K.A. Wiggins (Kaie)
@kaiewrites.bsky.social
Canadian dark speculative author 🖤🇨🇦Words in: STRANGE HORIZONS, FANTASY, LIGHTSPEED, PULPHOUSE, FACTOR FOUR, NOSLEEP &more | @cwillbc.bsky.social president | CWC educator | #ecopunk #bodyhorror #monsters #gothic #dystopian #sff
https://kaie.space/tree
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All the 🖤 to @factorfourmagazine.com Ansible Press @blackcatbooks.bsky.social @thedailytomorrow.bsky.social PULPHOUSE(x2) @tenebrouspress.bsky.social for giving 🇨🇦weird SFF/H a home in 2025 (it's been a whirlwind few months~)
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We're open for fiction submissions!
We publish unsettling bad time stories that straddle the horror, fantasy, and science fiction spectrum. But genre is made up so if you have a dark weird horrible story that could be a fit, send it in and let us worry about it.
No closing date, open indefinitely.
We publish unsettling bad time stories that straddle the horror, fantasy, and science fiction spectrum. But genre is made up so if you have a dark weird horrible story that could be a fit, send it in and let us worry about it.
No closing date, open indefinitely.
Submissions - Seize The Press
Submissions Guidelines Submissions are open for fiction. We publish dark, unsettling, dislocating stories that straddle the horror, fantasy, and science fiction spectrum, but genre is made up. If you ...
www.seizethepress.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:41 PM
We're open for fiction submissions!
We publish unsettling bad time stories that straddle the horror, fantasy, and science fiction spectrum. But genre is made up so if you have a dark weird horrible story that could be a fit, send it in and let us worry about it.
No closing date, open indefinitely.
We publish unsettling bad time stories that straddle the horror, fantasy, and science fiction spectrum. But genre is made up so if you have a dark weird horrible story that could be a fit, send it in and let us worry about it.
No closing date, open indefinitely.
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The medical mycology sessions at Fungal Genetics were always the scariest because it was wall-to-wall "Candida auris and Aspergillus fumigatus are impending horrors."
If any of you are going to Asilomar this March, say hi to the Neocallimastigomycota people for me.
If any of you are going to Asilomar this March, say hi to the Neocallimastigomycota people for me.
Killer fungus becoming more infectious and spreading worldwide https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/candida-auris-fungus-infection-symptoms-b2892497.html
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
January 2, 2026 at 6:13 AM
The medical mycology sessions at Fungal Genetics were always the scariest because it was wall-to-wall "Candida auris and Aspergillus fumigatus are impending horrors."
If any of you are going to Asilomar this March, say hi to the Neocallimastigomycota people for me.
If any of you are going to Asilomar this March, say hi to the Neocallimastigomycota people for me.
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The news about Harlequin translators getting fired en masse?
You should care about that. They're doing it there because they think nobody gives a shit about romance and so it's fine to experiment with it first.
You should care about that. They're doing it there because they think nobody gives a shit about romance and so it's fine to experiment with it first.
December 24, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The news about Harlequin translators getting fired en masse?
You should care about that. They're doing it there because they think nobody gives a shit about romance and so it's fine to experiment with it first.
You should care about that. They're doing it there because they think nobody gives a shit about romance and so it's fine to experiment with it first.
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2026 is the year you don't give up on your drawing goals.
Let my bootcamp help take some of the guesswork out of learning portraits. I use short, structured drills designed to work with a busy schedule.
New Year's sale = last discount until next winter 🤍 👉 bit.ly/sylportrait
Let my bootcamp help take some of the guesswork out of learning portraits. I use short, structured drills designed to work with a busy schedule.
New Year's sale = last discount until next winter 🤍 👉 bit.ly/sylportrait
January 1, 2026 at 5:00 AM
2026 is the year you don't give up on your drawing goals.
Let my bootcamp help take some of the guesswork out of learning portraits. I use short, structured drills designed to work with a busy schedule.
New Year's sale = last discount until next winter 🤍 👉 bit.ly/sylportrait
Let my bootcamp help take some of the guesswork out of learning portraits. I use short, structured drills designed to work with a busy schedule.
New Year's sale = last discount until next winter 🤍 👉 bit.ly/sylportrait
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If this year was about getting off US tech, 2026 is the year to reassess the digital revolution — what works, what doesn’t; what to keep, and what to reject.
I’ve only just started to consider what needs to change about how I use digital technology, but I’m excited to learn more next year.
I’ve only just started to consider what needs to change about how I use digital technology, but I’m excited to learn more next year.
We need to reassess our relationship to digital tech
Getting off US tech led me to a wider questioning of digital convenience
disconnect.blog
December 31, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If this year was about getting off US tech, 2026 is the year to reassess the digital revolution — what works, what doesn’t; what to keep, and what to reject.
I’ve only just started to consider what needs to change about how I use digital technology, but I’m excited to learn more next year.
I’ve only just started to consider what needs to change about how I use digital technology, but I’m excited to learn more next year.
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just want to remind folks that pushback and public outrage stopped them from closing the CDC library. i bet pushback will stop them here, too
“The Trump administration is closing NASA’s largest research library on Friday, a facility that houses tens of thousands of books, documents and journals — many of them not digitized or available anywhere else.”
NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 11:12 PM
just want to remind folks that pushback and public outrage stopped them from closing the CDC library. i bet pushback will stop them here, too
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We need to stop acting as though abuse is invisible.
Hang a light on it:
Teen moms don't spontaneously become pregnant.
Queer people don't live in misery for no reason.
(1000+ examples)
We must stop chasing the wild geese-conspiracy theories that abusers throw out to distract us from their harm.
Hang a light on it:
Teen moms don't spontaneously become pregnant.
Queer people don't live in misery for no reason.
(1000+ examples)
We must stop chasing the wild geese-conspiracy theories that abusers throw out to distract us from their harm.
January 1, 2026 at 6:14 AM
We need to stop acting as though abuse is invisible.
Hang a light on it:
Teen moms don't spontaneously become pregnant.
Queer people don't live in misery for no reason.
(1000+ examples)
We must stop chasing the wild geese-conspiracy theories that abusers throw out to distract us from their harm.
Hang a light on it:
Teen moms don't spontaneously become pregnant.
Queer people don't live in misery for no reason.
(1000+ examples)
We must stop chasing the wild geese-conspiracy theories that abusers throw out to distract us from their harm.
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Don’t forget #Gaza.
Homes are still destroyed.
Humanitarian aid is still restricted.
UNRWA supplies are still completely blocked.
Hundreds of thousands are still forcibly displaced.
UNRWA is still working to support the people in Gaza.
#UNRWAworks
Homes are still destroyed.
Humanitarian aid is still restricted.
UNRWA supplies are still completely blocked.
Hundreds of thousands are still forcibly displaced.
UNRWA is still working to support the people in Gaza.
#UNRWAworks
January 1, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Don’t forget #Gaza.
Homes are still destroyed.
Humanitarian aid is still restricted.
UNRWA supplies are still completely blocked.
Hundreds of thousands are still forcibly displaced.
UNRWA is still working to support the people in Gaza.
#UNRWAworks
Homes are still destroyed.
Humanitarian aid is still restricted.
UNRWA supplies are still completely blocked.
Hundreds of thousands are still forcibly displaced.
UNRWA is still working to support the people in Gaza.
#UNRWAworks
Also 2000 was 5 years ago. Maybe 8🤷
Yes, it’s 2026. But 2020 was still 3 years ago. I can’t explain it either.
January 1, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Also 2000 was 5 years ago. Maybe 8🤷
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Well that's some good news.
Indie bookstores are making a shocking, triumphant comeback
Since 2020, the number of independent bookstores in the U.S. grew by 70%.
www.fastcompany.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Well that's some good news.
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POLL: Who bought or received bookish gifts this holiday season? (Psst: buying a bookish gift for yourself totally counts)
December 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
POLL: Who bought or received bookish gifts this holiday season? (Psst: buying a bookish gift for yourself totally counts)
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Perhaps an obvious point, but beyond a certain level of wealth, these numbers become meaningless. Those eight billionaires are mostly wielding political capital at this point; the bank balances are irrelevant. What this is a record of is therefore only what they *took* from everyone else.
"What a year for the ultra wealthy. The world’s 500 richest people added a record $2.2 trillion to their collective fortunes in 2025’s… booming markets, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. And about a quarter of this year’s gains went to just eight billionaires.” — Bloomberg Morning Brief
December 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Perhaps an obvious point, but beyond a certain level of wealth, these numbers become meaningless. Those eight billionaires are mostly wielding political capital at this point; the bank balances are irrelevant. What this is a record of is therefore only what they *took* from everyone else.
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Tonight on a special edition of APTN National News: We take a look inside the world of Indigenous literature, from novels to memoirs to an Indigenous-led publishing house.
APTN National News: December 30, 2025 – A look inside the world of Indigenous literature
YouTube video by APTN News
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December 30, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Tonight on a special edition of APTN National News: We take a look inside the world of Indigenous literature, from novels to memoirs to an Indigenous-led publishing house.
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I worked as an election inspector the last 2 years and I really encourage everyone to do it at least once. They rarely have enough people and it’s a great insight into how the voting process works, who is allowed to vote and who gets turned away for being at the wrong location or not registered
December 31, 2025 at 7:34 AM
I worked as an election inspector the last 2 years and I really encourage everyone to do it at least once. They rarely have enough people and it’s a great insight into how the voting process works, who is allowed to vote and who gets turned away for being at the wrong location or not registered
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ATTN EDITORS & AUTHORS: If you published original short SF/F/H this year that engages with themes of nature, climate & animals (pets included!), send it our way for consideration in The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction ✨
We also accept collections & anthos (stories are considered individually).
We also accept collections & anthos (stories are considered individually).
Nominations for ECO25 are OPEN 🌍🌱✨ We look forward to reading your best 2025 ecofiction!
Get the full details in our blog post announcement below ⬇️
Full guidelines: apexbookcompany.moksha.io/publication/...
Submission Portal: apexbookcompany.moksha.io/publication/...
Get the full details in our blog post announcement below ⬇️
Full guidelines: apexbookcompany.moksha.io/publication/...
Submission Portal: apexbookcompany.moksha.io/publication/...
Nominations for ECO25 Now Open!
ECO: The Year’s Best Speculative Ecofiction is an annual showcase of some of the most compelling and thought-provoking ecofiction published every year. If you published speculative ecofiction in 2025 ...
www.apexbookcompany.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
ATTN EDITORS & AUTHORS: If you published original short SF/F/H this year that engages with themes of nature, climate & animals (pets included!), send it our way for consideration in The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction ✨
We also accept collections & anthos (stories are considered individually).
We also accept collections & anthos (stories are considered individually).
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but opposing GenAI is not about opposing technology, it's about opposing capitalists.
GenAI is not a technology: it's a massive automation of theft, masquerading as an industry, run by grifters.
Don't hate computers, hate the capitalists behind the curtain.
GenAI is not a technology: it's a massive automation of theft, masquerading as an industry, run by grifters.
Don't hate computers, hate the capitalists behind the curtain.
December 16, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but opposing GenAI is not about opposing technology, it's about opposing capitalists.
GenAI is not a technology: it's a massive automation of theft, masquerading as an industry, run by grifters.
Don't hate computers, hate the capitalists behind the curtain.
GenAI is not a technology: it's a massive automation of theft, masquerading as an industry, run by grifters.
Don't hate computers, hate the capitalists behind the curtain.
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This is not hard. Artists are not responsible for ensuring the Kennedy Center remains relevant and successful. The center’s board is responsible for that, in a fiduciary way. All of this energy being directed at artists should be re-directed at the board.
December 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This is not hard. Artists are not responsible for ensuring the Kennedy Center remains relevant and successful. The center’s board is responsible for that, in a fiduciary way. All of this energy being directed at artists should be re-directed at the board.
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I hate these charts so much because they imply chatgpt is comparable to the internet or phones
You could create the same graphic for full screen pop-up advertising on websites and make them look like ultra-rapid technology adoption when really they were just baked unavoidably into the internet
You could create the same graphic for full screen pop-up advertising on websites and make them look like ultra-rapid technology adoption when really they were just baked unavoidably into the internet
In 2025, AI became pervasive in American life and the economy, with ChatGPT surging in adoption much faster than any other major technology in memory. @nytopinion.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:38 AM
I hate these charts so much because they imply chatgpt is comparable to the internet or phones
You could create the same graphic for full screen pop-up advertising on websites and make them look like ultra-rapid technology adoption when really they were just baked unavoidably into the internet
You could create the same graphic for full screen pop-up advertising on websites and make them look like ultra-rapid technology adoption when really they were just baked unavoidably into the internet
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If you live in small town Canada (like I do) or the USA, far right Christian nationalists might be plotting to take control of your municipal government, like this.
Beware! With voting in municipal elections extremely low, a few motivated RWNJs can win.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Beware! With voting in municipal elections extremely low, a few motivated RWNJs can win.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The fight over Christian nationalism in a small Tennessee town
A controversy kicked off after two religious podcasters moved into an Appalachian hill town deep in the Bible Belt.
www.bbc.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:18 AM
If you live in small town Canada (like I do) or the USA, far right Christian nationalists might be plotting to take control of your municipal government, like this.
Beware! With voting in municipal elections extremely low, a few motivated RWNJs can win.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Beware! With voting in municipal elections extremely low, a few motivated RWNJs can win.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Here's Edison Electric's CEO stating “data centers aren’t driving the cost [increases].” In fact, Berkeley Lab found that this is indeed happening in PJM, the region with 1/3 of US electricity customers and the place with the greatest data center buildout to date. www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Be Prepared to Keep Paying More for Electricity
Data centers are getting much of the blame lately for rising power costs, but they aren’t the only catalyst.
www.wsj.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Here's Edison Electric's CEO stating “data centers aren’t driving the cost [increases].” In fact, Berkeley Lab found that this is indeed happening in PJM, the region with 1/3 of US electricity customers and the place with the greatest data center buildout to date. www.wsj.com/business/ene...
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we're open for fiction
for just a little bit longer!!
get those stories in
and please, read the guidelines 🖤 💀
psychopomp.com/the-deadland...
for just a little bit longer!!
get those stories in
and please, read the guidelines 🖤 💀
psychopomp.com/the-deadland...
The Deadlands Guidelines - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
Fiction
psychopomp.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:55 AM
we're open for fiction
for just a little bit longer!!
get those stories in
and please, read the guidelines 🖤 💀
psychopomp.com/the-deadland...
for just a little bit longer!!
get those stories in
and please, read the guidelines 🖤 💀
psychopomp.com/the-deadland...
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You want me to look back on 2025? The thing that doomed Orpheus? The thing that turned Lot’s wife to salt?
December 29, 2025 at 10:18 PM
You want me to look back on 2025? The thing that doomed Orpheus? The thing that turned Lot’s wife to salt?
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Great post about generative AI. Happy Holidays. Don't say I never gave you anything. anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
December 29, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Great post about generative AI. Happy Holidays. Don't say I never gave you anything. anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
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Never forget there is an entire filmed season of a Matt Wagner Grendel TV show, that Netflix just sat on. It's out there. Probably needs post production? Maybe? I dunno. But I remember it and still hope it will sneakily find its way out to the light of day.
December 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Never forget there is an entire filmed season of a Matt Wagner Grendel TV show, that Netflix just sat on. It's out there. Probably needs post production? Maybe? I dunno. But I remember it and still hope it will sneakily find its way out to the light of day.
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Step 1: GenAI coding contains almost twice as many errors as human coding.
Step 2: Satya Nadella says as much as 30% of Microsoft code is written by AI.
Step 3: Windows 11 is a sluggish, buggy mess.
Step 2: Satya Nadella says as much as 30% of Microsoft code is written by AI.
Step 3: Windows 11 is a sluggish, buggy mess.
AI-generated code contains more bugs and errors than human output
AI-generated code produces 1.7x more issues than human code
www.techradar.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Step 1: GenAI coding contains almost twice as many errors as human coding.
Step 2: Satya Nadella says as much as 30% of Microsoft code is written by AI.
Step 3: Windows 11 is a sluggish, buggy mess.
Step 2: Satya Nadella says as much as 30% of Microsoft code is written by AI.
Step 3: Windows 11 is a sluggish, buggy mess.