Genevieve Williams, writer of things
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SFF writer, hardingfele player, tracker, librarian. Longer writings and book reviews at welltemperedwriter.wordpress.com. masto: welltemperedwriter@wandering.shop, insta: datamuse. SFWA, Codexian. Back Shakespeare Adjacent on Kickstarter!
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On tracking and Western tropes: the landscape of “Bitter Waters”
(Note: the Shakespeare Adjacent Kickstarter is 89% funded with two days to go! Back now to get us over the finish line!) There’s this trope. It’s a staple of Westerns, and of adventure fiction gene…
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On #tracking in fiction and real life (TVTropes is more accurate than you'd think!), and how I incorporated it into my story for #ShakespeareAdjacent, "Bitter Waters; or, The Villain's Appointment." #Kickstarter is 89% funded and closes in two days!
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It's cleaner, it's less painful, to believe in a solo ogre that ruins live & hurts people. Not how it works, usually. And the enablers & encouragers of longtime ogres often believe they're good people, they're not doing the worst stuff, they're not doing anything BAD bad. Those people are everywhere
November 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
It's cleaner, it's less painful, to believe in a solo ogre that ruins live & hurts people. Not how it works, usually. And the enablers & encouragers of longtime ogres often believe they're good people, they're not doing the worst stuff, they're not doing anything BAD bad. Those people are everywhere
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
What if "Much Ado About Nothing," but in an apocalyptic desert of mechanical horses, hardscrabble ranches, and generational water wars? That's my story "Bitter Waters; Or, The Villain's Appointment," and there's 12 other great stories in this antho besides! (KS backers will receive rewards soon!)
New #Book Alert! If you love all things #Shakespeare, then you will want to check out this book of retellings of his works. There's something for everyone! amzn.to/49eFmGQ #books #literature #fiction #reading @shakespeare.lol @shakespeareandcompany.com
Shakespeare Adjacent
Amazon.com: Shakespeare Adjacent: 9798294597924: Tambone, Lou, Tambone, Lou, McDowell, Ali: Books
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November 12, 2025 at 6:24 AM
What if "Much Ado About Nothing," but in an apocalyptic desert of mechanical horses, hardscrabble ranches, and generational water wars? That's my story "Bitter Waters; Or, The Villain's Appointment," and there's 12 other great stories in this antho besides! (KS backers will receive rewards soon!)
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Are you a marginalized author (or the editor/agent/publicist of one) who has a trad pub book coming out in 2026 that is science fiction, fantasy, or horror and either adult or young adult? This book critic wants to know about it! Small press strongly encouraged.
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bookjockeyalex.com/contact/
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I’m currently open to sensitivity/authenticity reading. Please see the full list of what I cover and rates. In your email below, please include a description of the work, the estimated word c…
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November 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Are you a marginalized author (or the editor/agent/publicist of one) who has a trad pub book coming out in 2026 that is science fiction, fantasy, or horror and either adult or young adult? This book critic wants to know about it! Small press strongly encouraged.
bookjockeyalex.com/contact/
bookjockeyalex.com/contact/
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Guess they should've tried indicting the actual sandwich.
November 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Guess they should've tried indicting the actual sandwich.
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a cancer vaccine that has shown STUNNING results, PREVENTING up to 88% of MULTIPLE aggressive cancers by harnessing dual-pathway nanoparticles that train the immune system to recognize and destroy tumor cells. In some cases, it COMPLETELY prevented metastasis.
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a cancer vaccine that has shown STUNNING results, PREVENTING up to 88% of MULTIPLE aggressive cancers by harnessing dual-pathway nanoparticles that train the immune system to recognize and destroy tumor cells. In some cases, it COMPLETELY prevented metastasis.
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Saying “we have to keep the status quo because the alternative is bad” ends up making people feel like you’re either gaslighting or out of touch, because the status quo actually sucks for a lot of people.
November 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Saying “we have to keep the status quo because the alternative is bad” ends up making people feel like you’re either gaslighting or out of touch, because the status quo actually sucks for a lot of people.
"the good die first,
And they whose hearts are dry as summer dust
Burn to the socket."
- William Wordsworth
And they whose hearts are dry as summer dust
Burn to the socket."
- William Wordsworth
November 4, 2025 at 11:15 PM
"the good die first,
And they whose hearts are dry as summer dust
Burn to the socket."
- William Wordsworth
And they whose hearts are dry as summer dust
Burn to the socket."
- William Wordsworth
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we all have to get better at spotting ai, and unfortunately i have to do this professionally, so here's some tells:
- supposed NYC officer's arm disappears after the first few frames
- balconies/fire escapes on the building in the background are nonsensical. No ladders, odd placement
- supposed NYC officer's arm disappears after the first few frames
- balconies/fire escapes on the building in the background are nonsensical. No ladders, odd placement
November 3, 2025 at 2:16 AM
we all have to get better at spotting ai, and unfortunately i have to do this professionally, so here's some tells:
- supposed NYC officer's arm disappears after the first few frames
- balconies/fire escapes on the building in the background are nonsensical. No ladders, odd placement
- supposed NYC officer's arm disappears after the first few frames
- balconies/fire escapes on the building in the background are nonsensical. No ladders, odd placement
I love this year's Deadlands coin design, it's so beautiful.
(Pretty heckin great magazine too.)
(Pretty heckin great magazine too.)
what can we say that hasn't already been said about our Coin for this year, hmm...
well it's inedible, for starters
it IS NOT made in Alaska
it remains at rest, or in motion at a constant speed in a straight line, unless it is acted upon by a force.
get yours today, time runs out! ⌛️ FOREVER
well it's inedible, for starters
it IS NOT made in Alaska
it remains at rest, or in motion at a constant speed in a straight line, unless it is acted upon by a force.
get yours today, time runs out! ⌛️ FOREVER
Ferryman's Coin 2026 - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
Here it is, your chance to grab a 2026 Ferryman's coin. We are only going to order as many as we sell during our October fundraiser, so these are limited limited special editions. Shipping Included (a...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I love this year's Deadlands coin design, it's so beautiful.
(Pretty heckin great magazine too.)
(Pretty heckin great magazine too.)
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If stories are like magic tricks, then Carmen Maria Machado and Kelly Link are magicians. The two masters of fiction and horror talk shop in this conversation from our fairy-tale issue (a.k.a., perfect mood reading for this spooky week).
People Behaving Badly
Carmen Maria Machado and Kelly Link on fairy tales and horror
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October 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
If stories are like magic tricks, then Carmen Maria Machado and Kelly Link are magicians. The two masters of fiction and horror talk shop in this conversation from our fairy-tale issue (a.k.a., perfect mood reading for this spooky week).
"We will be heading out soon"
October 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"We will be heading out soon"
There’s always a Discworld quote 🌏🐘🐘🐘🐘🐢
Discworld QOTD, from Feet of Clay
October 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
There’s always a Discworld quote 🌏🐘🐘🐘🐘🐢
Deer rubs and scrapes aren't just scent marking, they're also photoluminescent visual signals.
Makes me wish I had deer-vision goggles: deerassociation.com/new-science-... #trackinglife #wildlifetracking #immenseworld
Makes me wish I had deer-vision goggles: deerassociation.com/new-science-... #trackinglife #wildlifetracking #immenseworld
New Science: Rubs and Scrapes Glow Like Highway Reflectors to a Deer's Eyes
New research just revealed that whitetail rubs and scrapes emit a photoluminescent glow in ultraviolet light, and the wavelength matches a deer's best vision.
deerassociation.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Deer rubs and scrapes aren't just scent marking, they're also photoluminescent visual signals.
Makes me wish I had deer-vision goggles: deerassociation.com/new-science-... #trackinglife #wildlifetracking #immenseworld
Makes me wish I had deer-vision goggles: deerassociation.com/new-science-... #trackinglife #wildlifetracking #immenseworld
Though I've occasionally seen raccoons do this, I'd never had this gait show up in tracks until I trailed one over an open landscape. Here, the canonical side-by-side of their extreme overstep walk morphs into...a lope! #trackinglife #OregonDunes #wildlifetracking
October 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Though I've occasionally seen raccoons do this, I'd never had this gait show up in tracks until I trailed one over an open landscape. Here, the canonical side-by-side of their extreme overstep walk morphs into...a lope! #trackinglife #OregonDunes #wildlifetracking
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Since it's Black Speculative Fiction Month, I thought I'd share a story I love by a Black author each day. Since I'm starting 10 days in, I'll post a bunch to catch up. I'm going to do 15 from the Top 80 of Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy and 15 from Lightspeed/Nightmare.
October 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Since it's Black Speculative Fiction Month, I thought I'd share a story I love by a Black author each day. Since I'm starting 10 days in, I'll post a bunch to catch up. I'm going to do 15 from the Top 80 of Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy and 15 from Lightspeed/Nightmare.
Clearly this kitten is helping me write by sitting on my lap, ensuring that I have to stay here and make words rather than go clean the kitchen or something. Such a helpful kitty!
October 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Clearly this kitten is helping me write by sitting on my lap, ensuring that I have to stay here and make words rather than go clean the kitchen or something. Such a helpful kitty!
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It's Black Speculative Fiction month!
All October, health allowing, I'll update this thread with fun recs for classic & current black spec fic & a bonus work of my own.
1. MY BONES & MY FLUTE www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-bones-a...
2. A RUIN OF SHADOWS
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-ruin-of-... 1/2
All October, health allowing, I'll update this thread with fun recs for classic & current black spec fic & a bonus work of my own.
1. MY BONES & MY FLUTE www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-bones-a...
2. A RUIN OF SHADOWS
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-ruin-of-... 1/2
October 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
It's Black Speculative Fiction month!
All October, health allowing, I'll update this thread with fun recs for classic & current black spec fic & a bonus work of my own.
1. MY BONES & MY FLUTE www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-bones-a...
2. A RUIN OF SHADOWS
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-ruin-of-... 1/2
All October, health allowing, I'll update this thread with fun recs for classic & current black spec fic & a bonus work of my own.
1. MY BONES & MY FLUTE www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-bones-a...
2. A RUIN OF SHADOWS
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-ruin-of-... 1/2
Awwwwww ❤️
Sometimes a bobcat falls right to sleep in front of your research camera.
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September 30, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Awwwwww ❤️
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Not looking for solutions here. I know how to track down physical copies. The point is that streaming has drastically reduced access. So much isn't available digitally. These catalogues are miniscule vs what we used to have access to on physical media.
September 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Not looking for solutions here. I know how to track down physical copies. The point is that streaming has drastically reduced access. So much isn't available digitally. These catalogues are miniscule vs what we used to have access to on physical media.
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Well don't I feel stupid
September 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Well don't I feel stupid
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we aren’t going to be able to make up for what they’re stealing from people who need it. but setting up a recurring donation—whatever you can afford—to your local food bank is one of the easiest & most effective ways to help people in your community. find one near you:
September 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
we aren’t going to be able to make up for what they’re stealing from people who need it. but setting up a recurring donation—whatever you can afford—to your local food bank is one of the easiest & most effective ways to help people in your community. find one near you:
The Chanur series are among my favorite books by one of my very favorite writers, not only because I related hard to all the misfit characters refusing to stay in the boxes--gender-wise, socially, politically--they'd been crammed into, but because they really are damn good. About time for a re-read.
In the '80s and '90s, CJ Cherryh questioned and critiqued our assumptions about how gender is expressed and understood, creating science fiction narratives that reflect trans identity and experience. It's time for a retrospective.
reactormag.com/exploring-ge...
reactormag.com/exploring-ge...
Exploring Gender and Trans Identity in the Worlds of C.J. Cherryh - Reactor
The Chanur series poses key questions about gender roles, expression, and identity.
reactormag.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:03 AM
The Chanur series are among my favorite books by one of my very favorite writers, not only because I related hard to all the misfit characters refusing to stay in the boxes--gender-wise, socially, politically--they'd been crammed into, but because they really are damn good. About time for a re-read.
18 years as an academic librarian which included teaching research workshops is enough to make me wonder what reality they’re living in, for sure.
One where it’s more about clout and scoring points than talking about anything real, I reckon.
One where it’s more about clout and scoring points than talking about anything real, I reckon.
None of the most prominent people talking about universities have any real idea what does and doesn’t happen in classrooms.
September 17, 2025 at 9:25 PM
18 years as an academic librarian which included teaching research workshops is enough to make me wonder what reality they’re living in, for sure.
One where it’s more about clout and scoring points than talking about anything real, I reckon.
One where it’s more about clout and scoring points than talking about anything real, I reckon.