SETI Institute @setiinstitute.bsky.social Our mission is to lead humanity’s quest to understand the origins and prevalence of life and intelligence in the universe and share that knowledge.
Daniel and Kelly's Extraordinary Universe @dandkuniverse.bsky.social Scientists Daniel and Kelly cannot stop talking about our amazing, wonderful, weird Universe! Each episode is a fun, easy-to-understand, and in-depth explanation of topics in science. Produced by iHeart. http://www.danielandkelly.org/
Kelly Weinersmith @weinersmith.bsky.social A big nerd. Co-author of NYTimes Bestsellers Soonish & A City on Mars. Co-host of Daniel and Kelly's Extraordinary Universe. She/her
www.weinersmith.com
Calendar of Fools @calendaroffools.bsky.social Small press of award-winning writers putting out unique projects for readers and the writing community alike. Find more at www.calendaroffools.com
P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social 2x Nebula finalist. Aurora, and World Fantasy-finalist. Chilean-Canadian writer. Winner Short Works Prize. SFWA, CSFFA, ALCiFF Chile. Odyssey ’02. Codex. Stories in Apex, Fantasy, Lightspeed, and others. Linktree: http://linktr.ee/pacornell
Skyler Higley @skylerhigley.bsky.social comedian / writer (Conan, Oscars, the onion, after midnight)
Kieran McCaffrey @kieranm.bsky.social Scottish spec fic writer. Words forthcoming/in Fusion Fragment, Kaleidotrope, [RECORDED], Baubles From Bones, and many fine others. Guitars in Cancel The Astronauts. Reader for The Daily Tomorrow. https://linktr.ee/kieranmccaffrey
Michael McLean @michaelmclean.me Ideal city: ⚛️ nuclear-powered, 🏙️ dense housing, 💰 affordable, 🚇 transit. Aka Chicago.
Posting about those things here, and trying to make them better IRL.
Dylan Freeman @freemanwrites.bsky.social Amateur Author, reluctant citizen of Ohio. Retired SCP Contributor.
Stories forth/in [RECORDED], Hell Itself, Weird Tales to Haunt Your Reptilian Brain, Shadows Over Avalon.
Any pronouns fine.
Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social SFFH Author | Winner-Apex Reader's Choice Award | SFWA & Codex Member | Bibliophilic ghost haunting libraries | she/her
Work forth/in Apex, The Dark, Heartlines, Small Wonders, Flash Point SF & more
Links: https://catherinetavares.com/links/
Seoung @seoungkim.bsky.social they/he Koream. writing @ seoungkim.com
C.Piveral @cpiveral.bsky.social SFFH writer. She/her/they. Purveyor of whimsy and angst. Work in Shoreline of Infinity, Kaleidotrope, TFlatiron, FlameTreePress, ZNB Presents, and elsewhere. Grad presentation on Psychopomps in modern works.
C.H. Pearce @chpearcewrites.bsky.social Spec fic writer, reader, artist. Wrangles, variously: words, data, two small children. Loves history, New Weird, rats. 💖💜💙 A/member SFWA, HWA. Rep: @clgslr.bsky.social | w: www.chpearce.net | IG: c.h.pearce
Nick Davies / Aster Loxley / Spiral Island @spiralisland.bsky.social I record music as Spiral Island. I write speculative fiction under the pen name Aster Loxley. I also play in Gentle Brontosaurus. Expect posts about Madison, biking, cats, etc.
This Vorpal Coil @vorpalcoil.bsky.social Was describing herself as a living doll before doll fiction was a whole thing.
Author of fiction and tabletop RPGs.
https://linktr.ee/vorpalcoil
Merc Fenn Wolfmoor @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social queer non-binary SFFH writer. ace/aro. ADHD. they/them.
author of THE WOLF AMONG THE WILD HUNT | SO YOU WANT TO BE A ROBOT | & more coming
http://tiny.cc/recordedantho
https://linktr.ee/mercfennwolfmoor
Jennifer Mach (she/they) @jennifermach.bsky.social Science writer and editor for Plant Editors (planteditors.com). Based in Chicago.
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app Theoretical Astro/Physicist:
https://chanda.science
First book:
https://tinyurl.com/DisorderedCosmos
BUY MY NEW BOOK:
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Blog:
news.chanda.science
all Black/all Jewish. 🏳️🌈/agender/woman.
Posts by/for me🖖🏽
Louis Peitzman @louispeitzman.bsky.social Mary Testa once said I was great. Theater, horror, and Housewives. Co-host of Supporting Actresses. lpeitzman@gmail.com
Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social Public servant running for U.S. Senate because it shouldn't be THIS hard to get by. Michigan born and raised. Girl Dad. Doctor. Vote by August 4th!
Francesca Hong 홍윤정 @francescahongwi.bsky.social State Representative. Single mom. Restaurant worker. Fighter for the working class. Candidate for Governor.
InfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social This is the real InfoWars, streaming every Thursday at 8 p.m. ET
Terminally Frogline @2frogline69.bsky.social Internet shithead
Erik Jensen @eriktakestransit.bsky.social Fan of transit, bikes, and climbing | Regional Coordination at RTA, formerly CTA, WMATA, and NYCT | Views my own
Masto: erik@urbanists.social
Blog: justjensen.co
Claire Valdez @claireforny.bsky.social Democratic nominee for Congress in NY-7 (Western Queens, North Brooklyn). Union organizer, Assemblymember and democratic socialist. Solidarity forever.
John E.L. Tenney @johneltenney.bsky.social Investigator of mystery monsters, occult oddness, UFOs & ghosts. Co-Host of What's Up Weirdo? Podcast.
https://linktr.ee/johneltenney
Jordan Harper @jordanharper.bsky.social Edgar-and-steel-dagger-winning author of SHE RIDES SHOTGUN, EVERYBODY KNOWS, THE LAST KING OF CALIFORNIA and LOVE AND OTHER WOUNDS.
A VIOLENT MASTERPIECE: "The Noir Novel of Our Times" -- The New York Times
Millions of Dead Chris @thecorlew.bsky.social writer | musician | co-host, The Line Break podcast | fiction reader, Cotton Xenomorph | 1/2 Lazy & Entitled | basketball junkie | Chicago Over Everything | exhausted dad | he/him
https://www.lazyandentitled.org/?page_id=41
Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social Political correspondent @zeteo.com
Any tips or info you’d like to share?
Signal premthakker.35
Prem@zeteonews.com
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David Powe @davidpowe.bsky.social Transportation planner working on making biking, walking, rolling & riding safer & easier | Care deeply about transparency | Posts are my own ofc
Martha Wells @marthawells.com SF/F Writer - The Books of the Raksura, The Murderbot Diaries, Witch King, Queen Demon, and more. Nebula and Hugo Award winner. NYT and Sunday Times Bestseller. (She/her) Agent: Jennifer Jackson
Abundant Housing Illinois @abundanthousingil.bsky.social We advocate for housing abundance and sustainable, inclusive cities in Illinois.
🏙️ https://abundanthousingillinois.org
🏳️🌈🚲Cole🚄🚟 @coleurbanist.bsky.social Chicago
Red/purple line enthusiast
Progressive
Occasional map maker
he/him
Molly White @molly.wiki writes citationneeded.news • runs @web3isgoinggreat.com and @influence.citationneeded.news • tech researcher and cryptocurrency industry critic • software engineer • wikipedian
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Angela Collier @acollierastro.bsky.social Theoretical Physicist.
(She/her/hers)
From Eastern KY.
DreamingAgainstTheMachine @dreamingagainstthemachine.com What would a good future look like?
Explore ideas about how to envision better, realistic, equitable futures with astrophysicist and journalist Dr. @adambecker.bsky.social.
Join the conversation at https://www.patreon.com/cw/DreamingAgainstTheMachine
Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social I run a produce store, a florist, a wine shop, and mostly post about bike lanes.
📍Hyde Park, Chicago
Municipal Corporation @nikhunder.com (hire me policy professionals) Lighter of people, policy person, @CHIRPRadio DJ. Bike guy. Chicago Dog stan. Doesn't proofread. Chicago by way of Cleveland | 🇳🇴
Loren Johnson @lorenjohnson.bsky.social architect, urbanist, organizer, tabletop gamer, and essayist https://medium.com/@lorenordeanjohnson
President @ Heart of Lincoln Square
Ryan T. Pozzi @ryantpozzi.bsky.social Nonfiction writer and author of The Mess That Made Them (Bloomsbury, Sept. 2026). Preorder: https://www.ryantpozzi.com/tmtmt | Writes Life on the Midlist on trade publishing and life as a working artist | Rep: Giles Anderson, The Anderson Literary Agency
Chicago Critical Mass @chicritmass.bsky.social A Free bicycle ride the last Friday of every month 6PM leaving from Daley plaza. Come out & ride.
StoryStudio Chicago @storystudiochicago.bsky.social We are a literary arts nonprofit focused on building a writing community. Classes and events online and in person. Come write with us!
https://www.storystudiochicago.org
Tom Ceraulo @tceraulo.bsky.social Wrote for “30 Rock”, haven’t done much of note since but I’m avail. Abolish ICE.
Hourly Cosmos @hourlycosmos.bsky.social Photo sharing bot for planetary and deep space images.
Run by @kevinmgill.bsky.social
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K8 Hagen 🦂 @thathagengrrl.bsky.social Writer • SVP, The Black List • videostore vixen, constant collector, wild at heart + weird on top • katehagen.co ✨📼✨
Graciela Guzmán @gracielaforsenate.bsky.social IL State Senator, District 20 | immigration and healthcare advocate | mutual aid | with my community, for my community. Se habla español
https://linktr.ee/guzmangr
Sally @sirin.bsky.social Co-founder @tarinoi.bsky.social - an upcoming narrative design platform for the full game lifecycle
software + ui/ux + game dev • lifts things • svenska med fel och allt
🔹prev: tools engineer @ za/um
🔸now: building cool things at https://tarinoi.com
Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social White Sox⚾️, N.Y. Mets⚾️, Everton⚽️, transportation and urbanism advocate 🚲🚲🚲. Chicago U.S. 🏳️🌈☮️
The Congress for the New Urbanism - Chicago @cnuchicago.bsky.social A passionate group of Chicagoans dedicated to reclaiming our homes, blocks, streets, parks, neighborhoods, city, region, and environment to foster diverse, equitable and healthy living conditions.
IL-5 Accountability Project 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇵🇸🏳️🌈🇨🇦🇲🇽🖖🏼 @il-5-project.bsky.social The IL-5 Accountability Project holds our elected leaders accountable for the learned helplessness, meek compliance, half measures, and perfunctory governing that allows MAGA to thrive.
Not affiliated with Rep Quigley
Call Congress: (202) 224-3121
The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social A podcast about the fight against car culture. Hosted by Sarah Goodyear & Doug Gordon.
Our bestselling new book, "Life After Cars" is out now from Thesis / Penguin Random House.
https://www.lifeaftercars.com/
https://www.patreon.com/thewaroncarspod
Swapna Krishna @swapnakrishna.com space reporter. covering Artemis II for NatGeo.
occasionally: national geographic, engadget, fast company, wired, science friday, npr. links: http://bio.site/skrishna
also: Star Trek, Star Wars, knitting, books, parenting
Maybe It Will Happen Today @today-maybe.bsky.social If there's something you hope will happen, well, maybe it will happen today.
🚫No AI Ever🚫
Selected prints available here: https://www.inprnt.com/collections/phineas/maybe-it-will-happen-today/
State Senator Mike Simmons - IL-7th @senmikesimmons.bsky.social Serving Lincoln Square, Uptown, Edgewater, Rogers Park, Andersonville, Ravenswood, Lakeview, North Center, and West Ridge. 773.769.1717.
linktr.ee/SenatorMikeSimmons
Movie Head @montypuppet.bsky.social i like to laugh, i like to love.
i’m also a diehard GreggHead.
Daniel La Spata @daniellaspata.bsky.social Organizer, dad, proven progressive, and Alderman of Chicago’s 1st Ward. Loving music, running, bread, biking, and democracy.
Hayes Davenport @hayesdavenport.bsky.social lamaterial.com
Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social Writer. Featured in Rolling Stone, WIRED, NBC News and elsewhere. I write about politics, tech and society.
Words: madness.ghost.io
Video: youtube.com/@readmadness
hotsietozzi @hotsietozzi.bsky.social Maker of soft things. Hard as hell. I love you.
Thomas Grayfson @thomasgrayfson.bsky.social Author of the Pigborne series. Writes dark fantasy shaped by sword and sorcery traditions. Published in CQ Quarterly, S&S Magazine, and Rogues in the House Presents.
thomasgrayfson.com
Daniel José Older @djolder.bsky.social Writer of books and comics. Story architect for STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC ✨ he/him patreon.com/djolder
https://www.danieljoseolder.net/
The Forge Literary Magazine @theforge.bsky.social The Forge Literary Magazine publishes one prose piece a week. Literary excellence is our only criteria. https://forgelitmag.com/
Edwin Davies @edwinjdavies.bsky.social An original creation, like Rickey Rouse or Monald Muck. Crucial Taunt fan. Here now, I guess.
I co-host a podcast about The X-Files - https://podfollow.com/the-file-room-1
Hip Flask Games @hipflask.games https://store.steampowered.com/app/3588150/The_Bureau_of_Fantastical__Arcane_Affairs/
Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social I'm the author of 80+ books and an established editor who has helped more than 400 authors achieve their publishing dreams. My books include writing guidebooks, a novel, children's books and more. Visit inventingrealityediting.com
HO! Games @ho-games-studio.bsky.social "Am I Nima" DEMO on Steam Now!
Release Date: October 8, 2026
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3224600/Am_I_Nima/?beta=0
#AmINima
Business Inquiries: ho.games.studios@gmail.com
https://linktr.ee/ho.games
Elliot Waters @eboxicus.bsky.social Narrative Designer at Ho! Games
Currently working on Am I Nima and working towards publishing my first novel.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3224600/Am_I_Nima/
Vanessa Anderson | Book Editor @nightowlfreelance.bsky.social Author ✍️ | Professional Book Editor 🦉
Helping writers turn drafts into publish-ready stories.
MFA | Dev • Line • Copy | Indie & Traditional Publishing
Website: NightOwlFreelance.com, Est. 2010
Jump down the 🐇 hole 👉 https://linktr.ee/nightowlfreelance
Nnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social *THE* Naijamerican PhD-holding, World Fantasy, multi-Hugo, Nebula, Eisner Award-winning, New York Times bestselling rudimentary cyborg writer, nnedi.com
Colin Harker @lordsteerpike.bsky.social (she/her) THE FEAST OF THE INNOCENTS (2022) / THORNS: A BOOK OF POEMS (May 2026) / Gothic cosmic horror author / William Godwin and Charles Maturin are my patron saints / https://ko-fi.com/colinharker
JAMESON QUINN @realjamesonquinn.bsky.social SAG-AFTRA Award Winning Actor | Voice Artist Pittsburgh PA
4 bookings email BOOKTHEJQWAY@gmail.com or PODSTARZ.net
https://www.IMDb.me/TheJQWay
Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social Award winning science fiction author. Cat furniture. Horse patsy. Almost certainly two ornimegalonyxes in a trenchcoat.
🇺🇦🇵🇸🏳️🌈
https://buttondown.email/matociquala
THE FOLDED SKY https://books2read.com/u/mBB0QZ
ANGEL MAKER https://books2read.com/u/3kzy2W
Robert Falls @robertfalls.bsky.social Former director of Chicago’s Goodman Theatre; opinionated cultural commentator; husband of fab novelist Kat Falls. Often posts pet pics to boost followers.
Solilequn @selwyndavis.bsky.social A distracting amount of interests.
I've been called an anarchist, which is fine.
I have a strong, uncanny feeling that I’m living in the past, which is now. Now is the past
William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social Author of Neuromancer and, most recently, Agency (still above from “Kill Switch”, The X-Files, Season 5, Episode 11, co-written with Tom Maddox)
Rachel Cohen @cohen489.bsky.social pragmatic optimist and well-known email author. lawyer never giving legal advice. views are mine alone.
cohen489.substack.com
americandemands.com
BOOK RECS THAT PAY ME + LOCAL STORES: https://bookshop.org/shop/cohen489
Michelle Flamm (Looking for Work) @kaieta.bsky.social Senior Game Designer (Systems) Looking for Work (formerly Echtra, Bioware, Zenimax, Obsidian, and more). Chicago Native, Sam Haight's Bastard, End Boss of the Internet, PADI certified Mermaid, Hater of Digital Seagulls VAMO
Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth @leniann.bsky.social She/her. Personal account. 🇵🇭🏳️🌈💃🏻💙
For official aldermanic services and response go to the48thward.org
Scott Waldyn @writerscott.bsky.social #Writer of sci-fi/horror. Reviewer at Chronicle Chamber. #Author of MACHINE. Sign up for "Because We Can" at Substack or visit me at ScottWaldynWrites.com. He/him.
Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social Writer, science nerd, boy crazy, Dodger fan. she/her. I made a book & won best dramatic screenplay at #AFF2021. Opinions my own & often wrong.
Andy Boyle @andymboyle.bsky.social Chicago person. Nonfiction books with Penguin Random House. Journalism in Esquire, NPR, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Boston Globe, elsewhere. Fiction in some hip spots. 2026 Best Mystery Stories of the Year. Medium tall.
Merrill Markoe @merrillmarkoe.bsky.social Writer of things intended to be humor and animal lover. I post A LOT of pieces on my Substack page:"Still Looking for the Joke" https://substack.com/@merrillmarkoe?utm_source=user-menu
Fascist Dem Tracker @fascistdemtracker.bsky.social A project of @gadflypod.bsky.social that tracks fascist bills, explains why they are fascist, and notes which Democrats vote for them. Check out our work at fdt.beehiiv.com
Jax Joni Ceceri @jciii.me Studio head at @peripheralplaybox.com Made Drywall Eating Simulator! (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3749110/Drywall_Eating_Simulator/)
Previously: Creative Director of Hello Cruel World
They/Them
https://jciii.me
zoe calamar 🦑 @zoeraecalamar.bsky.social writer @ escape velocity (prev: contract writer @ gearbox on borderlands 4, writing intern @ insomniac on wolverine) / ceramic artist / furtive pygmy
Luca 🖋️ @lucawriting.bsky.social Narrative Designer at Perfect Garbage, working on Grave Seasons| Prev: Contract Writer on Borderlands 4
*Opinions are my own and do not reflect the opinions or values of any current or past employers*
Zac Thompson @zacthompson.bsky.social writer / film programmer @ Anchor Fest / forest ghoul.
HELLRAISER: RESURRECTIONS, INTO THE UNBEING, CEMETERY KIDS
Previously: Alien: Romulus, The Body Trade, Blow Away, X-Men, Ka-Zar, Come Into Me, The Dregs.
www.zacthompsonwriter.com
Eteo Games @eteogames.bsky.social • Independent game studio, creating worlds of mystery and mischief
• Read Eteo Archetypes: https://www.eteogames.com/
Hannah Nicklin @hannahnicklin.bsky.social 15+ years of writing, game & narrative design. Recently worked on: Black Mirror: Thronglets; Saltsea Chronicles; Mutazione. Prev. Creative Director of gutefabrik.com. Author of writingfor.games. PhD in play as anti-capitalist practice. Bike person.
The Darkside Detective @darksidedetective.bsky.social Dt. McQueen investigates the paranormal underbelly of Twin Lakes City.
Created by @spookydoorway.bsky.social
Discord - http://discord.gg/spookydoorwaygames
Steam - http://bit.ly/373oamB
Julia Glassman @juliaglassman.bsky.social Animation Supervisor & Storyboard Artist | Animation Supervisor @ Rick and Morty | Member of TAG Local 839 | www.juliaglassman.com
andrea 🔜 gamescom :) @asaraviapt.bsky.social ♨︎ building stories & communities @ atrium interactive (indie, AA, AAA and +)
⤷ narrative & comms @ deviant games
⤷ lore & adcopy @ flameborn games
⤷ narrative consulting @ [redacted]
opinions are my own~
https://asaraviapt.wixsite.about/
John Ryan says No AI Roles @johnryanwrites.bsky.social Senior Writer/Narrative Designer/Consultant for Games | Horizon Forbidden West | Destiny: The Taken King and beyond | IRON MAN VR | Guild Wars 2 | Forza 7 | Fable 2 | Lily's Garden. Husband, Marathoner, Cat Wrangler, BAFTA member. johnryanwrites.com
PAUL CONWAY @doomcube.bsky.social Art Director and CEO of Spooky Doorway Games. @spookydoorway.com, developers of The Darkside Detective and The Séance of Blake Manor
#GameDev #indieDev #IrishGameDev
Galway, Ireland 🇮🇪
spookydoorway.com
William Chyr @chyr.bsky.social Artist and game developer. Directed Manifold Garden, Hotel Infinity, and Strata. Creative Director at Studio Chyr. Adjunct Faculty at Columbia College Chicago.
https://studiochyr.com/
Peripheral Playbox - Drywall Eating Simulator OUT NOW @peripheralplaybox.com A new game studio led by @jciii.me and @chard.bsky.social
https://www.peripheralplaybox.com
Makers of Drywall Eating Simulator, available now on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3749110/Drywall_Eating_Simulator/
AdHoc Studio @adhocstudio.com An independent game studio focused on interactive storytelling.
Writing About Writing About Writing @writingabtwriting.bsky.social A blog about writing books, and books about writing, and reading books about writing.
Writing About Writing About Writing is a project by @thatemilymunro.bsky.social.
Find it at Writingaboutwritingaboutwriting.com
NOTHING MATTERS 🪰 > BitSummit Kyoto @nothingmattersug.bsky.social Meet us at BitSummit Kyoto!
Games about humans made in Berlin by humans. (we're not giant bugs masquerading as humans, honestly)
Game 1: "INSECTA VINDICTA" Demo is out now!
https://bsky.app/profile/downieseb.bsky.social is to blame
Ignition Press @ignitionpress.bsky.social Ignition Press - A new comic book and graphic novel publisher. Coming 2025.