Sally Wiener Grotta
@sallywienergrotta.bsky.social
Award-winning writer, speaker, photographer. (It's all storytelling.) Member: The Authors Guild & SFWA.
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Two great gifts for the women in your life -- only $18 and $5
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November 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Two great gifts for the women in your life -- only $18 and $5
Links in the comments below
Links in the comments below
If you're at #Philcon this weekend in Cherry Hill, NJ, I'll be reading from my new magical realist novel at 6 pm today in Rm 1023. Please join me. (I'm worried that it's a really bad time slot, and I'll be reading to an empty rooom.)
November 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
If you're at #Philcon this weekend in Cherry Hill, NJ, I'll be reading from my new magical realist novel at 6 pm today in Rm 1023. Please join me. (I'm worried that it's a really bad time slot, and I'll be reading to an empty rooom.)
Ralph Eubank chatted w. me about his new book “When It’s Darkness on the Delta” - a combination family memoir & thoroughly researched history of black experience in Mississippi & the traditions, laws, social attitudes and people who defined, shaped & now reshaping it
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When It's Darkness on the Delta
Watch now | Author W. Ralph Eubank chats with Sally Wiener Grotta about his newest book When It’s Darkness on the Delta which is a combination family memoir and thoroughly researched history about the...
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November 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Ralph Eubank chatted w. me about his new book “When It’s Darkness on the Delta” - a combination family memoir & thoroughly researched history of black experience in Mississippi & the traditions, laws, social attitudes and people who defined, shaped & now reshaping it
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For What If? Why Not? How? I spoke with Miriam Seidel, author, editor & librettist about her opera Violet Fire and the new book Tesla’s Opera: The real, stranger-than-fiction Nikola Tesla.
This is about #NikolaTesla, the man, NOT the car.
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This is about #NikolaTesla, the man, NOT the car.
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Violet Fire
In this episode of What If? Why Not? How? Sally Wiener Grotta spoke with Miriam Seidel, author, editor and librettist about her opera Violet Fire and the recently released book about the opera Tesla’s...
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November 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
For What If? Why Not? How? I spoke with Miriam Seidel, author, editor & librettist about her opera Violet Fire and the new book Tesla’s Opera: The real, stranger-than-fiction Nikola Tesla.
This is about #NikolaTesla, the man, NOT the car.
sallywienergrotta.substack.com/p/violet-fire
This is about #NikolaTesla, the man, NOT the car.
sallywienergrotta.substack.com/p/violet-fire
Meet Shalzed, a blue-skinned extraterrestrial, who's trying to understand earthlings who have inscribed great treatises on human rights and yet don’t abide by them. Interview with Shalzed's creator Shlomo Levin is now live on Judith Magazine's Substack.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Meet Shalzed, a blue-skinned extraterrestrial, who's trying to understand earthlings who have inscribed great treatises on human rights and yet don’t abide by them. Interview with Shalzed's creator Shlomo Levin is now live on Judith Magazine's Substack.
judithmagazine.substack.com/p/meet-shalz...
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From Victoria Strauss of Writer Beware: "Predatory Opt-Outs: The Speculators Come for the Anthropic Copyright Settlement"
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Predatory Opt-Outs: The Speculators Come for the Anthropic Copyright Settlement - Writer Beware
The enormous, $1.5 billion Anthropic copyright class action settlement is reputedly the biggest copyright infringement recovery in history. With such a high-profile case, it’s inevitable that eligible...
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November 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
From Victoria Strauss of Writer Beware: "Predatory Opt-Outs: The Speculators Come for the Anthropic Copyright Settlement"
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As I say on my new Substack: "I’m confounded by this wondrous, ugly, beautiful world. It’s why I’m a writer & omnivorous reader & why I hunger for dialogues with creative thinkers whose minds, ideas & achievements I respect."
Please join me there. (It's free.)
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Please join me there. (It's free.)
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What If? Why Not? How? with Sally Wiener Grotta | Substack
What If? Why Not? How? consists of Sally Wiener Grotta’s personal essays and her interviews of fellow creatives, in which she asks questions not so much to seek answers about this confounding, beautif...
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November 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
As I say on my new Substack: "I’m confounded by this wondrous, ugly, beautiful world. It’s why I’m a writer & omnivorous reader & why I hunger for dialogues with creative thinkers whose minds, ideas & achievements I respect."
Please join me there. (It's free.)
sallywienergrotta.substack.com
Please join me there. (It's free.)
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Come join me and #scifi author/futurist/fascinating fellow @robertjsawyer.com, as I interview him about Human Consciousness, Quantum Entanglements, Panpsychism, writing and other cool stuff. On my new Substack; free to read, listen and comment.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Come join me and #scifi author/futurist/fascinating fellow @robertjsawyer.com, as I interview him about Human Consciousness, Quantum Entanglements, Panpsychism, writing and other cool stuff. On my new Substack; free to read, listen and comment.
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I've just posted the first of what will be a series of book write-ups on my Substack page that I'm calling On My Bookshelf.
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On My Bookshelf
W. Ralph Eubanks, Paul Elie, & Jodi Picoult
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November 2, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I've just posted the first of what will be a series of book write-ups on my Substack page that I'm calling On My Bookshelf.
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In Judith Magazine: 'Sept 5' — The Movie, the Memories, & the Inheritance. I trace how a long ago tragedy shaped the trajectory of my life, needing to confront hate and seek human connection. Please click thru to read the essay & let me what you think.
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'September 5' — the Movie, the Memories, and the Inheritance
Sally Wiener Grotta traces how a single day of tragedy shaped her life’s mission to confront hate and seek human connection.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
In Judith Magazine: 'Sept 5' — The Movie, the Memories, & the Inheritance. I trace how a long ago tragedy shaped the trajectory of my life, needing to confront hate and seek human connection. Please click thru to read the essay & let me what you think.
judithmagazine.substack.com/p/september-...
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On my brand-new Substack... a short piece on Uncertainty is a Feature, not a Bug. Please click through and let me know what you think, and take a look around.
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Uncertainty is a Feature Not a Bug
Back in 2024, I received an email with the subject line: “Uncertainty Is a Feature, Not a Bug.” Given that 2024 was a wrecking race and that the looming uncertainty ahead feels like a relentless drumb...
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October 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM
On my brand-new Substack... a short piece on Uncertainty is a Feature, not a Bug. Please click through and let me know what you think, and take a look around.
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Hey Poconos folk! I'll be at Newfoundland library this Saturday with my books and stories to tell. Come by for a chat, and come buy a book.
October 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Hey Poconos folk! I'll be at Newfoundland library this Saturday with my books and stories to tell. Come by for a chat, and come buy a book.
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We're all going to be paying AI's Godzilla-sized power bills www.theregister.com/2025/10/13/a... via @theregister.com & @sjvn.bsky.social
#AI needs far more power than utility companies have to sell to them, which means we're stuck with the bill for building new power plants and grids.
#AI needs far more power than utility companies have to sell to them, which means we're stuck with the bill for building new power plants and grids.
We're all going to be paying AI's Godzilla-sized power bills
Opinion: Even if you never use it, you'll be paying for it thanks to datacenters' never-ending hunger for electricity
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October 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
We're all going to be paying AI's Godzilla-sized power bills www.theregister.com/2025/10/13/a... via @theregister.com & @sjvn.bsky.social
#AI needs far more power than utility companies have to sell to them, which means we're stuck with the bill for building new power plants and grids.
#AI needs far more power than utility companies have to sell to them, which means we're stuck with the bill for building new power plants and grids.
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Just published on FOSS Force: Protect Yourself Online: A Hands-On Guide to the New Tails 7.0 fossforce.com/2025/10/prot...
Protect Yourself Online: A Hands-On Guide to the New Tails 7.0 - FOSS Force
Heading into risky online territory? Consider running Tails 7.0, which now offers faster startup and a smoother setup for safer browsing.
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October 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Just published on FOSS Force: Protect Yourself Online: A Hands-On Guide to the New Tails 7.0 fossforce.com/2025/10/prot...
A free public webinar from The Authors Guild next week, on what authors should know about the #Anthropic #AI settlement and you don't have to be an AG member to attend and ask questions. Sign up here:
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#copyright
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#copyright
Correction: [Webinar] Anthropic Settlement: What Authors Should Know
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October 8, 2025 at 12:41 PM
A free public webinar from The Authors Guild next week, on what authors should know about the #Anthropic #AI settlement and you don't have to be an AG member to attend and ask questions. Sign up here:
mailchi.mp/authorsguild...
#copyright
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#copyright
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Increasing Trust in Automated Driving
It is one thing for automated driving to be safe; it also has to be _perceived_ as safe.
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It is one thing for automated driving to be safe; it also has to be _perceived_ as safe.
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September 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Increasing Trust in Automated Driving
It is one thing for automated driving to be safe; it also has to be _perceived_ as safe.
www.aptiv.com/en/insights/...
It is one thing for automated driving to be safe; it also has to be _perceived_ as safe.
www.aptiv.com/en/insights/...
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Care about the way EVs are made?
Busbars — solid metal conductors — are emerging as the technology of choice for EV charging harnesses and other high-voltage connections within a vehicle.
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Busbars — solid metal conductors — are emerging as the technology of choice for EV charging harnesses and other high-voltage connections within a vehicle.
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Spot Coating Ensures Better Connections — and Saves Costs
While spot coating in general is not a new process in industries such as aerospace, oil and gas, and utilities, the application of spot coating in automotive busbars is an Aptiv innovation.
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September 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Care about the way EVs are made?
Busbars — solid metal conductors — are emerging as the technology of choice for EV charging harnesses and other high-voltage connections within a vehicle.
www.aptiv.com/en/insights/...
Busbars — solid metal conductors — are emerging as the technology of choice for EV charging harnesses and other high-voltage connections within a vehicle.
www.aptiv.com/en/insights/...
What Authors Need to Know About the $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement -- From @authorsguild.org
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What Authors Need to Know About the $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement - The Authors Guild
Today, Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle claims that it downloaded pirated books to train its AI systems—the largest U.S. copyright settlement in history. The parties in Bartz v Anthropic...
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September 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
What Authors Need to Know About the $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement -- From @authorsguild.org
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Every question you ask, every comment you make, I'll be recording you theregister.com/2025/08/18/o... via @theregister.com & @sjvn.bsky.social
Big #AI is watching you.
Big #AI is watching you.
Every question you ask, every comment you make, I'll be reco
Opinion: When you're asking AI chatbots for answers, they're data-mining you
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August 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Every question you ask, every comment you make, I'll be recording you theregister.com/2025/08/18/o... via @theregister.com & @sjvn.bsky.social
Big #AI is watching you.
Big #AI is watching you.
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It's an ugly legal fight, and if the AI companies win, we may be in more trouble than we can even imagine. www.computerworld.com/article/3992... via @computerworld.com & @sjvn.bsky.social
#AI companies continue to do their darndest to steal the work of creative people.
#AI companies continue to do their darndest to steal the work of creative people.
AI vs. copyright
It's an ugly legal fight, and if the AI companies win, we may be in more trouble than we can even imagine.
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May 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
It's an ugly legal fight, and if the AI companies win, we may be in more trouble than we can even imagine. www.computerworld.com/article/3992... via @computerworld.com & @sjvn.bsky.social
#AI companies continue to do their darndest to steal the work of creative people.
#AI companies continue to do their darndest to steal the work of creative people.
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#FundraiserPerk : This gorgeous collectible MIDDLE-EARTH VISIONS OF A MODERN MYTH art book comes with an original sketch of Gandolf by Donato Giancola. Grab it fast! Donate at igg.me/at/locusmag2025 or through our bio! @donatoarts
May 12, 2025 at 11:20 AM
#FundraiserPerk : This gorgeous collectible MIDDLE-EARTH VISIONS OF A MODERN MYTH art book comes with an original sketch of Gandolf by Donato Giancola. Grab it fast! Donate at igg.me/at/locusmag2025 or through our bio! @donatoarts
from the NY Times newsletter:
<<House Republicans released a plan that would cause millions of poor Americans to lose Medicaid coverage. It also included large tax cuts and more military spending.>>
TIME TO CALL YOUR CONGRESSMEN
<<House Republicans released a plan that would cause millions of poor Americans to lose Medicaid coverage. It also included large tax cuts and more military spending.>>
TIME TO CALL YOUR CONGRESSMEN
May 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
from the NY Times newsletter:
<<House Republicans released a plan that would cause millions of poor Americans to lose Medicaid coverage. It also included large tax cuts and more military spending.>>
TIME TO CALL YOUR CONGRESSMEN
<<House Republicans released a plan that would cause millions of poor Americans to lose Medicaid coverage. It also included large tax cuts and more military spending.>>
TIME TO CALL YOUR CONGRESSMEN
In my inbox today: the story of how an American librarian modernized the Vatican library which was established in 1475
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#vatican #library #librarian
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#vatican #library #librarian
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April 22, 2025 at 11:30 AM
In my inbox today: the story of how an American librarian modernized the Vatican library which was established in 1475
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#vatican #library #librarian
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#vatican #library #librarian
My condolences to my Catholic friends and others grieving the loss of Pope Francis. May his memory be a blessing.
April 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
My condolences to my Catholic friends and others grieving the loss of Pope Francis. May his memory be a blessing.
Please check out my interview with author @howardlovy.bsky.social about his new book "Found & Lost: The Cait & Jake Story, and the fight against #antisemitism in the #publishing industry.
#authorinterview
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Sally chats w Howard Lovy abt his novel & the Fight Against Antisemitism in the Literary Community
YouTube video by Sally Wiener Grotta
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April 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Please check out my interview with author @howardlovy.bsky.social about his new book "Found & Lost: The Cait & Jake Story, and the fight against #antisemitism in the #publishing industry.
#authorinterview
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#authorinterview
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