Brian Ruckley
@brianruckley.bsky.social
Writer of stuff, mostly. Past and present include novels, comics, a podcast (www.thewildepisode.com), that kind of thing.
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Hanging Thieves (not a policy suggestion, just some amazing predators!)
Have some amazing photos to start your week
thewildepisode.substack.com
A new photo post at The Wild Episode Substack about some predators that hunt predators - flies that hunt, amongst other things, bees, wasps, damselflies and even dragonflies. But why are they called Hanging Thieves?: thewildepisode.substack.com/p/hanging-th...
#nature #wildlife #insects #zoology
#nature #wildlife #insects #zoology
Reposted by Brian Ruckley
We've got some great new podcasts up on the site. Superman movie review, original comic art price discussion, a fun interview with @jimmccann2.bsky.social, and a bunch of other nonsense meant to dazzle and entertain you. Go give a listen! www.thecornerbox.club
The Corner Box
Welcome to The Corner Box, where we talk about comic books as an industry and an art form. You never know where the discussion will go, or who’ll show up to join hosts David Hedgecock and John Barber....
www.thecornerbox.club
August 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
We've got some great new podcasts up on the site. Superman movie review, original comic art price discussion, a fun interview with @jimmccann2.bsky.social, and a bunch of other nonsense meant to dazzle and entertain you. Go give a listen! www.thecornerbox.club
Which animal on Earth has the biggest claw? It's not a tiger, a bear, or an eagle, not anything remotely like that ...
thewildepisode.com/2025/06/16/g...
thewildepisode.com/2025/06/16/g...
June 16, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Which animal on Earth has the biggest claw? It's not a tiger, a bear, or an eagle, not anything remotely like that ...
thewildepisode.com/2025/06/16/g...
thewildepisode.com/2025/06/16/g...
Gave up on trying to get this accurate, cos life's too short and who can remember all these places, but I've definitely *seen* the UK. So my conviction that Scotland is the easily the best must be entirely objective, right?
smstone0.github.io#/uk-map
smstone0.github.io#/uk-map
May 31, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Gave up on trying to get this accurate, cos life's too short and who can remember all these places, but I've definitely *seen* the UK. So my conviction that Scotland is the easily the best must be entirely objective, right?
smstone0.github.io#/uk-map
smstone0.github.io#/uk-map
Reposted by Brian Ruckley
OK, this is wild.
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
May 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
OK, this is wild.
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
In case anyone's interested, this is very fun comics podcast from @johnbarber.bsky.social & @dhedgecock.bsky.social, two guys who really know their behind-the-scenes stuff on IDW, Marvel, independent comics, all sorts.
New episode of the podcast is up! We are over a full year of podcasting and haven't missed a week! Woot! www.thecornerbox.club
December 19, 2024 at 9:40 AM
In case anyone's interested, this is very fun comics podcast from @johnbarber.bsky.social & @dhedgecock.bsky.social, two guys who really know their behind-the-scenes stuff on IDW, Marvel, independent comics, all sorts.
A new photo post at The Wild Episode Substack about some predators that hunt predators - flies that hunt, amongst other things, bees, wasps, damselflies and even dragonflies. But why are they called Hanging Thieves?: thewildepisode.substack.com/p/hanging-th...
#nature #wildlife #insects #zoology
#nature #wildlife #insects #zoology
Hanging Thieves (not a policy suggestion, just some amazing predators!)
Have some amazing photos to start your week
thewildepisode.substack.com
December 2, 2024 at 2:55 PM
A new photo post at The Wild Episode Substack about some predators that hunt predators - flies that hunt, amongst other things, bees, wasps, damselflies and even dragonflies. But why are they called Hanging Thieves?: thewildepisode.substack.com/p/hanging-th...
#nature #wildlife #insects #zoology
#nature #wildlife #insects #zoology
Most 'personal' of the stuff I've written, in the sense it's all about my hometown and based on its very real and kind of mad history ... part horror, yes, but maybe more like a weird historical thriller?
“There is a law against murder. But there are no laws for the dead.”
The Edinburgh Dead by Brian Ruckley - Scottish horror
Today's #horror book recommendation #horrorbooks #ad
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The Edinburgh Dead by Brian Ruckley - Scottish horror
Today's #horror book recommendation #horrorbooks #ad
amzn.to/3UVRmVL
The Edinburgh Dead
Amazon.com: The Edinburgh Dead: 9780316079969: Ruckley, Brian: Books
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November 23, 2024 at 1:37 PM
Most 'personal' of the stuff I've written, in the sense it's all about my hometown and based on its very real and kind of mad history ... part horror, yes, but maybe more like a weird historical thriller?
Reposted by Brian Ruckley
The rhinos we have and the ones we lost.
In the late Pleistocene, about two thirds of the worlds terrestrial megafauna went extinct. Rhinos fared better than average, but still, all the temperate and cold climate species are gone. Those that remain are endangered and in dire need of protection.
In the late Pleistocene, about two thirds of the worlds terrestrial megafauna went extinct. Rhinos fared better than average, but still, all the temperate and cold climate species are gone. Those that remain are endangered and in dire need of protection.
November 20, 2024 at 7:43 AM
The rhinos we have and the ones we lost.
In the late Pleistocene, about two thirds of the worlds terrestrial megafauna went extinct. Rhinos fared better than average, but still, all the temperate and cold climate species are gone. Those that remain are endangered and in dire need of protection.
In the late Pleistocene, about two thirds of the worlds terrestrial megafauna went extinct. Rhinos fared better than average, but still, all the temperate and cold climate species are gone. Those that remain are endangered and in dire need of protection.
Have some amazing photos to start your week at the Wild Episode substack. Surprisingly beautiful fish with surprisingly science fictional jaws: t.co/9NsXYNmAXT #nature #wildlife #zoology #fish
November 18, 2024 at 9:51 AM
Have some amazing photos to start your week at the Wild Episode substack. Surprisingly beautiful fish with surprisingly science fictional jaws: t.co/9NsXYNmAXT #nature #wildlife #zoology #fish
My podcast The Wild Episode - nature, history, science in the Animal Kingdom - now has a substack. thewildepisode.substack.com A place to get some amazing animal content that'll brighten your day and if you support the show there you'll get even more, incl bonus episodes! Bargain!
October 15, 2024 at 4:20 PM
My podcast The Wild Episode - nature, history, science in the Animal Kingdom - now has a substack. thewildepisode.substack.com A place to get some amazing animal content that'll brighten your day and if you support the show there you'll get even more, incl bonus episodes! Bargain!
Experimenting with linking to my podcast here ...
What connects feasting Japanese fish, a swimming pool in southern France and Alexander the Great’s encounter with the Gordian Knot? The extraordinary horsehair worm, a simple animal capable of astonishing things …
thewildepisode.com/2023/11/30/p...
What connects feasting Japanese fish, a swimming pool in southern France and Alexander the Great’s encounter with the Gordian Knot? The extraordinary horsehair worm, a simple animal capable of astonishing things …
thewildepisode.com/2023/11/30/p...
February 15, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Experimenting with linking to my podcast here ...
What connects feasting Japanese fish, a swimming pool in southern France and Alexander the Great’s encounter with the Gordian Knot? The extraordinary horsehair worm, a simple animal capable of astonishing things …
thewildepisode.com/2023/11/30/p...
What connects feasting Japanese fish, a swimming pool in southern France and Alexander the Great’s encounter with the Gordian Knot? The extraordinary horsehair worm, a simple animal capable of astonishing things …
thewildepisode.com/2023/11/30/p...
Time to slowly test the bluesky waters? Maybe. Baby steps and all that.
February 7, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Time to slowly test the bluesky waters? Maybe. Baby steps and all that.