And at first I think "Yeah, but a huntsman wouldn't be able to last the whole 100m" but then I remember that neither could I so maybe I shouldn't be so pleased with myself.

When performing household chores, always remember to use a quality control kitten.

I really suck at chapter titles.

I've just had to kill off a supporting character that I really liked, and it's genuinely upsetting. God, we writers are bastards, aren't we?

www.theguardian.com/culture/2026... "Why does it always have to be horror?" Aw, don't worry, I'm sure there'll be another algorithm-curated piece of insta-friendly franchise trash AI slop to numb your fucking brain soon enough.

I mean, if you didn't participate in the sacking of Rome in 410CE can you even call yourself a Goth, really?

“If you’ve ever seen a bird masturbate, you absolutely know what that bird is doing.” www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Story time.

What this story needs is more squigs.

You say that like it's a bad thing.

Written my thousand words for the day but I'm going to keep on because it's the middle of a fight scene and I really want to find out how it ends.

A few elderly SF/F/H heroines for you! 👩‍🚀🧙‍♀️🧟‍♀️ REMNANT POPULATION Elizabeth Moon A SORCERESS COMES TO CALL @tkingfisher.com THE DREAM-QUEST OF VELLITT BOE @kijjohnson.bsky.social BONE HARVEST @jamesbrogden.bsky.social THE LAST VIGILANT @markalatham.bsky.social CITY OF BLADES Robert Jackson Bennett

These? Purely decorative, as far as I can tell.

I'm in Mordor, pretty much where Frodo is, except he's got decent weather. Hobbits don't have to cope with wet socks, lucky buggers.

The fish of this pool are dearly bought, according to Faramir.

Time for another adventure, I think.

Babylon 5 Rewatch:Season 1, Episode 21, "The Quality of Mercy" In which PFC Drake is sentenced to have his mind wiped for kicking Bishop Brennan up the arse.

Babylon 5 Rewatch: Season 1, Episode 16, “Eyes". The inevitable Jeffrey Combs episode. So much scenery chewing between Michael O'Hare and Gregory Martin, it's a miracle there was any set left. Lennier rides a motorcycle but it's okay - as a Minbari he has his own home-grown crash helmet.

Her: I've got us a nice bottle of white wine to have with dinner. Me: White wine! Her: Why are you saying it in that weird voice? Me: What voice, my dove? In unrelated news I may have been rewatching Babylon 5.

Slept in my Wet Leg t-shirt, and... well, never mind.

OpenAI shutters AI video generator Sora in abrupt announcement www.theguardian.com/technology/2... Good. Just. Fucking. Die.

Pour le #MardiConseil, je vous propose un roman de #FolkHorror de @jamesbrogden.bsky.social au scénario classique, mais avec des choix de créatures et de lore intéressants et redoutablement efficace : www.outrelivres.fr/strandling/

Let's make WorldCon truly WORLDCon and bring it back to the southern hemisphere. It hasn't been in Australia since Melbourne in 2010. It was *supposed* to be in Wellington, NZ in 2020. So let's get behind Brisbane for 2028. Brissie is a fantastic city. I'll be there. Will you? www.brisbane28.org

I am (delighted)/(disappointed)* that the Joss Whedon show I once liked has (a new lease of life)/(died again)* *delete as applicable

"Tough day, buddy?" "Just keep the tea comin."

Ooh, go on then.

Folks mentioned this week also include: @ericamarks.bsky.social Ian Green, @jamesbrogden.bsky.social @warlordguymer.bsky.social @dalelucas.bsky.social Graham Thomas Wilcox, @robertrath.bsky.social @grahammcneill.bsky.social @jmswallow.bsky.social Mitchel Scanlon #Warhammer #BlackLibrary #BookSky

Home made kanelbullar. I will not be taking questions at this time.

My two assistants, Luka and Pumpkin, without whom I would literally get so much more done.

Now with alt-text, just to see what happens.

It's publication day for the French translation of 'The Strandling', from the lovely people at Maison Pop. www.editions-maisonpop.com/livres/stran...

Honestly, you spend perfectly good money on a personal trainer and all he does is sit staring out of the window, watching the construction workers over the road. Is a little professionalism too much to ask?

My own heavily annotated teaching copy of Wuthering Heights. It's okay to write in your books - they love the attention.

Ooh, PLR payment. Pizza night it is. Small pizza, few toppings.

Yes. Yes it is. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

WHAT IS IT

"The great grey beast February had eaten Harvey Swick alive. Here he was, buried in the belly of that smothering month, wondering if he would ever find his way out through the cold coils that lay between here and Easter." Barker nails it.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Sorry I'm late for work. The motorway was rammed.

The thing with ambush predators is that they could be hiding literally anywhere and you just. Wouldn't. Know.

Chaos is calling. Paul Finch's Terror Tales of Chaos. Is it essential reading? Find out. #Horror #Books gnofhorror.com/terror-tales... @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social @jchristopherharman.bsky.social @davidmbarnett.bsky.social

This evening we are learning all about stoats and ermines. #winterwatch

Steve has very strong opinions on the subject of closed kitchen windows.

Top Travel Tip: a lot of people forget that an important part of your travel preparations involves spring-cleaning the entire house on the morning of your flight, apparently.

Hounds of Tindalos pre-suppose Puppies of Tindalos.

Well that escalated quickly.

I've just had my soul enriched after discovering the existence of "bogan funk" so now you need to know about it too. TW for the c-word. Probably not SFW but hey, I'm not your boss. youtu.be/7PTvxw4fc9M?...

Just been to see Hamnet and it's a bit bloody good.

Very pleased and flattered to find that my story 'The Gwyll' made it onto Ellen Datlow's list of recommended horror for 2025. A massive thank you to @blackshuckbooks.bsky.social for giving it a home in Something Peculiar 9. ellendatlow.com/2026/01/03/f...