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Martin Rundkvist<p>I've learned that the Hugo voters don't share my tastes. But it's been years since I read a Nebula winner. So now I've put into my reading queue:</p><p>* The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera</p><p>* Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell</p><p><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a></p>
jmorley<p>Smoking <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Wordletrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wordletrek</span></a></p><p>⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨<br>🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩<br>⬜🟨🟩⬜🟩<br>⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩<br>🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p><p>AHH Spock smoking industrial chimneys <br>again quite important in Earth's development</p><p>Yes sir so often I'm thinking how lucky we are to have you with us with your peoples history of playing with fire </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/wordle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wordle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/startrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>startrek</span></a></p>
oceaniceternity<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p>I just started <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/SpaceOddity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceOddity</span></a> by C. Valente and it's such a... Fun book. Her use of language is fun, and the way it states self evident things that makes you look at yourself and laugh is nice.</p><p>&gt; The most dangerous being in the universe is somebody who's never felt special in all their lives. If you meet one in a dark alley, run.</p><p><a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/amreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amreading</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a></p>
Inkican<p>Hola <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpecFic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpecFic</span></a> - come listen to my scifi short stories and essays - <a href="https://youtu.be/DPaTwsgCKJI" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/DPaTwsgCKJI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>audiobook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>audiobooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a></p>
earthling<p>The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023 by R. F. Kuang &amp; John Joseph Adams </p><p>“Short stories have to accomplish a nearly impossible magic trick: to introduce a world often much stranger than our own and make you care about it in a matter of pages,” writes R. F. Kuang in her introduction. “The most important part of this magic trick is just a willingness to get weird.” </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a></p>
Leaping Woman<p>@bookstodon Picked up my pre-ordered copy and consumed it immediately. The Space Cat is such a delight! That applies to both the book and its feline protagonist, Periwinkle. Adding this to my Books for Cheering Up list. <a href="https://spore.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/caturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>caturday</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/GraphicNovel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GraphicNovel</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/TheSpaceCat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheSpaceCat</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/@nnedi/115028999693762827" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mas.to/@nnedi/1150289996937628</span><span class="invisible">27</span></a></p>
Inkican<p>Yo there <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieAuthors</span></a> - come listen to my scifi short stories and essays - <a href="https://youtu.be/gApNfUXM5B8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/gApNfUXM5B8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>audiobook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>audiobooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a></p>
Inkican<p>Sup <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VR</span></a> - come listen to my scifi short stories and essays - <a href="https://youtu.be/mXIipmJmucQ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/mXIipmJmucQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>audiobook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>audiobooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a></p>
RJB / Mallacore<p>One of my Stargate based fan designs. </p><p>Phoenix class.</p><p>Enjoy.</p><p><a href="https://socel.net/tags/scifiart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifiart</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/fanart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fanart</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/stargate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stargate</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/stargatesg1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stargatesg1</span></a></p>
Inkican<p>Good to see you <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ShortStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShortStories</span></a> - come listen to my scifi short stories and essays - <a href="https://youtu.be/wO538-Bd-cQ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/wO538-Bd-cQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>audiobook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>audiobooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a></p>
Inkican<p>Hey there <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BookRecommendations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookRecommendations</span></a> - come listen to my scifi short stories and essays - <a href="https://youtu.be/AKfo9IZZY20" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/AKfo9IZZY20</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>audiobook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>audiobooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a></p>
Orange Lantern :verifiedbisexual: <a class="hashtag" href="https://labyrinth.zone/tag/pennedpossibilities" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PennedPossibilities</a> 57. MC POV: What is the worst emotion a being can feel?<br><br>Kait: Boredom. Wait. Is boredom even an emotion?<br>Eden: I guess?<br>Liam: You getting bored is usually worse for everyone else.<br>Kait: Way to belittle my suffering.<br>Liam: Last time you got bored, it ended with a riot, three buildings on fire, and us leaving the planet under RedLink blaster fire.<br>Eden: I thought that was pretty normal for you guys.<br>Mari: It is, unfortunately.<br>Liam: She gets bored a lot.<br>Kait: First of all, this riot led to Ascendant eventually improving worker conditions in HabZone 14 …<br>Mari: … which, admittedly, was the mission goal.<br>Kait: … secondly, the *last* time I got bored, I restarted your VoidQuest run, because your build was garbage.<br>Liam: So much for not touching my saves.<br>Kait: I was doing you a favor there.<br>Eden: Well. Let’s just hope this doesn’t get boring for you.<br>Kait: Guess you’ll just have to keep me entertained. [grins wide]<br>Liam: Eh. This establishment is used to the excitement of Kait being bored.<br>Mari: This is a very odd sentence. Worse that it makes sense.<br><br><br><a class="hashtag" href="https://labyrinth.zone/tag/scifi" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scifi</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://labyrinth.zone/tag/ttrpg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ttrpg</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://labyrinth.zone/tag/pnp" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pnp</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://labyrinth.zone/tag/voidfront" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#voidfront</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://labyrinth.zone/tag/worldbuilding" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldbuilding</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://labyrinth.zone/tag/gamedesign" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamedesign</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://labyrinth.zone/tag/amwriting" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://labyrinth.zone/tag/writing" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Writing</a>
RJB / Mallacore<p>One of my Stargate based fan designs. </p><p>Helios class.</p><p>Enjoy.</p><p><a href="https://socel.net/tags/scifiart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifiart</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/fanart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fanart</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/stargate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stargate</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/stargatesg1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stargatesg1</span></a></p>
Inkican<p>Hiya <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeekLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeekLife</span></a> - come listen to my scifi short stories and essays - <a href="https://youtu.be/sHlrIiXeMsE" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/sHlrIiXeMsE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>audiobook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>audiobooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a></p>
Jon F<p>Friday is Foundation Day, Wednesday is Alien Day.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/scienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/sciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciFi</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>Just-announced album already looks like it will make singer [Taylor Swift] and partner Travis Kelce hysterically famous at a new level.</p><p>Who gives a f*ck about Ukraine, Gaza and US fascism when she "is the one to beat"?</p><p>In a strange twist of reality, both <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Orwell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Orwell</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Huxley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Huxley</span></a> seem to have been right about the future they imagined for us more than ¾ of a century ago: newspeak and soma are both doing a fantastic job.</p><p>So, cheer up everybody because Taylor Swift is offering you "catharsis".</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a></p>
zillu ☕️🧡<p>avali ship, racing the stars 🌠<br>for Umbreh and Mirage<br><a href="https://critter.cafe/tags/furry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>furry</span></a> <a href="https://critter.cafe/tags/furryart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>furryart</span></a> <a href="https://critter.cafe/tags/avali" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>avali</span></a> <a href="https://critter.cafe/tags/spaceship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spaceship</span></a> <a href="https://critter.cafe/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://critter.cafe/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a></p>
Ben! (Boo!)<p>My dream job would be to travel back to the 70s and 80s and direct low budget Canadian genre movies aimed at making a profit on the US grindhouse circuit.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/cinema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cinema</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>canada</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/bmovie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bmovie</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>horror</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ActionAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActionAdventure</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>film</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>movies</span></a></p>
Inkican<p>What�s up? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Storytelling</span></a> - come listen to my scifi short stories and essays - <a href="https://youtu.be/DPaTwsgCKJI" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/DPaTwsgCKJI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>audiobook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/audiobooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>audiobooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a></p>
Cory Dransfeldt :demi:<p>🎥 Superman (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) <a href="https://follow.coryd.dev/tags/Scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scifi</span></a> <a href="https://follow.coryd.dev/tags/Action" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Action</span></a> <a href="https://follow.coryd.dev/tags/Adventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Adventure</span></a></p><p>Look up. Superman, a journalist in Metropolis, embarks on a journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent.</p><p><a href="https://www.coryd.dev/watching/movies/1061474" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">coryd.dev/watching/movies/1061</span><span class="invisible">474</span></a></p>