Donald A. Sansom
@donaldasansom.bsky.social
Science Fiction writer from Canada living in Europe. Author of: Slide-Backers: an essay on the experiences of the cohort of delusional time travellers
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Author of Slide-Backers: An essay of the experiences of the cohort of delusional time travellers
It’s the oldest story in the world; Girl gets boy, girl dumps boy, then girl gets boy back when the universe develops a glitch in the spacetime continuum.
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It’s the oldest story in the world; Girl gets boy, girl dumps boy, then girl gets boy back when the universe develops a glitch in the spacetime continuum.
📚🪐💙 #booksky #writesky #sciencefiction
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biter of his foe !!!!!!
For anyone wondering, some possible dog names have survived from cuneiform sources.
On tiny dog figurines found buried under a palace in Nineveh, Iraq are inscriptions that seem to be names.
dan rigiššu “loud is his bark”
munaššiku gārîšu “biter of his foe”
mušēṣi lemnūti “expeller of evil”
On tiny dog figurines found buried under a palace in Nineveh, Iraq are inscriptions that seem to be names.
dan rigiššu “loud is his bark”
munaššiku gārîšu “biter of his foe”
mušēṣi lemnūti “expeller of evil”
November 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
biter of his foe !!!!!!
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@donaldasansom.bsky.social I've been contributing to Weird Fiction Quarterly for a couple of years now. Well we've started a YouTube channel where contributing writers to WFQ can read some of the stories we've written. Here is me reading one of mine.
youtu.be/dgy2IiMnbdM?...
youtu.be/dgy2IiMnbdM?...
Getting Odd by Robert J. Sodaro appearing in our last Fall edition of Weird Fiction Quarterly
YouTube video by Weird Fiction Quarterly
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November 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
@donaldasansom.bsky.social I've been contributing to Weird Fiction Quarterly for a couple of years now. Well we've started a YouTube channel where contributing writers to WFQ can read some of the stories we've written. Here is me reading one of mine.
youtu.be/dgy2IiMnbdM?...
youtu.be/dgy2IiMnbdM?...
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It's a sad story about the last two human like creatures, who just might be robots. But it's decorated!
November 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
It's a sad story about the last two human like creatures, who just might be robots. But it's decorated!
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From a yet unnamed short story.
July 24, 2025 at 7:49 AM
From a yet unnamed short story.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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From a short story that is giving me nothing but grief at the moment.
November 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
From a short story that is giving me nothing but grief at the moment.
An old article from Revelator. In the years since this I doubt any of the respondents feel any less scared. therevelator.org/horror-write...
The Ask: What Environmental Issues Give Nightmares to Horror Writers? • The Revelator
Who needs zombies and serial killers when you have global warming, the extinction crisis and other environmental horrors?
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October 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
An old article from Revelator. In the years since this I doubt any of the respondents feel any less scared. therevelator.org/horror-write...
Nice article by Bob Brody. This all rings true. He is, however, at 73 much older than me. I have another couple years to get something in the Guardian.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘Stay true to yourself – and fly closer to the sun’: what I’ve learned from 50 years of rejection
As a writer, I have been rejected thousands of times, and it initially led to shock, denial and anger. Then I accepted it. Here’s what you can gain from doing so too
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October 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Nice article by Bob Brody. This all rings true. He is, however, at 73 much older than me. I have another couple years to get something in the Guardian.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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She taught the world so much, including teaching John how to eat a banana. Rest In Peace, Dr. Jane Goodall. Thank you for spending some time with us. youtu.be/izUzqUrhbh0
Dr. Jane Goodall Interview: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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October 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
She taught the world so much, including teaching John how to eat a banana. Rest In Peace, Dr. Jane Goodall. Thank you for spending some time with us. youtu.be/izUzqUrhbh0
The not especially soothing sounds of mother earth flipping her magnetic poles. youtu.be/6Tc7XI0iUYU
Sound of Earth’s magnetic flip 41 000 years ago
YouTube video by ESA Extras
youtu.be
October 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The not especially soothing sounds of mother earth flipping her magnetic poles. youtu.be/6Tc7XI0iUYU
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"I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way (s)he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights." ~ Maya Angelou
September 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
"I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way (s)he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights." ~ Maya Angelou
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Ficção científica
THE LOST SOULS & OTHER STORIES: A collection of humorous science fiction short stories (English Edition)
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THE LOST SOULS & OTHER STORIES: A collection of humorous science fiction short stories (English Edition)
www.amazon.com.br/dp/B0FLKYRFXW
#booksky 📚💙 #booksky 🪐📚 #booksky 🤏📚 #sciencefiction #kindleunlimited
THE LOST SOULS & OTHER STORIES: A collection of humorous science fiction short stories (English Edition)
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August 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Ficção científica
THE LOST SOULS & OTHER STORIES: A collection of humorous science fiction short stories (English Edition)
www.amazon.com.br/dp/B0FLKYRFXW
#booksky 📚💙 #booksky 🪐📚 #booksky 🤏📚 #sciencefiction #kindleunlimited
THE LOST SOULS & OTHER STORIES: A collection of humorous science fiction short stories (English Edition)
www.amazon.com.br/dp/B0FLKYRFXW
#booksky 📚💙 #booksky 🪐📚 #booksky 🤏📚 #sciencefiction #kindleunlimited
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August 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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The #Renaissance is out of my area of expertise, but I do want to feature other museum exhibits. Here is one of Breugel the Elder's lesser-known Tower of Babel paintings. #Godzilla #Kaiju #KingKong #Art #ArtHistory #ArtSky #HistorySky #Bible #Comedy #Parody
May 12, 2025 at 10:27 AM
The #Renaissance is out of my area of expertise, but I do want to feature other museum exhibits. Here is one of Breugel the Elder's lesser-known Tower of Babel paintings. #Godzilla #Kaiju #KingKong #Art #ArtHistory #ArtSky #HistorySky #Bible #Comedy #Parody
Today’s #wipsnips word is “crawl”. #writingprompts #writingcommunity #writersky #writesky
From a nearly completed long (11000 words) short story.
From a nearly completed long (11000 words) short story.
August 17, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Today’s #wipsnips word is “crawl”. #writingprompts #writingcommunity #writersky #writesky
From a nearly completed long (11000 words) short story.
From a nearly completed long (11000 words) short story.
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June 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
FASCINATING, UPROARIOUS, AND LEGENDARY BOOKS. STORIES FOR EVERYONE! Visit my website www.marthaperez.info AND AUTHOR PAGE. #Romance #bookworm #darkshortstories #ebook #motivational #hardcover #paperback #bookaddict #heartfelt #thrillersuspense "CHECK OUT MY CAPTIVATING BOOKS"
Author of Slide-Backers: An essay of the experiences of the cohort of delusional time travellers
It’s the oldest story in the world; Girl gets boy, girl dumps boy, then girl gets boy back when the universe develops a glitch in the spacetime continuum.
📚🪐💙 #booksky #writesky #sciencefiction
It’s the oldest story in the world; Girl gets boy, girl dumps boy, then girl gets boy back when the universe develops a glitch in the spacetime continuum.
📚🪐💙 #booksky #writesky #sciencefiction
August 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Author of Slide-Backers: An essay of the experiences of the cohort of delusional time travellers
It’s the oldest story in the world; Girl gets boy, girl dumps boy, then girl gets boy back when the universe develops a glitch in the spacetime continuum.
📚🪐💙 #booksky #writesky #sciencefiction
It’s the oldest story in the world; Girl gets boy, girl dumps boy, then girl gets boy back when the universe develops a glitch in the spacetime continuum.
📚🪐💙 #booksky #writesky #sciencefiction
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I just spent half an hour obsessing over a 5-word chapter title like I don’t have a remaining 60k to rewrite/edit in less than a month.
Worst part is, I’m still not sure about those 5 words.
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Worst part is, I’m still not sure about those 5 words.
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a man is standing on the beach looking at his phone
Alt: a man is standing on the beach throwing a letter into the sea. It catches the wind and comes back.
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August 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
I just spent half an hour obsessing over a 5-word chapter title like I don’t have a remaining 60k to rewrite/edit in less than a month.
Worst part is, I’m still not sure about those 5 words.
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Worst part is, I’m still not sure about those 5 words.
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A lonely street.
July 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
A lonely street.
My parents had a meagre record collection, but it included Lehrer's That Was the Week That Was. As a kid I died laughing, and much (not quite all) is still hilarious and pertinent.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
American musical satirist Tom Lehrer dies at 97, US media report
Lehrer, a Harvard-trained mathematician, wrote darkly humorous songs, often with political connotations.
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July 28, 2025 at 7:30 AM
My parents had a meagre record collection, but it included Lehrer's That Was the Week That Was. As a kid I died laughing, and much (not quite all) is still hilarious and pertinent.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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July 24, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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Haha, here's my old old review... It's sort of that soft not terribly pungent brand of 50s social commentary that's quite forgettable despite often appealing premises. sciencefictionruminations.com/2012/12/02/b...
It's actually a really early commentary on the West in Vietnam pre-Vietnam War...
It's actually a really early commentary on the West in Vietnam pre-Vietnam War...
Book Review: Slave Ship, Frederik Pohl (1956)
(Robert Foster’s cover for the 1969 edition) 2.75/5 (Bad) Robert Foster’s salacious cover for the 1969 edition of Slave Ship (1956) implies a sort of John Norman-esque — of Gor &#…
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July 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Haha, here's my old old review... It's sort of that soft not terribly pungent brand of 50s social commentary that's quite forgettable despite often appealing premises. sciencefictionruminations.com/2012/12/02/b...
It's actually a really early commentary on the West in Vietnam pre-Vietnam War...
It's actually a really early commentary on the West in Vietnam pre-Vietnam War...