Sylvia Heike

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Speculative fiction writer from Finland. Stories in Flash Fiction Online, Nature Futures, PodCastle & more. Likes knitting, gardening, and watching birds. SFWA. Codex Writers. She/her. Website: https://sylviaheike.com

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Visited a farm place today and got to cuddle a pony, horse, bunnies, and sheep, including this sweet little lamb!

A view over a Finnish lake.

This summer I've loved having random wildflowers on my window sill. They last surprisingly well. Clustered bellflower, meadowsweet, daisy. Not sure if it's an actual daisy or a lookalike.

Sunday walk. A field of peace, a river of solace.

Watch out for baby birds crossing a road when driving, please.

Oh this is such a sweet, touching story that feels like a HUG. Loved "With the City on Her Shoulders" by @carolscheina.bsky.social in Orion's Belt www.orions-belt.net/archives/wit...

With the City on Her Shoulders — Orion's Beltwww.orions-belt.net If only someone took the time to examine her city a bit closer.

This is such a wild story even though the character barely leaves home. And there's a duck! "Birds Aren't Real" by Rachel Luria in @uncharted_mag_ www.unchartedmag.com/stories/bird...

Birds Aren’t Real - Unchartedwww.unchartedmag.com Evan Little lives in a narrow, blue, two-story townhome. His is Model A, which is the best model. His bathroom is to the left of his closet. Models B and C have their bathrooms on the right. His back ...

Finally visited this cool hare statue during a little summer road trip. I had expected it to be huge, but it's just 1,5 metres tall and that's mostly ears.

Peonies! At the park the other day.

Hello, bee.

Went to check on my favourite park. It was still there.

While mowing the grass today, the window cat (cat who sat on my window sill another day) suddenly ran through the garden, but wouldn't stop for a hello. It must take this shortcut more than I know.

Someone's cat was sitting on my window sill today! I've seen it in the neighbourhood but never this close.

A week left to vote for the British Fantasy Awards. If you have space in your ballot, please consider: "Midsummer Magic," "The Swallow Upon My Summers," or "Soulbirds." 🙂 Thanks! Links below. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Vote for the British Fantasy Awards 2024docs.google.com You can vote for the BFAs if you are any of the following: - A member of the British Fantasy Society - An attendee at FantasyCon 2023 (Birmingham) - A ticket-holder for FantasyCon 2024 (Chester) For ...

Found some baby geese today. There were three families of Canada geese, having a very chill day by the lake. #birds

It's Midsummer! This seems like a good time to share my two flash fiction stories set during it. "Midsummer Magic" in @hexagonmagazine.bsky.social has real Finnish folk magic spells, true love, and lots of flowers. It also inspired the issue's cover. hexagonmagazine.ca/issue-13-sum...

Issue 13 / Summer 2023hexagonmagazine.ca Download Hexagon Issue 13 / Summer 2023 - PDF Hexagon Issue 13 / Summer 2023 - EPUB Contents The Coffee Bar on 72nd Street - by Jade Stewart (2550 words) The Final Whisper - by Jonathan Olfert (2300 w...

Visited a beach today. Lovely scenery although the swans were fake.

Happy Pride Month! Saw this double rainbow just yesterday.

Someone's cat was sitting on my window sill today! I've seen it in the neighbourhood but never this close.

This is such a beautiful but grim tale that will stay with you. "Everything in the Garden is Lovely" by @hannahyangwrites.bsky.social in @apexmag apex-magazine.com/short-fictio... #amreading

Everything in the Garden is Lovely - Apex Magazineapex-magazine.com Now that I’ve failed as a woman, my punishment is to become a garden.

Last chance. :) Fill in *any* favourite story from last year and give it a vote. P.S. My story, "Quantum Love" is a prefilled option under Best Short Story so that's cool too, thanks Locus!

April 15 is your deadline for Locus Awards voting! Go tell us your favorites of the year at the Poll & Survey at... poll.voting.locusmag... #sff #books

Trying to get my writing momentum going again. Just me, a keyboard, and a squishy human brain.

The birds are migrating back. I've seen a few gulls, ducks, and swans from the distance, and today a sweet little robin in the garden. :)

I’m excited to announce the first foreign translation of my short fiction. 😊 “The Bones and Their Girl” has been translated into German and appears as "Die Knochen und ihr Mädchen" on Phantastikon in text & audio. phantastikon.de/die-knochen-...

This is such a gorgeous story & at the very least you should give it a read. Time travel, a love story, and nostalgia all in one.

Hi there! ICYMI I’m a Nebula finalist. I’d be honored if SFWA members voted for my story. Likewise, if you’re voting for the Locus Award, World Fantasy, or Auroras. Here’s the link if you haven’t read it yet: fantasy-magazine.com/fm/fiction/o...

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What I love about the Locus Awards is that *anyone* can vote for *anything*. No membership or similar required and you can fill in your favourites. And if so inclined, kindly note that my "Quantum Love" is a prefilled option under Best Short Story. Thanks!

Hey fellow book lovers! 📚 Spread some joy and support your favorite authors by casting your votes in the Locus Awards! Every vote counts in recognizing the magic of imagination! ✨ #SFF #books poll.voting.locusmag...#SFF #books poll.voting.locusmag...

Loved this story by Kiran Kaur Saini @kirsphere.bsky.social in Master's Review "Pigeons in Every Universe" Such a gentle, touching tale. mastersreview.com/new-voices-p... (CW: a child with illness)

My SF flash "Quantum Love" is on the BSFA Awards longlist.😊 Thank you, dear readers! www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...

Vote for the BSFA Awardswww.bsfa.co.uk

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20 years ago we were suing teenagers for millions of dollars because they were torrenting a single Metallica album and now billionaires are demanding the free right to every work in history, so that they can re-sell it. The law only ever serves capital.

‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says

‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI sayswww.theguardian.com Pressure grows on artificial intelligence firms over the content used to train their productsBusiness live – latest updatesThe developer OpenAI has said it would be impossible to create tools like its groundbreaking chatbot ChatGPT without access to copyrighted material, as pressure grows on artificial intelligence firms over the content used to train their products.Chatbots such as ChatGPT and image generators like Stable Diffusion are “trained” on a vast trove of data taken from the internet, with much of it covered by copyright – a legal protection against someone’s work being used without permission. Continue reading...

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The september issue of the Flash Fiction Magazine really made my evening yesterday - especially the short story: Grandma's sex robot written by William Hawkins I also liked Quantum love by @sylviaheike.bsky.social www.rezensionsnerdista.de/2024/01/05/h...