Belated post about the Hugo announcements, I am on the list for Fan Artist again this year – which is lovely. The other finalists are Sara Felix, Richard Man, Terri Ash, Geneva Bowers, and Yummei. …
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Eastercon 2026: Iridescence
(It says last weekend, but I left this in drafts for two weeks, sigh) (Aaaaand I posted an incomplete draft. I’m a hot mess.) Last weekend we headed to the Hilton Birmingham Metropole for Eastercon! …
Dark Flood by Karon Alderman
Last month I was at the Ouseburn Trust waiting to go on their Brewery Tour (which was not as blokey as the photo on their website imples) and a time travel kids book in their …
BEAMISH
My birthday started on Thursday as far as I’m concerned, since it was First Thursday – and a busy one now that the weather is warmer and the daylight lasts past the end of the …
Lunar New Year
February is nearly done, its warmed enough to maybe put away the thermals, and the sun is still out when I close my work laptop at the end of the day. Eastercon is hovering on …
The Bone Temple
After being disappointed by the wildly uneven 28 Years Later, I went into this cautiously optimistic based on word-of-mouth and the knowledge that at worst it would have more Ralph Fiennes. I knew it was …
Miniature Worlds
Miniature Worlds: Little Landscapes from Thomas Bewick to Beatrix Potter is lovely exhibition at the Laing, focused on tailpieces and other small vignettes. The emphasis on landscapes in the title feels a tiny (hah) bit misleading …
2026
Slightly over a week in, already tired of it. Closer to home it’s been not so bad though. Christmas was pleasant, twixmas quiet, and we had visitors for an at-home NYE and a few days …
Solstice
We are in the runup to the end of the year, marked mainly by top ten of the year articles, app year-in-review marketing campaigns, and roundup blog posts. So here I am doing my bit. …
Enchanted City
Newcastle has been trying to make itself into a Christmas destination in the last few years, rebranding, making maps and signage available all over town, expanding the Christmas market itself, and adding on satellite events. …