What a good week.

incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty

Some personal news: I have mistakenly freed another prisoner.

Did some writing today.

Maybe my favourite time of year to be on Bsky/Twitter is when I haven't watched the John Lewis Christmas Ad yet.

I like shared universes and don't have any (in principle) problem with reboots - humans like retelling and extending stories. We're good at it. But this is a good thread about Trek, Wrath of Khan, and how stories are not artefacts but part of an ecosystem.

Big Crunch when?

Now doing a spot more detailing on the spin habitat:

Man, Jimmy Carr too? This is going to be a real blow for all the people who saw him as a staunch ally to the progressive cause.

The thing about Zaphod Beeblebrox is he's one of the more accurate President Trump representations in fiction, but he's fictional so we think he's funny and likeable rather than an absolute danger.

TFW it's the Masque of the Red Death and the beat drops. (hat top to @musicologyduck.bsky.social)

Watching MLP Friendship is Magic with the 6yo and John de Lancie's Discord is so Q My Little Pony might actually be Star Trek canon.

Devastated to see Mamdani plummet to victory with a result that shows his critics were right all along. Now is the time for the left to move towards the centre. It's time to reach across the aisle, to swing your partner, do-si-do and really lay into trans people for no reason.

Not me. I'm different.

This week it’s all about heists on the podcast, as we discuss RUN WITH THE HUNTED 2: CTRL ALT DELETE by @authorizedmusings.bsky.social! Listen here: linktr.ee/fictionfanspod #booksky 💙📚

I saw a preview and honestly, the Paddington musical was pretty weak. It was just a bunch of performers reenacting scenes from my childhood and adult life. All Paddington did was stand at the edge of the stage looking at something on some scales next to a feather?

Did you know we want to war in Iraq due to The Rock movie? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Roc...

hahaha jk jk... unless?

Do ask any Labour MPs or centrist commentators congratulating Mamdani what they can possibly learn from some of his policies. Like these for instance.

My criticisms of The Mummy as a Bisexual Totem are a matter of record. And yet I feel the pull of the salmon being called upstream.

No let's fucking go. You want a free and efficient bus service? Readily available childcare? Cheaper groceries and rent? Welcome comrade. If you want to call that the Radical Left let's stick a Radical Left flag over it and see what happens.

Is it Woke?

"Democrats Deeply Worried About the Repercussions of Victory" could be the defining statement of our generation.

if democrats are serious about winning they need to learn from tonight and convert to islam

Normally you don't get a response like this from New York without actually busting some ghosts.

On behalf of everyone who posted jokes and like, takes about how Trump sucks, I just want to say, "You're welcome America."

Can't believe we lost Dick Chesney and the Abramsverse Star Trek on the same day.

I want to thank every single person replying to this saying they don't think Dick Cheney has gone to heaven.

bsky.app/profile/c-so... the thing that's really noticeable about this is he knows to shut the fuck up

Don't politicise this please, let's just have a respectful moment of reflection for someone who made such a difference to his country.

This is especially the case when you can get such an easy win by paying Pedro Pascal a bazillion dollars to dress up as Santa in the Coke truck and immediately have the entire internet love you and forget every bad thing you've ever done.

Dick Cheney won't see your mean jokes about his death, but Tony Blair will, hopefully.

If you see this just.... give a hug to the people who matter to you, yeah? And try not to dwell on your regrets.

You're shooting angels in the face in heaven now. 😢

*watches Wikipedia click over from is to was in real time* CHENEY DOWN!

I am really quite afraid of its bottom.

You're richer than God. The Christmas advert is, not just for Coke but especially for Coke, a chance to a really big bit of dick swinging to show that with all your money you can get some of the greatest creative talent in the world to ADVERTISE YOUR FIZZY DRINK. What do you get by phoning it in?

My son is on blockers legally from before the ban and we did everything they told us to do and now we are being threatened with social services if we don't allow them to "safely withdraw" medication. They admit that the impact will be "stark" for our kids but they are going to do it anyway.

You might wonder why @mrjalco.bsky.social has never drawn the Fermi from this angle before. It's because as a rule everyone who sees the Fermi from this angle is already dead. chrisfarnell.com/fermis-progr... scarletferret.com/fermis-progr... www.amazon.co.uk/Fermis-Progr...

Went to agree with this, then got lost thinking about how a UK version of In the Heights would be written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, until, once again, my brain completely bluescreened on remembering the Open All Hours legacy sequel got six series. This is why I don't get any work done.

Have landed some fiction writing time this morning. Shall I progress the plot? Or completely rewrite this current scene a third time? Hmmm. *Dumps a whole pot of Tippex over the laptop screen*

Absolutely nailed the assignment.

Don't often talk about the b2b work here but this morning I am really appreciating the company that sent back edits that included changing "high quality" to "consistent quality".

Tillyvision returns on Nov 4 for an eight part deep-dive on the trans allegory of LISA FRANKENSTEIN! it speaks so much to the trans experience, and especially the transmasc experience, in amazing ways just wait'll you see what i have to show you

I really love this Vincent Van Gogh quote: "To do good work one must eat well, be well housed, have one's fling from time to time, smoke one's pipe, and drink one's coffee in peace." No romanticizing the starving artist. Van Gogh said UBI all the way.

Been a long time since I saw a Tag Yourself of this pedigree.

Buying A Thing is like Liking A Post with your money!

Assembled with prototype stand:

I am lucky enough to make a pretty decent living off writing, but a little over a quarter of that income comes from stuff anyone would actually want to read, while 75% comes from b2b stuff written because the client can't sell advert space next to lorem ipsum.