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/3mr67ifyrys2lMy poem, 'The Library of Lives,' is now available to read at Foofaraw! Check it out over here: https://foofaraw.press/the-library-of-lives/21 Jul 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr67ifyrys2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mq35fsezjc2eThis was a terrific conversation, and I was very pleased to take part in this wonderful podcast. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jul 2026 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq35fsezjc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mq2ns3ijnc2dI had the privilege of appearing on Critical Friends, the Strange Horizons criticism podcast! Me, Dean Leetal, and Dan Hartland talked about queer literature, censorship, fandom history, and outer space. Check out the episode (including a full transcript) here: https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/podcasts/critical-friends-episode-25-reading-queerly/07 Jul 2026 12:57 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2ns3ijnc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mpqlhpeq4k2dThis is a good story: https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fiction/the-wisdom-of-the-galaxy/03 Jul 2026 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqlhpeq4k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mpo76bcckk2vThis is a good poem: https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/poetry/haunting-the-homeowner/02 Jul 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpo76bcckk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mozxjf2lf22yMy short story 'A Series of Prompts' is now live at 100-Foot Crow! I used this story to vent some of my frustrations at our "AI" dystopia. If that sounds like your kind of thing, you can read it over here: https://100footcrow.com/a-series-of-prompts/24 Jun 2026 12:54 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mozxjf2lf22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mouwqc7kwc2fThis is a good story: https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fiction/dear-trilobites/22 Jun 2026 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mouwqc7kwc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3moigyzmqp22bMy review of Dead Boys in Space by Sara Youngblood Gregory is now live at Strange Horizons! Check it out over here: https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/dead-boys-in-space-by-sara-youngblood-gregory/17 Jun 2026 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3moigyzmqp22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mnf4wnrmts2jI have a story in this! Check it out! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jun 2026 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnf4wnrmts2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mncv6dhr2k2pThis is a good poem: https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/poetry/happy-as-a-clam/02 Jun 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncv6dhr2k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mn3dmvfjr22lThis is a good article: [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 May 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn3dmvfjr22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mmrpjldh7c2jThis is a good story: https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fiction/hymn-to-scylla/26 May 2026 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmrpjldh7c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mlsxvi62pc2cThis is a good poem: https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/poetry/the-mermaid-speaks-of-social-justice-from-the-bathtub/14 May 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsxvi62pc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3ml7c7ryxns2nMy review of Rabbit Test and Other Stories by Samantha Mills is now live at Strange Horizons! Check it out over here: https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/rabbit-test-and-other-stories-by-samantha-mills/06 May 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7c7ryxns2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mkxqkoflw223My poem, 'Dating Advice For Time Travelers,' is now live at foofaraw! Check it out over here: https://foofaraw.press/dating-advice-for-time-travelers/03 May 2026 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxqkoflw223https://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mj2s2d3cuc2sHard to believe, but The Black Archive series is ten years old! I feel so grateful to have been able to contribute to this amazing series. If you haven't read any before, you can get a discount off any title with the code down the thread. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Apr 2026 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2s2d3cuc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3migyrvt3pk2kMy review of Make-Believe and Artifice by Rose Biggin is now live at Strange Horizons! Check it out over here: https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/make-believe-and-artifice-by-rose-biggin/01 Apr 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3migyrvt3pk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mgfqvk4zrk2iI'm very pleased to say that my short story, 'Cold Cuts,' is now available in That Old House: The Kitchen, the new anthology from @frommausoleum.bsky.social ! I enjoyed writing this story. You can find the book (including several other amazing stories) over here: https://www.amazon.com/That-Old-House-Angel-Krause/dp/B0GGYV45RN06 Mar 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfqvk4zrk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mfkjf5w3n22fThis is a good poem: https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/poetry/secondary-filters/23 Feb 2026 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfkjf5w3n22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3meofnf33vk2eSince my timeline is full of people posting their Hugo-eligible works, I'll repost my 2025 essay on AI girlfriends and why they're a very bad idea. If you'd consider it worth nominating, I'd be very grateful: https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/neither-girls-nor-friends-the-artificial-woman-in-american-science-fiction/12 Feb 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3meofnf33vk2e