Did a thing today. :)

Domestic anti proton cannon almost ready for deployment (small hardpoint) :)

On May 20th at 7pm I'm going to be "in conversation" with award winning poet and author Dawn Mclachlan at Huntly Writers, Orb's Bookshop. We'll be talking about books, writing, publishing and how to get your book into print. [email protected] to reserve a spot. :)

Caught up with a dear friend in London yesterday. 35 years of friendship in 2 photos. :)

This has been on my to do list for a while. Apparently there is a "treasures" section. Hopefully pop along on Friday. Huge library, wall to wall books, maps and rare manuscripts... www.bl.uk

Got to the edge of Fangorn forest... but they've taken the hobbits to Isengard!

Good progress on the GTI. Engine bay is finished, injection system a-ok, car starts! Now for the insides! Wish me luck... Target summer!

Putting the finishing touches to "Mobilis" now. My talented friend Glenn Frank has provided me with interior diagrams and a ship model... she's almost ready to take to sea!

Get in. Don't ask. We goin'?

No daffodils were harmed in the making of this episode. 😀 "All the Top Gear, still no idea."

Image from Artemis II at 40,000 miles away from Earth. Carl Sagan would have loved this. Hopefully all go for the translunar injection burn late this evening UK time... then Artemis II will be on the way to the moon! 🙂

Just finished watching #strangerthings - Damn, that was good writing. :)

If anyone fancies coming to see me talk at the PicoCon SF conference in London on Saturday 7th (Imperial College London), tickets are available here. :) www.imperialcollegeunion.org/shop/csp/sci...

Grow old? Maybe. Grow up? Never! 😉 34 years between these pics. Still love an 80s VW.

Achievement unlocked. You have no idea how satisfying this was. Peak nerd.

I've been invited to be a guest of honour and give the keynote speech at the PicoCon SF convention in London on the 7th of March! Previous speakers > Terry Pratchett, Iain M. Banks, Robert Holdstock, Peter F. Hamilton and Alistair Reynolds... not in the least bit intimidating!

You can take the boy out of the 80s, but you can never take the 80s out of the boy...

I've walked like an Egyptian, moonwalked, walked on the wild-side, walked this way, walked on sunshine, walked all over you, walked the line, done the walk of life... and since moving to Scotland I've had to walk 500 miles and then walk 500 more. No wonder I'm tired.

No daddy, I didn't bounce on the sofa bed and accidentally tip it over... I mean, where's the evidence?

If my dog was a character in the #LordsofMidnight ;)

Well... howdi doodily doo! From a time when America was still cool, a classic Jeep joins the fleet!

Well, it was a stupid idea back in the early 2000s and it's a stupid idea today. However, this is good news. Now that we aren't going to be forced to use it, we can decide whether it's useful to us or not. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A little drone footage of the snow here. Enjoy! :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFJ_...

Day 8 of snow. After a bit of a thaw, temps dropped and more snow came down. Pretty in the dawn sun though. :)

Morning! 🤣😅🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Moar snowz.

Snow! Scotland. :)

He he...

Right fellow travellers in space and time. Signing off socials for the holidays, see you in the New Year! Have a wonderful Christmas. :)

Achievement unlocked. 🙂 Second draft of Mobilis is complete and ready for proofreaders.

Sad news - #GilGerard, star of the 80s show "Buck Rogers in the 25th century" has died at 82. I did enjoy that show (well, bits of season 1). It was a great premise, but rather camp and silly in execution - and doesn't really hold up well today. www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

Amazing to watch the aurora tonight! Bright green to the naked eye and oscillating in the sky!

A status update on my writing. Stay tuned folks! :) #amwriting #Mobilis #LordsofMidnight #EliteDangerous #Hegira #Shadeward

Happy Christmas!

AwD and snow tyres. Unstoppable. Passed 3 SUVs stuck at the bottom of a hill. :) #audi

Wow. :( www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...

Snow tyres on. Looking forward to seeing how these do if/when the snow arrives.

Dear Internet. I don't want a video about the thing I searched for. I want some well structured text, ideally with clear diagrams.

Pointless but fun things you can do with ChatGPT. "How big is the original USS Enterprise when compared with my house?"

Outstanding in my field. ;)

Incoming...!

Popped out last night to capture the Aurora with my SLR. Was intermittently cloud, so not a bad image considering.

If you notice a glitch in the matrix, let me know.

I need my American friends to provide the counterpart to this sign. :)

Wagar the Moonwriter stands at the Keep of Killen, he thinks again...

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Facts, not fiction. Honesty, not hype. Principle, not polemic.

Elderberry harvest. Haven't done this since I was a kid!

Winter prep continues... tyres!

Writing update!