I quoted this and wrote "great thread" and it sounded patronising, so I tried "fascinating thread" and it wasn't much better, and then I tried basically restating what Jon said, which is pointless, but now I've written enough here that it feels so genuine and messy that I can just say 'great thread'

every so often Zelensky gets a chance to go back to to being a funny guy on tv and it's like his eyes light up and he loses 5 years of age look at his face man is SO HAPPY to just be crushing a punchline

INCOMING EMERGENCY PODCASTS

USA right now...

"I will make a statement on my future in public life at 2pm"

Oh, he said with *intent*.

Woop! Woop! I'll be appearing on the panel at @tbrcon.bsky.social on 28/07/2026: "What's the difference between magic & superpowers?" alongside @mytholder.bsky.social @emmaladams12.bsky.social @joaosilvawrites.bsky.social @christopherpaolini.bsky.social & Andrew D Meredith. Very excited 🤩

Excellent thread.

Running a game? Easy. Answering questions in an interview? Fun! Answering questions at a con in front of hundreds of people? Honestly, fine. Trying to record a quick piece direct to camera with no-one else there? Hideous. Unthinkable. Ok, let's go for take 24...

Warpcon white wolf triway, thou art avenged

HOME SICK unboxing goes wrong 🫣 @solarisbooks.bsky.social

Heirbnb.

Crowdfunging <edit> Crowdfuning <edit> Crowfunding <sod it, stet> #typoesOfTheDay

She’s here! Today is the start of this Couch to 5k for reading I’ve put together! Come and join us :-D open.substack.com/pub/naomiald...

Dude I saw you autosave before walking up to me whats up man we cool

And done. Apart from all the editing, and fixing, and cutting, and, and, and, and, and so much more. But for now, through hell and high water and higher deadlines, done.

Ireland right now #speirgorm

Have just put the most egregious Chekov's Gun ever into this book. A literal crossbow above a fireplace that gets used in the final chapter.

Sale time! HOW TO BECOME THE DARK LORD AND DIE TRYING is $1.99 on Kindle. It's the simple story of a girl stuck in a time loop trying to save the kingdom for a thousand years, who pursues her not-at-all unhinged dream of becoming Dark Lord instead! www.amazon.com/Become-Dark-...

The Curwen Connection A review of The Borellus Connection, the heroin-injected campaign for The Fall of DELTA GREEN published by Pelgrane Press. rlyehreviews.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-... #reviewsfromrlyeh #rpgreview #rpgreviews #rpg #DeltaGreen #TrailofCthulhu #Lovecraft #Conspiracy #horror

For Top Ten Tuesday, I list my most anticipated fantasy and sci-fi books coming out in the second half of 2026, including epic reads by @robertjbennett.bsky.social @mytholder.bsky.social @anthonyryan.bsky.social @jrobinsonauthor.bsky.social (part 1 of 2) unseenlibrary.com/2026/07/01/t...

Oh, this might be a useful term.

hot ones but it's me interviewing a succession of uncles from rural ireland while handing them increasingly outrageous receipts for pints of guinness i've bought in central dublin

Me: In this book there's loads of awesome shapeshifting magic and the wizards can turn into birds and stuff. Me, several months later: Ok, yet again I must solve the clothes issue.

Between this and HOLLOWS, next year is very much the era of 'overly elaborate stuff on my table'.

I must remember that “standalone fantasy” does not equal “cramming three books’ worth of plot and workbuidling into one book”

Accidentally started reading M John Harrison's WISH I WAS HERE again and it's so good

Edmund 🤝 some Pevensie kobold Undone by a gelatinous cube

I feel like she, specifically, should know better

An author once told me “before doing a panel, put a twenty in your pocket. If that’s enough to buy a beer for everyone who showed up, go do that instead.” (Adjust for inflation as necessary.)

We've started putting out regular updates and previews and other bits over on backer kit, so if you're interested in the game, please do follow. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/p...

she’s a 10 but Excel thinks she’s October

You couldn't make Blazing Saddles today. It's already 4PM and you haven't even started.

IN THE CELESTIAL WRITER'S ROOM Writer 1: We need a twist ending to this stupid Trump character Writer 2: Well, we've been foreshadowing health stuff for ages. Writer 1: And everyone's expecting that. But we need something big and cinematic. Writer 3, leaning forward: Ok, this may sound stupid, but

Did you know I make webcomics? And write fiction? And have a website just for those things in particular? Full of free stories to read? And Conan is there? stories.portablecity.net

It is time for Yet Another Completely Unprofessional Unboxing, as I take a rambling dive into @wyrdscience.bsky.social, a fantastic magazine covering the weird and wonderful corners of tabletop gaming. And, as is tradition, vanish into several avoidable tangents along the way.😅 youtu.be/e8Du6b70iYM

Go to bed; tired is stupid.

I was lucky enough to win an advance copy of @mytholder.bsky.social’s upcoming book The Dungeon Book, and look at the gorgeous prose in it

I am so excited to finally announce INK RIBBON, a survival horror #ttrpg inspired by video games like Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and Alan Wake. I've been working on this for YEARS and I'm so happy to finally be able to talk about it! Shamble over to learn more: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/o...

Currently Reading: #TheDungeonBook by @mytholder.bsky.social. Will be published 11th August by @littlebrown.bsky.social & @orbitbooks.bsky.social - thank you to them & @netgalley.bsky.social for the ARC. #BookSky 📚💙 #books 🪐📚

Apple TV doesn’t do marketing? Do the whispers of a blind prophet in the Kabul market not count? The petroglyphs depicting the Morning Show found in the Forbidden Tomb in Giza? I personally learnt about See from a statue in Rome that spoke in the voice of a long-dead child.

Edel: You should listen to this podcast episode. Me: I will at some point. *weeks pass* Edel: Have you listened to that episode? It really reminded me of you, and I think it might help. Me: I’ll get around to it soon I swear. *weeks pass* Edel: Did you - Me: I’ll get to it… *weeks pass* Me: 🤯

Or, more cynically.

This writeup includes the tagline "The Wire Meets The Shire" and goddamn I wish I thought of that. www.wargamer.com/merryshire-d...