NOMINATE FREE PLANET VOL 1 FOR A HUGO AWARD. A geopolitical space opera about the first completely free planet / future history, interpersonal drama & military action / charts, graphs, maps & infographics / a holistic approach to the comics page. Nominations are due March 28. www.lacon.org/hugos/

If ease-of-use matters most, Celestron’s NexYZ looks like the safest bet: their specs say it fits 35–60mm eyepieces (including 1.25"/2" telescope eyepieces), gives 3-axis alignment, and works with most phones/cases. I’d prioritize 3-axis adjustment over brand.

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Such Hugo bait! Look at how SFnal this is!

How about some baby swapping? "The zany antics begin when Pamela Voorhees and Kate McCallister share a hospital room in the new Friday the 13th prequel, We Need To Talk About Kevin."

A good week for a Daredevil novel launch! @alexsegura.com has been doing great work on the crime/superhero border!

Maybe you guys are thinking of Freaky (2020) which features both body swapping and gruesome murder.

It took me way too long, but are you thinking of Freaky Friday? Because Friday 13th is a very different kind of movie.

I am curious if you are aware of Andras Rajnai, the king of Hungarian telefantasy. Made a series of CSO-tastic sci-fi plays. Here's his Aelita. vkvideo.ru/video-223197...

Why has no one reached for Friday 13th ? Body swap comedy between a hard bitten cop and a shy and retiring crime author from the Cotesworlds.

Down these Australian streets a man must go who is not himself Australian ...

Makes sense.

This sounds more like a job for Chuck Tingle if I'm honest.

The back of the busses here in Perth have ads saying the police are looking for people like me too. So far whenever I've been stopped for a random breath test the officers concerned have told me to move along after getting a negative result, so they seem uncertain if they really are looking for me.

someone told them to hire a PC

It's 2026, Paul: haven't you heard of working from home?

You could mention Telefantasy Time Jump!

Perhaps the Western Australia Police Force are just incredibly open-minded about who they recruit? From the UK, I could pop over once every few years and do a week or so.

I mean unless it's for one of those "thinking outside the box" exercises that places like Mi5 and The MoD do occasionally then fine. If they want you pounding the streets of Perth or some such I'd probably steer clear. Unless your big on driving an Ute ?

I have been getting those for months. I am 58. I don’t think I am!

I've been getting those periodically as well. Wasn't sure why they wanted middle-aged techie librarians, even if it's what *everyone* should want to hire, but here we are...

Just had a message on LinkedIn saying that the Western Australia Police Force is 'looking for people like me'. One: that's quite a wide net they're throwing. Tough Aussie: 'yeah, we need authors from the Cotswolds'. Two: I hope they mean for a job.

really enjoying Telefantasy Time Jump @lizbethmyles.bsky.social @paulcornell.bsky.social www.patreon.com/c/Telefantas...

also, I, too am a big fan of "Hammer into Anvil"

I love the lemon tea interpretation of the scene in Arrival you two make @lizbethmyles.bsky.social @paulcornell.bsky.social www.patreon.com/posts/telefa...

Agreed!

Depending on the kind of scope you have, this is a good one. www.highpointscientific.com/celestron-ne...

No firsthand experience, but this article might be a good place to start www.skyatnightmagazine.com/top-astronom...

I’ve got the telescope out the last couple of nights and have enjoyed seeing Jupiter again. Can anyone recommend a good adaptor to use an iPhone camera with a telescope? I’m told it’s possible.

This is an astonishing life. This guy is simultaneously the very worst and most heroic of Britishness... An absurd but true epic

Part of a truly wonderful thread that will appeal to Aubrey and Trek fans in equal measure.

Throughout his career, at sea and on land, he quarrelled lavishly and spectacularly with superiors, subordinates, political opponents, party colleagues, multiple admirals, Napoleon Bonaparte, and the entire body of officers and sailors of the Chilean navy. #LifeGoals (7/53)

About ten days left to nominate, and this deserves to be on your ballot.

I was on BBC Radio this morning talking about 'Who Killed Nessie?' and its British Book Award nomination. If you live in the UK you can listen to the show here (my bit starts about 1 hour 49 mins in): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Thank you @adydayman.bsky.social and BBC Sounds for having me!

My midweek blog leads with the Saucer Country TV option, plus the audio of @rachaelsmith.bsky.social talking about Nessie, and all my other news! www.paulcornell.com/2026/03/sauc...

Congratulations to @paulcornell.bsky.social and @ryankelly.bsky.social scifibulletin.com/2026/03/18/t...

"I will personally fucking eviscerate you, Number Two. I don’t have your education and I don’t know what that means, but I’ll start by ripping your cock off and busk it from there."

Hahaa thank you, Paul! I heard myself say 'hello' and then all I could hear was my nervous blood pumping in my ears...so that's good to know! 😅

Another great episode. Liz is right that even with all the wonderful trappings, in a remake nobody could replace McGoohan… could they?

Of course, on the BBC Sounds app, you can hear @rachaelsmith.bsky.social at 7.50am on BBC Radio Leicester anywhere in the UK!

You can get Radio Leicester on the BBC Sounds app anywhere!

If you’re in the Leicester area, at 7.50am you can hear @rachaelsmith.bsky.social talking about Nessie on BBC Radio Leicester!

Yes!!!!!!!! Can’t wait for this. Nice one @paulcornell.bsky.social 😎

News! ‘Saucer Country’ Optioned by Plot Point 1 – Paul Cornell and Ryan Kelly’s Acclaimed Comics Series Set for Television Adaptation. @paulcornell.bsky.social @ryankelly.bsky.social www.brokenfrontier.com/saucer-count...

The early 2010s were an odd time for Vertigo Comics - DC was in the midst of New 52 rebranding, & so Vertigo also went through a series of shakeups/rebrands. But some really great titles came out of that - and one of my favorites is Saucer Country. So glad it 1) got finished & 2) is expanding to TV

Thanks, everyone, for all your kind reactions and reposts about Saucer Country. It’s much appreciated.