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Author Romie Stott, who is the same person as filmmaker and musician Romie Faienza. Poetry editor at Strange Horizons. Texan in Massachusetts. Capisco italiano un po. ⚥ Sign up for my mailing list at romiesays.kit.com.
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I got “Nothing in the Basement” by @romiesays.bsky.social at Readercon. I sped through it and can’t stop thinking about it. Absolute banger of a haunted house story. 🏚️ #amreading #horror
You should trust Gillian, who is brilliant.
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I'd also like to share the medieval belief that weasels conceive through the ear, and since Mary was said to conceive Jesus at the word of Gabriel, they were a symbol of Mary.
December 9, 2025 at 5:39 AM
I'd also like to share the medieval belief that weasels conceive through the ear, and since Mary was said to conceive Jesus at the word of Gabriel, they were a symbol of Mary.
You will be visited by three spirits
December 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
You will be visited by three spirits
When I talk about movies, I always mean live action. I like animation, but it's hard for me to remember that's in the same category; for me it isn't, any more than a painting is a photograph or a rock concert is a symphony or a stage play is a dance or The Pitt is anime.
December 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
When I talk about movies, I always mean live action. I like animation, but it's hard for me to remember that's in the same category; for me it isn't, any more than a painting is a photograph or a rock concert is a symphony or a stage play is a dance or The Pitt is anime.
I think there are only two movies I care about that were released in 1950: Sunset Boulevard and Harvey.
I don't think either of them won much of anything at the Oscars; All About Eve pretty much swept.
And so ok I guess there is a third movie I like from 1950
I don't think either of them won much of anything at the Oscars; All About Eve pretty much swept.
And so ok I guess there is a third movie I like from 1950
December 9, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I think there are only two movies I care about that were released in 1950: Sunset Boulevard and Harvey.
I don't think either of them won much of anything at the Oscars; All About Eve pretty much swept.
And so ok I guess there is a third movie I like from 1950
I don't think either of them won much of anything at the Oscars; All About Eve pretty much swept.
And so ok I guess there is a third movie I like from 1950
exhausted because I spent too much of the day in the cold
(yes, I dress properly, and no this does not magically negate my thin-skinned, proportionally high surface area, low-blood-pressure body needing to torch itself to stay conscious)
(yes, I dress properly, and no this does not magically negate my thin-skinned, proportionally high surface area, low-blood-pressure body needing to torch itself to stay conscious)
December 7, 2025 at 4:08 AM
exhausted because I spent too much of the day in the cold
(yes, I dress properly, and no this does not magically negate my thin-skinned, proportionally high surface area, low-blood-pressure body needing to torch itself to stay conscious)
(yes, I dress properly, and no this does not magically negate my thin-skinned, proportionally high surface area, low-blood-pressure body needing to torch itself to stay conscious)
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I noticed in another comment you assert that meaning is "encoded within the text itself", and I actually believe this is wrong as well.
"This raises the question of where the meaning is" I would say the meaning is within each person who shares that language.
"This raises the question of where the meaning is" I would say the meaning is within each person who shares that language.
December 4, 2025 at 6:55 AM
I noticed in another comment you assert that meaning is "encoded within the text itself", and I actually believe this is wrong as well.
"This raises the question of where the meaning is" I would say the meaning is within each person who shares that language.
"This raises the question of where the meaning is" I would say the meaning is within each person who shares that language.
Many thanks to Kat for assembling this massive and beautifully organized table of contents. If you want to re-read something Strange Horizons published this year and can't quite remember the issue or author name, you can now probably find it.
I spent three days last week putting together an eligibility MEGA POST for @strangehorizons.bsky.social, with all the people and work within it that's eligible for awards in 2026. I hope you'll check it out, click on some things, and consider putting your faves forward 🥹 Thank you, and here's to 26!
For Your Consideration: Strange Horizons 2025 Award Eligibility
For your consideration: a complete list of Strange Horizons works and staff eligible for various awards in 2026. Happy reading and listening!
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December 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Many thanks to Kat for assembling this massive and beautifully organized table of contents. If you want to re-read something Strange Horizons published this year and can't quite remember the issue or author name, you can now probably find it.
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You guys I think this might be the color of my personal hell. An eternity in an open featureless space that stretches forever made entirely of atmosphere where it is slightly damp and 2-3 degrees too cold to be comfortable
December 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
You guys I think this might be the color of my personal hell. An eternity in an open featureless space that stretches forever made entirely of atmosphere where it is slightly damp and 2-3 degrees too cold to be comfortable
this holds up. I still like it just as much. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oFj...
The Mae Shi - "R U Professional" - CHRISTIAN BALE Tribute - SONG VERSION
YouTube video by themaeshi
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December 4, 2025 at 4:12 AM
this holds up. I still like it just as much. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oFj...
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gonna write a book about Hating After Forty
December 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
gonna write a book about Hating After Forty
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the hater's council just vetoed this actually.
"a real hater hates attention seekers by ignoring them" wise words from one hater elder.
"hate reading is for homework dorks" said another senior hater on condition of anonymity as this statement was a compound diss targeting other council members
"a real hater hates attention seekers by ignoring them" wise words from one hater elder.
"hate reading is for homework dorks" said another senior hater on condition of anonymity as this statement was a compound diss targeting other council members
Yes, we give you permission to hate-read 'American Canto'
Review: Yes, we give you permission to hate-read 'American Canto'
Political journalist Olivia Nuzzi has dazzled the media with scandals, but her prose is less sparkling. Her much-anticipated new memoir is rife with arrogance and thin on sourcing.
www.latimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
the hater's council just vetoed this actually.
"a real hater hates attention seekers by ignoring them" wise words from one hater elder.
"hate reading is for homework dorks" said another senior hater on condition of anonymity as this statement was a compound diss targeting other council members
"a real hater hates attention seekers by ignoring them" wise words from one hater elder.
"hate reading is for homework dorks" said another senior hater on condition of anonymity as this statement was a compound diss targeting other council members
per this wordcloud, my non-secret hidden message this year is... "fiction rights makes women mean, science guys."
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
December 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
per this wordcloud, my non-secret hidden message this year is... "fiction rights makes women mean, science guys."
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
sunset in Boston area is at 4:13pm today. 4:13!
It's not the solstice yet but it is very dark in Northern climes. If you find the holidays stressful (even if also cosy!), this song is here for you any time, on all the platforms
open.spotify.com/track/1Uk9lh...
open.spotify.com/track/1Uk9lh...
Darkest of the Days
open.spotify.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
sunset in Boston area is at 4:13pm today. 4:13!
If I had a Spotify Wrapped, it would show that I've listened to a lot of Mike Duncan podcasts about the French Revolution and ensuing revolutions triggered by the French Revolution.
I mostly listen to music on CDs. I have accidentally continued to be hard to remotely surveil.
I mostly listen to music on CDs. I have accidentally continued to be hard to remotely surveil.
December 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM
If I had a Spotify Wrapped, it would show that I've listened to a lot of Mike Duncan podcasts about the French Revolution and ensuing revolutions triggered by the French Revolution.
I mostly listen to music on CDs. I have accidentally continued to be hard to remotely surveil.
I mostly listen to music on CDs. I have accidentally continued to be hard to remotely surveil.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Read my surgery notes and my surgeon describes me as "a pleasant woman" and now every time my partner says I'm being annoying (I am very bad at resting) I say "NOT POSSIBLE! I'VE BEEN DIAGNOSED AS PLEASANT" which I understand has only increased the rate of incidence of my being annoying but whatever
December 1, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Read my surgery notes and my surgeon describes me as "a pleasant woman" and now every time my partner says I'm being annoying (I am very bad at resting) I say "NOT POSSIBLE! I'VE BEEN DIAGNOSED AS PLEASANT" which I understand has only increased the rate of incidence of my being annoying but whatever
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*goes to a natural history museum and holds up a bouquet to an Allosaurus skeleton so they can finally see some flowers*
I don’t know a lot.
But I know a lot about dinosaurs.
Now we all know dinosaurs lived for millions of years right?
But does you mind actually wrap around how long they dominated for?
Lets get a little perspective.
Did you know Allosaurus never saw flowers but T.rex did?
But I know a lot about dinosaurs.
Now we all know dinosaurs lived for millions of years right?
But does you mind actually wrap around how long they dominated for?
Lets get a little perspective.
Did you know Allosaurus never saw flowers but T.rex did?
November 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM
*goes to a natural history museum and holds up a bouquet to an Allosaurus skeleton so they can finally see some flowers*
the outspread wings of the American eagle are broad enough
From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying.
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
November 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
the outspread wings of the American eagle are broad enough
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
They Might Be Giants
Man Man
Depeche Mode
Trabant
Erykah Badu
They Might Be Giants
Man Man
Depeche Mode
Trabant
Erykah Badu
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Deltron 3030
Lush
Nirvana (several times, they were local, most memorably at the “secret” show they played to raise funds to investigate Mia Zapata’s murder)
Pixies (Doolittle tour)
Fishbone (very first concert, in ID 😅)
Deltron 3030
Lush
Nirvana (several times, they were local, most memorably at the “secret” show they played to raise funds to investigate Mia Zapata’s murder)
Pixies (Doolittle tour)
Fishbone (very first concert, in ID 😅)
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Verve
Oasis
The Chemical Brothers
Neil Young
Happy Mondays
Verve
Oasis
The Chemical Brothers
Neil Young
Happy Mondays
November 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
They Might Be Giants
Man Man
Depeche Mode
Trabant
Erykah Badu
They Might Be Giants
Man Man
Depeche Mode
Trabant
Erykah Badu
To my surprise, out of nowhere on Wednesday, I started writing a cosy queer urban romantasy book. It's extremely sexual so far, because I remain at base a science fiction writer, meaning my first thought is "ok but when you're hooking up with a flower fairy what's the biology"
November 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
To my surprise, out of nowhere on Wednesday, I started writing a cosy queer urban romantasy book. It's extremely sexual so far, because I remain at base a science fiction writer, meaning my first thought is "ok but when you're hooking up with a flower fairy what's the biology"
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we could afford to do a little of this ourselves today. take care of our loved ones and the suffering and hold on to hope that the wave of malice washing over us will crest shortly.
November 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
we could afford to do a little of this ourselves today. take care of our loved ones and the suffering and hold on to hope that the wave of malice washing over us will crest shortly.
It's not the solstice yet but it is very dark in Northern climes. If you find the holidays stressful (even if also cosy!), this song is here for you any time, on all the platforms
open.spotify.com/track/1Uk9lh...
open.spotify.com/track/1Uk9lh...
Darkest of the Days
open.spotify.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
It's not the solstice yet but it is very dark in Northern climes. If you find the holidays stressful (even if also cosy!), this song is here for you any time, on all the platforms
open.spotify.com/track/1Uk9lh...
open.spotify.com/track/1Uk9lh...
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what a terrible day to comprehend language
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 AM
what a terrible day to comprehend language
bread is ultraprocessed
also if you dig into the studies about what makes ultraprocessed food bad, it's that it tastes good. You'll voluntarily eat more granola than you'll eat unflavored oatmeal.
literally that's the finding. hot off the presses: portion control
also if you dig into the studies about what makes ultraprocessed food bad, it's that it tastes good. You'll voluntarily eat more granola than you'll eat unflavored oatmeal.
literally that's the finding. hot off the presses: portion control
November 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
bread is ultraprocessed
also if you dig into the studies about what makes ultraprocessed food bad, it's that it tastes good. You'll voluntarily eat more granola than you'll eat unflavored oatmeal.
literally that's the finding. hot off the presses: portion control
also if you dig into the studies about what makes ultraprocessed food bad, it's that it tastes good. You'll voluntarily eat more granola than you'll eat unflavored oatmeal.
literally that's the finding. hot off the presses: portion control
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10 pockets on my new jeans
November 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM
10 pockets on my new jeans