Vinayak Varma

@eyefry
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I've worked in kidlit and in the news media, I've started and run a YA science magazine, launched multiple beer brands, and played harmonica for a series of short-lived blues bands. I'm currently working on a short story collection and a series of new picture books. Art AIs are my sworn enemies. Open for illustration / design commissions after December '22.

#art #fiction #writing #SFF #kidlit #illustration #design #music #monsters #cats

My Arthttps://mixtape.in
Instagramhttps://instagram.com/moralpanicbutton
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/eyefry
Bloghttps://vvarma.com
Vinayak VarmaMay 1, 2023
Micro SF/F by O. WestinApr 26, 2023
"I want," the man said to the art robot, and then described an image in some detail.
"Certainly," said the art robot. A printout came out of its chest.
"Thank y- Hey! What's this?"
"A list of artists who make images of the kind you describe, and who are accepting commissions."
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories
Vinayak VarmaMar 8, 2023
J. Dianne DotsonMar 7, 2023
Want to see something AWESOME? Here’s art by Vinayak Varma for my upcoming robot short story “COPPER” appearing in Issue 295 of INTERZONE Magazine. 🧡🤖🧡Preorder the issue! https://interzone.press/iz-295/ @InterzoneMag
INTERZONE #295

IZ 295 features writing by Seán Padraic Birnie, Rachael Cupp, J. Dianne Dotson, Frank Dumas, Stephanie Lane Gage, Ai Jiang, Jonathan Laidlow, H. Pueyo, Amal Singh, Corey J. White, Aigner Loren Wilson, Gautam Bhatia, Alexander Glass, Kelly Jennings, David Langford, Nick Lowe, Val Nolan, and Aliya Whiteley; and art by Martin Hanford, Dante Luiz, Alex Maniezo, Dave Senecal, Vinayak Varma, and Richard Wagner.

Interzone
Vinayak VarmaFeb 10, 2023
Classical ArtworkFeb 10, 2023

Otto Freundlich, composition (1932)

#abstract https://artvee.com/dl/composition-6/

composition by Otto Freundlich - Artvee

View composition by Otto Freundlich and other Artworks on Artvee

Artvee
Vinayak VarmaJan 24, 2023
Annie ZaidiJan 24, 2023
"extreme wealth is accumulated not by innovating or increasing production, but by taking advantage of rising prices and exploiting labour. In this effort, wealthy people are enabled by lack of regulation and taxation. The result is a bonanza of plunder with no sheriff in town."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/23/system-rigged-inequality-pandemic-despair-super-rich?CMP=share_btn_tw&s=09
Look at how the 1% are doing right now, and tell me the system isn’t rigged

The world’s super-rich have amassed so much wealth since the pandemic that even a Tory minister can see something is amiss, says the Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Guardian
Vinayak VarmaJan 22, 2023

Starting this week, I'm teaching a batch of 120 design students a creative writing course. (Because the ability to communicate with words is the backbone of all successful self-expression.) The course will span three months, and will cover a wide range of mediums, techniques, genres, and more. If you'd like to follow along each week and try some of the exercises I've put together / read the course material, you're welcome to do so here: https://twelveweeks.in

P.S. I love feedback! Write to me!

12 WEEKS

A Creative Writing Dodecathlon

12 WEEKS
Vinayak VarmaDec 31, 2022
Show threadRex SchraderDec 31, 2022
@pluralistic On the subject of Sci-fi author's ability to predict the future:
Vinayak VarmaDec 21, 2022
I chatted with @vimoh at length yesterday about the impact of AIs on art practitioners. The episode goes up on his YouTube channel this evening at 9.30PM (IST). Set your reminders, watch and comment! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6N2DO13Wi8
AI and the future of art - Are artists obsolete?

YouTube
Vinayak VarmaDec 20, 2022
VimohDec 20, 2022
AI and the future of art. https://youtu.be/Q6N2DO13Wi8
AI and the future of art - A chat with Vinayak Varma

YouTube
Vinayak VarmaDec 6, 2022
Blaft PublicationsNov 29, 2022

Kuzhali Manickavel has a column at Strange Horizons where she digs up incredibly dusty old science fiction radio theatre and writes play-by-play commentary. This month it's Wally K Daly's SCREAM trilogy and it's pretty twisted

http://strangehorizons.com/non-fiction/stories-from-the-radio-16/

Stories from the Radio

The new idea is to have the sixth sensors oversee the end of humanity.

Strange Horizons
Vinayak VarmaDec 4, 2022
Akshay | అక్షయ్Dec 3, 2022

Nehru’s “Tryst with Destiny” speech in iambic pentameter. #ChatGPT

Not certain of the meter per se, but gosh that last line. _goosebumps_