Writing near-future fiction. Working & speaking on #AppliedSciFi & #SciComm. "We Are Not Anonymous" - latest novel "Brain Fruit" - latest novella NUDGE THE FUTURE: it's ours and it's up for grabs... https://linktr.ee/stephen_oramhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenoram.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenoram.bsky.social/post/3muw2js433s2fTonight - Fitzrovia Future's Tales of Future London [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Sep 2026 08:08 +0000at://did:plc:q4fla5lfpyylsk75vqapdnkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3muw2js433s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenoram.bsky.social/post/3mtyulpbmd22qI've done loads of live events but it's been fascinating working with @liarsleague.bsky.social actor & director. A sort of Venn diagram of writing/editing/performing/reading/reviews. The intention of a phrase? The implied background to the story? Tone? Emphasis? https://fitzroviafutures.uk/2026/07/12/7-sept-live-readings/26 Aug 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:q4fla5lfpyylsk75vqapdnkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyulpbmd22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenoram.bsky.social/post/3mtdxncxx2c2wThis is well worth a read, as part of the #zoefutirism exploration with @bsfa.bsky.social Vector. @yenooi.bsky.social are privileged to be guest editing this adventure. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Aug 2026 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:q4fla5lfpyylsk75vqapdnkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtdxncxx2c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenoram.bsky.social/post/3mrz2bq4foc27For those of you who are interested in applied science fiction being used in a community project... We (Fitzrovia Futures 2055) are extremely pleased to be collaborating with @liarsleague.bsky.social on our live readings event in Sept. Details here https://fitzroviafutures.uk/2026/07/12/7-sept-live-readings/ #fitzrovia01 Aug 2026 08:26 +0000at://did:plc:q4fla5lfpyylsk75vqapdnkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrz2bq4foc27https://bsky.app/profile/stephenoram.bsky.social/post/3mnenxmlab22clooking forward to the creative responses to the working through of the process of applied science fiction on a real Digital Psychiatry project. It's only 3 hours so a very cut down light touch version of a real project but nonetheless enough to help spark the imagination and ideas for a story. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jun 2026 08:11 +0000at://did:plc:q4fla5lfpyylsk75vqapdnkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnenxmlab22chttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenoram.bsky.social/post/3mlbbredb4s2uDead Bots and Data Sets. Who owns the deceased? Who knows them? Who can simulate them? Do we ever know someone? Can 'grief bot' companies replicate? The right data? The rights to the data? Here are 10 mins of 'starter' thoughts. https://open.substack.com/pub/nudgethefuture/p/our-data-our-future-a-short-podcast-2d7 #griefbots #data #ourdataourfuture07 May 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:q4fla5lfpyylsk75vqapdnkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbbredb4s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenoram.bsky.social/post/3mjn6gfy2wk2wData: Identification / Individuality / Intimacy Robin Riback and I talk about the differences between the 3 - what they are, but also what they mean to us as humans. #data #ourdataourfuture #identification #individuality #intimacy https://open.substack.com/pub/nudgethefuture/p/our-data-our-future-a-short-podcast-b3b https://open.substack.com/pub/nudgethefuture/p/our-data-our-future-a-short-podcast-b3b?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web16 Apr 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:q4fla5lfpyylsk75vqapdnkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjn6gfy2wk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenoram.bsky.social/post/3mjjwg5dg3s2r"The Three Eyes of Data" drops on Thur 16 April. Keep your eyes (!) peeled or subscribe to me or Robin on substack (nudgethefuture & robinriback). Which eye is your favourite? Which one worries you most? #data #future #ourdataourfuture15 Apr 2026 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:q4fla5lfpyylsk75vqapdnkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjwg5dg3s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenoram.bsky.social/post/3mhecbm27kk24New - in the 6th episode of Our Data, Our Future, Robin and I spend 10 minutes chatting about the future of work. As ever we keep it brief, dropping thoughts to create ripples to inspire discussion. And, we attempt to keep it as positive as we can! https://open.substack.com/pub/nudgethefuture/p/our-data-our-future-a-short-podcast-c2b https://open.substack.com/pub/nudgethefuture/p/our-data-our-future-a-short-podcast-c2b?r=22n7p&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web18 Mar 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:q4fla5lfpyylsk75vqapdnkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhecbm27kk24https://bsky.app/profile/stephenoram.bsky.social/post/3mgfgjxq42s2eThis !! [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Mar 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:q4fla5lfpyylsk75vqapdnkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfgjxq42s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenoram.bsky.social/post/3meiwoncr6c2kNot forgetting of course @vaughanstanger.bsky.social's very own "Wheat Futures" [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Feb 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:q4fla5lfpyylsk75vqapdnkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3meiwoncr6c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenoram.bsky.social/post/3mcozskvwdc27Sneak preview of Our Data, Our Future episode 4 on data dependency and contingency planning - should we? why don't we? what might we do? Dropping some beginnings of ideas and answers... subscribe to our substack to get alerts when published (Tuesday 20 Jan) #data #ourdataourfuture #future18 Jan 2026 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:q4fla5lfpyylsk75vqapdnkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcozskvwdc27https://bsky.app/profile/stephenoram.bsky.social/post/3mc5bjucy222nIt was a great panel discussion... [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Jan 2026 10:03 +0000at://did:plc:q4fla5lfpyylsk75vqapdnkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc5bjucy222nhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenoram.bsky.social/post/3mbrua5xn322lStarting something over on substack...06 Jan 2026 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:q4fla5lfpyylsk75vqapdnkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbrua5xn322lhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenoram.bsky.social/post/3mbojqtrzxc2uYeah, looks great and really looking forward to discussing Writing As Activism as well as listening to the all the other stuff, not least the Solarpunk panel with @yenooi.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Jan 2026 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:q4fla5lfpyylsk75vqapdnkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbojqtrzxc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenoram.bsky.social/post/3m7ux7cflhk2qVery pleased to have you there - and what a great story it is too. PS people can read it at fitzroviafutures.uk [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Dec 2025 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:q4fla5lfpyylsk75vqapdnkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7ux7cflhk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenoram.bsky.social/post/3m7352te7j225Pleased to see Fitzrovia Futures 2055 featured in the local Fitzrovia News - if you live or work in #Fitzrovia or are interested in community futuring (is that a phrase?) then come along to our 11 December event. https://fitzrovianews.com/2025/12/03/fitzrovia-futures-2055-short-story-performance-and-discussion/03 Dec 2025 09:22 +0000at://did:plc:q4fla5lfpyylsk75vqapdnkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7352te7j225https://bsky.app/profile/stephenoram.bsky.social/post/3m6wvgmjdic2nAlways interesting working on an idea with Claire... [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Dec 2025 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:q4fla5lfpyylsk75vqapdnkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6wvgmjdic2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenoram.bsky.social/post/3m64xsq452k2qI'm chuffed to have a piece of flash fiction 'In Decay' published by online Canadian publisher CommuterLit - perfect for your short commute. I'm particularly pleased because it's one of my recent favourites. https://commuterlit.com/2025/11/thursday-in-decay/21 Nov 2025 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:q4fla5lfpyylsk75vqapdnkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m64xsq452k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenoram.bsky.social/post/3m5y3qhxeq22zHosting the short podcast Our Data, Our Future, with Robin Riback is an adventure - to make it succinct, worth watching & with a ‘big idea’. Episode 2 is on data hoarding and out now - what do you think of our ideas? #datahoarding #OurDataOurFuture #Futures #data https://open.substack.com/pub/nudgethefuture/p/our-data-our-future-a-short-podcast-6f2?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&timestamp=7.519 Nov 2025 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:q4fla5lfpyylsk75vqapdnkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5y3qhxeq22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenoram.bsky.social/post/3m4ydowreqk2zWell, this is good news... so pleased to be one of the top ten winners in the Dubai Futures Foundation short story competition, alongside other writers from around the world. https://www.dubaifuture.ae/future-stories-2025-edition06 Nov 2025 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:q4fla5lfpyylsk75vqapdnkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ydowreqk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenoram.bsky.social/post/3m36ahgfpqs2qhttps://open.substack.com/pub/nudgethefuture/p/our-data-our-future-a-short-podcast?r=22n7p&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true14 Oct 2025 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:q4fla5lfpyylsk75vqapdnkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m36ahgfpqs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenoram.bsky.social/post/3m32v7pid6s2tOUT TOMORROW !! [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Oct 2025 09:21 +0000at://did:plc:q4fla5lfpyylsk75vqapdnkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m32v7pid6s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenoram.bsky.social/post/3m2z6d7wf722dI'm excited to announce a new short podcast with New Yorker Robin Riback called “Our Data, Our Future – A short podcast with big ideas” 1st on Tues, 14 Oct, available on both substacks: ‘nudgethefuture’ and ‘robinriback’ Subscribe to us on substack now to get notified. Here's a taster. #data #future12 Oct 2025 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:q4fla5lfpyylsk75vqapdnkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2z6d7wf722dhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenoram.bsky.social/post/3m2vuv6mwm22qI’m often asked where people can read the stories that come out of my applied science fiction projects. I've listed them with links here https://stephenoram.net/blog/2025/10/11/creative-futures-others/ so you can easily find and choose which to read. Including the new anthology from the project with Coventry University and DSTL.11 Oct 2025 09:32 +0000at://did:plc:q4fla5lfpyylsk75vqapdnkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2vuv6mwm22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenoram.bsky.social/post/3lzvrmzpag225Weirdly, I learn a lot about myself and my writing by being interviewed and this one is no exception… including my response to the question of how interested I am in using AI in my work! https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-inspirational-indie-author-interview-stephen-oram/28 Sep 2025 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:q4fla5lfpyylsk75vqapdnkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzvrmzpag225https://bsky.app/profile/stephenoram.bsky.social/post/3lzjel2swyc2o"Brain Fruit" begins its review tour tomorrow - check out its tour stops... Can't wait to see what this fantastic line-up of book reviewers make of it. With thanks to @literallypr.bsky.social for organising it. #BrainFruitLilFactory23 Sep 2025 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:q4fla5lfpyylsk75vqapdnkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzjel2swyc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/stephenoram.bsky.social/post/3lzjb42yrhk24The Online Book Review Tour for "Brain Fruit" begins tomorrow... can't wait to see what those wonderful reviewers make of it... With thanks to @literallypr.bsky.social for organising it. #BrainFruitLilFactory #futurefables23 Sep 2025 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:q4fla5lfpyylsk75vqapdnkr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzjb42yrhk24