Nick
@schorn.bsky.social
Writer, Clarion and Tin House alum, first reader at Fusion Fragment. Caves rock. They/them
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Nick
@schorn.bsky.social
· Jul 29
"There is a finger, a human finger in the schoolyard grass, and it has no body."
This week on hex, @schorn.bsky.social offers a miracle, a body built piece by piece. Obsessed with the careful writing, the excellent humor, the body horror at play here! Go check out "Acephalous," up now on the site!
This week on hex, @schorn.bsky.social offers a miracle, a body built piece by piece. Obsessed with the careful writing, the excellent humor, the body horror at play here! Go check out "Acephalous," up now on the site!
Acephalous by Nicholas Schorn
There is a finger, a human finger in the schoolyard grass, and it has no body.
It is picked up by a girl. A quiet girl who cares a lot and does her caring quietly. This girl is Little Jessie Wylan...
hexliterary.com
New piece in hex ! Amongst other things, this is the result of the cumulative frick-ton of Scooby-Doo I watched on DVD growing up in my dad’s basement <3 thanks Dad
Left foot blue?! Aww c'mon, ok lemme see here
Birth of Zoomorph Couple https://www.wikiart.org/en/max-ernst/birth-of-zoomorph-couple-1933
January 27, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Left foot blue?! Aww c'mon, ok lemme see here
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i have just gotten off a productive call with sauron where i laid out our requests
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
January 27, 2026 at 3:15 PM
i have just gotten off a productive call with sauron where i laid out our requests
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
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Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
January 23, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
The best part of being sick is catching up on movies, and of the five I’ve marathoned, Wake Up Dead Man takes the cake. (Despite being a devout heretic, I’m a sucker for cute priests earnestly exploring their faith.)
January 21, 2026 at 3:21 AM
The best part of being sick is catching up on movies, and of the five I’ve marathoned, Wake Up Dead Man takes the cake. (Despite being a devout heretic, I’m a sucker for cute priests earnestly exploring their faith.)
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"Cholera could stop spreading if people stop drinking from this dirty river," warns man who shat in the river
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:29 PM
"Cholera could stop spreading if people stop drinking from this dirty river," warns man who shat in the river
Official announcement for a new dinosaur is wild
Introducing Xenovenator espinosai, a new troodontid dinosaur with some fascinating cranial anatomy. I had the honour of being approached to create the illustration for this week’s official announcement. (1/3) #SciArt
January 15, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Official announcement for a new dinosaur is wild
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Get in loser, we're going to put our bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, to make it stop
January 13, 2026 at 5:54 AM
Get in loser, we're going to put our bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, to make it stop
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Hey we heard you have executive dysfunction so we created a giant bureaucratic maze and we're gonna put your executive dysfunction meds at the end of it. maybe.
January 11, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Hey we heard you have executive dysfunction so we created a giant bureaucratic maze and we're gonna put your executive dysfunction meds at the end of it. maybe.
Weird fiction + children’s game always piques my interest, and I love the nervous giggling energy of this so much
"The children saw their chance."
This week's hex is a wonder, a magical game of hide and seek, an absolute beauty! A children's game that slips into something so much more. Dreamy, and oozing with life, we are so lucky and thrilled to feature @sbfeldman.bsky.social's "Enthrall!"
Go check it out!
This week's hex is a wonder, a magical game of hide and seek, an absolute beauty! A children's game that slips into something so much more. Dreamy, and oozing with life, we are so lucky and thrilled to feature @sbfeldman.bsky.social's "Enthrall!"
Go check it out!
Enthrall! by Stephanie Feldman
The children saw their chance.
The cheese course lay in ruins on the endless table. The parents were too tipsy or sleepy, too busy arguing or laughing or singing, too distracted loosening belts and...
hexliterary.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Weird fiction + children’s game always piques my interest, and I love the nervous giggling energy of this so much
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self-promotion breaks me out in hives but if this sounds as good 2 u as it does to me, you may like “the mixling mare” recently published by me in kaleidotrope ! ! !
Word on the street is that in 2026 the next big thing in publishing is garish, avant garde science fantasy about anguished souls living in weird cities built on the bones of fallen civilizations they could never hope to understand
okay but: weird fantasy
January 3, 2026 at 3:11 AM
self-promotion breaks me out in hives but if this sounds as good 2 u as it does to me, you may like “the mixling mare” recently published by me in kaleidotrope ! ! !
Guys you CANNOT miss this impeccably crafted, heartbreaking, freaky weird story. One of my all time favs!
If your approach to the New Year is much more “bad vibes only,” then “The Mixling Mare” is for you!!
Hey, it's the future now! The Winter 2026 issue of Kaleidotrope is live! kaleidotrope.net
January 2, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Guys you CANNOT miss this impeccably crafted, heartbreaking, freaky weird story. One of my all time favs!
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Hate freeloaders who join in the New Year's Eve countdown for the last 10 seconds. I've been doing this all year. Where were you back in May
December 30, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Hate freeloaders who join in the New Year's Eve countdown for the last 10 seconds. I've been doing this all year. Where were you back in May
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Another batch of quality Christmas presence...
'Smaller Ghosts' by @jennyhart2001.bsky.social at @trashcatlit.bsky.social: trashcatlit.com/smaller-ghos...
'Acephalous' by @schorn.bsky.social at @hexliterary.bsky.social: hexliterary.com?p=2796
'Smaller Ghosts' by @jennyhart2001.bsky.social at @trashcatlit.bsky.social: trashcatlit.com/smaller-ghos...
'Acephalous' by @schorn.bsky.social at @hexliterary.bsky.social: hexliterary.com?p=2796
Smaller Ghosts
Jenny Hart I thought ghosts could slip in through cracks, even ones as big as Amelia. At night, she curls her fingers around the railings and pulls herself up to my first floor flat. She folds down…
trashcatlit.com
December 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Another batch of quality Christmas presence...
'Smaller Ghosts' by @jennyhart2001.bsky.social at @trashcatlit.bsky.social: trashcatlit.com/smaller-ghos...
'Acephalous' by @schorn.bsky.social at @hexliterary.bsky.social: hexliterary.com?p=2796
'Smaller Ghosts' by @jennyhart2001.bsky.social at @trashcatlit.bsky.social: trashcatlit.com/smaller-ghos...
'Acephalous' by @schorn.bsky.social at @hexliterary.bsky.social: hexliterary.com?p=2796
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"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
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I am inevitable. I will change the world. Try as you might, you cannot escape your fate. Say goodbye, creative gatekeepers. Prepare to be eliminated by the greatest democratizing force in existence. Now pwease gimme aw youw stuff fuhst, or I wiw die. Pweeeeeeease, not faiw for me to fowwow the waw 😭
May 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I am inevitable. I will change the world. Try as you might, you cannot escape your fate. Say goodbye, creative gatekeepers. Prepare to be eliminated by the greatest democratizing force in existence. Now pwease gimme aw youw stuff fuhst, or I wiw die. Pweeeeeeease, not faiw for me to fowwow the waw 😭
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FFer Read of the Day: "Acephalous" by @schorn.bsky.social in @hexliterary.bsky.social
hexliterary.com?p=2796
hexliterary.com?p=2796
Acephalous by Nicholas Schorn
There is a finger, a human finger in the schoolyard grass, and it has no body.
It is picked up by a girl. A quiet girl who cares a lot and does her caring quietly. This girl is Little Jessie Wylan...
hexliterary.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
FFer Read of the Day: "Acephalous" by @schorn.bsky.social in @hexliterary.bsky.social
hexliterary.com?p=2796
hexliterary.com?p=2796
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I'm an "A.i." abolitionist.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
July 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I'm an "A.i." abolitionist.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
No consumer-facing LLMs or generative "A.i." in anything.
Sure, machine learning in science and a few other limited applications is fine.
But consumer-facing LLMs and generative "A.i." that are based on theft, push disinfo, and can be manipulated by billionaires?
No.
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Hey SFF community! The amazing @lpkindred.bsky.social needs our help to finish school! Please donate if you can and share widely!
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
Donate to Keep LP in School Spring 2026, organized by LP Kindred
Hey y'all,
I'm LP Kindred, a Chicagoan-Angeleno writer/editor/teaching artist/culture work… LP Kindred needs your support for Keep LP in School Spring 2026
www.gofundme.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Hey SFF community! The amazing @lpkindred.bsky.social needs our help to finish school! Please donate if you can and share widely!
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
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He may play a CREEP but Mark Duplass is a stand-up guy, as Duplass Brothers Productions is teaming up with the Transgender Film Center to launch the Found Footage Fund for trans filmmakers.
CREEP’s Mark Duplass Launches Found Footage Fund For Trans Filmmakers
He may play a CREEP but Mark Duplass is a stand-up guy, as Duplass Brothers Productions is teaming up with the Transgender Film Center to launch the Found Footage Fund for trans filmmakers.
dlvr.it
September 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
He may play a CREEP but Mark Duplass is a stand-up guy, as Duplass Brothers Productions is teaming up with the Transgender Film Center to launch the Found Footage Fund for trans filmmakers.