p>
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Jason William Karpf<p>Pentagon finds 'no evidence' of alien technology in new UFO report - NPR</p><p>A report that will satisfy no one.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/religion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>religion</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodonbooks.net/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonbooks.net/tags/ChristianSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianSciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonbooks.net/tags/UFO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UFO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonbooks.net/tags/amwritingsciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwritingsciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonbooks.net/tags/secretscifinetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secretscifinetwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonbooks.net/tags/ProfessorK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProfessorK</span></a> <a href="https://apple.news/ANMSBiy4ORxG-0vgA8EW4-g" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apple.news/ANMSBiy4ORxG-0vgA8E</span><span class="invisible">W4-g</span></a></p>
Zuri (he/him) 🕐 CET<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WritersCoffeeClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersCoffeeClub</span></a> FEB-19 Do you give your characters mannerisms? How do you do this?</p><p>Luca just can't stand making a nerdy popculture (mostly Science Fiction-related) joke when Marc is around.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/amWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amWriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ZuriStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZuriStories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WritingDiscussion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingDiscussion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WritersChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersChat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FindingMe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FindingMe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/amWritingScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amWritingScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/amWritingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amWritingSciFi</span></a></p>
Allan Dyen-Shapiro<p>1 short story rejection received today; 5 submissions sent out. Not exactly a s sustainable rate, but it was a productive afternoon. All <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> today. First time in a while. I'd been dabbling with sister genres.</p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersOfMastodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorsOfMastodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingLife</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersLife</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingScienceFiction</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingSciFi</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersCommunity</span></a></p>
Allan Dyen-Shapiro<p>Well, that was a research rabbit hole. To get what ended up being one 13-word clause in one sentence of a story I'm writing correct, I ended up investigating the entire history of Title VII anti-discrimination protections in Florida. </p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingSciFi</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingScienceFiction</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorsOfMastodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersOfMastodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersCommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingLife</span></a></p>
Allan Dyen-Shapiro<p>A first-reader-liked-it-held-for-further-consideration email from my favorite science fiction publication, one I've never made it into. It made my day. And yes, I know this won't necessarily pan out, but still. </p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersOfMastodon</span></a><br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorsOfMastodon</span></a><br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingFiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingScienceFiction</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWritingSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWritingSciFi</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritersCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersCommunity</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WritingLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingLife</span></a> <br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WriterLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WriterLife</span></a></p>