Proper Australian classic of kiddilit gets the Stuff treatment this month: Came Back To Show You I Could Fly by Robin Klein

One of our neighbours popped by

It’s a bold statement, but I believe that Krull (1983) is a lot of fun.

People often turn their noses up at popular fiction, but all the classics were popular fiction at some point.

Dodgy monster rampages

Current view

This month’s Stuff details an old favourite of mine: Ray Aldridge’s short story, “Steel Dogs.”

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

One of my favourite autobiographies gets added to the Stuff shelf this month. stuffianlikes.com/2025/08/31/a...

I watched some #StarTrek this afternoon: The Trouble With Tribbles and the 30th Anniversary sequel, DS9’s Trials And Tribble-ations. Both are great but the time between both episodes is 29 years… which is the gap between Trials and now. I wasn’t planning on feeling ancient tonight, but there you go…

Motherfucking wind farms…

“… (W)e get an idea that the petty conflicts of man are not a bad result for the grand scheme of things, given that they support the lifestyles of buzzards and other carrion-eaters.” Walter M. miller’s classic novel A Canticle For Leibowitz features as our Stuff this month.

We’ve got four more performances of this show left. Hopefully my Perth Peeps can come along to it.

Is anyone else in Australia suffering from new books not being delivered to their local store? I looked for @guygavrielkay.bsky.social’s latest book yesterday and no local shops had it (Perth, WA).

Gang, if you’re in Perth WA this month, I’d love it if you came and saw me playing Captain Sam Vimes in this production: events.humanitix.com/roleystone-t....

This month’s Stuff: the only book in existence which I will judge a person for if they don’t like it. stuffianlikes.com/2025/06/30/a...

I tried to have a joke about Kamelion but I couldn’t make it work.

And excuse me while I go and rewrite one sentence… #spoilers

I have loved Ncuti as the Doctor. But having those Doctor-lite episodes when he really only did what turned out to be one extended filming block just feels like a wasted opportunity, tbh. Mostly enjoyed that finale, too. #DoctorWho

Admitting you have a problem is the first step.

Loretta Swit 1937-2025 RIP

The log is exactly what it seems.

Dickson, Dicks off.

My dog Malcolm injured his leg a couple days ago and has to wear a cone so he doesn’t chew his dressing off. He still managed to chew it off so he has a bigger cone on now… and he isn’t a fan…

This month’s Stuff takes a look at R. A. MacAvoy’s fabulous time-travelling historical fantasy, The Book Of Kells.

That feeling when you open up a secondhand book and someone has written in it…

Bluesky, why does the alt text on pictures give me far more characters than the the text of a post?

Apparently my work has transferred me to Cygnus Alpha #Blakes7

I closed up my Twitter account a few weeks ago but it was before I had finished up a couple of book projects. So, with apologies to those who did not know me on That Other Platform, I’ll continue on here.

Season 19 of Doctor Who begins with Castrovalva, a highly literate, if not literary, retelling of the Fifth Doctor’s first story. Clever and filled with twists and turns, this is a deceptively slow and steady story that builds to an exciting climax dealing more heavily with the S in SF than usual.

In November 2023, I started a series of blog posts celebrating on the 40th anniversary of Discworld. Today is the tenth anniversary of the death of Sir Terry Pratchett. With this post I bring you the last entry in The Great Discworld Retrospective.

The final post in The Great Discworld Retrospective will be launched in five hours on the website. However, on the tenth anniversary of his death, here’s a glimpse back at my initial thoughts on Sir Terry’s passing.

Tom Baker’s final season was a cracker on screen and it’s even better on the page. No duds here, although Keeper does take a little time to hit its stride.

Nearly at the end of the Discworld line, folks. But before our final stop…

“Phteven…”

Getting close to the end here… Take a look at I Shall Wear Midnight.

The Great Discworld Retrospective reaches Unseen Academicals.

The Great Discworld Retrospective is at Making Money, folks. stuffianlikes.com/2025/02/08/t...

New Stuff! This time around I’m taking a look at Tanith Lee’s 1990 novel The Blood Of Roses.

The Great Discworld Retrospective reaches Wintersmith, the only Discworld novel that has its own soundtrack. (There will be a new Stuff on Friday) stuffianlikes.com/2025/01/29/t...

Tanith Lee was a marvel.

The Great Discworld Retrospective reaches Thud! stuffianlikes.com/2025/01/17/t...

The Great Discworld Retrospective reaches Going Postal #TerryPratchettGNU #Discworld stuffianlikeshome.wordpress.com/wp-admin/pos...

The Great Discworld Retrospective reaches A Hat Full Of Sky “…it places her in a situation where she is forced to make decisions that have consequences and she must also come to terms with some choices made when she isn’t in full control of herself. “Metaphors for adolescence aside…”

Merry Christmas, everyone.

“Polly and her troops were taken to heart by fans because they showed that you could be condemned by society but not ruined by it; that your worth counted for more than your gender and place in the world.” stuffianlikes.com/2024/12/23/t...

Crivens! We’re at The Wee Free Men in The Great Discworld Retrospective! stuffianlikes.com/2024/12/17/t...

Night Watch is the 29th entry in The Great Discworld Retrospective.