Scott Beggs
@scottbeggs.bsky.social
Recovering film critic
MFA from UTEP
SFWA newbie
Rejection collector
Fictional nonsense at PseudoPod, Dark Moon Digest, SANS press, Creepy Podcast, and more.
MFA from UTEP
SFWA newbie
Rejection collector
Fictional nonsense at PseudoPod, Dark Moon Digest, SANS press, Creepy Podcast, and more.
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Announcing MAKE ME BETTER (May 2026)
There is no grief at Kindred Cove, because there is no suffering. Nothing's ever lost.
Celia’s ready to be healed by the community that lives there. She’s ready to be transformed.
She's ready to believe.
✨Cover by Will Staehle
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
There is no grief at Kindred Cove, because there is no suffering. Nothing's ever lost.
Celia’s ready to be healed by the community that lives there. She’s ready to be transformed.
She's ready to believe.
✨Cover by Will Staehle
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
November 11, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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You can preorder your copy right now via @bookshop.org
Make Me Better: A Novel
A Novel
bookshop.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:15 AM
You can preorder your copy right now via @bookshop.org
This is a killer story.
I Met My Wife in the Woods by @ashvalewrites.bsky.social from Issue 5
Gaslighting, toxic love; just eerie wood vibes
www.heartlines-spec.com/i-met-my-wif...
Gaslighting, toxic love; just eerie wood vibes
www.heartlines-spec.com/i-met-my-wif...
I Met My Wife in the Woods
I Met My Wife in the Woods by Ash Vale
www.heartlines-spec.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This is a killer story.
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Please check your kid’s Halloween candy tonight. Apparently requests for a synopsis are being hidden in candy bars.
October 31, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Please check your kid’s Halloween candy tonight. Apparently requests for a synopsis are being hidden in candy bars.
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In the first 9 months of this year, I have tracked many anti-LGBTQ+ laws. I've also wrote about the people fighting back against them.
Read my latest post at the Kettering Foundation, and hold onto hope.
kettering.org/when-institu...
Read my latest post at the Kettering Foundation, and hold onto hope.
kettering.org/when-institu...
When Institutions Fold, Local LGBTQ+ Communities Exemplify Courage
In the first nine months of the second Trump administration, the crackdown on transgender people has been relentless. But there is a spot of hope: local communities are resisting these policies and sh...
kettering.org
October 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
In the first 9 months of this year, I have tracked many anti-LGBTQ+ laws. I've also wrote about the people fighting back against them.
Read my latest post at the Kettering Foundation, and hold onto hope.
kettering.org/when-institu...
Read my latest post at the Kettering Foundation, and hold onto hope.
kettering.org/when-institu...
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COUNT I
Kat Abughazaleh did, while law enforcement was in heated pursuit, paint what appeared to be the entrance to a cave on a sheer rock wall, causing law enforcement to forcibly bonk into said wall.
COUNT II
The same thing on a different wall, but then a train came out and ran us over???
Kat Abughazaleh did, while law enforcement was in heated pursuit, paint what appeared to be the entrance to a cave on a sheer rock wall, causing law enforcement to forcibly bonk into said wall.
COUNT II
The same thing on a different wall, but then a train came out and ran us over???
October 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
COUNT I
Kat Abughazaleh did, while law enforcement was in heated pursuit, paint what appeared to be the entrance to a cave on a sheer rock wall, causing law enforcement to forcibly bonk into said wall.
COUNT II
The same thing on a different wall, but then a train came out and ran us over???
Kat Abughazaleh did, while law enforcement was in heated pursuit, paint what appeared to be the entrance to a cave on a sheer rock wall, causing law enforcement to forcibly bonk into said wall.
COUNT II
The same thing on a different wall, but then a train came out and ran us over???
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For your viewing pleasure now: the MAN FINDS TAPE poster
For your viewing in the near future: the MAN FINDS TAPE trailer (out tomorrow)
For your viewing in the not-too-distant future: MAN FINDS TAPE, in theaters and on VOD on 12/5
For your viewing in the near future: the MAN FINDS TAPE trailer (out tomorrow)
For your viewing in the not-too-distant future: MAN FINDS TAPE, in theaters and on VOD on 12/5
October 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
For your viewing pleasure now: the MAN FINDS TAPE poster
For your viewing in the near future: the MAN FINDS TAPE trailer (out tomorrow)
For your viewing in the not-too-distant future: MAN FINDS TAPE, in theaters and on VOD on 12/5
For your viewing in the near future: the MAN FINDS TAPE trailer (out tomorrow)
For your viewing in the not-too-distant future: MAN FINDS TAPE, in theaters and on VOD on 12/5
Probably just a coincidence that Hegseth is anti-beard and the vast majority of shaving waivers are for Black service members.
October 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Probably just a coincidence that Hegseth is anti-beard and the vast majority of shaving waivers are for Black service members.
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"Here is a photo that about sums things up. This is my friend and colleague Pastor Jorge Bautista getting shot in the face by an ICE agent's flash bang grenade. Jorge's demeanor is calm and brave. Here's what's true: those who, like Jorge, are calling for Love and Peace and inclusion and the
October 26, 2025 at 11:51 AM
"Here is a photo that about sums things up. This is my friend and colleague Pastor Jorge Bautista getting shot in the face by an ICE agent's flash bang grenade. Jorge's demeanor is calm and brave. Here's what's true: those who, like Jorge, are calling for Love and Peace and inclusion and the
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Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
October 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
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Wanna to go to a virtual No Kings rally that focuses on healthcare (with a side of "vaccines are good, actually" and "eugenics is bad, actually")?
Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event.
Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...
Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event.
Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...
Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting
Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications.
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October 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Wanna to go to a virtual No Kings rally that focuses on healthcare (with a side of "vaccines are good, actually" and "eugenics is bad, actually")?
Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event.
Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...
Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event.
Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...
Well sure it’s easier to get a picture like this when you’re off the ground.
October 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Well sure it’s easier to get a picture like this when you’re off the ground.
Only about halfway down.
October 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Only about halfway down.
Drove by 2 protests on the way to the protest that leads to the main protest.
October 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Drove by 2 protests on the way to the protest that leads to the main protest.
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If you are in Massachusetts, LUCE (a coalition of immigrant-led, grassroots organizations) needs volunteers and donors to support their work.
And if you see ICE, call LUCE: 617-370-5023
www.lucemass.org
And if you see ICE, call LUCE: 617-370-5023
www.lucemass.org
LUCE Immigrant Justice Network of MA
www.lucemass.org
October 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
If you are in Massachusetts, LUCE (a coalition of immigrant-led, grassroots organizations) needs volunteers and donors to support their work.
And if you see ICE, call LUCE: 617-370-5023
www.lucemass.org
And if you see ICE, call LUCE: 617-370-5023
www.lucemass.org
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ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
October 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
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“In this environment that we’re in right now, it feels like an understatement to say that there’s misinformation being spread about this community. People really forget that we’re human beings.”
No One Was Helping Black Transgender Youth. So These Parents Stepped In.
A new nonprofit provides resources to Black families of transgender and nonbinary youth at a moment of heightened political hostility.
capitalbnews.org
October 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
“In this environment that we’re in right now, it feels like an understatement to say that there’s misinformation being spread about this community. People really forget that we’re human beings.”
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About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages
October 12, 2025 at 4:59 AM
About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages
I love headlines about the Nobel that only name the winner.
October 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I love headlines about the Nobel that only name the winner.
Hosting more @dreamfoundry.bsky.social Flights of Foundry panels soon. Tonight it's using tabletop gaming/chance as a creative engine. My full schedule here: www.scottbeggs.com
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www.scottbeggs.com
September 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Hosting more @dreamfoundry.bsky.social Flights of Foundry panels soon. Tonight it's using tabletop gaming/chance as a creative engine. My full schedule here: www.scottbeggs.com
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Our top story, from @josephinekee.bsky.social: Deep cuts at VA health care centers leave both veterans and workers suffering, especially the 45% of workers who also served. www.texasobserver.org/veterans-tex...
Veterans Who Work in Texas VA Health System: ‘The Dam’s Gonna Break’
Some vets say they’re being hurt as both workers and patients by Trump administration staffing decisions.
www.texasobserver.org
August 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Our top story, from @josephinekee.bsky.social: Deep cuts at VA health care centers leave both veterans and workers suffering, especially the 45% of workers who also served. www.texasobserver.org/veterans-tex...
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1. This week, the FBI released its comprehensive crime report for 2024, which revealed that both VIOLENT CRIME and PROPERTY CRIME reached their LOWEST LEVELS SINCE THE 1960s
This a massive story. But you might not have heard about it, even if you follow the news closely.
Here's why.
This a massive story. But you might not have heard about it, even if you follow the news closely.
Here's why.
Why you might not know that 2024 was America's safest year since the 1960s
An overwhelming majority of Americans, 64 percent, believe that crime increased across the country in 2024, according to a Gallup survey conducted late last year.
popular.info
August 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
1. This week, the FBI released its comprehensive crime report for 2024, which revealed that both VIOLENT CRIME and PROPERTY CRIME reached their LOWEST LEVELS SINCE THE 1960s
This a massive story. But you might not have heard about it, even if you follow the news closely.
Here's why.
This a massive story. But you might not have heard about it, even if you follow the news closely.
Here's why.
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The more I write historical fiction / historical romance set in what's now Central Mexico during the 1400s, the more I think about the misconceptions about the Nahuas (in the "Aztec Empire" and surrounding nations) that have been embraced by the general public.
Here are some of the biggest:
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Here are some of the biggest:
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August 6, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The more I write historical fiction / historical romance set in what's now Central Mexico during the 1400s, the more I think about the misconceptions about the Nahuas (in the "Aztec Empire" and surrounding nations) that have been embraced by the general public.
Here are some of the biggest:
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Here are some of the biggest:
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