Interesting read:

in fairness, I think the actual Rapture took place in 2016, taking Bowie and other notables, and the rest of us got left here, to deal with all the shit that's happened since.

Looks like thee #Rapture missed us... Again. Hey-ho. Have to go to work tomorrow after all :)

Right, back to work tomorrow, so better beat my head against my keyboard some more. You lot behave, and don't Ascend, or anything, 'kay?

Via @kierongillen.bsky.social. Am very fond of the overstuffed Horniman walrus (used to take Isaac there often, when he was a niblet), and its story is pure joy...

Wow.

Too late, Batman. Once this Tylenol floods the city's water supply, my wiki won't run out of editors ever again

Are we ready? Everything packed, paperwork sorted? youtu.be/pHCdS7O248g?...

Further to yesterday's adventure, giant cub has a nasty burn on his hand, where he tore the hoodie off and dropped it in the bath. He really kept his wits, and I'm very proud of him for not panicking. Don't recommend, though, seeing flames come out of your child, however big they may be

Gorgeous morning, crisp and chill. Did the garden yesterday and am really tempted to take my #tea outside, and just enjoy the quiet :)

Anticipating the #Rapture like

Put the fire on for the first time, and the giant cub catches his hoodie alight. He's fine, the house is still upright, nothing and no-one's been damaged but for fucksake!!

Figured I'd better do the garden before the #Rapture tomorrow 👍

Still more folks mentioned in this week's column (we told you it was a big 'un! 😀) u/KimberPrime_, @guyhaley.bsky.social Phil Bowles, @aptshadow.bsky.social Nate Crowley, @mikebrooks668.bsky.social @danacea.bsky.social @annleckie.com Tamsyn Muir #Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary

Happy September Equinox! Today the dividing line between day and night runs exactly from the North pole to the South pole, and the sun is directly over the equator. This is an actual image of the Earth today, taken from the Himawari-8 satellite.

Anyway, on that note, hoofing this giant cub out the door to work, and I must go back to my edit. Which might even be making some sense :)

Anyone aware of my #brainfog struggle, for the last few years (or anyone who fights this particular demon themselves), knows what a sodding uphill war it is. I've recently taken the additional step of giving up sugar (fructose as well), and the <difference> it's made is absolutely stunning...

A very happy first day of Autumn 🍂 And #tea :)

You know it's been a tense session when... #dungeonsanddragons

This afternoon's #dungeonsanddragons sees a new party realising that we actually need 50' rope or a 10' pole... ...and that we don't have either.

Last skeet, then I'll go and do some work. Following on from YouTube removing my son's channel, he's been systematically putting his fan-edits back up again. This one is from #Gotham (which we've been rewatching, and is still gloriously mad): Breaking the Law www.youtube.com/watch?v=epr9...

Wonderful to see @paulcornell.bsky.social and @rachaelsmith.bsky.social (and a lovely crowd) at Piccadilly yesterday, signing their cozy new graphic novel, Who Killed Nessie? Signed copies available in store! #comics #comicsevents #comicsigning #signedcomics #cozy #bookseller #booksellerlife

My latest #Ghost newsletter talks not one but two brand new anthologies, plus how the local #notmycat got her name, and a bit about Gotham! #warhammer #warhammercommunity #tyranids #eateateatrepeat danacea.ghost.io/new-an/

Am hopefully getting to @mcmcomiccon.bsky.social, as well, just for the Saturday, but more news on this as it comes up. Like old times :)

One-day ticket brought to @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social! Very much looking forward to it. Seems like a VERY long time since I went to the last one!! worldfantasy2025.co.uk/day-attendan...

Off to work, first time ever I've done a late an then an early, back-to-back. No #tea, I'm in the hard stuff. (Also: AI generated fucking .gifs, because of course there are. Fucksake).

Today, from 1pm, on the second floor!

Amidst all the misery, some really great news.

Opportunity here for a writer on a low income to get access to a nine week novel writing course taught by the great @silvanhistorian.bsky.social www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/course/break...

Post a female character you love (too many to choose from, but)

“Fascism is a temper tantrum disguised as an idealogy.” ❤️

My latest #Ghost newsletter, in which I slap myself up the side of the head, and consider the realities of modern online sales and #marketing. A Very Unhappy Cat danacea.ghost.io/a-very-unhap...

Anyway, #tea. Am steadily ploughing my way through a <beast> of a first draft, and it's slowly, slowly, slowly, making sense :)

Via @louiestowell.bsky.social, am getting deluged in these. They come from different email addresses, and are for different books, but the surrounding text is the same. They're clearly AI generated and I can't can't bloody block them, or unsubscribe. The last one came from 'Harper Collinsworth'.

Took me a second :)

Today's random research win: www.wordhippo.com/what-is/the/...

MY GOD, I HAVE A NEW HERO. SHE HAD THEM SO HOOKED AND THEN BAM, SHE ATE THEM, BONES AND ALL.

Join @paulcornell.bsky.social and @rachaelsmith.bsky.social, this Saturday, 1 - 2pm, at Waterstones Piccadilly, on the second floor. They'll be signing their brand new graphic novel, Who Killed Nessie? www.waterstones.com/events/meet-...

Morning #Tea

The BFS would love to connect with more queer authors and create events that celebrate them. At the moment, our location in Queer Lit in Manchester, so please get in touch if you're interested. [email protected] #QueerBooks #LGBTQIA #SFFH

If anyone would like a sensuously queer male romance, with questions of family, identity and breaking free from expectation, then Children of Artifice is on audio, read by the fabulous Joe Jameson. Described as 'highly visual, totally absorbing and truly original'. www.amazon.co.uk/Children-of-...

Lawd save me from Book Marketer 'can help you sell 1000s' emails. This one called itself 'Harper Collinsworth', presumably so you mistake them for the publisher and actually open the message. Some tips: Get my name right Get the name of my book right Don't make grammatical howlers in the text

Today is the 846th anniversary of the death of Hildegard of Bingen: saint, abbess, composer, writer, visionary, but best known of course for once seeing the Gruffalo appearing from the Bride of Christ’s, um...

Well, a woman posted. Better explain to her what she just said

Lovely to see @dougrdnaylor.bsky.social and @whatsfsaid.bsky.social at work last night, a lovely event with a wonderful vibe. Very interesting to hear them talk about the differences between writing a novel (essentially a solo undertaking) and writing a script (where you have outside input)...

“I mean, your society’s broken, so who should we blame? Should we blame the rich, powerful people who caused it? No let’s blame the people with no power & no money & these immigrants who don’t even have the vote, yeah it must be their fucking fault.” —Iain Banks www.theguardian.com/books/2013/j...

'Moon Goddess Chang E with Rabbits' - Kimpodo, 1831. #JapaneseArt #ukiyoe