Benjamin Rosenbaum
@benjaminrosenbaum.com
A plausible-fabulist of some meager renown, in a mere handful of universes.
latest: https://www.choiceofgames.com/ghost-and-the-golem/
Podcast: https://speculativeliterature.org/mrah/
He/him
latest: https://www.choiceofgames.com/ghost-and-the-golem/
Podcast: https://speculativeliterature.org/mrah/
He/him
autocorrect informs me that the Gays of Heaven close monday night at 6:11pm
i hope they have a good rest and reopen shortly thereafter
i hope they have a good rest and reopen shortly thereafter
September 18, 2026 at 12:26 PM
autocorrect informs me that the Gays of Heaven close monday night at 6:11pm
i hope they have a good rest and reopen shortly thereafter
i hope they have a good rest and reopen shortly thereafter
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Thank you to everyone who came out to see us! I had such a blast playing DnD live at @laworldcon.bsky.social ! Special thanks to our fearless leader @gregoryawilson.com, and the amazing cast @amalelmohtar.com, @seananmcguire.bsky.social, @cxorlando.bsky.social, @benjaminrosenbaum.com and SPAWN 💕
August 29, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Thank you to everyone who came out to see us! I had such a blast playing DnD live at @laworldcon.bsky.social ! Special thanks to our fearless leader @gregoryawilson.com, and the amazing cast @amalelmohtar.com, @seananmcguire.bsky.social, @cxorlando.bsky.social, @benjaminrosenbaum.com and SPAWN 💕
I'm headed to Worldcon!
My schedule is here: guide.lacon.org/people/a9537...
And
@chronodm.bsky.social and I are also hosting a piblic-beta launch party for our cosmic SF TTRPG game, Numinous:
guide.lacon.org/id/8a2fbecd-...
Hope to see you there!
My schedule is here: guide.lacon.org/people/a9537...
And
@chronodm.bsky.social and I are also hosting a piblic-beta launch party for our cosmic SF TTRPG game, Numinous:
guide.lacon.org/id/8a2fbecd-...
Hope to see you there!
guide.lacon.org
August 24, 2026 at 8:49 PM
I'm headed to Worldcon!
My schedule is here: guide.lacon.org/people/a9537...
And
@chronodm.bsky.social and I are also hosting a piblic-beta launch party for our cosmic SF TTRPG game, Numinous:
guide.lacon.org/id/8a2fbecd-...
Hope to see you there!
My schedule is here: guide.lacon.org/people/a9537...
And
@chronodm.bsky.social and I are also hosting a piblic-beta launch party for our cosmic SF TTRPG game, Numinous:
guide.lacon.org/id/8a2fbecd-...
Hope to see you there!
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I'm excited to post my @laworldcon.bsky.social schedule, which not only features a reading and several amazing panels but also a Worldcon first: a live D&D actual play with @amalelmohtar.com, @benjaminrosenbaum.com, @cxorlando.bsky.social, @seananmcguire.bsky.social, and Xu Mason, DM'ed by me!
August 5, 2026 at 5:44 PM
I'm excited to post my @laworldcon.bsky.social schedule, which not only features a reading and several amazing panels but also a Worldcon first: a live D&D actual play with @amalelmohtar.com, @benjaminrosenbaum.com, @cxorlando.bsky.social, @seananmcguire.bsky.social, and Xu Mason, DM'ed by me!
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Everyone stop what they're doing and go read this amazing Babar fanfic
July 29, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Everyone stop what they're doing and go read this amazing Babar fanfic
August 15 & 16 near Chicago, @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social & I are teaching a mini-workshop -- a bunch of short talks, seminars, excercises, with time to write, connect and re-energize your writing praxis.
speculativeliterature.org/register/sum...
speculativeliterature.org/register/sum...
Summer 2026 Mini-Workshop – Speculative Literature Foundation
speculativeliterature.org
July 19, 2026 at 5:41 PM
August 15 & 16 near Chicago, @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social & I are teaching a mini-workshop -- a bunch of short talks, seminars, excercises, with time to write, connect and re-energize your writing praxis.
speculativeliterature.org/register/sum...
speculativeliterature.org/register/sum...
I gave this talk at Wiscon many years ago; it explains how Jewish culture arose from its millennia-long material and social conditions, as well as being an autobiographical essay on late-20th and early-21st century SF media culture.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PfE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PfE...
Doctor Who as the Wandering Jew
YouTube video by Benjamin Rosenbaum
www.youtube.com
July 16, 2026 at 4:26 PM
I gave this talk at Wiscon many years ago; it explains how Jewish culture arose from its millennia-long material and social conditions, as well as being an autobiographical essay on late-20th and early-21st century SF media culture.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PfE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PfE...
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I had a great time at #readercon. "Writing from a POV that Hates You" was unexpectedly moving. It was great to be on the panel with Sally Wiener Motta, @andreahairston.bsky.social and @benjaminrosenbaum.com. Not pictured: Alexander Jablokov, moderator. Behind my papers: my novel Spider in a Tree.
July 13, 2026 at 3:10 PM
I had a great time at #readercon. "Writing from a POV that Hates You" was unexpectedly moving. It was great to be on the panel with Sally Wiener Motta, @andreahairston.bsky.social and @benjaminrosenbaum.com. Not pictured: Alexander Jablokov, moderator. Behind my papers: my novel Spider in a Tree.
The drive by calligraphy is absolutely always one of my favorite parts of being on panels at Readercon!
@benjaminrosenbaum.com with great points as always- one of the other panelists was saying we shouldn’t be worried because of the human propensity for resistance, but that’s a bad argument because we are the humans that need to be resisting.
July 11, 2026 at 5:28 PM
The drive by calligraphy is absolutely always one of my favorite parts of being on panels at Readercon!
Readercon! What @swingingstorm.bsky.social said, except less tea and more games, robots, & Unlicensed Zones!
schedule.readercon.org/people/e2884...
schedule.readercon.org/people/e2884...
July 8, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Readercon! What @swingingstorm.bsky.social said, except less tea and more games, robots, & Unlicensed Zones!
schedule.readercon.org/people/e2884...
schedule.readercon.org/people/e2884...
My story “Memeostasis” was in last month’s @lightspeedmagazine.com! I'm a slacker & also underwater with various eldercare & moving adventures so I am only posting about it now.
It's a classic kinda outer-space-shenanigans/literature-of-ideas SF yarn, with a stylistic nod to Terry Bisson. Enjoy!
It's a classic kinda outer-space-shenanigans/literature-of-ideas SF yarn, with a stylistic nod to Terry Bisson. Enjoy!
This week on LIGHTSPEED: "Memeostasis" by Benjamin Rosenbaum www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/meme...
Memeostasis - Lightspeed Magazine
“They farm starlight.” “Bullshit.” “Okay, they’re going to farm starlight. For now they’re running fusion rigs. But that’s not their long-term plan.” “No one in the sunforsaken Oort has a long-term...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com
July 8, 2026 at 9:23 PM
My story “Memeostasis” was in last month’s @lightspeedmagazine.com! I'm a slacker & also underwater with various eldercare & moving adventures so I am only posting about it now.
It's a classic kinda outer-space-shenanigans/literature-of-ideas SF yarn, with a stylistic nod to Terry Bisson. Enjoy!
It's a classic kinda outer-space-shenanigans/literature-of-ideas SF yarn, with a stylistic nod to Terry Bisson. Enjoy!
Reposted by Benjamin Rosenbaum
This week on LIGHTSPEED: "Memeostasis" by Benjamin Rosenbaum www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/meme...
Memeostasis - Lightspeed Magazine
“They farm starlight.” “Bullshit.” “Okay, they’re going to farm starlight. For now they’re running fusion rigs. But that’s not their long-term plan.” “No one in the sunforsaken Oort has a long-term...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com
June 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM
This week on LIGHTSPEED: "Memeostasis" by Benjamin Rosenbaum www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/meme...
This story is fantastic!
So @josie.zone and I wrote a story about exactly this (not Star Trek, but aliens converting to Judaism) for the anthology Jewish Futures a few years back, and you can read it here:
si.arrr.net/Ascent.html
si.arrr.net/Ascent.html
June 24, 2026 at 3:43 PM
This story is fantastic!
I'm not a professor, but this strikes me as amazing pedagogy, a fascinating experiment... and also just a great story (I particularly like the third-act twist).
Last term I tried an experiment: I walked into my Tech and Design Ethics class, admitted that I had *no idea* what to do about ChatGPT - so I would let them figure it out.
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
June 12, 2026 at 8:11 PM
I'm not a professor, but this strikes me as amazing pedagogy, a fascinating experiment... and also just a great story (I particularly like the third-act twist).
Reposted by Benjamin Rosenbaum
Last term I tried an experiment: I walked into my Tech and Design Ethics class, admitted that I had *no idea* what to do about ChatGPT - so I would let them figure it out.
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
January 22, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Last term I tried an experiment: I walked into my Tech and Design Ethics class, admitted that I had *no idea* what to do about ChatGPT - so I would let them figure it out.
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
Gruesome factory-farming bill, chilling federal overreach, macabre power grab by venal corporations. Stop this bill.
benthams.substack.com/p/the-most-i...
benthams.substack.com/p/the-most-i...
The Most Important Decision For Animals in American History
The factory farms are trying to keep pigs in cages so they don't have to feed them as much. It's up to us to stop them.
benthams.substack.com
June 10, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Gruesome factory-farming bill, chilling federal overreach, macabre power grab by venal corporations. Stop this bill.
benthams.substack.com/p/the-most-i...
benthams.substack.com/p/the-most-i...
Not every speech at the Nebulas quotes current academic philosophy, but I figure they knew what they were getting when they drafted me. (@add-hawk.bsky.social I hope I didn't misrepresent your arguments.)
youtu.be/nmAxXj7-xxA?...
youtu.be/nmAxXj7-xxA?...
The 61st Annual Nebula Awards Ceremony
YouTube video by SFWA Youtube
youtu.be
June 7, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Not every speech at the Nebulas quotes current academic philosophy, but I figure they knew what they were getting when they drafted me. (@add-hawk.bsky.social I hope I didn't misrepresent your arguments.)
youtu.be/nmAxXj7-xxA?...
youtu.be/nmAxXj7-xxA?...
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Hey Humans! We're back with another episode of MRAH. This episode, @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social and @benjaminrosenbaum.com are joined by V.V Ganeshananthan to discuss her novel "Brotherless Night" as well as her life and other stories.
youtu.be/7A45e2Pv4QQ
youtu.be/7A45e2Pv4QQ
Ep. 75 "Fireside Chat with V.V. Ganeshananthan"
YouTube video by Mohanraj and Rosenbaum Are Humans
youtu.be
June 1, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Hey Humans! We're back with another episode of MRAH. This episode, @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social and @benjaminrosenbaum.com are joined by V.V Ganeshananthan to discuss her novel "Brotherless Night" as well as her life and other stories.
youtu.be/7A45e2Pv4QQ
youtu.be/7A45e2Pv4QQ
in which @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social & I drop another episode of our podcast!
We recorded this back in July, reeling from all the chaos, and talking about how it affects our writing. Chaos has not abated. The grappling with it still feels topical.
We recorded this back in July, reeling from all the chaos, and talking about how it affects our writing. Chaos has not abated. The grappling with it still feels topical.
Hey Humans, welcome back to another episode of the MRAH podcast! In this episode, @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social and @benjaminrosenbaum.com discuss being a writer in chaos. From the chaos of the mind to chaos in the world.
You can watch it here or wherever you get your podcasts: youtu.be/hY6Zk8sAOwc
You can watch it here or wherever you get your podcasts: youtu.be/hY6Zk8sAOwc
Ep. 74 "Writing in a Time of Turmoil"
YouTube video by Mohanraj and Rosenbaum Are Humans
youtu.be
May 5, 2026 at 8:40 PM
in which @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social & I drop another episode of our podcast!
We recorded this back in July, reeling from all the chaos, and talking about how it affects our writing. Chaos has not abated. The grappling with it still feels topical.
We recorded this back in July, reeling from all the chaos, and talking about how it affects our writing. Chaos has not abated. The grappling with it still feels topical.
May 30 – June 3, 2026
Oak Park IL (near Chicago)
Come write & critique fiction with us!
Oak Park IL (near Chicago)
Come write & critique fiction with us!
The SLF is excited to announce that we will be extending the deadline of our Writing SFF Workshop until April 22nd! This is your LAST CHANCE to join @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social and @benjaminrosenbaum.com for a week of writing, eating, chatting, and making new friends.
April 9, 2026 at 6:07 PM
May 30 – June 3, 2026
Oak Park IL (near Chicago)
Come write & critique fiction with us!
Oak Park IL (near Chicago)
Come write & critique fiction with us!
About the anxiety of influence, the glee of influence & even, the anxiety of *lack* of influence... & everything else that entered our lovely & distractible little heads, of course.
speculativeliterature.org/ep-73-show-n...
with @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social & @speclit.bsky.social
speculativeliterature.org/ep-73-show-n...
with @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social & @speclit.bsky.social
April 5, 2026 at 12:23 PM
About the anxiety of influence, the glee of influence & even, the anxiety of *lack* of influence... & everything else that entered our lovely & distractible little heads, of course.
speculativeliterature.org/ep-73-show-n...
with @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social & @speclit.bsky.social
speculativeliterature.org/ep-73-show-n...
with @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social & @speclit.bsky.social
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From Butler to Borges, Le Guin to Asimov—writers who have moved speculative fiction forward know that defying convention can be necessary. For the next generation of writers ready to use defiance as inspiration, Saturday's class with @benjaminrosenbaum.com is a must. Info here: bit.ly/4scjlid.
March 26, 2026 at 2:20 PM
From Butler to Borges, Le Guin to Asimov—writers who have moved speculative fiction forward know that defying convention can be necessary. For the next generation of writers ready to use defiance as inspiration, Saturday's class with @benjaminrosenbaum.com is a must. Info here: bit.ly/4scjlid.
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There are a lot of rules (some written, some not) for writing. But do you always have to follow them? What could be possible when you explore defiance as inspiration and subversion as structure? Explore in a virtual class by @benjaminrosenbaum.com on March 29. Register here: bit.ly/4scjlid
March 23, 2026 at 6:32 PM
There are a lot of rules (some written, some not) for writing. But do you always have to follow them? What could be possible when you explore defiance as inspiration and subversion as structure? Explore in a virtual class by @benjaminrosenbaum.com on March 29. Register here: bit.ly/4scjlid
Since I’ve wandered onto social media, here are some things I should be promoting:
1) There’s still time to sign up for the 1-week in-person writing workshop with @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social & me near Chicago, May 30-June 3 (right before the Nebulas Conference, so we can all roll there together)
1) There’s still time to sign up for the 1-week in-person writing workshop with @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social & me near Chicago, May 30-June 3 (right before the Nebulas Conference, so we can all roll there together)
March 22, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Since I’ve wandered onto social media, here are some things I should be promoting:
1) There’s still time to sign up for the 1-week in-person writing workshop with @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social & me near Chicago, May 30-June 3 (right before the Nebulas Conference, so we can all roll there together)
1) There’s still time to sign up for the 1-week in-person writing workshop with @maryannemohanraj.bsky.social & me near Chicago, May 30-June 3 (right before the Nebulas Conference, so we can all roll there together)
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What's the price of authenticity? Sometimes it requires breaking boxes. Learn how to break the rules with the best of them in our upcoming class with the one-and-only @benjaminrosenbaum.com. Details and registration for the March 29 class here: bit.ly/4scjlid
March 19, 2026 at 7:12 PM
What's the price of authenticity? Sometimes it requires breaking boxes. Learn how to break the rules with the best of them in our upcoming class with the one-and-only @benjaminrosenbaum.com. Details and registration for the March 29 class here: bit.ly/4scjlid