"....SCUM-SKIMMING wasn’t hard to learn. You got up at dawn. You gulped a breakfast sliced not long ago from Chicken Little and washed it down with Coffiest. You put on your coveralls and took the cargo net up to your tier. In blazing noon from sunrise to sunset you walked your acres of shallow tanks crusted with algae. If you walked slowly, every thirty seconds or so you spotted a patch at maturity, bursting with yummy carbohy-drates. You skimmed the patch with your skimmer and slung it down the well, where it would be baled, or rocessed into glucose to feed Chicken Little, who would be sliced and packed to feed people from Baffinland to Little America. ..."
(Frederick Pohl, The Space Merchants)
#cultivatedmeat #chickenlittle #scifi #tormentnexus
Guess an #introduction is in order. Not sure I ever did one for my first instance, whoops.
Hi, my name is James an I've moved from an instance that is closing down soon.
I'm absolutely queer 
but working a boring office job in Germany, trying to remind ppl at work that personal data needs protection and that genAI came fresh out of pandora's box and does not belong in their daily job.
In my free time I #write fic, #draw digital art and #read a lot of books, mostly #scifi. I play a handful of computer games like #GW2. I watch a lot of tv shows and love Star Trek 
and Doctor Who.
I love #space, #nature, #cats and #photography (although my photos are just taken with my phone). I post them mostly on my Pixelfed account.
Guess that's it for now. I probably forgot a lot of stuff that people write into introductions, but feel free to ask x)
What's up with my #reading habits lately?
Me: "I'd really like some #fantasy or #scifi comfort food. Nothing complex; maybe something cozy or slice of life, or a power fantasy where the good guys always win. I'd love that."
Me, a few hours later: "Hey! This #book was just a predictable power fantasy where the good guys always win! It was overly simple slice of life, and the conflict was low stakes. I hated that!"
It's gotten to the point where I haven't rated the last few #books I've read, because "2 stars: was exactly what I asked for!" just seems like an unfair review.
Anyway, authors: please figure out what I actually want to read and write that, then advertise it to me as what I think I want to read. Because book marketing isn't hard enough for you, right? Thanks! #bookstodon
Ooh, ooh! So happy for Andy Weir!
tomsguide.com/entertainment/mo…
#scifi #sciencefiction #art #scifiart #fantasy #space #cyberpunk
I'm already sold on this sci-fi adventure flickMalcolm McMillan (Tom's Guide)
PROJECT HAIL MARY Trailer (2025) Ryan Gosling© 2025 - MGMYouTube
RetroStrange TV is now streaming!
Sci-fi, horror, education, and ephemera from the public domain
#streaming #retro #movies #scifi #horror #tv #vintage #publicdomain #adfree
A community-supported 24/7 streaming TV channel based on public domain media and original content. Support us at http://patreon.com/philnelsonRetroStrange TV
Dear good people, I need your help to make my next short film, #TheNightDancer so I'll do a crowdfund here as I can't create on the main platforms. Expect a lot of begging posts from me for the next month, but the film is complicated; a revenge fantasy based on Luo mythology, where dance is a powerful magic. It pushes my production costs beyond usual.
Details here, with lots of perks for each dollar you give!
dilmandila.com/crowdfund-for-t…
$922/$1000
#MutualAid #BuyIntoArt #film #sff #scifi
I’m making a new short film, The Night Dancer, a revenge fantasy that explores the magical power of dance, based on Luo mythology. This blog is a call for patrons to support my efforts.Dilman Dila
Against all odds and with far too many rewrites, I’ve launched a story on Royal Road: Phoenix Academy.
Genre: soft sci-fi, school drama, strategy, weirdly emotional power struggles.
Set in an elite girls’ academy where loyalty is weaponised, pressure is curriculum, and hierarchy is destiny.
Think: “game theory with feelings,” but also girls holding hands ominously.
I’d be grateful if you gave it a look, or passed it on if it seems your thing:
royalroad.com/fiction/109929/p…
#AmWriting #RoyalRoad #WebFiction #SciFi #SchoolDrama #PowerDynamics #EmotionalDamage #GirlsLove #DarkAcademia
🚨 EXTREMELY URGENT!!!!
$595/2000 DUE TODAY
please help my #disabled #Indigenous friend & her family survive. she been helping her daughter & grandson escape domestic violence. she has to pay a $100 late fee for every day she is late on rent & she's already received a water shut off notice. you can buy her #art and #jewelry below!
- PayPal.me/kiagbear
- Cashapp/Venmo: kiagbear
- ko-fi.com/mahtheyzhawey/goal?g…
- etsy.com/shop/MahtheyzhaweyArt…
⭐ you can get handmade art or a short story collection or an email with file storage space for donating to her here:
- writing.exchange/@riveraerica/…
- terror.black/@sayyid_qishta/11…
- flipping.rocks/@inherentlee/11…
- weirder.earth/@june/1138898143…
- mismo.jagtalon.net/@jag/status…
@mutualaid #MutualAid #native #nativeArt #MutualAidRequest #beads #beading #design #creativeNatives #beadwork #parent #mom #onlineShop #SmallBusiness #cute #handmade #MastoArt #creativeToots #FediGiftShop #FediArt #OriginalArt #sciFi #specFic #fiction #artist #asexual #LGBTQIA #SFF #prints #cyanotype #photography #shortStory #queerMutualAid
Attached: 2 images hello! in the vein of @sayyid_qishta@terror.black and @june@weirder.earth , I am offering FIX YOUR HEARTS OR DIE prints in exchange for giving aid to others! Here's a great place to get started: https://weirder.flipping.rocks
How to enrage* nerds.
Step 1, attached.
There is no Step 2.
* Or perhaps amuse.
#humor #startrek #starwars #firefly #stargate #dune #spaceballs #battlestargalactica
#scifi #DoctorWho
If you're looking for joy, solace, catharsis, fun, escape, beauty, wonder, mirrors, camaraderie, or just a little distraction right now:
I've recommended dozens of short scifi/fantasy stories, available to read for free online
Illustrating the Future Imaginary
We asked artists to illustrate themselves or their indigenous communities seven, ten or twenty generations from now.
One of the Earliest Science Fiction Utopias Was a Protest Against Patriarchy
Over a century ago, Bengali Muslim writer Rokeya Hossain wrote a short story about a world run by women, fueled by solar power
Tanya Agathocleous
#scifi #sciencefiction #utopia
electricliterature.com/one-of-…
Science Fiction, Utopia, Futurism, Fantasy
Tweets, Texts, books, debates sources...
#scifi #sciencefiction #utopia #futurism #dystopia #anarchsy #anarchism #solarpunk #indigenous #afrofuturism #cyberpunk #muslimfuturism #startrek
The Islamic Roots Of Science Fiction
By Charlie Jane Anders
#islam #scifi #sciencefiction
#muslimfuturism
gizmodo.com/the-islamic-roots-…
You probably already knew that Islam was having a scientific golden age during Europe's middle ages, and making tons of scientific and medical discoveries. (Which is why we use words like "algebra.Charlie Jane Anders (Gizmodo)
Here it is. The latest track I’ve released, and the first video clip I’ve ever done. It is, of course, Space Pop (feat. Kaaren Elizabeth Smith).
Kaaren is a long time friend who I used to co-host a weekly karaoke night with, at a small town bar called The Reef back in the 90’s!!
One of the goals of the Dgar Project is to write new songs, and record them with friends that I have some kind of music related history with. When I got the opportunity to record with Kaaren, I took it.
Kaaren, on the day, was amazing. I sent her a demo of the track to practice and listen to a week earlier. She did some really quirky takes. It’s all her voice too. There’s no auto-tune. There’s no pitch correction. It’s all her. So much fun.
The “doo doo doos” she does was originally a melody I played on a distorted electric guitar. On one of the takes she does these “doo doo doos” over the riff. It just sounds so cool, I replaced my guitar track with her vocals.
I also hope you enjoy my #Blender project that makes the video in all its 8 frames-per-second glory!
Please enjoy the #scifi #Dgar #indie #cult #musicvideo Space Pop (feat. Kaaren Elizabeth Smith!
Please find and give the song a “favourite” on your preferred streaming platform if you enjoy it.
Add Space Pop to a playlist!
♥️🧡💛💚💙💜💖
#Boost #Follow #Favourite
Or don’t. I’m not your boss.
☝️😁🤘
Thanks for all your support! 🙏
I love you all!! 🫶
Official Music Video.Space Pop (feat. Kaaren Elizabeth Smith).Dgar.Available on Spotify and all good streaming services.YouTube
Time for an #introduction now that my account is finally on my own instance where I intend it to stay.
I'm a techie and a writer. I first started programming on a Vic20 when I was about 5 years old. I started writing some years later but put it aside for many years.
The last few years I picked it up again, and have published two #scifi novels so far, which you can read more about at galaxybound.com
#scifi #reading #amwriting #bookstodon #twittermigration
[time for a #reintroduction! #introductions #introduction]
I'm Flo (he/him), a #queer #author of #lgbtqia #fiction.
Primarily I write #sliceoflife, #comedy, heartwarming & lighthearted, #gay #romance in a variety of settings, such as #hopepunk, #scifi, #fantasy, #steampunk, #horror, #gothic, annnnd the list goes on~ 😅
Some more things about me:
— I'm currently pumped for #NaNoWriMo!
— I like #writing, #reading, #drawing, #art, #gaming, #movies, #books etc.
— I dabble in #learning #mandarin and #tokipona (which i don't tend to talk about here).
— I am #agender, #asexual, #aromantic, (thus #AroAce) #disabled, #ActuallyAutistic, and a #demiguy
— i have a wishlist (mostly full of very, *very* gay books): throne.me/u/drowsy/wishlist
— alt accounts at @ghost@weirder.earth & @floghost
Throne is gifting platform for content creators. Safely receive gifts from any online store while keeping your address hidden.throne.me
RetroStrangeTV is a livestreaming OwnCast account that shows weird old public domain films and television. You can follow at:
➡️ @rstv
You can watch the stream at live.retrostrange.com and there's a website at retrostrange.com
#RetroStrangeTV #Retro #TV #Television #Film #Films #Movie #Movies #PublicDomain #PD #LiveStreaming #Videos #Fun #SciFi #Horror #Ephemera #OwnCast
Weird vintage public domain movies, tv shows, and old time radio.RetroStrange
Neofeud is a Dystopic Cyberpunk adventure game in the vein of Blade Runner, but with an overlay of Game of Thrones-like political intrigue, and 1366x768, hand-painted, stylized visuals.store.steampowered.com
On the 28th of May I'm co-organizing solarisecon.org/ , a short and free #solarpunk conference with discussion panels on technology, infrastructure, art and narratives! Feel free to join us, we'll have QnA sessions with experts!
We'll have lots of FLOSS people, Appropedia, Global Innovation Gathering and more!
#sciencefiction #scifi #future #futurism #sustainability
A day of global conversation on Solarpunk, a movement and a subgenre of speculative fiction in which humanity has addressed climate change.Eventbrite
✨#introduction ✨ Hello everyone! I'm Greg, and I'm a writer looking for a nice home and community. I’m mostly a #scifi writer (and reader/watcher) and have been working on flash fiction and poetry as of late, on my way to working up towards longer fiction.
Here’s a small sample of some recent #haiku, ranging from #fanfiction for #Cyberpunk2077 to random #photography moments. (At which I’m trying to get better, and marry it to my love of writing.)
#MastoArt #writer #poet #amwriting #poetry
