You may have heard about the Anthropic AI piracy settlement, in which (some) authors whose work was downloaded and used without permission or compensation by Anthropic will receive a cash payment in compensation for (some of) their pirated works. You may not know that the list of pirated works includes not only novels but short story anthologies.| David D. Levine
You may have heard about the Anthropic AI piracy settlement, in which (some) authors whose work was downloaded and used without permission or compensation by Anthropic will receive a cash […]| David D. Levine
I’m just back from Poland, where I participated in a science fiction LARP called Eclipse. This was an “international blockbuster LARP,” meaning that it had a fairly large cast (150 […] The post We Have Met the Alien and He Is Us: An Eclipse LARP Report appeared first on David D. Levine.| David D. Levine
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My short story “Rust” has just been published in the September/October 2025 issue of Analog Science Fiction and Fact. This is my first short story sale since 2022 and I’m very […] The post Short story “Rust” published in <em>Analog</em> appeared first on David D. Levine.| David D. Levine
I am writing at the airport on the way home from Philadelphia, where I played in the Miskatonic University North America LARP organized by Chaos League in conjunction with Reverie […] The post Gaudeamus Igitur: A Misktatonic University LARP Report appeared first on David D. Levine.| David D. Levine
Here’s where you can find me at the Seattle Worldcon, August 13-17, 2025! Improbable Research Dramatic Readings Wed 1:30pm-2:30pm, Terrace Suite (4F) The Ig Nobel Prizes—and Improbable Research more generally—celebrate […] The post My Worldcon schedule appeared first on David D. Levine.| David D. Levine
Alas, my agent Paul Lucas just moved to a new agency and decided not to take me with him. Can you recommend your agent, and are they perhaps looking for […] The post Need a new agent appeared first on David D. Levine.| David D. Levine
If you’ve been reading this blog, you will have seen me raving about my Live Action Role Play experiences in Europe in the past few years. Well, suddenly the European […] The post LARP comes to the USA! appeared first on David D. Levine.| David D. Levine
Very pleased to announce that I’ve sold short story “Rust” to Analog! This is the story of a small group of intelligent sign-language-using chimpanzees who have been left to fend […] The post Sale: “Rust” to Analog appeared first on David D. Levine.| David D. Levine
For three days before the Worldcon, I participated in a Papal Election Simulation, held in the beautiful Rockefeller Chapel at the University of Chicago. This was a live-action role playing […]| David D. Levine