Angela Cleland
@angelacleland.co.uk
Poet | Novelist (as Cleland Smith) | Audiobook Narrator | She/her | 🤖🦄🚀🍸
These are gorgeous!
My collection of Norfolk Broads Bird illustrations are now all available to purchase as individual prints. I offer a variety of sizes and paper stock so there's something to suit all budgets :)
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Up first - the majestic barn owl
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Up first - the majestic barn owl
November 15, 2025 at 10:32 PM
These are gorgeous!
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steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
Insulting to the players, insulting to the IP, insulting to the medium, the developers. And the craft itself. Fuck you executives who pushed this garbage.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI art slop, because your $70 means nothing anymore
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI generated artwork which makes the $70 feel like a complete rip-off.
frvr.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
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You could literally do a horror anthology based on the different ways this can go wrong.
AI dead mom escapes into your TV, and your digital fridge, and your pacemaker.
AI dead mom escapes into your TV, and your digital fridge, and your pacemaker.
What if AI dead mom ends up neglected just like one of those digital picture frames. Sold at a digital goodwill for $2.50.
November 15, 2025 at 7:27 AM
You could literally do a horror anthology based on the different ways this can go wrong.
AI dead mom escapes into your TV, and your digital fridge, and your pacemaker.
AI dead mom escapes into your TV, and your digital fridge, and your pacemaker.
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Can confirm, I did say this, over on Threads. I stand by it here as well. And everywhere else!
“Re ‘There are a lot of people on your side who will be in the Epstein Files too!’: No there aren't, my side is the ‘People Who Don't Fuck Children’ side, anyone not on this side can get all the way into the bin, what side are YOU on, exactly?” — John Scalzi
November 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Can confirm, I did say this, over on Threads. I stand by it here as well. And everywhere else!
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🥳 As of today HERO SLAM, my first ever card game, is now available everywhere! Indie stores, book stores, Amazon, wherever you normally buy your games!
⚔️ Or, if you fancy buying the Hero Slam game or jigsaw direct from the publisher, head to www.laurenceking.com, enter code SMART20, and get 20% off!
⚔️ Or, if you fancy buying the Hero Slam game or jigsaw direct from the publisher, head to www.laurenceking.com, enter code SMART20, and get 20% off!
November 13, 2025 at 11:39 AM
🥳 As of today HERO SLAM, my first ever card game, is now available everywhere! Indie stores, book stores, Amazon, wherever you normally buy your games!
⚔️ Or, if you fancy buying the Hero Slam game or jigsaw direct from the publisher, head to www.laurenceking.com, enter code SMART20, and get 20% off!
⚔️ Or, if you fancy buying the Hero Slam game or jigsaw direct from the publisher, head to www.laurenceking.com, enter code SMART20, and get 20% off!
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We hope you're enjoying #BendingTheArcMagazine Edition 2. Today's post is about what we're looking for in #submissions when they open for Edition 3 in January. #Thrutopia #ThrutopianWriting
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November 13, 2025 at 9:01 AM
We hope you're enjoying #BendingTheArcMagazine Edition 2. Today's post is about what we're looking for in #submissions when they open for Edition 3 in January. #Thrutopia #ThrutopianWriting
open.substack.com/pub/bendingt...
open.substack.com/pub/bendingt...
I haven’t an opinion on the Guillermo Del Toro film yet as I haven’t watched it, but go further into this thread and it lays bare a lot of what it is to deal with motherhood in art and this is obviously right up my street…
Time for GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S FRANKENSTEIN DISCOURSE!
I keep seeing people worry about whether del Toro properly did justice to Mary Shelley. And I have to ask: why is that del Toro's job more than anyone else's?
And also, didn't he?
And also, how could he? He's not a mother. 1/
I keep seeing people worry about whether del Toro properly did justice to Mary Shelley. And I have to ask: why is that del Toro's job more than anyone else's?
And also, didn't he?
And also, how could he? He's not a mother. 1/
November 13, 2025 at 9:07 AM
I haven’t an opinion on the Guillermo Del Toro film yet as I haven’t watched it, but go further into this thread and it lays bare a lot of what it is to deal with motherhood in art and this is obviously right up my street…
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I think this is a mistake a lot of people make. It's definitely the mistake the Labour Party makes, over and over. Don't try and win over the people who hate you, do right by the people who love you and want to believe in you.
Gary Lineker: "This is the mistake the BBC makes. The BBC tries to appease the people that hate the BBC, rather than worrying about the people that love the BBC."
November 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
I think this is a mistake a lot of people make. It's definitely the mistake the Labour Party makes, over and over. Don't try and win over the people who hate you, do right by the people who love you and want to believe in you.
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Amazon struggling with Bond continuity is baffling. How clean do they think James Bond continuity is?
In Casino Royale, despite clearly being set in the modern day (decades after the first Bond film), we're told that Bond has only just earned his 00 rank and this is his first assignment.
In Casino Royale, despite clearly being set in the modern day (decades after the first Bond film), we're told that Bond has only just earned his 00 rank and this is his first assignment.
November 12, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Amazon struggling with Bond continuity is baffling. How clean do they think James Bond continuity is?
In Casino Royale, despite clearly being set in the modern day (decades after the first Bond film), we're told that Bond has only just earned his 00 rank and this is his first assignment.
In Casino Royale, despite clearly being set in the modern day (decades after the first Bond film), we're told that Bond has only just earned his 00 rank and this is his first assignment.
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9/10 times when you read something that sounds utterly ridiculous in naval fiction and think the authir is being a bit silly really it will turn out Thomas Cochrane actually did it and the version in the book has been TONED DOWN.
I love the Royal Navy, but the lore is too disjointed and difficult for modern audiences to swallow. In retrospect it lost all believability when the producers allowed Lord Thomas Cochrane to survive all sorts of silly and ridiculous stunts.
November 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
9/10 times when you read something that sounds utterly ridiculous in naval fiction and think the authir is being a bit silly really it will turn out Thomas Cochrane actually did it and the version in the book has been TONED DOWN.
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Just thinking about how South Park season one ended on a cliffhanger about who Cartman’s dad was, and instead of answering it, the next episode was a Terrance And Philip special called Not Without My Anus. Could do that.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
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Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Just thinking about how South Park season one ended on a cliffhanger about who Cartman’s dad was, and instead of answering it, the next episode was a Terrance And Philip special called Not Without My Anus. Could do that.
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Actually, @tadethompson.bsky.social has a point, I should shout about this from time to time!
CREATURES: THE LEGACY OF FRANKENSTEIN was a mosaic novel-slash-anthology by Tade, @emmanewman.bsky.social, @kaaronwarren.bsky.social, Rose Biggin and Paul Meloy.
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CREATURES: THE LEGACY OF FRANKENSTEIN was a mosaic novel-slash-anthology by Tade, @emmanewman.bsky.social, @kaaronwarren.bsky.social, Rose Biggin and Paul Meloy.
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Creatures
Victor Frankenstein is the first to unlock the key to life, but not the last.Over two centuries of relentless advancement, five more minds find the secret, and five more creatures are made. Five more ...
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November 8, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Actually, @tadethompson.bsky.social has a point, I should shout about this from time to time!
CREATURES: THE LEGACY OF FRANKENSTEIN was a mosaic novel-slash-anthology by Tade, @emmanewman.bsky.social, @kaaronwarren.bsky.social, Rose Biggin and Paul Meloy.
shop.rebellion.com/products/aba...
CREATURES: THE LEGACY OF FRANKENSTEIN was a mosaic novel-slash-anthology by Tade, @emmanewman.bsky.social, @kaaronwarren.bsky.social, Rose Biggin and Paul Meloy.
shop.rebellion.com/products/aba...
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A lovely weekend was had in a very eldritch hotel for my first World Fantasy Convention www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/11...
World Fantasy Convention 2025 - Brighton — Runalong The Shelves
Dates – 30/10 to 2/11 Location – Brighton Metropole I like the odd trip to a convention. I’ve done them for a few years longer than being a blogger. I enjoy hearing people talking about books. I hav...
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November 9, 2025 at 9:29 AM
A lovely weekend was had in a very eldritch hotel for my first World Fantasy Convention www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/11...
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The “canonical” story how Rosalind Franklin got wronged by Watson and Crick inadvertently makes her look far less scientifically competent than she was (“She did not realize the significance of her own data!”). This article offers a much more nuanced account of what happened.
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The “canonical” story how Rosalind Franklin got wronged by Watson and Crick inadvertently makes her look far less scientifically competent than she was (“She did not realize the significance of her own data!”). This article offers a much more nuanced account of what happened.
The kids have a couple of the friends they like to holler at online over for a sleepover so they can all holler at each other face to face all evening. Good times.
November 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The kids have a couple of the friends they like to holler at online over for a sleepover so they can all holler at each other face to face all evening. Good times.
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✨ As a Science Fiction boy, today‘s theme is my time! 🙆♂️
So imma gonna nudge @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social’s “Falling Dark”, a regular rec. from me to everybody!
🚀 #SciFiBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky 🦋 #AMoRaR 📆
So imma gonna nudge @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social’s “Falling Dark”, a regular rec. from me to everybody!
🚀 #SciFiBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky 🦋 #AMoRaR 📆
November 8, 2025 at 11:44 AM
✨ As a Science Fiction boy, today‘s theme is my time! 🙆♂️
So imma gonna nudge @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social’s “Falling Dark”, a regular rec. from me to everybody!
🚀 #SciFiBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky 🦋 #AMoRaR 📆
So imma gonna nudge @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social’s “Falling Dark”, a regular rec. from me to everybody!
🚀 #SciFiBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky 🦋 #AMoRaR 📆
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These Frankenstein adaptations are getting wild 🤯
November 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
These Frankenstein adaptations are getting wild 🤯
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I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
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If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”
June 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM
If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”
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I’m judging the @poetrybusiness.bsky.social New Poets Prize: if you know a brilliant poet 24 or under, I want to read their manuscript! The International Book and Pamphlet Competition will be judged by @kimmoorepoet.bsky.social and is open to poets of all ages. Find out more: poetrybusiness.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I’m judging the @poetrybusiness.bsky.social New Poets Prize: if you know a brilliant poet 24 or under, I want to read their manuscript! The International Book and Pamphlet Competition will be judged by @kimmoorepoet.bsky.social and is open to poets of all ages. Find out more: poetrybusiness.co.uk
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I would love it if you could join me at one my upcoming events to celebrate the release of Daughters of Nicnevin
Waterstones events here: www.waterstones.com/events/searc...
The Highland Bookshop tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/daughters-...
Waterstones events here: www.waterstones.com/events/searc...
The Highland Bookshop tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/daughters-...
November 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I would love it if you could join me at one my upcoming events to celebrate the release of Daughters of Nicnevin
Waterstones events here: www.waterstones.com/events/searc...
The Highland Bookshop tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/daughters-...
Waterstones events here: www.waterstones.com/events/searc...
The Highland Bookshop tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/daughters-...
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Aaaaand here's the UK version. Gone for less Tim Burton more a classic 1930s feel which I also love and fits the book really well as it's a whodunnit.
I love them both.
I love them both.
November 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Aaaaand here's the UK version. Gone for less Tim Burton more a classic 1930s feel which I also love and fits the book really well as it's a whodunnit.
I love them both.
I love them both.
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My hot take is that all villains are tragic villains, if we're given sufficient access to their interiority & backstory. Redemption arcs & empathy with villains aren't about excusing harm - on the contrary, acknowledging humanity is to emphasise our constant, ongoing capacity to *choose otherwise*.
November 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
My hot take is that all villains are tragic villains, if we're given sufficient access to their interiority & backstory. Redemption arcs & empathy with villains aren't about excusing harm - on the contrary, acknowledging humanity is to emphasise our constant, ongoing capacity to *choose otherwise*.
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he Poets' Version of Beckett: Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail worse. No matter. Try again. Fail far worse still. Try again. Fail beyond your imagination's ability to comprehend the scale of possible failures open to you . . .' (contd p.94)
November 7, 2025 at 7:06 AM
he Poets' Version of Beckett: Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail worse. No matter. Try again. Fail far worse still. Try again. Fail beyond your imagination's ability to comprehend the scale of possible failures open to you . . .' (contd p.94)