Les Taylor
@lestaylorwriter.bsky.social
Science Fiction writer, father, MFA regretter. He/Him
All opinions and statements are my own and not representative of my employer.
Currently Querying: Stars Beyond Comprehension (Space Opera 96,000 words)
Trans rights are human rights.
All opinions and statements are my own and not representative of my employer.
Currently Querying: Stars Beyond Comprehension (Space Opera 96,000 words)
Trans rights are human rights.
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There’s always room for Giallo - get your fill tonight at #TheLastDriveIn!
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November 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
There’s always room for Giallo - get your fill tonight at #TheLastDriveIn!
@therealjoebob123.bsky.social
@darcythemailgirl.bsky.social
@themutantfam.bsky.social
@shudder.com #MutantFam
@therealjoebob123.bsky.social
@darcythemailgirl.bsky.social
@themutantfam.bsky.social
@shudder.com #MutantFam
I may start something here, and I don’t have much of a platform. I also don’t have bridges to burn. This seems… bad.
Theft is one of many problems with AI. Others include: not paying an artist, destroying the environment, AI art being total ass (see the new Feast for Crows illustrated edition), etc
Theft is one of many problems with AI. Others include: not paying an artist, destroying the environment, AI art being total ass (see the new Feast for Crows illustrated edition), etc
November 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I may start something here, and I don’t have much of a platform. I also don’t have bridges to burn. This seems… bad.
Theft is one of many problems with AI. Others include: not paying an artist, destroying the environment, AI art being total ass (see the new Feast for Crows illustrated edition), etc
Theft is one of many problems with AI. Others include: not paying an artist, destroying the environment, AI art being total ass (see the new Feast for Crows illustrated edition), etc
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Artist Wally Wood sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wood_w... died on this day, so here's some examples of his early 1950's work: a couple of his covers for Weird Science and two pieces for 'The Spirit Sunday Supplement':
November 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Artist Wally Wood sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wood_w... died on this day, so here's some examples of his early 1950's work: a couple of his covers for Weird Science and two pieces for 'The Spirit Sunday Supplement':
The downside to Joe Bob Briggs switching to once a month is I forgot what time his show starts. So now I’m stuck between jumping in an hour late into a killer clown movie or just watching the stream on Sunday. Now I actually have to sleep at a decent hour tonight.
October 25, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The downside to Joe Bob Briggs switching to once a month is I forgot what time his show starts. So now I’m stuck between jumping in an hour late into a killer clown movie or just watching the stream on Sunday. Now I actually have to sleep at a decent hour tonight.
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Today's Classic Cover of the day is the 1985 edition of Gene Wolfe's A Devil in a Forest, illustrated by Bruce Pennington
October 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Today's Classic Cover of the day is the 1985 edition of Gene Wolfe's A Devil in a Forest, illustrated by Bruce Pennington
On a backwater planet controlled by a mining company, Zara, a young corporate space ranger, investigates the murder of a manager, which leads to a conspiracy that puts everyone’s life at the colony, especially his own, at risk in Stars Beyond Comprehension (96k).
#SFpit #SO #A #Q
#SFpit #SO #A #Q
October 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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If anything, the debate raised Curtis' Q rating & approval among a whole new generation taken in by his Archie-Bunker-meets-Rorschach goofy charm. CUOMO should drop out-- has HE ever been featured on the cover of early 80s KARATE ILLUSTRATED magazine?!
October 20, 2025 at 9:28 PM
If anything, the debate raised Curtis' Q rating & approval among a whole new generation taken in by his Archie-Bunker-meets-Rorschach goofy charm. CUOMO should drop out-- has HE ever been featured on the cover of early 80s KARATE ILLUSTRATED magazine?!
Every presidential candidate should be required to write a novel without assistance (especially AI), minimum 50k words ready in time for election season. Why? When someone writes their first novel, their soul is laid bare and they write the craziest stuff.
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 14, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Every presidential candidate should be required to write a novel without assistance (especially AI), minimum 50k words ready in time for election season. Why? When someone writes their first novel, their soul is laid bare and they write the craziest stuff.
Amazing things are happening on Kickstarter’s fiction section, y’all.
Uh… “why choose”? Do I want to know?
Uh… “why choose”? Do I want to know?
October 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Amazing things are happening on Kickstarter’s fiction section, y’all.
Uh… “why choose”? Do I want to know?
Uh… “why choose”? Do I want to know?
Had to age verify because my state forced BlueSky to do it.
September 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Had to age verify because my state forced BlueSky to do it.
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Ralph McQuarrie
September 9, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Ralph McQuarrie
Doctors I trust more than RFK Jr.
September 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Doctors I trust more than RFK Jr.
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"Sometimes it seems that I spend most of my time trying to explain things to people who do not want to understand. This may be more of that."
(Gene Wolfe)
(Gene Wolfe)
September 7, 2025 at 1:05 AM
"Sometimes it seems that I spend most of my time trying to explain things to people who do not want to understand. This may be more of that."
(Gene Wolfe)
(Gene Wolfe)
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In case you mised it we covered Zorann: Star Warrior this week in the DoggzZone! #podcast #podcastclip #lol #comics #conanthebarbarian #funny #fypシ
August 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
In case you mised it we covered Zorann: Star Warrior this week in the DoggzZone! #podcast #podcastclip #lol #comics #conanthebarbarian #funny #fypシ
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Don’t miss on Planetside! From shady contracts to AI cons, Writer Beware exposes the publishing scams every author needs to see. Read the two-part interview with @victoriastrauss.com now: www.sfwa.org/2025/08/12/s...
Part of SFWA Presents: Get to Know…
Part of SFWA Presents: Get to Know…
SFWA Presents: Get to Know…Writer Beware® (Part 1: History and Mission) - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
Get an inside look at Writer Beware’s origins, its founding mission, and how it became a vital resource for authors facing publishing scams, misinformation, and unethical industry practices.
www.sfwa.org
August 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Don’t miss on Planetside! From shady contracts to AI cons, Writer Beware exposes the publishing scams every author needs to see. Read the two-part interview with @victoriastrauss.com now: www.sfwa.org/2025/08/12/s...
Part of SFWA Presents: Get to Know…
Part of SFWA Presents: Get to Know…
1. First #ttrpg you ever played - West End Star Wars RPG Intro Adventure Game
2. First you ever ran - Mouse Guard
3. Played the most - D&D 5e
4. Run the most - Call of Cthulhu 7e
5. Favorite - FFG Star Wars
6. Most recently played - Sock Puppets (Kurt Refling)
7. Most recently run - FFG Star Wars
2. First you ever ran - Mouse Guard
3. Played the most - D&D 5e
4. Run the most - Call of Cthulhu 7e
5. Favorite - FFG Star Wars
6. Most recently played - Sock Puppets (Kurt Refling)
7. Most recently run - FFG Star Wars
1. First #ttrpg you ever played - D&D Black Box
2. First you ever ran - AD&D 1e
3. Played the most - AD&D 1e/2e
4. Run the most - AD&D 1e/2e
5 Favourite - Call of Cthulhu 7e
6. Most recently played - Delta Green
7. Most recently run - Cthulhu by Gaslight (7e CoC)
2. First you ever ran - AD&D 1e
3. Played the most - AD&D 1e/2e
4. Run the most - AD&D 1e/2e
5 Favourite - Call of Cthulhu 7e
6. Most recently played - Delta Green
7. Most recently run - Cthulhu by Gaslight (7e CoC)
1. First #ttrpg you ever played - AD&D 1E
2. First you ever ran - Red Box
3. Played the most - SLA Industies or Pathfinder 1E
4. Run the most - Star Wars, Vampire, or Call of Cthulhu
5 Favourite - Varies
6. Most recently played - Pathfinder 2E
7. Most recently run -Haunted West
2. First you ever ran - Red Box
3. Played the most - SLA Industies or Pathfinder 1E
4. Run the most - Star Wars, Vampire, or Call of Cthulhu
5 Favourite - Varies
6. Most recently played - Pathfinder 2E
7. Most recently run -Haunted West
July 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
1. First #ttrpg you ever played - West End Star Wars RPG Intro Adventure Game
2. First you ever ran - Mouse Guard
3. Played the most - D&D 5e
4. Run the most - Call of Cthulhu 7e
5. Favorite - FFG Star Wars
6. Most recently played - Sock Puppets (Kurt Refling)
7. Most recently run - FFG Star Wars
2. First you ever ran - Mouse Guard
3. Played the most - D&D 5e
4. Run the most - Call of Cthulhu 7e
5. Favorite - FFG Star Wars
6. Most recently played - Sock Puppets (Kurt Refling)
7. Most recently run - FFG Star Wars
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you KNOW i had to do it to 'em
July 9, 2025 at 3:03 AM
you KNOW i had to do it to 'em
On a backwater planet controlled by a mining company, Zara, a young corporate space ranger, investigates the murder of a manager, and this leads to a conspiracy that puts everyone’s life at the colony, especially his own, at risk in Stars Beyond Comprehension (96k).
#MiseryPit #Q #SFFM #A
#MiseryPit #Q #SFFM #A
July 6, 2025 at 1:01 AM
On a backwater planet controlled by a mining company, Zara, a young corporate space ranger, investigates the murder of a manager, and this leads to a conspiracy that puts everyone’s life at the colony, especially his own, at risk in Stars Beyond Comprehension (96k).
#MiseryPit #Q #SFFM #A
#MiseryPit #Q #SFFM #A
In 1959, companies started to market and sell skateboards commercially to the public.
Pope Leo XIV was born in 1955 in Chicago.
Ladies and gentlemen, we may have the first skateboarding Pope. The media needs to find photos of a young Robert Prevost grinding on rails while mall cops chase him.
Pope Leo XIV was born in 1955 in Chicago.
Ladies and gentlemen, we may have the first skateboarding Pope. The media needs to find photos of a young Robert Prevost grinding on rails while mall cops chase him.
May 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
In 1959, companies started to market and sell skateboards commercially to the public.
Pope Leo XIV was born in 1955 in Chicago.
Ladies and gentlemen, we may have the first skateboarding Pope. The media needs to find photos of a young Robert Prevost grinding on rails while mall cops chase him.
Pope Leo XIV was born in 1955 in Chicago.
Ladies and gentlemen, we may have the first skateboarding Pope. The media needs to find photos of a young Robert Prevost grinding on rails while mall cops chase him.
Lookout weekend, here I come/because weekends were made for chores and cutting 900 words out of this story that is supposed to be a short story and not a novelette *synthesizer fill*
May 17, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Lookout weekend, here I come/because weekends were made for chores and cutting 900 words out of this story that is supposed to be a short story and not a novelette *synthesizer fill*
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This is exactly how fake Wolfe lore that will never die is born.
May 14, 2025 at 12:23 AM
This is exactly how fake Wolfe lore that will never die is born.
This is how I feel whenever I get rejections on my internet horror inspired stories.
May 13, 2025 at 1:54 AM
This is how I feel whenever I get rejections on my internet horror inspired stories.
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Art by Steve R Dodd ‘Deep Space: The Broken Moons’ (2018, acrylics on canvas board)
May 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Art by Steve R Dodd ‘Deep Space: The Broken Moons’ (2018, acrylics on canvas board)
Happy Gene Wolfe’s Birthday to all who celebrate. Don’t forget to leave out a can of Pringles and a dictionary of archaic vocabulary before you go to bed tonight.
#GeneWolfe
#GeneWolfe
May 8, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Happy Gene Wolfe’s Birthday to all who celebrate. Don’t forget to leave out a can of Pringles and a dictionary of archaic vocabulary before you go to bed tonight.
#GeneWolfe
#GeneWolfe