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Laurence Raphael Brothers
@lrb.bsky.social
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Technologist, writer, futurist.

Codex, Viable Paradise, SFWA.
Seeking representation for new novels.
Publishers: Mirror World, Water Dragon, Brigid's Gate

USPTO

he/him

@laurence@petrous.vislae.town
https://www.laurencebrothers.com/
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Laurence Raphael Brothers @lrb.bsky.social · May 10
I'm delighted to announce the release of my new novel "The Shadow Minister", just published by Water Dragon.

A mashup of fantasy romance, police procedural, and cosmic horror set in Lutèce, a magical version of early 20th century Paris.

waterdragonpublishing.com/product/shad...
The Shadow Minister book cover: creepy shadowy guy in a formal robe holding a candelabra that gives off smoke instead of light
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Paraphrased from: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Switzerland has recently released the AI model Apertus. Developed jointly by the Swiss government and the university ETH Zurich. Open source, free to use. No illegally acquired copyrighted works were used in its training.
November 24, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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Random reminder that Google's "web mode" (typically in the More menu) makes their search results look relatively sane without most of the AI garbage.

The value of their search results is still severely impaired by all kinds of AI bullshit behind the scenes as well as LLM-generated garbage websites.
November 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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For a long time I used to go to bed early and then I got hit with a briefcase full of bees.
wiswell.bsky.social John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 15h
All great stories share one special ingredient. Epic Fantasy? Steamy Romance? Hard SciFi? Look carefully and you'll find it: someone getting hit with a briefcase full of bees.
November 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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In light of the astronomical increases for my health insurance next year, I thought it would be a good time to encourage people to subscribe. (A few hundred should cover it. Sigh.)
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
Text reads: Fed up with your world? Visit ours. Clarkesworldmagazine.com The Clarkesworld robot (center) looks to the right at the cover of Clarkesworld #230, which is in yellow, orange, and brown and features a futuristic cityscape with a small craft approaching. Cover art is "Neo Mars" by Guy Warley.
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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bit overwhelmed by the influx of patrons

🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

PATRONS

support us and get access to our ePub/print issues

YOU CAN DO THAT, really.

also support tiers increasing in new year 😿

but if you sign up this year NO INCREASE,

really.
psychopomp.com Psychopomp @psychopomp.com · 1d
thanks for all the kind words 🖤🥲

thank you to everyone that showed up to support @thedeadlands.com via Patreon

this is how we keep publishing that zine, with your support

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if you want to support us + read great death fiction/poetry/nonfic, here is the link:

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Get more from The Deadlands on Patreon
a zine containing fiction, nonfiction, and poetry about Death
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November 22, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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November 22, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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What is it like dating you?
November 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Me as a bluesky therapist...
November 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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eligibility post time!!!!
this year i published two things:

novella: THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS from @lethepress.bsky.social

short story: "The Messengers of Despair" from @bcsmagazine.bsky.social

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the cover of THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS is off to the left of this image. the rest of it is text on a dark blue background. it says: AWARDS ELIGIBILITY The Death of Mountains from Lethe Press ELIGIBLE FOR: the Nebula, the Hugo, the Locus, and other novella etcetera LISTEN: if you want to think of this book during awards season? great! thank you very much! are there too many things to think about right now? of course there are. way too many things. i am making this graphic while also internally screaming and procrastinating dinner. so. i get it.
November 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
A cropped screenshot from a Canadian government website with the prompt "What's your occupation?" The answer "Writer" has been provided, generating the red text error response "Please enter a valid occupation."
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Imagine being one of those CEOs or school presidents who bowed down to this weird old man, then realizing he doesn’t like you as much as he likes this guy who didn’t bow at all
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
Trump frickin' loves this guy lmao
November 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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This Story Hour, Michael Merriam and Laurence Raphael Brothers took us back—and forward—in time. When you watch and listen, you may feel time stand still. A very warm and human hour of stories for you to relive—or watch for the first time! @mmerriam.bsky.social @lrb.bsky.social youtu.be/jaFx_qHS4xg
November 19, 2025: Michael Merriam and Laurence Raphael Brothers
YouTube video by Story Hour
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November 20, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Our debut album has arrived!
Theatre of Absurd - where psychedelic rock collides with progressive ambition. First album transmission from Hallucinophonics.
Enter the theatre: too.fm/rlb0d2o
#PsychedelicRock #ProgressiveRock #DebutAlbum #ProgMusic #Psychedelic #NewArtist #NowStreaming
Theatre of the Absurd
Listen to Theatre of the Absurd
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November 14, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Periodic PSA, the only currently licensed Murderbot merch is at Worldbuilders Market, where it's sold as part of a charity fundraiser. You may want to sign up for their new product notices because they should have a new Murderbot thing coming up: worldbuildersmarket.com/collections/...
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Worldbuilders Market is the official online shop of Worldbuilders, a geek-centered nonprofit supporting humanitarian efforts worldwide. We carry a wide variety of officially licensed merchandise from ...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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3 minutes!
storyhour.bsky.social Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 5d
This Story Hour, we are delighted to welcome Laurence Raphael Brothers back! We are equally delighted to welcome Michael Merriam back! You are welcome, too! Join us Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. PST! @lrb.bsky.social #Booksky www.storyhour2020.com
Closeup color photo of Laurence Raphael Brothers, a man with brown eyes, wavy silver hair worn short, and a black and mustache beard going gray. He wears a dark shirt and stands in a well-lit interior. He looks into the camera and smiles warmly. Closeup color photo of Michael Merriam, a fair-skinned man with wavy silver hair worn short, and a dark beard and mustache going gray. He wears a wears a medium-blue Henley shirt and a silver chain at his neck. He stands before a neutral background in a well-lit interior, looking into the camera and smiling quietly.
November 20, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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120 minutes to Story Hour!
storyhour.bsky.social Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 5d
This Story Hour, we are delighted to welcome Laurence Raphael Brothers back! We are equally delighted to welcome Michael Merriam back! You are welcome, too! Join us Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. PST! @lrb.bsky.social #Booksky www.storyhour2020.com
Closeup color photo of Laurence Raphael Brothers, a man with brown eyes, wavy silver hair worn short, and a black and mustache beard going gray. He wears a dark shirt and stands in a well-lit interior. He looks into the camera and smiles warmly. Closeup color photo of Michael Merriam, a fair-skinned man with wavy silver hair worn short, and a dark beard and mustache going gray. He wears a wears a medium-blue Henley shirt and a silver chain at his neck. He stands before a neutral background in a well-lit interior, looking into the camera and smiling quietly.
November 20, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Communism! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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I cosign every single word of this

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I do understand: you want permission. There’s a machine in the corner wrapped in human skin that makes things out of shit and blood to look like whatever you want (as long as you don’t look too closely). You gave one to your teacher and they didn’t notice. Your boss told you to use it after they laid off half the team and it was fine. You fed one to your kids and they liked it. You want to know you can use it sometimes without me thinking less of you. You don’t need me to believe it’s useful, you just want me to be polite about it. But I am a hater, and I will not be polite. The machine is disgusting and we should break it. The people who build it are vapid shit-eating cannibals glorifying ignorance. I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself.
November 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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This Story Hour, we are delighted to welcome Laurence Raphael Brothers back! We are equally delighted to welcome Michael Merriam back! You are welcome, too! Join us Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. PST! @lrb.bsky.social #Booksky www.storyhour2020.com
Closeup color photo of Laurence Raphael Brothers, a man with brown eyes, wavy silver hair worn short, and a black and mustache beard going gray. He wears a dark shirt and stands in a well-lit interior. He looks into the camera and smiles warmly. Closeup color photo of Michael Merriam, a fair-skinned man with wavy silver hair worn short, and a dark beard and mustache going gray. He wears a wears a medium-blue Henley shirt and a silver chain at his neck. He stands before a neutral background in a well-lit interior, looking into the camera and smiling quietly.
November 19, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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EE! I'm an editor, and we're open for submissions! Send 'em in hot!
https://www.marievibbert.com/im-an-editor/
cartoon boy is aghast. cartoon girl is blushing. text block below them reads bad romance a speculative fiction anthology fiction and poetry submissions open November 15 send me your trash fires.
November 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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What are the odds a FBI whistleblower dumps the unredacted files after the redacted ones are released?
November 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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fyi @thedeadlands.com will be open to fiction submissions from Dec 1 to Dec 31, so maybe you want to put that on your calendar and study the guidelines and ring out this horrible year making something beautiful. psychopomp.com/the-deadland...
The Deadlands Guidelines - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
Fiction
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November 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Pope Leo absolutely cooking
November 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Monstrously evil, if true.
sundersays.bsky.social Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 7d
The Sun has been told Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will on Monday propose confiscating jewellery, watches, necklaces from asylum seekers to meet asylum costs

This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
November 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Linking an old story for your amusement.

Swords-and-sorcery enemies-to-lovers set in an alternate Musketeer-era France. A duel and a kiss.

swordsandsorcerymagazine.com/clashing-bla...
Clashing Blades – Swords & Sorcery Magazine
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November 16, 2025 at 8:13 PM