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
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Martha Wells
@marthawells.com
· Jan 6
PSA: if you get an email out of the blue that is supposedly from me, offering to help you with marketing or other publisher services, or asking for money, it is not me, it is a scammer.
This is a very common scam now, one of the many scams aimed at aspiring and new writers.
This is a very common scam now, one of the many scams aimed at aspiring and new writers.
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Follow along the leaderboards and make YOURSELF our most recent donor or one of our top donors at Hero Initiative's NEW website by making a donation to help comic book creators in medical or financial need. Go NOW: www.heroinitiative.org/donate-to-he...
September 23, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Follow along the leaderboards and make YOURSELF our most recent donor or one of our top donors at Hero Initiative's NEW website by making a donation to help comic book creators in medical or financial need. Go NOW: www.heroinitiative.org/donate-to-he...
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Truly this thread is the best absurdist thriller novel I have read this year
lol my flight got diverted because of a medical emergency and they landed us in reykjavik in the middle of the night and deplaned us and sent us through passport control and then the crew vanished and then british airways sent us links to book an overnight hotel room but for a hotel at heathrow
September 23, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Truly this thread is the best absurdist thriller novel I have read this year
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I hate this guy so profoundly
Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have prohibited future governors from handing over abortion providers, helpers, and patients to red states for criminal prosecution. The bill also barred extraditions involving transgender care.
Newsom vetoes bill that would ban extraditions for abortion and gender-affirming care
California’s pro-repro rights governor rejects a key protection that 18 blue states have enshrined into law.
www.motherjones.com
September 23, 2026 at 6:03 PM
I hate this guy so profoundly
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Today's lecture writing joy, squeezed in between student and staff meetings and induction activities.
I do like having an opportunity to froth about @marthawells.com Murderbot. This lecture series is the most fun I've ever had as an academic.
I do like having an opportunity to froth about @marthawells.com Murderbot. This lecture series is the most fun I've ever had as an academic.
September 23, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Today's lecture writing joy, squeezed in between student and staff meetings and induction activities.
I do like having an opportunity to froth about @marthawells.com Murderbot. This lecture series is the most fun I've ever had as an academic.
I do like having an opportunity to froth about @marthawells.com Murderbot. This lecture series is the most fun I've ever had as an academic.
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"The Red Scholar's Wake" in @nytimes.com's "Space Opera: A Starter Pack"
"(an arranged) marriage between a hacker and Rice Fish, a sentient pirate starship... Some of the best love scenes ever written .. interspersed with mouthwatering descriptions of food"
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/b...
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"(an arranged) marriage between a hacker and Rice Fish, a sentient pirate starship... Some of the best love scenes ever written .. interspersed with mouthwatering descriptions of food"
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/b...
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Space Operas: A Starter Pack (Gift Article)
These epic, star-spanning adventure stories blend interstellar action with political allegory and romantic drama. Here’s where to start.
www.nytimes.com
September 23, 2026 at 3:59 PM
"The Red Scholar's Wake" in @nytimes.com's "Space Opera: A Starter Pack"
"(an arranged) marriage between a hacker and Rice Fish, a sentient pirate starship... Some of the best love scenes ever written .. interspersed with mouthwatering descriptions of food"
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/b...
(1/?)
"(an arranged) marriage between a hacker and Rice Fish, a sentient pirate starship... Some of the best love scenes ever written .. interspersed with mouthwatering descriptions of food"
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/b...
(1/?)
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The ability to directly control symptoms is what first got me excited about the potential impact of the ANS on challenging medical disorders like mine.
In the world of the #autonomic nervous system, medical symptoms turn out to be one of nature's building blocks. Future #medicine may not be complete without this list of ANS-mediated symptoms.
ansyme.substack.com/p/symptoms-a...
#neuroskyence
#neurosky
ansyme.substack.com/p/symptoms-a...
#neuroskyence
#neurosky
Symptoms Are Nothing to Sneeze at
A surprising new “ome” for neuroscience: the “mal-effectome”
ansyme.substack.com
September 23, 2026 at 5:12 PM
The ability to directly control symptoms is what first got me excited about the potential impact of the ANS on challenging medical disorders like mine.
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This month's @motherjones.com cover is astounding. Reposted with alt text:
September 23, 2026 at 3:19 PM
This month's @motherjones.com cover is astounding. Reposted with alt text:
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Citizens showed up to the city council meeting with plans to let city leaders know how they felt about the city’s use of Flock. But Springfield mayor Jeff Schrag moved to prevent public comment on Flock.
Then, arrests happened, @mjgault.bsky.social reports.
Story: www.404media.co/woman-arrest...
Then, arrests happened, @mjgault.bsky.social reports.
Story: www.404media.co/woman-arrest...
September 23, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Citizens showed up to the city council meeting with plans to let city leaders know how they felt about the city’s use of Flock. But Springfield mayor Jeff Schrag moved to prevent public comment on Flock.
Then, arrests happened, @mjgault.bsky.social reports.
Story: www.404media.co/woman-arrest...
Then, arrests happened, @mjgault.bsky.social reports.
Story: www.404media.co/woman-arrest...
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This is a great chance to get some of my favorite sci-fi novels and stories and help the writer out directly at the same time.
I've launched a GoFundMe to help me get my cats to a safer home in Scotland, and you can pay-what-you-want using the GFM system and get 15 of my books as eBooks as a Thank You every Friday as an update!
www.gofundme.com/f/help-autho...
That's almost 700,000 words of fiction, pay what you want!
www.gofundme.com/f/help-autho...
That's almost 700,000 words of fiction, pay what you want!
Donate to Help Author Tobias Buckell and His Cats Move to Scotland, organized by Tobias Buckell
Hi, I'm author Tobias S. Buckell, and these are my two cats, P… Tobias Buckell needs your support for Help Author Tobias Buckell and His Cats Move to Scotland
www.gofundme.com
September 23, 2026 at 3:27 PM
This is a great chance to get some of my favorite sci-fi novels and stories and help the writer out directly at the same time.
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“I feel very powerless. But it’s not a good excuse to not show up.”
New from @gaigedavila.bsky.social: Time is running out for the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, once called a "crowl jewel" of protected spaces in the U.S. Can one last lawsuit slow down the border wall until Congress can act?
New from @gaigedavila.bsky.social: Time is running out for the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, once called a "crowl jewel" of protected spaces in the U.S. Can one last lawsuit slow down the border wall until Congress can act?
Santa Ana's Last Stand
Congress repeatedly shielded the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge from the border wall. Now, construction has begun—and an irrigation district lawsuit may be the only option left to buy time for…
www.texasobserver.org
September 23, 2026 at 3:29 PM
“I feel very powerless. But it’s not a good excuse to not show up.”
New from @gaigedavila.bsky.social: Time is running out for the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, once called a "crowl jewel" of protected spaces in the U.S. Can one last lawsuit slow down the border wall until Congress can act?
New from @gaigedavila.bsky.social: Time is running out for the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, once called a "crowl jewel" of protected spaces in the U.S. Can one last lawsuit slow down the border wall until Congress can act?
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#BelieveInFilm friends, check it out!
Hi--
My wife is selling off her dad's collection of cameras and camera accessories. Her dad kept them in excellent to excellent-to-mint condition.
These are all for a vintage Nikon S2.
If you're interested in buying anything, e-mail me at [email protected]
Thanks!
My wife is selling off her dad's collection of cameras and camera accessories. Her dad kept them in excellent to excellent-to-mint condition.
These are all for a vintage Nikon S2.
If you're interested in buying anything, e-mail me at [email protected]
Thanks!
September 23, 2026 at 3:38 PM
#BelieveInFilm friends, check it out!
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Every article about someone praising some new ai thing is like “and then I never had to think about anything ever again. Just no more brain use! A dream. That my AI agent dreams for me. Bc I do not brain anymore.”
help us 90s rachel leigh cook's problematic anti-drug psa, you're our only hope
September 23, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Every article about someone praising some new ai thing is like “and then I never had to think about anything ever again. Just no more brain use! A dream. That my AI agent dreams for me. Bc I do not brain anymore.”
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ATTENTION, NERDS
ANOTHER DINO-MUMMY HAS BEEN FOUND IN THE HELL CREEK FORMATION
IT IS A T-REX AND THE PALEONTOLOGISTS WORKING ON IT ARE TEASING INDISPUTABLE EVIDENCE OF FEATHERS
THIS IS NOT A DRILL
www.youtube.com/shorts/PQ0dg...
ANOTHER DINO-MUMMY HAS BEEN FOUND IN THE HELL CREEK FORMATION
IT IS A T-REX AND THE PALEONTOLOGISTS WORKING ON IT ARE TEASING INDISPUTABLE EVIDENCE OF FEATHERS
THIS IS NOT A DRILL
www.youtube.com/shorts/PQ0dg...
Rex Jr | A T. Rex Mummy May Reignite the Feather Debate #animals #dinosaur #evolution #fossil
YouTube video by Zeke Darwin
www.youtube.com
September 23, 2026 at 12:53 AM
ATTENTION, NERDS
ANOTHER DINO-MUMMY HAS BEEN FOUND IN THE HELL CREEK FORMATION
IT IS A T-REX AND THE PALEONTOLOGISTS WORKING ON IT ARE TEASING INDISPUTABLE EVIDENCE OF FEATHERS
THIS IS NOT A DRILL
www.youtube.com/shorts/PQ0dg...
ANOTHER DINO-MUMMY HAS BEEN FOUND IN THE HELL CREEK FORMATION
IT IS A T-REX AND THE PALEONTOLOGISTS WORKING ON IT ARE TEASING INDISPUTABLE EVIDENCE OF FEATHERS
THIS IS NOT A DRILL
www.youtube.com/shorts/PQ0dg...
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It really is something for this exemplar of white mediocrity, a weak intellect gifted his sinecure specifically to massage the tender egos of white conservatives, whingeing about authors who are his clear betters, as if any respect or honor they earn could only be the result of an undeserved gift.
Every book he claims is DEI is incredible, especially Marlon James’ new one. No indication Bret read any of these books www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/o...
Opinion | The National Book Awards Are No Longer National (Gift Article)
The National Book Awards longlists are a study in tedious political orthodoxy.
www.nytimes.com
September 22, 2026 at 10:43 PM
It really is something for this exemplar of white mediocrity, a weak intellect gifted his sinecure specifically to massage the tender egos of white conservatives, whingeing about authors who are his clear betters, as if any respect or honor they earn could only be the result of an undeserved gift.
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The croque Monsieur bread pudding I made for my parents dinner tonight — is a winner. Smells heavenly. Savory egg bake with ham, guyere cheese and onions.
September 22, 2026 at 10:32 PM
The croque Monsieur bread pudding I made for my parents dinner tonight — is a winner. Smells heavenly. Savory egg bake with ham, guyere cheese and onions.
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"There’s always a weed to pull and a wooden cross to replace. There’s always a crumbling grave that needs a return to life. There’s always someone who needs to bring the cold drinks for the end of another Saturday at Smelter Cemetery." @randradefranco.bsky.social
texashighways.com/culture/pres...
texashighways.com/culture/pres...
Preserving the Remains of Smelter Cemetery in El Paso
Volunteers are working to restore Smelter Cemetery, the remnants of the city's historic industrial region
texashighways.com
September 22, 2026 at 10:52 PM
"There’s always a weed to pull and a wooden cross to replace. There’s always a crumbling grave that needs a return to life. There’s always someone who needs to bring the cold drinks for the end of another Saturday at Smelter Cemetery." @randradefranco.bsky.social
texashighways.com/culture/pres...
texashighways.com/culture/pres...
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"What if all the Ai is gone tomorrow? How would everyone survive without it?" is sort of like asking "what if herpes suddenly stopped existing?"
August 5, 2026 at 10:07 AM
"What if all the Ai is gone tomorrow? How would everyone survive without it?" is sort of like asking "what if herpes suddenly stopped existing?"
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The dam removals that get the most press tend to be superlative western ones, like the Klamath and Elwha—big rivers, big fish. For @biographic.bsky.social, I wrote about some equally vital, under-the-radar projects now restoring eastern streams, one old mill dam at a time.
#AlewivesAreTheNewSalmon
#AlewivesAreTheNewSalmon
"If eco-social anomie describes a societal forgetting, dam removal achieves the opposite—a collective remembering that cures our amnesia and unshifts our baselines."
A beautiful @bengoldfarb.bsky.social story about the centuries-old dams choking New England's rivers, & the people setting them free
A beautiful @bengoldfarb.bsky.social story about the centuries-old dams choking New England's rivers, & the people setting them free
Death by a Thousand Dams | bioGraphic
Tens of thousands of small barriers hamper fish recovery in the northeastern United States. But while the demolition of big dams out west gets the most attention, a similar revolution is revitalizing ...
biographic.com
September 22, 2026 at 9:04 PM
The dam removals that get the most press tend to be superlative western ones, like the Klamath and Elwha—big rivers, big fish. For @biographic.bsky.social, I wrote about some equally vital, under-the-radar projects now restoring eastern streams, one old mill dam at a time.
#AlewivesAreTheNewSalmon
#AlewivesAreTheNewSalmon
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“The greatest danger facing society isn’t that software will awaken and overthrow its human masters. It is that we will allow the creators of the software to abdicate human responsibility for the systems they choose to build and help them pull up the ladder”
Fuck. Shut up being right
Fuck. Shut up being right
September 22, 2026 at 12:38 AM
“The greatest danger facing society isn’t that software will awaken and overthrow its human masters. It is that we will allow the creators of the software to abdicate human responsibility for the systems they choose to build and help them pull up the ladder”
Fuck. Shut up being right
Fuck. Shut up being right
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In books: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor identify religious extremists, the tech elites, and ethno-fascists as “end time fascists.” What they have in common is that they believe they will be the “chosen ones” in the apocalypse that they are accelerating.
Can We Survive Naomi Klein's Depiction of 'End Times Fascism'?
Klein and co-author Astra Taylor’s new book is too bleak and unfocused for our shameless and sharp-edged political moment.
www.texasobserver.org
September 22, 2026 at 10:00 PM
In books: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor identify religious extremists, the tech elites, and ethno-fascists as “end time fascists.” What they have in common is that they believe they will be the “chosen ones” in the apocalypse that they are accelerating.
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BREAKING: Just north of downtown Austin, students in Pflugerville walked out to protest the ICE shooting of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez. #ICEOUT
September 22, 2026 at 9:42 PM
BREAKING: Just north of downtown Austin, students in Pflugerville walked out to protest the ICE shooting of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez. #ICEOUT
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NEW: OpenAI took 20 million ChatGPT responses and had one of its experts search for chunks of text—specifically chunks of 25 words in a row- that were identical between ChatGPT’s responses and a news article.
They found more than 400,000 of these 25-word overlaps between ChatGPT and our articles.
They found more than 400,000 of these 25-word overlaps between ChatGPT and our articles.
AI exec: We may have pulled off “the largest theft of labor in human history.”
Documents from our lawsuit reveal how tech leaders talk when they think no one is listening.
www.motherjones.com
September 22, 2026 at 9:38 PM
NEW: OpenAI took 20 million ChatGPT responses and had one of its experts search for chunks of text—specifically chunks of 25 words in a row- that were identical between ChatGPT’s responses and a news article.
They found more than 400,000 of these 25-word overlaps between ChatGPT and our articles.
They found more than 400,000 of these 25-word overlaps between ChatGPT and our articles.
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Good news: a federal judge just paused Wilber's deportation.
The government shouldn’t be allowed to shoot you from an unmarked vehicle and then cover it up by deporting you.
Keep speaking out, it's working.
The government shouldn’t be allowed to shoot you from an unmarked vehicle and then cover it up by deporting you.
Keep speaking out, it's working.
September 22, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Good news: a federal judge just paused Wilber's deportation.
The government shouldn’t be allowed to shoot you from an unmarked vehicle and then cover it up by deporting you.
Keep speaking out, it's working.
The government shouldn’t be allowed to shoot you from an unmarked vehicle and then cover it up by deporting you.
Keep speaking out, it's working.
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Amazing. Also--you never know what will make an impact, no matter how small it seems.
September 22, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Amazing. Also--you never know what will make an impact, no matter how small it seems.
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Today, Oversight Dems are hearing from family members and witnesses of Americans killed by ICE—Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Renée Good, Johan Guerrero, and Alex Pretti. We’ll be streaming across platforms at 3:30 PM EST.
September 22, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Today, Oversight Dems are hearing from family members and witnesses of Americans killed by ICE—Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Renée Good, Johan Guerrero, and Alex Pretti. We’ll be streaming across platforms at 3:30 PM EST.