A.L. Goldfuss
@ghoulpus.bsky.social
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A.L. Goldfuss
@ghoulpus.bsky.social
· Jul 31
I don’t have books to sell (because magazines pay me upfront) but I do love being *read*
So, here’s a thread of my short fiction, available in text/audio for free:
So, here’s a thread of my short fiction, available in text/audio for free:
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Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you’re on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt.
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
November 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you’re on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt.
.
Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
This is the woman version of "every alt-right influencer man flunked out of Hollywood"
Someone found an mp3 of the creepy "Jailbait" song Olivia Nuzzi released when she was 16 🫣
November 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This is the woman version of "every alt-right influencer man flunked out of Hollywood"
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Deer grazing on side of mountain near Cape Disappointment Lighthouse.
November 19, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Deer grazing on side of mountain near Cape Disappointment Lighthouse.
Awww Gizmodo deleted the spicy comments on my story. I liked watching the thumbs-up war.
November 19, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Awww Gizmodo deleted the spicy comments on my story. I liked watching the thumbs-up war.
Every morning I wake up and the sky tells me to stay in bed with a crime novel.
"The killer arrived on a fog-kissed night," it whispers. "The small town sheriff had never seen such gore."
"The killer arrived on a fog-kissed night," it whispers. "The small town sheriff had never seen such gore."
November 19, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Every morning I wake up and the sky tells me to stay in bed with a crime novel.
"The killer arrived on a fog-kissed night," it whispers. "The small town sheriff had never seen such gore."
"The killer arrived on a fog-kissed night," it whispers. "The small town sheriff had never seen such gore."
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Absolutely egregious from the people who bought the three oldest magazines in SFF and are attempting to convert them into a giant funnel of monetizable IP
This postscript is so telling of what trying to negotiate with MRM is like. Massive respect for Scott in sticking to his principles and not allowing them to bully or gaslight him into signing. I'm disgusted that this is still happening to authors. No market is worth this.
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...
November 19, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Absolutely egregious from the people who bought the three oldest magazines in SFF and are attempting to convert them into a giant funnel of monetizable IP
My hometown had zero restaurants but three gas stations, one of which sold tractors.
Our culture was tractors.
Our culture was tractors.
I want everyone to post their hometown slop (if you don't have a cuisine that qualifies then your town has zero culture).
Skyline is fine and hits at 3 am just like taco bell lol
Skyline is fine and hits at 3 am just like taco bell lol
November 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
My hometown had zero restaurants but three gas stations, one of which sold tractors.
Our culture was tractors.
Our culture was tractors.
41° outside, time for my heat pump to get a tummy ache
November 18, 2025 at 8:06 AM
41° outside, time for my heat pump to get a tummy ache
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parents freed a hummingbird from a skylight with a coleus flower attached to a pole
November 9, 2025 at 12:05 AM
parents freed a hummingbird from a skylight with a coleus flower attached to a pole
my entire timeline is "here's a photo of someone trying very hard to look like Gillian Anderson" and then a screenshot of the most wretched prose I've ever seen
November 17, 2025 at 10:26 PM
my entire timeline is "here's a photo of someone trying very hard to look like Gillian Anderson" and then a screenshot of the most wretched prose I've ever seen
ME: one tab for each inbox
GMAIL: one inbox in three tabs
GMAIL: one inbox in three tabs
November 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
ME: one tab for each inbox
GMAIL: one inbox in three tabs
GMAIL: one inbox in three tabs
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I’ve worked in indie and AAA, shipped games on pc/console/mobile as well as VR/AR and tabletop, but I’m also a published author in fiction and nonfiction (marvel, dc, vertigo, Hachette, Vice, Cracked, others) who is so extremely open to work outside of the games industry too.
also I’m kinda funny
also I’m kinda funny
November 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I’ve worked in indie and AAA, shipped games on pc/console/mobile as well as VR/AR and tabletop, but I’m also a published author in fiction and nonfiction (marvel, dc, vertigo, Hachette, Vice, Cracked, others) who is so extremely open to work outside of the games industry too.
also I’m kinda funny
also I’m kinda funny
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Since I evidently still have the critical acclaim juice, if you know of anyone who needs a narrative/content/game designer with technical and management skills, 15 years of experience, acclaim in related fields, and has some other fancy awards like being a Forbes 30 under 30, I’m your guy!
November 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Since I evidently still have the critical acclaim juice, if you know of anyone who needs a narrative/content/game designer with technical and management skills, 15 years of experience, acclaim in related fields, and has some other fancy awards like being a Forbes 30 under 30, I’m your guy!
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since it's that time of year, here's a list of my free-to-read award eligible works. links will be below. read and/or nominate something to please the eternal worm (or not, he's not your boss & neither am i)
November 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
since it's that time of year, here's a list of my free-to-read award eligible works. links will be below. read and/or nominate something to please the eternal worm (or not, he's not your boss & neither am i)
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Don't do any of this.
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Don't do any of this.
This story is so visceral and beautiful! I love it.
Pearlescent Tickwad. ~3.7k words. published in @strangehorizons.bsky.social. monstrous femininity, millions of ticks, nipple piercing horror, long term relationship romance, self & familial acceptance, arachnid annihilation of gender. you will know *immediately* if this one is for you or not
Pearlescent Tickwad
She doesn’t realize that she’s made of ticks until she gets her nipples pierced.
strangehorizons.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This story is so visceral and beautiful! I love it.
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I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
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November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Rest In Power, Alice Wong.
I was literally thinking about her a few hours ago. What a sad day.
I was literally thinking about her a few hours ago. What a sad day.
‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
November 15, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Rest In Power, Alice Wong.
I was literally thinking about her a few hours ago. What a sad day.
I was literally thinking about her a few hours ago. What a sad day.
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So when the aurora borealis is faint enough, you can capture its glow with the Milky Way 😍
Berthoud Pass, CO last night
Berthoud Pass, CO last night
November 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
So when the aurora borealis is faint enough, you can capture its glow with the Milky Way 😍
Berthoud Pass, CO last night
Berthoud Pass, CO last night
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tossed my socks at a laundry basket in our kitchen and missed. wife walks up and take a picture and says "oh I'm gonna do numbers with this" and then gets in her various chats. whatever
November 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
tossed my socks at a laundry basket in our kitchen and missed. wife walks up and take a picture and says "oh I'm gonna do numbers with this" and then gets in her various chats. whatever
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It's that time of year again! I've started collecting my annual list of eligibility and recommendation lists and award resources. Check out what people have done and loved this year and send me your own posts to add to the list!
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
What Have You Done, What Have You Loved 2025 – acwise.net
acwise.net
November 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It's that time of year again! I've started collecting my annual list of eligibility and recommendation lists and award resources. Check out what people have done and loved this year and send me your own posts to add to the list!
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
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Katie Wilson has been elected Seattle's next mayor
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Katie Wilson elected Seattle’s next mayor
Wilson took a 1,976-vote lead over Bruce Harrell. With a maximum of 1,320 ballots remaining, it is mathematically impossible for Harrell to catch up.
www.seattletimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Katie Wilson has been elected Seattle's next mayor
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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You know Eric Bogosian is dreading the call from his agent about an Epstein miniseries
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
You know Eric Bogosian is dreading the call from his agent about an Epstein miniseries
The Epstein stuff sure makes me feel a certain way, like oh yes This Time we will checkmate him with reams of paperwork yes This Time it will matter
November 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The Epstein stuff sure makes me feel a certain way, like oh yes This Time we will checkmate him with reams of paperwork yes This Time it will matter
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When the Epstein 50th birthday book came out, nothing happened. People drew sexualized pictures of little girls in it and not a single person faced repercussions.
My greatest fear is that these files will release and the same thing happens: shocked disgust and then fucking nothing else #political
My greatest fear is that these files will release and the same thing happens: shocked disgust and then fucking nothing else #political
One horrific thing to me is that the president- a man who has gotten away with everything including literal murder up to this point- seems extremely nervous about anything regarding Epstein coming out. Like how bad does it have to be
November 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
When the Epstein 50th birthday book came out, nothing happened. People drew sexualized pictures of little girls in it and not a single person faced repercussions.
My greatest fear is that these files will release and the same thing happens: shocked disgust and then fucking nothing else #political
My greatest fear is that these files will release and the same thing happens: shocked disgust and then fucking nothing else #political