Neil Ottenstein
@nottenst.bsky.social
reader, NASA contractor, Orioles fan
I just backed The Lost Art of Don Simpson! on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/don...
The Lost Art of Don Simpson!
Rarities, Rejects, Commissions, and Forgotten Commercial Art
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November 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I just backed The Lost Art of Don Simpson! on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/don...
Just listened to (and read) @sarahpinsker.bsky.social 's magical new story "The Millay Illusion" read by @hollygodarkly.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social 67. You are immersed in the past of traveling magic shows that fool the audience www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
The Millay Illusion - Uncanny Magazine
For the whole of the year that I now look back on as the best of my life, Susanna Miller’s act began twenty-three minutes after mine ended. I went first, to warm up the crowd, followed by the dog trai...
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November 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Just listened to (and read) @sarahpinsker.bsky.social 's magical new story "The Millay Illusion" read by @hollygodarkly.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social 67. You are immersed in the past of traveling magic shows that fool the audience www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
Just finished listening to A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett, performed by Andrew Fallaize. This is the second in his Shadow of the Leviathan series started with The Tainted Cup. It is another great fantasy mystery filled with great characters.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735559...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735559...
A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett: 9780593723821 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The eccentric detective Ana Dolabra matches wits with a seemingly omniscient adversary in this brilliant fantasy-mystery from the author of The Tainted Cup. “Wonderfully...
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November 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Just finished listening to A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett, performed by Andrew Fallaize. This is the second in his Shadow of the Leviathan series started with The Tainted Cup. It is another great fantasy mystery filled with great characters.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735559...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735559...
I bought The Invisible Parade a number of weeks ago, but decided to wait for today to read it. It would have been my mother's 90th birthday today. Thanks Leigh and @johnpicacio.bsky.social A beautiful and meaningful book.
THREAD! MY FIRST BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT! 👀🧵✊🏽➡️
There aren't many things better than reading a new Leigh Bardugo book -- but I've discovered something that is. Getting to CO-WRITE one with her. 1/
October 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I bought The Invisible Parade a number of weeks ago, but decided to wait for today to read it. It would have been my mother's 90th birthday today. Thanks Leigh and @johnpicacio.bsky.social A beautiful and meaningful book.
I decided to listen the story a second time while driving today. There is so much in it that I do think it was better the second time around. A great story. "The Shadow on the Nest" by Alaya Dawn Johnson in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social 66
Listened to/read "The Shadow on the Nest" by Alaya Dawn Johnson in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social 66 read by @mrmightyink.bsky.social A really powerful story which I think will benefit from listening to (or reading) a second time. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
The Shadow on the Nest - Uncanny Magazine
“…but what is it like, having a war criminal as your past life?” Sadie Salazar, Licensed Life Speaker, should have been professionally above the prurient interest lighting her hazel eyes, and much too...
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October 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I decided to listen the story a second time while driving today. There is so much in it that I do think it was better the second time around. A great story. "The Shadow on the Nest" by Alaya Dawn Johnson in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social 66
Just finished listening to A Philosophy of Thieves by @franwilde.bsky.social I did not plan on finishing it this quickly, but was swept away. It was loads of fun with loads of fascinating characters. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/781353...
A Philosophy of Thieves by Fran Wilde: 9781645661948 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Robin Hood meets Parasite meets Six of Crows in multi-award winning author Fran Wilde’s thrilling, high-tech adventure heist wrapped in a futuristic fantasy where thieves are entertainment for the...
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October 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Just finished listening to A Philosophy of Thieves by @franwilde.bsky.social I did not plan on finishing it this quickly, but was swept away. It was loads of fun with loads of fascinating characters. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/781353...
Just finished listening to @scottedelman.bsky.social 's interview with @johnpicacio.bsky.social in Seattle. It is another fascinating interview with loads of new insights especially about the creation of The Invisible Parade.
www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
Tackle Texas BBQ with John Picacio on Episode 265 of Eating the Fantastic ‹ Scott Edelman
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October 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Just finished listening to @scottedelman.bsky.social 's interview with @johnpicacio.bsky.social in Seattle. It is another fascinating interview with loads of new insights especially about the creation of The Invisible Parade.
www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
Listened to/read "The Shadow on the Nest" by Alaya Dawn Johnson in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social 66 read by @mrmightyink.bsky.social A really powerful story which I think will benefit from listening to (or reading) a second time. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
The Shadow on the Nest - Uncanny Magazine
“…but what is it like, having a war criminal as your past life?” Sadie Salazar, Licensed Life Speaker, should have been professionally above the prurient interest lighting her hazel eyes, and much too...
www.uncannymagazine.com
October 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Listened to/read "The Shadow on the Nest" by Alaya Dawn Johnson in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social 66 read by @mrmightyink.bsky.social A really powerful story which I think will benefit from listening to (or reading) a second time. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
I just listened to this great interview. I didn't get a chance to meet @foxesandroses.bsky.social in Seattle and so it was great to hear her here. I'll have to see if I can view any of her panels from the Seattle Worldcon when I get the time.
Episode 264 of my Eating the Fantastic podcast is now live with guest @foxesandroses.bsky.social! Join us at the table and learn why she ended up as a fantasy writer rather than a comic book creator, how a pantser handles world building — and much more. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
September 30, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I just listened to this great interview. I didn't get a chance to meet @foxesandroses.bsky.social in Seattle and so it was great to hear her here. I'll have to see if I can view any of her panels from the Seattle Worldcon when I get the time.
Reposted by Neil Ottenstein
The Destruction of NASA’s Mission” Whistleblowers reveal OMB’s Unconstitutional Plot to Gut the Agency
www.commerce.senate.gov/services/fil... #NASA #IAC #IAC2025
www.commerce.senate.gov/services/fil... #NASA #IAC #IAC2025
September 29, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The Destruction of NASA’s Mission” Whistleblowers reveal OMB’s Unconstitutional Plot to Gut the Agency
www.commerce.senate.gov/services/fil... #NASA #IAC #IAC2025
www.commerce.senate.gov/services/fil... #NASA #IAC #IAC2025
I did a lot of driving this weekend and it was enough to finish listening to @marthawells.com 's Witch King.
I enjoyed the parallel storytelling from the past and present with events in each timeline reinforcing those in the other. Looking forward to Queen Demon.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_K...
I enjoyed the parallel storytelling from the past and present with events in each timeline reinforcing those in the other. Looking forward to Queen Demon.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_K...
Witch King (novel) - Wikipedia
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September 29, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I did a lot of driving this weekend and it was enough to finish listening to @marthawells.com 's Witch King.
I enjoyed the parallel storytelling from the past and present with events in each timeline reinforcing those in the other. Looking forward to Queen Demon.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_K...
I enjoyed the parallel storytelling from the past and present with events in each timeline reinforcing those in the other. Looking forward to Queen Demon.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_K...
It looks like the government is abandoning the space program. "People are being warned that as many as 4,000 of the 5,500 JPL employees could be gone by 15 October 2025" nasawatch.com/personnel-ne...
JPLers Get Layoff Update Letter
JPLers got this email this morning from JPL Human Resources
nasawatch.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
It looks like the government is abandoning the space program. "People are being warned that as many as 4,000 of the 5,500 JPL employees could be gone by 15 October 2025" nasawatch.com/personnel-ne...
It took longer than expected to get my hands on this wonder by @johnpicacio.bsky.social and Leigh Bardugo. Got the last one on the shelf
September 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
It took longer than expected to get my hands on this wonder by @johnpicacio.bsky.social and Leigh Bardugo. Got the last one on the shelf
The amazing @scottedelman.bsky.social is wandering around @capclave.bsky.social at the moment
September 20, 2025 at 11:42 PM
The amazing @scottedelman.bsky.social is wandering around @capclave.bsky.social at the moment
Proud to be the 68th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Nexus V3: Return to Earth Studio Preview Edition! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
Nexus V3: Return to Earth Studio Preview Edition
Pull Up a Chair in the Nexus Studio. We’re building the next Eisner-Winning Nexus story—script drafts inks, rough thumbnails, early lettering, margin scribbles and indecision included. If you love the...
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September 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Proud to be the 68th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Nexus V3: Return to Earth Studio Preview Edition! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
Looks like loads of fun!
Unveiling the cover for THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS!
Garrodigh is a curmudgeonly three-headed dragon who pretends to be tame so he can eat for free at the local dragon-riding academy. Unfortunately, the rider he's assigned to is... a lot.
Coming Summer 2026 from DAW (US) and Arcadia (UK)!
Garrodigh is a curmudgeonly three-headed dragon who pretends to be tame so he can eat for free at the local dragon-riding academy. Unfortunately, the rider he's assigned to is... a lot.
Coming Summer 2026 from DAW (US) and Arcadia (UK)!
September 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Looks like loads of fun!
Listened to "The Caravan" by @anamariacurtis.bsky.social from @uncannymagazine.bsky.social 66.
Very interesting story that left me hungry for more about this world and the characters.
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
Very interesting story that left me hungry for more about this world and the characters.
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
The Caravan - Uncanny Magazine
The highway cut across the landscape like an old wound, a raised, scarred line on a scale we could not understand and therefore simply lived with. We could not climb the walls that held it up, could n...
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September 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Listened to "The Caravan" by @anamariacurtis.bsky.social from @uncannymagazine.bsky.social 66.
Very interesting story that left me hungry for more about this world and the characters.
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
Very interesting story that left me hungry for more about this world and the characters.
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
Finished listening to this year's @thehugoawards.bsky.social winning novel The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett. That was very enjoyable and I do plan on getting his next book in the series in the coming months.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tai...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tai...
The Tainted Cup - Wikipedia
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September 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Finished listening to this year's @thehugoawards.bsky.social winning novel The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett. That was very enjoyable and I do plan on getting his next book in the series in the coming months.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tai...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tai...
2 parts of Resting Hercules statue. Makes me think of @wiswell.bsky.social Wearing the Lion. 16th century piece vying a Ciechanawuecki Master in the Harvard Art Galleries
August 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
2 parts of Resting Hercules statue. Makes me think of @wiswell.bsky.social Wearing the Lion. 16th century piece vying a Ciechanawuecki Master in the Harvard Art Galleries
Read @naomikritzer.bsky.social @thehugoawards.bsky.social winning novelette “The Four Sisters Overlooking the Sea” from @asimovssfmag.bsky.social while on the plane to Boston today. A great story and not what I expected from the "chilling vision" blurb before the story.
August 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Read @naomikritzer.bsky.social @thehugoawards.bsky.social winning novelette “The Four Sisters Overlooking the Sea” from @asimovssfmag.bsky.social while on the plane to Boston today. A great story and not what I expected from the "chilling vision" blurb before the story.
Sat with @johntilden.net on the plane flight to Seattle and @andyduncansf.bsky.social on the way back.
August 18, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Sat with @johntilden.net on the plane flight to Seattle and @andyduncansf.bsky.social on the way back.
Just read/listened to "The Garden" by Emma Törzs from @uncannymagazine.bsky.social 65 read by @hollygodarkly.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy A really fascinating story with some mysterious things going on. A lot more in this world than meets the eye.
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
The Garden - Uncanny Magazine
Most mornings, the woman sits in her garden. Most mornings, I sit on my roof. In this way, looking down over the tall stone walls of her courtyard, I can see her grey head bent over her grey hands. Sh...
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August 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Just read/listened to "The Garden" by Emma Törzs from @uncannymagazine.bsky.social 65 read by @hollygodarkly.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy A really fascinating story with some mysterious things going on. A lot more in this world than meets the eye.
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
This weekend I listened to the @goonpod.bsky.social discussing Dr. Strangelove. There were lots of good points in the discussion and I watched the movie tonight with those in mind. It had been quite a few years since I last watched it, but it still resonates.
August 6, 2025 at 2:42 AM
This weekend I listened to the @goonpod.bsky.social discussing Dr. Strangelove. There were lots of good points in the discussion and I watched the movie tonight with those in mind. It had been quite a few years since I last watched it, but it still resonates.
Just finished listening to @wiswell.bsky.social 's Wearing the Lion. There are two narrators in the audiobook - one for Hera (Elizabeth Klett) and one for Heracles (Christian Black). Even if you think you know all about Heracles, there are plenty of surprises and twists.
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
Wearing the Lion Audiobook on Libro.fm
Nebula Award-winning author of Someone You Can Build a Nest In John Wiswell brings a humanizing and humorous touch to the Hercules story, forever changing the way we understand the man behind the myth...
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August 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Just finished listening to @wiswell.bsky.social 's Wearing the Lion. There are two narrators in the audiobook - one for Hera (Elizabeth Klett) and one for Heracles (Christian Black). Even if you think you know all about Heracles, there are plenty of surprises and twists.
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...