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/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/3msj5r2e64c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mrrzejkzlc2rMy short story, 'The Mirror,' is now available to read at 100-Foot Crow! It's about that thing where characters look in a mirror and describe themselves. Check it out over here: 100footcrow.com/the-mirror/ https://100footcrow.com/the-mirror/29 Jul 2026 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrzejkzlc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mrnccip7ac2kSo grateful to be able to publish this piece with Typebar, and in such amazing company! Check out all the other lovely pieces in this issue! [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnccip7ac2khttps://bsky.app/profile/williamshaw.bsky.social/post/3mrn2u2silk2gMy essay on I'm Waiting For You by Kim Bo-Young is now live at Typebar Magazine! You can read it over here: https://www.typebarmagazine.com/on-waiting-the-heartbreak-at-the-center-of-kim-bo-youngs-im-waiting-for-you/27 Jul 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:mclbmlcc3a56xvmmth7tmcd5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrn2u2silk2ghttps://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/3mouwqc7kwc2f