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mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06I'm on a journey to become a self-sufficient author of trauma-informed STEM scifi by the end of 2026 - hope you can join me. Readers call my stories 'Cory Doctorow meets James S.A. Corey.' SFWA member #scifi #author #MikeSierraEcho #booksforkids #GSBCW
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Joined April 26, 2022
Writing Professional:
Looking for a lit agent:
#scifi #futurology #technology #innovation #change #futuretech #futurism #cyberpunk:
My books are 'thinky fun':
Every issue of Byte magazine is now online. Old code. Old dreams. Still useful. The archive is a time machine. https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1975-09 #tech #history #STEM
Man, this new CrossFit is wild
Mastodon: My mission is to prove that the Fediverse is more powerful than X.
Good news for you - literally no money involved. Grab 24 of my stories for free. Click, download, and boom—instant sci-fi.
https://inkican.com/smashwords-summer-scifi-sale-free-stories/
#bookstadon #books #freebooks #scifi #booksforkids #summerreading
Who ordered the blanket-wrapped cat-crawfish this Caturday?
#catsofMastodon #CatsofBluesky #Caturday #Cats #rescuekitties #aww
When a CEO asks AI to stop charging so much for replacement labor. you know the hype bubble has started arguing with itself. https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/ceo-pleads-ai-industry-stop-130100852.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Standard-Pipeline---Mast #AI #STEM #author
The Trojan horse was a gift first. Nolan says AI feels similar. Useful now. Unknown later. Old myths still map to new tech in sharp ways. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/19/odyssey-director-christopher-nolan-calls-ai-an-obvious-trojan-horse/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Standard-Pipeline---Mast #AI #scifi #film
Read 'Caturday' - a story one reader calls 'that's a tearjerker ... having lost our cat a year and a half back, Caturday really hit home.'
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/2058687 #catsofMastodon #CatsofBluesky #Caturday #Cats #rescuekitties #aww
Celebrate compassion where you find it today.
I feel seen.
4th of July is always hard on the author cats. Moxie is comforted when she can hide in her t-shirt cave.
#catstagram #Caturday #Cats #rescuekitties #aww
The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.
https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/morante-bullfighter-injured-bull-goring-tsj0bt7ks
#animalrights #currentevents #animalcruelty
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@stux@mstdn.social This is that moment in every 'good guy becomes a bad guy' story - for all of us, please for the love of god choose wisely.
Planets form faster than we thought. A few million years. Cosmic speedrun. Your worldbuilding just got a tighter clock. https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/how-long-take-planets-form/?ICID=ref_inkican #space #writing #scifi
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@Firesphere@cloudisland.nz - Gave you a shout-out on Imgur today: https://imgur.com/gallery/its-been-crazy-ride-meeting-so-many-new-readers-N37NNcK
Thank you for being a part of my success story. <3
RAM prices spike so hard people build it in sheds. Cyberpunk meets DIY meets broken supply chains. When systems fail tinkerers rise - I think I read this in 'The Diamond Age.' What's the warranty on 'shed RAM?' https://www.techradar.com/computing/memory/the-ram-crisis-just-got-so-bad-that-youtubers-are-making-it-in-their-sheds-and-our-only-hope-now-is-a-consumer-rebellion?ICID=ref_inkican #tech #cyberpunk #STEM
You could completely outsource HR to AI and not a single tear would be shed.
"But what about all the now-jobless HR people?" you say?
It depends.
Not content with ruining civilization - now Mark Zuckerberg wants to ruin gambling. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/06/meta-prediction-markets-online-gambling/ #socialmedia #AI #culture
Find joy where you can, today.
Friendster is back. Bought for 30K. Is this the Facebook-killer we're all praying for? https://ca98am79.medium.com/i-bought-friendster-for-30k-heres-what-i-m-doing-with-it-d5e8ddb3991d #socialmedia #writing #community
A nuclear battery that lasts a century without maintenance. Basically a sci fi plot device that escaped the lab. Watch your flashlight feel insecure. https://interestingengineering.com/energy/nrd-nuclear-battery-nbv #STEM #future #scifi
I don't know why I'm attracted to nuns - it's a bad habit.
What if the clean energy win is heat under rock doing its job all day? https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Geothermal-Energy/Americas-Geothermal-Breakthrough-Could-Unlock-a-150-Gigawatt-Energy-Revolution.html #scifi #energy #STEM
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@kitkat_blue@mastodon.social I have a lot of feels about animals being treated with kindness and love: https://inkican.com/notes-from-eugene-04-23-2026/
William Shatner once saw a gremlin on the wing. Now planes are built with features inspired by that story. Art imitates life. Life imitates Shatner. https://www.bgr.com/2141627/william-shatner-twilight-zone-episode-inspiration-real-airplane-feature/ #scifi #tv #history #williamshatner
Didn't you think the mother superior in Sound of Music looked like John Wayne in drag?
Do you think Arnold Swarzeneggar ever asked 'How to you solve a problem like Maria?'
21st Century Folk Hero or Cyberterrorist? You make the call - our phone lines our open. https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/us-air-force-engineer-charged-110200536.html #privacy #scifi #surveillance
Dear cops - you can stop ticketing me to hit your quota now - let the robots take it.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/us/california-ticket-driverless-car-violations.html?unlocked_article_code=1.fFA.hTVm.Ac5Gti22l7ue&smid=nytcore-android-share
#technology #tech #innovation #engineering #business #technews #gadgets
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@jordanmd@infosec.exchange "Is your microprocessor running yet?"
"Yes."
"Better go catch it!"
The most daring cover of Talking Heads - EVER
#JukeboxFridayNight
RE: https://cloudisland.nz/@Firesphere/116956521493871217
Shout-out to @firesphere - very moved that my story moved you. 
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I've been reading #books again. Well, not again. Just been reading more, as usual. A new author, @inkican@mastodon.social deserves a spot in my library!
And of course, more @pluralistic@mamot.frhttps://firesphere.dev/articles/more-books-more-books?mtm_campaign=social&mtm_kwd=mastodon
Open quoted postA new home. A new wife. A whole outpost full of opinions. NEWLYWEDS is free right now. https://inkican.com/emergency-reality-shelter-science-fiction-short-stories/newlyweds-scifi-short-story-free-sample/ #scifi #author #STEM #freebooks #bookstagram #spaceopera
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@slyborg@ohai.social I have a lot of feels about animals being treated with kindness and love: https://inkican.com/notes-from-eugene-04-23-2026/
On Mars the air is thin. The privacy is thinner. NEWLYWEDS is free for a limited time. https://inkican.com/emergency-reality-shelter-science-fiction-short-stories/newlyweds-scifi-short-story-free-sample/ #scifi #author #STEM #freebooks #mars #specfic
Back to the Future 2 conspiracy theory: Doc Brown has all of that money from different timelines because he went back in time, robbed a bank (or the Medicis) and then went around to different timelines making sure he always had money available.
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@geonz@mathstodon.xyz that's troubling, looks like I'm getting the Mastodon hug of death. Give it a bit
You don't need to be published to be awesome.
https://www.thecollector.com/casablanca-unproduced-play-movie-history/
#writing #writer #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #creativeprofessional #creativebusiness #creativebusinessowner #creative
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@davidhmccoy@mastodon.world exactly, just like the thousands of people who got laid off yesterday by Meta.