Jetse de Vries

@future_upbeat
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Jetse de Vries has travelled all five continents. He nearly froze to death at Salar de Uyuni, suffered heatstroke in Purnululu, got lost in Ahmednagar, faced elephants in Maamba, and has witnessed ten total solar eclipses. He’s had over sixty short stories published, was part of the Interzone editorial team and edited Shine—an anthology of optimistic SF for Solaris Books. Check out his substack The Divergent Panorama: https://jetse.substack.com .
Substack (where most of my action is):https://jetse.substack.com
Buy my books (directly from me):https://future-upbeat-books.weeblysite.com
Jetse de Vries2d ago
It’s that point in writing where you are not writing much, but where you slowly, yet inevitably get the exact theme of what you’re writing about clear. When you *KNOW* what it’s about. The rest is a matter of packaging.
Jetse de Vries3d ago

If you’re afraid of strange dreams, seemingly intractable processes and unexpected consequences, better skip this:

https://jetse.substack.com/p/the-three-reflectors-of-consensual-b6c

#dreams #subconscious #consciousness #language

Jetse de Vries3d ago

Alright, I have seen the light.

All music has become superseded.

Bow to our new overlords: ANGINE DE POUTRINE:

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/may/08/unmasking-angine-de-poitrine-rock-duo-quebec-khn-klek

#music #madness #thenextbigthing #roadburn

‘We’re not Lady Gaga and Elton John’: unmasking Angine de Poitrine, the year’s buzziest, dottiest band

Their microtonal rock has been a huge viral hit – but are they really 333-year-old aliens inspired by Borneo monkeys? The Quebecois duo tell all

The Guardian
Jetse de VriesMay 4
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Jetse de VriesMay 3

Sometimes, truth mimics fiction. Here’s Barry B Longyear’s “Enemy Mine” happening on the Ukraine frontline:

https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/may/03/youre-not-one-of-us-are-you-how-a-ukrainian-soldier-survived-two-weeks-in-a-russian-dugout

‘You’re not one of us, are you?’: How a Ukrainian soldier survived two weeks in a Russian dugout

When Vadym Lietunov spotted a fortified position after his own had been blown up, he didn’t realise it belonged to the enemy

The Guardian
Jetse de VriesApr 29

he hard rock gods have always been down to earth:

https://jetse.substack.com/p/best-hard-rockheavy-metal-live-albumstop-242

#best #hardrock #heavymetal #live #albums #RUSH

Jetse de VriesApr 27

Will the EU and the UK become friends again? Well, maybe:

https://jetse.substack.com/p/the-last-of-the-bondicants-part-4

#nearfuture #sciencefiction #shortstory #jamesbond #satire

Jetse de VriesApr 23

We’re not in Kansas anymore? No, Dorothy, we still are in KANSAS:

https://jetse.substack.com/p/best-hard-rockheavy-metal-live-albumstop-d47

#best #hardrock #heavymetal #live #albums

Jetse de VriesApr 21

So an appreciation for Thin Lizzy gets 16 x less views than one for Midnight Oil? The ways of the internet are weird. So check out Best HR/HM live albums, part 9:

https://jetse.substack.com/p/best-hard-rockheavy-metal-live-albumstop-b95

#thinlizzy #best #hardrock #heavymetal #live #album

Jetse de VriesApr 17
Kät´n´Toots (she/her)Apr 17

Fanart Friday with #Lovecraft Beer.

So good you'll lose your mind.

And with tentacles.

#KätToon #HPLovecraft #BadPuns #Craftbeer