J.A. Prentice
@japrenticewrites.bsky.social
He/they. SFWA Member. Stories published with Apex, Kaleidotrope, Big Finish, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, The Magazine of F&SF, Cast of Wonders, and more!
j.a.prenticewrites@gmail.com is my work contact email.
j.a.prenticewrites@gmail.com is my work contact email.
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“Come one now, come all ye, this story breaks free here…” – The New Pornographers, “Go Places”
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It’s New Story Day! “The Little Deaths of Autumn,” my very seasonally appropriate short story about fungi, is out now in the new issue of Kaleidotrope.
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it is a sacred day today.
November 11, 2025 at 6:12 AM
it is a sacred day today.
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Yeah, but what if this *isn't* late-stage capitalism? What if this is just the middle part of capitalism, before it goes into laying-its-eggs-inside-another-ideology-stage capitalism and makes giant capitalist wasps? Pretty sure it has to end in wasps.
November 11, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Yeah, but what if this *isn't* late-stage capitalism? What if this is just the middle part of capitalism, before it goes into laying-its-eggs-inside-another-ideology-stage capitalism and makes giant capitalist wasps? Pretty sure it has to end in wasps.
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Anytime I mention this story theres a few dozen people who never heard about it, so for those unaware
Tesla engineer was concerned about known thermal runaway problems in the batteries, elon and his head of security concoted a mass shooter threat pretending to be him, leaked it to the press and got a bolo issued to tried to get him swatted, Elon then stiffed his head of security
November 11, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Anytime I mention this story theres a few dozen people who never heard about it, so for those unaware
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Reminded me a little bit of the five-year-old girl I nannied when I was right out of college who, when I asked if she liked being the youngest, said “It rocks! ‘Cause I’ll be the last to die!”
November 11, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Reminded me a little bit of the five-year-old girl I nannied when I was right out of college who, when I asked if she liked being the youngest, said “It rocks! ‘Cause I’ll be the last to die!”
I saw someone say that Musk could easily clap back at Oates by pointing out the weird things she's posted if he was smarter, but I don't think that would work. This is getting under Musk's skin because he wants people to love him, while Oates doesn't care what anyone thinks about her.
November 11, 2025 at 6:04 AM
I saw someone say that Musk could easily clap back at Oates by pointing out the weird things she's posted if he was smarter, but I don't think that would work. This is getting under Musk's skin because he wants people to love him, while Oates doesn't care what anyone thinks about her.
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I would just live my life so that Joyce Carol Oates does not feel the need to destroy me.
November 11, 2025 at 5:56 AM
I would just live my life so that Joyce Carol Oates does not feel the need to destroy me.
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Played “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” for a five year old girl, and she told me, “You know, I do”
November 11, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Played “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” for a five year old girl, and she told me, “You know, I do”
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“The report found that the heaviest AI users are thought leadership writers (84%), PR/comms professionals (73%), and content marketing writers (73%).”
How can you be a thought leader when you don’t think? Fraud. Scam. Grift and nonsense!
How can you be a thought leader when you don’t think? Fraud. Scam. Grift and nonsense!
November 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
“The report found that the heaviest AI users are thought leadership writers (84%), PR/comms professionals (73%), and content marketing writers (73%).”
How can you be a thought leader when you don’t think? Fraud. Scam. Grift and nonsense!
How can you be a thought leader when you don’t think? Fraud. Scam. Grift and nonsense!
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And the audiobook just got a great review! www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read...
November 11, 2025 at 5:46 AM
And the audiobook just got a great review! www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read...
Holding off on my Awards Eligibility post for now because I've got another story coming out later this month and I think it's a pretty good one.
(Also wondering whether using the Mamdani font will still be cool and topical then or if I'll look like I'm behind the trends.)
(Also wondering whether using the Mamdani font will still be cool and topical then or if I'll look like I'm behind the trends.)
November 11, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Holding off on my Awards Eligibility post for now because I've got another story coming out later this month and I think it's a pretty good one.
(Also wondering whether using the Mamdani font will still be cool and topical then or if I'll look like I'm behind the trends.)
(Also wondering whether using the Mamdani font will still be cool and topical then or if I'll look like I'm behind the trends.)
This story is very, very, very good and if you haven't already read it, you should.
SIX PEOPLE TO REVISE YOU is a story near and dear to my heart. Eternal Sunshine meets Pygmalion with a lot of nonbinary millennial anxiety. If you need a copy of either of these and you are reading for awards, I can get it to you.
And thank you for reading SFF, especially queer SFF. (end)
And thank you for reading SFF, especially queer SFF. (end)
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 AM
This story is very, very, very good and if you haven't already read it, you should.
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SIX PEOPLE TO REVISE YOU is a story near and dear to my heart. Eternal Sunshine meets Pygmalion with a lot of nonbinary millennial anxiety. If you need a copy of either of these and you are reading for awards, I can get it to you.
And thank you for reading SFF, especially queer SFF. (end)
And thank you for reading SFF, especially queer SFF. (end)
November 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
SIX PEOPLE TO REVISE YOU is a story near and dear to my heart. Eternal Sunshine meets Pygmalion with a lot of nonbinary millennial anxiety. If you need a copy of either of these and you are reading for awards, I can get it to you.
And thank you for reading SFF, especially queer SFF. (end)
And thank you for reading SFF, especially queer SFF. (end)
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THE LIGHTHOUSE AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD is my sophomore novel that released from Tor in July. It's gotten some really beautiful reviews from WaPo, Ancillary Review, Locus, LJ, Shelf Awareness, Booklist, and PW. It also was named a Gold Standard Selection from JLG. (2)
November 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
THE LIGHTHOUSE AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD is my sophomore novel that released from Tor in July. It's gotten some really beautiful reviews from WaPo, Ancillary Review, Locus, LJ, Shelf Awareness, Booklist, and PW. It also was named a Gold Standard Selection from JLG. (2)
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2025 AWARDS ELIGIBILITY POST
Y'all, it's time. And while I had a record number of publications this year (the Disney Essays, reprints, multiple short stories), I wanted to focus on two specific stories. (1)
Y'all, it's time. And while I had a record number of publications this year (the Disney Essays, reprints, multiple short stories), I wanted to focus on two specific stories. (1)
November 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
2025 AWARDS ELIGIBILITY POST
Y'all, it's time. And while I had a record number of publications this year (the Disney Essays, reprints, multiple short stories), I wanted to focus on two specific stories. (1)
Y'all, it's time. And while I had a record number of publications this year (the Disney Essays, reprints, multiple short stories), I wanted to focus on two specific stories. (1)
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Look, the Democrats did manage to extract one concession in this deal.
Specifically that Senate Republicans have agreed that Bad Bunny can remain in the half-time show, though he will have to perform as part of “Up With People.”
Specifically that Senate Republicans have agreed that Bad Bunny can remain in the half-time show, though he will have to perform as part of “Up With People.”
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Look, the Democrats did manage to extract one concession in this deal.
Specifically that Senate Republicans have agreed that Bad Bunny can remain in the half-time show, though he will have to perform as part of “Up With People.”
Specifically that Senate Republicans have agreed that Bad Bunny can remain in the half-time show, though he will have to perform as part of “Up With People.”
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I've noticed the opposing team's fans only cheer when the opponents score on us. To win those fans over, I recommend we score on ourselves repeatedly; that will surely make them so happy they'll start supporting us. And I'm sure all our fans will keep cheering for us—who else is there to cheer for?
October 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I've noticed the opposing team's fans only cheer when the opponents score on us. To win those fans over, I recommend we score on ourselves repeatedly; that will surely make them so happy they'll start supporting us. And I'm sure all our fans will keep cheering for us—who else is there to cheer for?
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a title change for the debut novel forthcoming with @titanbooks.bsky.social in 2026 👀‼️
🎭🪷☁️AN EMPIRE IN THE CLOUDS ☁️🪷🎭
a Chinese-inspired science fantasy set on a drowning continent of royal siblings striving to survive in a climate of murder and corruption.
🎭🪷☁️AN EMPIRE IN THE CLOUDS ☁️🪷🎭
a Chinese-inspired science fantasy set on a drowning continent of royal siblings striving to survive in a climate of murder and corruption.
November 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
a title change for the debut novel forthcoming with @titanbooks.bsky.social in 2026 👀‼️
🎭🪷☁️AN EMPIRE IN THE CLOUDS ☁️🪷🎭
a Chinese-inspired science fantasy set on a drowning continent of royal siblings striving to survive in a climate of murder and corruption.
🎭🪷☁️AN EMPIRE IN THE CLOUDS ☁️🪷🎭
a Chinese-inspired science fantasy set on a drowning continent of royal siblings striving to survive in a climate of murder and corruption.
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✨2025 Awards Eligiblity Post✨
if anyone needs a copy of anything for awards consideration, do reach out! 🙆🏻♀️🤍🙇🏻♀️
if anyone needs a copy of anything for awards consideration, do reach out! 🙆🏻♀️🤍🙇🏻♀️
November 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM
✨2025 Awards Eligiblity Post✨
if anyone needs a copy of anything for awards consideration, do reach out! 🙆🏻♀️🤍🙇🏻♀️
if anyone needs a copy of anything for awards consideration, do reach out! 🙆🏻♀️🤍🙇🏻♀️
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Musk wants to be a Renaissance man, but he's not even a paleolithic man.
Paleolithic people made art, cared for the sick, & got together to share resources & ideas.
Musk would have died alone, crying that no one saw the genius of his plan to monetize hitting yourself in the head with a big rock.
Paleolithic people made art, cared for the sick, & got together to share resources & ideas.
Musk would have died alone, crying that no one saw the genius of his plan to monetize hitting yourself in the head with a big rock.
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Musk wants to be a Renaissance man, but he's not even a paleolithic man.
Paleolithic people made art, cared for the sick, & got together to share resources & ideas.
Musk would have died alone, crying that no one saw the genius of his plan to monetize hitting yourself in the head with a big rock.
Paleolithic people made art, cared for the sick, & got together to share resources & ideas.
Musk would have died alone, crying that no one saw the genius of his plan to monetize hitting yourself in the head with a big rock.
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Father forgive them for they know not of Lore
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Father forgive them for they know not of Lore
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Stealthily the stars slid forward into nothingness.
November 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Stealthily the stars slid forward into nothingness.
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can't imagine anyone else pulling off his performance in Ran. expresses such a breadth of emotion thru heavy makeup. frees the film to focus on action and intrigue by carrying the full weight of its tragedy with his eyes. mad but tortured by newfound clarity, realizing this world he built is hell
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 AM
can't imagine anyone else pulling off his performance in Ran. expresses such a breadth of emotion thru heavy makeup. frees the film to focus on action and intrigue by carrying the full weight of its tragedy with his eyes. mad but tortured by newfound clarity, realizing this world he built is hell
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So every part of this is dumb but the idea that the Iliad is about 'fighting for princesses' is such a vapid take on a work that tells you exactly what it is about in the first (and last) lines.
You can tell the poem isn't really about Bryseis because her return does not resolve the conflict.
You can tell the poem isn't really about Bryseis because her return does not resolve the conflict.
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
So every part of this is dumb but the idea that the Iliad is about 'fighting for princesses' is such a vapid take on a work that tells you exactly what it is about in the first (and last) lines.
You can tell the poem isn't really about Bryseis because her return does not resolve the conflict.
You can tell the poem isn't really about Bryseis because her return does not resolve the conflict.
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Imagine killing 600,000 black and brown people with a few keystrokes and not having a care in the world but one little old white lady drags you on Twitter and you spiral for a week.
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Imagine killing 600,000 black and brown people with a few keystrokes and not having a care in the world but one little old white lady drags you on Twitter and you spiral for a week.
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There is a god.
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
There is a god.