OwenTyme, to bookstodon
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Now is your best chance to find my books, Troll Song and Forgotten Legends, available for 50% off at Smashwords as part of their 2023 End of Year Sale! Find my book and many more at https://www.smashwords.com/shelves/promos/

Troll Song: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1462617

Forgotten Legends: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1477897

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maxrjovbi, to scifi
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Lyanna

During the hourly wake of the city's mourners,
I escaped
to where none of us dared venture,
with the gynandromorphophile's long shadow
over my shoulder,
I escaped
to where no other nectar but yours—the XY-code's,
was harvested by the drones…




@scifi
@poetry
@writing

https://write.as/maxrjovbi/lyanna

maxrjovbi, to scifi
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Freedom

We always found ourselves in Magdalena, a quaint, abandoned town nestled far in the western reaches, Lya and I, as we ventured into the Spree. I didn’t know why. And I had never really thought about it. Until now…




@scifi @poetry @writing

https://write.as/spree#freedom

18+ maxrjovbi, to scifi
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Milky-White Rose

In the neon-lit sprawl of tomorrow, I'll hoist
the milky-white rose
of synthetic essence—its fragrant code will weave
through the data stream, perfuming
the holonight's
Pro-Rata enthymeme
with sweet binary echoes of virtual "Qui Vive."

For Lyanna



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@poetry

Lyanna
Lyanna
Lyanna

maxrjovbi, to scifi
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Spree by Max R. J. Ovbi.

Step into the dystopian future of Spree, a genre-blending novella that throws all the storytelling rules out the window.

@FediFollows



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https://write.as/maxrjovbi/spree

maxrjovbi, to scifi
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For God's Sake

In the decipherment of man's enigma,
my moves defy the algorithms,
embracing his ethereal origin,
a being misplaced
in this three-dimensional prison.

Read more…




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@poetry
@writing

https://write.as/maxrjovbi/for-gods-sake

18+ maxrjovbi, to scifi
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Milky-White Rose

In the neon-lit sprawl of tomorrow, I'll hoist
the milky-white rose
of synthetic essence—its fragrant code will weave
through the data stream, perfuming
the holonight's
Pro-Rata enthymeme
with sweet binary echoes of virtual "Qui Vive."

VERNISSAGE
Holographs by Max R. J. Ovbi

Galería Cubana, New Moscow, UN City.
Sunday 30 December, 2323.
4pm—9pm

Curator: Lyanna Ovbi



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https://write.as/maxrjovbi/milky-white-rose

laren, to random
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I'm a big fan of sci-fi, and a huge (and underappreciated) element thereof is sound design - especially the background noise.

The ship humming. Radio chatter. Etc.

Found a guy on YouTube with a pile of such. It's kinda fantastic, NGL.

https://youtu.be/hxuNPfnMpSM

#scifi #backgroundnoise

maxrjovbi, to scifi
@maxrjovbi@mastodon.social avatar

Milky-White Rose

In the neon-lit sprawl of tomorrow, I'll hoist
the milky-white rose
of synthetic essence—its fragrant code will weave
through the data stream, perfuming
the holonight's
Pro-Rata enthymeme
with sweet binary echoes of virtual "Qui Vive."

VERNISSAGE
Holographs by Max R. J. Ovbi

Galería Cubana, New Moscow, UN City.
Sunday 30 December, 2323.
4pm—9pm

Curator: Lyanna Ovbi




@scifi @poetry

https://write.as/maxrjovbi/milky-white-rose @write_as

michaelshotter, to bookstodon
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RJB_Mallacore, to random
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SFRuminations, to random
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Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?23

L, Ralph Brillhart, 1964; R, Bob Pepper, 1969

Surreal head with sheep

SFRuminations, to random
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Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?17

L, Bruce Pennington, 1973; R, Robert E. Schulz, 1954

Two astronauts stand in front of a rocket, Martian sands, a dome, and a mountain

maxrjovbi, to scifi
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deborahh, to random
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I love a scifi where the rules of physics / mechanics are different, and the author steps up to the task of writing in a new way for it 👍

I'm just starting Azura Ghost by Essa Hansen, first in a series.

I do love discovering via my mastodon feed!

Edit: Ghost, not Ghist 🙄

maxrjovbi, to scifi
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AlinaLeonova, to random
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You can still get a signed copy of with a personal message and a beautiful bookmark, now with 25% discount 🎉

Time is running out though because I'm leaving sometime at the end of next week and will be traveling & unable to send it for the next few months. So, if you wanted it as a gift for yourself or someone, now is the perfect time!
Gumroad: https://alinaleonova.gumroad.com/l/wildflowerselectricbeastswithbookmark
Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1606610582/a-signed-sci-fi-book-with-a-beautiful

A bookmark in the open book. The bookmark is similar to the book cover, showing a dark-skinned woman and a light-skinned man standing back to back. There are wires and electronics visible under the man's skin on his head and neck. Flowers and plants separate them.
A photo of me singing my book for a reader. Only the page and a part of my hand are visible. I’ve written „To Fabia from Alina” and started writing the next line.
Back cover with strange flowers and futuristic buildings on it. Blurb: Two species of humans — one technologically advanced and one living in nature — have coexisted peacefully on their home planet for over a century. But when an ancient treaty is breached, devastation follows. Balika has always felt like an outsider. When tragedy strikes, she is left without a reason to remain with her tribe. Looking for a place where she can belong, she leaves the familiar forest and ventures into the desert to bond with a mythical animal through music. But her forgotten life calls her back when she discovers an unexpected threat to her land. Sammah works long hours as an experience developer and returns to his tiny apartment alone. He suffers from anxiety and spends most of his time in the virtual world. He opens up to a friendship with a colleague, but just when things start to look up, he gets trapped in a strange and dangerous affair. He might either lose himself, or the only person he truly cares about. Struggling to make the right choices, they get pulled into a brewing disaster. Their worlds are about to collide, and their paths are fated to cross. Caught on different sides of the conflict, Balika and Sammah take up the fight in their own ways. If they want to save what they love most, they must risk everything. Will that be enough?

mepurfield, to random
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5 NEW stories up for Patrons!

4 new and one Tenebrous Chronicles.

Check out the details here!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/new-stories-94772243

Not a part of my ?

So easy and affordable to join and be a part of my mission to bring to the world.

maxrjovbi, to writers
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RileyNorman, to random
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Is it on Apple+?
Netflix?
HBOMax?
Amazon?
Disney+?
HULU?
Paramount?

There was a time when I pursued all new . Now I ignore new shows like the plague since there's a better chance than not that it isn't on a service I have.

Not too long ago we would all meet. It might have been Friends, Cheers, Muppets, any shows we'd all talk about for weeks.

Now I have to pay just for access to those services and who can afford them all anyways?

I'm tempted to cancel everything. What's the point...

ianRobinson, to random
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Well, this is just splendid news. The Murderbot books are fab. And not what you think they'd be about from the Murderbot description ☺️

Apple TV+ lands adaption of Martha Wells’ “Murderbot,” with Emmy Award winner Alexander Skarsgård set to star in and executive produce.

https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2023/12/apple-tv-lands-murderbot-with-emmy-award-winner-alexander-skarsgrd-set-to-star-in-and-executive-produce-new-series-from-academy-award-nominees-chris-and-paul-weitz/

karinheim, to random Swedish
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for a clip of episode 13, which drops TOMORROW!

CHAIKA is a where a woman navigates a post-apocalyptic future.⁠
https://y2kpod.com/chaika/⁠

video/mp4

benkramer, to random
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Can anyone point me at a good star system name generation table? Not an online generator that spits out names, but something I can actually roll on?

BabblingGeek, to random
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I’m disappointed in Christopher Paolini. Both books in the Fractalverse series turn into a long slog of misery and character torture. I don’t want to slog through upwards of 1/3rd of the book just being depressed, harmed, and mangled characters.

To Sleep in a Sea of Stars and Fractal Noise have a lot of interesting ideas. But they don’t carry the story. I can’t recommend his work anymore. In fact I actively advise you to avoid it. I don’t know if he’s trying to be dark and gritty, or if he’s just in a deep dark place, but it’s ugly, near saw level torture porn.

Legit_Spaghetti, to random
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omg omg omg omg

STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND WATCH THIS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2Qp5pL3ovA

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