Stephen Oram
@stephenoram.bsky.social
Writing near-future fiction. Working & speaking on #AppliedSciFi & #SciComm.
"We Are Not Anonymous" - new novel 31 March 2025
NUDGE THE FUTURE: it's ours and it's up for grabs...
https://linktr.ee/stephen_oram
"We Are Not Anonymous" - new novel 31 March 2025
NUDGE THE FUTURE: it's ours and it's up for grabs...
https://linktr.ee/stephen_oram
I'm chuffed to have a piece of flash fiction 'In Decay' published by online Canadian publisher CommuterLit - perfect for your short commute.
I'm particularly pleased because it's one of my recent favourites.
commuterlit.com/2025/11/thur...
I'm particularly pleased because it's one of my recent favourites.
commuterlit.com/2025/11/thur...
November 21, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I'm chuffed to have a piece of flash fiction 'In Decay' published by online Canadian publisher CommuterLit - perfect for your short commute.
I'm particularly pleased because it's one of my recent favourites.
commuterlit.com/2025/11/thur...
I'm particularly pleased because it's one of my recent favourites.
commuterlit.com/2025/11/thur...
I'm excited to announce a new short podcast with New Yorker Robin Riback called “Our Data, Our Future – A short podcast with big ideas”
1st on Tues, 14 Oct, available on both substacks: ‘nudgethefuture’ and ‘robinriback’
Subscribe to us on substack now to get notified.
Here's a taster.
#data #future
1st on Tues, 14 Oct, available on both substacks: ‘nudgethefuture’ and ‘robinriback’
Subscribe to us on substack now to get notified.
Here's a taster.
#data #future
October 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"Brain Fruit" begins its review tour tomorrow - check out its tour stops...
Can't wait to see what this fantastic line-up of book reviewers make of it.
With thanks to @literallypr.bsky.social for organising it.
#BrainFruitLilFactory
Can't wait to see what this fantastic line-up of book reviewers make of it.
With thanks to @literallypr.bsky.social for organising it.
#BrainFruitLilFactory
September 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
"Brain Fruit" begins its review tour tomorrow - check out its tour stops...
Can't wait to see what this fantastic line-up of book reviewers make of it.
With thanks to @literallypr.bsky.social for organising it.
#BrainFruitLilFactory
Can't wait to see what this fantastic line-up of book reviewers make of it.
With thanks to @literallypr.bsky.social for organising it.
#BrainFruitLilFactory
The Online Book Review Tour for "Brain Fruit" begins tomorrow... can't wait to see what those wonderful reviewers make of it...
With thanks to @literallypr.bsky.social for organising it.
#BrainFruitLilFactory #futurefables
With thanks to @literallypr.bsky.social for organising it.
#BrainFruitLilFactory #futurefables
September 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The Online Book Review Tour for "Brain Fruit" begins tomorrow... can't wait to see what those wonderful reviewers make of it...
With thanks to @literallypr.bsky.social for organising it.
#BrainFruitLilFactory #futurefables
With thanks to @literallypr.bsky.social for organising it.
#BrainFruitLilFactory #futurefables
Look what arrived today - my copy of my new novella Brain Fruit. I got #1 of a 500 hand-numbered limited edition from L'il Factory. Totally beautiful with its hessian like hard cover - its a far-future story printed in an old-fashioned way.
Due on 1 Sept '25
#sciencefiction #zoefuturism #biotech
Due on 1 Sept '25
#sciencefiction #zoefuturism #biotech
July 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Look what arrived today - my copy of my new novella Brain Fruit. I got #1 of a 500 hand-numbered limited edition from L'il Factory. Totally beautiful with its hessian like hard cover - its a far-future story printed in an old-fashioned way.
Due on 1 Sept '25
#sciencefiction #zoefuturism #biotech
Due on 1 Sept '25
#sciencefiction #zoefuturism #biotech
It's the end of the first leg of the "We Are Not Anonymous" blog tour, and what a tour it's been. Here's a recap of the reviews: stephenoram.net/first-leg-of...
With thanks to @isabellekenyon.bsky.social for organising it.
#wearenotanonymous #sciencefiction #bookreviews #nearfuture
With thanks to @isabellekenyon.bsky.social for organising it.
#wearenotanonymous #sciencefiction #bookreviews #nearfuture
April 13, 2025 at 11:05 AM
It's the end of the first leg of the "We Are Not Anonymous" blog tour, and what a tour it's been. Here's a recap of the reviews: stephenoram.net/first-leg-of...
With thanks to @isabellekenyon.bsky.social for organising it.
#wearenotanonymous #sciencefiction #bookreviews #nearfuture
With thanks to @isabellekenyon.bsky.social for organising it.
#wearenotanonymous #sciencefiction #bookreviews #nearfuture
It's time to stand up and be counted #wearenotanonymous #dothewritething
Oh, the irony. Protest against big-tech @ King's Cross days after release of novel that starts with protest at King's Cross against big-tech.
There were authors and the press, but Meta locked doors and no squeak from govt.
Oh, the irony. Protest against big-tech @ King's Cross days after release of novel that starts with protest at King's Cross against big-tech.
There were authors and the press, but Meta locked doors and no squeak from govt.
April 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
It's time to stand up and be counted #wearenotanonymous #dothewritething
Oh, the irony. Protest against big-tech @ King's Cross days after release of novel that starts with protest at King's Cross against big-tech.
There were authors and the press, but Meta locked doors and no squeak from govt.
Oh, the irony. Protest against big-tech @ King's Cross days after release of novel that starts with protest at King's Cross against big-tech.
There were authors and the press, but Meta locked doors and no squeak from govt.
It is with some irony that I plan to protest at the Meta offices today in King's Cross London about stealing of copyright material to train their AI. The irony? My new novel, We Are Not Anonymous, opens in King's Cross with a protest against big-tech oligarchs - you couldn't make it up, as they say.
April 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM
It is with some irony that I plan to protest at the Meta offices today in King's Cross London about stealing of copyright material to train their AI. The irony? My new novel, We Are Not Anonymous, opens in King's Cross with a protest against big-tech oligarchs - you couldn't make it up, as they say.
"I loved both Beth and Naomi as characters, with their complex lives and relationships being explored against the wider political situation [.] lots of heartbreaking scenes which were heightened by the incredible world-building, setting everyday life events in a terrifying future"
IG @thingsamyread
IG @thingsamyread
April 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
"I loved both Beth and Naomi as characters, with their complex lives and relationships being explored against the wider political situation [.] lots of heartbreaking scenes which were heightened by the incredible world-building, setting everyday life events in a terrifying future"
IG @thingsamyread
IG @thingsamyread
Tomorrow is publication day and the beginning of the first blog tour (courtesy of @isabellekenyon.bsky.social).
Save this image and follow these wonderful bloggers to see what they make of it, and then, when you're convinced, you can buy a copy.
PS kindle version available from tomorrow too.
Save this image and follow these wonderful bloggers to see what they make of it, and then, when you're convinced, you can buy a copy.
PS kindle version available from tomorrow too.
March 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Tomorrow is publication day and the beginning of the first blog tour (courtesy of @isabellekenyon.bsky.social).
Save this image and follow these wonderful bloggers to see what they make of it, and then, when you're convinced, you can buy a copy.
PS kindle version available from tomorrow too.
Save this image and follow these wonderful bloggers to see what they make of it, and then, when you're convinced, you can buy a copy.
PS kindle version available from tomorrow too.
A great example of where a grammar mistake actually makes the statement much more profound.
March 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
A great example of where a grammar mistake actually makes the statement much more profound.
Consider:
* tension between wanting every crime prosecuted v. lower taxes
* is human bias or machine bias better (bias will always be there)
* can automated systems eradicate disastrous effects of human ego in righting wrongful convictions
nudgethefuture.substack.com/p/automated-...
* tension between wanting every crime prosecuted v. lower taxes
* is human bias or machine bias better (bias will always be there)
* can automated systems eradicate disastrous effects of human ego in righting wrongful convictions
nudgethefuture.substack.com/p/automated-...
February 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Consider:
* tension between wanting every crime prosecuted v. lower taxes
* is human bias or machine bias better (bias will always be there)
* can automated systems eradicate disastrous effects of human ego in righting wrongful convictions
nudgethefuture.substack.com/p/automated-...
* tension between wanting every crime prosecuted v. lower taxes
* is human bias or machine bias better (bias will always be there)
* can automated systems eradicate disastrous effects of human ego in righting wrongful convictions
nudgethefuture.substack.com/p/automated-...
It's a real privilege to be featured on the wonderfully inspiring @futurespodcast.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
It's a real privilege to be featured on the wonderfully inspiring @futurespodcast.bsky.social
January 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Wahay... I can now share the back cover and spine, as well as front cover (see previous post)
January 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Wahay... I can now share the back cover and spine, as well as front cover (see previous post)
It's that moment when a new novel peaks its head out of the hole to reveal its cover, ahead of publication day (31 March 2025)...
December 10, 2024 at 10:03 PM
It's that moment when a new novel peaks its head out of the hole to reveal its cover, ahead of publication day (31 March 2025)...
Today's office (sort of)... made me chuckle.
November 25, 2024 at 1:31 PM
Today's office (sort of)... made me chuckle.
Some more thoughts on how to rethink what we mean by utopia into something that might just be possible...
(PS I regret the title of the post as it's a bit misleading)
substack.com/home/post/p-...
(PS I regret the title of the post as it's a bit misleading)
substack.com/home/post/p-...
November 22, 2024 at 9:20 AM
Some more thoughts on how to rethink what we mean by utopia into something that might just be possible...
(PS I regret the title of the post as it's a bit misleading)
substack.com/home/post/p-...
(PS I regret the title of the post as it's a bit misleading)
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Very pleased to be #4 in US Amazon chart for Social Aspects of the Internet (the day before publication). Still at pre-publication price of 99 cents (#2 and 99p in UK).
"All Tomorrow's Futures: Fictions That Disrupt"
#future #foresight
"All Tomorrow's Futures: Fictions That Disrupt"
#future #foresight
March 28, 2024 at 12:56 PM
Very pleased to be #4 in US Amazon chart for Social Aspects of the Internet (the day before publication). Still at pre-publication price of 99 cents (#2 and 99p in UK).
"All Tomorrow's Futures: Fictions That Disrupt"
#future #foresight
"All Tomorrow's Futures: Fictions That Disrupt"
#future #foresight
The blog tour begins with a review that concludes: "The descriptive skill of this author makes it easier to imagine the unimaginable. Mr. Oram's creative power is remarkable and this collection of short stories offers a unique peek into a possible future.
bookphace.blogspot.com/2024/01/extr...
bookphace.blogspot.com/2024/01/extr...
January 15, 2024 at 1:38 PM
The blog tour begins with a review that concludes: "The descriptive skill of this author makes it easier to imagine the unimaginable. Mr. Oram's creative power is remarkable and this collection of short stories offers a unique peek into a possible future.
bookphace.blogspot.com/2024/01/extr...
bookphace.blogspot.com/2024/01/extr...
"Extracting Humanity" goes on tour with theses fabulous bloggers...
January 7, 2024 at 8:37 PM
"Extracting Humanity" goes on tour with theses fabulous bloggers...
Always a pleasure to receive a contributor copy. I really enjoyed writing "In the Lap of the Synth" & look f'd to reading this book that's a mix of fiction and academic.
www.routledge.com/Mapping-the-...
www.routledge.com/Mapping-the-...
December 22, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Always a pleasure to receive a contributor copy. I really enjoyed writing "In the Lap of the Synth" & look f'd to reading this book that's a mix of fiction and academic.
www.routledge.com/Mapping-the-...
www.routledge.com/Mapping-the-...
Coming soon... Dr Claire Asher will be chatting to me on the Robot Talk Podcast, about exploring the intersection of messy humans and imperfect technology (and many other things I'm sure). You can send your questions for her to ask me via their website: robottalk.org/ask-a-questi...
December 5, 2023 at 5:22 PM
Coming soon... Dr Claire Asher will be chatting to me on the Robot Talk Podcast, about exploring the intersection of messy humans and imperfect technology (and many other things I'm sure). You can send your questions for her to ask me via their website: robottalk.org/ask-a-questi...