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William Shaw

@williamshaw

Ludicrous Care Bear. Bylines at Strange Horizons, The Georgia Review, Daily Science Fiction, and others. Blog: https://williamshawwriter.wordpress.com/

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I'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:

www.amazon.com/That-Old-Hou...

06.03.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I watched the recording, so I'd say it worked pretty well. I am quite a big Tempest fan though, so ymmv.

05.03.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, I remember liking that production.

05.03.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah, cool. And here I am vouching for it again, I guess!

25.02.2026 14:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah, I really like that Kim Fu one.

25.02.2026 14:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Secondary Filters Adjust the color of the sky, my phone offers

This is a good poem:

strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...

23.02.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is the most fun I've had doing Driltor Who in ages; thanks so much for sending it my way.

20.02.2026 18:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I was shocked how hard that Jerome Bixby story hit when I first read it about a year ago.

14.02.2026 18:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We love to see it.

13.02.2026 13:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This sounds fantastic. If you're looking for reviewers, I'd be very happy to write about this project.

13.02.2026 13:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Neither Girls Nor Friends: the Artificial Woman in American Science Fiction How might we conceptualise an AI girlfriend who is neither girl, nor friend, but comrade?

Since 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:

strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

12.02.2026 16:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

She's right and should not apologise.

06.02.2026 20:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for sharing!

06.02.2026 14:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My pleasure! I was tearing up a little bit reading it on the bus this morning.

05.02.2026 14:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mother, Darling Wendy knew it wouldn’t be long now before her daughter was taken. She had put the idea from her mind as long as she could, but now Jane was days away from turning thirteen.

This is a good story:

strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...

05.02.2026 13:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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On the Other Hand - 100-Foot Crow By: William Shaw. That thing? It’s a monkey’s paw. Yes, just like in that story. Except that paw was a left-hander, whereas this is a right-hander. It makes all the difference in the world, sir. Go on...

My short story 'On The Other Hand' is now live at @100footcrow.bsky.social!

You can read my little sequel to 'The Monkey's Paw' over here:

100footcrow.com/on-the-other...

04.02.2026 21:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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The Sunfish Considers Flotation Therapy Don’t know why they bob? In blue death boxes?

This is a good poem:

strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...

04.02.2026 14:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fair enough; thanks for the tip.

Better roll up my sleeves; there's seventy-odd short stories to research about!

29.01.2026 13:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What are people's favourite pieces of writing on the history of the Hugo Awards? I'm especially interested in the award for Best Short Story.

I know I need to read Jo Walton, but what else do people recommend?

28.01.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Also happy to see @strangehorizons.bsky.social pieces from @williamshaw.bsky.social @hararereview.com and Paul March-Russell on this longlist. Reading the second two pre-pub, I hoped for a wide readership; Will’s, edited by @gautambhatia88.bsky.social, is as insightful as all his reviews. Fab stuff.

25.01.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you very much! I was so pleased to publish with Strange Horizons; I'm not sure that anywhere else would have taken on such a consciously offbeat, wide-ranging piece.

25.01.2026 20:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Neither Girls Nor Friends: the Artificial Woman in American Science Fiction How might we conceptualise an AI girlfriend who is neither girl, nor friend, but comrade?

You can read the essay over here:

strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

22.01.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Vote for the BSFA Awards

My essay "Neither Girls Nor Friends: the Artificial Woman in American Science Fiction," is longlisted for the British Science Fiction Association Award for short non-fiction!

My thanks to everyone at Strange Horizons, and to everyone who read and shared the piece.

www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...

22.01.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This post is how I found out I was on the longlist! Incredible. Huge thanks to you, @gautambhatia88.bsky.social and everyone else at Strange Horizons who helped make my piece what it was.

22.01.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh god, this is how I learned about this. Dreadful idea.

17.01.2026 16:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Great! Thanks for responding.

16.01.2026 14:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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That Old House: The Kitchen Amazon.com: That Old House: The Kitchen eBook : Krause, Angel: Kindle Store

The exciting new @frommausoleum.bsky.social anthology That Old House: The Kitchen, featuring my short story, 'Cold Cuts,' is now available to pre-order!

Check it out over here:

www.amazon.com/That-Old-Hou...

15.01.2026 21:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Done! Though I ran into a small issue with the submission form; I can DM you if that would be helpful?

15.01.2026 17:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Announcing the Shortlist for BRAVE NEW WEIRD: The Best New Weird Horror + More, Vol. 4 β€” tenebrous press

πŸ”₯πŸ’€Announcing the Shortlist for BRAVE NEW WEIRD: The Best New Weird Horror + More Vol 4πŸ’€πŸ”₯

Congrats to everyone on this list: you're officially a BNW-nominated author! And thank you to the hundreds who submitted, as always this was excruciating to narrow down.

Weird is strongπŸ–€β˜ οΈ

tinyurl.com/yc6t5fj8

14.01.2026 15:31 πŸ‘ 108 πŸ” 54 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 29

Thanks very much! I love the Brave New Weird series, it feels a bit surreal (positive!) to be shortlisted.

14.01.2026 15:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0