Neil Ottenstein
reader, NASA contractor, Orioles fan
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- In addition I need to call out "The Parsley Girl" by @theodoragoss.bsky.social - the poem in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social podcast 68B. A really fun story about fairy tales and witches. I had not read the original Persinette fairy tale from 1698. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
- Listened to/read "This Story Does Not Exist" by Kylie Lee Baker from @uncannymagazine.bsky.social 68 read by @hollygodarkly.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy Quite an interesting and moving story from the POV of a robot. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/this...
- Finished listening to The Incandescent by @emilytesh.net this evening. It was loads of fun with a good number of surprises and heart felt moments. One of my favorites of 2025. us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
- I recently started reading Dead Hand Rule by @maxgladstone.bsky.social and then suddenly on page 89 Max appears to channel Douglas Adams while talking about coffee shops. I got a good laugh there.
- Just finished listening to another enlightening episode of Eating the Fantastic. A great conversation between @scottedelman.bsky.social and @donsimpson1713.bsky.social
- Proud to be the 41st backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for The Art of Steve Rude 2026 — Inside the Nexus Studio! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
- Just read "Daddy Mention and the Monday Skull" by @andyduncansf.bsky.social from his An Agent of Utopia collection. Actually I read along with Andy performing the first 5 pages at about 02:15:00 of Ep 85 of Eating the Fantastic and then read the rest. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
- I just finished listening to this ultimate "behind the scenes" of a story discussion between @scottedelman.bsky.social and @andyduncansf.bsky.social which features two readings from the story to start off the podcast. “Criswell Predicts!” I'll listen to more discussions between the two of them.
- Almost halfway through @alixeharrow.bsky.social 's The Everlasting. I really should not be surprised how good this is, but it keeps on getting better. us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
- Listened to/read "The Doorkeepers" by @atgreenblatt.bsky.social from @uncannymagazine.bsky.social 68. Another fascinating concept in a great story with intriguing characters. There is a lot in this story and it merits a reread. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
- Hey, and the podcast has the @atgreenblatt.bsky.social story! Looking forward to that.
- Here is your @wiswell.bsky.social Wearing the Lion reminder photos of the day. At the @usbotanicgarden.bsky.social
- Read "To Speak in Silence" by @maryrobinettekowal.com from @uncannymagazine.bsky.social 67 while donating blood today. This was a great choice for this as it brought a big smile to my face throughout. A delightful story. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/to-s...
- Just listened to/read "The Teleporting Disaster Fairy" by @rati.bsky.social from @uncannymagazine.bsky.social 67. Just an amazing almost "perfect" short story. Disasters, unexplained phenomena, perseverance, hope. It could be a beautiful Twilight Zone ep. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
- I just finished listening to @scottedelman.bsky.social talk with @naomikritzer.bsky.social on Eating the Fantastic. I have to say that Scott and Naomi are at the top of their discussion game. This is a definite highlight from this year of the podcast. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
- I just backed The Lost Art of Don Simpson! on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/don...
- Just listened to (and read) @sarahpinsker.bsky.social 's magical new story "The Millay Illusion" read by @hollygodarkly.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social 67. You are immersed in the past of traveling magic shows that fool the audience www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
- Just finished listening to A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett, performed by Andrew Fallaize. This is the second in his Shadow of the Leviathan series started with The Tainted Cup. It is another great fantasy mystery filled with great characters. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735559...
- I bought The Invisible Parade a number of weeks ago, but decided to wait for today to read it. It would have been my mother's 90th birthday today. Thanks Leigh and @johnpicacio.bsky.social A beautiful and meaningful book.
- I decided to listen the story a second time while driving today. There is so much in it that I do think it was better the second time around. A great story. "The Shadow on the Nest" by Alaya Dawn Johnson in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social 66
- Just finished listening to A Philosophy of Thieves by @franwilde.bsky.social I did not plan on finishing it this quickly, but was swept away. It was loads of fun with loads of fascinating characters. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/781353...
