The Fraggles theme song just took on a whole new meaning for me.

Something I've pondered recently is that apps were created by Apple so Apple could control distribution. If websites had evolved the features of apps, Apple wouldn't have had market control. Apps weren't made for customers' convenience; apps were made for capitalism.

the hungry observatory

One year ago today I posted this practically shot miniature Predator scene I created using figures, lighting, foil for water, cotton wool for splashes and the waterfall and an old log for the cliff side. #predator #creativephotography #photography #scifi #miniatures #visualart #practicalphotography

The myth that "video games make you violent" is very funny to me, because in my experience video games make you a freelance writer

Did you know I publish a weekly newsletter featuring new tiny horror stories, along with writing notes? This week's tale is a classic ghost story, and also my favourite for a while. Check it out here: open.substack.com/pub/matahagg...

Librarians literally saved my life

The Scottish Tories dedicated themselves more to transphobia than anyone. They've been wrecked in Scotland, losing nearly two thirds of their seats. The Scottish Greens and LibDems stood in solidarity with trans people and doubled their seats. No major news outlet will comment on this dynamic.

It's our favourite thing when people tell us that they had to sit with a choice in Fallen London for five full minutes. That's how we know you're suffering the correct amount.

Important data point here: “A sharp fall in Labour's performance is accompanied more often by an above average Green performance than it is by a strong Reform performance”. The Greens have already hurt Labour even before any direct gains.

Oxford is where future politicians are shaped. There might hope.

Very excited to see the Uncanny: Fear of the Dark show tonight 💜 👻💜 It was lovely to have the chance to say 'hello' and 'thanks for building such a lovely, respectful community' in person to @dannyrobins.bsky.social , ciaranokeeffe.bsky.social, and Evelyn Hollow.

🎶 you know the day destroys the night night divides the day tried to run tried to hide BREAK ON THROUGH TO THE

Maria Anna Mozart (1751 – 1829) was the sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. As a child she accompanied him on foreign tours, often earning top billing, and excelled in both performance and composition, but when she reached marriagable age at 17, she was no longer allowed to perform. #CelebratingWomen

America: You shoot it. Iran: No, YOU shoot it.

I'm not sure another billionaire is going to help the situation, but sure: let's call Batman.

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Need a bit of good news?

Day -1 of Knutpunkt 2026. Gonna try to liveskeet stuff, alt text gonna suffer unfortunately. Today, Nordic LARP Research Seminar - Mapping the Borders of LARP Research www.larpresearch.com First up, panel: Accessibility in Analogue Games

Virtual Production Gathering 2026 at Breda University of Applied Sciences is go! #vpgathering #BredaUniversityas

So many of us are now textual Case Pollards, physically averse to pre-digested, mass extruded machine verbiage just as William Gibson's Pattern Recognition protagonist was made physically sick by fashion and brands.

It’s time

one immediate dramatic consequence of the Hungarian result: Magyar has promised to repair relations with the EU and unblock a €90bn EU loan for Ukraine

The news from Hungary is wonderful for them, but also Europe and the world. Good luck to Magyar trying to undo such extensive neglect. Labour is struggling with this in the UK, and this is tiny preview compared to whoever walks into the White House next... But for tonight, it's fantastic news!

Times are tough so I've put a load more of my children up for sale. Mixed media original drawings in pencil, biro, marker, pastel and ink on heavy craft paper. www.ebay.co.uk/usr/happytoast

This rebirth of the prologue discussion has gotten under my skin. Stay tuned for my full thoughts

Feel like winning yourself some personalized limited-edition Wm. Gibson while helping Locus continue to do its wholly admirable and increasingly essential thing for sf and fantasy? Step right up!

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! 🏳️‍⚧️🌸 [ #tdov #cuteart #trans ]

Happy #tdov

If you even vaguely enjoy spooky stories then you owe it to yourself to watch Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen on Netflix. It's absolutely superb throughout. Congrats to everyone who worked on it, and I hope it's a hit because I'm excited to see what the creators do next.

To whoever did this at the #NoKings in Boston: Thank you.❤️ It made me tear up. And we must to be reminded of needless damage to humanity that results directly from the careless, bellicose bluster coming from the Pentagon and White House.

I'm getting married in TWO DAYS 👰👰🏿 and it would mean a lot to me to have the giveaway for my upcoming book promoted more (twenty copies up for grabs! I don't want to worry about social media this weekend!) so good people of Bluesky, please do your thing and repost this like mad.

I agree with this entirely except the notion that Samurai Pizza Cats is 'tired'. How dare you!

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I know this has circulated with alacrity recently, so you may have already seen it, but if you haven't... WOW BOY HOWDY it's the most useful thing. Thank you cardcatalogforlife.substack.com -- this is a very very very helpful public service: cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/google-has...

You know how in a library no one’s trying to sell you anything? That’s how the internet was.

The list is as racist, homophobic/transphobic and misogynistic as you'd expect of a school book ban. Of course it was "AI-written," adding an extra layer of awful And... there were 2 Terry Pratchett books on it So: Discworld fans, assemble? 🐢

Carl Jung just came for my two main characters. They really need to learn this.

For people who may believe that "she was afraid of getting sick herself" or "they paid her to wear that mask" or whatever else, here's the point: a high profile person wearing a mask when visiting a hospital is a NET POSITIVE for public health, regardless of what motivations you want to ascribe her.

It is SUCH a great film!

This is the company the UK government has embedded in the nation’s services. Seriously, fuck everyone who is excusing this.

What fantastic news for Doctor Who fans: Lost Doctor Who episodes found in 'eclectic' collection - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Comic art that only references other comic art is inbred. Study impressionism, silent films, folk art, photography, wood carvings, animals at the zoo, *something* outside of comics if you want your art to have a personality.

Daily bunny no.3268 is proud of your achievement

War is awful. In one of the Middle East wars there was a piece of news footage, following a British squad. They were moving into a building and gave the command "Bayonets on." Hearing that destroyed me: here we are in modern times, still getting ready to stab each other with pointy sticks.

For ppl who aren't aware: Old temperate forests are insanely rare nowadays and extremely important ecosystems lost forever once cut. They're not just "old trees" but intricate networks of trees, fungi and all kinds of living creatures. You CANNOT replant this!! Once it's gone it's lost FOREVER!!!

Remember when America was so desperate not to elect a woman that they elected Donald Trump

[Major General Mouton]

Happening now: @smashwords.bsky.social Read An Ebook Week! ALL of my horror and scifi books are heavily discounted (and some are even FREE!) at www.smashwords.com/profile/view... This sale is one-week only, so get 'em while you can! And if you like what you read, please leave a review! 🩸📚 🪐📚 💙📚