Joseph Lyttleton
@10cities10years.bsky.social
US writer in Spain
Co-host of Madrid Writers Group
Creator of 10 Cities/10 Years www.10cities10years.com
Debut novel: Yahweh's Children (https://shorturl.at/W4LvP)
Second novel: The Awakening (Pre-order: https://shorturl.at/Cr9Bi)
Co-host of Madrid Writers Group
Creator of 10 Cities/10 Years www.10cities10years.com
Debut novel: Yahweh's Children (https://shorturl.at/W4LvP)
Second novel: The Awakening (Pre-order: https://shorturl.at/Cr9Bi)
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When humanity is stripped of faith and thrown into chaos, a man takes to the road to find his vanished brother.
The Awakening, my latest novel, is #litfic with a speculative angle and a heavy mix of humor.
Pre-orders for The Awakening are now available.
Publication date: Jan 20, 2026
#writerslift
The Awakening, my latest novel, is #litfic with a speculative angle and a heavy mix of humor.
Pre-orders for The Awakening are now available.
Publication date: Jan 20, 2026
#writerslift
Really enjoyed Task. Thoughtful and well acted while still being an engaging nuts-and-bolts crime story.
Funny to think that if the show was made in the 90s, they would have dragged out the story for another 15 episodes and Ruffalo's character would have been named Detective John Task.
Funny to think that if the show was made in the 90s, they would have dragged out the story for another 15 episodes and Ruffalo's character would have been named Detective John Task.
December 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Really enjoyed Task. Thoughtful and well acted while still being an engaging nuts-and-bolts crime story.
Funny to think that if the show was made in the 90s, they would have dragged out the story for another 15 episodes and Ruffalo's character would have been named Detective John Task.
Funny to think that if the show was made in the 90s, they would have dragged out the story for another 15 episodes and Ruffalo's character would have been named Detective John Task.
Is there anyone out there who actually agrees with Tarantino re: Paul Dano? He's a brilliant actor. One of my favorite Dano performances is as Brian Wilson in Love & Mercy, a real underrated gem.
December 6, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Is there anyone out there who actually agrees with Tarantino re: Paul Dano? He's a brilliant actor. One of my favorite Dano performances is as Brian Wilson in Love & Mercy, a real underrated gem.
I think the billionaires are reading dystopian fiction purely for ideas at this point.
"Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones."
CNN Partners With a Gambling App That Lets You Wager on Starvation in Gaza
The app company’s two biggest investors are also heavily invested in the Israeli military.
truthout.org
December 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
I think the billionaires are reading dystopian fiction purely for ideas at this point.
Is there a genre name for #fiction that takes place after some global transformative event but that is decidedly *not* post-apocalyptic? Something like Pluribus where things are actually kind of better (at least on the surface), or maybe not all that different at all.
December 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Is there a genre name for #fiction that takes place after some global transformative event but that is decidedly *not* post-apocalyptic? Something like Pluribus where things are actually kind of better (at least on the surface), or maybe not all that different at all.
Reposted by Joseph Lyttleton
In the 21st century, we are both the audience for and the purveyors of a non-stop barrage of propaganda.
Everything Is Propaganda Now
The all-seeing, all-knowing algorithm has created a world in which everything is propaganda. Everything we see is designed to reinforce what we believe.
10cities10years.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
In the 21st century, we are both the audience for and the purveyors of a non-stop barrage of propaganda.
Every few months there's a viral story about a drunken raccoon or a duck that chases toddlers or a rooster that poops in coffee and it's the only bright spot in an otherwise unending torrent of 21st century terror.
December 4, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Every few months there's a viral story about a drunken raccoon or a duck that chases toddlers or a rooster that poops in coffee and it's the only bright spot in an otherwise unending torrent of 21st century terror.
With Spotify Wrapped trending, I know a lot of people are looking to break away from that company. Like many people, one of my main reasons for staying was my years of playlists.
When I finally made the switch to Qobuz, it ended up not being that hard to keep my music. I highly recommend it.
When I finally made the switch to Qobuz, it ended up not being that hard to keep my music. I highly recommend it.
Spotify vs Qobuz: Why I Made the Switch - 10 Cities10 Years
Spotify vs Qobuz: I'd been a Spotify subscriber for nearly a decade at this point. But I'd been looking for an alternative. Enter: Qobuz.
10cities10years.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:53 PM
With Spotify Wrapped trending, I know a lot of people are looking to break away from that company. Like many people, one of my main reasons for staying was my years of playlists.
When I finally made the switch to Qobuz, it ended up not being that hard to keep my music. I highly recommend it.
When I finally made the switch to Qobuz, it ended up not being that hard to keep my music. I highly recommend it.
The only time Trump can keep his eyes open anymore is when he's rage-sputtering racist attacks toward immigrants.
December 3, 2025 at 6:30 AM
The only time Trump can keep his eyes open anymore is when he's rage-sputtering racist attacks toward immigrants.
Reposted by Joseph Lyttleton
I've talked about this when it comes to SSI fraud. I'd rather 1000 people fraudulently get benefits than 1 person be denied; others would prefer 1000 eligible people get denied rather than 1 person commit fraud (note: SSI fraud is EXTREMELY rare).
I would rather have a world where we all trust each other and accept that a few people will take advantage of it than a world where folks have to perform disability constantly in order to get the help they need. Let kids have an extra 30 minutes on the test, jesus fucking christ
December 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I've talked about this when it comes to SSI fraud. I'd rather 1000 people fraudulently get benefits than 1 person be denied; others would prefer 1000 eligible people get denied rather than 1 person commit fraud (note: SSI fraud is EXTREMELY rare).
Remember when portions of the internet – including nominal leftists – insisted Trump was going to be a dove compared to Clinton and Biden? Anyway.
December 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Remember when portions of the internet – including nominal leftists – insisted Trump was going to be a dove compared to Clinton and Biden? Anyway.
I assumed this was a Photoshop joke, but it's legit. Someone royally fucked up (by someone, I mean probably an AI algo)
HBOMax has started showing a 'remastered' 4K Mad Men and they’ve messed things up so during Roger’s oyster vomit scene you can now see the crew men with the vomit hose on the right
December 2, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I assumed this was a Photoshop joke, but it's legit. Someone royally fucked up (by someone, I mean probably an AI algo)
According to this new OU standard, there are some college chemistry tests I deserved an A on because I *believed* my answers were correct.
Oklahoma University has placed a grad student instructor on admin leave for failing a psychology paper on gender for citing *the Bible* as a source of empirical evidence.
In response, OU has placed on instructor on admin leave citing, get this, the FIRST AMENDMENT.
Universities are cooked.
In response, OU has placed on instructor on admin leave citing, get this, the FIRST AMENDMENT.
Universities are cooked.
December 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
According to this new OU standard, there are some college chemistry tests I deserved an A on because I *believed* my answers were correct.
Reposted by Joseph Lyttleton
conservatives basically want to implement the caricature of affirmative action for conservative students. acceptance without meeting qualifications, good grades and degrees without having to do the work.
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
December 1, 2025 at 1:29 AM
conservatives basically want to implement the caricature of affirmative action for conservative students. acceptance without meeting qualifications, good grades and degrees without having to do the work.
Reposted by Joseph Lyttleton
If you're enjoying Pluribus - and I sure am - you might just get a kick out of my debut novel, which includes messages from a distant alien species and an inexplicable change to humanity.
Yahweh's Children is #litfic with a dollop of sci-fi and a tinge of satire.
Yahweh's Children is #litfic with a dollop of sci-fi and a tinge of satire.
November 30, 2025 at 11:58 AM
If you're enjoying Pluribus - and I sure am - you might just get a kick out of my debut novel, which includes messages from a distant alien species and an inexplicable change to humanity.
Yahweh's Children is #litfic with a dollop of sci-fi and a tinge of satire.
Yahweh's Children is #litfic with a dollop of sci-fi and a tinge of satire.
Reposted by Joseph Lyttleton
It's real. My author copies have just arrived, and they look fantastic inside and out.
My new speculative #litfic novel, The Awakening, is available in January. Pre-orders are open now.
#booksky 📚💙 #literaryfiction
My new speculative #litfic novel, The Awakening, is available in January. Pre-orders are open now.
#booksky 📚💙 #literaryfiction
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It's real. My author copies have just arrived, and they look fantastic inside and out.
My new speculative #litfic novel, The Awakening, is available in January. Pre-orders are open now.
#booksky 📚💙 #literaryfiction
My new speculative #litfic novel, The Awakening, is available in January. Pre-orders are open now.
#booksky 📚💙 #literaryfiction
A little taste of my photography on this Turkey Day.
Joseph Lyttleton's Photography - 10 Cities10 Years
Joseph Lyttleton is an amateur photographer who misses working in a dark room.
10cities10years.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
A little taste of my photography on this Turkey Day.
It's real. My author copies have just arrived, and they look fantastic inside and out.
My new speculative #litfic novel, The Awakening, is available in January. Pre-orders are open now.
#booksky 📚💙 #literaryfiction
My new speculative #litfic novel, The Awakening, is available in January. Pre-orders are open now.
#booksky 📚💙 #literaryfiction
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It's real. My author copies have just arrived, and they look fantastic inside and out.
My new speculative #litfic novel, The Awakening, is available in January. Pre-orders are open now.
#booksky 📚💙 #literaryfiction
My new speculative #litfic novel, The Awakening, is available in January. Pre-orders are open now.
#booksky 📚💙 #literaryfiction
As I keep saying, there are other options. Namely, Qobuz:
November 21, 2025 at 8:41 AM
As I keep saying, there are other options. Namely, Qobuz:
I know it's been said a million times by now, but this is literal N@zi shit.
this defies parody. also helps explain why Sec Bessent bizarrely blamed immigrants when confronted with a question about high beef prices
November 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I know it's been said a million times by now, but this is literal N@zi shit.
A corollary to that post about how using "AI art" makes your business look cheap, using AI for your promotional materials makes me assume the actual show or movie is shit. This Robin Hood show may be a masterpiece, but I wouldn't watch it based on this alone.
November 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
A corollary to that post about how using "AI art" makes your business look cheap, using AI for your promotional materials makes me assume the actual show or movie is shit. This Robin Hood show may be a masterpiece, but I wouldn't watch it based on this alone.
Reposted by Joseph Lyttleton
When humanity is stripped of faith and thrown into chaos, a man takes to the road to find his vanished brother.
The Awakening, my latest novel, is #litfic with a speculative angle and a heavy mix of humor.
Pre-orders for The Awakening are now available.
Publication date: Jan 20, 2026
#writerslift
The Awakening, my latest novel, is #litfic with a speculative angle and a heavy mix of humor.
Pre-orders for The Awakening are now available.
Publication date: Jan 20, 2026
#writerslift
November 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
When humanity is stripped of faith and thrown into chaos, a man takes to the road to find his vanished brother.
The Awakening, my latest novel, is #litfic with a speculative angle and a heavy mix of humor.
Pre-orders for The Awakening are now available.
Publication date: Jan 20, 2026
#writerslift
The Awakening, my latest novel, is #litfic with a speculative angle and a heavy mix of humor.
Pre-orders for The Awakening are now available.
Publication date: Jan 20, 2026
#writerslift
I'm looking for ARC readers for my new #litfic novel if anyone out in #ARCsky is interested.
I'm also willing to do a read-for-read if any writers are looking for a reader for their book.
I'm also willing to do a read-for-read if any writers are looking for a reader for their book.
When humanity is stripped of faith and thrown into chaos, a man takes to the road to find his vanished brother.
The Awakening, my latest novel, is #litfic with a speculative angle and a heavy mix of humor.
Pre-orders for The Awakening are now available.
Publication date: Jan 20, 2026
#writerslift
The Awakening, my latest novel, is #litfic with a speculative angle and a heavy mix of humor.
Pre-orders for The Awakening are now available.
Publication date: Jan 20, 2026
#writerslift
November 19, 2025 at 8:38 AM
When humanity is stripped of faith and thrown into chaos, a man takes to the road to find his vanished brother.
The Awakening, my latest novel, is #litfic with a speculative angle and a heavy mix of humor.
Pre-orders for The Awakening are now available.
Publication date: Jan 20, 2026
#writerslift
The Awakening, my latest novel, is #litfic with a speculative angle and a heavy mix of humor.
Pre-orders for The Awakening are now available.
Publication date: Jan 20, 2026
#writerslift
November 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
When humanity is stripped of faith and thrown into chaos, a man takes to the road to find his vanished brother.
The Awakening, my latest novel, is #litfic with a speculative angle and a heavy mix of humor.
Pre-orders for The Awakening are now available.
Publication date: Jan 20, 2026
#writerslift
The Awakening, my latest novel, is #litfic with a speculative angle and a heavy mix of humor.
Pre-orders for The Awakening are now available.
Publication date: Jan 20, 2026
#writerslift