On the blog this week - I looked at Interzone 303 and lots to enjoy www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/1/...

Nice review of Cautionary Pulses: www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/1/...

You’ve Got This*

Going down the rabbit hole of research I found this article about Suicide: medium.com/the-coil/sui...

Night Whispers

Bed Head

Trying to buy an ebook version of The Mean Ones by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne but apparently this is not doable? Why is everything tech getting so much worse??!

ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”

Trump wanting to check people’s social media history before they go to the states? Consider this a message that would get me banned … speaking of going to hell in a hand basket!

Is there not a single way to make Password systems that do not put you in a stupefied rage every two weeks or so?

My twitch recap is even weirder than my Spotify recap this year (Yes, I have Twitch on ALL the time): Shoutout to @duncstar.bsky.social - So many hours while I work! Thanks! static-cdn.jtvnw.net/recap-sharea...

Another go! Hi Tom…

Ja ok! Dembunking some ideas about Iceland - pca.st/episode/81fe...

We’re in. Miss Eddie though!

One magpie

Listening to a podcast (Já ok!) and hearing that Halldór Laxness said that in heaven you probably talk Swedish with a Finnish accent and can’t agree more. He also wrote that Danish came out of the hole in Hell situated in Iceland, so he must be right…? 🇮🇸

Decisions of Change

Morning exercise

Bird in a World #noedit #nofilters

I've just read and thoroughly enjoyed the titles below, courtesy of the excellent @salopress.bsky.social @ashleystokes.bsky.social and @timjmajor.bsky.social, fine writers both, are on great form here.

Was just reminded of the 80s classic HAWK THE SLAYER - they don’t make films like that anymore 😋

Sleep is difficult these days. Just had a work session and it’s not even 5 yet. Not right. Will read now. #insomnia

Hellscape

Omen

Night scene

Autumn Rose

Time to fly home again Miss you already Mr. Norwich

Don’t Look Up: Writing Cosmic Horror - come join the madness - 15/11/25 - 11:00

Our sapphic Scottish Gothic dark fantasy novel is now out! Follow Norah as she moves to the far north of Scotland to the foreboding Corrain House, where roots twist beneath the foundations and secrets stalk the corridors. Buy it from your retailer of choice: geni.us/needfire

Such a pleasure to see @rainewilson.bsky.social novella being celebrated @britfantasysoc.bsky.social Awards last night! 🥳🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙 "a gorgeous love-letter to Iceland's beauty ... its folklore and environment, all wrapped up in an emotional journey of regret and self-discovery" @bingewriting.bsky.social

Evening in Brighton

Beautiful Brighton

Hello Brighton

Hastings

I tested AI and the outcome was scarier than I expected open.substack.com/pub/eyglo/p/...

wikipedia's data shows that AI is siphoning traffic away from the site, which is a danger to its sustainability. ironically Wikipedia is more important than ever to users who want reliable information instead of slop, and to AI companies that need it for training data www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...

So is it reasonable that if you don't allow browsers/companies to feed you personalised ads you get constant "dating" related ads directed at men who are "lonely"? Tired of technology.