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S. Kaeth

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Check out Brewed Books' review of Mushroom Blues by Adrian M. Gibson, where she says: "The world building was so immersive. I felt like I was right in there among the spores. And our main characters had such strong voices and such growth.

I would definitely recommend picking this one up!"

Read more at instagram.com/p/DIyj0VwvsgR/?i

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Walt

Born this Day:

Ivan Antonovich (Antipovich) Yefremov, sometimes Efremov; (23 April 1908 – 5 October 1972) was a Soviet paleontologist & science-fiction author. His novel Andromeda Nebula, (1957) Andromeda: A Space-Age Tale predicted some future inventions (borazon, space probe, powered exoskeleton and ion thrusters)

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The cover of Andromeda: A Space-Age Tale by Ivan Yefremov is dominated by intense, surreal color contrasts and stylized imagery. Rendered in a high-saturation palette of reds, pinks, purples, yellows, and blues, the illustration conveys a futuristic and dreamlike atmosphere. In the foreground at the right edge, a nude human figure, viewed in partial-profile, reaches two arms skyward in a dramatic pose. The figure's body is bathed in red and orange, sharply outlined against a violet sky. The gesture suggests yearning, transcendence, or exultation. The background features an alien or exaggerated landscape with a wide, flowing river or body of water stretching horizontally across the scene, rendered in deep red with textured, wavelike strokes. On the opposite shore, abstracted tree shapes and hilly terrain are painted in cool greens and purples, contrasting with the fiery foreground. The sky behind them glows with a setting or rising sun, casting warm yellow, peach, and lavender light over stylized clouds. At the top right, the author’s name “IVAN YEFREMOV” appears in a thin, dark, sans-serif font. At the bottom right, the title “ANDROMEDA” is written in all caps, with stylized geometric letterforms. The “O” is represented as a crossed circle. Below it, in smaller text, the subtitle “A Space-Age Tale” is written in a clean, minimalist typeface. The design is abstract, psychedelic, and distinctly mid-20th-century futurist in aesthetic.
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h o ʍ l e t t

→ Hopepunk : pour une bienveillance #radicale
aoc.media/opinion/2025/04/20/h

« Au Québec, particulièrement depuis la pandémie, les #crises se multiplient et s’aggravent à un rythme effréné. »

« le #hopepunk est un courant de la #sciencefiction qui rejette la #dystopie, non pas en la niant, mais en la confrontant. [Il s'agit] d’une #insurrection douce et obstinée, d’une conviction que la #bonté, la #solidarité et l’#entraide sont les meilleures armes face au #cynisme ambiant »

AOC média · Hopepunk : pour une bienveillance radicaleBy Guillaume Ouellet
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RS, Author, Novelist, Prosaist

#PennedPossibilities 650 — What profession would you have if you lived within the world of your WIP?

Were I female, I'd probably still end up a programmer. Thaumaturgy is actually a science of semantics and coded imagination, and relies on arranging ideas grammatically. Not everyone with horns is good at logic as well as mathematics, so there's room for collaboration. I could definitely do the logic programming, though it's nothing like JavaScript. I could be college educated and I could find white collar jobs. I wouldn't look forward to having children since I've no brothers to raise them while I work. Fortunately, it's possible to find men who go into childcare whether they have sisters or not, but it's expensive. I doubt I'd be willing to abstain to prevent children, not in their society.

Were I male, I'd have much more limited prospects, programmer not being one of them. The era is a lot like the 1960s with defined gender roles. While there are plenty of things I could do in our world, they are not considered men's work in theirs. I'd face prejudice and likely be barred. Since I'm not good with math, even work as a computer (look up the origins of the word) would be unlikely. That means either manual labor—factories, construction, or waiting tables—or attending to women's "needs." Since I have no sisters, I wouldn't be able to look forward to raising her children, either. Writing is an option, but I'd likely need a patron for that as it wouldn't support me, and favors would be implied. No, RS is not suited for that world.

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Spooky Panda 🇺🇦

#PennedPossibilities 650 — What profession would you have if you lived within the world of your WIP?

Credit: @Inverse_Shadow

(New thread for my friends~!)

I'd end up working in a small, niche shop in the Nightlife District of Midnight City where I read people's palms, help with hauntings, and do tarot spreads for money. Imagine lots of neon signs outside. But then when you walk in and hear the bell on the door, every wall is decorated with pagan-inspired art, there's cozy furniture and incense burning, and there's nature sounds for background music to help customers relax. I know myself far too well, and that's just who I am. I mean, I (IRL) have a genuine paranormal podcast and on the side I also (privately) help friends or family with pesky home hauntings. I'd somehow make ends meet. There's nothing better than combining the supernatural or the paranormal with a cyberpunk story. It's a pretty cool combo. An awesome concept, I think. I'd have some insane nickname like "Mama Panda, the Spirit Speaker" or something, too. LOL.

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