J.R. Andrews
@jrobertandrews.bsky.social
Wordsmith whose final boss is social media.
Find me in @shortwavebooks.bsky.social | @ergot.bsky.social | @bruisermag.com
Wherever good times are had :3
Find me in @shortwavebooks.bsky.social | @ergot.bsky.social | @bruisermag.com
Wherever good times are had :3
The biggest scam of the 21st century -- and boy are there some heavy contenders in that pool! -- was to convince everyone to call Large Language Models "A.I."
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The biggest scam of the 21st century -- and boy are there some heavy contenders in that pool! -- was to convince everyone to call Large Language Models "A.I."
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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...
A dream denied: My 54-year quest to publish a short story in F&SF ‹ Scott Edelman
www.scottedelman.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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...
One of my all-time favorite fiction venues (@ergot.bsky.social) is selling merch, y'all!
www.teepublic.com/user/ergot
www.teepublic.com/user/ergot
T-Shirts by ergot. | TeePublic
Shop t-shirts, phone cases, hoodies, art prints and mugs created by independent artists from around the globe.
www.teepublic.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
One of my all-time favorite fiction venues (@ergot.bsky.social) is selling merch, y'all!
www.teepublic.com/user/ergot
www.teepublic.com/user/ergot
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There is no new work up on ergot. today.
Instead, take a peek at our archive: www.ergot.press/authors
Instead, take a peek at our archive: www.ergot.press/authors
ergot.
innovative + experimental horror
www.ergot.press
November 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
There is no new work up on ergot. today.
Instead, take a peek at our archive: www.ergot.press/authors
Instead, take a peek at our archive: www.ergot.press/authors
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New Writer's Trophy Unlocked!:
A venue has been considering one of my submissions for over 1 year now.
A venue has been considering one of my submissions for over 1 year now.
October 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
New Writer's Trophy Unlocked!:
A venue has been considering one of my submissions for over 1 year now.
A venue has been considering one of my submissions for over 1 year now.
My partner to me (a serious political discussion):
If you like Sailor Moon, you vote Democrat.
If you like Sailor Moon, you vote Democrat.
October 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
My partner to me (a serious political discussion):
If you like Sailor Moon, you vote Democrat.
If you like Sailor Moon, you vote Democrat.
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Today is the release of my first book 'The Veldt Institute'!
Check out one of these bookstores: double--negative.com/stockists.html
Or buy direct from Asterism: asterismbooks.com/product/the-...
Check out one of these bookstores: double--negative.com/stockists.html
Or buy direct from Asterism: asterismbooks.com/product/the-...
The Veldt Institute | Asterism Books
### *At the Veldt Institute everyone is sick, so no one is sick.*
Endless fields of grass. A sky so bright there are barely shadows. At the center of this expanse is the Veldt Institute, an austere s...
asterismbooks.com
September 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Today is the release of my first book 'The Veldt Institute'!
Check out one of these bookstores: double--negative.com/stockists.html
Or buy direct from Asterism: asterismbooks.com/product/the-...
Check out one of these bookstores: double--negative.com/stockists.html
Or buy direct from Asterism: asterismbooks.com/product/the-...
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After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.
www.yahoo.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
Indeed! Huge news! Congrats to @shortwavebooks.bsky.social
HUGE NEWS: We have signed a worldwide distribution deal with Simon & Schuster!
Taking this next step with Simon & Schuster, and their sales team, will allow us to further our support and publishing efforts within the horror community.
More here: shortwavepublishing.com/news/shortwa...
Taking this next step with Simon & Schuster, and their sales team, will allow us to further our support and publishing efforts within the horror community.
More here: shortwavepublishing.com/news/shortwa...
September 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Indeed! Huge news! Congrats to @shortwavebooks.bsky.social
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Attention, sophonts! We've finished changing the locks and Escape Pod is now OPEN to all your amazing, amazing submissions!
Consult our submissions page if you want to refresh your minds on what we're looking for - ignore that "CLOSED" bit at the top - and we hope to see rad work from you all!
Consult our submissions page if you want to refresh your minds on what we're looking for - ignore that "CLOSED" bit at the top - and we hope to see rad work from you all!
Short Fiction | Escape Pod
Escape Pod is open to submissions of science fiction short stories from September 1 - May 31.
escapepod.org
September 15, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Attention, sophonts! We've finished changing the locks and Escape Pod is now OPEN to all your amazing, amazing submissions!
Consult our submissions page if you want to refresh your minds on what we're looking for - ignore that "CLOSED" bit at the top - and we hope to see rad work from you all!
Consult our submissions page if you want to refresh your minds on what we're looking for - ignore that "CLOSED" bit at the top - and we hope to see rad work from you all!
Me (a writer): Why not me??? Arrrrrrrrrgh!!!!!!!
‘New York Times’ Announces New Columnist Will Contribute Nothing To Society 3 Times A Week
September 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Me (a writer): Why not me??? Arrrrrrrrrgh!!!!!!!
I cried laughing at my work desk. Everyone's looking at me now.
Absolute GOLD @supernaturalfeat.com !
Absolute GOLD @supernaturalfeat.com !
I Saw E.T. Lying All Fucked Up In That Creek In 1982 And Left Him There by Dan Weaver
maudlinhouse.net/i-saw-e-t-ly...
maudlinhouse.net/i-saw-e-t-ly...
I Saw E.T. Lying All Fucked Up in That Creek in 1982 and Left Him There
I thought E.T. was a squid. I was riding my bike in my tuxedo and saw E.T. down there in that creek and I said to myself fuck that squid is fucking dead. People don't know this very much but we get sq...
maudlinhouse.net
September 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I cried laughing at my work desk. Everyone's looking at me now.
Absolute GOLD @supernaturalfeat.com !
Absolute GOLD @supernaturalfeat.com !
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My poem "The Black Death" is live on @strangehorizons.bsky.social! If you want to read about disease and death and vaccines, then I have the poem for you!
The Black Death
I’m talking about vaccines. We can kill the killer.
strangehorizons.com
September 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
My poem "The Black Death" is live on @strangehorizons.bsky.social! If you want to read about disease and death and vaccines, then I have the poem for you!
Not to go all Thanos on you all, but this was VERY close to being "well-balanced"
September 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Not to go all Thanos on you all, but this was VERY close to being "well-balanced"
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Trump Announces Seal Team 6 Killed U.S. Protester In Daring Overnight Raid
September 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Trump Announces Seal Team 6 Killed U.S. Protester In Daring Overnight Raid
There's an elementary school near my house which I drive past AT LEAST twice per day. Years I've lived here.
And I realized today: I've never seen any children on that playground.
And I realized today: I've never seen any children on that playground.
August 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
There's an elementary school near my house which I drive past AT LEAST twice per day. Years I've lived here.
And I realized today: I've never seen any children on that playground.
And I realized today: I've never seen any children on that playground.
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If your industry can't build a product without stealing from artists and writers, then you should be financially ruined.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
If your industry can't build a product without stealing from artists and writers, then you should be financially ruined.
1. Please be real
2. Please, please (PLEASE!) develop a similar tool for writers!!!
2. Please, please (PLEASE!) develop a similar tool for writers!!!
Nightshade, the free tool that ‘poisons’ AI models, is now available for artists to use
The tool's creators are seeking to make it so that AI model developers must pay artists to train on data from them that is uncorrupted.
venturebeat.com
August 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
1. Please be real
2. Please, please (PLEASE!) develop a similar tool for writers!!!
2. Please, please (PLEASE!) develop a similar tool for writers!!!
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In which @patrickbarb.bsky.social and I talk X-Men, shooting your shot, and the work of Chris Golden.
New YOUR FAVORITE AUTHOR'S FAVORITE AUTHOR: @tanyapell.bsky.social on @cgolden.bsky.social!
We've published numerous stories by Tanya, and she wrote our 4th Killer VHS book CICADA. We're big fans. Now we'll have to check out this Christopher Golden guy. 😉
shortwavepublishing.com/magazine/you...
We've published numerous stories by Tanya, and she wrote our 4th Killer VHS book CICADA. We're big fans. Now we'll have to check out this Christopher Golden guy. 😉
shortwavepublishing.com/magazine/you...
August 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
In which @patrickbarb.bsky.social and I talk X-Men, shooting your shot, and the work of Chris Golden.