Who on Earth agreed to let this disgusting thing be live-streamed in the UK? act.38degrees.org.uk/act/no-execu...

Ban the US death row execution from being live streamed in the UK!

I just signed the campaign calling on the Government to ban the US death row execution from being live streamed in the UK!

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Now that the sparkly dust has settled in Fantasycon 2026, if you caught the bug in Glasgow and fancy a wee bit more - or if you couldn't make it and have had a raging FOMO for the ages all weekend - you might like to consider @pictcon.bsky.social! It takes place in Perth next Saturday 17th.

2026 starter pack for @britfantasysoc.bsky.social's FantasyCon! go.bsky.app/Ecje5S7 I will be adding to this bit by bit over the con, please reply here if you'd like to be added!

I'm seeing headlines about how 25% of students admitted to university without qualifications fail to complete their degrees, and that this is justification for preventing people without qualifications from accessing student loans. That means *75%* of students without qualifications complete degrees.

Currently failing to return to work mode after the book release and Fantasycon. Maybe after lunch.

The main character in my book Reborn in Ash is named after Ada Lovelace. Yes, I write fantasy and there is no computers or programming, but I still wanted to name a character after her. They both break ground in their fields in a male dominated world.

Ada Lovelace Day@adalovelaceday.bsky.social · 10h ago

It has just turned midnight on Kiritimati Island in the middle of the Pacific and Ada Lovelace Day has begun! The day of 13 October continues around the globe for a whole 50 hours, so you have plenty of time to mark the day! Which women in STEM are you going to celebrate?

Back home and I find that non-stop October is still going. Thus two* things, second thing first. I've done another blog post on Haverin, this time on what is in it. Will I accidentally admit to my favourite 'child' or just waffle on about a personal milestone? www.munchkinstein.co.uk/index.php/20...

"Somebody said to me once, do you maintain a base in Barnsley? I said, yeah, I call it my house, to be honest with you. "They assume that you live in Surrey. And, every now and then, you come up to your pied-à-terre in Barnsley." @imcmillan.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ian McMillan says social media is helping new poets bypass 'establishment gatekeepers'

Poet Ian McMillan talks Barnlsey, fat rascals and social media ahead of Ilkley Literature Festival.

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You know what, it's a long time since I posted a cake. My son's birthday cake. He wanted a Yoshi egg, so I hid a Yoshi inside.

There are many ways to show someone you care. Be there for them. Build an enchanted tower of books for them. Learn arcane spells together to stave off the darkness, or to wrap the darkness around you both like a blanket.

More #fantasycon ! This time we're talking science fantasy with Too much Science, Too much fantasy!

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Despite today's train travails I thoroughly enjoyed my 1st #fantasycon. I was on two great panels, and I got to do my first ever book reading, so thank you to the people who sat through it.

Shoutout to @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social from @annasmithspark.bsky.social before @alasdairstuart.com drops the line of the weekend "Do the work you love, honestly and consistently. The networking will take care of itself, the work won't." #fantasycon

Listen! I will tell you an epic tale. Of delayed trains, rail-replacement bus services and a signalling fault on the Glasgow low line.

My latest @newscientist.com cartoon

I've discovered it's fun to be on panels at a con. Going to do more of this.

Haunted York, Part Four www.vanessajknipe.com/post/haunted...

Haunted York ~ Part Four, Dick Turpin

The Ghost of Dick Turpin ~ Haunted YorkComing into YorkIn 2006, a driver returning home from work saw a horse and rider on the A64 near the Four Alls pub. As a good driver should, he pulled out to pas...

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It’s Today! Her Borrowed Grave is here. The past refuses to stay buried. Forensic tests pick up strange results. I hope you enjoy reading. #Booksky #UrbanFantasy #FantasyBooks #ScottishAuthor 99p/¢ for the first month. UK www.amazon.co.uk/Her-Borrowed... US www.amazon.com/Her-Borrowed...

Here are the prizes you can win at this year's #Fantasycon raffle. All proceeds go to Social Bite. Don't forget to buy your tickets to be in with a shout! Thank you to all our contributors. We couldn't do this without you.

#HeadsUp: Kitty and the Midnight Hour (Kitty Norville Book 1) by @carrievaughnco.bsky.social is on US ebook sale for $2. This book rarely goes on sale (probably because the series, and the spin-off series, are both completed); this is the weakest one of the lot. I got some for random giveaway.

It’s Today! Her Borrowed Grave is here. The past refuses to stay buried. Forensic tests pick up strange results. I hope you enjoy reading. #Booksky #UrbanFantasy #FantasyBooks #ScottishAuthor 99p/¢ for the first month. UK www.amazon.co.uk/Her-Borrowed... US www.amazon.com/Her-Borrowed...

If you prefer a fancy infographic, here are all my Things for #Fantasycon2026. I'll see you at the Crowne Plaza for #Haverin, a Zombie reading, AI, John Carpenter and debates over when a review is not a review. Here's my full schedule: ruthbooth.com/2026/09/fant... @britfantasysoc.bsky.social

Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'push', & Lena Sturm is ready to push back. #BookQW #BookSky The Executioner's Blade gets its grand launch at FantasyCon this Saturday at 9am as part of the @wtpress.bsky.social book launch - come help us celebrate! www.wizardstowerbooks.com/shop/the-exe...

Anyone want this £50 to see Reece Shearsmith and Jeremy Dyson in conversation in Walthamstow (London) 18th Oct?

☠️ Skulls and Sheets 👻@skullsandsheets.bsky.social · last wk.

I sadly need to sell my ticket to Reece Shearsmiths book talk on 18th October (as its a longer distance than I thought from where I need to be afterwards) Let me know if you’d like to go (selling for £50)

#TimeTravelAuthors D7 'embarrass' Embarrassed, George swung his laptop away. He’d left the word processor open with his diary notes on the week’s happenings. “Got inspired to write a novel, you know with all these mad things happening.” #Booksky #UrbanFantasy

It's book quote Wednesday. Today the word is "push", and we're back with Nik Thorn in his least-favourite and yet somehow also favourite bar. From Nectar for the God. #bookQW books2read.com/NectarGod

Men are committed to two lies that underpin rape culture. 1. That women consent and then change their mind later. 2. That rape is rare and perpetrated by strangers (usually imagined as PoC, because racism). Both are lies. Both are foundational to rape culture.