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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Been a bit quiet on the review front recently but here’s a review of The Obake Code by Makana Yamamoto, on @shoreinf.bsky.social www.shorelineofinfinity.com/the-obake-co...

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The Obake Code by Makana Yamamoto – Shoreline of Infinity

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My favourite bit of S1 of The Gentlemen is when they get Felix the cleaner to come in despite him being day drunk on his day off. Great acting by Dar Salim

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

First Dropfleet Commander fleet built. Now just the painting. I think my favourite ships are the Kyiv Heavy Destroyer, Vancouver Escort Carrier, and the Detroit Heavy Frigate

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Have no fear citizens. Catman is here.

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Played against AdMech for the first time today. Found out halfway through the game that he was the runner up of the tournament I was in a couple of weeks back (I placed 9th) and he was using the same list. Anyway I won 99-88 and it was a great game.

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Any decent sci fi publishers looking for a novella right now?

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Called my Mad Max Ork warlord Furious’er

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

That’s Njal Stormcaller finished, and the last Space Marine for a while, mainly because my WIP is full of ORKS! Oh, and Dropfleet.

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I’m waiting until Lanterns is finished before watching it all, but the fear discourse has missed something important…

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Bought a bag of chillies to make chilli. Had loads left so here’s homemade mango and lime hot sauce. Not that spicy considering there’s 30 chillies in there.

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

To this day I get unreasonably mad at the bad edit of Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting in Kingsman The Golden Circle.

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

About twice a month, Fran makes a big batch of chilli in the flow cooker. This week I decided to make some for the first time. A dash of black coffee, dark chocolate, dried chillies, a splash of apple juice and paprika. Her response was that if it doesn’t have tomatoes or beans it’s not chilli.

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

To this day we have people who saw Boba Fett riding a Rancor and still talk trash like they weren’t doing that with action figures

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Making changes to my tournament army but this may change completely by the time the codex comes out Bye wolf guard battle leader leading the blood claws. Hello Njal leading same Bye eradicators. Hello eradicators with heavy bolters I mean Long Fangs. They’ll always be Long Fangs to me

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I assume it’s now “Yer Da Shouts at Lifeboats.” The real winners here are the sticker makers

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Final placement for the 40K tournament. Much happier with the point spread, the last game especially was close with Ragnar bidding a couple of charges throughout which would have swung the game. But during the tournament I killed Calgar, both Khans, Tigerius, Dante, and Mephiston so they’re wins

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I like to imagine those people who put baseball cards in their bike wheels to make a nice sound are now middle aged and cry when they look up how much those cards are worth. Like as if we weee putting first ed charizards in there.

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The Vlka Fenryka are unleashed this Saturday at my second ever tournament. Made adjustments to the list including changing my main detatchment to saga of the beast slayer, combining the terminator squads into one big one, and adding some Wulfen with Storm Shields for some extra anti-vehicle.

One unit of wulfen with storm shields, one unit of grey hunters, two units of blood claws, Ragnar Blackmane, a unit of eradicators, a unit of wolf scouts, ten-man unit of wolf guard terminators,
A wolf guard battle leader, Logan Grimnar, Bjorn the fell-handed, an iron priest, a drop pod, a gladiator lancer, and a land raider crusader.

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I remember walking round a WW2 POW camp museum when I was round 14 and my dad pointed at a display of the shoah and said “that’s what your Hitler did!” And I still have no idea what he meant by my Hitler. Anyway he now watches GB news.

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Dropfleet ship number 2. New York Class Battleship. A carrier with some decent railguns

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

First Dropfleet ship painted. UCM Delhi Class Battleship. Homeworld inspired paintjob.

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

My first Dropfleet ships primed. A New York Battleship and a Delhi Battleship. Can’t wait to paint them.

A Dropfleet Commander New York Battleship

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Looks like a lot of my wolves had a pt decrease recently. Hello rapid fire laser destroy and/or helfrost cannon

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

When your 12 yr old child with autism wants to learn Warhammer and tables you with your own army...

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Weird emails I get on the BSFA email account. A comprehensive list of US based yoga studios

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Can’t get over how amazing Halo series 2 was compared to the mess of series 1. And how it’s been cancelled so no series 3. Also I still hate how modern series are 8 episodes long. I don’t think there’s a single series that couldn’t benefit from another 2 episodes

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

The more Reform and Restore try to portray Count Binface as some establishment plant, the more everyone takes him seriously and the more votes he wins. They are seriously shooting themselves in the foot here.

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Facilitated a workshop and talk about the BSFA last night at the always great Holmside Writers group. Some great questions and responses to the writing tasks about short fiction and the use of definite boundaries phrases to normalise the fantastical. Then I came home to this silly sausage…

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Say what you like about the JJ Abram’s Star Trek movies (and there are certainly issues), the bit where they defeat the swarm of drone ships using Sabotage by the Beastie Boys is cool as all holy F-

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Captain Kirk: Let's Make Some Noise (Star Trek)

ALT: Captain Kirk: Let's Make Some Noise (Star Trek)

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

So, I discovered I’m easy to sway with puns. Just saw a book called Djinfernal Conspiracy. 😆 It’s by W.E. Singh

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

When I say “Pippin.” He is ears turn but he ignores me completely.

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Only been on holiday one night and I already miss my buds.

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

It’s weird that people you know are seemingly unable to accept personal growth. When I’m sincere people look for the sarcasm or the ill intent.

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Red State Update @redstateupdate.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal died after two days in ICE detention. Ain't we supposed to be helpin people doin this the right way? or is all that talk just excuses, and y'all don't really give a crap? #ICE #Deportation #mohammadnazeerpaktiawal #afghanistan Y’all come listen to Red State Update podcast

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He Helped Us In Afganistan, ICE Grabs Him, Now He's Dead #shorts

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

@countbinface.bsky.social have you considered a smaller, mesh helmet for diplomatic work in the commons? Feel this would circumvent the rules.

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

It’s incredibly disappointing to know the Monster Raving Loony party leader is mates with Farage but then again they’re all loonies really. Nice to see some interviews with F’s supporters in Clacton saying they are disillusioned with him since he took office.

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Is it me, or do the right sound genuinely worried about Count Binface?

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Currently getting paid to sit at the back of a classroom to do my own thing. Applied for three jobs, submitted a short story, started work on an essay on gender and eugenics in Adrian Tchaikovsky’s final architecture series, and emailed some more universities about the BSFA.

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Final score. Not bad for a first tournament. Some good games, hope I learn from the mistakes. Everyone was great and really friendly. Only heard one person be salty. Also the amount of people using PlayOnTablop quotes during the game was…chef kiss. #splitfiretovictory #MISSile

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Round 2 Against chaos knights. Victory with 93-78. played the points and kept holding the knights up. Then Bjorn got stuck in. Once again the land raider crusader is a menace in overwatch.

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