James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Well, 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. 000
James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Last one to end up in the Casualty department wins! 010
James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Oh 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! 010
James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 19/09/2026www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...justgiving.comTC's Strong Woman Challenge 2026Help TC Peppercorn raise money to support British Heart Foundation 000
Reposted by James BrogdenNick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 19/09/2026The 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. 61257350
James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Well played, man in the dentist's waiting room today wearing the Nine Inch Nails "With Teeth" hoodie. Well played. 030
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. 010
James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Just 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. 000
James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Without saying your age, what is your favourite film that came out when you were 20 years old? 130
James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 21/08/2026give me a single image from a film that immediately makes you hear the song from the soundtrack in your head 010
James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Me, 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!" 010
James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Two 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...1/5 110
Reposted by James BrogdenJordan Shiveley (Dread Singles) @jordanshiveley.bsky.social · 09/08/2026God 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. 14410
James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 25/07/2026While it is possible to imagine Elon Musk marrying Bill Gates and becoming Elon Gates, I agree that it is a bit of a stretch. 000
James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 13/07/2026It 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. 030
James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 13/07/2026In honour of Sam Neill's passing, there really is only one choice for tonight's movie. 000
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...? 000
James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 10/07/2026And 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. 210
James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 25/06/2026When performing household chores, always remember to use a quality control kitten. 021
James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 15/06/2026I'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? 000
James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 07/06/2026www.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.theguardian.comHorror’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 120
James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 04/06/2026I mean, if you didn't participate in the sacking of Rome in 410CE can you even call yourself a Goth, really? 040
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.comMasturbation among birds is ‘natural’ and should not be punished, say expertsStudy finds activity is not harmful or caused by stress of captivity – and is in fact more common in wild birds 000
James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Written 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. 000
Reposted by James BrogdenNew City Library @newcitylibrary.bsky.social · 07/05/2026A 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 022
James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 28/04/2026These? Purely decorative, as far as I can tell. 000
James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 15/04/2026I'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. 000
James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 15/04/2026The fish of this pool are dearly bought, according to Faramir. 120
James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Babylon 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. 020
James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Babylon 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. 010
James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Her: 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. 3745523
James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Slept in my Wet Leg t-shirt, and... well, never mind. 040
James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 25/03/2026OpenAI shutters AI video generator Sora in abrupt announcement www.theguardian.com/technology/2... Good. Just. Fucking. Die.theguardian.comOpenAI shutters AI video generator Sora in abrupt announcementTech firm ‘says goodbye’ to Sora, made publicly available in 2024, just six months after its launch of a stand-alone app 010
Reposted by James BrogdenSteph Chaptal @outrelivres.fr · 24/03/2026Pour 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/ 141
Reposted by James BrogdenAlan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Let'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.orgbrisbane28.orgWorldcon in Brisbane 2028Welcome to Brisbane, Australia! Learn more about our bid to host Worldcon in 2028, and the brief history of "Aussiecon." 24725
James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 15/03/2026I am (delighted)/(disappointed)* that the Joss Whedon show I once liked has (a new lease of life)/(died again)* *delete as applicable 101
James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 12/03/2026"Tough day, buddy?" "Just keep the tea comin." 030
Reposted by James BrogdenJay “Lorehunter” Kirkman @theblacklibrarian.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Folks 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 051
James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Home made kanelbullar. I will not be taking questions at this time. 110
James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · 02/03/2026My two assistants, Luka and Pumpkin, without whom I would literally get so much more done. 000