Ludicrous Care Bear. Bylines at Strange Horizons, The Georgia Review, Daily Science Fiction, and others. Blog: https://williamshawwriter.wordpress.com/https://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mxpi2mricc2vThis is a good essay: https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/move-fast-and-dont-ask-permission-techno-optimism-in-r-u-r-and-arcane/12 Oct 2026 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxpi2mricc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mx7hwgedhs2kMy poem, 'How I Discovered the Magic of Reading,' is out now in the anthology Cozy in the Apocalypse from @angrygablepress.bsky.social! I'm honoured to be a part of this fun project with so many other cool authors. Check it out over here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0HKF96XBY https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HKF96XBY06 Oct 2026 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx7hwgedhs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mwsyl24iwc2rMy poem, 'Platypus Portal,' is now live at @foofarawpress.bsky.social! Check it out over here: https://foofaraw.press/platypus-portal/01 Oct 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsyl24iwc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mwnxyevjyc2zThis is a good poem: https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/poetry/why-you-fucked-mothman/29 Sep 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwnxyevjyc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mw2dt6v7dc2uThis is a good poem: https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/poetry/winston-waits-for-obrien/21 Sep 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw2dt6v7dc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mvazk6paak2wMy vampire haiku, 'Seduction,' is now live at Quotidian Bagatelle! Check it out over here: qb.foofaraw.press/seduction/ https://qb.foofaraw.press/seduction/11 Sep 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvazk6paak2whttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mv76gammh22iWorking on a thing about Donald A. Wollheim. Does anyone know anyone who could fact-check me on a biographical detail about his later life?10 Sep 2026 23:12 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv76gammh22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mv3zgmsl6k2rSubscribe to Typebar so I can keep writing weird essays about science fiction books and immigration. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3zgmsl6k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mv3lh3k6jk2lThis is a good story: https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fiction/every-child-a-changeling/09 Sep 2026 12:54 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3lh3k6jk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mu2vub57d22dReposting this for anyone who missed it; I'm so pleased to have this poem out in the world, and people have been very kind about it. It's still available to read at the Ancillary Review of Books! [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2vub57d22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3muwmeer6bs2kThis is a good story: https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fiction/scarcely-gone/07 Sep 2026 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwmeer6bs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mujvnqtabc2sMy short story, 'Love Letter,' is now live at 100-Foot Crow! Check it out over here: 100footcrow.com/love-letter/ https://100footcrow.com/love-letter/02 Sep 2026 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujvnqtabc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mujvnqtabc2sMy short story, 'Love Letter,' is now live at 100-Foot Crow! Check it out over here: 100footcrow.com/love-letter/ https://100footcrow.com/love-letter/02 Sep 2026 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujvnqtabc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mufn7ublms2gVery pleased to see Thomas Ha's Hugo win. He's consistently put out thoughtful, challenging work. He deserves all the recognition we as a fandom can give him. (I guess I need to go and update "Gernsback's Grandchildren" now).31 Aug 2026 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufn7ublms2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mufcbw572c2oMy poem "Therapy Garden #739" is in the latest issue of SpecPoVerse! You can read the whole issue for free here: https://specpoverse.org/vol-2%2C-issue-2-202631 Aug 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufcbw572c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mu2vub57d22dReposting this for anyone who missed it; I'm so pleased to have this poem out in the world, and people have been very kind about it. It's still available to read at the Ancillary Review of Books! [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2vub57d22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mtlsvue7kk2oMy poem, 'Gernsback’s Grandchildren; or, A History Of The Hugo Awards In Seventy Sentences' is now live at @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org! This poem took a lot of work to put together. I'm so excited to have it out in the world! You can read it over here: https://ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2026/08/21/gernsbacks-grandchildren/21 Aug 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlsvue7kk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mttemhm4hc2sRe-upping for the Monday morning crowd: I read every winner of the Hugo Award for Best Short Story, and before I knew it, a poem happened. Check it out at the link below. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Aug 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttemhm4hc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mttemhm4hc2sRe-upping for the Monday morning crowd: I read every winner of the Hugo Award for Best Short Story, and before I knew it, a poem happened. Check it out at the link below. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Aug 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttemhm4hc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mtlsvue7kk2oMy poem, 'Gernsback’s Grandchildren; or, A History Of The Hugo Awards In Seventy Sentences' is now live at @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org! This poem took a lot of work to put together. I'm so excited to have it out in the world! You can read it over here: https://ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2026/08/21/gernsbacks-grandchildren/21 Aug 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlsvue7kk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mt4sgt344s2iI'm very proud of this review. Amal El-Mohtar is one of my favourite contemporary writers, and I was thrilled to talk about her new collection. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Aug 2026 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4sgt344s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mt4sgt344s2iI'm very proud of this review. Amal El-Mohtar is one of my favourite contemporary writers, and I was thrilled to talk about her new collection. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Aug 2026 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4sgt344s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mt2dewpyd22tMy review of Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal El-Mohtar is now live at Interstellar Flight Magazine! You can read it over here: https://magazine.interstellarflightpress.com/a-book-about-love-3f5c72826aeb14 Aug 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2dewpyd22thttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3msj5r2e64c2hJust signed the contract, so I'm happy to announce that my poem, 'Fixing Me Up,' will appear in a future issue of @kaleidotrope.bsky.social! Very pleased to see this poem find a home. I hope people enjoy it once it's out!07 Aug 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3msj5r2e64c2h