John Joseph Adams
@johnjosephadams.com
Series Editor of BASFF. Publisher of @lightspeedmagazine.com (+ Editor) and NIGHTMARE. Editor of 40+ anthologies. Co-editor (with Jordan Peele) of OUT THERE SCREAMING.
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I have just read this entire blogpost aloud to Viv, with deadly performative sincerity.
Thank you, @defector.com
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Thank you, @defector.com
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High-Level, Actionable Insights From Watching Doubles Luge For The First Time | Defector
To the uninitiated, luge itself might seem a silly sport, given that the average person might guess it mostly consists of holding onto a sled real tight as it goes fast down the ice. Of course, this opinion is wrong. Luge requires athleticism and dexterity, the ability to steer using the slightest movements of your…
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February 13, 2026 at 4:14 AM
I have just read this entire blogpost aloud to Viv, with deadly performative sincerity.
Thank you, @defector.com
defector.com/high-level-a...
Thank you, @defector.com
defector.com/high-level-a...
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OMG. Look at this amazing blurb from @johnjosephadams.com:
"Ignore All Previous Instructions is a revelation. It hooked me from page one and never loosened its hold on me, building and building toward an emotional catharsis that will simultaneously destroy you and give you life...
"Ignore All Previous Instructions is a revelation. It hooked me from page one and never loosened its hold on me, building and building toward an emotional catharsis that will simultaneously destroy you and give you life...
February 11, 2026 at 9:24 PM
OMG. Look at this amazing blurb from @johnjosephadams.com:
"Ignore All Previous Instructions is a revelation. It hooked me from page one and never loosened its hold on me, building and building toward an emotional catharsis that will simultaneously destroy you and give you life...
"Ignore All Previous Instructions is a revelation. It hooked me from page one and never loosened its hold on me, building and building toward an emotional catharsis that will simultaneously destroy you and give you life...
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If it is fascism now it was fascism then but if you were wrong no need to pause to make a special effort to admit your error -- we don't have that much time now, please act right away, get organized, and then tell your followers what you are doing to stop fascism and what they too can do.
January 25, 2026 at 8:33 PM
If it is fascism now it was fascism then but if you were wrong no need to pause to make a special effort to admit your error -- we don't have that much time now, please act right away, get organized, and then tell your followers what you are doing to stop fascism and what they too can do.
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Now is really good time to pick any org or fund from this list and give what you can. www.standwithminnesota.com
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Now is really good time to pick any org or fund from this list and give what you can. www.standwithminnesota.com
You HAVE to stop WHATEVER you're doing and WATCH THIS www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5XR...
GWAR cover “Pink Pony Club” by Chappell Roan
YouTube video by The A.V. Club
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January 21, 2026 at 4:33 PM
You HAVE to stop WHATEVER you're doing and WATCH THIS www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5XR...
I just made this protest gif. Feel free to share and/or repost.
[bsky forced me to put it in a certain aspect ratio to attach it to the post (thus the black bars). You can grab the bar-less version here: www.lightspeedmagazine.com/wp-content/u... ]
[bsky forced me to put it in a certain aspect ratio to attach it to the post (thus the black bars). You can grab the bar-less version here: www.lightspeedmagazine.com/wp-content/u... ]
January 16, 2026 at 6:40 PM
I just made this protest gif. Feel free to share and/or repost.
[bsky forced me to put it in a certain aspect ratio to attach it to the post (thus the black bars). You can grab the bar-less version here: www.lightspeedmagazine.com/wp-content/u... ]
[bsky forced me to put it in a certain aspect ratio to attach it to the post (thus the black bars). You can grab the bar-less version here: www.lightspeedmagazine.com/wp-content/u... ]
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My dear friend @sheilawilliams.bsky.social is ill and has been hospitalized with a brain aneurysm.
She has been a rock for so many writers, and has worked quietly and self-effacingly to continue to broaden the range of voices published in Asimov's.
She has been a rock for so many writers, and has worked quietly and self-effacingly to continue to broaden the range of voices published in Asimov's.
January 12, 2026 at 9:53 PM
My dear friend @sheilawilliams.bsky.social is ill and has been hospitalized with a brain aneurysm.
She has been a rock for so many writers, and has worked quietly and self-effacingly to continue to broaden the range of voices published in Asimov's.
She has been a rock for so many writers, and has worked quietly and self-effacingly to continue to broaden the range of voices published in Asimov's.
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I really don't have the words. Sheila is a dear friend and I wish and her family all the best as she recovers.
locusmag.com/2026/01/shei...
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Asimov’s Editor Sheila Williams Hospitalized
The Must Read Books Team has shared that Sheila Williams, editor of Asimov’s, has been hospitalized after suffering a brain aneurysm. Asimov’s senior managing editor Emily Hockaday will…
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January 12, 2026 at 8:31 PM
I really don't have the words. Sheila is a dear friend and I wish and her family all the best as she recovers.
locusmag.com/2026/01/shei...
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Just got a royalty payment of 27 cents. Guess I'll try not to spend it all in one place.
December 22, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Just got a royalty payment of 27 cents. Guess I'll try not to spend it all in one place.
Because I am apparently doomed to only find out about anthos & collections at the end of the year, regardless of when they came out and despite me actively trying to find them... I am just learning of THE BLACK FANTASTIC from Library of America, which looks great. www.loa.org/books/the-bl...
The Black Fantastic: 20 Afrofuturist Stories (paperback) - Library of America
Hugo, Locus, Nebula, Bram Stoker, Tiptree/Otherwise, and World Fantasy Award winners showcase this watershed moment in American literature
www.loa.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Because I am apparently doomed to only find out about anthos & collections at the end of the year, regardless of when they came out and despite me actively trying to find them... I am just learning of THE BLACK FANTASTIC from Library of America, which looks great. www.loa.org/books/the-bl...
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✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
November 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
@chriswarcraft.bsky.social Dear future-assemblyman Kluwe, wondered if I could get your endorsement for my radical agenda bsky.app/profile/john...
In the wake of the Democrats' feckless capitulation re: the shutdown, it's clear that it's far past time we have a change in Democratic leadership. That's right: We need to primary the donkey and elect a cat instead. Who loves donkeys? No one! Who loves cats? Everyone! I've already got the logo.
November 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
@chriswarcraft.bsky.social Dear future-assemblyman Kluwe, wondered if I could get your endorsement for my radical agenda bsky.app/profile/john...
In the wake of the Democrats' feckless capitulation re: the shutdown, it's clear that it's far past time we have a change in Democratic leadership. That's right: We need to primary the donkey and elect a cat instead. Who loves donkeys? No one! Who loves cats? Everyone! I've already got the logo.
November 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
In the wake of the Democrats' feckless capitulation re: the shutdown, it's clear that it's far past time we have a change in Democratic leadership. That's right: We need to primary the donkey and elect a cat instead. Who loves donkeys? No one! Who loves cats? Everyone! I've already got the logo.
I use MailerLite for my newsletter, and recently they made this UI change that is maddening. See attached image. The DONE EDITING button changes to PLEASE WAIT every time you make a change (as it saves progress). The buttons also resize slightly. It's SO DISTRACTING. Whyyyyyyyyyyy.
November 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I use MailerLite for my newsletter, and recently they made this UI change that is maddening. See attached image. The DONE EDITING button changes to PLEASE WAIT every time you make a change (as it saves progress). The buttons also resize slightly. It's SO DISTRACTING. Whyyyyyyyyyyy.
If you wrote an SF/F/H story that was published in 2025 (or read a story that you thought was great), tell me about it in this thread!
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
November 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
If you wrote an SF/F/H story that was published in 2025 (or read a story that you thought was great), tell me about it in this thread!
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
So sorry to hear that we've lost Celeste Rita Baker. I only got to publish her once, with "Glass Bottle Dancer" in LIGHTSPEED (which was selected for inclusion in Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy). www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/glas.... RIP.
November 5, 2025 at 10:06 PM
So sorry to hear that we've lost Celeste Rita Baker. I only got to publish her once, with "Glass Bottle Dancer" in LIGHTSPEED (which was selected for inclusion in Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy). www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/glas.... RIP.
THE TIME TRAVELER'S PASSPORT is now available, a new collection from Amazon Original Stories. 99¢ each or free w/ Prime/KU membership. Stories by: John Scalzi, RF Kuang, Peng Shepherd, Kaliane Bradley, P. Djèlí Clark, & Olivie Blake.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FN8CHTQD
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FN8CHTQD
November 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM
THE TIME TRAVELER'S PASSPORT is now available, a new collection from Amazon Original Stories. 99¢ each or free w/ Prime/KU membership. Stories by: John Scalzi, RF Kuang, Peng Shepherd, Kaliane Bradley, P. Djèlí Clark, & Olivie Blake.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FN8CHTQD
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FN8CHTQD
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Seems like New York has a clear decision between the Kingpin and Daredevil for mayor and Kingpin is really upset that Daredevil is more popular….
November 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Seems like New York has a clear decision between the Kingpin and Daredevil for mayor and Kingpin is really upset that Daredevil is more popular….
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I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
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If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
October 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
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Happy Book Birthday to THE BEST AMERICAN Science Fiction and Fantasy, edited by me and the amazing @johnjosephadams.com.
These stories are profound, hilarious, thoughtful, unsettling... stories that stay with you. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did and congrats to all the contributors ! 👻👀👣🤖👽🧙🏾♀️🐈⬛🫂

These stories are profound, hilarious, thoughtful, unsettling... stories that stay with you. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did and congrats to all the contributors ! 👻👀👣🤖👽🧙🏾♀️🐈⬛🫂

October 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Happy Book Birthday to THE BEST AMERICAN Science Fiction and Fantasy, edited by me and the amazing @johnjosephadams.com.
These stories are profound, hilarious, thoughtful, unsettling... stories that stay with you. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did and congrats to all the contributors ! 👻👀👣🤖👽🧙🏾♀️🐈⬛🫂

These stories are profound, hilarious, thoughtful, unsettling... stories that stay with you. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did and congrats to all the contributors ! 👻👀👣🤖👽🧙🏾♀️🐈⬛🫂

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I am delighted and honoured to say that my second novel RAKESFALL has won the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction! vajra.me/2025/10/21/r...
RAKESFALL wins the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction
RAKESFALL wins the Le Guin Prize!
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October 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I am delighted and honoured to say that my second novel RAKESFALL has won the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction! vajra.me/2025/10/21/r...
BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY 2025, edited by me and guest editor @nnedi.bsky.social is now available! See the cover and full TOC in the attached image. This is volume 11 (!!!) of BASFF.
www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
@marinerbooks.bsky.social
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@marinerbooks.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY 2025, edited by me and guest editor @nnedi.bsky.social is now available! See the cover and full TOC in the attached image. This is volume 11 (!!!) of BASFF.
www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
@marinerbooks.bsky.social
www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
@marinerbooks.bsky.social
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The ability to remove your post when a hostile account quote-tweets you is a great feature of Bluesky.
To do it, go to their quote-tweet of you, click on the three dots in the bottom right, then click “detach quote.”
It shows up as “removed by author.”
To do it, go to their quote-tweet of you, click on the three dots in the bottom right, then click “detach quote.”
It shows up as “removed by author.”
October 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The ability to remove your post when a hostile account quote-tweets you is a great feature of Bluesky.
To do it, go to their quote-tweet of you, click on the three dots in the bottom right, then click “detach quote.”
It shows up as “removed by author.”
To do it, go to their quote-tweet of you, click on the three dots in the bottom right, then click “detach quote.”
It shows up as “removed by author.”
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Crying right now. This is my first ever award, and I am so honored. <3
@carolinemyoachim.bsky.social's WE WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO READ | WE WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO READ wins the #2025IgnyteAwards in Outstanding Short Story
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/we-w...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/we-w...
October 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Crying right now. This is my first ever award, and I am so honored. <3