Dr. Redfern Jon Barrett
@redfernjon.bsky.social
Author to PROUD PINK SKY and THE GIDDY DEATH.
Ambitopia evangelist.
Written for Guernica, Strange Horizons, Reckoning, PinkNews, Nature Futures.
They/them. Nonbinary queer.
Rep: Jonathan Villegas, Olswanger Lit.
Website: redjon.com
Home: Berlin.
Ambitopia evangelist.
Written for Guernica, Strange Horizons, Reckoning, PinkNews, Nature Futures.
They/them. Nonbinary queer.
Rep: Jonathan Villegas, Olswanger Lit.
Website: redjon.com
Home: Berlin.
Pinned
Hi to all the new followers!
I'm a queer author with two novels out: PROUD PINK SKY is set in the world's first gay state, while THE GIDDY DEATH is all about polyamory and nonbinary life.
I also love make up! The more colour the better!
You can read more about me and my work at redjon.com
I'm a queer author with two novels out: PROUD PINK SKY is set in the world's first gay state, while THE GIDDY DEATH is all about polyamory and nonbinary life.
I also love make up! The more colour the better!
You can read more about me and my work at redjon.com
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Be part of the first-ever book exploring transness in cyberpunk
Your support is an act of resistance in a time of surveillance & censorship
What’s more punk than that?
Not-for-profit crowdfund runs until March
Let’s chronicle the new cyberpunk canon together!
🔗 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
Your support is an act of resistance in a time of surveillance & censorship
What’s more punk than that?
Not-for-profit crowdfund runs until March
Let’s chronicle the new cyberpunk canon together!
🔗 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
February 9, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Be part of the first-ever book exploring transness in cyberpunk
Your support is an act of resistance in a time of surveillance & censorship
What’s more punk than that?
Not-for-profit crowdfund runs until March
Let’s chronicle the new cyberpunk canon together!
🔗 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
Your support is an act of resistance in a time of surveillance & censorship
What’s more punk than that?
Not-for-profit crowdfund runs until March
Let’s chronicle the new cyberpunk canon together!
🔗 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
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If you’re ever feeling down about yourself, remember that there are people who dedicate their entire lives to dismantling democracy and making vulnerable people less safe.
You could do absolutely nothing every single day and still be doing more good for the world than they are.
You could do absolutely nothing every single day and still be doing more good for the world than they are.
February 12, 2026 at 4:07 PM
If you’re ever feeling down about yourself, remember that there are people who dedicate their entire lives to dismantling democracy and making vulnerable people less safe.
You could do absolutely nothing every single day and still be doing more good for the world than they are.
You could do absolutely nothing every single day and still be doing more good for the world than they are.
If you’re ever feeling down about yourself, remember that there are people who dedicate their entire lives to dismantling democracy and making vulnerable people less safe.
You could do absolutely nothing every single day and still be doing more good for the world than they are.
You could do absolutely nothing every single day and still be doing more good for the world than they are.
February 12, 2026 at 4:07 PM
If you’re ever feeling down about yourself, remember that there are people who dedicate their entire lives to dismantling democracy and making vulnerable people less safe.
You could do absolutely nothing every single day and still be doing more good for the world than they are.
You could do absolutely nothing every single day and still be doing more good for the world than they are.
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Say you have an entire shelf of physical books you've yet to read. Do you:
A. Diligently work your way through said books, feeling a sense of pride that you're finally clearing the shelf.
Or
B. Buy half a dozen e-books to read instead.
No prizes for guessing which option I've gone with... 🔥📚
A. Diligently work your way through said books, feeling a sense of pride that you're finally clearing the shelf.
Or
B. Buy half a dozen e-books to read instead.
No prizes for guessing which option I've gone with... 🔥📚
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Say you have an entire shelf of physical books you've yet to read. Do you:
A. Diligently work your way through said books, feeling a sense of pride that you're finally clearing the shelf.
Or
B. Buy half a dozen e-books to read instead.
No prizes for guessing which option I've gone with... 🔥📚
A. Diligently work your way through said books, feeling a sense of pride that you're finally clearing the shelf.
Or
B. Buy half a dozen e-books to read instead.
No prizes for guessing which option I've gone with... 🔥📚
Say you have an entire shelf of physical books you've yet to read. Do you:
A. Diligently work your way through said books, feeling a sense of pride that you're finally clearing the shelf.
Or
B. Buy half a dozen e-books to read instead.
No prizes for guessing which option I've gone with... 🔥📚
A. Diligently work your way through said books, feeling a sense of pride that you're finally clearing the shelf.
Or
B. Buy half a dozen e-books to read instead.
No prizes for guessing which option I've gone with... 🔥📚
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Say you have an entire shelf of physical books you've yet to read. Do you:
A. Diligently work your way through said books, feeling a sense of pride that you're finally clearing the shelf.
Or
B. Buy half a dozen e-books to read instead.
No prizes for guessing which option I've gone with... 🔥📚
A. Diligently work your way through said books, feeling a sense of pride that you're finally clearing the shelf.
Or
B. Buy half a dozen e-books to read instead.
No prizes for guessing which option I've gone with... 🔥📚
If I’d known how 5G would allow people to constantly stream loud videos on trains, in queues, and across cafes I’d have been tempted to join the conspiracy theorists opposing it years ago.
Noise is the new cigarette smoke.
Noise is the new cigarette smoke.
February 4, 2026 at 2:50 PM
If I’d known how 5G would allow people to constantly stream loud videos on trains, in queues, and across cafes I’d have been tempted to join the conspiracy theorists opposing it years ago.
Noise is the new cigarette smoke.
Noise is the new cigarette smoke.
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I'm delighted to have been interviewed for this incredible project – especially as it's alongside incredible trans+ icons like Jessie Gender and Stephanie Sterling! 💞
I've also just backed it! You can too, at this link:
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
I've also just backed it! You can too, at this link:
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
February 2, 2026 at 9:23 AM
I'm delighted to have been interviewed for this incredible project – especially as it's alongside incredible trans+ icons like Jessie Gender and Stephanie Sterling! 💞
I've also just backed it! You can too, at this link:
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
I've also just backed it! You can too, at this link:
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
I'm delighted to have been interviewed for this incredible project – especially as it's alongside incredible trans+ icons like Jessie Gender and Stephanie Sterling! 💞
I've also just backed it! You can too, at this link:
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
I've also just backed it! You can too, at this link:
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
February 2, 2026 at 9:23 AM
I'm delighted to have been interviewed for this incredible project – especially as it's alongside incredible trans+ icons like Jessie Gender and Stephanie Sterling! 💞
I've also just backed it! You can too, at this link:
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
I've also just backed it! You can too, at this link:
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
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Trans in the Machine: Chronicling the new Cyberpunk Canon is now live!
The crowdfund runs all month.
Accessible pricing and a portion of funds go to good causes.
Let’s make this happen together!
🔗 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
The crowdfund runs all month.
Accessible pricing and a portion of funds go to good causes.
Let’s make this happen together!
🔗 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
February 2, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Trans in the Machine: Chronicling the new Cyberpunk Canon is now live!
The crowdfund runs all month.
Accessible pricing and a portion of funds go to good causes.
Let’s make this happen together!
🔗 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
The crowdfund runs all month.
Accessible pricing and a portion of funds go to good causes.
Let’s make this happen together!
🔗 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
Hey everyone, I honestly don't know why this needs saying by the year 2025 but can you please not spoil the endings of shows that only just came out?
It's a pointlessly mean thing to do.
It's a pointlessly mean thing to do.
January 27, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Hey everyone, I honestly don't know why this needs saying by the year 2025 but can you please not spoil the endings of shows that only just came out?
It's a pointlessly mean thing to do.
It's a pointlessly mean thing to do.
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"As everyone knows, going outside is overrated. It’s full of noise, cars, and people I don’t know, which is reason enough to stay indoors for months on end while ignoring the panicked calls from friends and loved ones."
Check out my latest update!
www.redjon.com/news/2026/1/...
#books #amwriting
Check out my latest update!
www.redjon.com/news/2026/1/...
#books #amwriting
Beware the Outside — Redfern Jon Barrett
As everyone knows, going outside is overrated. It’s full of noise, cars, and people I don’t know, which is reason enough to stay indoors for months on end while ignoring the panicked calls from friend...
www.redjon.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:25 AM
"As everyone knows, going outside is overrated. It’s full of noise, cars, and people I don’t know, which is reason enough to stay indoors for months on end while ignoring the panicked calls from friends and loved ones."
Check out my latest update!
www.redjon.com/news/2026/1/...
#books #amwriting
Check out my latest update!
www.redjon.com/news/2026/1/...
#books #amwriting
"As everyone knows, going outside is overrated. It’s full of noise, cars, and people I don’t know, which is reason enough to stay indoors for months on end while ignoring the panicked calls from friends and loved ones."
Check out my latest update!
www.redjon.com/news/2026/1/...
#books #amwriting
Check out my latest update!
www.redjon.com/news/2026/1/...
#books #amwriting
Beware the Outside — Redfern Jon Barrett
As everyone knows, going outside is overrated. It’s full of noise, cars, and people I don’t know, which is reason enough to stay indoors for months on end while ignoring the panicked calls from friend...
www.redjon.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:25 AM
"As everyone knows, going outside is overrated. It’s full of noise, cars, and people I don’t know, which is reason enough to stay indoors for months on end while ignoring the panicked calls from friends and loved ones."
Check out my latest update!
www.redjon.com/news/2026/1/...
#books #amwriting
Check out my latest update!
www.redjon.com/news/2026/1/...
#books #amwriting
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I enjoyed Proud Pink Sky by @redfernjon.bsky.social 💖
Berlin's first gay state!
books2read.com/u/m20Awk
I have a Sci-Fi out myself, Specimen. X-Files/Men in Black, but gayer
books2read.com/u/bwXX5P
Berlin's first gay state!
books2read.com/u/m20Awk
I have a Sci-Fi out myself, Specimen. X-Files/Men in Black, but gayer
books2read.com/u/bwXX5P
January 25, 2026 at 10:57 PM
I enjoyed Proud Pink Sky by @redfernjon.bsky.social 💖
Berlin's first gay state!
books2read.com/u/m20Awk
I have a Sci-Fi out myself, Specimen. X-Files/Men in Black, but gayer
books2read.com/u/bwXX5P
Berlin's first gay state!
books2read.com/u/m20Awk
I have a Sci-Fi out myself, Specimen. X-Files/Men in Black, but gayer
books2read.com/u/bwXX5P
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I don't quite know what to do with the information of the brilliance that is @redfernjon.bsky.social engaging so incisively with my book in @reckoningmag.bsky.social . I may never get over it. I am so very honored. Thank you, and thank you always @stelliform.press, now excuse me so I can go (!!!!)
New today, @redfernjon.bsky.social reviews @syr.bsky.social's @stelliform.press "novella in fairytale retellings", What a Fish Looks Like: reckoning.press/review-what-...
January 21, 2026 at 6:31 PM
I don't quite know what to do with the information of the brilliance that is @redfernjon.bsky.social engaging so incisively with my book in @reckoningmag.bsky.social . I may never get over it. I am so very honored. Thank you, and thank you always @stelliform.press, now excuse me so I can go (!!!!)
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"Of all the books I’ve had the opportunity to review, 'What a Fish Looks Like' is one of my absolute favourites."
When a reviewer as thoughtful and cogent as @redfernjon.bsky.social writes that, I pay attention.
Check out the review we just published of @syr.bsky.social's debut novella!
When a reviewer as thoughtful and cogent as @redfernjon.bsky.social writes that, I pay attention.
Check out the review we just published of @syr.bsky.social's debut novella!
New today, @redfernjon.bsky.social reviews @syr.bsky.social's @stelliform.press "novella in fairytale retellings", What a Fish Looks Like: reckoning.press/review-what-...
January 21, 2026 at 4:11 PM
"Of all the books I’ve had the opportunity to review, 'What a Fish Looks Like' is one of my absolute favourites."
When a reviewer as thoughtful and cogent as @redfernjon.bsky.social writes that, I pay attention.
Check out the review we just published of @syr.bsky.social's debut novella!
When a reviewer as thoughtful and cogent as @redfernjon.bsky.social writes that, I pay attention.
Check out the review we just published of @syr.bsky.social's debut novella!
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I loved this queer speculative retelling of fairy tales! Check my review of Syr Hayati Beker's novel over at Reckoning! 📚🌈
New today, @redfernjon.bsky.social reviews @syr.bsky.social's @stelliform.press "novella in fairytale retellings", What a Fish Looks Like: reckoning.press/review-what-...
January 20, 2026 at 6:23 PM
I loved this queer speculative retelling of fairy tales! Check my review of Syr Hayati Beker's novel over at Reckoning! 📚🌈
I loved this queer speculative retelling of fairy tales! Check my review of Syr Hayati Beker's novel over at Reckoning! 📚🌈
New today, @redfernjon.bsky.social reviews @syr.bsky.social's @stelliform.press "novella in fairytale retellings", What a Fish Looks Like: reckoning.press/review-what-...
January 20, 2026 at 6:23 PM
I loved this queer speculative retelling of fairy tales! Check my review of Syr Hayati Beker's novel over at Reckoning! 📚🌈
After more than 150 hours spent, I finally finished Baldur’s Gate 3! It’s an incredible game. 9/10.
It loses a point for the subtitles, which inexplicably use hyphens instead of dashes.
That bothered me more than it should have.
It loses a point for the subtitles, which inexplicably use hyphens instead of dashes.
That bothered me more than it should have.
January 20, 2026 at 5:35 PM
After more than 150 hours spent, I finally finished Baldur’s Gate 3! It’s an incredible game. 9/10.
It loses a point for the subtitles, which inexplicably use hyphens instead of dashes.
That bothered me more than it should have.
It loses a point for the subtitles, which inexplicably use hyphens instead of dashes.
That bothered me more than it should have.
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I like Proud Pink Sky by @redfernjon.bsky.social 🩷
It is a Sci-Fi, Spec Fic standalone, set in Berlin and 'the first gay state'.
I loved all the alternative history and 'pamphlet' excerpts advertising the gay state all thru the story. Brilliant!
www.redjon.com/proud-pink-sky
It is a Sci-Fi, Spec Fic standalone, set in Berlin and 'the first gay state'.
I loved all the alternative history and 'pamphlet' excerpts advertising the gay state all thru the story. Brilliant!
www.redjon.com/proud-pink-sky
Proud Pink Sky — Redfern Jon Barrett
About Redfern Jon Barrett's novel 'Proud Pink Sky' – an ambitopia set in the world's first gay state
www.redjon.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:26 PM
I like Proud Pink Sky by @redfernjon.bsky.social 🩷
It is a Sci-Fi, Spec Fic standalone, set in Berlin and 'the first gay state'.
I loved all the alternative history and 'pamphlet' excerpts advertising the gay state all thru the story. Brilliant!
www.redjon.com/proud-pink-sky
It is a Sci-Fi, Spec Fic standalone, set in Berlin and 'the first gay state'.
I loved all the alternative history and 'pamphlet' excerpts advertising the gay state all thru the story. Brilliant!
www.redjon.com/proud-pink-sky
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Decided on a bright orange look for going to the cinema tonight.
No one will see me in the dark, but I’ll know!
🌈🧡
No one will see me in the dark, but I’ll know!
🌈🧡
January 12, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Decided on a bright orange look for going to the cinema tonight.
No one will see me in the dark, but I’ll know!
🌈🧡
No one will see me in the dark, but I’ll know!
🌈🧡
Decided on a bright orange look for going to the cinema tonight.
No one will see me in the dark, but I’ll know!
🌈🧡
No one will see me in the dark, but I’ll know!
🌈🧡
January 12, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Decided on a bright orange look for going to the cinema tonight.
No one will see me in the dark, but I’ll know!
🌈🧡
No one will see me in the dark, but I’ll know!
🌈🧡
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Why are people surprised by open hypocrisy?
Hypocrisy is a display of power.
Does the servant get the same treatment as the master? Do they obey the same standards? The same laws?
Shame won’t stop someone who wants to be your master. Because shame supposes you are equals.
That is not the goal.
Hypocrisy is a display of power.
Does the servant get the same treatment as the master? Do they obey the same standards? The same laws?
Shame won’t stop someone who wants to be your master. Because shame supposes you are equals.
That is not the goal.
January 8, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Why are people surprised by open hypocrisy?
Hypocrisy is a display of power.
Does the servant get the same treatment as the master? Do they obey the same standards? The same laws?
Shame won’t stop someone who wants to be your master. Because shame supposes you are equals.
That is not the goal.
Hypocrisy is a display of power.
Does the servant get the same treatment as the master? Do they obey the same standards? The same laws?
Shame won’t stop someone who wants to be your master. Because shame supposes you are equals.
That is not the goal.
Why are people surprised by open hypocrisy?
Hypocrisy is a display of power.
Does the servant get the same treatment as the master? Do they obey the same standards? The same laws?
Shame won’t stop someone who wants to be your master. Because shame supposes you are equals.
That is not the goal.
Hypocrisy is a display of power.
Does the servant get the same treatment as the master? Do they obey the same standards? The same laws?
Shame won’t stop someone who wants to be your master. Because shame supposes you are equals.
That is not the goal.
January 8, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Why are people surprised by open hypocrisy?
Hypocrisy is a display of power.
Does the servant get the same treatment as the master? Do they obey the same standards? The same laws?
Shame won’t stop someone who wants to be your master. Because shame supposes you are equals.
That is not the goal.
Hypocrisy is a display of power.
Does the servant get the same treatment as the master? Do they obey the same standards? The same laws?
Shame won’t stop someone who wants to be your master. Because shame supposes you are equals.
That is not the goal.
Reposted by Dr. Redfern Jon Barrett
It’s the first issue of the year at @strangehorizons.bsky.social, and that means one thing: the traditional Year In Review.
Across Monday, Wednesday and Friday, our reviewers weight in on what was what in 2025. Which texts will get the most citations? Which surprise entries will appear? Find out …
Across Monday, Wednesday and Friday, our reviewers weight in on what was what in 2025. Which texts will get the most citations? Which surprise entries will appear? Find out …
2025 In Review: Part One
The first part of our reviewers' picks of 2025.
strangehorizons.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:31 PM
It’s the first issue of the year at @strangehorizons.bsky.social, and that means one thing: the traditional Year In Review.
Across Monday, Wednesday and Friday, our reviewers weight in on what was what in 2025. Which texts will get the most citations? Which surprise entries will appear? Find out …
Across Monday, Wednesday and Friday, our reviewers weight in on what was what in 2025. Which texts will get the most citations? Which surprise entries will appear? Find out …
Reposted by Dr. Redfern Jon Barrett
The Year in Review is out from Strange Horizons!
This year I discuss why neurodivergent and queer people make great fodder for zombies.
There are also pieces from @genni.bsky.social and @richmondbridge.bsky.social – detailing some of our favourite fiction. 📚📺🎥
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
This year I discuss why neurodivergent and queer people make great fodder for zombies.
There are also pieces from @genni.bsky.social and @richmondbridge.bsky.social – detailing some of our favourite fiction. 📚📺🎥
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
2025 In Review: Part One
The first part of our reviewers' picks of 2025.
strangehorizons.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:44 PM
The Year in Review is out from Strange Horizons!
This year I discuss why neurodivergent and queer people make great fodder for zombies.
There are also pieces from @genni.bsky.social and @richmondbridge.bsky.social – detailing some of our favourite fiction. 📚📺🎥
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
This year I discuss why neurodivergent and queer people make great fodder for zombies.
There are also pieces from @genni.bsky.social and @richmondbridge.bsky.social – detailing some of our favourite fiction. 📚📺🎥
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...