Andrew Knighton
@aknighton.bsky.social
Writer of sff + comics.
Rearranging words for a living since 2013.
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Also found at andrewknighton.com
Rearranging words for a living since 2013.
he/him
Mailing list: https://eepurl.com/Zviqn
Also found at andrewknighton.com
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Ghosts linger amid the fields of England, waiting to be summoned by passing feet. As a walker faces the spectres of his own grief, he's drawn into a struggle between the paths connecting us & the boundaries that cut us apart, in Walking a Wounded Land.
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A brief post about an excellent gig, a moment of inspiration, & me being dumb.
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Dumb Inspiration
Sometimes, inspiration comes from failing your intelligence check.
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February 19, 2026 at 5:52 PM
A brief post about an excellent gig, a moment of inspiration, & me being dumb.
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Best season of The Crown so far.
February 19, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Best season of The Crown so far.
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it really is shocking how much self deprecation is seen as a cultural requirement for 'serious art.' 'real' artists are not allowed to exalt their work and must present it publicly as a sort of 'i dont think this is very good but maybe you will get around to it.' HECK THAT. love yourself
February 19, 2026 at 3:20 PM
it really is shocking how much self deprecation is seen as a cultural requirement for 'serious art.' 'real' artists are not allowed to exalt their work and must present it publicly as a sort of 'i dont think this is very good but maybe you will get around to it.' HECK THAT. love yourself
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Our latest episode dropped yesterday. Find our highly thought-provoking chat with Matt Greene on all the usual channels - and please do check out our interview with Shen Tao, discussing her quite wonderful debut, The Poet Empress.
February 19, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Our latest episode dropped yesterday. Find our highly thought-provoking chat with Matt Greene on all the usual channels - and please do check out our interview with Shen Tao, discussing her quite wonderful debut, The Poet Empress.
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Grace Brewster Hopper (1906 –1992) was an American computer scientist, mathematician, and US Navy rear admiral. She was the first to devise the theory of machine-independent programming languages, and developed two early high-level programming languages still in use today. #CelebratingWomen
February 19, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Grace Brewster Hopper (1906 –1992) was an American computer scientist, mathematician, and US Navy rear admiral. She was the first to devise the theory of machine-independent programming languages, and developed two early high-level programming languages still in use today. #CelebratingWomen
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France launches rewilding project in Dauphiné Alps. It builds on decades of natural species return, aiming to restore herbivores, predators & river systems across mostly forested land, pairing biodiversity recovery with local economic activity & climate resilience buff.ly/jOwrVNc
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
France’s largest rewilding project takes root in the Dauphiné Alps
In the foothills of the western Alps in southeastern France, horned alpine ibex roam the limestone cliffs of a smaller mountain range known as the Dauphiné Alps, a region once home to thriving…
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February 19, 2026 at 1:50 PM
France launches rewilding project in Dauphiné Alps. It builds on decades of natural species return, aiming to restore herbivores, predators & river systems across mostly forested land, pairing biodiversity recovery with local economic activity & climate resilience buff.ly/jOwrVNc
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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IN SPACE, NOBODY CAN SMEAR YOUR CREAM
February 19, 2026 at 1:52 PM
IN SPACE, NOBODY CAN SMEAR YOUR CREAM
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Getting the merch ready...
February 19, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Getting the merch ready...
Personally, I think he should have kept the "Prince" & dropped the "Andrew", not the other way around. The last thing we need is criminal sleezeballs dragging a good name through the mud, whereas the institution of monarchy is already thoroughly grubby.
February 19, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Personally, I think he should have kept the "Prince" & dropped the "Andrew", not the other way around. The last thing we need is criminal sleezeballs dragging a good name through the mud, whereas the institution of monarchy is already thoroughly grubby.
This! So many great works up for the awards. If you're in the BSFA, go vote.
🚀 attention members!
Today is the last day of shortlist nominations for the BSFA Awards! So get over to the website and have your say!
If you aren’t a member but would like to vote, you can join at BSFA.co.uk
Today is the last day of shortlist nominations for the BSFA Awards! So get over to the website and have your say!
If you aren’t a member but would like to vote, you can join at BSFA.co.uk
February 19, 2026 at 1:29 PM
This! So many great works up for the awards. If you're in the BSFA, go vote.
Siri, show me the most 2026 headline...
New York mayor says terminating the ‘unusable’ bot will help close a budget gap
Mamdani to kill the NYC AI chatbot we caught telling businesses to break the law – The Markup
New York mayor says terminating the ‘unusable’ bot will help close a budget gap
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February 19, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Siri, show me the most 2026 headline...
You know that thing where you forget how much you love a musician, then you put on one of their records & something in your chest soars with excitement?
Today, for me, Leonard Cohen...
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Today, for me, Leonard Cohen...
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Leonard Cohen - Everybody Knows (Official Live in London 2008)
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February 19, 2026 at 8:08 AM
You know that thing where you forget how much you love a musician, then you put on one of their records & something in your chest soars with excitement?
Today, for me, Leonard Cohen...
youtu.be/xu8u9ZbCJgQ?...
Today, for me, Leonard Cohen...
youtu.be/xu8u9ZbCJgQ?...
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When you turn up for the Saltburn themed party, but Jacob Elordi's not in the bath 😥
👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums
"Cernnunos", 2021 by Christophe Charbonnel, at Château du Plessis-Brion 😁
👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums
"Cernnunos", 2021 by Christophe Charbonnel, at Château du Plessis-Brion 😁
February 19, 2026 at 7:24 AM
When you turn up for the Saltburn themed party, but Jacob Elordi's not in the bath 😥
👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums
"Cernnunos", 2021 by Christophe Charbonnel, at Château du Plessis-Brion 😁
👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums
"Cernnunos", 2021 by Christophe Charbonnel, at Château du Plessis-Brion 😁
Today's writing is... Oh, I don't know. It's been a distracting week, & after yesterday I don't trust my brain to stay on target. As long as today's writing put somes words on the screen, I'll be happy.
February 19, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Today's writing is... Oh, I don't know. It's been a distracting week, & after yesterday I don't trust my brain to stay on target. As long as today's writing put somes words on the screen, I'll be happy.
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This reminds me of a coupla decades ago when the argument du jour was “What if Van Gogh had been medicated for his depression?!” with the implication that he wouldn’t have created art if he wasn’t miserable.
A) fuck that noise
B) Van Gogh didn’t own anybody his art OR his misery
A) fuck that noise
B) Van Gogh didn’t own anybody his art OR his misery
this is why the whole “oh, suffering creates great art” thing is bullshit
you know what’s conducive to art? a roof over your head and food on the table
you know what isn’t? stressing out over where the fuck the rent money is going to come from
you know what’s conducive to art? a roof over your head and food on the table
you know what isn’t? stressing out over where the fuck the rent money is going to come from
I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
February 19, 2026 at 7:29 AM
This reminds me of a coupla decades ago when the argument du jour was “What if Van Gogh had been medicated for his depression?!” with the implication that he wouldn’t have created art if he wasn’t miserable.
A) fuck that noise
B) Van Gogh didn’t own anybody his art OR his misery
A) fuck that noise
B) Van Gogh didn’t own anybody his art OR his misery
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Daily bunny no.3234 can't get it right
February 19, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Daily bunny no.3234 can't get it right
Got distracted and wrote a gentle thing about foraging for wild garlic, instead of the space thriller. I guess my brain needed some soothing today.
February 18, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Got distracted and wrote a gentle thing about foraging for wild garlic, instead of the space thriller. I guess my brain needed some soothing today.
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Went on a first date with a keyboard, but I knew immediately it couldn’t work. She wasn’t my type
February 18, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Went on a first date with a keyboard, but I knew immediately it couldn’t work. She wasn’t my type
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![SCENE: A PASSPORT CONTROL GATE, IN THE SKY, ON A CLOUD. THE PASSPORT CONTROL GATE HAS ‘CORPOREAL REALM’ WRITTEN ON IT.
PASSPORT CONTROL OFFICIAL: Passport please, sir.
OFFICIAL [LOOKING AT PASSPORT]: Ah - the famous Dr Jenner!
EDWARD JENNER, A FLOATING GHOST IN EDWARDIAN GARB: Indeed, haha
OFFICIAL: And what's the purpose of your visit to the corporeal realm, Dr Jenner?
EDWARD JENNER: Haunting.
OFFICIAL: Oh lovely. Anyone nice?
EDWARD JENNER: Just a little tour of some anti-vaxxers.
OFFICIAL: Wonderful. I hear Andrew Wakefield’s bedroom is just •perfect• at this time of year.
EDWARD JENNER: It is! I spent last summer standing by his bed, calling him a c--.
OFFICIAL: Lucky yooou…
OFFICIAL [LOOKING AT DOCUMENTS]: Oh... oh dear...
EDWARD JENNER: Is everything OK?
OFFICIAL: I’m afraid your card says you haven’t had the required stupidity vaccination for your trip.
EDWARD JENNER: Oh dear!
OFFICIAL: It’s fine - we can do it here…
Just read this anti-vax tweet by Jim Carrey
EDWARD JENNER [reading a smartphone]: Egads!
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Thought provoking and useful thread.
Thinking about the impact of LLMs on the way I earn a living - writing - and I wonder what the long-term impact will be.
On the one hand, LLMs do not seem capable of producing *good* writing, in the sense of original, engaging writing (they can manage clarity, though). But they can do *quantity.*
On the one hand, LLMs do not seem capable of producing *good* writing, in the sense of original, engaging writing (they can manage clarity, though). But they can do *quantity.*
February 18, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Thought provoking and useful thread.
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I know SCRATCH MOSS isn’t out yet but our folk horror friends at @waterstones.bsky.social are looking even further ahead to TWISTED PIKE. Get 25% off by using code FEB26 if you book before the clock chimes midnight on February 20th!
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February 18, 2026 at 11:13 AM
I know SCRATCH MOSS isn’t out yet but our folk horror friends at @waterstones.bsky.social are looking even further ahead to TWISTED PIKE. Get 25% off by using code FEB26 if you book before the clock chimes midnight on February 20th!
www.waterstones.com/campaign/feb...
www.waterstones.com/campaign/feb...
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New Review - I return to the Fractal series to explore a new reality in Jonbar Points by Allen Stroud which I highly recommend! www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/2/...
Jonbar Points by Allen Stroud — Runalong The Shelves
Publisher - Flame Tree Press Published - Out Now Price - £2.49 ebook NB this novella is part of the Fractals series but could be read as a standalone When survival means sacrifice, can he...
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February 18, 2026 at 7:48 AM
New Review - I return to the Fractal series to explore a new reality in Jonbar Points by Allen Stroud which I highly recommend! www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/2/...
Today's writing is more time with my poor hijacked space cleaners. I'm having fun working out what sorts of weird rooms they can find in a spaceship committed to medicine.
February 18, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Today's writing is more time with my poor hijacked space cleaners. I'm having fun working out what sorts of weird rooms they can find in a spaceship committed to medicine.