Kate Orman
@kateorman.bsky.social
http://kateorman.wordpress.com. she/her
Three Doctor Who novels available at Penguin Books: https://www.penguin.co.uk/search-results?q=kate+orman
Black Archives: The Pyramids of Mars https://obversebooks.co.uk/product/12-pyramids/
Three Doctor Who novels available at Penguin Books: https://www.penguin.co.uk/search-results?q=kate+orman
Black Archives: The Pyramids of Mars https://obversebooks.co.uk/product/12-pyramids/
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Kate Orman
@kateorman.bsky.social
· Jul 25
she/her
Occasional news kateorman.wordpress.com
Doctor Who Novels www.penguin.co.uk/search-results?q=kate+orman
Black Archives: Pyramids of Mars obversebooks.co.uk/product/12-pyramids/
Read "Saltier" free at IZ Digital interzone.digital/saltier/
The Mirror Matter - 3rd Dr audio www.bigfinish.com/
Occasional news kateorman.wordpress.com
Doctor Who Novels www.penguin.co.uk/search-results?q=kate+orman
Black Archives: Pyramids of Mars obversebooks.co.uk/product/12-pyramids/
Read "Saltier" free at IZ Digital interzone.digital/saltier/
The Mirror Matter - 3rd Dr audio www.bigfinish.com/
Damon Knight's "Creating Short Fiction" taught me a lot of the basics. And it's cheap, too 😁
reanimus.com/store/?item=...
#writing
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#writing
January 28, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Damon Knight's "Creating Short Fiction" taught me a lot of the basics. And it's cheap, too 😁
reanimus.com/store/?item=...
#writing
reanimus.com/store/?item=...
#writing
Something I'm discovering, now I'm back at skool, is how extremely awful I am at reading instructions. Perhaps I've been "vibe coding" for a long time, and now I'm being obliged to prove that I understood the assignment.
The act of writing is fundamental to science, because the process is what makes people think. You cannot fully evaluate your idea until you are forced to write it down and defend it to yourself, and to the readers in your head. There is no shortcut for that. There is no way to make science easy.
January 28, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Something I'm discovering, now I'm back at skool, is how extremely awful I am at reading instructions. Perhaps I've been "vibe coding" for a long time, and now I'm being obliged to prove that I understood the assignment.
This took me right back to primary school and the teacher reading Banjo Paterson's "The Man from Ironbark" and all the kids shrieking with glee.
Sammy J on Instagram: ""Australia Day" by SJ Paterson."
6,112 likes, 287 comments - sammyjcomedian on January 19, 2026: ""Australia Day" by SJ Paterson.".
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January 28, 2026 at 8:45 AM
This took me right back to primary school and the teacher reading Banjo Paterson's "The Man from Ironbark" and all the kids shrieking with glee.
Skool: read article about how AI is eroding reading skills at this link
Skool-provided Outlook: do you want CoPilot to summarise this article
(Figured out how to turn the 🤬 off)
Skool-provided Outlook: do you want CoPilot to summarise this article
(Figured out how to turn the 🤬 off)
January 28, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Skool: read article about how AI is eroding reading skills at this link
Skool-provided Outlook: do you want CoPilot to summarise this article
(Figured out how to turn the 🤬 off)
Skool-provided Outlook: do you want CoPilot to summarise this article
(Figured out how to turn the 🤬 off)
Great little story -- ancient Egyptian guy boasts that pharaoh once accidentally tripped him up.
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www.tumblr.com/ancientpeopl...
January 27, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Great little story -- ancient Egyptian guy boasts that pharaoh once accidentally tripped him up.
www.tumblr.com/ancientpeopl...
www.tumblr.com/ancientpeopl...
Unity, by Elly Bangs
January 27, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Unity, by Elly Bangs
Reposted by Kate Orman
Uranus and Neptune are ice giant planets, right? Well...maybe. New models that make fewer initial assumptions (but still contain plenty of physics) suggest that these outer planet could be mostly made of rock, sparking fresh debate over how they formed. 🧪⚛️🔭 physicsworld.com/a/uranus-and...
Uranus and Neptune may be more rocky than icy, say astrophysicists – Physics World
Novel modelling approach suggests that the traditionally ice-rich image of these planets may be skewed
physicsworld.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Uranus and Neptune are ice giant planets, right? Well...maybe. New models that make fewer initial assumptions (but still contain plenty of physics) suggest that these outer planet could be mostly made of rock, sparking fresh debate over how they formed. 🧪⚛️🔭 physicsworld.com/a/uranus-and...
Enjoyed this bite-size SF
Sci-Fi Short Film "JUMPER" | DUST
YouTube video by DUST
youtu.be
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Enjoyed this bite-size SF
"Heredity is nothing but stored environment." -- Luther Burbank
I put this in my quotes file long ago, assuming Burbank meant the tale of evolution we carry in our DNA.
It turns out he was a Lamarckist: he *literally* meant that our experiences alter our genes, which our kids then inherit. /1
I put this in my quotes file long ago, assuming Burbank meant the tale of evolution we carry in our DNA.
It turns out he was a Lamarckist: he *literally* meant that our experiences alter our genes, which our kids then inherit. /1
January 26, 2026 at 11:58 PM
"Heredity is nothing but stored environment." -- Luther Burbank
I put this in my quotes file long ago, assuming Burbank meant the tale of evolution we carry in our DNA.
It turns out he was a Lamarckist: he *literally* meant that our experiences alter our genes, which our kids then inherit. /1
I put this in my quotes file long ago, assuming Burbank meant the tale of evolution we carry in our DNA.
It turns out he was a Lamarckist: he *literally* meant that our experiences alter our genes, which our kids then inherit. /1
Taco the tortie was successfully desexed, but she didn't think much of her recovery suite.
January 26, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Taco the tortie was successfully desexed, but she didn't think much of her recovery suite.
When we see the colour we call red, do you & I actually see the same colour? The philosophical riddle's answer is yes: your eyes & brain are the same as mine.*
What do we have in common with an LLM? What structures, patterns, methods? What machinery does Anthropic have that could be used to feel?
What do we have in common with an LLM? What structures, patterns, methods? What machinery does Anthropic have that could be used to feel?
Anthropic's philosopher, Amanda Askell, says she worries that AI might not 'feel that loved' and grow up feeling 'always judged.'
Anthropic's philosopher says we don't know for sure if AI can feel
Anthropic's philosopher, Amanda Askell, says she worries that AI might not 'feel that loved' and grow up feeling 'always judged.'
www.businessinsider.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:03 AM
When we see the colour we call red, do you & I actually see the same colour? The philosophical riddle's answer is yes: your eyes & brain are the same as mine.*
What do we have in common with an LLM? What structures, patterns, methods? What machinery does Anthropic have that could be used to feel?
What do we have in common with an LLM? What structures, patterns, methods? What machinery does Anthropic have that could be used to feel?
I wonder how much it would cost me to have this photo as the cover of a novel
Laila Borges Fortes on Instagram: "By Paul Weiner @paulweinerstudio
#angustia"
4 likes, 0 comments - psico.laila on December 16, 2025: "By Paul Weiner @paulweinerstudio
#angustia".
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January 26, 2026 at 7:49 AM
I wonder how much it would cost me to have this photo as the cover of a novel
January 26, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Dear God.
Fourteen years ago I wrote a sonnet sequence. THE POET TO HER YOUNG COMRADES about the coming of Fascism, and some possible futures. It gives me no pleasure that I was Cassandra.
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Redirecting...
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January 26, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Dear God.
I will write a novel or w/e about the Drahvins given the *slightest* excuse.
If you've got a spare 25 minutes, watch "Airlock" on iPlayer. Just dive in and let the scenes aboard the Drahvin ship bathe you in dramatically powerful world building. Maaga's character and Stephanie Bidmead's performance feel like my highlight of B&W Doctor Who. It's scary and weird.
January 26, 2026 at 12:38 AM
I will write a novel or w/e about the Drahvins given the *slightest* excuse.
Reposted by Kate Orman
40 years ago today, Voyager 2 became the first (and, so far, only) spacecraft to visit to Uranus, sending back astonishing images of the planet, its thin rings, and its peculiar set of moons. 🧪🔭
www.nasa.gov/history/35-y...
www.nasa.gov/history/35-y...
January 25, 2026 at 6:17 AM
40 years ago today, Voyager 2 became the first (and, so far, only) spacecraft to visit to Uranus, sending back astonishing images of the planet, its thin rings, and its peculiar set of moons. 🧪🔭
www.nasa.gov/history/35-y...
www.nasa.gov/history/35-y...
Reposted by Kate Orman
Artifice & Access released on January 25th, 2025, and it has been such a wonderful time seeing all the love for this #anthology & the stories within 💖
I am immensely grateful for every person who has ever supported this project in any way, big or small 💖😭💖
#booksky #book
I am immensely grateful for every person who has ever supported this project in any way, big or small 💖😭💖
#booksky #book
January 25, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Artifice & Access released on January 25th, 2025, and it has been such a wonderful time seeing all the love for this #anthology & the stories within 💖
I am immensely grateful for every person who has ever supported this project in any way, big or small 💖😭💖
#booksky #book
I am immensely grateful for every person who has ever supported this project in any way, big or small 💖😭💖
#booksky #book
Why do such a large percentage of prose characters have "cropped" hair? Is there a sheep loose
January 25, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Why do such a large percentage of prose characters have "cropped" hair? Is there a sheep loose
I've got more work done on this bloody story with pen and paper in the last 24 hours than I have at the keyboard in weeks.
January 25, 2026 at 1:58 AM
I've got more work done on this bloody story with pen and paper in the last 24 hours than I have at the keyboard in weeks.
Is there a way to get rid of the redundant "What's up?" box at the top of my feed?
January 24, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Is there a way to get rid of the redundant "What's up?" box at the top of my feed?
This video, honouring US astronauts who lost their lives, made my heart ache. I thought also of others who died in accidents while doing the many jobs that make spaceflight possible.
NASA’s Day of Remembrance 2026
YouTube video by NASA
youtu.be
January 23, 2026 at 1:23 PM
This video, honouring US astronauts who lost their lives, made my heart ache. I thought also of others who died in accidents while doing the many jobs that make spaceflight possible.
I'm following events in the US, but my plan is not to post about them here, and just post the usual writing news and random thoughts. Little breaks from it are good for us. (I'll still leave comments.)
January 23, 2026 at 10:44 AM
I'm following events in the US, but my plan is not to post about them here, and just post the usual writing news and random thoughts. Little breaks from it are good for us. (I'll still leave comments.)
Reposted by Kate Orman
I think this is a haunting image.
It's Uranus, the giant seventh planet in the Solar System, photographed by Voyager 2 on the outbound part of its flyby on 25 January, 1986.
Out there in the dark.
Waiting.
It's Uranus, the giant seventh planet in the Solar System, photographed by Voyager 2 on the outbound part of its flyby on 25 January, 1986.
Out there in the dark.
Waiting.
January 23, 2026 at 3:26 AM
I think this is a haunting image.
It's Uranus, the giant seventh planet in the Solar System, photographed by Voyager 2 on the outbound part of its flyby on 25 January, 1986.
Out there in the dark.
Waiting.
It's Uranus, the giant seventh planet in the Solar System, photographed by Voyager 2 on the outbound part of its flyby on 25 January, 1986.
Out there in the dark.
Waiting.