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He/Him/Oi you. Trying to fail better. Prize-lacking author of Walking Horatio, Heartstones, Cardinal Points, and others. Education: Polytechnic of Life. Height: 5'11 and three quarters. Hazel-green eyes. Would like to meet pretty much anyone.
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DOGE engineer Edward Coristine, 19, is the grandson of a notorious KGB spy.

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The measles outbreak in West Texas is spreading because of low vaccine rates and undetected infections, health officials tell CBS.

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Staying strong at #2 in the Times bestsellers. Thank you to everyone of you who’ve bought Hunted!

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The only way forward other than dictatorship and constant wars

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Amazing ego-deflating moment yesterday at lunch. Staff member comes over. ‘I think we have one of your books in the office.’ Me (smugly flattered): that’s entirely possible. He: yes, you left it here last time you visited.

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Laws don’t count if there is no one to enforce them.

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Just to let you know that Nepenthe Press are currently open to submissions. Horror and Weird fiction, we particularly like short story collections but are also open to novellas and novels. No poetry or graphic novels please. Visit our website for more info and guidelines.

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Want to give up Amazon? Here are three alternatives to Kindle youtu.be/04kz9lgW7Kg

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Ah shit it turns out the problem with conservatism is that conservatives are all evil

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This is how many hours per week a person needs to work in order to escape poverty. The US is dead last. #Poverty #USA

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This is your reminder to download your kindle books onto a device where you can keep hold of them if Amazon decides to remove them. They'll be removing that option on the 26th of this month. 5 days. So back up your library!

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ITV3 Saturday 12.55, Rosemary & Thyme: The Memory of Water. In which artist Chris Stevens, based on my pal the late Chris Moore, co-opts the Fedex delivery guy to model as Thrud the Barbarian. Recalling the time that Chris co-opted a builder working on the house to pose for a Bester cover

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A reminder to us all to address childhood trauma before it turns you into a massive bell…

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Lie after lie has been told this week about how the Ukraine war started, from the Kremlin and the White House. Here's our News Agents video essay which explains the truth, and spells out why Trump clings so close to Putin and lives in his warped reality. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cufM...

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An llustration I did of Down There, one of my favourite Ramsey Campbell stories. I reread it the other day and it’s still a wonderful story with a really gross monster! I wish the planned adaptation by @realgdt.bsky.social had happened. @ramseycampbell.bsky.social

submitted 2 days ago • 14 comments

One of the most terrifying, brilliantly written, balanced and relevant books I have ever read. I’ve always thought Rees was an exceptional historian, this reaffirms that view.

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Absolutely delighted to appear on Happy Goat Horror for a chat about books and films, Blood Crazy and The Protos Experiment. Thanks, Kayleigh! t.co/dYqZB3zNOQ @dvpublishing.bsky.social

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I attended a democratic fundraiser tonight where they sold raffle tickets for a dozen eggs… Genius.

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See, my T-shirts are actually perfect wear for the coming nuclear winter.

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Trump has now completely humiliated his apologists in the U.K. but not one of them will be honest enough to admit it.

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Donald Tusk: “If we, Europeans, fail to spend big on defence now, we will be forced to spend 10 times more if we don’t prevent a wider war. As the Polish PM I’m entitled to say it loud and clear, since Poland already spends almost 5% of its GDP on defence. And we will continue to do so.”

submitted 3 days ago • 17 comments

I think the EU should now be looking at building a coalition with Canada, Australia and Central and South American countries against US aggression - whether that is physical or economic.

submitted 3 days ago • 109 comments

Blaming the victim is pretty much his through line.

submitted 3 days ago • 22 comments

If you are a Kindle owner and have a big library of ebooks with Amazon, this is an important video from @criminolly.bsky.social about backing them up before Amazon stops you doing so youtu.be/KMoCzeGnIss?...

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

(If you have a Kindle, plug it into your computer and copy the DOCUMENTS file to your hard drive. Then relabel that folder. They’re doing away with the ability to back up your legal purchases in >10 days.) (Don’t pirate. But save your stuff.)

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Morning Bluesky. Former UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace today launched a ferocious attack on Trump’s lies about Ukraine and repetition of Kremlin propaganda.

submitted 3 days ago • 21 comments

Get ready for 'Crabs on the Rampage" Get preordering pulp horror fans! @guynsmith.bsky.social

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