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Sean Bala

I've been wanting to do a quick #FollowFriday for a while. These are three accounts I follow and like so much that I am willing to pay to support them. They do really fantastic work and are well worth following, boosting, and supporting if you can!

@solarpunkpresents (#solarpunk #podcast #climateemergency #environment)

@UncannyMagazine (#scifi #ssf #publisher #speculativefiction #sciencefiction #amreading #bookstodon)

@timkmak (#Ukraine #україна #journalism #news #newstodon #journalist)

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azteclady

Via Molly Templeton on Bluesky: "There is no one answer to the question of how to bring more readers to small press SFF - even the biggest publishers can struggle with "discoverability" - but I wanted to talk about a few things you can do, and why it's always worth it!"

#SSF #ScienceFictionFantasy #Reading

reactormag.com/small-press-sff

Reactor · Small Press SFF Might Sometimes Be Harder to Find — But It's More Than Worth the Effort - ReactorIt's a classic underdog tale, and who doesn't love rooting for that?
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Sean and Ruchika

We wanted to have a quiet afternoon and so we went to go to Kapej Coffee on the Brown Line. It is one of our favorite places in #Chicago with some of the best #coffee in the city. In fact, the owner was roasting coffee fresh in a little alcove off the counter.

@dohappybelove made a #painting and @seanbala started #reading “The Lost Cause” by @pluralistic - a wonderful Sunday!

#Illinois #Art #MastoArt #Books #Bookstodon #SSF #Solarpunk @coffee @bookstodon

A woman holding up a drawing inside a cafe with a 'CLOSED' sign visible in the background.
A man lounging in an armchair reading a book, with a coffee cup and a takeaway beverage on the table next to him, in a cozy room with plants and decorative items on a fireplace mantel.
A hand holding a sketchbook with a watercolor painting of a colorful balcony in front of an actual fireplace, alongside art supplies and an iced coffee on a table.
A book titled “The Lost Cause" next to a white coffee mug with the word "Kapej Coffee" written on it on calligraphy. The setting is a a cafe with a plant and window in the background.
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Sean Bala

Well, thanks #Netflix for taking over my lunch break:

youtube.com/watch?v=i4CFWTYFRl

Seriously, "Nimona" was such a good movie. It's world building is one of the most unique sci-fi / fantasy worlds I've seen (MedievalFuturePunk?). Animation was gorgeous and the story was engaging.

AAAAND Netflix has uploaded the whole film (nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Film) on #YouTube for free!

YouTubeNIMONA | Full Film | NetflixBy Netflix
#Animation#Movie#Movies
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Elyse M Grasso

@kitirving I don't do detailed outlines: once the story has been told, it has been told. But I do a lot of recursive writing. If I realize there needed to be an additional thread of story that started 5 chapters ago, I go back and insert it and weave it in up to the current coalface, then continue with new stuff. Being able to do that efficiently is one of the advantages of writing on a computer instead of a typewriter or a pen.

#WritingCommunity#AmWriting#AmWritingFantasy
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Starry Time Podcast

Putting aside writing, characters, costuming, and all else -- which of these Gene Roddenberry related properties has the better #spaceship?
Options include:

A. Andromeda Ascendant from Andromeda (full review of the pilot episode available on our last #podcast episode)
B. Enterprise 1701-D (#StarTrekTNG)
C. VCF Sh'vhal (#StarTrekLowerDecks)??

Plz feel free to post your favorite #StarTrek (or #Andromeda or other Roddenberry adjacent ships)!

#TVShows #TV #SciFi #ScienceFiction #SSF #TV #Space

📷 andromedafanon.fandom.com/wiki; upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia ; memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/V

Image of the Andromeda Ascendant ship from the TV show Andromeda. The notable feature of the ship is a symmetrical and curved exterior around the central part of the ship, which resembles an exoskeleton.
Image of the ship from Star Trek the Next Generation. The notable feature of the ship is a large saucer section.
Animation of the Vulcan ship Sh'vhal from the TV show Star Trek: Lower Decks. The notable feature of the ship is a ring around the back of the ship.
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Starry Time Podcast

Here are some visuals to go along with our #podcast about the pilot episode of Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda, if you haven't/don't plan to watch it!

Below we have:
Tusk guy
Shrew guy (Gerentex)
Femme bot
Big pilot lady

If you're a #fan of "Andromeda"-- plz feel free to tell me the correct names of these aliens and/or share your favs with me!

To listen to the pod: starrytimepodcast.com/episodes

Collage of screen shots of minor characters from the pilot episode of the TV show Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda. Top left is an alien with tusks labeled "tusk guy?". In the center is the character Gerentex, with the label "Shrew guy?" Far right is an image of one of the ship's androids with the label 'Femme bot?". Finally, along the bottom, is an alien who looks like a large green fly labeled "Bug pilot lady."
#space#SSF#ScienceFiction
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Trixter of the Moon Council

Gonna post a refreshed post instead of working... 😂

I'm the admin of retro.pizza, and I'm a Xennial nonbinary lesbian whose supply of foster kittens is only outpaced by their gaming backlog. Most of my posts are , , , , , and I'm currently distracted from by old GBA RPGs on my . I'm also attempting and read/watch lots of . I am 24/7. :pixel_pizza:

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