Neil Willcox, Son of a Beekeeper
@neilwillcox.bsky.social
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Poet, Writer, Jack Of All Trades
https://nightofthehats.blogspot.com/
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It's sadly that time again; a post of other places I can be found on the internet if you're thinking of leaving the site. 1. My blog, Night Of The hats, which I update most days, is on blogspot because I have never moved it /1
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Night of the Hats
Lowering the quality of the internet since 2006
https://nightofthehats.blogspot.com/
about 1 year ago
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Story submission Wednesday
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I read Come Eat At O'Houlihan's Because Of What We Have by Dan Weaver in
@burialmagazine.bsky.social
in which we learn why we should go eat at O'Houlihan's (it's because of what they have)
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I Read Stories: Come Eat At O'Houlihan's Because Of What We Have by Dan Weaver
Come Eat At OâHoulihanâs Because Of What We Have by Dan Weaver in Burial âWe have food like you wouldnât believe. We donât have a men...
https://nightofthehats.blogspot.com/2026/01/i-read-stories-come-eat-at-ohoulihans.html
about 20 hours ago
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J.A. Prentice
about 7 hours ago
A record of population and land usage for tax-collecting purposes will return in Avengers: Domesday
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J.A. Prentice
about 9 hours ago
*Youth Pastor voice* You know who else will return in Doomsday?
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Ken MacLeod
about 10 hours ago
The discovery of a carnyx from the age of Boudicca is the most hopeful omen of the day, like the opposite of when they dug up Richard III.
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Kelsey Atherton
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Thirteen years ago that I discovered 1) the King of Siam offered Abraham Lincoln war elephants, and 2) he refused. Consider, instead: what if he had not
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Space Opera Plots
about 16 hours ago
Mondefo Station's complex docking and service fee arrangements has lead to several ships being impounded, the owners claiming they were deliberately targeted. An inspector sent to audit the situation has been arrested for debt and your ship has been sent to retrieve them.
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I read Come Eat At O'Houlihan's Because Of What We Have by Dan Weaver in
@burialmagazine.bsky.social
in which we learn why we should go eat at O'Houlihan's (it's because of what they have)
nightofthehats.blogspot.com/2026/01/i-re...
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I Read Stories: Come Eat At O'Houlihan's Because Of What We Have by Dan Weaver
Come Eat At OâHoulihanâs Because Of What We Have by Dan Weaver in Burial âWe have food like you wouldnât believe. We donât have a men...
https://nightofthehats.blogspot.com/2026/01/i-read-stories-come-eat-at-ohoulihans.html
about 20 hours ago
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Isabel J. Kim
about 23 hours ago
what u have to understand is that working on my novel, answering dms, and answering emails all cost 1 spell slot but posting? Posting is a cantrip
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Molly McGhee
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James Yeh interviews Ted Chiang for The Believer (2019)
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
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Jana H-S (they/she)
about 2 months ago
"the full text of moby dick will not fit on your body it's like 700 pages long" says the tattoo artist. but she is wrong. I will grow
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Monster Of The Week 304 is Cognition, intelligence is not abstract but entirely rooted in the practical; hence AI must be physical too, by putting a cog on the computer, replies promptly.
2 days ago
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Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk đđ±
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things like this are why indie bookshops are thriving people want this they want it so much (not just sapphic bandits, but yes, that too! I mean personal connection and handwritten notes like this)
#booksky
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Kaleidotrope
1 day ago
The Education of Ms. Eligibility Post, Kaleidotrope edition: All the stories and poems Kaleidotrope published in 2025 (with word counts), if youâre into that whole awards-nominating thing, or just looking for a fun read you might have missed!
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Story submission Tuesday/story rejection Tuesday
1 day ago
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Scott Cave
1 day ago
you are not prepared for what saiga look like
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Victor Von Doomscroll
13 days ago
Remembering that Diana Wynne jones annoyed him by being that one student that paid attention during lectures and didnât let him go home to finish lotr
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Swords & Sorcery Magazine
8 days ago
Issue 167. December 2025, is now live for your reading pleasure with 4 new stories. Enjoy!
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Swords & Sorcery Magazine
https://swordsandsorcerymagazine.com/
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The Public Domain Review
1 day ago
Born
#onthisday
in 1832, the French illustrator Gustave DorĂ©. Pictured is the âThe New Zealanderâ, the last of DorĂ©'s plates for London: A Pilgrimage (1872) in which he depicts a distant traveller from New Zealand sketching the ruins of a future London:
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Tom Abba
1 day ago
just a note, while it's not snowing in Bristol, to remark that while we'll be shouting about this a LOT more on Friday, if you'd like updates and aren't gluued to your social media feeds, then signing up is a good way to go...
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Space Opera Plots
1 day ago
New evidence has proved the innocence of an officer convicted of lethal incompetence in battle and you have been sent to the prison colony of Butterfly VII to release them. However on arrival you find there has been a mass escape, the administrators faking dispatches rather than admit it.
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Pestilence
15 days ago
Hadrianâs Wall meets Montezumaâs Revenge.
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Ancient Romans Guarding Hadrianâs Wall Were Riddled with Worms and Parasites
Romans living in ancient Britain were plagued by intestinal parasites, all of which are spread by fecal contamination
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ancient-romans-guarding-hadrians-wall-were-riddled-with-worms-and-parasites/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TIS_122325&utm_term=riddled%20with%20intestinal%20parasites&_kx=viEOrdlYTKEKLr79jJmT1HWzt1aWrltZszt9ppNfpp6TQtvLyS9lWeGr28xlaIIo.WEer5A
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The Deadlands
16 days ago
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Monster Of The Week 304 is Cognition, intelligence is not abstract but entirely rooted in the practical; hence AI must be physical too, by putting a cog on the computer, replies promptly.
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maddie â othatsraspberry
2 days ago
now that iâve seen lord of the rings, i can truly appreciate all the memes
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Only comically I'm afraid
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I watched Lifepod in which the computer on a spaceship goes wrong and crew and passengers escape in Lifepods.
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I Watch Films: Lifepod
Lifepod (1981) Itâs 2191 and the space liner Arcturus is heading for Callisto. The computer Main Cerebral orders everyone to abandon ...
https://nightofthehats.blogspot.com/2026/01/i-watch-films-lifepod.html
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the idea slumlordâš
2 days ago
What didn't make it into my blurb was how this bonkers (complimentary) book goes from being a horny rewrite of A Princess of Mars to being a horny rewrite of The Wizard of Oz, where the Wizard is super hot but sexually frustrated and tries to kiss the main girl a lot as she pleads and struggles.
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John Chrostek
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THIS WAS IN NOVEMBER. WE ALL AGREED BOND COULDN'T COME BACK FROM THE DEAD UNLESS SOMEONE COULD GO DOWN TO HELL AND RETRIEVE HIM. THEY ALL LOVED THE CANDLER, DOZENS OF PEOPLE LIKED AND SHARED POSTS SAYING
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WOULD BRING BOND HOME AND NOW YOU'RE SAYING THAT WAS ALL FOR NOTHING
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James Bond Writers' Dilemma: If Bond is Dead, How Do You Bring Him Back?
The writers of the franchise are in freakout mode.
https://nofilmschool.com/james-bond-writers-freaking-out
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Chloe Mashiter
3 days ago
Immersive Makers Jam: a day-long free event on Mon 23rd Feb in London Next month I'll be running (with the brilliant Gryph Griffin) an immersive makers jam - a low-pressure space to try things out, learn from others, and meet collaborators! More info/bookings here:
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Sarah E. Bond
18 days ago
The best place to find an ancient labyrinth? Itâs India, not Crete. âA classical 15-circuit labyrinth â the largest such circular maze-like structure discovered in India⊠â has been foundâ dating to ca. the 1st century & revealing the many trade & cultural links w/ Ancient Rome
#GlobalAntiquity
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Rome to Solapur: Indiaâs largest circular labyrinth discovered in Boramani grasslands | Kolhapur News - The Times of India
KOLHAPUR: A classical 15-circuit labyrinth â the largest such circular maze-like structure discovered in India to date â has been found in Boramani gr.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/indias-largest-circular-labyrinth-discovered-in-solapurs-boramani-grasslands/articleshow/126063526.cms
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Grant Howitt
19 days ago
Cheeky GW copyright infringement is a fine medium in which to work - I have done much of it myself - and I believe Erika is making some of the greatest Space Marine pisstakes currently available
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Space Opera Plots
3 days ago
Several covert teams have activated on Sokong station, apparently chasing after a valuable data disc. Overwhelmed by system hacks, fights and mysterious events the station has asked your ship for help. As you approach two courier ships leave.
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Strange Horizons
23 days ago
Strange Horizons will be open to general fiction submissions for 48 hours beginning January 19th, 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC and ending January 21st, 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC. There will be no cap. See our fiction submission guidelines for more information on how to submit:
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I watched Lifepod in which the computer on a spaceship goes wrong and crew and passengers escape in Lifepods.
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I Watch Films: Lifepod
Lifepod (1981) Itâs 2191 and the space liner Arcturus is heading for Callisto. The computer Main Cerebral orders everyone to abandon ...
https://nightofthehats.blogspot.com/2026/01/i-watch-films-lifepod.html
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Only comically I'm afraid
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Clade Mirya
3 days ago
Jamming out
#digitalart
#swordandsorcery
#fantasy
#retrofantasy
#rock
#elricofmelnibone
#elric
#jirelofjoiry
#conanthebarbarian
#conanthecimmerian
#conan
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Recipe day
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Venison Casserole
I'm going to have to check the photos here, sorry I didn't write this up at the time (I was cooking this for my parents who were returning...
https://nightofthehats.blogspot.com/2026/01/venison-casserole.html
4 days ago
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Paul Carmichael
3 days ago
This is a silver print entitled âKing Lear Allotting his Kingdom to His Three Daughtersâ taken by Julia Cameron in 1872. Charles Cameron (her husband) as Lear, and the Liddell sisters, including Alice of âin Wonderlandâ fame who is posing on the right as Cordelia.
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Ink Radio
4 days ago
Made a new playlist
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Cameron Maclean
3 days ago
This silver groat of James III of Scotland (1484-1488) was one of the 1st coins minted in Northern Europe with a realistic portrait in the Renaissance style. This example from the Lord Stewartby Collection is one of the best preserved I've ever seen.
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Story submission Sunday
3 days ago
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Blue sky nice ghost
3 days ago
"Can you pay to watch your friend get mostly naked in a silly way" is probably one of those basic metrics for a free and fair society
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Nik Gunn
18 days ago
New post, in which I talk about the Old English poem âThe Wandererâ and the place of empathy in interpretation.
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The Wanderer
The role of empathy in reading pre-modern literature If youâd prefer, you can listen to this article below The Wanderer was the first piece of Old English literature that really grabbed âŠ
https://nikolasgunn.co.uk/2025/12/19/the-wanderer/
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Dr Kat Day (she/her)
19 days ago
For todayâs
#DecFic
, a story in the form of poetry â something to warm my chilly little editorial heart đ
thefictionphial.wordpress.com/2025/04/12/t...
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Space Opera Plots
4 days ago
For Sunday a review of the 1960 adaption of the Arthur Conan Doyle novel The Lost World.
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I Watch Films: The Lost World (1960)
The Lost World Updated from Arthur Conan Doyleâs 1912 novel to the present day (1960) Professor Challenger returns from the Amazon Ju...
https://nightofthehats.blogspot.com/2023/04/i-watch-films-lost-world-1960.html
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Trollbreath Magazine
20 days ago
Free Fiction Friday is here! This piece explores love , loss, and hope.. and immortality
magazine.trollbreath.com/leygr/
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buy my book
4 days ago
The problem with, say, trying to sell copies of one's book online, isn't limited to the algorithm or the competition. One thing I've noticed is that nobody has any money.
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Recipe day
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Venison Casserole
I'm going to have to check the photos here, sorry I didn't write this up at the time (I was cooking this for my parents who were returning...
https://nightofthehats.blogspot.com/2026/01/venison-casserole.html
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I watched Wolf Man, a film about communicating with loved ones, and turning into a werewolf. Mostly the werewolf thing.
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I Watch Films: Wolf Man
Wolf Man (2025) Blake Lovell grows up in remote rural Oregon, brought up by his father who mostly communicates with his neighbours by...
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