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“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” ―Lao Tzu

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We're excited to reveal the theme for our first anthology: FOLKLORE. In a month's time, we'll be open for short story submissions of 2,000-10,000 words from writers living in the North of England. Spread the word, and get your keyboards/pens/typewriters at the ready...

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Like I keep saying: I could make rockets that explode at -least- as much as SpaceX, and I'll do it for a lot less.

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Cracked the seal on this box and got to work… this one’s going to be a ton of fun.

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So both of these little guys are done. Fun models to paint, and looking at them tugs on my nostalgia strings. Loved this version of the Hobbit when I was a kid, and watched it endlessly with my own kids when they were little.

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Moseyed into @halfpricebooks.bsky.social in Dublin today. Forgot there was a 20% off sale this weekend. Best $12 I’ve spent all week.

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Omg, one week from today!! I can’t wait for this epic supernatural western adventure to be unleashed on the world! 🌵 MELINDA WEST AND THE GREMLIN QUEEN 🌵 Invasion of the Body Snatchers meets Bonnie & Clyde—with way more monsters. .99 preorder: scifiwri.com/melinda-west... #DarkFantasy ##WeirdWest

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I’ve been struggling trying to wrap my head around an idea for a story I was asked to write. Took a walk today, and the whole idea just hit me like a ton of bricks. Time to warm up my typing fingers!

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Cautionary tale.

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Lately I find myself wishing I could be blissfully ignorant. But mostly I just sit here reading the news and vacillating between “seething with rage” and “anxiously hopeless.”

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A few years back, I was binge-reading @stephenking.bsky.social , and gave myself tendinitis in my thumb from the way I hold books.

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I’m saving “Humpy Wheeler is an executive of NASCAR,” for the next time someone complains about a fictional character name.

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Latest project off the hobby table. Finished this one up last night.

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Show us your writing process in a GIF.

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I woke up this morning with the song “Breakfast Machine” from the movie Pee Wee’s Big Adventure running through my head. So I can already tell it’s going to be a weird day. youtu.be/KVdqwD_bcPs?...

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Today in two completely different conversations with two completely different groups of people I’ve been able to reference two completely different scenes from Weird Al’s “UHF.” I feel like I should probably buy a lotto ticket on the way home.

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Thought: in sci-fi, there’s apparently a job that’s the person who “puts red lights into a robot’s eyes, so it can activate them when it turns evil." Wouldn’t it make more sense to include a “don’t be evil” chip instead?

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This anthology "Monster Bones" came out in March, and I totally spaced on it. Includes my story “Charnel Moon,” about a less-than-savory character who meets up with something evil in a cemetery. Edited by @stephellis.bsky.social , published by @cemeterydance.bsky.social Check it out!

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Thought for the moment: surfing was to the pop culture of the 60s, as karate was to the pop culture of the 80s.

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📢 Game designers we need you! 🎲 Are you a tabletop game designer? Are you going to @UKGamesExpo? Do you have a cool game to pitch? Then we'd love to hear from you! Head to the form below for more information. 📝 bit.ly/4m8nAcg

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Happy 80th anniversary of Hitler killing himself in his bunker to all who celebrate, which, as I now understand it, is not everybody

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CARTOON OF THE DAY (From @dccartoonist.bsky.social )

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There used to be a greasy spoon burger joint I went to every few months (Oscar’s, in downtown Berkeley, Ca). It closed after something like 50 years, and was replaced by a Japanese restaurant of some sort. I will forever lament never being able to get another Oscar’s burger.

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After a pal’s text-to-speech went berserk in an iMessage, from now on I’ll be calling HPL’s Nyarlathotep “Gnarly hood dip.”

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“Forget the Torment Nexus! Let’s mashup HPL’s “From Beyond” and “The Colour Out of Space”!” www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/s...

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Current mood.

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