congratulations @somtoihezue.bsky.social and @thomasha.bsky.social! Well deserved.

I genuinely feel sick. A company reached out to me on IG, linking me to an AI version of myself. You can even ask "me" questions. They are also advertising it using an AI photo of me. They told me if I like it, they will give me free access... to my own fucking content that they stole. /1

Buy indie. bookriot.com/queer-books-...

New on my blog: in which the crew of the LEXX increase their body count. In all senses of the phrase. adoctorofmanythings.wpcomstaging.com/2026/05/27/l...

Once, at ComicCon, I saw it being reenacted IRL by three Spider-man cosplayera.

With Chernobyl in the news, it's good to see its denizens getting a bit of exposure...

authors getting paid a living wage

This is a great article. Please share widely, not least so the Grauniad know that this sort of thing is popular.

One of my favourite Whelan paintings. I remember nothing about the book but the cover has haunted me for years.

Wow! Look at that cover!

Cover reveal😍❤️

Serpentor asked himself, “but does it really spark joy?”

You know, like this

I live in a house in London that was built in 1890 and it has no aircon but is currently 5 degrees cooler inside than outside.

Pope Leo is a Tolkien fan, who knew?

Went to ComicCon and made some tiny friends.

Are you a fan yet? Juliet E McKenna's award-winning Green Man series is hugely popular all around the world. The first in the series is The Green Man's Heir. wizardstowerpress.co...

In which the TERFs argue that because Dax has had a male host they are now socialised male and must now be treated as male regardless of the nature of subsequent hosts.

An amazing response already. Build high for happiness!

MAKE IT SO!

Happy World Goth Day

A rat done bit my sister Nell, and Whitey's saying he might someday go to Mars so will people give him all the money right now please.

The shortlisted works for the category of Best Audio Work (Non-Fiction) are: 🎧 Breaking The Glass Slipper 🎧 Fantasy Book Swap 🎧 Uncanny 🎧 The Folklore Podcast @bookdragonauthor.bsky.social @alisonbaker01.bsky.social @folklorepod.bsky.social @dannyrobins.bsky.social

Turns out I have some news! - New collection, BFA shortlisting, events, and an anthology inclusion. I'm having to resist my urge to hide under a rock, but apparently if you don't talk about things nobody finds out about them. Weird, that. emfaulds.com/news/news-ro...

Strap in for Tinker Tailor Soldier Hobbit:

Historians slam ‘marketisation and neglect’ of higher education. Royal Historical Society issues stinging rebuke of English model amid escalating cuts. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...

RIP Michael Keating, though I knew it was coming. I've met, and in most cases worked with, every member of the Blake's 7 main cast, and he was great fun to be around.

My dude, I teach a university course called Globalization and Sustainability, and if the students finish it without developing the sense that what we do in our day-to-day lives resonates with people beyond ourselves, it's their own fault for not coming to class or doing any of the readings.

This is our official campus cat, Teepee. She lives in the Maths Department and has her own Instagram.

The final week of the Twin Peaks Cherry Pie contest gives us one from Shelly Johnson which, of course, has alcohol as its secret ingredient. But does adding Crown Royal Rye Whiskey really make it better? 

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Chuck nails it as always. The respect you get for winning a marathon is because you put in the work, not because you drove 26 miles and said, "where's my medal?" www.tumblr.com/drchucktingl...

Today’s literal #tinyjoys: finished my little kushikatsu shop.

Quote with a fictional band that is not Spinal Tap

I just want a list of links.

I just want to receive and send email.

I don't know if DOCTOR MAGUSE THE GANDLER is the dumbest thing I've ever done or the greatest

Recently I watched "The Middletons", a 1939 promo movie for General Electric, and it struck me that during previous technological shifts, the instigators emphasised that it would bring in more! Better! jobs to replace the lost ones. And the AI companies wonder why there's such a backlash right now.

"As with Moore’s other Morag stories, this one provides a satisfying look at post-collapse soci­ety, focusing not just on recovery and survival, but on an attempt to build a better world than the one that came before and not repeat the mistakes of the past." locusmag.com/review/clark...

An open call for evidence to inform the mental health strategy for *England* was made last week. It close at 11:59pm on 10 July 2026. Individuals can respond. According to its introduction, it's of relevance to autistic people & people with ADHD. Please repost. www.gov.uk/government/c...

Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice and Grogu.

Yes, the health and safety is yikes, but I am nonetheless impressed by the ingenuity.

Academic colleagues, please fill out the UCU workload survey. Even if your own workload is fine, more data helps other colleagues. yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/Workload-...

Watching the 1996 Doctor Who movie at the BFI and I swear it makes less sense every time I watch it. www.kaldorcity.com/features/art...

Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, Matt Smith, Peter Capaldi, Jodie Whittaker and Ncuti Gatwa.

One of those things I couldn't talk about? I can now talk about.