John P. Murphy
@johnpmurphy.bsky.social
Science fiction and fantasy writer, author of RED NOISE, THE LIAR, and others. Coffee enthusiast.
No idea what I’m doing.
https://johnpmurphy.net
No idea what I’m doing.
https://johnpmurphy.net
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These stories are peak. Go read them; you'll thank me.
If you need to set in a good stock of short stories for some introvert time this season, I had two science fiction pieces out this year that I'm quite proud of and hope you get a chance to enjoy.
johnpmurphy.net/2025/11/19/n...
johnpmurphy.net/2025/11/19/n...
New Short Fiction for 2025
I had two short stories come out this fall, both very fun projects that I’m very excited to finally get to share. Encounter at Ákroterra The first needs some explaining: it’s part of th…
johnpmurphy.net
November 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
These stories are peak. Go read them; you'll thank me.
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If you need to set in a good stock of short stories for some introvert time this season, I had two science fiction pieces out this year that I'm quite proud of and hope you get a chance to enjoy.
johnpmurphy.net/2025/11/19/n...
johnpmurphy.net/2025/11/19/n...
New Short Fiction for 2025
I had two short stories come out this fall, both very fun projects that I’m very excited to finally get to share. Encounter at Ákroterra The first needs some explaining: it’s part of th…
johnpmurphy.net
November 20, 2025 at 1:56 AM
If you need to set in a good stock of short stories for some introvert time this season, I had two science fiction pieces out this year that I'm quite proud of and hope you get a chance to enjoy.
johnpmurphy.net/2025/11/19/n...
johnpmurphy.net/2025/11/19/n...
If you need to set in a good stock of short stories for some introvert time this season, I had two science fiction pieces out this year that I'm quite proud of and hope you get a chance to enjoy.
johnpmurphy.net/2025/11/19/n...
johnpmurphy.net/2025/11/19/n...
New Short Fiction for 2025
I had two short stories come out this fall, both very fun projects that I’m very excited to finally get to share. Encounter at Ákroterra The first needs some explaining: it’s part of th…
johnpmurphy.net
November 20, 2025 at 1:56 AM
If you need to set in a good stock of short stories for some introvert time this season, I had two science fiction pieces out this year that I'm quite proud of and hope you get a chance to enjoy.
johnpmurphy.net/2025/11/19/n...
johnpmurphy.net/2025/11/19/n...
This is good practice. I hope more markets follow suit!
Transparency is a core value for us at OTHERSIDE... and with that in mind, we now have sample contracts available on our website! We believe in supporting and protecting authors: no AI, no rights grabs, quick payment. Let us know if you have questions!
othersidespec.com/sample-contr...
othersidespec.com/sample-contr...
Sample Contracts - OTHERSIDE
Sample contracts for OTHERSIDE, including the language for nonfiction, reprints, original fiction and poetry.
othersidespec.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This is good practice. I hope more markets follow suit!
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Transparency is a core value for us at OTHERSIDE... and with that in mind, we now have sample contracts available on our website! We believe in supporting and protecting authors: no AI, no rights grabs, quick payment. Let us know if you have questions!
othersidespec.com/sample-contr...
othersidespec.com/sample-contr...
Sample Contracts - OTHERSIDE
Sample contracts for OTHERSIDE, including the language for nonfiction, reprints, original fiction and poetry.
othersidespec.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Transparency is a core value for us at OTHERSIDE... and with that in mind, we now have sample contracts available on our website! We believe in supporting and protecting authors: no AI, no rights grabs, quick payment. Let us know if you have questions!
othersidespec.com/sample-contr...
othersidespec.com/sample-contr...
It really feels like the right wing project is to reduce kindness and community as much as possible.
Fox guest on how to save money during the holidays:
"Remember, adults don't need gifts. Focus on the people in your life who are aged 3 to 18. Grandma doesn't need slippers. If they don't live by you, don't get them a gift."
"Remember, adults don't need gifts. Focus on the people in your life who are aged 3 to 18. Grandma doesn't need slippers. If they don't live by you, don't get them a gift."
November 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
It really feels like the right wing project is to reduce kindness and community as much as possible.
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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...
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Come hang out with us (virtually)!
There is still (barely) time to sign up for the @sfwa.org Quasar online conference that starts tomorrow (Nov 15). The program looks fantastic with lots of professional development opportunities & a keynote address by Nicola Griffith & Lois McMaster Bujold! Join us! membership.sfwa.org/event-6301796
SFWA - Quasar: SFWA's Fall Online Nebula Event
membership.sfwa.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Come hang out with us (virtually)!
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finally got a full vid of the hover!!!! omg
November 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
finally got a full vid of the hover!!!! omg
What’s that saying? “It’s better to close your mouth and be thought a fool than to open it in rambling and incoherent defense of the worst people in the world”?
November 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
What’s that saying? “It’s better to close your mouth and be thought a fool than to open it in rambling and incoherent defense of the worst people in the world”?
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Are you in Boston next week and want to hear two serious physicists have a conversation about aliens?
I will discuss whether aliens speak physics with @mattstrassler.bsky.social on Nov 17 at the Harvard Bookstore. @harvardbookstore.bsky.social
I will discuss whether aliens speak physics with @mattstrassler.bsky.social on Nov 17 at the Harvard Bookstore. @harvardbookstore.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Are you in Boston next week and want to hear two serious physicists have a conversation about aliens?
I will discuss whether aliens speak physics with @mattstrassler.bsky.social on Nov 17 at the Harvard Bookstore. @harvardbookstore.bsky.social
I will discuss whether aliens speak physics with @mattstrassler.bsky.social on Nov 17 at the Harvard Bookstore. @harvardbookstore.bsky.social
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It's not just that he's a pedophile, he was the least popular pedophile
November 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
It's not just that he's a pedophile, he was the least popular pedophile
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The greatest trick rich and horrible people ever pulled is convincing us they were interesting.
Something that’s so striking in these emails is how…unimpressive Epstein is. He comes off as a pompous, sub-literate lech. Yes everyone is so mortifyingly solicitous of him! All fawning and flattery! Why?????
November 13, 2025 at 5:24 AM
The greatest trick rich and horrible people ever pulled is convincing us they were interesting.
You just know there’s some dipshit out there eagerly feeding Epstein’s emails into a neural network, convinced he’ll get a financial genius AI out of it.
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
You just know there’s some dipshit out there eagerly feeding Epstein’s emails into a neural network, convinced he’ll get a financial genius AI out of it.
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RE starbucks picket line--the relevant detail is "picket line, do not cross." Pass that along. Proclaiming that you are in no danger of doing so because you are too aesthetically pure to let Starbucks coffee pass your lips is...unhelpful and does not give the impression you perhaps imagine it does.
November 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
RE starbucks picket line--the relevant detail is "picket line, do not cross." Pass that along. Proclaiming that you are in no danger of doing so because you are too aesthetically pure to let Starbucks coffee pass your lips is...unhelpful and does not give the impression you perhaps imagine it does.
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<soft music plays in the background>
Narrator: “If Jeff Epstein had access to Microsoft Copilot his emails would’ve been as smooth as <puts finger to ear> I’m being told not to finish that sentence.”
Narrator: “If Jeff Epstein had access to Microsoft Copilot his emails would’ve been as smooth as <puts finger to ear> I’m being told not to finish that sentence.”
November 13, 2025 at 5:17 AM
<soft music plays in the background>
Narrator: “If Jeff Epstein had access to Microsoft Copilot his emails would’ve been as smooth as <puts finger to ear> I’m being told not to finish that sentence.”
Narrator: “If Jeff Epstein had access to Microsoft Copilot his emails would’ve been as smooth as <puts finger to ear> I’m being told not to finish that sentence.”
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
At the risk of being tedious: this is why markets should post sample contracts. An author should never be in the position of agonizing like this over an acceptance versus a surprise bad contract. It benefits everyone for everyone to have full information before a story is submitted.
On August 12, 1971, 16-year-old me mailed the first story I ever wrote off on its first submission to my dream market, F&SF. My tale was quickly rejected. On July 17th, 2025, I finally sold a story to that magazine. Here's why I felt I had to withdraw that story. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
November 12, 2025 at 10:57 PM
At the risk of being tedious: this is why markets should post sample contracts. An author should never be in the position of agonizing like this over an acceptance versus a surprise bad contract. It benefits everyone for everyone to have full information before a story is submitted.
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Today's research fun fact - in the late USSR the MiG25 fighter was called a "Flying Restaurant" because the distilled alcohol used as a coolant could be consumed. Training flights were often cancelled because coolant had been drunk or sold. Feshbach and Friendly, Ecocide, 165.
November 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Today's research fun fact - in the late USSR the MiG25 fighter was called a "Flying Restaurant" because the distilled alcohol used as a coolant could be consumed. Training flights were often cancelled because coolant had been drunk or sold. Feshbach and Friendly, Ecocide, 165.
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"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
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DESPITE ALL MY RAGE
LET'S CIRCLE BACK
AND GET ON THE SAME PAGE
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE THERE ARE STILL SEVERAL METRICS TO GAUGE
SOMEONE WILL SAY
TURN THIS IN
BY THE END OF THE DAY
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE
YOU DON'T NEED MY SIGN-OFF
AT THIS STAGE
LET'S CIRCLE BACK
AND GET ON THE SAME PAGE
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE THERE ARE STILL SEVERAL METRICS TO GAUGE
SOMEONE WILL SAY
TURN THIS IN
BY THE END OF THE DAY
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE
YOU DON'T NEED MY SIGN-OFF
AT THIS STAGE
November 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE
LET'S CIRCLE BACK
AND GET ON THE SAME PAGE
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE THERE ARE STILL SEVERAL METRICS TO GAUGE
SOMEONE WILL SAY
TURN THIS IN
BY THE END OF THE DAY
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE
YOU DON'T NEED MY SIGN-OFF
AT THIS STAGE
LET'S CIRCLE BACK
AND GET ON THE SAME PAGE
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE THERE ARE STILL SEVERAL METRICS TO GAUGE
SOMEONE WILL SAY
TURN THIS IN
BY THE END OF THE DAY
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE
YOU DON'T NEED MY SIGN-OFF
AT THIS STAGE
Gritty reboot of James Bond Junior?
Spoiler: it’s because he died. The writers of a franchise whose main character has been played by seven actors across sixty years think they have to come up with a plot explanation for the character coming back after dying in the previous movie. radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
EXCLUSIVE: James Bond Writers Reveal Twist That Has Left New Creators With 'Huge Headache' When It Comes to Resurrecting the Super-Spy for Amazon
Bond writers are now racking their brain, trying to move forward with the franchise after the last film's wild twist.
radaronline.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Gritty reboot of James Bond Junior?
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This mystery place in Nagoya is maybe the coolest bookstore I've ever been to. Arrows lead you through the winding path of the store like a museum exhibit, all the shelves are giant books, and there are little sitting rooms/crime scenes throughout the store.
November 6, 2025 at 8:44 AM
This mystery place in Nagoya is maybe the coolest bookstore I've ever been to. Arrows lead you through the winding path of the store like a museum exhibit, all the shelves are giant books, and there are little sitting rooms/crime scenes throughout the store.
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The judge in the sandwich guy case asked for order in the court and the defense asked for a Pastrami and a couple Reubens.
I'm hearing that the sandwich jury will be sequiznoed
The sandwich guy jury has begun to deliber-ATE
sorry not sorry
sorry not sorry
November 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The judge in the sandwich guy case asked for order in the court and the defense asked for a Pastrami and a couple Reubens.
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The wizard reads a complex alchemical formula to the little cat, who looks nonplussed.
November 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The wizard reads a complex alchemical formula to the little cat, who looks nonplussed.