Bruce Arthurs
@brucearthursaz.bsky.social
Long-time SF/F reader, occasional writer. I live in Arizona with my wife, several housemates, and a small mob of cats.
I strive for posts that are amusing, informative, and/or wise. (The last one's the toughie.)
I strive for posts that are amusing, informative, and/or wise. (The last one's the toughie.)
February 14, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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In cartoon news, Tubi just revealed practically the entirety of the classic Warner Bros/Hanna-Barbera/Cartoon Network library is coming to the platform this March.
For those who don't wanna visit the bird site, here's the full list of what's coming.
For those who don't wanna visit the bird site, here's the full list of what's coming.
February 14, 2026 at 1:49 AM
In cartoon news, Tubi just revealed practically the entirety of the classic Warner Bros/Hanna-Barbera/Cartoon Network library is coming to the platform this March.
For those who don't wanna visit the bird site, here's the full list of what's coming.
For those who don't wanna visit the bird site, here's the full list of what's coming.
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💛 Happy #LibraryLoversDay 💛
If you love libraries, biodiversity, and open knowledge, please consider making a gift to the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Your support keeps 63+ million pages freely available to everyone, everywhere. #ILoveBHL
Donate: ancrywkv.donorsupport.co/page/BHLDona...
If you love libraries, biodiversity, and open knowledge, please consider making a gift to the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Your support keeps 63+ million pages freely available to everyone, everywhere. #ILoveBHL
Donate: ancrywkv.donorsupport.co/page/BHLDona...
February 14, 2026 at 2:57 PM
💛 Happy #LibraryLoversDay 💛
If you love libraries, biodiversity, and open knowledge, please consider making a gift to the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Your support keeps 63+ million pages freely available to everyone, everywhere. #ILoveBHL
Donate: ancrywkv.donorsupport.co/page/BHLDona...
If you love libraries, biodiversity, and open knowledge, please consider making a gift to the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Your support keeps 63+ million pages freely available to everyone, everywhere. #ILoveBHL
Donate: ancrywkv.donorsupport.co/page/BHLDona...
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Hey I'm back! As some of you know, I experienced some scary harassment here last month when a user threatened me and the sanctuary I work for and I was shocked when they received only a 3-day suspension for that. I have now been assured that the offending account is permanently suspended, and
February 14, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Hey I'm back! As some of you know, I experienced some scary harassment here last month when a user threatened me and the sanctuary I work for and I was shocked when they received only a 3-day suspension for that. I have now been assured that the offending account is permanently suspended, and
Thinking about planned warehouse conversions into big detention centers, maybe track contractors & suppliers providing the actual conversion work, and publicly shame them too?
Besides visual observation, may be able to learn earlier from public notices of government contracts.
Besides visual observation, may be able to learn earlier from public notices of government contracts.
February 13, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Thinking about planned warehouse conversions into big detention centers, maybe track contractors & suppliers providing the actual conversion work, and publicly shame them too?
Besides visual observation, may be able to learn earlier from public notices of government contracts.
Besides visual observation, may be able to learn earlier from public notices of government contracts.
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Book Cover of the Day:
February 13, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Book Cover of the Day:
"Sure your dog is dead, Mr. Wick, but the Dow is over 50,000."
February 13, 2026 at 4:50 PM
"Sure your dog is dead, Mr. Wick, but the Dow is over 50,000."
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We hope you enjoy these 𝚌̶𝚘̶𝚗̶𝚟̶𝚎̶𝚛̶𝚜̶𝚊̶𝚝̶𝚒̶𝚘̶𝚗̶ conservation hearts from the Library of Congress! Happy Valentine's Day! 🩵💛🧡💚🩷
February 12, 2026 at 4:11 PM
We hope you enjoy these 𝚌̶𝚘̶𝚗̶𝚟̶𝚎̶𝚛̶𝚜̶𝚊̶𝚝̶𝚒̶𝚘̶𝚗̶ conservation hearts from the Library of Congress! Happy Valentine's Day! 🩵💛🧡💚🩷
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Hugo Noms have opened and I want to get in quick with this: there is a fabulous and vibrant contemporary SFF novella scene and the quality is *not* disproportionately located at tordotcom, which puts out brilliant work but does not have a monopoly on it.
5 titles for your consideration follow:
5 titles for your consideration follow:
February 12, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Hugo Noms have opened and I want to get in quick with this: there is a fabulous and vibrant contemporary SFF novella scene and the quality is *not* disproportionately located at tordotcom, which puts out brilliant work but does not have a monopoly on it.
5 titles for your consideration follow:
5 titles for your consideration follow:
Okay, okay, there really ARE times it's okay to use the "vomit" emoji.
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
February 12, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Okay, okay, there really ARE times it's okay to use the "vomit" emoji.
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#31DaysofOscar returns tomorrow and Oscar is going places!
Built around the iconic phrase, "And the Oscar goes to..." our programming lineup follows the mighty statuette exploring cinematic excellence as we globetrot across countries, realms, and so much more.
Built around the iconic phrase, "And the Oscar goes to..." our programming lineup follows the mighty statuette exploring cinematic excellence as we globetrot across countries, realms, and so much more.
February 12, 2026 at 10:11 PM
#31DaysofOscar returns tomorrow and Oscar is going places!
Built around the iconic phrase, "And the Oscar goes to..." our programming lineup follows the mighty statuette exploring cinematic excellence as we globetrot across countries, realms, and so much more.
Built around the iconic phrase, "And the Oscar goes to..." our programming lineup follows the mighty statuette exploring cinematic excellence as we globetrot across countries, realms, and so much more.
Wow, have I ever been spoiled by electronic submissions!
Getting ready to send "Home Front" back out, but it's to a market that only takes submissions by mail. First time in years I've done that. A 75 page manuscript + 9x12 envelope, over five dollars in postage. (Plus a SSAE for a reply.)
Getting ready to send "Home Front" back out, but it's to a market that only takes submissions by mail. First time in years I've done that. A 75 page manuscript + 9x12 envelope, over five dollars in postage. (Plus a SSAE for a reply.)
I had a 15K story, "Home Front", scheduled for issue 18 of BLACK CAT MYSTERY MAGAZINE.
Notified today that recent issue, #16, was the last. BCMM cancelled. *sigh*
Not bragging, "Home Front" is probably my best work ever. Hard to find markets for 15K, but guess it's back to the submission grind.
Notified today that recent issue, #16, was the last. BCMM cancelled. *sigh*
Not bragging, "Home Front" is probably my best work ever. Hard to find markets for 15K, but guess it's back to the submission grind.
February 12, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Wow, have I ever been spoiled by electronic submissions!
Getting ready to send "Home Front" back out, but it's to a market that only takes submissions by mail. First time in years I've done that. A 75 page manuscript + 9x12 envelope, over five dollars in postage. (Plus a SSAE for a reply.)
Getting ready to send "Home Front" back out, but it's to a market that only takes submissions by mail. First time in years I've done that. A 75 page manuscript + 9x12 envelope, over five dollars in postage. (Plus a SSAE for a reply.)
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"Still Life with Lobster, Drinking Horn and Glasses" by Willem Kalf, 1653.
positively enchanted by this lobster and had to share it
positively enchanted by this lobster and had to share it
February 12, 2026 at 8:51 AM
"Still Life with Lobster, Drinking Horn and Glasses" by Willem Kalf, 1653.
positively enchanted by this lobster and had to share it
positively enchanted by this lobster and had to share it
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Good morning! This man is a fucking liar.
Homan: "ICE is a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We're not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process."
February 12, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Good morning! This man is a fucking liar.
I appreciate it when markets give months of advance notice for their submission periods, instead of just weeks or sometimes days.
Yes, but for our 2027 issues! That will be during the entire month of August and our guidelines are unlikely to change, so you can check them out here:
newedgeswordandsorcery.com/submissions/
newedgeswordandsorcery.com/submissions/
February 12, 2026 at 3:30 PM
I appreciate it when markets give months of advance notice for their submission periods, instead of just weeks or sometimes days.
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🦁eBook Discount! THE PRIDE OF CHANUR by C.J. Cherryh is only $0.99 on Nook Books Under 2.99. The first in a series of “lively tales of swashbuckling capitalism in space” featuring a fascinating alien culture based on the social structure of lion prides
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February 12, 2026 at 3:04 PM
🦁eBook Discount! THE PRIDE OF CHANUR by C.J. Cherryh is only $0.99 on Nook Books Under 2.99. The first in a series of “lively tales of swashbuckling capitalism in space” featuring a fascinating alien culture based on the social structure of lion prides
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As Hilde's grown progressively more disabled over the years, we've had to learn or adopt many of the same lessons and changes Filigree posts about.
Did a lot of the legal paperwork stuff in 2018, when Hilde had 50/50 odds of surviving an essential surgery.
Did a lot of the legal paperwork stuff in 2018, when Hilde had 50/50 odds of surviving an essential surgery.
1/ #Caregiving Got a partially or fully bedridden patient? Might be helping one in the near future?
I have tips, learned the hard way.
Fist, look at their bedframe!
If it's one of those fancy all-the-way-to-the-floor pedestal frames, *get rid of it now*. Replace with a sturdy metal frame...
I have tips, learned the hard way.
Fist, look at their bedframe!
If it's one of those fancy all-the-way-to-the-floor pedestal frames, *get rid of it now*. Replace with a sturdy metal frame...
February 12, 2026 at 9:29 AM
As Hilde's grown progressively more disabled over the years, we've had to learn or adopt many of the same lessons and changes Filigree posts about.
Did a lot of the legal paperwork stuff in 2018, when Hilde had 50/50 odds of surviving an essential surgery.
Did a lot of the legal paperwork stuff in 2018, when Hilde had 50/50 odds of surviving an essential surgery.
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It is difficult to grasp the full extent of the Trump Administration's crimes and cruelty, but we must try. Here's an excellent thread that snaps into sharp focus the horror of this regime.
I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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February 12, 2026 at 3:10 AM
It is difficult to grasp the full extent of the Trump Administration's crimes and cruelty, but we must try. Here's an excellent thread that snaps into sharp focus the horror of this regime.
I have a (sort of) Jeffrey Carver story:
25-30 years ago, at local library with Hilde and a (female) friend who helped run local conventions, browsing shelves. Took down a Carver book, glanced at author photo.
"Gosh," I said, "This guy looks a lot like Christopher Reeve."
1/3
25-30 years ago, at local library with Hilde and a (female) friend who helped run local conventions, browsing shelves. Took down a Carver book, glanced at author photo.
"Gosh," I said, "This guy looks a lot like Christopher Reeve."
1/3
February 12, 2026 at 7:57 AM
I have a (sort of) Jeffrey Carver story:
25-30 years ago, at local library with Hilde and a (female) friend who helped run local conventions, browsing shelves. Took down a Carver book, glanced at author photo.
"Gosh," I said, "This guy looks a lot like Christopher Reeve."
1/3
25-30 years ago, at local library with Hilde and a (female) friend who helped run local conventions, browsing shelves. Took down a Carver book, glanced at author photo.
"Gosh," I said, "This guy looks a lot like Christopher Reeve."
1/3
SONG OF THE SOUTH. Actually the second release, in 1956; I hadn't been born yet by the first release in 1946. Only remember a few blips of it.
I would have been about 3-4 years old, taken with the rest of the family by our folks, so you can just wipe those horrified expressions off your faces.
I would have been about 3-4 years old, taken with the rest of the family by our folks, so you can just wipe those horrified expressions off your faces.
Have asked this before and always like the responses. What are your biggest “I saw that in the first run cinema” flexes? Couple of mine:
Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Office Space (1999)
Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Office Space (1999)
February 12, 2026 at 7:12 AM
SONG OF THE SOUTH. Actually the second release, in 1956; I hadn't been born yet by the first release in 1946. Only remember a few blips of it.
I would have been about 3-4 years old, taken with the rest of the family by our folks, so you can just wipe those horrified expressions off your faces.
I would have been about 3-4 years old, taken with the rest of the family by our folks, so you can just wipe those horrified expressions off your faces.
Just when you think your jaw can't drop any further...
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...
February 11, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Just when you think your jaw can't drop any further...
What I'm wearing to the Bluesky Valentine's Day Ball. What about you?
February 11, 2026 at 4:09 AM
What I'm wearing to the Bluesky Valentine's Day Ball. What about you?
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Found on Flickr: An album of photos from the 2025 The Chap Grand Flaneur Walk, a public stroll of folk showing off their very individual vintage clothing & style choices. Lots of inspiration for characters & costumes.
www.flickr.com/photos/soul_...
The fellow below *might* be a Time Lord.
www.flickr.com/photos/soul_...
The fellow below *might* be a Time Lord.
February 10, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Found on Flickr: An album of photos from the 2025 The Chap Grand Flaneur Walk, a public stroll of folk showing off their very individual vintage clothing & style choices. Lots of inspiration for characters & costumes.
www.flickr.com/photos/soul_...
The fellow below *might* be a Time Lord.
www.flickr.com/photos/soul_...
The fellow below *might* be a Time Lord.