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James Brogden

@jamesbrogden.bsky.social
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Writer (Titan, Black Library, PS Publishing and various other ne'er-do-wells), recovering ex-teacher, and Lego addict. Repped by Ian Drury Associates and owned by three cats.

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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Well, the girls-night-out party that invaded the quiet carriage at Penrith armed with prosecco and canned cocktails has either got out at Lancaster, found another carriage or passed out en masse.
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Last one to end up in the Casualty department wins!
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Oh my dear sweet Netflix, much as I enjoy how you re-create for me the nostalgic experience of trawling the bottom shelves of Blockbuster for low quality, straight-to-video knock-offs of better films, I'm afraid that being mugged on the way through the door wasn't part of that. Goodbye!
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
justgiving.com
TC's Strong Woman Challenge 2026
Help TC Peppercorn raise money to support British Heart Foundation
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Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 19/09/2026
The RNLI is the closest you will ever get to actual Batman. When rescue is visibly, viscerally, obviously impossible; when the water is a smothering, thundering black wall and the wind is screaming straight from Hell; when you are absolutely going to die: someone’s hand pulls you out and you don’t.
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Well played, man in the dentist's waiting room today wearing the Nine Inch Nails "With Teeth" hoodie. Well played.
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I say, Monty's a bit frisky this week!
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
"If you like tiramisu, you'll love this low-sugar, alcohol-free, non-dairy version made from cabbage stalks and the butt end of an aubergine" Or something.
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Just sent off a pitch for a thing that is extremely Grim and Dark so I am rewarding myself with a chai latte and a cakey-thing.
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Without saying your age, what is your favourite film that came out when you were 20 years old?
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
@georgesandison.bsky.social Happy birthday!
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
give me a single image from a film that immediately makes you hear the song from the soundtrack in your head
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Me, watching her at the self-scan check-out at Boots, zapping coupons and bar codes, taking things out of the basket, scanning more codes, then putting everything back in the basket: "So did you save much money then?" Her, laughing maniacally: "Why you poor deluded fool, that's not how it works!"
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Two little heart-warming stories to come out of this weekend's shindig at MCM Birmingham Comic Con. Guy in a Spider mask comes up to my stall (no other costume, just the mask, hoodie and jeans), and says that he's never been into books before but he's got a new job that involves sitting around...1/5
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Jordan Shiveley (Dread Singles) @jordanshiveley.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
God has a plan for us but if we are careful and watch for his attack patterns all we have to do is aim for the big glowing chest gem when his armor plates open and we should be fine.
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
While it is possible to imagine Elon Musk marrying Bill Gates and becoming Elon Gates, I agree that it is a bit of a stretch.
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
It doesn't matter that I have actually locked the back door; the moment I am asked "Have you locked the back door?" it enters a state of quantum indeterminacy in which it is neither locked nor unlocked until it has been physically observed to be locked. Which means I have to bloody get up again.
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
In honour of Sam Neill's passing, there really is only one choice for tonight's movie.
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
"Verify your age"
A Terry's chocolate pyramint.
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
@annasmithwrites.bsky.social Hi Anna! How are you doing? I was wondering if I could possibly pick your brains a bit about writing for the Black Library...?
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
And at first I think "Yeah, but a huntsman wouldn't be able to last the whole 100m" but then I remember that neither could I so maybe I shouldn't be so pleased with myself.
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
When performing household chores, always remember to use a quality control kitten.
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I really suck at chapter titles.
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
I've just had to kill off a supporting character that I really liked, and it's genuinely upsetting. God, we writers are bastards, aren't we?
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026... "Why does it always have to be horror?" Aw, don't worry, I'm sure there'll be another algorithm-curated piece of insta-friendly franchise trash AI slop to numb your fucking brain soon enough.
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Horror’s Hollywood takeover is an exciting moment – but won’t someone think of the squeamish?
The unprecedented success of Backrooms and Obsession has made stars of their creators. For the good of cinema, however, they’d do well to look beyond the genre going forward
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
I mean, if you didn't participate in the sacking of Rome in 410CE can you even call yourself a Goth, really?
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
“If you’ve ever seen a bird masturbate, you absolutely know what that bird is doing.” www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
theguardian.com
Masturbation among birds is ‘natural’ and should not be punished, say experts
Study finds activity is not harmful or caused by stress of captivity – and is in fact more common in wild birds
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Story time.
A ginger cat snuggles up to a garden gargoyle reading a book in the sun. He does the voices and everything.
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
What this story needs is more squigs.
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
You say that like it's a bad thing.
A picture of the cover of Bone Harvest (a skull wreathed in vines) accompanied by a three-star review complaining about the cannibalism in the novel.
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Written my thousand words for the day but I'm going to keep on because it's the middle of a fight scene and I really want to find out how it ends.
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New City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
A few elderly SF/F/H heroines for you! 👩‍🚀🧙‍♀️🧟‍♀️ REMNANT POPULATION Elizabeth Moon A SORCERESS COMES TO CALL @tkingfisher.com THE DREAM-QUEST OF VELLITT BOE @kijjohnson.bsky.social BONE HARVEST @jamesbrogden.bsky.social THE LAST VIGILANT @markalatham.bsky.social CITY OF BLADES Robert Jackson Bennett
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
These? Purely decorative, as far as I can tell.
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
I'm in Mordor, pretty much where Frodo is, except he's got decent weather. Hobbits don't have to cope with wet socks, lucky buggers.
Me looking damp and miserable in the mountain fog at Meads Wall, Whakapapa. Frodo and Sam enjoying dry feet as they stroll into Mordor.
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
The fish of this pool are dearly bought, according to Faramir.
A photo of my walking boots overlooking Tawhai Falls, also known as Gollum's Pool, in Tongariro National Park, New Zealand.
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Time for another adventure, I think.
A selfie, taken in the mirror of a lift, of a narcissistic middle aged man carrying two heavy bags without wheels because he is A Idiot.
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Babylon 5 Rewatch:Season 1, Episode 21, "The Quality of Mercy" In which PFC Drake is sentenced to have his mind wiped for kicking Bishop Brennan up the arse.
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Babylon 5 Rewatch: Season 1, Episode 16, “Eyes". The inevitable Jeffrey Combs episode. So much scenery chewing between Michael O'Hare and Gregory Martin, it's a miracle there was any set left. Lennier rides a motorcycle but it's okay - as a Minbari he has his own home-grown crash helmet.
A picture of genre tv legend Jeffrey Combs as psi-cop Harriman Gray in Babylon 5.
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Her: I've got us a nice bottle of white wine to have with dinner. Me: White wine! Her: Why are you saying it in that weird voice? Me: What voice, my dove? In unrelated news I may have been rewatching Babylon 5.
Ambassador Londo Mollari of the Centari Republic.
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Slept in my Wet Leg t-shirt, and... well, never mind.
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
OpenAI shutters AI video generator Sora in abrupt announcement www.theguardian.com/technology/2... Good. Just. Fucking. Die.
theguardian.com
OpenAI shutters AI video generator Sora in abrupt announcement
Tech firm ‘says goodbye’ to Sora, made publicly available in 2024, just six months after its launch of a stand-alone app
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Steph Chaptal @outrelivres.fr · 24/03/2026
Pour le #MardiConseil, je vous propose un roman de #FolkHorror de @jamesbrogden.bsky.social au scénario classique, mais avec des choix de créatures et de lore intéressants et redoutablement efficace : www.outrelivres.fr/strandling/
Couverture sombre dans les tons noir et verts montrant une plage de nuit avec des rochers au fond et un gros chien noir aux yeux lumineux qui s'avance ver nous.
Couverture de Strandling de James Brogden chez La Maison Pop.
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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Let's make WorldCon truly WORLDCon and bring it back to the southern hemisphere. It hasn't been in Australia since Melbourne in 2010. It was *supposed* to be in Wellington, NZ in 2020. So let's get behind Brisbane for 2028. Brissie is a fantastic city. I'll be there. Will you? www.brisbane28.org
brisbane28.org
Worldcon in Brisbane 2028
Welcome to Brisbane, Australia! Learn more about our bid to host Worldcon in 2028, and the brief history of "Aussiecon."
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Logo for "Human Authored" content.
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
I am (delighted)/(disappointed)* that the Joss Whedon show I once liked has (a new lease of life)/(died again)* *delete as applicable
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
"Tough day, buddy?" "Just keep the tea comin."
Luka sits at the breakfast bar looking utterly shagged out after a busy day of lying around doing basically nothing, sinking mug after mug of tea.
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Ooh, go on then.
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Jay “Lorehunter” Kirkman @theblacklibrarian.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Folks mentioned this week also include: @ericamarks.bsky.social Ian Green, @jamesbrogden.bsky.social @warlordguymer.bsky.social @dalelucas.bsky.social Graham Thomas Wilcox, @robertrath.bsky.social @grahammcneill.bsky.social @jmswallow.bsky.social Mitchel Scanlon #Warhammer #BlackLibrary #BookSky
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Home made kanelbullar. I will not be taking questions at this time.
A cooling tray of cinnamon buns.
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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
My two assistants, Luka and Pumpkin, without whom I would literally get so much more done.
Two feckless feline furballs - one white, one ginger - lying on a blue carpet in the sun doing absolutely sod all.
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