science fiction and fantasy writer, author of the American Craftsmen trilogy, Border Crosser, and the Agent of Exiles audio adventure series.https://bsky.app/profile/tomdoyle.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomdoyle.bsky.social/post/3mr67j6nees2xAny other writers receiving phishing spam from Cirencester Radio / Penny's Picks? It's almost certainly another scam, but they're being unusually persistent for scammers.21 Jul 2026 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:ozf5s6rt7ctkgnqdevaf45yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr67j6nees2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomdoyle.bsky.social/post/3mr4oqd3hls2bThe Raven Scholar is an amazing work of ever-changing perceptions of its characters. Starting with red herring tropes that make the reader think they know who's who, the author continually expands the narrative and gracefully flips and flips again our views of most everyone in the tale.21 Jul 2026 01:45 +0000at://did:plc:ozf5s6rt7ctkgnqdevaf45yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4oqd3hls2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomdoyle.bsky.social/post/3mqoz5fhkhc2fYou can read my latest story online for free at https://wawbj.clicks.mlsend.com/tf/c/eyJ2Ijoie1wiYVwiOjM4NTQ0LFwibFwiOjE5MzA2MjA5ODA3NzQ4NDMyOCxcInJcIjoxOTMwNjIxMDk0NjI5MjI5MDJ9IiwicyI6IjNjOGMxMTM5ZjIzMmVhZTEifQ15 Jul 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:ozf5s6rt7ctkgnqdevaf45yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqoz5fhkhc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomdoyle.bsky.social/post/3mqore6le522pHey @matociquala.bsky.social, just reached the part in Carnival in which Vincent is discussing his people's Gnosticism--as you already know but others may not, that's an excellent choice, as that's what flourishes when an imperium seems inescapable in the physical realm.15 Jul 2026 12:54 +0000at://did:plc:ozf5s6rt7ctkgnqdevaf45yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqore6le522phttps://bsky.app/profile/tomdoyle.bsky.social/post/3mqnc2q3xn22g#BastilleDay is a good occasion to remember that the French people have had a handful of republics, and each time they lost one they persisted until they got a new one. That's the sort of resilience we need.14 Jul 2026 22:48 +0000at://did:plc:ozf5s6rt7ctkgnqdevaf45yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqnc2q3xn22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tomdoyle.bsky.social/post/3mqmylvid5s26This arrived today with my new story, “The Dark Wood”—enjoy!14 Jul 2026 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:ozf5s6rt7ctkgnqdevaf45yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmylvid5s26https://bsky.app/profile/tomdoyle.bsky.social/post/3mql5s3x5ds2rNow listening to The Best of All Possible Planets--the latest SF humor from @alexshvartsman.bsky.social!14 Jul 2026 02:26 +0000at://did:plc:ozf5s6rt7ctkgnqdevaf45yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mql5s3x5ds2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomdoyle.bsky.social/post/3mqjphqw2qc2rHe played a far more charismatic antichrist in a bad film than the penny ante versions that seem to be springing up everywhere IRL these days. RIP. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/movies/sam-neill-dead.html13 Jul 2026 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:ozf5s6rt7ctkgnqdevaf45yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjphqw2qc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomdoyle.bsky.social/post/3mqic3ah2qc2oSenator Claghorn rises to respond. "I say, that's no joke son! That's not a funny!" [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Jul 2026 23:05 +0000at://did:plc:ozf5s6rt7ctkgnqdevaf45yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqic3ah2qc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/tomdoyle.bsky.social/post/3mqhzto2xys2jBig thank you to everyone working on @readercon.bsky.social this past weekend--an awesome con again this year!12 Jul 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:ozf5s6rt7ctkgnqdevaf45yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhzto2xys2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomdoyle.bsky.social/post/3mqhbajdvys27Today I'll be giving my Summers in Oz presentation at @readercon.bsky.social at noon!12 Jul 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:ozf5s6rt7ctkgnqdevaf45yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhbajdvys27https://bsky.app/profile/tomdoyle.bsky.social/post/3mqfctaksls24Off shortly to my next Readercon panel at 3pm on Karel Capek with fellow panelists John Kessel, Kit Sedia, and Brent Cox.11 Jul 2026 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:ozf5s6rt7ctkgnqdevaf45yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqfctaksls24https://bsky.app/profile/tomdoyle.bsky.social/post/3mqeo2obkvs2qMy third panel yesterday at @Readercon yesterday was Classical Reception in Contemporary SFF with fellow panelists Alexander Jablokov, Sonja Ryst, and Sonya Taaffe--all with very wide and deep knowledge of ancient Greece and Roman and their many roles in SF/F.11 Jul 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:ozf5s6rt7ctkgnqdevaf45yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqeo2obkvs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomdoyle.bsky.social/post/3mqenaaxgg22qMy reading yesterday at @readercon.bsky.social was my story "The Dark Wood"--which after 14 years will be coming out in Bullet Points #14 this week!11 Jul 2026 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:ozf5s6rt7ctkgnqdevaf45yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqenaaxgg22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomdoyle.bsky.social/post/3mqen2hyuuc2bMy 2nd panel of the day on Friday at @readercon.bsky.social was Alternate Apollo: The Space Race Goes On with fellow panelists @matthewkressel.net, @rwwgreene.bsky.social, and @romiesays.bsky.social--folks with a lot of collective knowledge of space culture.11 Jul 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:ozf5s6rt7ctkgnqdevaf45yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqen2hyuuc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomdoyle.bsky.social/post/3mqccsxxsvc2zFirst panel of the day at @readercon.bsky.social at 11am: discussing the works of GoH @pdjeliclark.bsky.social, with other panelists @brklyndragon.bsky.social (Rob Cameron), @andreahairston.bsky.social, and @victoriajanssen.bsky.social.10 Jul 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:ozf5s6rt7ctkgnqdevaf45yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqccsxxsvc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomdoyle.bsky.social/post/3mqc5ix57r22sToday will be my busiest day at @readercon.bsky.social! Some great panels, and I'll be reading from one of my stories at 2:30.10 Jul 2026 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:ozf5s6rt7ctkgnqdevaf45yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqc5ix57r22shttps://bsky.app/profile/tomdoyle.bsky.social/post/3mqb3x4spds26At @readercon.bsky.social, had a great panel on "Spy-Fi" this evening with @matociquala.bsky.social (Elizabeth Bear), @kenschneyer.bsky.social, Lawrence Raphael Brothers, and Marianna Martin.10 Jul 2026 02:27 +0000at://did:plc:ozf5s6rt7ctkgnqdevaf45yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqb3x4spds26https://bsky.app/profile/tomdoyle.bsky.social/post/3mq7rmdo7522qOne other schedule item that I missed in my previous @readercon.bsky.social post: I'll be at the Meet the Pros(e) Party on Friday, 10:15pm. It's a really well-organized way to meet other con-goers of all sorts.09 Jul 2026 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:ozf5s6rt7ctkgnqdevaf45yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7rmdo7522qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tomdoyle.bsky.social/post/3mpsyiy7e6k2oFor those looking today for a book that has a lot of the good, the bad, and the ugly of American history and literature as its backdrop, my American Craftsmen might amuse. https://www.amazon.com/American-Craftsmen-Novel-Craft/dp/076533751704 Jul 2026 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:ozf5s6rt7ctkgnqdevaf45yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpsyiy7e6k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/tomdoyle.bsky.social/post/3mprpb3lp7k23My schedule for Readercon next weekend!03 Jul 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:ozf5s6rt7ctkgnqdevaf45yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mprpb3lp7k23https://bsky.app/profile/tomdoyle.bsky.social/post/3motbgty5as2wI've been reading Walter Hunt's 1637: The French Correction--a fun sequel to his 1636: The Cardinal Virtues in the 1632 alternate history universe. In the latest, the characters are amusingly aware not just how future history has treated them, but also how Dumas will treat them.21 Jun 2026 21:02 +0000at://did:plc:ozf5s6rt7ctkgnqdevaf45yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3motbgty5as2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tomdoyle.bsky.social/post/3mohamhszqc27Another Bloomsday passes--it's always different every year with Joyce's Ulysses. Today I'm thinking how, like Dante's Comedy, its setting is in the writer's past prior to exile, which is also prior to the traumatic European & Irish conflicts occurring during the time of its writing...17 Jun 2026 02:16 +0000at://did:plc:ozf5s6rt7ctkgnqdevaf45yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mohamhszqc27https://bsky.app/profile/tomdoyle.bsky.social/post/3mnq6hkrekk2w"Undun" by the Guess Who seems an on the nose choice in several respects for the featured song in the 3rd episode of #StarCity.07 Jun 2026 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:ozf5s6rt7ctkgnqdevaf45yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnq6hkrekk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tomdoyle.bsky.social/post/3mnpfkizrkk25Excited this story is going out into the world soon! [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jun 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:ozf5s6rt7ctkgnqdevaf45yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnpfkizrkk25