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AJ
@ajknights.bsky.social
· Jul 12
I want every human being on the planet to have free food, shelter clothing, medical care and higher education. I want every human being to be able to live freely in gender, religion, sexuality et al. Every vote, every government policy, every political decision I make is weighed against these goals.
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Please consider my novella if you're nominating for the Nebulas, Hugos, BSFAs, World Fantasy Awards etc.
Inspired by Sting's 'Desert Rose' & loosely based on Greek mythology, an unusual woman meets a thief while trying to steal from the same vault & her world is never the same.
Inspired by Sting's 'Desert Rose' & loosely based on Greek mythology, an unusual woman meets a thief while trying to steal from the same vault & her world is never the same.
For awards consideration from Android Press:
THE UNBEARABLE TASTE OF FRUIT AND WINE
by @rsagarcia.bsky.social
"Beautifully written, Intensely emotional. Powerful"
—Jodi Meadows, NYT bestselling author
Category: novella
Genre: fantasy
Published 2/14/25
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THE UNBEARABLE TASTE OF FRUIT AND WINE
by @rsagarcia.bsky.social
"Beautifully written, Intensely emotional. Powerful"
—Jodi Meadows, NYT bestselling author
Category: novella
Genre: fantasy
Published 2/14/25
www.android-press.com/product-page...
December 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Please consider my novella if you're nominating for the Nebulas, Hugos, BSFAs, World Fantasy Awards etc.
Inspired by Sting's 'Desert Rose' & loosely based on Greek mythology, an unusual woman meets a thief while trying to steal from the same vault & her world is never the same.
Inspired by Sting's 'Desert Rose' & loosely based on Greek mythology, an unusual woman meets a thief while trying to steal from the same vault & her world is never the same.
I honestly did not think when the average UK citizen voted for Labour that these were the policies they expected. This has been an insane aboutface to my mind but maybe I'm missing something.
December 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I honestly did not think when the average UK citizen voted for Labour that these were the policies they expected. This has been an insane aboutface to my mind but maybe I'm missing something.
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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TGIF!!
Have a little Trinbagonian slang this weekend.
Today's word is JUB-JUB.
Jub-jubs are small gelatin squares dusted with sugar crystals, a popular candy here. So it's another way to say 'darling', or 'sweetheart', esp when talking about babies/children.
I.e. Nora's baby is such a jub-jub!
Have a little Trinbagonian slang this weekend.
Today's word is JUB-JUB.
Jub-jubs are small gelatin squares dusted with sugar crystals, a popular candy here. So it's another way to say 'darling', or 'sweetheart', esp when talking about babies/children.
I.e. Nora's baby is such a jub-jub!
December 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
TGIF!!
Have a little Trinbagonian slang this weekend.
Today's word is JUB-JUB.
Jub-jubs are small gelatin squares dusted with sugar crystals, a popular candy here. So it's another way to say 'darling', or 'sweetheart', esp when talking about babies/children.
I.e. Nora's baby is such a jub-jub!
Have a little Trinbagonian slang this weekend.
Today's word is JUB-JUB.
Jub-jubs are small gelatin squares dusted with sugar crystals, a popular candy here. So it's another way to say 'darling', or 'sweetheart', esp when talking about babies/children.
I.e. Nora's baby is such a jub-jub!
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His accent is horrible but it has now come to my attention that yall don't know what green fig is?
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Comedian Mickey Farrow on Instagram: "Apparently green fig will get you by in any situation 🤣🍌
#trinidad #venezuela #italian #jewish"
Join Marlene, a wise Trinidadian nanny, as she shares her straightforward and practical advice on how to prepare for unexpected situations. By stockpiling essential items, knowing which foods to store...
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December 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
His accent is horrible but it has now come to my attention that yall don't know what green fig is?
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This is such a truth.
And this conditional compassion requires mind-boggling levels of denial and dissonance. “x group had a bad thing happen thus they never do anything wrong ever” and “y group did a bad thing therefore nothing that ever happens to them is ever wrong” is a WILD pair of ideas to hold simultaneously.
December 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is such a truth.
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And this conditional compassion requires mind-boggling levels of denial and dissonance. “x group had a bad thing happen thus they never do anything wrong ever” and “y group did a bad thing therefore nothing that ever happens to them is ever wrong” is a WILD pair of ideas to hold simultaneously.
December 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
And this conditional compassion requires mind-boggling levels of denial and dissonance. “x group had a bad thing happen thus they never do anything wrong ever” and “y group did a bad thing therefore nothing that ever happens to them is ever wrong” is a WILD pair of ideas to hold simultaneously.
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“Jews can’t do genocide because the Holocaust,” “slavery wasn’t racist because Africans had also slaves,” “England starving 85 million Indians to death was okay because the caste system” what the fuck are we even talking about.
December 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
“Jews can’t do genocide because the Holocaust,” “slavery wasn’t racist because Africans had also slaves,” “England starving 85 million Indians to death was okay because the caste system” what the fuck are we even talking about.
Preach.
Because they are clearly trying to exploit people and some of yall are twisting yourselves in knots to excuse predatory behaviour.
Stop.
Don't normalise criminality.
Don't prevaricate.
Just say it.
Those people are trying to take advantage of authors.
They're bad people.
Because they are clearly trying to exploit people and some of yall are twisting yourselves in knots to excuse predatory behaviour.
Stop.
Don't normalise criminality.
Don't prevaricate.
Just say it.
Those people are trying to take advantage of authors.
They're bad people.
So many friends & even experienced authors like Scott & Kristine Rusch have walked away from MRM's explotative contracts, I have no qualms saying, despite the excellent editors, I won't be sending any stories their way until they fix them.
No one should because what you allow is what will continue.
No one should because what you allow is what will continue.
Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
November 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Preach.
Because they are clearly trying to exploit people and some of yall are twisting yourselves in knots to excuse predatory behaviour.
Stop.
Don't normalise criminality.
Don't prevaricate.
Just say it.
Those people are trying to take advantage of authors.
They're bad people.
Because they are clearly trying to exploit people and some of yall are twisting yourselves in knots to excuse predatory behaviour.
Stop.
Don't normalise criminality.
Don't prevaricate.
Just say it.
Those people are trying to take advantage of authors.
They're bad people.
This is shameful behaviour - (from those people) Scott is amazing.
Those magazines are not operating in good faith.
They're up to steal IP and I know authors are scared to call them out on it but I have no skin in the game.
They're crooks. RUN. Kill their magazines. Save the SFF community.
Those magazines are not operating in good faith.
They're up to steal IP and I know authors are scared to call them out on it but I have no skin in the game.
They're crooks. RUN. Kill their magazines. Save the SFF community.
Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
A dream denied: My 54-year quest to publish a short story in F&SF ‹ Scott Edelman
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November 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This is shameful behaviour - (from those people) Scott is amazing.
Those magazines are not operating in good faith.
They're up to steal IP and I know authors are scared to call them out on it but I have no skin in the game.
They're crooks. RUN. Kill their magazines. Save the SFF community.
Those magazines are not operating in good faith.
They're up to steal IP and I know authors are scared to call them out on it but I have no skin in the game.
They're crooks. RUN. Kill their magazines. Save the SFF community.
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It's really hilarious that all these AI tech bros missed that the lesson of all these 'robots replace humanity' stories was never, 'cheap slave labor, whoopie!'
But, 'fuck, these things don't work AT ALL as intended', don't actually replace people or their skills & end up killing everyone anyway.
But, 'fuck, these things don't work AT ALL as intended', don't actually replace people or their skills & end up killing everyone anyway.
November 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
It's really hilarious that all these AI tech bros missed that the lesson of all these 'robots replace humanity' stories was never, 'cheap slave labor, whoopie!'
But, 'fuck, these things don't work AT ALL as intended', don't actually replace people or their skills & end up killing everyone anyway.
But, 'fuck, these things don't work AT ALL as intended', don't actually replace people or their skills & end up killing everyone anyway.
Again. We love to see it.
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
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November 14, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Again. We love to see it.
Romance writing is so fucking hard!!!
It can go cringe so easily. Character is everything. Readers will get the ick at the drop of a hat!
Romance writers will forever get nothing but respect from me.
It can go cringe so easily. Character is everything. Readers will get the ick at the drop of a hat!
Romance writers will forever get nothing but respect from me.
As a long time romance reader, I agree so hard.
Contrary to popular belief, romance authors are damn fine writers at some of the most difficult things in craft. Characterization, tension, believable relationship building, for example.
We can tell when you just want our money & don't appreciate it.
Contrary to popular belief, romance authors are damn fine writers at some of the most difficult things in craft. Characterization, tension, believable relationship building, for example.
We can tell when you just want our money & don't appreciate it.
Romance should evolve, but its so clear when people want the shine and financial benefit of Romance without respecting the genre, its conventions, or the readers. It's disturbing, but not surprising that we've arrived in a place where CRAFT DOESNT MATTER is a thing people believe.
November 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Romance writing is so fucking hard!!!
It can go cringe so easily. Character is everything. Readers will get the ick at the drop of a hat!
Romance writers will forever get nothing but respect from me.
It can go cringe so easily. Character is everything. Readers will get the ick at the drop of a hat!
Romance writers will forever get nothing but respect from me.
We love to see it.
November 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
We love to see it.
Sigh. It has already been a long week.
So what happened was, in one day, I had several things happen that messed with my mental health, the worst of which was my dad having a suspected heart attack.
He's doing well, no more pain, but he's already had a triple bypass, so the hospital's keeping him for a week.
I could use positive vibes.
He's doing well, no more pain, but he's already had a triple bypass, so the hospital's keeping him for a week.
I could use positive vibes.
Today is really trying to be an awful, irredeemable day.
November 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Sigh. It has already been a long week.
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For one week only, all proceeds from my #BakeOnceAWeek Compound Butter sale will support Kindred On The Rock, Staceyann Chin’s community farm in Jamaica, devastated by the hurricane.
Each small-batch baton = a seed toward rebuilding. 💛
Orders close Nov 15
Ships Nov 17
bit.ly/CompoundButterBatons
Each small-batch baton = a seed toward rebuilding. 💛
Orders close Nov 15
Ships Nov 17
bit.ly/CompoundButterBatons
November 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
For one week only, all proceeds from my #BakeOnceAWeek Compound Butter sale will support Kindred On The Rock, Staceyann Chin’s community farm in Jamaica, devastated by the hurricane.
Each small-batch baton = a seed toward rebuilding. 💛
Orders close Nov 15
Ships Nov 17
bit.ly/CompoundButterBatons
Each small-batch baton = a seed toward rebuilding. 💛
Orders close Nov 15
Ships Nov 17
bit.ly/CompoundButterBatons
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Let me make this abundantly clear for the Google warriors.
According to the UN Convention governing the High Seas, international waters begin OUTSIDE territorial waters AND Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs).
Due to the closeness of the islands, & of Venezuela to T&T, no such thing can exist here.
According to the UN Convention governing the High Seas, international waters begin OUTSIDE territorial waters AND Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs).
Due to the closeness of the islands, & of Venezuela to T&T, no such thing can exist here.
November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Let me make this abundantly clear for the Google warriors.
According to the UN Convention governing the High Seas, international waters begin OUTSIDE territorial waters AND Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs).
Due to the closeness of the islands, & of Venezuela to T&T, no such thing can exist here.
According to the UN Convention governing the High Seas, international waters begin OUTSIDE territorial waters AND Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs).
Due to the closeness of the islands, & of Venezuela to T&T, no such thing can exist here.
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Good morning and happy Sunday 🐴 🥰
November 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Good morning and happy Sunday 🐴 🥰
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I’m not proud of not having used ChatGPT or whatever bc it’s … easy not to use it. Choosing not to use it has no impact on my day. Bc it’s not even good at the thing it’s supposed to be doing. It’d be like being proud of myself for not using a broken calculator to do math.
November 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I’m not proud of not having used ChatGPT or whatever bc it’s … easy not to use it. Choosing not to use it has no impact on my day. Bc it’s not even good at the thing it’s supposed to be doing. It’d be like being proud of myself for not using a broken calculator to do math.
Our fishermen constantly drift over and go back and forth. Intentionally and by accident. Normally our coast guard's main job is to look out for fisher folk in distress.
Why does the media keep repeating the lie that the illegal killings in the Caribbean are in international waters?
They must know there's no such thing in the region. See link & map. Blue areas are international waters.
People are dying in their own waters.
www.marineregions.org/eezmapper.php
They must know there's no such thing in the region. See link & map. Blue areas are international waters.
People are dying in their own waters.
www.marineregions.org/eezmapper.php
November 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Our fishermen constantly drift over and go back and forth. Intentionally and by accident. Normally our coast guard's main job is to look out for fisher folk in distress.
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Why does the media keep repeating the lie that the illegal killings in the Caribbean are in international waters?
They must know there's no such thing in the region. See link & map. Blue areas are international waters.
People are dying in their own waters.
www.marineregions.org/eezmapper.php
They must know there's no such thing in the region. See link & map. Blue areas are international waters.
People are dying in their own waters.
www.marineregions.org/eezmapper.php
November 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Why does the media keep repeating the lie that the illegal killings in the Caribbean are in international waters?
They must know there's no such thing in the region. See link & map. Blue areas are international waters.
People are dying in their own waters.
www.marineregions.org/eezmapper.php
They must know there's no such thing in the region. See link & map. Blue areas are international waters.
People are dying in their own waters.
www.marineregions.org/eezmapper.php
That obzockee carrot is destroying whole industries (airline and airline safety) ruining yall holidays, mashing up yall white house and tryna starve people all while not actually doing his job.
Man is an over achiever yes oui. I'm impressed.
Man is an over achiever yes oui. I'm impressed.
November 7, 2025 at 6:01 AM
That obzockee carrot is destroying whole industries (airline and airline safety) ruining yall holidays, mashing up yall white house and tryna starve people all while not actually doing his job.
Man is an over achiever yes oui. I'm impressed.
Man is an over achiever yes oui. I'm impressed.