Today's FM26 nonsense: Sam Szmodics got injured in the build up to my goal, so I subbed him before Blackburn kicked off again. However, rather than being taken off, Sam is now in his tracksuit and sitting on an invisible bench in the middle of the pitch while Conor Chaplin has come on in his place.

waaaaah i was too slow on getting Dead Silence and it sold out in like 0.00005 seconds. I just wanted the Space Wolves waaaaaaah. Anyone just getting it for the Tau who wants to go splitsies?

I made a “how do you do, fellow kids?” joke to someone in their mid 20s who, it turns out, was too young to have heard of that meme. So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”

congrats to everyone for thinking this through before signing very big contracts to put it on every student’s device at the school or university you run

The world would be immensely better if more religions and their believers had even a tenth of the dedication the Sikhs do to doing good for people with no gatekeeping or expectations of anything other than "you are a fellow human in need and we can help you"

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The full, not beta, release of Football Manager 26 and they can't even get changed kits right. This, in case you can't tell, is Portsmouth vs Ipswich at Fratton Park.

Decided to watch In The Lost Lands. So far it looks absolutely gorgeous and is absolute nonsense.

Might want to adjust some moderation settings, fyi

succubus - female demon that seduces men incubus - male demon that seduces women vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party

AT LAST I CAN SHOW YOU! Here is the US cover for MORTEDANT'S PERIL! And ain't it a cracker?

as much as I love them one thing I always disliked about the Redwall books was the designation of certain species as constitutionally evil. I think rats and weasels should be friends with mice and shrews

oh yeah, finished "The Black Coast" by @mikebrooks668.bsky.social . It was a certified banger with an interesting take on cultural taboos and culture shock.

Not in Brighton for World FantasyCon this Thursday, so back to the #Warhammer40k campaign as my Alpha Legion took on Alf’s Rat Legion (aka Chaos Space Marines with rat heads). My Chaos Lord excelled by hitting an enemy Land Raider so hard it exploded and killed three of his own bodyguard!

Annnd my Patreon just went live. Join for updates on my various projects as well as varying degrees of shenanigans www.patreon.com/posts/turn-o...

New blogpost! A brief reflection on World Fantasycon, an anthology update, and details of two events where you can see me later this month! www.mikebrooks.co.uk/2025/11/worl...

Oh yes? #ai #pirated #books #openai 👀⚖️📚💻

Remembered to watch some more Willow (episode 5, ‘Wildwood’) and it is SO camp and SO stupid and SO glorious but also has those moments of pathos like Kit’s little throat bob when Alora talks about feeling sorry for Jade, and then Alora just whips The Wand out of her sleeve and we’re back to silly.

Kind of funny that basically if people just write for themselves, AI will completely fall apart

It’s giving “cat fud.”

Did you know that my Warhammer 40,000 novel Renegades: Harrowmaster (read by Theo Solomon aka Wyll in Baldur's Gate 3) is currently on sale for Audiobook on Amazon UK? I don't know how long for! Isn't this exciting? www.amazon.co.uk/Renegades-Ha...

I lost the framed original of this while I was going through St Pancras on Sunday Nov 2nd around 3pm. Would love if it had been found by anyone?

(Paid Work) I'm looking for artists that: 1) Are open for a commission this month 2) Work traditionally 3) Specialize in portraits and likeness Drop me your portfolio here if that's you! 🩷

Nottingham peeps: I'll be at Waterstones on the 28th November with @franwritesstuff.bsky.social and @mikebrooks668.bsky.social, talking all things SFF and, of course, The Last Vigilant. Tickets available now. www.waterstones.com/events/franc...

Hey, UK FRIENDS, looks like GODS OF THE WYRDWOOD, is only 99p on Kindle and probably KOBO too so if DEEPLY WEIRD slowburn forest adventures are your thing jump on that. www.amazon.co.uk/Gods-Wyrdwoo...

I am deceased bsky.app/profile/jami...

❄️Hilda and Twig: Wake the Ice Man by @thatlukeperson.bsky.social is out in the US today!❄️ Coming to UK readers this Thursday! Find your copy here! www.amazon.com/Hilda-Twig-W...

Home from @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social. An excellent four days of geekery, panels, a large amount of fried food, bar chats, insufficient photos taken (by me, at least), and surprisingly painless travel (for me, at least). Lovely to see everyone, hope to see many of you at Eastercon!

This is absolutely amazing paintwork and I will happily take any credit available for it! (none) And that cover is indeed awesome! It’s just one of the very nicest-looking books of mine yet :)

Very fancy and unexpected. That cover rocks. @mikebrooks668.bsky.social

Brighton beach under moonlight. The whole weekend would have been justified by this view alone.

It’s the last day of @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social! I have broken out my statistically most popular con vest for the occasion. The printed programme still has me on a panel at 1pm, but this has been cancelled: however, you can catch @gavthorpe.bsky.social talking about gods at 10am in Buckingham.

Anyone?

Saint Jerome busting out their terrain for Warhammer night at the games club.

My Warhammer novel Starseer’s Ruin is up for preorder - if you want a hardback be aware the print runs are small so they go fast www.warhammer.com/en-GB/black-...

Hello friends! I have no panels at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social today but may karaoke later

among all the "yass slay" responses, I think it's worth considering that glamour mag believes that trans ppl+allies are a bigger consensus than the gc dogma in the UK and that is a SIGN

This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity. We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.

If you want a perfect example of the aging up of YA fiction to appeal to adult readers at the exclusion of teen readers, it's getting rid of any references to the specific ages of the teen characters in the Six of Crows duology. www.tumblr.com/vilecemetery...

LIES, I HAVE RECLAIMED MY BADGE

please check your halloween candy's kids. i just tried to get a kitkat and a whole niece fell out

First panel of the day: Paranormal Romance to Romantasy with Ruth Frances Long, @amydelaforce.bsky.social, @nadiaelfassi.bsky.social, @anniesummerlee.bsky.social and Sophie Jarrell

It’s Halloween, so there can only be one shirt choice for today. Come and see me at the Mass Author Signing (although I’ll only be around for the end) and Dungeons & Disorderly at 10pm! @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social

@mikebrooks668.bsky.social "You can't level [up] Nobby Nobbs."

Brighton! @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social! I have arrived! Say hi if you see me! Come and see me on the Satirical Fantasy panel tonight at 9pm!

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Okay does anyone, and I mean ANYONE else remember Dreadstar?

People ask me “Mike, what’s your favourite thing you’ve ever written?” and while I love The Black Coast, and The Lion: Son of the Forest went to #1 on Audible, there’s only really one answer:

Got to say, if you can have five sacked and another five up for review next week from ONE station covered by ONE secret documentary, you kind of have to wonder about the culture in the force as a whole. (well we don't really need to wonder, we have a pretty good idea) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...