Ray Chanteur
@ray-is-writing.bsky.social
...about mythology, parasites, or weirdos. If I’m lucky, all three.
Come sit on the swamp pier and tell Grandpa your dreams…or nightmares, if that’s all you’ve got.
If you're a good little child, maybe Grandpa Argle will rise from the swamp on Arglemas and bring you what you truly need. If so, you'd best read "Grandpa and the Ghosts", by @ray-is-writing.bsky.social, in this month's issue.
Grandpa and the Ghosts - Small Wonders
There was no Grandpa Argle waiting at the end of the pier to listen to eager children’s dreams. No one tunneled through the planet's crust with magic Drill Moles on Arglemas Night. It didn’t matter how well she behaved; no one was going to grant her wish.
smallwondersmag.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Come sit on the swamp pier and tell Grandpa your dreams…or nightmares, if that’s all you’ve got.
It's out last joint book tour stop! Please come see @sentencebender.bsky.social and me at @boulderbookstore.bsky.social in Boulder, CO tonight at 6:30 PM MT. Pick up your $5 ticket here (it becomes a $5 coupon to spend in store): maryrobinettekowal.com/events/book-...
November 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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I want to gently push back on this: not being able to read complex writing is not the same as being a low information citizen. Many people can comprehend the topics involved just fine if they are presented in an accessible and understandable manner.
There is not a single day that goes by that i don't think about the vast majority of Americans reading below a sixth grade level
I’ve been thinking a lot about a new kind of polling I’d like to see. We have polling that measures public opinion, which is obviously important, but I’d love to see a little more empirical work on public knowledge: what do voters know about politics and policy?
October 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I want to gently push back on this: not being able to read complex writing is not the same as being a low information citizen. Many people can comprehend the topics involved just fine if they are presented in an accessible and understandable manner.
Ok, it is extremely cool to be on anyone’s must-read list. Do I have to play it cool or can I say I was totally floored this morning when someone tagged me?
Looking forward to reading everything here! Thank you for the recommendations!
Looking forward to reading everything here! Thank you for the recommendations!
I have some September short science fiction, fantasy, and horror picks for you on this fine October day. reactormag.com/must-read-sh...
Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: September 2025 - Reactor
What a fall, huh? Lemon, it’s October. This season has both flown by and trickled by at a glacial pace. I’m already exhausted and there’s still so much left to go. Fortunately, reading a bunch of shor...
reactormag.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Ok, it is extremely cool to be on anyone’s must-read list. Do I have to play it cool or can I say I was totally floored this morning when someone tagged me?
Looking forward to reading everything here! Thank you for the recommendations!
Looking forward to reading everything here! Thank you for the recommendations!
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there seems to be an emergent trend of "queer" fantasy works being framed as escapism in the sense of ostriching from our current political situation and like, while I get the sentiment and that some folks probably need that,
there seems to be erasure of Pride being a brick-throwing riot
there seems to be erasure of Pride being a brick-throwing riot
October 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
there seems to be an emergent trend of "queer" fantasy works being framed as escapism in the sense of ostriching from our current political situation and like, while I get the sentiment and that some folks probably need that,
there seems to be erasure of Pride being a brick-throwing riot
there seems to be erasure of Pride being a brick-throwing riot
This is incredibly sweet, thank you!
This is one of those kinds of stories that has the reader thinking about it long after it's been read. Take some time to experience it:
The most concerning thing in this Playplace is not the ball pit pee!
New story is out in Flash Point:
New story is out in Flash Point:
October 20, 2025 at 3:48 AM
This is incredibly sweet, thank you!
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October 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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all those movies about society refusing to recognize the humanity of robots but it turns out if you glue googly eyes to a roomba about half the country is ready to propose
October 5, 2025 at 1:07 AM
all those movies about society refusing to recognize the humanity of robots but it turns out if you glue googly eyes to a roomba about half the country is ready to propose
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Something very very weird happened during the Hugos award ceremony... It's been on my mind for days, and so I wrote this blog: "When People Giggle at Your Name, or the 2025 Hugo Awards Incident"
grigorylukin.com/2025/08/21/w...
#Worldcon
grigorylukin.com/2025/08/21/w...
#Worldcon
August 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Something very very weird happened during the Hugos award ceremony... It's been on my mind for days, and so I wrote this blog: "When People Giggle at Your Name, or the 2025 Hugo Awards Incident"
grigorylukin.com/2025/08/21/w...
#Worldcon
grigorylukin.com/2025/08/21/w...
#Worldcon
This year, Scalzi is eligible for the Most Wholesomely Supportive Dad Energy Award. And he has my vote.
As a further timeline cleanse for you, please enjoy this pollen-swaddled bee I photographed when I was in Portland over the weekend.
September 11, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This year, Scalzi is eligible for the Most Wholesomely Supportive Dad Energy Award. And he has my vote.
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OUR INDUSTRY WILL DIE IF WE CAN'T STEAL YOUR WORK BUT EACH OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY CREATED NOTHING OF VALUE
I mean idk if it was me I might have workshopped that one for a little longer.
I mean idk if it was me I might have workshopped that one for a little longer.
You know, the fair use and AI debate would probably look different if the AI companies hadn't opened with "Hey, authors, we've invented a thing that's going to turn you into buggy whip manufacturers, we're going to get rich doing it, you need new careers, no, we won't pay you, you're worthless."
September 8, 2025 at 11:52 PM
OUR INDUSTRY WILL DIE IF WE CAN'T STEAL YOUR WORK BUT EACH OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY CREATED NOTHING OF VALUE
I mean idk if it was me I might have workshopped that one for a little longer.
I mean idk if it was me I might have workshopped that one for a little longer.
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About 3 months ago, we launched a lit mag incubator to give $1000 to 5 mags willing to try something new, serve underrepresented communities, and prove ethical publishing can actually work.
Today we picked our 5 (okay, and 10 finalists) and it’s time to CELEBRATE THEM✨
Today we picked our 5 (okay, and 10 finalists) and it’s time to CELEBRATE THEM✨
September 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
About 3 months ago, we launched a lit mag incubator to give $1000 to 5 mags willing to try something new, serve underrepresented communities, and prove ethical publishing can actually work.
Today we picked our 5 (okay, and 10 finalists) and it’s time to CELEBRATE THEM✨
Today we picked our 5 (okay, and 10 finalists) and it’s time to CELEBRATE THEM✨
How I feel when I see wild violets too tbh
September 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
How I feel when I see wild violets too tbh
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the @3lobedmag.com kickstarter is up to $7106 out of a $10,000 base goal! They have until NOON THURSDAY (edt) to get all or nothing!
Donate if you can, share share share!
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Donate if you can, share share share!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/asf...
Three-Lobed Burning Eye magazine 2026
A digital literary magazine of horror, dark fantasy, and science fiction.
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September 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
the @3lobedmag.com kickstarter is up to $7106 out of a $10,000 base goal! They have until NOON THURSDAY (edt) to get all or nothing!
Donate if you can, share share share!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/asf...
Donate if you can, share share share!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/asf...
The most concerning thing in this Playplace is not the ball pit pee!
New story is out in Flash Point:
New story is out in Flash Point:
September 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The most concerning thing in this Playplace is not the ball pit pee!
New story is out in Flash Point:
New story is out in Flash Point:
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hi, cis folks!
this is present day reality for UK trans folks. it’s outrageous someone should have to have taken this journey to live as themselves, participate in society, & be with who they love.
hi, cis americans!
this is a future trans americans see that starts with “we need to compromise.”
this is present day reality for UK trans folks. it’s outrageous someone should have to have taken this journey to live as themselves, participate in society, & be with who they love.
hi, cis americans!
this is a future trans americans see that starts with “we need to compromise.”
I want to explain a few things and then it might be clearer why UK trans people are upset.
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)
August 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
hi, cis folks!
this is present day reality for UK trans folks. it’s outrageous someone should have to have taken this journey to live as themselves, participate in society, & be with who they love.
hi, cis americans!
this is a future trans americans see that starts with “we need to compromise.”
this is present day reality for UK trans folks. it’s outrageous someone should have to have taken this journey to live as themselves, participate in society, & be with who they love.
hi, cis americans!
this is a future trans americans see that starts with “we need to compromise.”
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If you're arrested in Illinois protesting the planned ICE HQ in North Chicago, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com. As always, I will take as many cases as I can.
August 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
If you're arrested in Illinois protesting the planned ICE HQ in North Chicago, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com. As always, I will take as many cases as I can.
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There is no route out of fascism that involves sacrificing the vulnerable. All that does is tell the fascists that we're willing to turn on each other for the illusion of safety.
A lot of political influencers within the Atlantic/NYT orbit are very, very eager to sell us on the lie that we can get out of fascism by sacrificing trans people.
They will beat that drum even louder as the right weaponizes this tragedy.
They are liars now & they will be liars in the coming days.
They will beat that drum even louder as the right weaponizes this tragedy.
They are liars now & they will be liars in the coming days.
August 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
There is no route out of fascism that involves sacrificing the vulnerable. All that does is tell the fascists that we're willing to turn on each other for the illusion of safety.
~IT'S ALIVE!~
I am honored to be a part of this project! Please check out this anthology, which contains my story about a morally concerning opera singer making bad tea and worse decisions.
I am honored to be a part of this project! Please check out this anthology, which contains my story about a morally concerning opera singer making bad tea and worse decisions.
Happy #PubDay to Modern Mummies, our latest horror anthology! 13 tales of mummified remains await within this chilling anthology. Explore the horrors of the modern world with the iconic mummy like you’ve never seen it before. Now available in ebook and paperback at cateyepress.com/store
#booksky
#booksky
August 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
~IT'S ALIVE!~
I am honored to be a part of this project! Please check out this anthology, which contains my story about a morally concerning opera singer making bad tea and worse decisions.
I am honored to be a part of this project! Please check out this anthology, which contains my story about a morally concerning opera singer making bad tea and worse decisions.
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hell of a world where wishing ill on someone is condemned more forcefully than actually *doing* ill, to lots of people, on purpose and in public
it appears that @bsky.app have suspended the account of @jessiegender because a trans person saying "I wish ill on JK Rowling" is against the rules, so let me say with my loud cis voice that I too wish ill on all perpetrators of hate speech against trans people
reinstate Jessie, this is ridiculous
reinstate Jessie, this is ridiculous
August 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
hell of a world where wishing ill on someone is condemned more forcefully than actually *doing* ill, to lots of people, on purpose and in public
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Eradicating homophobia would solve the male loneliness epidemic.
August 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Eradicating homophobia would solve the male loneliness epidemic.
Absolutely honored and flabbergasted to announce that one of my earliest and favorite stories, "Still Kicking," is going to be out in Wrath Month!
#WrathMonth 🧱 is almost over, but here's an incandescent rabble of new rioters.
They’re bringing you Molotov dolls, vengeful gladiatrices, mycelial resistance networks and more gut-punching dispatches.
We’re stoked to announce our final batch of authors: @elijah.mea.rs, @drslayton.bsky.social...
They’re bringing you Molotov dolls, vengeful gladiatrices, mycelial resistance networks and more gut-punching dispatches.
We’re stoked to announce our final batch of authors: @elijah.mea.rs, @drslayton.bsky.social...
July 31, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Absolutely honored and flabbergasted to announce that one of my earliest and favorite stories, "Still Kicking," is going to be out in Wrath Month!
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This makes me sad because I liked that show, but I’m not interested in S2 if they’re going to use AI. I wrote “Through the Machine” so people will push back on this crap before it becomes the norm. It’s not too late. #noaiart
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/thro...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/thro...
Netflix boss Ted Sarandos says they used generative AI for the first time to cut costs on their sci-fi show 'The Eternaut'
"AI represents an incredible opportunity to help creators make films and series better — not just cheaper"
"AI represents an incredible opportunity to help creators make films and series better — not just cheaper"
July 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
This makes me sad because I liked that show, but I’m not interested in S2 if they’re going to use AI. I wrote “Through the Machine” so people will push back on this crap before it becomes the norm. It’s not too late. #noaiart
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/thro...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/thro...
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Even Costco is getting ready for the release for our Modern Mummies anthology!
July 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Even Costco is getting ready for the release for our Modern Mummies anthology!