Andrew B. Crisp
@andrewbcrisp.bsky.social
Amateur Science Fiction Writer and Fan. Resides in Atlantic Canada.
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If I were writing a book about a repressive state run by a golf-obsessed dictator I'd call it NINETEEN EIGHTY FORE.
October 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
If I were writing a book about a repressive state run by a golf-obsessed dictator I'd call it NINETEEN EIGHTY FORE.
A much-needed timeline cleanser.
Trying a little something new, would you believe this took 3 days to render?
October 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
A much-needed timeline cleanser.
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Though, on reflection, said high inclination might just be the result of the gravity dance between Alpha Centauri A, B, and Ab. Ah well.
September 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Though, on reflection, said high inclination might just be the result of the gravity dance between Alpha Centauri A, B, and Ab. Ah well.
The high inclination (relative to the binary) combined with the high eccentricity suggests to me this might be an interstellar capture. Not going to bet money on it, though.
September 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The high inclination (relative to the binary) combined with the high eccentricity suggests to me this might be an interstellar capture. Not going to bet money on it, though.
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Has science gone too far?
August 29, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Has science gone too far?
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Three stars in a trenchcoat
This Famous Star Is a Total Fraud, Astronomers Say. Earendel may not just be a single star, but a whole group of them. gizmodo.com/the-farthest...
This Famous Star Is a Total Fraud, Astronomers Say
Earendel may not just be a single star, but a whole group of them.
gizmodo.com
August 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Three stars in a trenchcoat
Today I learned about the existence of drugstore beetles and now I'm picturing a bug in a chemist's apron asking for your prescription.
August 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Today I learned about the existence of drugstore beetles and now I'm picturing a bug in a chemist's apron asking for your prescription.
Perhaps the NeoG novels by @kbwagers.com? The stories are set in the aftermath of a Collapse and show a resurgent humanity expanding out among the worlds of Sol and Trappist. Not a generational epic but definitely solarpunk.
June 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Perhaps the NeoG novels by @kbwagers.com? The stories are set in the aftermath of a Collapse and show a resurgent humanity expanding out among the worlds of Sol and Trappist. Not a generational epic but definitely solarpunk.
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June 17, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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We just found out this existed, but I know several SF stories about civilizations on planets like this e.g. Michael Coney's Hello Summer, Goodbye. If this isn't exactly that, people will write more SF with planets just like this, because "What would it be like to live there?" is the first question.
A system that shouldn’t exist: a planet in a retrograde orbit that passes *between* two stars. New measurements suggest it either started out in orbit around both stars and moved as the stars aged, or it actually formed from *material ejected by one star* as it reached old age 🔭🧪
Weird planet is orbiting backwards between two stars
After two decades of debate, research confirms that an odd binary star system has an equally odd planetary companion
www.newscientist.com
May 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
We just found out this existed, but I know several SF stories about civilizations on planets like this e.g. Michael Coney's Hello Summer, Goodbye. If this isn't exactly that, people will write more SF with planets just like this, because "What would it be like to live there?" is the first question.
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I don't remember the last time I was this emotionally invested
April 15, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I don't remember the last time I was this emotionally invested
Marking my calendar!
I have been so excited since I found out this would be announced today! RIP any ability for me to concentrate: www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2...
Apple’s new sci-fi series “Murderbot” to make global debut May 16, 2025
Today, Apple TV+ unveiled a first look at “Murderbot,” created by Chris and Paul Weitz and starring Alexander Skarsgård
www.apple.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Marking my calendar!
Agh. NovelLA. I keep thinking "book = novel". 😅
January 16, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Agh. NovelLA. I keep thinking "book = novel". 😅
I haven't had the chance to read that novel yet; but I have read some of his short fiction in Asimov's Science Fiction over the past few years. He's good!
January 16, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I haven't had the chance to read that novel yet; but I have read some of his short fiction in Asimov's Science Fiction over the past few years. He's good!
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If you send another Star Fleet vessel a casual greeting, is it a S'upspace message?
December 7, 2024 at 1:01 PM
If you send another Star Fleet vessel a casual greeting, is it a S'upspace message?
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I feel like some of my followers may be interested in the Log Driver's Waltz merchandise from retrokid.ca
December 6, 2024 at 11:17 PM
I feel like some of my followers may be interested in the Log Driver's Waltz merchandise from retrokid.ca
Deactivated my account on the former Twitter; hadn't really touched it over the past year and a bit, but it felt right, given current circumstances. Decided also not to save an archive of my old tweets; nothing I said there was worth saving, in my opinion.
November 11, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Deactivated my account on the former Twitter; hadn't really touched it over the past year and a bit, but it felt right, given current circumstances. Decided also not to save an archive of my old tweets; nothing I said there was worth saving, in my opinion.
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Implausibly, the final UI in Apohaqui, New Brunswick, are silent. It’s just pronounced Apohawk.
If you pronounce Maugerville a certain way, I will know if you're from here or not. Or Rusagonis.
(Major ville, Rush a gornish)
(Major ville, Rush a gornish)
November 9, 2024 at 2:06 AM
Implausibly, the final UI in Apohaqui, New Brunswick, are silent. It’s just pronounced Apohawk.
I saw the news. To my American friends, I am so sorry.
November 6, 2024 at 10:19 AM
I saw the news. To my American friends, I am so sorry.
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An interesting thread; worth noting.
Some Thoughts On Revolutions
If you’re calling for a revolution you’ve already slightly missed the point of what they are and how they happen. You can choose rebellion, riot, coup, insurrection and so on. You can choose radical policies. Revolution is different.
If you’re calling for a revolution you’ve already slightly missed the point of what they are and how they happen. You can choose rebellion, riot, coup, insurrection and so on. You can choose radical policies. Revolution is different.
November 2, 2024 at 7:29 PM
An interesting thread; worth noting.
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A horrifying cartoon for Halloween (originally for Guardian Books).
October 31, 2024 at 11:30 AM
A horrifying cartoon for Halloween (originally for Guardian Books).
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I found this WAY too funny, 🤣.
October 5, 2024 at 7:27 PM
I found this WAY too funny, 🤣.