Belatedly, my weekend book haul.

Just a kindly reminder that the story that should-be-science-fiction-but-soon-won't be, named Cautionary Pulses is available in the new Interzone, written by me and @ashleystokes.bsky.social. shop.interzone.press/b/E76yw?fbcl...

"Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack, a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in." Leonard Cohen, Anthem.

The Oxford Shorter Dictionary comprises two hefty volumes and sometimes just lately I'd just like to hurl it with great force at certain people, screaming, "LOOK UP THE DEFINITIONS OF HUMILITY, EMPATHY AND COMPASSION, YOU F*CKWIT!" Oh my Bob. So much asshattery is afoot.

I've read it and it's brilliant!

Got tea stained mugs? This is what I do to get them sparkling clean again. Thanks to my Aunt Barbara for the tip.

Was just thinking of this delicious moment where Princess Anne refused to be introduced to Trump youtu.be/rmqWq5d5AHQ?...

New fiction on my Substack! A ten minute read for your entertainment and edification turquoisefloyd.substack.com/p/one-day-we...

TIL what Aussies mean when they say they're gonna cut sick. Thanks, Taskmaster Australia!

Fair Wind To A Steel Breeze is my first attempt at SF-noir. Influenced by Blade Runner, Raymond Chandler and Blake's Seven. It's fast-moving and sexy, and I'm proud of it! #sciencefiction #sf #sfthriller #spaceopera #unputdownable #sfcolette #bladerunner #raymondchandler #dystopian #alteredcarbon

I've bought a ticket to the livestream of @thebugle.bsky.social 's 18th Anniversary Show (squee!) but am distressed to discover that it clashes with day 4 of the European Darts Championships on ITV4. No question in my mind what takes precedence but is @zaltzcricket.bsky.social not a fan of darts?

I thought this was an excellent piece. open.substack.com/pub/lindac/p...

I'm already putting together a sequel to Fair Wind To A Steel Breeze. It's early days, only a few preliminary ideas so far, but I'm excited about it!

Thrilled with this dream of a glowing review! If this has whetted your appetite for Fair Wind to a Steel Breeze, you can access it on Amazon via my Linktree, where I have links to my author pages. Shout if you're having trouble finding it. linktr.ee/leoniemsmith...

This weekend's book haul including a signed copy of Clive James' North Face of Soho!

I was going to do a post about the alternate rejected covers I created for Fair Wind to a Steel Breeze on Canva but BS doesn't want me to post more than one image at a time. Gah.

East Cambs bods!

The absolute truth of it all, and we have to keep reminding everyone of it.

In my incessant family history searching for descendants of my 5g grandparents John Richardson and Hannah Grimsey, yesterday I discovered that I'm fifth cousin once removed of the singer Matt Monro. He of Born Free and the From Russia With Love Theme.

Cambs bods!

Have you heard? My new novella is out! #sciencefiction #sfthriller #spaceopera #unputdownable #sfcolette #bladerunner #sfraymondchandler #dystopian #alteredcarbon

We heard the sonic boom at lunchtime! It sounded like an empty wheelie bin being blown down the road in high winds. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Break out the fireworks and champagne: IT'S HERE! Fair Wind To A Steel Breeze is up and available on Amazon! Or I'll sell a reasonably priced PDF or ePub to you direct if you're not into feeding the Amazon beast. Bezos-east. Bezeast. Something. *shrug* amzn.eu/d/h5WDKUh

My novella Fair Wind To A Steel Breeze is nearly here! It's a bit Blade Runner, a bit Raymond Chandler, and a whole lot of sexy. Stay tuned for the linkage tomorrow!

I'm prepping for self publication of my new story Fair Wind To A Steel Breeze on Friday. It'll be available on Amazon in Kindle format, and I'm also selling it as a PDF for those of you who prefer not to deal with Amazon. Message me for details!

It's the cover reveal for Fair Wind To A Steel Breeze, my upcoming SF story! It's a bit longer than the previous ones at over 20000 words so it qualifies as novella length. What's it like? Blade Runner meets Raymond Chandler meets all sorts of dark SF shiz. Release date coming soon!

(I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight by Cutting Crew is one of the best songs of the 80s and I'll fight anyone who says otherwise. That guitar solo! Epic.

A new bit of tomfoolery on my Substack. I know you people like those posts the best! open.substack.com/pub/turquois...

That moment when someone shouts “EPSTEIN FILES!”

Star Trek silliness on my Substack! open.substack.com/pub/turquois...

New post on the Substack! Not long now! turquoisefloyd.substack.com/p/heads-up-t...

Listening to The Four Seasons: third movement of Winter. I’m certain Vivaldi never imagined it with the background accompaniment of a chemical toilet being pumped out, but this is my life right now.

@alicefraser.bsky.social @jackiekashian.bsky.social I imagine someone's already mentioned that it was Ingrid Bergman not Lauren Bacall in Casablanca 😂 also, wanted to mention that Paul Darrow from Blake's 7 said he based his character Avon on Bogart. Have either of you seen Blake's 7? It's superb.

First they came for Nigel Farage and I said “it’s that bloke over there pointing at the sea”.

I think we all thought that Gregg Wallace had already been sacked by Masterchef, didn't we?

"Any cat's death diminishes me, for I am involved in felinekind". Me, misappropriating John Donne.

@robinince.bsky.social just wanted to thank you profusely for writing Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal. I've known for a while I'm neurodivergent but I recognised so much of myself in what you described. Doom bags and all! Thanks again.

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Farage and Truss attended a launch of well known climate denial US group Heartland. This happened earlier on this year. I hope this article will make people aware. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

RAYE is simply in a class all her own #Glasto2025

New Substack post! open.substack.com/pub/turquois...

I just saw a placard from the No Kings protest that said "the only dangerous minority is the mega rich". It's the truth.

This pisses me off. The road past my house was "dressed" today, and this 3 centimetre deep trip hazard is looking to break someone's ankle. I'd rather it wasn't mine but I have previous on falling over for the slightest reason.

BTW, the "occasionally mistaken for an Australian" on my bio? I was once doing a house viewing for our old gaff, and the woman suddenly turned to me and said, "which part of Australia do you come from?" I'd love to be that exotic, but I come from West Suffolk. Born and bred.

I just backed The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Playing Cards on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...

@realmsunknown.bsky.social My Passengers Horror edit: Chris Pratt opens the stasis chamber to wake Jennifer Lawrence up and she turns out to be a psychopath. The end is a shot of Jen holding up Pratt's bloodied severed head by the hair with an evil leer on her face.

Don't let the fighting babies distract you: we do, indeed, have to kill the Bbbill. It will destroy practically everything.

The thing that is so irritating about all this celebration around the tRump Musk breakup is that people keep saying Musk is "not wrong" to hate the Giant Bad Bill. He does hate it because he wants it to be WORSE. To make more people suffer. To destroy more regulation. To remove more safety nets .

It is time to get creative or we will lose millions of people to needless death and misery. We must study the creative tactics used successfully in WWII to share reality with the people of Germany, and which undermined the loyalty of their troops. The opposition needs to get serious. Now.