Akira K
@akirak.bsky.social
Writer, drummer, archer, dreamer. Big geek energy in tiny tired body. They/them.
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I've had a few 'what do you do' convs recently, and everyone on hearing I'm an author comes out with "so how do you come up with ideas?", just like every book or movie about a writer has them staring numbly into space because they don't have an idea for the next book. And look, that is Not It.
November 19, 2025 at 7:43 AM
I've had a few 'what do you do' convs recently, and everyone on hearing I'm an author comes out with "so how do you come up with ideas?", just like every book or movie about a writer has them staring numbly into space because they don't have an idea for the next book. And look, that is Not It.
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Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
November 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
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I'm in the current issue of Analog. I managed to negotiate to a contract I was willing to sign. Naively, I thought that established writers giving this feedback would eventually make a dent.
It hasn't. I don't know that it will. I just wrote to Trevor withdrawing a story I'd sold to him.
It hasn't. I don't know that it will. I just wrote to Trevor withdrawing a story I'd sold to him.
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
www.scottedelman.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I'm in the current issue of Analog. I managed to negotiate to a contract I was willing to sign. Naively, I thought that established writers giving this feedback would eventually make a dent.
It hasn't. I don't know that it will. I just wrote to Trevor withdrawing a story I'd sold to him.
It hasn't. I don't know that it will. I just wrote to Trevor withdrawing a story I'd sold to him.
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40th anniversary of Calvin & Hobbes? Still think about this May 2020 piece from @chuckwendig.bsky.social (with art use approved by Bill Watterson, which is always nice). www.polygon.com/comics/2020/...
Calvin and Hobbes and quarantine
Bill Watterson didn’t predict the current world, but he prepared us for it
www.polygon.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
40th anniversary of Calvin & Hobbes? Still think about this May 2020 piece from @chuckwendig.bsky.social (with art use approved by Bill Watterson, which is always nice). www.polygon.com/comics/2020/...
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Journalists, why not reach out to some of the fine people in my replies to ask them how the British Library cyberattack of 2023 has had an impact on their research, their creative work, and their careers? This could make for a powerful piece revealing the human side to the damage this has done.
I have been WAITING for a journalist to write this story.
I specialize in manuscripts produced in England between 1300 and 1500. If this had occurred in the midst of writing my dissertation or first book, it would have exploded my career.
I specialize in manuscripts produced in England between 1300 and 1500. If this had occurred in the midst of writing my dissertation or first book, it would have exploded my career.
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
November 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Journalists, why not reach out to some of the fine people in my replies to ask them how the British Library cyberattack of 2023 has had an impact on their research, their creative work, and their careers? This could make for a powerful piece revealing the human side to the damage this has done.
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...yeah. Okay. Enough.
This happens every year, it seems. The SFWA awards a writer the Grand Master Award, and if that writer is not a white male, a portion of the fanbase begins complaining vociferously about the award winner.
These "fans" are, of course, white men, 45+ years old.
This happens every year, it seems. The SFWA awards a writer the Grand Master Award, and if that writer is not a white male, a portion of the fanbase begins complaining vociferously about the award winner.
These "fans" are, of course, white men, 45+ years old.
November 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
...yeah. Okay. Enough.
This happens every year, it seems. The SFWA awards a writer the Grand Master Award, and if that writer is not a white male, a portion of the fanbase begins complaining vociferously about the award winner.
These "fans" are, of course, white men, 45+ years old.
This happens every year, it seems. The SFWA awards a writer the Grand Master Award, and if that writer is not a white male, a portion of the fanbase begins complaining vociferously about the award winner.
These "fans" are, of course, white men, 45+ years old.
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WHAT ANNOYING GUYS THINK SUN TZU'S ART OF WAR SAYS: show everyone in every single situation you're the big dog, literally bark in your bosses face to assert dominance
ACTUAL SUN TZU: no but seriously you do have to feed your army
ACTUAL SUN TZU: no but seriously you do have to feed your army
November 18, 2025 at 12:53 AM
WHAT ANNOYING GUYS THINK SUN TZU'S ART OF WAR SAYS: show everyone in every single situation you're the big dog, literally bark in your bosses face to assert dominance
ACTUAL SUN TZU: no but seriously you do have to feed your army
ACTUAL SUN TZU: no but seriously you do have to feed your army
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Read it and your day will get better. www.hcn.org/issues/57-11...
November 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Read it and your day will get better. www.hcn.org/issues/57-11...
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authors you have the chance to do the funniest thing right now
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:35 AM
authors you have the chance to do the funniest thing right now
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Reminder transphobia affects more than just trans people
November 18, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Reminder transphobia affects more than just trans people
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"There's... er..." My new assistant bookseller faltered.
Over by the window, an open book hovered. As I looked, a page turned.
I picked up my hag stone and peered through it.
"Just a ghost. That's a relief."
"What else..."
"Imps, devils, people with invisibility spells. The last are worst."
Over by the window, an open book hovered. As I looked, a page turned.
I picked up my hag stone and peered through it.
"Just a ghost. That's a relief."
"What else..."
"Imps, devils, people with invisibility spells. The last are worst."
November 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"There's... er..." My new assistant bookseller faltered.
Over by the window, an open book hovered. As I looked, a page turned.
I picked up my hag stone and peered through it.
"Just a ghost. That's a relief."
"What else..."
"Imps, devils, people with invisibility spells. The last are worst."
Over by the window, an open book hovered. As I looked, a page turned.
I picked up my hag stone and peered through it.
"Just a ghost. That's a relief."
"What else..."
"Imps, devils, people with invisibility spells. The last are worst."
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Sharing this again as today's news programmes seem yet again full of those pushing the obscene suggestion of us leaving the #ECHR
Patrick Stewart sketch: what has the ECHR ever done for us?
YouTube video by The Guardian
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Sharing this again as today's news programmes seem yet again full of those pushing the obscene suggestion of us leaving the #ECHR
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🦕🦖GINKGO🌿🍂
“The ginkgo tree is from the era of dinosaurs, but while the dinosaur has been extinguished, the modern ginkgo has not changed.
After the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, the ginkgo was the first tree that came up. It’s amazing.”
-Nakanishi Kōji (中西香爾 1925-2019).
#ginkgo #イチョウ #銀杏
“The ginkgo tree is from the era of dinosaurs, but while the dinosaur has been extinguished, the modern ginkgo has not changed.
After the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, the ginkgo was the first tree that came up. It’s amazing.”
-Nakanishi Kōji (中西香爾 1925-2019).
#ginkgo #イチョウ #銀杏
November 17, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Important content.
YOU GUYS WANNA SEE SOMETHING CURSED???? HOW ABOUT NEON GENESIS LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS HOCKEY?????
November 17, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Important content.
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This "haptic visuality" is what I've always meant by "texture" but didn't know how to talk about it. This is a fantastic video
This is a really remarkable video essay on contemporary film and the theories of Laura Marks. It's making me think about movies in a new way.
Why Movies Just Don't Feel "Real" Anymore
YouTube video by Like Stories of Old
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:18 PM
This "haptic visuality" is what I've always meant by "texture" but didn't know how to talk about it. This is a fantastic video
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"Grendizer" tribute by Italian comic book artist Enrico Marini.
www.instagram.com/marini_art
www.instagram.com/marini_art
November 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM
"Grendizer" tribute by Italian comic book artist Enrico Marini.
www.instagram.com/marini_art
www.instagram.com/marini_art
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Pope Leo absolutely cooking
November 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Pope Leo absolutely cooking
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Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
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I think a lot, especially living where I do now, that Ruby Bridges (now 71) is younger than my mom.
Today I’m thinking about how she walked into William Frantz Elementary School when she was younger than my Small Niece is now.
Today I’m thinking about how she walked into William Frantz Elementary School when she was younger than my Small Niece is now.
November 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I think a lot, especially living where I do now, that Ruby Bridges (now 71) is younger than my mom.
Today I’m thinking about how she walked into William Frantz Elementary School when she was younger than my Small Niece is now.
Today I’m thinking about how she walked into William Frantz Elementary School when she was younger than my Small Niece is now.
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For your consideration this year, I have eight originals! Most are free to read!
In order of publication: "Martian Wallpaper" at The Daily Tomorrow dailytomorrow.substack.com/p/martian-wa... It's Yellow Wallpaper on Mars!
In order of publication: "Martian Wallpaper" at The Daily Tomorrow dailytomorrow.substack.com/p/martian-wa... It's Yellow Wallpaper on Mars!
Martian Wallpaper — Full Story
By Wen Wen Yang
dailytomorrow.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
For your consideration this year, I have eight originals! Most are free to read!
In order of publication: "Martian Wallpaper" at The Daily Tomorrow dailytomorrow.substack.com/p/martian-wa... It's Yellow Wallpaper on Mars!
In order of publication: "Martian Wallpaper" at The Daily Tomorrow dailytomorrow.substack.com/p/martian-wa... It's Yellow Wallpaper on Mars!
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Tonight at 9pm ET, 8pm CT, the Shakespeare in the Park production of Twelfth Night starring Lupita Nyong'o, Sandra Oh, Peter Dinklage, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and directed by Saheem Ali will be on PBS Great Performances.
You can stream at pbs.org/gperf or on the PBS app.
You can stream at pbs.org/gperf or on the PBS app.
Twelfth Night ~ About | Great Performances | PBS
The Shakespearean comedy of mistaken identity starring Lupita Nyong'o, Sandra Oh, Peter Dinklage, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Junior Nyong'o and more.
www.pbs.org
November 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Tonight at 9pm ET, 8pm CT, the Shakespeare in the Park production of Twelfth Night starring Lupita Nyong'o, Sandra Oh, Peter Dinklage, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and directed by Saheem Ali will be on PBS Great Performances.
You can stream at pbs.org/gperf or on the PBS app.
You can stream at pbs.org/gperf or on the PBS app.
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I saw this illustration by @annafollies.bsky.social on Tumblr today and instantly lost it. Still missing Fergus every day. 💔 www.tumblr.com/annafollies
November 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I saw this illustration by @annafollies.bsky.social on Tumblr today and instantly lost it. Still missing Fergus every day. 💔 www.tumblr.com/annafollies
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The BBC, quite consciously, sets out to demean and belittle trans people. This is both morally contemptible and in breach of its Charter obligations. We've made it super easy for you to write to the BBC and tell it to stop.
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The BBC must stop attacking trans people | Good Law Project
The right wing accusations of ‘pro-trans’ bias are back to front. It’s time for the BBC to live up to its duty to be impartial on trans issues.
goodlaw.social
November 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The BBC, quite consciously, sets out to demean and belittle trans people. This is both morally contemptible and in breach of its Charter obligations. We've made it super easy for you to write to the BBC and tell it to stop.
Please use - and share with your networks.
goodlaw.social/2j5q
Please use - and share with your networks.
goodlaw.social/2j5q
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Timeline cleanse: A sunbird.
I am proud to say I’ve seen a sunbird in person. 😊
I am proud to say I’ve seen a sunbird in person. 😊
November 14, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Timeline cleanse: A sunbird.
I am proud to say I’ve seen a sunbird in person. 😊
I am proud to say I’ve seen a sunbird in person. 😊