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L.T. McQueen @ltmcqueen.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Found a great 1990 concert from Squeeze on YouTube. If I one day write a novel the way @chrisdiffordlyrics.bsky.social and Glenn Tilbrook crafted 3-minute pop masterpieces, I'll die a happy man. Need inspiration #writingcommunity? You might also find forgotten joy in your old records, too.

Vinyl album cover of East Side Story by Squeeze, released 15 May 1981.

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L.T. McQueen @ltmcqueen.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

It's amazing to return to a favorite #sci-fi series after eight years of writing. For me, it's #Stargate. I can't find fault with it: story structure & acting performances are all flawless. Glassner and Wright wrote with heart, precision and depth. IMO, the show is a sci-fi benchmark for novelists.

Promotional still of the TV series "Stargate SG-1", starring Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping and Michael Shanks.

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L.T. McQueen @ltmcqueen.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

To re-charge after a day of editing, I love to jump to my favorite hobby; it's a great release, but a different kind of creative outlet. How you you folks in the #WritingCommunity re-set your brains after a day of writing? #writerslife #Amquerying #amwriting

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L.T. McQueen @ltmcqueen.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Is there anyone else choking back tears watching #OnePieceNetflix, S2 E7 "Reindeer Shames? Look behind the animation, CG and outrageous costumes from the show and you will see that Chopper is not only adorable, it is character arc writing at its finest. #Amwriting #OnePiece

Chopper, the talking reindeer. From Netflix's "One Piece" live action series.

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L.T. McQueen @ltmcqueen.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

While we celebrate spring, Sci-Fi fans celebrate the visionaries. 🚀 Isaac Asimov (who passed in April 6, 1992) once said, "The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom." 📚 #Asimov

Book cover of Isaac Asimov's "The Caves of Steel", published October, 1953

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L.T. McQueen @ltmcqueen.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

As if "Judge Dee's Mystery" and Unveil: Jadewind" weren't enough, this series demonstrates that China leapfrogged Hollywood as masters in visual storytelling ages ago. If they make a Chinese GoT, American cable TV shows are doomed. #veilofshadows #movies #storytelling #amwriting

Promo still for Veil of Shadows, a new fantasy limited series on Netflix Germany.

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L.T. McQueen @ltmcqueen.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Fun Science Fact for Easter: Every rabbit, every egg, and every human watching the spring bloom is made of "recycled" materials. ⚛️

Astronaut on a planet surface holding an easter basket full of eggs

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L.T. McQueen @ltmcqueen.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

The version shown at the premiere was 19 minutes longer. After the D.C. and the subsequent New York premiere (April 3), Stanley Kubrick spent the next few days re-editing the film, cutting the "excess" to create the tighter, more atmospheric cut that eventually became a hit.

Movie still of space station from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey

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L.T. McQueen @ltmcqueen.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

The movie premiered on April 2, 1968, in Washington, DC, at the Uptown Theater. During the premiere, 241 people walked out of the theater. Among them was movie star Rock Hudson, who reportedly stood up and famously asked, "Will someone tell me what the hell this is about?"

Movie still from 2001: A Space Odyssey. HAL lip reads the astronaut's conversation.

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L.T. McQueen @ltmcqueen.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

April 1968: The world changed when Kubrick’s '2001: A Space Odyssey' premiered. 🎥 Before we even landed on the Moon (July 16, 1969), we had a film that predicted tablets, video calls, & the threat of sentient AI. 🤖 What’s your favorite "HAL 9000" quote? #SciFi #2001ASpaceOdyssey #Kubrick

Movie still from the 1968 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey

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L.T. McQueen @ltmcqueen.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

One Piece is visually stunning. Eiichiro Oda's started the manga in 1997, when he was 22. The live-action series has extravagant #worldbuilding film sets. It's a masterclass in character writing, even if Luffy and his foes are over-the-top. Perfect Monday nite viewing. #writerslife

Netflix "One Piece" promotion still, Season One

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L.T. McQueen @ltmcqueen.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Following up on the Whipple Shield: at hypervelocity (think 17,000 mph+), physics changes. Solid projectiles undergo a phase transition. 📽️YouTube: Testing at the White Sands Test Facility (14:08). bit.ly/4uqh1G4 www.nasa.gov/centers-and-... #SpacePhysics #TheShatterRegime #WhippleShield #NASA

NASA's micrometeroid and orbital debris (MMOD) test results from the White Sands Facility.

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L.T. McQueen @ltmcqueen.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

The Ithaca in better times—before the solar storm and the 1.2 gravity of Zethera, a desert planet. Before Dale Ransom hung up his medals for a life of smuggling. Now ankle-monitor free, can he erase his past and shore up his daughter's future? #HardSF #DeepOrbit #AmQuerying #WritingCommunity

The Ithaca, a Monolith-class freighter. Currently docked in Bay 12 on Circulus Station orbiting Mars.

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L.T. McQueen @ltmcqueen.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Just started reading the novella by @nessthenovelist.bsky.social "The Scourge Between Stars." The opening two paragraphs are killer—atmospheric and immediate. Can't wait to see how the rest of this mission develops. 🚀 #BookSky #ReadingCommunity #SFF #HardSF #SciFi

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L.T. McQueen @ltmcqueen.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Fri nite's program: re-watching Exception (2022), the SyFy anime masterpiece written by Hirotaka Adachi. The soundtrack, composed by the late Ryuichi Sakamoto-san, is breathtaking. Tatsunoko Prod & Studio 5 outdid themselves on the char. designs. #SciFiAnime #SFF #ExceptionNetflix #scifihorror

Exception anime series movie/promo poster. #SFF #Anime #Japanese

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L.T. McQueen @ltmcqueen.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

9th-century sailors used a Kamal to measure stars by a string & a knot. 🌌 In 2341, the Ithaca navigates a 1.2g world where every mistake is fatal. A disgraced hero. A 1.2g world. A father’s last shot at honor. 🛰️ Querying April 1. 🚀 #SciFi #AmQuerying #TechnoThriller #HardSF

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L.T. McQueen @ltmcqueen.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Does anyone have a book they've read more than once? Here's mine. #Cyberpunk #WilliamGibson #SF

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L.T. McQueen @ltmcqueen.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Watched "Innocence" last night. For 2004 animation, it's brilliant, although many don't like the mix of 3D graphics. I recommend watching both movies back-to-back. #Cyberpunk #GhostintheShell #MasamuneShirow

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