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Ludicrous Care Bear. Bylines at Strange Horizons, The Georgia Review, Daily Science Fiction, and others. Blog: https://williamshawwriter.wordpress.com/
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In which I talk Lester del Rey, Chan Davis, Ira Levin, Sylvia Plath, Rachel Ingalls, Sierra Greer, and... Cliff Richard. Also, tradwives! Find out what they all have in common: strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

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Re-upping my essay about "AI girlfriends" and the roots of this fantasy in American science fiction. Contains The Stepford Wives, Annie Bot, "Helen O'Loy" and some surprising extra texts. Check it out over here: strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

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Re-upping my essay about "AI girlfriends" and the roots of this fantasy in American science fiction. Contains The Stepford Wives, Annie Bot, "Helen O'Loy" and some surprising extra texts. Check it out over here: strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

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I wrote a long essay about the history of AI girlfriends in American science fiction. It contains "Helen O'Loy," The Stepford Wives, Sylvia Plath, and Cliff Richard for some reason. You can read it over here: strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

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My review of Be Gay, Do Crime: Sixteen Stories of Queer Chaos is now live on my blog! Check it out over here: williamshawwriter.wordpress.com/2025/06/03/r...

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This was a great read and incredibly useful for anyone thinking about AI and companionship.

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I'm very proud of this long essay I wrote about AI girlfriends and why they're a very bad idea. Check it out over here!

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For this week’s @strangehorizons.bsky.social issue, it was a pleasure to co-edit this really wonderful essay by Will Shaw: “Neither Girls nor Friends: the Artificial Woman in American Science Fiction” — strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

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In which I talk Lester del Rey, Chan Davis, Ira Levin, Sylvia Plath, Rachel Ingalls, Sierra Greer, and... Cliff Richard. Also, tradwives! Find out what they all have in common: strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

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I'm very proud of this long essay I wrote about AI girlfriends and why they're a very bad idea. Check it out over here!

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Neither Girls Nor Friends: the Artificial Woman in American Science Fiction by William Shaw @williamshaw.bsky.social "Like a lot of people, I found myself snagged on the poetry of one phrase in particular: “AI girlfriends are neither girls nor friends." Read at the link to the issue in our bio!

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I wrote a long essay about the history of AI girlfriends in American science fiction. It contains "Helen O'Loy," The Stepford Wives, Sylvia Plath, and Cliff Richard for some reason. You can read it over here: strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

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