Brian Scott Pauls
@bpauls.bsky.social
Brian Scott Pauls was born and raised in McPherson, KS, where he started reading sf with Stanley A. Widney’s “Elevator to the Moon” and never stopped.
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The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) will host the 60th Annual Nebula Awards Conference here in Kansas City, June 5-8.
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March 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) will host the 60th Annual Nebula Awards Conference here in Kansas City, June 5-8.
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I’m excited the Nebula Awards Conference is coming to my neck of the woods this year. Who’s planning to join me in Kansas City, June 5-8?
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The Nebula Awards come to Kansas City
The stars will be out in the City of Fountains
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March 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I’m excited the Nebula Awards Conference is coming to my neck of the woods this year. Who’s planning to join me in Kansas City, June 5-8?
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If you’re an sf reader, you have one month to finalize your Locus Award selections!
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Vote for the best science fiction of 2024
The Locus Awards Poll closes April 15
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March 16, 2025 at 1:02 AM
If you’re an sf reader, you have one month to finalize your Locus Award selections!
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I’ve posted occasional updates on the development of "Probability Amplitudes," my upcoming collection. Many of these have included my progress in terms of word count, but I’ve never shared a list of stories which might appear. Until now.
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Prospective stories for "Probability Amplitudes"
An initial list
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March 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I’ve posted occasional updates on the development of "Probability Amplitudes," my upcoming collection. Many of these have included my progress in terms of word count, but I’ve never shared a list of stories which might appear. Until now.
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As of February, it appears Analog, Asimov’s, and F&SF are all under the same ownership.
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Must Read Books acquires "Analog," "Asimov's" and "F&SF"
"Locus" magazine reported the deal earlier this week
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March 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
As of February, it appears Analog, Asimov’s, and F&SF are all under the same ownership.
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In July, Daniel Suarez won his second Prometheus Award, this time for “Critical Mass,” the second book in his Delta-V series.
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Daniel Suarez wins 2024 Prometheus Award for "Critical Mass"
Economic transformation in the high frontier
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February 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
In July, Daniel Suarez won his second Prometheus Award, this time for “Critical Mass,” the second book in his Delta-V series.
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After falling back from my target word count in November, I’m back on track! :D
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"Probability Amplitudes" is back over the halfway mark
I've made up for a large chunk of words I excised during editing.
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February 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
After falling back from my target word count in November, I’m back on track! :D
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After more than seventy years, the Science Fiction Book Club is shutting down. :(
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RIP Science Fiction Book Club (1953-2025)
The end of an era in science fiction publishing and distribution
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January 31, 2025 at 7:29 PM
After more than seventy years, the Science Fiction Book Club is shutting down. :(
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Please consider helping Trinidad-based, Theodore Sturgeon Award-winning short story author R.S.A. Garcia with medical expenses related to her recent cancer diagnosis.
Got confimed for 2 major surgeries this week. I will need funds & soon, but I was fired when I was diagnosed with cancer & my only income now is writing.
I hate to ask because I know we're all struggling, but I'd appreciate any donation.
Thank you & please share.
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I hate to ask because I know we're all struggling, but I'd appreciate any donation.
Thank you & please share.
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Donate to Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses, organized by Arula Ratnakar
Hi everyone,
I'm Rhonda, also known as R. S. A. Garcia, a speculative … Arula Ratnakar needs your support for Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses
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January 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Please consider helping Trinidad-based, Theodore Sturgeon Award-winning short story author R.S.A. Garcia with medical expenses related to her recent cancer diagnosis.
"Venomous Lumpsucker" would be depressing if Beauman wasn’t so deft with his satire. The human foibles Beauman throws into sharp relief are so familiar, I ended up wanting to laugh—at myself and everyone else.
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A critique of Ned Beauman's Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning novel "Venomous Lumpsucker"
A tale of woe and absurdity
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January 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"Venomous Lumpsucker" would be depressing if Beauman wasn’t so deft with his satire. The human foibles Beauman throws into sharp relief are so familiar, I ended up wanting to laugh—at myself and everyone else.
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What if Robert A. Heinlein was still around to comment on America, and the world, in 2025?
A simulated update to Heinlein’s “Where to?” article from 1952, 1965, and 1980.
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A simulated update to Heinlein’s “Where to?” article from 1952, 1965, and 1980.
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The "Heinlein" Experiment
Where to next?
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January 18, 2025 at 12:24 AM
What if Robert A. Heinlein was still around to comment on America, and the world, in 2025?
A simulated update to Heinlein’s “Where to?” article from 1952, 1965, and 1980.
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A simulated update to Heinlein’s “Where to?” article from 1952, 1965, and 1980.
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This past July, Martin MacInnes won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for his novel "In Ascension."
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From the depths of the sea to the depths of space
Martin MacInnes' "In Ascension" wins the Arthur C. Clarke Award
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January 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
This past July, Martin MacInnes won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for his novel "In Ascension."
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When we encounter alien life, will they have made the same mistakes we have?
My new novelette, “Fire From Heaven,” the sequel to “Nasty, Brutish, and Short,” appears in “Boundary Shock Quarterly 29: First Contact.”
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My new novelette, “Fire From Heaven,” the sequel to “Nasty, Brutish, and Short,” appears in “Boundary Shock Quarterly 29: First Contact.”
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"Fire From Heaven"
An excerpt from my new novelette in Boundary Shock Quarterly 29
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January 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
When we encounter alien life, will they have made the same mistakes we have?
My new novelette, “Fire From Heaven,” the sequel to “Nasty, Brutish, and Short,” appears in “Boundary Shock Quarterly 29: First Contact.”
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My new novelette, “Fire From Heaven,” the sequel to “Nasty, Brutish, and Short,” appears in “Boundary Shock Quarterly 29: First Contact.”
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In a virtual lecture on September 10, Samuel R. Delany shared his thoughts on which science fiction authors are most worth reading.
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What sf authors does an sf legend recommend?
Samuel R. Delany has a couple of suggestions
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September 20, 2024 at 3:00 PM
In a virtual lecture on September 10, Samuel R. Delany shared his thoughts on which science fiction authors are most worth reading.
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This year’s Hugo Awards honored three authors with different takes on the concept of sf empires.
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Against the empire
"Imperial" sf makes a good showing at the 2024 Hugo Awards
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September 7, 2024 at 6:10 PM
This year’s Hugo Awards honored three authors with different takes on the concept of sf empires.
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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) presents Samuel R. Delany in a free virtual lecture from 6:00pm-7:30pm CDT on September 10.
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Learn from SFWA Grand Master Samuel R. Delany
A free virtual lecture sponsored by the School of Art Institute of Chicago
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August 28, 2024 at 2:35 PM
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) presents Samuel R. Delany in a free virtual lecture from 6:00pm-7:30pm CDT on September 10.
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A bittersweet flashback to my post from last year about “There Are No Butterflies On Proxima B” by Kyle Robert Annasenz, the final story published on Daily Science Fiction. 😞
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"Little girls, like butterflies..."
Kyle Robert Annasenz closes out Daily Science Fiction with "There Are No Butterflies on Proxima B"
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February 4, 2024 at 10:36 PM
A bittersweet flashback to my post from last year about “There Are No Butterflies On Proxima B” by Kyle Robert Annasenz, the final story published on Daily Science Fiction. 😞
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Our Club Codex selection for the end of January and the first half of February is “The Extractionist” by Kimberly Unger.
Please join me in reading and discussing this Philip K. Dick Award winning cyberpunk novel!
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Please join me in reading and discussing this Philip K. Dick Award winning cyberpunk novel!
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Club Codex (January 2024): "The Extractionist" by Kimberly Unger
Read and discuss the Philip K. Dick award winning cyberpunk novel
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January 29, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Our Club Codex selection for the end of January and the first half of February is “The Extractionist” by Kimberly Unger.
Please join me in reading and discussing this Philip K. Dick Award winning cyberpunk novel!
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Please join me in reading and discussing this Philip K. Dick Award winning cyberpunk novel!
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The return of self-styled Nazis to national prominence has prompted me to write about the intersection of science fiction with Nazis, fascism, and other totalitarian or authoritarian ideologies. This is part one of a multi-part essay.
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Science Fiction, Nazis, and Free Speech, Part 1
How do we respond to hateful ideology in a liberal democracy?
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January 14, 2024 at 6:01 PM
The return of self-styled Nazis to national prominence has prompted me to write about the intersection of science fiction with Nazis, fascism, and other totalitarian or authoritarian ideologies. This is part one of a multi-part essay.
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My new novelette appears this month in Boundary Shock Quarterly 25.
“In the Country of Free Men” follows the adventures of Granuaile Moore as the great-granddaughter of Lemuel Gulliver sails on her first voyage to the Moon.
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“In the Country of Free Men” follows the adventures of Granuaile Moore as the great-granddaughter of Lemuel Gulliver sails on her first voyage to the Moon.
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"In the Country of Free Men"
An excerpt from my novelette in Boundary Shock Quarterly 25
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January 4, 2024 at 4:19 PM
My new novelette appears this month in Boundary Shock Quarterly 25.
“In the Country of Free Men” follows the adventures of Granuaile Moore as the great-granddaughter of Lemuel Gulliver sails on her first voyage to the Moon.
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“In the Country of Free Men” follows the adventures of Granuaile Moore as the great-granddaughter of Lemuel Gulliver sails on her first voyage to the Moon.
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Of all the various aspects of our universe, one of the most mysterious is time. This combination makes it an ideal subject for science fiction.
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Keeping everything from happening at once
What is the nature of time?
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December 29, 2023 at 3:53 PM
Of all the various aspects of our universe, one of the most mysterious is time. This combination makes it an ideal subject for science fiction.
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Club Codex is a convenient, easy-to-use, low-commitment online book club focused on award-winning science fiction. Most selections are recent (within the past year or two.)
Please consider joining one or more of our discussions next year. 🙂
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Please consider joining one or more of our discussions next year. 🙂
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Club Codex 2024: The EASY book club for award-winning science fiction
Read and discuss one or more sf novels next year
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December 22, 2023 at 4:57 PM
Club Codex is a convenient, easy-to-use, low-commitment online book club focused on award-winning science fiction. Most selections are recent (within the past year or two.)
Please consider joining one or more of our discussions next year. 🙂
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Please consider joining one or more of our discussions next year. 🙂
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Science fiction author David Drake passed away on Sunday, at the age of 78.
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Fading away
Science fiction author David Drake dies at 78
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December 16, 2023 at 1:55 AM
Science fiction author David Drake passed away on Sunday, at the age of 78.
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