Kyle Aisteach

@badwriter

Speculative fiction writer, occasional editor, and part-time educator. All opinions my own, unless they're someone else's.

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Kyle Aisteach@badwriter· Apr 27

COVER REVEAL!

Book cover for Longer Worlds: Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Kyle Aisteach, with an image of a 2001-like spacecraft over a barren coastline, with the head of a colossal statue emerging from the water.

Kyle Aisteach@badwriter· Apr 11

Image of a Lowes with clothing hanging under a sign that says "Window Treatment." Caption reads, "I admit, I don't understand these new interior design trends, but these look like lousy window treatments."

Kyle Aisteach@badwriter· Apr 4

An online writers' community periodically does motivational challenges. The last five weeks have been poetry, which prompted me to experiment with erasure. The result was, well... this...

An erasure of NASA's 2026 Budget Request, redacted to read, "President Trump's beating America's unparalleled, innovative, and efficient Science program."
Source: https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/fiscal-year-2026-discretionary-budget-request-nasa-excerpts.pdf

Kyle Aisteach@badwriter· Apr 2

Watching the Artemis launch was a rare treat. But I must admit, my first reaction when I saw the rocket was, "Wait! That's the worm logo! We weren't allowed to use that when I worked for NASA!"

Kyle Aisteach@badwriter· Mar 9

Post your favourite "Lord of the Rings" character. Wrong answers only.

Kyle Aisteach@badwriter· Feb 20

Every time I get this cookie, my brain parses it as "I am gusty" and I picture girl scouts kicking up windstorms.

Girl Scout Cookie that says 'I am gutsy'

Kyle Aisteach@badwriter· Jan 27

Here. I memed it for you so you can get the word out.

Image of the murder of Alex Pretti by ICE and CPB agents. Text reads, "Fascism with better oversight IS STILL FASCISM"

Kyle Aisteach@badwriter· Jan 4

I did not read the article, but I can't help but believe that the only way this headline is true is if he's planning to confess.

Cover of The National Enquirer with a picture of JonBenet Ramsey and the headline, 'TRUMP WILL SOLVE JONBENET MURDER!'

Kyle Aisteach@badwriter· Dec 29

Free stuff at the curb in my neighborhood. Mother nature decided to take that "Keep Frozen" instruction seriously.

Kyle Aisteach@badwriter· Nov 5

For those who don't believe in #foundpoetry or #erasures, the Scantron machine in the adjunct office broke. Someone wrote a warning on the whiteboard. Then it got fixed, and someone replaced the warning with: "Scantron seems to have been fixed." Then it broke again, and people started erasing:

Whiteboard that reads, "can ron have be n"

Kyle Aisteach@badwriter· Aug 7

I'm like, "With all the AI BS on the internet right now, I won't believe it unless I see it with my own eyes. Surely ChatGPT can get something as simple as counting letters right, right?" Nope.

Conversation with ChatGPT in which it claims there is 1 B in "blueberry."

Kyle Aisteach@badwriter· Aug 3

I'm feeling like I need to make her a Krypto costume before @loscon.bsky.social 51. But I don't think they sell dog memberships...

Platinum schnauzer sitting in a shady spot

Kyle Aisteach@badwriter· Jul 31

Because there's been some confusion, here is a pi chart:

Line graph with the values 3,1,4,1,5,9,2,6,5,3,5,8,9,7,9,3,2,3,8,4,6,2,6,4, and 3

Kyle Aisteach@badwriter· Jul 26

Picture of a round tiger with the text, "July 29 is Global Tiger Day"

Kyle Aisteach@badwriter· May 25

Let us not forget the late 1970s, when this creature roamed the halls of the White House.

Amy Carter's pet cat, Misty Malarky Ying Yang, in a dollhouse.

Kyle Aisteach@badwriter· May 15

THEM: Why aren't you getting any writing done? ME: I have no idea. (Plays his 12,000th game of Solitaire.)

Kyle Aisteach@badwriter· May 7

I could provide context, but what would be the fun in that?

Kyle Aisteach@badwriter· May 5

You asked for it...

Kyle Aisteach@badwriter· Apr 15

So, I'm part of an online writers' community that occasionally does motivational challenges. A recent one resulted in me composing a concrete poem and, well, I have no clue where I even *might* publish it, so here it is, world, for free:

A concrete poem in titled "Woke Sci-Fi" in the shape of the starship Enterprise. Full text is too long for an alt field, but please feel free to send me a message requesting a screen-reader compatible .pdf.

Kyle Aisteach@badwriter· Apr 1

Does anyone happen to know what might be causing a schnauzer to turn purple?

Kyle Aisteach@badwriter· Mar 28

Three letter V's, one full of water, one half-full, and one empty. Text below the letters reads, "I want my empty V!!!"

Kyle Aisteach@badwriter· Mar 27

Apropos of nothing, do you ever feel judged by a dog?

Small white dog raising an eyebrow at the camera.

Kyle Aisteach@badwriter· Feb 15

Scored a much-coveted square in Whovian Bingo last night. I got to see Bonnie Langford live on stage in Old Friends at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. If you love Sondheim, the show is great. Bonnie Langford deserves a Tony for her work. It's here until March 9, then transferring to NY.