J. D. Harlock
@jdharlock.bsky.social
Eisner Award-nominated writer.
Find him in The Cincinnati Review, The Griffith Review, Dappled Things, & New York University's Library of Arabic Literature
Find him in The Cincinnati Review, The Griffith Review, Dappled Things, & New York University's Library of Arabic Literature
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Truly honored to have one of my flash fiction pieces featured in issue twenty-two of @neonhemlock.bsky.social's Baffling Magazine!
If you'd like to check it out, you can read it for free on their official website:
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-twenty...
#PublishingNews #WritingCommunity #SF #SFF
If you'd like to check it out, you can read it for free on their official website:
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-twenty...
#PublishingNews #WritingCommunity #SF #SFF
January 1, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Truly honored to have one of my flash fiction pieces featured in issue twenty-two of @neonhemlock.bsky.social's Baffling Magazine!
If you'd like to check it out, you can read it for free on their official website:
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-twenty...
#PublishingNews #WritingCommunity #SF #SFF
If you'd like to check it out, you can read it for free on their official website:
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-twenty...
#PublishingNews #WritingCommunity #SF #SFF
Truly honored to have one of my flash fiction pieces featured in issue twenty-two of @neonhemlock.bsky.social's Baffling Magazine!
If you'd like to check it out, you can read it for free on their official website:
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-twenty...
#PublishingNews #WritingCommunity #SF #SFF
If you'd like to check it out, you can read it for free on their official website:
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-twenty...
#PublishingNews #WritingCommunity #SF #SFF
January 1, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Truly honored to have one of my flash fiction pieces featured in issue twenty-two of @neonhemlock.bsky.social's Baffling Magazine!
If you'd like to check it out, you can read it for free on their official website:
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-twenty...
#PublishingNews #WritingCommunity #SF #SFF
If you'd like to check it out, you can read it for free on their official website:
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-twenty...
#PublishingNews #WritingCommunity #SF #SFF
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Recently, I interviewed cartoonist Rahil Mohsin on his new series Hallubol for The Comics Journal (@comicsjournal.bsky.social)!
www.tcj.com/indian-carto...
#Comicbooks #Comics #GraphicNovel #WritingCommunity #PublishingNews
www.tcj.com/indian-carto...
#Comicbooks #Comics #GraphicNovel #WritingCommunity #PublishingNews
Rahil Mohsin on using an endangered language in the recent series, Hallubol (Speak Softly) - The Comics Journal
Rahil Mohsin speaks softly: interviewed here, for you, by J.D. Harlock.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Recently, I interviewed cartoonist Rahil Mohsin on his new series Hallubol for The Comics Journal (@comicsjournal.bsky.social)!
www.tcj.com/indian-carto...
#Comicbooks #Comics #GraphicNovel #WritingCommunity #PublishingNews
www.tcj.com/indian-carto...
#Comicbooks #Comics #GraphicNovel #WritingCommunity #PublishingNews
Recently, I interviewed cartoonist Rahil Mohsin on his new series Hallubol for The Comics Journal (@comicsjournal.bsky.social)!
www.tcj.com/indian-carto...
#Comicbooks #Comics #GraphicNovel #WritingCommunity #PublishingNews
www.tcj.com/indian-carto...
#Comicbooks #Comics #GraphicNovel #WritingCommunity #PublishingNews
Rahil Mohsin on using an endangered language in the recent series, Hallubol (Speak Softly) - The Comics Journal
Rahil Mohsin speaks softly: interviewed here, for you, by J.D. Harlock.
www.tcj.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Recently, I interviewed cartoonist Rahil Mohsin on his new series Hallubol for The Comics Journal (@comicsjournal.bsky.social)!
www.tcj.com/indian-carto...
#Comicbooks #Comics #GraphicNovel #WritingCommunity #PublishingNews
www.tcj.com/indian-carto...
#Comicbooks #Comics #GraphicNovel #WritingCommunity #PublishingNews
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The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association of America (@sfwa.org) has published an article of mine on "Verisimilitude in Speculative International Relations with Game Theory!”
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/18/v...
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/18/v...
Verisimilitude in Speculative International Relations with Game Theory - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
by J. D. Harlock. Explore how game theory can fuel speculative fiction to craft tense standoffs, believable diplomacy, and political intrigue. A practical guide for creators building high-stakes world...
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November 23, 2025 at 10:58 AM
The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association of America (@sfwa.org) has published an article of mine on "Verisimilitude in Speculative International Relations with Game Theory!”
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/18/v...
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/18/v...
The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association of America (@sfwa.org) has published an article of mine on "Verisimilitude in Speculative International Relations with Game Theory!”
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/18/v...
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/18/v...
Verisimilitude in Speculative International Relations with Game Theory - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
by J. D. Harlock. Explore how game theory can fuel speculative fiction to craft tense standoffs, believable diplomacy, and political intrigue. A practical guide for creators building high-stakes world...
www.sfwa.org
November 23, 2025 at 10:58 AM
The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association of America (@sfwa.org) has published an article of mine on "Verisimilitude in Speculative International Relations with Game Theory!”
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/18/v...
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/18/v...
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Check out my latest for Planetside: The Online Magazine of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association!
This week on Planetside… Explore how deterrence, brinkmanship, and strategic standoffs can enrich your speculative storytelling.
“Verisimilitude in Speculative International Relations with Game Theory” by @jdharlock.bsky.social: www.sfwa.org/2025/11/18/v...
“Verisimilitude in Speculative International Relations with Game Theory” by @jdharlock.bsky.social: www.sfwa.org/2025/11/18/v...
November 22, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Check out my latest for Planetside: The Online Magazine of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association!
Check out my latest for Planetside: The Online Magazine of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association!
This week on Planetside… Explore how deterrence, brinkmanship, and strategic standoffs can enrich your speculative storytelling.
“Verisimilitude in Speculative International Relations with Game Theory” by @jdharlock.bsky.social: www.sfwa.org/2025/11/18/v...
“Verisimilitude in Speculative International Relations with Game Theory” by @jdharlock.bsky.social: www.sfwa.org/2025/11/18/v...
November 22, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Check out my latest for Planetside: The Online Magazine of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association!
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Check out my flash fiction piece at @thecosmicbgr.bsky.social below!
Let's do this! "A Galaxy Run in 30 Minutes or Less" by J.D. Harlock! www.thecosmicbackground.com/stories/j-d-...
J.D. Harlock -- A Galaxy Run in 30 Minutes or Less
As soon as Carna steps into the lift for a date with that cute girl from the dispatch division, her pager notifies her of a job on the other end of the galaxy. The pay would cover her rent, but should...
www.thecosmicbackground.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Check out my flash fiction piece at @thecosmicbgr.bsky.social below!
Check out my flash fiction piece at @thecosmicbgr.bsky.social below!
Let's do this! "A Galaxy Run in 30 Minutes or Less" by J.D. Harlock! www.thecosmicbackground.com/stories/j-d-...
J.D. Harlock -- A Galaxy Run in 30 Minutes or Less
As soon as Carna steps into the lift for a date with that cute girl from the dispatch division, her pager notifies her of a job on the other end of the galaxy. The pay would cover her rent, but should...
www.thecosmicbackground.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Check out my flash fiction piece at @thecosmicbgr.bsky.social below!
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Let's do this! "A Galaxy Run in 30 Minutes or Less" by J.D. Harlock! www.thecosmicbackground.com/stories/j-d-...
J.D. Harlock -- A Galaxy Run in 30 Minutes or Less
As soon as Carna steps into the lift for a date with that cute girl from the dispatch division, her pager notifies her of a job on the other end of the galaxy. The pay would cover her rent, but should...
www.thecosmicbackground.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Let's do this! "A Galaxy Run in 30 Minutes or Less" by J.D. Harlock! www.thecosmicbackground.com/stories/j-d-...
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
A poem of mine will be featured in the upcoming anthology put out by Brigid Gate Press (@brigidsgatepress.bsky.social)!
#ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ #publishingnews #Fantasy #Horror #Anothology
A poem of mine will be featured in the upcoming anthology put out by Brigid Gate Press (@brigidsgatepress.bsky.social)!
#ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ #publishingnews #Fantasy #Horror #Anothology
November 7, 2025 at 9:32 AM
ANNOUNCEMENT:
A poem of mine will be featured in the upcoming anthology put out by Brigid Gate Press (@brigidsgatepress.bsky.social)!
#ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ #publishingnews #Fantasy #Horror #Anothology
A poem of mine will be featured in the upcoming anthology put out by Brigid Gate Press (@brigidsgatepress.bsky.social)!
#ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ #publishingnews #Fantasy #Horror #Anothology
ANNOUNCEMENT:
A poem of mine will be featured in the upcoming anthology put out by Brigid Gate Press (@brigidsgatepress.bsky.social)!
#ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ #publishingnews #Fantasy #Horror #Anothology
A poem of mine will be featured in the upcoming anthology put out by Brigid Gate Press (@brigidsgatepress.bsky.social)!
#ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ #publishingnews #Fantasy #Horror #Anothology
November 7, 2025 at 9:32 AM
ANNOUNCEMENT:
A poem of mine will be featured in the upcoming anthology put out by Brigid Gate Press (@brigidsgatepress.bsky.social)!
#ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ #publishingnews #Fantasy #Horror #Anothology
A poem of mine will be featured in the upcoming anthology put out by Brigid Gate Press (@brigidsgatepress.bsky.social)!
#ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ #publishingnews #Fantasy #Horror #Anothology
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Excited to share that my essay was featured in issue four of volume sixteen of The B'K Magazine (@thebkmagazine.bsky.social)
Read it for free on their website: www.talbot-heindl.com/the-bk-archi...
A thank you to EiC @mxchristalbot.bsky.social!
#PublishingNews #WritingCommunity #SWANA #MENA
Read it for free on their website: www.talbot-heindl.com/the-bk-archi...
A thank you to EiC @mxchristalbot.bsky.social!
#PublishingNews #WritingCommunity #SWANA #MENA
October 7, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Excited to share that my essay was featured in issue four of volume sixteen of The B'K Magazine (@thebkmagazine.bsky.social)
Read it for free on their website: www.talbot-heindl.com/the-bk-archi...
A thank you to EiC @mxchristalbot.bsky.social!
#PublishingNews #WritingCommunity #SWANA #MENA
Read it for free on their website: www.talbot-heindl.com/the-bk-archi...
A thank you to EiC @mxchristalbot.bsky.social!
#PublishingNews #WritingCommunity #SWANA #MENA
Excited to share that my essay was featured in issue four of volume sixteen of The B'K Magazine (@thebkmagazine.bsky.social)
Read it for free on their website: www.talbot-heindl.com/the-bk-archi...
A thank you to EiC @mxchristalbot.bsky.social!
#PublishingNews #WritingCommunity #SWANA #MENA
Read it for free on their website: www.talbot-heindl.com/the-bk-archi...
A thank you to EiC @mxchristalbot.bsky.social!
#PublishingNews #WritingCommunity #SWANA #MENA
October 7, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Excited to share that my essay was featured in issue four of volume sixteen of The B'K Magazine (@thebkmagazine.bsky.social)
Read it for free on their website: www.talbot-heindl.com/the-bk-archi...
A thank you to EiC @mxchristalbot.bsky.social!
#PublishingNews #WritingCommunity #SWANA #MENA
Read it for free on their website: www.talbot-heindl.com/the-bk-archi...
A thank you to EiC @mxchristalbot.bsky.social!
#PublishingNews #WritingCommunity #SWANA #MENA
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Nour Hifaoui’s Titties: Resistance against censorship in the Arab world by J.D. Harlock www.tcj.com/nour-hifaoui...
Nour Hifaoui's Titties: Resistance against censorship in the Arab world - The Comics Journal
Even though anglo-comic books never took off in Lebanon, Franco-Belgian comics were a staple of Lebanese childhoods for those who were French-educated until the Internet became a fixture of daily life...
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August 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Nour Hifaoui’s Titties: Resistance against censorship in the Arab world by J.D. Harlock www.tcj.com/nour-hifaoui...
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Faithfulness to the source material should not be the only metric by which we judge an adaptation -- especially when the said material is a man jumping on turtles -- argues @jdharlock.bsky.social
www.typebarmagazine.com/2025/08/29/t...
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The Super Mario Bros. Films and Our Bizarre Obsession with Faithfulness to the Source Material - Typebar Magazine
Does faithfulness to the source material always lead to a superior adaptation?
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September 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Faithfulness to the source material should not be the only metric by which we judge an adaptation -- especially when the said material is a man jumping on turtles -- argues @jdharlock.bsky.social
www.typebarmagazine.com/2025/08/29/t...
www.typebarmagazine.com/2025/08/29/t...
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Free Nonfiction! J.D. Harlock unpacks whiteness in steampunk: magazine.trollbreath.com/pax-anglia/
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September 22, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Free Nonfiction! J.D. Harlock unpacks whiteness in steampunk: magazine.trollbreath.com/pax-anglia/
@jdharlock.bsky.social
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Check out my latest for Planetside!
This week on Planetside…
Curious how fantasy settings can reflect real Arab history and culture more accurately? @jdharlock.bsky.social offers fresh insight and practical tips in “Avoiding ‘Arab Land’ Stereotypes when Depicting the Premodern Arab World”: www.sfwa.org/2025/09/16/a...
Curious how fantasy settings can reflect real Arab history and culture more accurately? @jdharlock.bsky.social offers fresh insight and practical tips in “Avoiding ‘Arab Land’ Stereotypes when Depicting the Premodern Arab World”: www.sfwa.org/2025/09/16/a...
September 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Check out my latest for Planetside!
Check out my latest for Planetside!
This week on Planetside…
Curious how fantasy settings can reflect real Arab history and culture more accurately? @jdharlock.bsky.social offers fresh insight and practical tips in “Avoiding ‘Arab Land’ Stereotypes when Depicting the Premodern Arab World”: www.sfwa.org/2025/09/16/a...
Curious how fantasy settings can reflect real Arab history and culture more accurately? @jdharlock.bsky.social offers fresh insight and practical tips in “Avoiding ‘Arab Land’ Stereotypes when Depicting the Premodern Arab World”: www.sfwa.org/2025/09/16/a...
September 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Check out my latest for Planetside!
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My latest article for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (@sfwa.bsky.social) is live!
It's on avoiding “Arab Land” stereotypes when depicting the premodern #Arab world.
www.sfwa.org/2025/09/16/a...
#WritingCommunity #PublishingNews #Scifi #Fantasy #SWANA #MENA #SFF #SF
It's on avoiding “Arab Land” stereotypes when depicting the premodern #Arab world.
www.sfwa.org/2025/09/16/a...
#WritingCommunity #PublishingNews #Scifi #Fantasy #SWANA #MENA #SFF #SF
September 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
My latest article for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (@sfwa.bsky.social) is live!
It's on avoiding “Arab Land” stereotypes when depicting the premodern #Arab world.
www.sfwa.org/2025/09/16/a...
#WritingCommunity #PublishingNews #Scifi #Fantasy #SWANA #MENA #SFF #SF
It's on avoiding “Arab Land” stereotypes when depicting the premodern #Arab world.
www.sfwa.org/2025/09/16/a...
#WritingCommunity #PublishingNews #Scifi #Fantasy #SWANA #MENA #SFF #SF
My latest article for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (@sfwa.bsky.social) is live!
It's on avoiding “Arab Land” stereotypes when depicting the premodern #Arab world.
www.sfwa.org/2025/09/16/a...
#WritingCommunity #PublishingNews #Scifi #Fantasy #SWANA #MENA #SFF #SF
It's on avoiding “Arab Land” stereotypes when depicting the premodern #Arab world.
www.sfwa.org/2025/09/16/a...
#WritingCommunity #PublishingNews #Scifi #Fantasy #SWANA #MENA #SFF #SF
September 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
My latest article for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (@sfwa.bsky.social) is live!
It's on avoiding “Arab Land” stereotypes when depicting the premodern #Arab world.
www.sfwa.org/2025/09/16/a...
#WritingCommunity #PublishingNews #Scifi #Fantasy #SWANA #MENA #SFF #SF
It's on avoiding “Arab Land” stereotypes when depicting the premodern #Arab world.
www.sfwa.org/2025/09/16/a...
#WritingCommunity #PublishingNews #Scifi #Fantasy #SWANA #MENA #SFF #SF
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End of the World Publishing has launched a #Kickstarter for a #hopepunk anthology that'll feature my work!
A thank you to editors @suzannalundale.bsky.social and @marctizura2.bsky.social!
Please help them reach their goal!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/int...
#WritingCommunity #PublisbingNews
A thank you to editors @suzannalundale.bsky.social and @marctizura2.bsky.social!
Please help them reach their goal!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/int...
#WritingCommunity #PublisbingNews
Interesting Times: A Hopepunk Anthology
Speculative fiction stories and poems shining light into the darkness of other realities to shine some light into this one
www.kickstarter.com
September 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
End of the World Publishing has launched a #Kickstarter for a #hopepunk anthology that'll feature my work!
A thank you to editors @suzannalundale.bsky.social and @marctizura2.bsky.social!
Please help them reach their goal!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/int...
#WritingCommunity #PublisbingNews
A thank you to editors @suzannalundale.bsky.social and @marctizura2.bsky.social!
Please help them reach their goal!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/int...
#WritingCommunity #PublisbingNews
End of the World Publishing has launched a #Kickstarter for a #hopepunk anthology that'll feature my work!
A thank you to editors @suzannalundale.bsky.social and @marctizura2.bsky.social!
Please help them reach their goal!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/int...
#WritingCommunity #PublisbingNews
A thank you to editors @suzannalundale.bsky.social and @marctizura2.bsky.social!
Please help them reach their goal!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/int...
#WritingCommunity #PublisbingNews
Interesting Times: A Hopepunk Anthology
Speculative fiction stories and poems shining light into the darkness of other realities to shine some light into this one
www.kickstarter.com
September 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
End of the World Publishing has launched a #Kickstarter for a #hopepunk anthology that'll feature my work!
A thank you to editors @suzannalundale.bsky.social and @marctizura2.bsky.social!
Please help them reach their goal!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/int...
#WritingCommunity #PublisbingNews
A thank you to editors @suzannalundale.bsky.social and @marctizura2.bsky.social!
Please help them reach their goal!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/int...
#WritingCommunity #PublisbingNews
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Check out my latest in the fall issue of Trollbreath Magazine!
September 1, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Check out my latest in the fall issue of Trollbreath Magazine!