Will McMahon
@willmcmahon36.bsky.social
Union organizer, writer, cider-maker.
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Congratulations to Vajra Chandrasekera (@vajra.me), recipient of the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction for Rakesfall!
Chandrasekera's book was chosen by authors Matt Bell, Indra Das, Kelly Link, Sequoia Nagamatsu, and Rebecca Roanhorse.
Chandrasekera's book was chosen by authors Matt Bell, Indra Das, Kelly Link, Sequoia Nagamatsu, and Rebecca Roanhorse.
October 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Congratulations to Vajra Chandrasekera (@vajra.me), recipient of the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction for Rakesfall!
Chandrasekera's book was chosen by authors Matt Bell, Indra Das, Kelly Link, Sequoia Nagamatsu, and Rebecca Roanhorse.
Chandrasekera's book was chosen by authors Matt Bell, Indra Das, Kelly Link, Sequoia Nagamatsu, and Rebecca Roanhorse.
Well they, burned the Apple Man down in FLX tonight.
And they, burned his barrels too.
And they, burned his barrels too.
October 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Well they, burned the Apple Man down in FLX tonight.
And they, burned his barrels too.
And they, burned his barrels too.
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My novelette “The Third Movement of Time,” is now free to read in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social !
"Winter observes her frustration at Gorgós's irrational behavior and, within it, a particle of jealousy..."
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"Winter observes her frustration at Gorgós's irrational behavior and, within it, a particle of jealousy..."
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...
Beneath Ceaseless Skies - The Third Movement of Time by RJ Taylor
Winter heard nothing unusual, but she listens harder and there is indeed a sound different than twittering. It is the song of pipes on the wind. It is no tune she recognizes, but she observes in her c...
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October 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
My novelette “The Third Movement of Time,” is now free to read in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social !
"Winter observes her frustration at Gorgós's irrational behavior and, within it, a particle of jealousy..."
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...
"Winter observes her frustration at Gorgós's irrational behavior and, within it, a particle of jealousy..."
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...
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Live in BCS #442: "Pools of Light at the Center of the World" @willmcmahon36.bsky.social "...and the singing of the insects reminded him of another villain in the story of his exile, which was the lute player, from whose clicking mandibles had come..." www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/pool...
Beneath Ceaseless Skies - Pools of Light at the Center of the World by Will McMahon
...and he now wandered alone through the green and bright land of his desire, its air thick with the heady buzz of life, of unseen life, and he paused again and crouched, the joints of his body creaki...
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October 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Live in BCS #442: "Pools of Light at the Center of the World" @willmcmahon36.bsky.social "...and the singing of the insects reminded him of another villain in the story of his exile, which was the lute player, from whose clicking mandibles had come..." www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/pool...
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📣 NEW CRITICAL FRIENDS!
In a new ep of the @strangehorizons.bsky.social SFF criticism podcast, I talk with @redfernjon.bsky.social and Nileena Sunil about books that might be longer, and others that could be shorter.
How to read a text that offers too little, or too much, stuff? Some ideas.
In a new ep of the @strangehorizons.bsky.social SFF criticism podcast, I talk with @redfernjon.bsky.social and Nileena Sunil about books that might be longer, and others that could be shorter.
How to read a text that offers too little, or too much, stuff? Some ideas.
Critical Friends Episode 16: Length and Breadth
Dan Hartland is joined by Redfern Jon Barrett and Nileena Sunil to discuss those novels that feel too sure or not long enough: what's behind that feeling we have that a text is lacking something, o…
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October 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
📣 NEW CRITICAL FRIENDS!
In a new ep of the @strangehorizons.bsky.social SFF criticism podcast, I talk with @redfernjon.bsky.social and Nileena Sunil about books that might be longer, and others that could be shorter.
How to read a text that offers too little, or too much, stuff? Some ideas.
In a new ep of the @strangehorizons.bsky.social SFF criticism podcast, I talk with @redfernjon.bsky.social and Nileena Sunil about books that might be longer, and others that could be shorter.
How to read a text that offers too little, or too much, stuff? Some ideas.
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Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
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October 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
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My story “Pools of Light at the Center of the World,” a 2800-word sentence about a shipwrecked Andalusian merchant losing his mind in a field, is now free to read in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social! Check it out. www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/pool...
Beneath Ceaseless Skies - Pools of Light at the Center of the World by Will McMahon
...and he now wandered alone through the green and bright land of his desire, its air thick with the heady buzz of life, of unseen life, and he paused again and crouched, the joints of his body creaki...
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October 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
My story “Pools of Light at the Center of the World,” a 2800-word sentence about a shipwrecked Andalusian merchant losing his mind in a field, is now free to read in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social! Check it out. www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/pool...
Too bad this Asian pear tree lost a limb, but it worked out for me. I’ve heard mixed things about making perry from them, but figure I’ll give it a try.
October 3, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Too bad this Asian pear tree lost a limb, but it worked out for me. I’ve heard mixed things about making perry from them, but figure I’ll give it a try.
My story “Pools of Light at the Center of the World,” a 2800-word sentence about a shipwrecked Andalusian merchant losing his mind in a field, is now free to read in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social! Check it out. www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/pool...
Beneath Ceaseless Skies - Pools of Light at the Center of the World by Will McMahon
...and he now wandered alone through the green and bright land of his desire, its air thick with the heady buzz of life, of unseen life, and he paused again and crouched, the joints of his body creaki...
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
My story “Pools of Light at the Center of the World,” a 2800-word sentence about a shipwrecked Andalusian merchant losing his mind in a field, is now free to read in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social! Check it out. www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/pool...
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New Issue: BCS #442 Seventeenth Anniversary Double-Issue, with stories by James Morrow and @willmcmahon36.bsky.social today, @patricksamphire.bsky.social and @rjtaylor.bsky.social next week (but in the ebook now), McMahon podcast, art Bruce Brenneise: www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/issues/issue...
Beneath Ceaseless Skies - Issue #442, Seventeenth Anniversary Double-Issue by Scott Andrews
Featuring new cover art: "Arbor" by Bruce Brenneise.
. The Last of Atlantis by James Morrow. The Thirteenth Time by Patrick Samphire. The Third Movement of Time by RJ Taylor. Pools of Light at the Cen...
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October 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
New Issue: BCS #442 Seventeenth Anniversary Double-Issue, with stories by James Morrow and @willmcmahon36.bsky.social today, @patricksamphire.bsky.social and @rjtaylor.bsky.social next week (but in the ebook now), McMahon podcast, art Bruce Brenneise: www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/issues/issue...
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Italy's largest union, with over 5.5 million workers, has called a general strike for Friday in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla.
And smaller Italian unions have said they will join CGIL's general strike.
And smaller Italian unions have said they will join CGIL's general strike.
October 1, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Italy's largest union, with over 5.5 million workers, has called a general strike for Friday in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla.
And smaller Italian unions have said they will join CGIL's general strike.
And smaller Italian unions have said they will join CGIL's general strike.
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“Israeli Forces Kill 198 Palestinians in Gaza Over Three Days”
It’s a genocide. Daily endless massacres, largely ignored in the West.
It’s a genocide. Daily endless massacres, largely ignored in the West.
Israeli Forces Kill 198 Palestinians in Gaza Over Three Days - News From Antiwar.com
Israeli attacks have killed at least 198 Palestinians and wounded 786 in the Gaza Strip over 72 hours, according to death toll updates released by Gaza's Health Ministry, as Israel continues its US-ba...
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September 29, 2025 at 3:42 AM
“Israeli Forces Kill 198 Palestinians in Gaza Over Three Days”
It’s a genocide. Daily endless massacres, largely ignored in the West.
It’s a genocide. Daily endless massacres, largely ignored in the West.
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New cover art, starting with BCS #442 Seventeenth Anniversary Double-Issue this Thurs, with stories by James Morrow @patricksamphire.bsky.social @rjtaylor.bsky.social @willmcmahon36.bsky.social: "Arbor" by Bruce Brenneise. www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/artwork/arbor/
Beneath Ceaseless Skies - Arbor by Scott Andrews
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September 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
New cover art, starting with BCS #442 Seventeenth Anniversary Double-Issue this Thurs, with stories by James Morrow @patricksamphire.bsky.social @rjtaylor.bsky.social @willmcmahon36.bsky.social: "Arbor" by Bruce Brenneise. www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/artwork/arbor/
Five-ish gallons of last year’s ciderkin (second pressing cider from rehydrated pomace, low ABV). Let it sit because it was bland, but malolactic fermentation has since added a nice tang. Going to bottle some as-is, then do a gallon with sumac and a gallon with goldenrod and aster. All foraged here.
September 30, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Five-ish gallons of last year’s ciderkin (second pressing cider from rehydrated pomace, low ABV). Let it sit because it was bland, but malolactic fermentation has since added a nice tang. Going to bottle some as-is, then do a gallon with sumac and a gallon with goldenrod and aster. All foraged here.
Really enjoyed this article digging into the evolutionary and geological development of the modern apple family (and the call for cider-makers to explore a diversity of Pomme fruits!).
New contributor Joe Flannery-Sutherland traces the origins of apples and pears, their evolution across millions of years, and how the attraction to early hominids has resulted in the rich cider landscape we now have.
Cider’s Evolutionary Backstory
New contributor Joe Flannery-Sutherland traces the origins of apples and pears, their evolution across millions of years, and how the attraction to early hominids has resulted in the rich cider lan…
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September 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Really enjoyed this article digging into the evolutionary and geological development of the modern apple family (and the call for cider-makers to explore a diversity of Pomme fruits!).
My story “Pools of Light at the Center of the World,” a 2800-word sentence about a shipwrecked medieval Andalusian merchant, is out today in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social for subscribers and via @weightlessbooks.bsky.social. Check it out!
BCS #442, Seventeenth Anniversary Double-Issue ebook out early today @weightlessbooks.bsky.social & Kindle Store and for subscribers, stories James Morrow @patricksamphire.bsky.social @rjtaylor.bsky.social @willmcmahon36.bsky.social: weightlessbooks.com/fiction/bene... www.amazon.com/Beneath-Ceas...
Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue #442, Seventeenth Anniversary Double-Issue
Issue #442 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies online magazine, our Seventeenth Anniversary Double-Issue, featuring stories by James Morrow, Patrick Samphire, RJ Taylor, and Will McMahon.
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September 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
My story “Pools of Light at the Center of the World,” a 2800-word sentence about a shipwrecked medieval Andalusian merchant, is out today in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social for subscribers and via @weightlessbooks.bsky.social. Check it out!
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Fists up for the IILF! Big thanks to @donfoolery.com, @parkeriswriting.bsky.social, and everyone who came out for our September reading!
September 23, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Fists up for the IILF! Big thanks to @donfoolery.com, @parkeriswriting.bsky.social, and everyone who came out for our September reading!
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Irrealists: join us TONIGHT at Liquid State Brewing in downtown Ithaca for readings by @donfoolery.com and @parkeriswriting.bsky.social! Onward!
Irrealists: Our next reading will be on Monday, September 22nd from 7-9pm at Liquid State, featuring @donfoolery.com and @parkeriswriting.bsky.social! Join us for good fiction, good beer, and good company.
September 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Irrealists: join us TONIGHT at Liquid State Brewing in downtown Ithaca for readings by @donfoolery.com and @parkeriswriting.bsky.social! Onward!
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August Reader Spotlight: Edmundo Paz-Soldán read his moving short story “Artificial” from the anthology LATINX RISING (Ohio State University Press, 2020).
September 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
August Reader Spotlight: Edmundo Paz-Soldán read his moving short story “Artificial” from the anthology LATINX RISING (Ohio State University Press, 2020).
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My story “A Fallen Angel Rings the Doorbell” is out today in The Sunday Morning Transport. It’s about letting yourself be messy, and letting yourself be loved. Here’s a free 60-day subscription if you need it: www.sundaymorningtransport.com/smt2024
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September 21, 2025 at 7:59 AM
My story “A Fallen Angel Rings the Doorbell” is out today in The Sunday Morning Transport. It’s about letting yourself be messy, and letting yourself be loved. Here’s a free 60-day subscription if you need it: www.sundaymorningtransport.com/smt2024
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Divest from the "Novel That Wishes It Were a Screenplay" industrial complex NOW
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Divest from the "Novel That Wishes It Were a Screenplay" industrial complex NOW
First pressing day of the season. The recently foraged apples and pears still need to sweat a while in the barn, but it’s been a week for the ~3 bushels from the USDA Geneva Station, so step one is washing and quartering (or halving for crabs). Cracked a bottle of last year’s cider to ease my way.
September 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
First pressing day of the season. The recently foraged apples and pears still need to sweat a while in the barn, but it’s been a week for the ~3 bushels from the USDA Geneva Station, so step one is washing and quartering (or halving for crabs). Cracked a bottle of last year’s cider to ease my way.
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August Reader Spotlight: @lilianacolanzi.bsky.social captivated the audience with two stories from her collection YOU GLOW IN THE DARK (tr. Chris Andrews for New Directions, 2024), “The Cave” and “The Greenest Eyes.”
September 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
August Reader Spotlight: @lilianacolanzi.bsky.social captivated the audience with two stories from her collection YOU GLOW IN THE DARK (tr. Chris Andrews for New Directions, 2024), “The Cave” and “The Greenest Eyes.”
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Some urban foraging over the past few days. Apples, crab apples, and pears. Destined for cider and perry.
September 20, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Some urban foraging over the past few days. Apples, crab apples, and pears. Destined for cider and perry.
Some urban foraging over the past few days. Apples, crab apples, and pears. Destined for cider and perry.
September 20, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Some urban foraging over the past few days. Apples, crab apples, and pears. Destined for cider and perry.