Glenn Carruthers 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️📚🪐🤖
@drnpc.bsky.social
I'm a genuine human with the usual array of artifacts, relationships, and disabilities to prove it. I hold an honours degree in philosophy, a PhD in cognitive science, and an FFA C Diploma. I'm here to find and share short spec fic.
thanks mate, if you ever feel like you want me to hold off so you can do the write up on just hmu here or on reddit and we can avoid overlap. I appreciate the work you all do on Round Ball Australia, it's a great listen.
November 2, 2025 at 6:40 AM
thanks mate, if you ever feel like you want me to hold off so you can do the write up on just hmu here or on reddit and we can avoid overlap. I appreciate the work you all do on Round Ball Australia, it's a great listen.
Absolutely, plus the way Egan nails social concerns -- like the advantages one can buy at private school -- feels completely believable
October 25, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Absolutely, plus the way Egan nails social concerns -- like the advantages one can buy at private school -- feels completely believable
if you're really not sure, @wilwheaton.net's new podcast series is a wonderful place to start. Don't miss out on short stories
wilwheaton.net/podcast/
wilwheaton.net/podcast/
It’s Storytime with Wil Wheaton
You may recognize Wil Wheaton’s name from his acting work in television shows like The Big Bang Theory, Leverage, and Star Trek: The Next Generation, or 1985’s timeless classic, Stand B…
wilwheaton.net
October 18, 2025 at 10:32 AM
if you're really not sure, @wilwheaton.net's new podcast series is a wonderful place to start. Don't miss out on short stories
wilwheaton.net/podcast/
wilwheaton.net/podcast/
10. the powers in @wiswell.bsky.social's The Coward Who Stole God’s Name would explain a lot. Alas we don't have that excuse.
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
The Coward Who Stole God’s Name - Uncanny Magazine
Who is the most beloved person alive? Is it one of those actors who plays superheroes? Is it a political leader? Maybe you’re a galaxy brain and say Beyoncé? No matter who you pick, you know you’re wr...
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October 18, 2025 at 10:29 AM
10. the powers in @wiswell.bsky.social's The Coward Who Stole God’s Name would explain a lot. Alas we don't have that excuse.
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
9. Why Don't we Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole by @isabel.kim kicked off a resurgence of Omelas reactions.
clarkesworldmagazine.com/kim_02_24/
clarkesworldmagazine.com/kim_02_24/
Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid In the Omelas Hole by Isabel J. Kim
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
clarkesworldmagazine.com
October 18, 2025 at 10:25 AM
9. Why Don't we Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole by @isabel.kim kicked off a resurgence of Omelas reactions.
clarkesworldmagazine.com/kim_02_24/
clarkesworldmagazine.com/kim_02_24/
8. A Sweet Calling by @tonypi.bsky.social kicks off his candy maker Ao stories, they're all lovely.
clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio_05_10a/
clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio_05_10a/
A Sweet Calling by Tony Pi (audio)
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
clarkesworldmagazine.com
October 18, 2025 at 10:24 AM
8. A Sweet Calling by @tonypi.bsky.social kicks off his candy maker Ao stories, they're all lovely.
clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio_05_10a/
clarkesworldmagazine.com/audio_05_10a/
7. Rabbit Test lends it's name to @samtasticbooks.com upcoming collection. It remains frustratingly relevant.
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/rabb...
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/rabb...
Rabbit Test - Uncanny Magazine
Content Note: Sexual Assault, abuse, traumatic miscarriage, psych ward treatment, and suicide. It is 2091, and Grace is staring at the rabbit in the corner of her visual overlay. It is an Angora rab...
www.uncannymagazine.com
October 18, 2025 at 10:22 AM
7. Rabbit Test lends it's name to @samtasticbooks.com upcoming collection. It remains frustratingly relevant.
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/rabb...
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/rabb...
6. How do I choose one Ray Nayler story? Randomly. That's how.
www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/the-...
www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/the-...
The Summer Castle - Nightmare Magazine
I have spent my life trying to understand what the thing called memory is. I know some of what it is not. It is not the opposite of forgetting. And it is not a record of what happened. How many summer...
www.nightmare-magazine.com
October 18, 2025 at 10:18 AM
6. How do I choose one Ray Nayler story? Randomly. That's how.
www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/the-...
www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/the-...
5. We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read by @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social is a great example of how short stories don't have to be as constrained as novels
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/we-w...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/we-w...
We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read - Lightspeed Magazine
This is our story, simplified: Life. Loss. Transformation. Love. Death. Iteration. The first time you get our message, you only / find one thread. It mimics your language in / its simplest form, a sin...
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October 18, 2025 at 10:16 AM
5. We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read by @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social is a great example of how short stories don't have to be as constrained as novels
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/we-w...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/we-w...
4. I recently made my wife listen to @levarburton.bsky.social read @kyliu99.bsky.social 's The Paper Menagerie, and was told I'm not alllowed to make her cry that much again. Hope you all like it too
levar-burton-reads.simplecast.com/episodes/the...
levar-burton-reads.simplecast.com/episodes/the...
"The Paper Menagerie" by Ken Liu | LeVar Burton Reads
An immigrant mother tries to bond with her American-born son by creating a magical paper menagerie. This story appears in Ken Liu's collection THE PAPER MENAGERIE AND OTHER STORIES, available now from...
levar-burton-reads.simplecast.com
October 18, 2025 at 10:14 AM
4. I recently made my wife listen to @levarburton.bsky.social read @kyliu99.bsky.social 's The Paper Menagerie, and was told I'm not alllowed to make her cry that much again. Hope you all like it too
levar-burton-reads.simplecast.com/episodes/the...
levar-burton-reads.simplecast.com/episodes/the...
3. I was blown away by The Shadow on the Nest by Alaya Dawn Johnson recently, but rather than share that again here is the first story of hers that I fell in love with:
clarkesworldmagazine.com/johnson_03_24/
clarkesworldmagazine.com/johnson_03_24/
A Brief Oral History of the El Zopilote Dock by Alaya Dawn Johnson
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
clarkesworldmagazine.com
October 18, 2025 at 10:11 AM
3. I was blown away by The Shadow on the Nest by Alaya Dawn Johnson recently, but rather than share that again here is the first story of hers that I fell in love with:
clarkesworldmagazine.com/johnson_03_24/
clarkesworldmagazine.com/johnson_03_24/
2. Shadow Films by @nosubstance.bsky.social
What is a shadow actor? Alvin is one, but what is it that he has been making?
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/shad...
What is a shadow actor? Alvin is one, but what is it that he has been making?
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/shad...
Shadow Films - Lightspeed Magazine
Alvin’s scripts arrived in yellow envelopes. They were hand delivered, placed inside his letter box as if part of the regular mail, but with no address or stamps on it. The scripts were typed on unlin...
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October 18, 2025 at 10:08 AM
2. Shadow Films by @nosubstance.bsky.social
What is a shadow actor? Alvin is one, but what is it that he has been making?
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/shad...
What is a shadow actor? Alvin is one, but what is it that he has been making?
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/shad...
1. The Stop After the Last Station by @atgreenblatt.bsky.social
Makes me cry with joy every time, Tito is facing a variety of challenges in his life, can he find where he is meant to be without fading away?
Makes me cry with joy every time, Tito is facing a variety of challenges in his life, can he find where he is meant to be without fading away?
The Stop After the Last Station - Uncanny Magazine
Tito never believed that the stop after the last subway station existed, the place where the world supposedly changed for the better. The one he needs six silver tokens to get to. Until he does. Until...
www.uncannymagazine.com
October 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
1. The Stop After the Last Station by @atgreenblatt.bsky.social
Makes me cry with joy every time, Tito is facing a variety of challenges in his life, can he find where he is meant to be without fading away?
Makes me cry with joy every time, Tito is facing a variety of challenges in his life, can he find where he is meant to be without fading away?
10. The best science fiction of the year (series), edited by Neil Clarke of @clarkesworldmagazine.com
neil-clarke.com/the-best-sci...
neil-clarke.com/the-best-sci...
The Best Science Fiction of the Year – Neil Clarke
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October 18, 2025 at 9:49 AM
10. The best science fiction of the year (series), edited by Neil Clarke of @clarkesworldmagazine.com
neil-clarke.com/the-best-sci...
neil-clarke.com/the-best-sci...
8. Africa Risen edited by Thomas, Ekpeki and Knight
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torpublishinggroup.com/africa-risen...
Africa Risen
A New Era of Speculative Fiction
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October 18, 2025 at 9:48 AM
8. Africa Risen edited by Thomas, Ekpeki and Knight
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torpublishinggroup.com/africa-risen...