Lance Robinson
@lancerobinsonwriter.com
I write humble SF stories of humble characters thrust into extraordinary situations, and grand epic tales of heroes at the horizon of wonder.
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𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘴: 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 has been published and is available now. 🎺🎺🎺
This collection contains some of my best stories that have been published over the years. www.chasingnewsuns.com.
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#sciencefiction #speculativefiction #canadiansciencefiction #chasingnewsuns #shortstories
This collection contains some of my best stories that have been published over the years. www.chasingnewsuns.com.
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#sciencefiction #speculativefiction #canadiansciencefiction #chasingnewsuns #shortstories
Think Weirder: the Year’s Best Science Fiction Ideas, Volume 1, is now on sale. It’s billed as the year’s “sixteen best concept-driven, near-future ideas about people interacting with technology.”
thinkweirder.com
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#thinkweirder #sciencefiction #shortstories
thinkweirder.com
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#thinkweirder #sciencefiction #shortstories
Think Weirder: The Year's Best Science Fiction Ideas
The sixteen best concept-driven, near-future science fiction stories of the year. Curated from hundreds of stories published in major magazines. Coming October 2025.
thinkweirder.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Think Weirder: the Year’s Best Science Fiction Ideas, Volume 1, is now on sale. It’s billed as the year’s “sixteen best concept-driven, near-future ideas about people interacting with technology.”
thinkweirder.com
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#thinkweirder #sciencefiction #shortstories
thinkweirder.com
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#thinkweirder #sciencefiction #shortstories
Despite its flaws (which are quite overblown), Wikipedia is amazing. It gives you a tiny hint of what some of us back in early '90s imagined the Internet could become (what it might have become if not for the Googles and Facebooks).
if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.
October 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Despite its flaws (which are quite overblown), Wikipedia is amazing. It gives you a tiny hint of what some of us back in early '90s imagined the Internet could become (what it might have become if not for the Googles and Facebooks).
The 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳’𝘴 𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘍𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘝𝘰𝘭. 3 is out. I really appreciate the extended introduction, which gives an overview of key events of the year in the world of Canadian spec fiction and the universe generally. Shout out to @ourmankoto.bsky.social
🪐📚 #canadianspeculativefiction
🪐📚 #canadianspeculativefiction
October 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳’𝘴 𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘍𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘝𝘰𝘭. 3 is out. I really appreciate the extended introduction, which gives an overview of key events of the year in the world of Canadian spec fiction and the universe generally. Shout out to @ourmankoto.bsky.social
🪐📚 #canadianspeculativefiction
🪐📚 #canadianspeculativefiction
Who's your favorite Jedi. (Wrong answers only.)
October 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Who's your favorite Jedi. (Wrong answers only.)
The new issue of Analog includes my latest story, “One Step Away.” A bit of meteorology, a bit of AI, a bit of impostor syndrome, and a big dose of hope for our future.
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#sciencefiction #hopepunk #ai #unsecuritycouncil @analogsf.bsky.social🪐📚
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#sciencefiction #hopepunk #ai #unsecuritycouncil @analogsf.bsky.social🪐📚
October 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The new issue of Analog includes my latest story, “One Step Away.” A bit of meteorology, a bit of AI, a bit of impostor syndrome, and a big dose of hope for our future.
lancerobinsonwriter.com/index.html#n....
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#sciencefiction #hopepunk #ai #unsecuritycouncil @analogsf.bsky.social🪐📚
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You're a Canadian with a smartphone app to tell you which brands of breakfast cereal are produced in Canada and which in the USA.
Is your patriotism also supporting Canadian film, tv, music, and literature?
Is your patriotism also supporting Canadian film, tv, music, and literature?
I'm so glad to see this conversation happening. We need to start supporting our arts and culture with the fervor of a boomer vetting the supply chain of their coffee and the stubbornness of the staycationing snowbirds.
www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/film...
www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/film...
Elbows up, thumbs down: Why we’re blowing a generational moment for Canadian culture
We’re checking the origins of our groceries, but where’s the love for the sector that truly defines who we are?
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
You're a Canadian with a smartphone app to tell you which brands of breakfast cereal are produced in Canada and which in the USA.
Is your patriotism also supporting Canadian film, tv, music, and literature?
Is your patriotism also supporting Canadian film, tv, music, and literature?
I'm changing up my podcast playlist and the newest addition is The Great Simplification. There's an encouraging amount of science and intelligent thought out there about where the world is at right now, but it's quite compartmentalized. The Great Simplification is serious about connecting the dots.
In this episode, Nate is joined by existential risk researcher Luke Kemp to explore the intricate history of societal collapse – connecting patterns of dominance hierarchies, resource control, and inequality to create societies which he calls Goliaths.
www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/194-...
www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/194-...
October 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I'm changing up my podcast playlist and the newest addition is The Great Simplification. There's an encouraging amount of science and intelligent thought out there about where the world is at right now, but it's quite compartmentalized. The Great Simplification is serious about connecting the dots.
Having a story published in OnSpec has always been on my Canadian SF writer bucket list. Now it's too late. OnSpec (@onspecmag.bsky.social) is shutting down after 35 years. 😥
I feel like the short fiction publishing landscape is tilting away from magazines and toward anthologies. Am I right?
I feel like the short fiction publishing landscape is tilting away from magazines and toward anthologies. Am I right?
October 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Having a story published in OnSpec has always been on my Canadian SF writer bucket list. Now it's too late. OnSpec (@onspecmag.bsky.social) is shutting down after 35 years. 😥
I feel like the short fiction publishing landscape is tilting away from magazines and toward anthologies. Am I right?
I feel like the short fiction publishing landscape is tilting away from magazines and toward anthologies. Am I right?
This is worth a listen!
🚨OUT NOW🚨
Space-suit vs Jackboot – Can science fiction save us from fascism? Writer, critic and host of a fascinating online science fiction community @damiengwalter.com discusses the lessons of future oligarchs, space tyrants and cosmic populism with @nndroid.bsky.social 👉 linktr.ee/bunker_pod
Space-suit vs Jackboot – Can science fiction save us from fascism? Writer, critic and host of a fascinating online science fiction community @damiengwalter.com discusses the lessons of future oligarchs, space tyrants and cosmic populism with @nndroid.bsky.social 👉 linktr.ee/bunker_pod
October 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
This is worth a listen!
Here’s a post for today, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada: Granddaughter’s Song by Shy-Anne Hovorka and the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra.
Such a beautiful voice!
youtu.be/TEWdN_fgC6U
#nationaldayfortruthandreconciliation #orangeshirtday #canada
Such a beautiful voice!
youtu.be/TEWdN_fgC6U
#nationaldayfortruthandreconciliation #orangeshirtday #canada
Granddaughter's Song
YouTube video by Shy-Anne Hovorka
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September 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Here’s a post for today, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada: Granddaughter’s Song by Shy-Anne Hovorka and the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra.
Such a beautiful voice!
youtu.be/TEWdN_fgC6U
#nationaldayfortruthandreconciliation #orangeshirtday #canada
Such a beautiful voice!
youtu.be/TEWdN_fgC6U
#nationaldayfortruthandreconciliation #orangeshirtday #canada
So I tell the publisher, “No, not Paypal. My bank gives a better USD-CAD exchange rate than Paypal, so please mail me a check.”
And then Canadian Postal workers go on strike.
By the way, I enthusiastically and wholeheartedly support the postal workers.
#writerslife
And then Canadian Postal workers go on strike.
By the way, I enthusiastically and wholeheartedly support the postal workers.
#writerslife
a man wearing headphones is sitting in front of a microphone and making a funny face .
ALT: a man wearing headphones is sitting in front of a microphone and making a funny face .
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September 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
So I tell the publisher, “No, not Paypal. My bank gives a better USD-CAD exchange rate than Paypal, so please mail me a check.”
And then Canadian Postal workers go on strike.
By the way, I enthusiastically and wholeheartedly support the postal workers.
#writerslife
And then Canadian Postal workers go on strike.
By the way, I enthusiastically and wholeheartedly support the postal workers.
#writerslife
My imposter syndrome getting ready for work:
September 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
My imposter syndrome getting ready for work:
Looking to the coming years with honest eyes, it can be difficult to perceive anything but darkness. But there are plenty of gaps in the darkness for creative rays of light to shine.
And this article feels like it was written for today.
www.cnn.com/2012/06/23/w...
#nonviolence #hope
And this article feels like it was written for today.
www.cnn.com/2012/06/23/w...
#nonviolence #hope
Gene Sharp: A dictator’s worst nightmare | CNN
He’s an unlikely radical – an 84-year-old American academic. But his ideas about using non-violence to overthrow repressive regimes are literally revolutionary.
www.cnn.com
September 19, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Looking to the coming years with honest eyes, it can be difficult to perceive anything but darkness. But there are plenty of gaps in the darkness for creative rays of light to shine.
And this article feels like it was written for today.
www.cnn.com/2012/06/23/w...
#nonviolence #hope
And this article feels like it was written for today.
www.cnn.com/2012/06/23/w...
#nonviolence #hope
For Sale: Time machine.
Currently has had one previous owner, but by next year it will be brand new.
Currently has had one previous owner, but by next year it will be brand new.
For Sale:
Used time machine.
Has seen better days.
Used time machine.
Has seen better days.
September 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
For Sale: Time machine.
Currently has had one previous owner, but by next year it will be brand new.
Currently has had one previous owner, but by next year it will be brand new.
Age verification?
Last week I purchased my fourth bottle of Worcestershire sauce.
Last week I purchased my fourth bottle of Worcestershire sauce.
Age verification?
I still remember when the computer screamed when it connected to the Internet.
I still remember when the computer screamed when it connected to the Internet.
Age verification?
Every now and again I hitchhiked home from work, if no one could pick me up.
Every now and again I hitchhiked home from work, if no one could pick me up.
September 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Age verification?
Last week I purchased my fourth bottle of Worcestershire sauce.
Last week I purchased my fourth bottle of Worcestershire sauce.
The CBC radio program Ideas, recently did an interesting show on Chinese science fiction, and spent quite a bit of time on Liu Cixin's work, especially 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮. It's worth a listen:
www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/...
#sciencefiction #chinesesciencefiction #LiuCixin
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#sciencefiction #chinesesciencefiction #LiuCixin
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Why Chinese sci-fi like Netflix's 3 Body Problem is booming | CBC Radio
With vengeful alien civilizations, virtual realities and hologram wives, Chinese science fiction is in its heyday — not just in China but around the globe. Renowned author Cixin Liu is at the forefron...
www.cbc.ca
September 10, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The CBC radio program Ideas, recently did an interesting show on Chinese science fiction, and spent quite a bit of time on Liu Cixin's work, especially 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮. It's worth a listen:
www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/...
#sciencefiction #chinesesciencefiction #LiuCixin
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#sciencefiction #chinesesciencefiction #LiuCixin
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Joe Stech, former editor of 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, has put together a new anthology to be released at the end of October. I'm excited to have a story of mine appear in 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘞𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳.
thinkweirder.com
#iwritespecfic #sciencefiction #thinkweirder
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thinkweirder.com
#iwritespecfic #sciencefiction #thinkweirder
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September 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Joe Stech, former editor of 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, has put together a new anthology to be released at the end of October. I'm excited to have a story of mine appear in 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘞𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳.
thinkweirder.com
#iwritespecfic #sciencefiction #thinkweirder
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How it feels when you pass the captcha
September 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
How it feels when you pass the captcha
The trouble with writing novels rather than short stories is that I have to wait so much longer between rejection letters.
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#iwritespecfic
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#iwritespecfic
September 3, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The trouble with writing novels rather than short stories is that I have to wait so much longer between rejection letters.
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#iwritespecfic
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#iwritespecfic
Drop an old person you're going to turn into in the future.
September 3, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Drop an old person you're going to turn into in the future.
Please tell me this device will include a mini tractor beam that can do chiropractic adjustments on my C1 and C2 vertebrae, and that it will be invented in 2025. I’ve got a wicked tension headache.
#startrek #chiropractic #galaxyclassheadache
#startrek #chiropractic #galaxyclassheadache
August 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Please tell me this device will include a mini tractor beam that can do chiropractic adjustments on my C1 and C2 vertebrae, and that it will be invented in 2025. I’ve got a wicked tension headache.
#startrek #chiropractic #galaxyclassheadache
#startrek #chiropractic #galaxyclassheadache
As a hobbyist woodworker, today I found myself wishing for more #sciencefiction that features woodworking. I need to reread The Lathe of Heaven. I briefly mused about writing a sequel. Based on my woodworking skills, it would be titled The Jack Plane with a Dull Blade of Heaven.
#UrsulaKLeGuin
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#UrsulaKLeGuin
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August 17, 2025 at 1:23 AM
As a hobbyist woodworker, today I found myself wishing for more #sciencefiction that features woodworking. I need to reread The Lathe of Heaven. I briefly mused about writing a sequel. Based on my woodworking skills, it would be titled The Jack Plane with a Dull Blade of Heaven.
#UrsulaKLeGuin
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#UrsulaKLeGuin
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Reposted by Lance Robinson
Montréal in 2027 Worldcon Bid Wins Site Selection Vote
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Montréal in 2027 Worldcon Bid Wins Site Selection Vote
The Montréal in 2027 Worldcon bid has officially won the site selection vote, after running unopposed. The convention’s name will be Montréal Worldcon 2027. Bruce Farr and Darin Briskman&…
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August 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Montréal in 2027 Worldcon Bid Wins Site Selection Vote
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#Sciencefiction fans are now quite used to imagining how bad it might get. These days, I’m more interested in imagining how good it could get, and plausible political, cultural, technological, and spiritual pathways for getting there.
#hopepunk
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#hopepunk
www.corinnerandall.co.uk/photo_169297...
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Train Window: corinne randall
www.corinnerandall.co.uk
August 8, 2025 at 2:34 AM
#Sciencefiction fans are now quite used to imagining how bad it might get. These days, I’m more interested in imagining how good it could get, and plausible political, cultural, technological, and spiritual pathways for getting there.
#hopepunk
www.corinnerandall.co.uk/photo_169297...
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#hopepunk
www.corinnerandall.co.uk/photo_169297...
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Of the #sci-fi shorts series available for streaming, 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘴 is my favorite by far. I get so annoyed at the others for not even trying to tell complete stories. Instead, most episodes are basically trailers for feature length films that don’t exist.
#sciencefiction #shortfilms
#sciencefiction #shortfilms
August 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Of the #sci-fi shorts series available for streaming, 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘴 is my favorite by far. I get so annoyed at the others for not even trying to tell complete stories. Instead, most episodes are basically trailers for feature length films that don’t exist.
#sciencefiction #shortfilms
#sciencefiction #shortfilms