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J. D. Harlock
@jdharlock.bsky.social
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Eisner Award-nominated writer.

Find him in The Cincinnati Review, The Griffith Review, Dappled Things, & New York University's Library of Arabic Literature
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Check out my flash fiction piece at @thecosmicbgr.bsky.social below!
November 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Check out my flash fiction piece at @thecosmicbgr.bsky.social below!
November 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Let's do this! "A Galaxy Run in 30 Minutes or Less" by J.D. Harlock! www.thecosmicbackground.com/stories/j-d-...
J.D. Harlock -- A Galaxy Run in 30 Minutes or Less
As soon as Carna steps into the lift for a date with that cute girl from the dispatch division, her pager notifies her of a job on the other end of the galaxy. The pay would cover her rent, but should...
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November 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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ANNOUNCEMENT:

A poem of mine will be featured in the upcoming anthology put out by Brigid Gate Press (@brigidsgatepress.bsky.social)!

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November 7, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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ANNOUNCEMENT:

A poem of mine will be featured in the upcoming anthology put out by Brigid Gate Press (@brigidsgatepress.bsky.social)!

#ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ #publishingnews #Fantasy #Horror #Anothology
November 7, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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@ericchahi.bsky.social I'd love to interview you for @computesgazette.com.web.brid.gy about your early career up to Another World, but the contact information listed on your websites seems outdated. Please follow me back, so we can discuss further.
October 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Excited to share that my essay was featured in issue four of volume sixteen of The B'K Magazine (@thebkmagazine.bsky.social)

Read it for free on their website: www.talbot-heindl.com/the-bk-archi...

A thank you to EiC @mxchristalbot.bsky.social!

#PublishingNews #WritingCommunity #SWANA #MENA
October 7, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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Excited to share that my essay was featured in issue four of volume sixteen of The B'K Magazine (@thebkmagazine.bsky.social)

Read it for free on their website: www.talbot-heindl.com/the-bk-archi...

A thank you to EiC @mxchristalbot.bsky.social!

#PublishingNews #WritingCommunity #SWANA #MENA
October 7, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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Nour Hifaoui’s Titties: Resistance against censorship in the Arab world by J.D. Harlock www.tcj.com/nour-hifaoui...
Nour Hifaoui's Titties: Resistance against censorship in the Arab world - The Comics Journal
Even though anglo-comic books never took off in Lebanon, Franco-Belgian comics were a staple of Lebanese childhoods for those who were French-educated until the Internet became a fixture of daily life...
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August 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Faithfulness to the source material should not be the only metric by which we judge an adaptation -- especially when the said material is a man jumping on turtles -- argues @jdharlock.bsky.social

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The Super Mario Bros. Films and Our Bizarre Obsession with Faithfulness to the Source Material - Typebar Magazine
Does faithfulness to the source material always lead to a superior adaptation?
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September 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Free Nonfiction! J.D. Harlock unpacks whiteness in steampunk: magazine.trollbreath.com/pax-anglia/
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September 22, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Check out my latest for Planetside!
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This week on Planetside…

Curious how fantasy settings can reflect real Arab history and culture more accurately? @jdharlock.bsky.social offers fresh insight and practical tips in “Avoiding ‘Arab Land’ Stereotypes when Depicting the Premodern Arab World”: www.sfwa.org/2025/09/16/a...
An image of Earth from space with the title “This week on…” followed by the Planetside magazine logo. Featured article: “Avoiding ‘Arab Land’ Stereotypes when Depicting the Premodern Arab World” by J. D. Harlock Teaser: How to move beyond tired tropes and depict the Arab world with nuance and accuracy. Series name: Worldbuilding
September 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Check out my latest for Planetside!
sfwa.org Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association @sfwa.org · Sep 16
This week on Planetside…

Curious how fantasy settings can reflect real Arab history and culture more accurately? @jdharlock.bsky.social offers fresh insight and practical tips in “Avoiding ‘Arab Land’ Stereotypes when Depicting the Premodern Arab World”: www.sfwa.org/2025/09/16/a...
An image of Earth from space with the title “This week on…” followed by the Planetside magazine logo. Featured article: “Avoiding ‘Arab Land’ Stereotypes when Depicting the Premodern Arab World” by J. D. Harlock Teaser: How to move beyond tired tropes and depict the Arab world with nuance and accuracy. Series name: Worldbuilding
September 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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My latest article for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (@sfwa.bsky.social) is live!

It's on avoiding “Arab Land” stereotypes when depicting the premodern #Arab world.

www.sfwa.org/2025/09/16/a...

#WritingCommunity #PublishingNews #Scifi #Fantasy #SWANA #MENA #SFF #SF
September 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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My latest article for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (@sfwa.bsky.social) is live!

It's on avoiding “Arab Land” stereotypes when depicting the premodern #Arab world.

www.sfwa.org/2025/09/16/a...

#WritingCommunity #PublishingNews #Scifi #Fantasy #SWANA #MENA #SFF #SF
September 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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End of the World Publishing has launched a #Kickstarter for a #hopepunk anthology that'll feature my work!

A thank you to editors @suzannalundale.bsky.social and @marctizura2.bsky.social!

Please help them reach their goal!

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#WritingCommunity #PublisbingNews
Interesting Times: A Hopepunk Anthology
Speculative fiction stories and poems shining light into the darkness of other realities to shine some light into this one
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September 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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End of the World Publishing has launched a #Kickstarter for a #hopepunk anthology that'll feature my work!

A thank you to editors @suzannalundale.bsky.social and @marctizura2.bsky.social!

Please help them reach their goal!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/int...

#WritingCommunity #PublisbingNews
Interesting Times: A Hopepunk Anthology
Speculative fiction stories and poems shining light into the darkness of other realities to shine some light into this one
www.kickstarter.com
September 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Check out my latest in the fall issue of Trollbreath Magazine!
September 1, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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Trollbreath Magazine (@trollbreathmag.bsky.social) has published an essay of mine on the steampunk subgenre in their latest issue!

Check it out for free on their official site:

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#steampunk #writingcommunity #publishingnews #sciencefiction
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September 1, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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Check out my latest in the fall issue of Trollbreath Magazine!
September 1, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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Trollbreath Magazine (@trollbreathmag.bsky.social) has published an essay of mine on the steampunk subgenre in their latest issue!

Check it out for free on their official site:

magazine.trollbreath.com/pax-anglia/

#steampunk #writingcommunity #publishingnews #sciencefiction
Pax Anglia - Trollbreath Magazine
Pax Anglia
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September 1, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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What is "accuracy to the source material" worth when the source material is an overall-clad plumber jumping on turtles?

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The Super Mario Bros. Films and Our Bizarre Obsession with Faithfulness to the Source Material - Typebar Magazine
Does faithfulness to the source material always lead to a superior adaptation?
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September 1, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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Check out my latest for Typebar Magazine!
August 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Check out my latest for Typebar Magazine!
August 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Does faithfulness to the source material automatically make a better adaptation? @jdharlock.bsky.social travels to the Mushroom Kingdom to investigate

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The Super Mario Bros. Films and Our Bizarre Obsession with Faithfulness to the Source Material - Typebar Magazine
Does faithfulness to the source material always lead to a superior adaptation?
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August 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM