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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

To anyone waiting for an email from the BSFA regarding membership, I’ve got time today to go through them so I’ll get back to you later on today. I’ve had a very busy few weeks and I am a volunteer, as are all the committee. I thank you for your patience. Stephen

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Ok thanks, I’ll check the programme

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

I don’t suppose the ethics in sff panel at FantasyCon was recorded was it? I missed it and I really want to catch up

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Fairly sure this monstrosity is a herald of the end times

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

A friend of mine went to Eastercon and kept sending pics of herself with people she didn’t know to her husband who kept exasperatedly explaining that they were big deal authors.

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Had a great time today speaking at Sunderland University to some yr3 students about the spec fic community and the BSFA.

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Reposted by Stephen McGowan

HiddenScifi.com @hiddenscifi.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

In Stephen McGowan's free SF story “Atomik Rock,” a cargo pilot intercepts music drifting through space. It takes control of his body, then vanishes. Afterward, all he wants is to hear it again. corollarysf.com/atomik-rock #SciFi #ShortFiction

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Atomik Rock by Stephen McGowan | Corollary SF

Atomik Rock, a science fiction short story by Stephen McGowan, published in the Editor's Library of Corollary SF.

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Another day another 600 words before lunch. This spite stuff really works.

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

What weird things do you do because of some media you experienced growing up? Here’s two. 1)I always check my shoes and behind a toilet bowl for spiders because of arachnophobia 2)I always make sure to look around when at an empty public toilet urinal because of that scene in Serial Mom

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

If nothing else (and there is much else), FantasyCon has helped me produce 500 new words today.

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

It’s how he takes the case. He knows he’s being paid more than he should be but the red flags are secondary to him wanting to know why.

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

It’s professionalism. My MC is offered more money, more everything to go against his agreement and ends up smashing a chair into a computer screen. He ends up completing his contract because he has to know how it ends and wants answers.

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Great time moderating a panel about Science Fantasy at FantasyCon. What happens when golem meets a robot, and why can’t I stop talking about DS9? begins at 1hr 4min. www.youtube.com/live/NUdWNSe...

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Fantasycon 2026 Day 2: Flame Tree Room

YouTube video by British Fantasy Society

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

A point in the editing process that hurt me emotionally was that no one knows what Batusi is so I had to change to Watusi. This. This is Batusi.

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Batman Happy Dance

ALT: Batman Happy Dance

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

We’ve gone through half our lanyards and it’s great to see so many people wearing them.

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

If you’ve read my recently published story Atomik Rock, let me know what you thought of it. The doctor part was based on a real conversation I’ve had with NHS talking therapies. corollarysf.com/atomik-rock/

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Atomik Rock by Stephen McGowan | Corollary SF

Atomik Rock, a science fiction short story by Stephen McGowan, published in the Editor's Library of Corollary SF.

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

More or less set up here at FantasyCon. Come say hi, get a free Lanyard.

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Finally in Glasgow. Sitting outside the hotel and there’s the venue. Much better than the premier inn I stayed at for Eastercon. Now I medically need coffee

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

3:30 am and I’m on a bus to Glasgow. See you all at FantasyCon

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Been helping a student in a wheelchair a lot this week and I’ve noticed how people seem to think it's acceptable to move him without asking. Not just members of the public but bus drivers, and taxi drivers just grab, jiggle or push the wheelchair without thought or consent.

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Tomorrow I'll be at FantasyCon. Im on a panel, and moderating one. Saturday 3-4 in the Flame Tree Room, Too Much Science, Too Much Fantasy Saturday 6-7 in Panel 2 room, Refilling the Creative Well Other than that I'll be around or on the BSFA table

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

New story published in the editors library of the new Corollary SF magazine. I’ve been looking for a place for this one for a while. corollarysf.com/atomik-rock/

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Atomik Rock by Stephen McGowan | Corollary SF

Atomik Rock, a science fiction short story by Stephen McGowan, published in the Editor's Library of Corollary SF.

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Some interesting courses this semester as an academic support worker. I’m helping students with theology, international relations, and engineering. The job doesn’t pay well but I’m fortunate to be able to sit in on these lectures and seminars.

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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 · 21/09/2026

It’s basically because the entity of fear Parallax is in the central battery influencing the rings in small ways. If you overcome fear you overcome Parallax and since the colour of fear is yellow (like green is the colour of willpower), the yellow impurity stops working.

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Stephen McGowan @geekdaddyprime.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

It is an important part of the corps that overcoming of the fear. In the series following Rebirth it was acknowledged as the way rookies get the rings to work on yellow.

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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

I’m counting the days until I can put the Christmas albums on again!

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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

I understand wars have been fought over that. Similar to the UK cream and jam on scones thing

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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

Doing some list changes before the next time I think. Change out the Wolf Guard Battle Leader with Njal, and the Eradicators with Headtakers. That pains me but melta just isn’t what it used to be

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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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