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A Gentlethem and a Scholar
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Scientist, science-fiction reader, crafter, nerd. Not always in that order.
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It's amazing how many cues that it's Friday you can miss when you are utterly bone-certain that it is Thursday.
August 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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planetx.bsky.social
GANDALF: Its a good thing you're an idiot, Pippin, or we would have been in real trouble when you looked into the Palantir.

PIPPIN: You could phrase that a little nicer.

GANDALF: I really couldn't.
May 27, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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planetx.bsky.social
The LORD OF THE RINGS read continues with THE TWO TOWERS! Will Frodo and Sam finally confess their love for each other? What about the rest of the Fellowship, who were just left in the woods at the end of the last book? Will Arwen say a word? Let's find out!
May 18, 2025 at 9:28 PM
gentlethemscholar.bsky.social
Did NOT expect to enjoy this article as much as I did. Draws you in with snark about upmarket grocery stores, then hits you in the "calling out union busters & tracing the fascinating history of how a beloved local chain stood up to corporate pillaging" www.bitchesgetriches.com/grocery-stor...
To Hell and Back for Cheap Groceries: The Epic Investigation (and Shocking Results) of My Grocery Store Price Comparison Quest
I took 1 shopping list to 17 grocery stores over 3 days. Here are the winners, losers, and secrets I discovered about cheap groceries.
www.bitchesgetriches.com
May 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
gentlethemscholar.bsky.social
Kid is going camping with my wife today (I'm staying home w/ baby) - which means we *of course* have to pack "Wombats Go Camping" by Maddie Frost. It's a hilarious graphic novel of two friends who have very different ideas about camping.
Book cover art for Wombats Go Camping. Two cartoon wombats stand in the woods - one holding a sign with "Help" written on it, the other happily displaying an open can of beans.
May 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
gentlethemscholar.bsky.social
Made dragon cinnamon rolls inspired by the tasty treats depicted in Beetle & the Chimera Carnival by @alizalayne.bsky.social . Accidentally burned the first batch, but the re-make turned out delicious. Used my favorite cinnamon roll recipe as the base: www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/perf...
A slightly burned cinnamon roll, with the end of the roll cut to look like a dragon head. A tray of un-burned cinnamon rolls with the ends shaped to look like dragon heads.
May 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
gentlethemscholar.bsky.social
I was lucky enough to accompany my kid to @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social's Kids' Graphic Novel Festival last weekend. This is one of my favorite book events! Got a bunch of amazing books AND got to meet cool authors. A few book haul highlights:
May 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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robotleblanc.bsky.social
My interview about Embodied Exegesis and the inherent transness of cyberpunk is up on Reactor!

In which the brilliant @tenacity.bsky.social asks me some very smart questions and I do my best not to ramble about trans shitposting.
February 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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clarionwest.bsky.social
We are delighted to announce a new Six-Week Workshop scholarship for Trans writers. The Sea Star Scholarship, an annual full-tuition scholarship for the Six-Week Workshop, has been offered by an anonymous donor and will be available for the first time this year.
Announcing a Scholarship for Trans Writers
We are delighted to announce the Sea Star Scholarship, an annual full-tuition scholarship for our flagship Six-Week Workshop, offered by an anonymous donor, which will be awarded each year to one…
www.clarionwest.org
January 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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drwendyrocks.bsky.social
Periodic table colored by lickability. 😛
The periodic table color-coded by liability. Most of the elements are green, which means they can be licked. All of the elements along the bottom row, as well as a few other elements are purple, which means you should not lick them. Most of the elements in group one two and 17 are not lickable
December 23, 2024 at 10:28 PM
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robotleblanc.bsky.social
Both of these weird trans cyberpunk ebooks
are discounted a whopping 50%!!!

Go read something that will rearrange your circuitry!
the cover art for Embodied Exegesis: Transfeminine Cyberpunk Futures, an anthology of weird transhumanist cyberpunk written by transfem authors. cover art by Lyss Menold, which depicts a cyborg lady repairing herself next to a cybercat. Behind her is a big city skyline, and everything is in trans flag colors. It's a great cover. https://www.annleblanc.com/embodied-exegesis/ the cover for The Transitive Properties of Cheese, a cyberpunk cheese-heist novella by Ann LeBlanc cover art by Drew Shields, which depicts a cyborg lady holding up a big wheel of cheese, along with a blurb by Maya Deane, who called it "Marvelously inventive" https://www.annleblanc.com/the-transitive-properties-of-cheese/
December 20, 2024 at 5:30 PM
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paulisci.bsky.social
2024 Headline of the Year nominee (January)
Britain has seen an alarming rise in poetry sales --The Economist, 15 Jan 2024
December 22, 2024 at 7:14 PM
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clairewillett.bsky.social
on recommendation from my sister, I am embarking upon the Hallmark Channel series FINDING MR. CHRISTMAS, a reality show for wholesome men to compete for the right to star in a Hallmark Christmas movie

so excited to learn more from these experts about straight culture
December 7, 2024 at 5:14 PM
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jay.bsky.team
Why does nobody like the surf and turf turkey?
turkey stuffed with octopus tentacles, sitting on top of crab legs
November 30, 2024 at 11:51 PM
gentlethemscholar.bsky.social
Sooo delicious...
robotleblanc.bsky.social Ann LeBlanc @robotleblanc.bsky.social · Nov 29
best part of the turkey is the soup I make the next day with the carcass
A bowl of turkey paitan ramen with turkey meat, enoki mushrooms, bok choy, bamboo shoots, egg, and homemade noodles
November 30, 2024 at 1:04 AM
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neonhemlock.bsky.social
EMBODIED EXEGESIS edited by Ann LeBlanc is here.

Cover illustration by Lyss Menold.

Paperback: www.neonhemlock.com/books/embodi...

Ebook: www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks/embod...
August 27, 2024 at 5:00 PM
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robotleblanc.bsky.social
Check out the cover for my cyberpunk cheese-heist novella!!!

The artist, Drew Shields, did an AMAZING job on this cover! It's got everything! Cheese! Cyborgs! A perilously low neckline!
March 12, 2024 at 7:42 PM
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robotleblanc.bsky.social
My latest story is live at Strange Horizons!

It's a worm-filled exploration of the violence of the closet, set in the aftermath of an Invasion of the Body Snatchers type event.
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Maladaptive Camouflage
“Ask me something only I would know.” You say this to your wife because you know you’re human. You can feel it in the familiar ache in your back, and the fear writhing in your guts. You feel it ...
strangehorizons.com
December 5, 2023 at 7:19 PM