Grand Admiral Shaun Duke
@shaunduke.net
SF/F/H writer/editor (The Duke of Editing), Prof of #scifi #writing, podcaster (The Skiffy and Fanty Show)!
Twitch (W/Su 6-8PM Central. Skiffy on Fri 7PM): http://twitch.tv/alphabetstreams
Opinions my own. Things here: https://shaunduke.net/dukethings
Twitch (W/Su 6-8PM Central. Skiffy on Fri 7PM): http://twitch.tv/alphabetstreams
Opinions my own. Things here: https://shaunduke.net/dukethings
Armwrestling Dorkery moment:
Watching some of the matches from the latest East vs. West and am very pleased to see Jablonski get blasted by Dadikyan. I'm sure Jablonski is a nice dude, but his style is, in my view, basically just sanctioned cheating, and I just hate everything about it.
Watching some of the matches from the latest East vs. West and am very pleased to see Jablonski get blasted by Dadikyan. I'm sure Jablonski is a nice dude, but his style is, in my view, basically just sanctioned cheating, and I just hate everything about it.
November 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Armwrestling Dorkery moment:
Watching some of the matches from the latest East vs. West and am very pleased to see Jablonski get blasted by Dadikyan. I'm sure Jablonski is a nice dude, but his style is, in my view, basically just sanctioned cheating, and I just hate everything about it.
Watching some of the matches from the latest East vs. West and am very pleased to see Jablonski get blasted by Dadikyan. I'm sure Jablonski is a nice dude, but his style is, in my view, basically just sanctioned cheating, and I just hate everything about it.
I'm trying to build my Discord community for my stream/YT page. If you find me amusing and want a place to hang out to talk about geeky stuff, support a small streamer, and get a few laughs, consider joining the #community!
Expect the memes to age us, though...
discord.gg/KuJzjzGJG...
Expect the memes to age us, though...
discord.gg/KuJzjzGJG...
November 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I'm trying to build my Discord community for my stream/YT page. If you find me amusing and want a place to hang out to talk about geeky stuff, support a small streamer, and get a few laughs, consider joining the #community!
Expect the memes to age us, though...
discord.gg/KuJzjzGJG...
Expect the memes to age us, though...
discord.gg/KuJzjzGJG...
Even if this is true and they're not really reading, it's infinitely better than proudly declaring that one doesn't read. At least you know you should be reading and need to put a little pretend into the act.
People are being accused of "reading performatively", that is reading in public as a way of showing off or 'looking cool'?
That sounds like an accusation made by people who don't read.
That sounds like an accusation made by people who don't read.
November 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Even if this is true and they're not really reading, it's infinitely better than proudly declaring that one doesn't read. At least you know you should be reading and need to put a little pretend into the act.
I hate that it is considered "radical" in the United States to think that no person in this country should have to worry that one bad medical moment could turn into a bad week, month, quarter, or year.
Nobody in this country should have to worry about how to pay for the essentials of life.
Nobody in this country should have to worry about how to pay for the essentials of life.
November 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I hate that it is considered "radical" in the United States to think that no person in this country should have to worry that one bad medical moment could turn into a bad week, month, quarter, or year.
Nobody in this country should have to worry about how to pay for the essentials of life.
Nobody in this country should have to worry about how to pay for the essentials of life.
I can't tell if this is satire.
November 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I can't tell if this is satire.
I assume I have woken up to Democrats once again caving for absolutely no benefit.
Is that the gist?
Is that the gist?
November 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I assume I have woken up to Democrats once again caving for absolutely no benefit.
Is that the gist?
Is that the gist?
And another evening of Boar'd to Death has arrived!
We're playing Valheim as we do every Sunday. We're still in the Mistlands, and we're still doing very poorly. But we're having fun, and that's what matters!
Join the adventure. On Twitch!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
We're playing Valheim as we do every Sunday. We're still in the Mistlands, and we're still doing very poorly. But we're having fun, and that's what matters!
Join the adventure. On Twitch!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
November 9, 2025 at 11:52 PM
And another evening of Boar'd to Death has arrived!
We're playing Valheim as we do every Sunday. We're still in the Mistlands, and we're still doing very poorly. But we're having fun, and that's what matters!
Join the adventure. On Twitch!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
We're playing Valheim as we do every Sunday. We're still in the Mistlands, and we're still doing very poorly. But we're having fun, and that's what matters!
Join the adventure. On Twitch!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
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Hey y'all, come on through and help @nkjemisin.bsky.social raise money for the New York Common Pantry!
If you can't make the stream, donate here: tilt.fyi/YVoFdn7Efo
If you can't make the stream, donate here: tilt.fyi/YVoFdn7Efo
November 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Hey y'all, come on through and help @nkjemisin.bsky.social raise money for the New York Common Pantry!
If you can't make the stream, donate here: tilt.fyi/YVoFdn7Efo
If you can't make the stream, donate here: tilt.fyi/YVoFdn7Efo
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This fantastic essay by @maxgladstone.bsky.social precisely and elegantly captures the feeling that the Internet has moved beyond "eternal September," but as a natural consequence of its attention capitalizing nature.
Visits from the *ahem* Squad
On spare attention, the changing internet, and need.
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:23 AM
This fantastic essay by @maxgladstone.bsky.social precisely and elegantly captures the feeling that the Internet has moved beyond "eternal September," but as a natural consequence of its attention capitalizing nature.
Learning about the Twitchcon assault situation against Emiru and the fallout.
I think it's insane that Emiru has to defend her own bodyguard for doing his job of protecting her, let alone that she has to fight for justice here. FFS.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAhW...
I think it's insane that Emiru has to defend her own bodyguard for doing his job of protecting her, let alone that she has to fight for justice here. FFS.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAhW...
TwitchCon Situation is Worse Than You Think
YouTube video by LegalEagle
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Learning about the Twitchcon assault situation against Emiru and the fallout.
I think it's insane that Emiru has to defend her own bodyguard for doing his job of protecting her, let alone that she has to fight for justice here. FFS.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAhW...
I think it's insane that Emiru has to defend her own bodyguard for doing his job of protecting her, let alone that she has to fight for justice here. FFS.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAhW...
COME HANG!
And we're LIVE with Fran Wilde, y'all!
Come join us as we talk about A Philosophy of Thieves!
Bring friends!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
Come join us as we talk about A Philosophy of Thieves!
Bring friends!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
November 8, 2025 at 12:54 AM
COME HANG!
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And we're LIVE with Fran Wilde, y'all!
Come join us as we talk about A Philosophy of Thieves!
Bring friends!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
Come join us as we talk about A Philosophy of Thieves!
Bring friends!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
November 8, 2025 at 12:54 AM
And we're LIVE with Fran Wilde, y'all!
Come join us as we talk about A Philosophy of Thieves!
Bring friends!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
Come join us as we talk about A Philosophy of Thieves!
Bring friends!
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
Whether it's Roblox, Valheim, PUBG, or games played in alphabetical order, my stream is all about the joy of games, geeky conversation, and being a silly goose.
I stream Wed/Sun at 6 PM Central! Support a small streamer + come hang in chat one of these days! #Twitch
Twitch: twitch.tv/alphabetst...
I stream Wed/Sun at 6 PM Central! Support a small streamer + come hang in chat one of these days! #Twitch
Twitch: twitch.tv/alphabetst...
November 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Whether it's Roblox, Valheim, PUBG, or games played in alphabetical order, my stream is all about the joy of games, geeky conversation, and being a silly goose.
I stream Wed/Sun at 6 PM Central! Support a small streamer + come hang in chat one of these days! #Twitch
Twitch: twitch.tv/alphabetst...
I stream Wed/Sun at 6 PM Central! Support a small streamer + come hang in chat one of these days! #Twitch
Twitch: twitch.tv/alphabetst...
For anyone like me who likes to learn random things they don't know, here's a Wired video of an entomologist answering bug questions!
youtube.com/watch?v=...
youtube.com/watch?v=...
Entomologist Answers Insect Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
Entomologist Dr. Jessica Ware joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the world of insects. Are cockroaches so resilient that they'd sur...
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
For anyone like me who likes to learn random things they don't know, here's a Wired video of an entomologist answering bug questions!
youtube.com/watch?v=...
youtube.com/watch?v=...
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If you wrote an SF/F/H story that was published in 2025 (or read a story that you thought was great), tell me about it in this thread!
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
November 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
If you wrote an SF/F/H story that was published in 2025 (or read a story that you thought was great), tell me about it in this thread!
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
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November 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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25% off a bunch of our books from now until year end using code
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My one call got canceled and the brain is not producing words, so let's go to the creche, and maybe make progress on Evil!Karlach run today. #PRCopy
twitch.tv/cypheroftyr
twitch.tv/cypheroftyr
cypheroftyr - Twitch
Time to deal with the creche, and other things before the Shadowlands. #PRCopy #2KStreamingBeta !drswoborders
twitch.tv
November 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
My one call got canceled and the brain is not producing words, so let's go to the creche, and maybe make progress on Evil!Karlach run today. #PRCopy
twitch.tv/cypheroftyr
twitch.tv/cypheroftyr
Every week, I add something new to my handy Patreon page. Detailed hiking adventures w/ pictures, science fiction criticism, book/academic thoughts, + more!
Joining is cheap, and it does me a solid by helping with equipment costs and what nots! Do the thing.
patreon.com/thejoyfa...
Joining is cheap, and it does me a solid by helping with equipment costs and what nots! Do the thing.
patreon.com/thejoyfa...
November 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Every week, I add something new to my handy Patreon page. Detailed hiking adventures w/ pictures, science fiction criticism, book/academic thoughts, + more!
Joining is cheap, and it does me a solid by helping with equipment costs and what nots! Do the thing.
patreon.com/thejoyfa...
Joining is cheap, and it does me a solid by helping with equipment costs and what nots! Do the thing.
patreon.com/thejoyfa...
My students are about halfway into Tobias Buckell's Ragamuffin (as am I, for like the 39819834th time).
I just love this friggin book!
I just love this friggin book!
November 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My students are about halfway into Tobias Buckell's Ragamuffin (as am I, for like the 39819834th time).
I just love this friggin book!
I just love this friggin book!
It's game time, y'all!
I'm over on the Twitch machine trying out more Battlefield 6 because I'm a franchise loyalist for some ridiculous reason.
Come join me on this adventure! I promise I'll be a ridiculous one...
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
I'm over on the Twitch machine trying out more Battlefield 6 because I'm a franchise loyalist for some ridiculous reason.
Come join me on this adventure! I promise I'll be a ridiculous one...
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
November 5, 2025 at 11:51 PM
It's game time, y'all!
I'm over on the Twitch machine trying out more Battlefield 6 because I'm a franchise loyalist for some ridiculous reason.
Come join me on this adventure! I promise I'll be a ridiculous one...
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
I'm over on the Twitch machine trying out more Battlefield 6 because I'm a franchise loyalist for some ridiculous reason.
Come join me on this adventure! I promise I'll be a ridiculous one...
twitch.tv/alphabetst...
There are dozens of entries in the digital pages of The Histories. All are totally absolutely true and full of aliens, superheroes, strange botanists, unusual athletes, talking animals, and more!
Give The Histories a read, then consider having your story told, too! #writing
shaunduke.net/thehis...
Give The Histories a read, then consider having your story told, too! #writing
shaunduke.net/thehis...
November 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
There are dozens of entries in the digital pages of The Histories. All are totally absolutely true and full of aliens, superheroes, strange botanists, unusual athletes, talking animals, and more!
Give The Histories a read, then consider having your story told, too! #writing
shaunduke.net/thehis...
Give The Histories a read, then consider having your story told, too! #writing
shaunduke.net/thehis...
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This may interest some of you:
The first space opera by a Black Author, John P. Moore's THE MARTIAN TRILOGY, is now available, thanks to the work of Dr. Lisa P. Yaszek and others. Originally published in THE ILLUSTRATED FEATURE SECTION in 1930.
www.amazon.com/Martian-Tril...
The first space opera by a Black Author, John P. Moore's THE MARTIAN TRILOGY, is now available, thanks to the work of Dr. Lisa P. Yaszek and others. Originally published in THE ILLUSTRATED FEATURE SECTION in 1930.
www.amazon.com/Martian-Tril...
November 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This may interest some of you:
The first space opera by a Black Author, John P. Moore's THE MARTIAN TRILOGY, is now available, thanks to the work of Dr. Lisa P. Yaszek and others. Originally published in THE ILLUSTRATED FEATURE SECTION in 1930.
www.amazon.com/Martian-Tril...
The first space opera by a Black Author, John P. Moore's THE MARTIAN TRILOGY, is now available, thanks to the work of Dr. Lisa P. Yaszek and others. Originally published in THE ILLUSTRATED FEATURE SECTION in 1930.
www.amazon.com/Martian-Tril...
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This afternoon I'll be streaming a walk-through of the Dungeons of Drakkenheim beta campaign frame for Daggerheart and talking a bit about the project in general.
1pm EDT at twitch.tv/turbotango, then at youtube.com/@mikeunderwood tomorrow morning.
1pm EDT at twitch.tv/turbotango, then at youtube.com/@mikeunderwood tomorrow morning.
November 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
This afternoon I'll be streaming a walk-through of the Dungeons of Drakkenheim beta campaign frame for Daggerheart and talking a bit about the project in general.
1pm EDT at twitch.tv/turbotango, then at youtube.com/@mikeunderwood tomorrow morning.
1pm EDT at twitch.tv/turbotango, then at youtube.com/@mikeunderwood tomorrow morning.
I need what is happening tonight to happen across the board next year.
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I need what is happening tonight to happen across the board next year.
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Hey folks, once again let's travel to outer space and shoot things. Hopefully there won't be a half hour of technical difficulties this time. Join us in 10 minutes for more Outer Worlds 2 on Xbox Game Pass. www.twitch.tv/drewthedamager
Twitch
Twitch is the world
www.twitch.tv
November 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Hey folks, once again let's travel to outer space and shoot things. Hopefully there won't be a half hour of technical difficulties this time. Join us in 10 minutes for more Outer Worlds 2 on Xbox Game Pass. www.twitch.tv/drewthedamager