David Gullen
@dergullen.bsky.social
SFF writer, poet, editor, leather crafter, gardener.
Milford SF Conference co-organiser,
5K Your Way Ambassador
2024 Nonsuch Parkrunner of the Year
Winning battles, losing the war.
Milford SF Conference co-organiser,
5K Your Way Ambassador
2024 Nonsuch Parkrunner of the Year
Winning battles, losing the war.
Just been Rick-rolled by the radiotherapy machine.
Classy.
Classy.
July 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Just been Rick-rolled by the radiotherapy machine.
Classy.
Classy.
This is rather lovely - "Adventure SF with heart" - my latest story, out now in #analog
Highlights etc...
David Gerrold @dergullen.bsky.social @shiwritesprose.bsky.social @matthewclaxton.bsky.social James Dick Joseph Weber Sean Monaghan @JayWerkheiser @frankwu.bsky.social John Brunner Charles Stross Geoffrey A. Landis @ceciliatan.com Liz Williams Steven Utley Allen M. Steele
David Gerrold @dergullen.bsky.social @shiwritesprose.bsky.social @matthewclaxton.bsky.social James Dick Joseph Weber Sean Monaghan @JayWerkheiser @frankwu.bsky.social John Brunner Charles Stross Geoffrey A. Landis @ceciliatan.com Liz Williams Steven Utley Allen M. Steele
July 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This is rather lovely - "Adventure SF with heart" - my latest story, out now in #analog
I could not be more proud.
I am thrilled to share my upcoming book which is now available for pre-order!
Thank you to @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social and my amazing agent @juliasreading.bsky.social
Thank you @lizoriordan.bsky.social for the foreword and @iandunt.bsky.social for the endorsement!
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Thank you to @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social and my amazing agent @juliasreading.bsky.social
Thank you @lizoriordan.bsky.social for the foreword and @iandunt.bsky.social for the endorsement!
linktr.ee/ThisMightSur...
July 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I could not be more proud.
Does anyone in the UK have recommendations for outdoor wireless garden cameras, please?
June 9, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Does anyone in the UK have recommendations for outdoor wireless garden cameras, please?
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Reminder that, if you want to avoid big online stores like Amazon, you can get all my ebooks through itch.io.
(And you can buy all the Mennik Thorn books together in a bundle that is far cheaper than buying them separately.)
patrick-samphire.itch.io
(And you can buy all the Mennik Thorn books together in a bundle that is far cheaper than buying them separately.)
patrick-samphire.itch.io
Patrick Samphire
patrick-samphire.itch.io
June 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Reminder that, if you want to avoid big online stores like Amazon, you can get all my ebooks through itch.io.
(And you can buy all the Mennik Thorn books together in a bundle that is far cheaper than buying them separately.)
patrick-samphire.itch.io
(And you can buy all the Mennik Thorn books together in a bundle that is far cheaper than buying them separately.)
patrick-samphire.itch.io
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My new album LIAR (Love Isn't A Right) is available to pre-order now from my official store and from @roughtraderecords.bsky.social, @normanrecords.com, Resident Brighton, The Jazz Vault and JPC in Germany!
Pre-order here: linktr.ee/tanitamusic
Pre-order here: linktr.ee/tanitamusic
June 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
My new album LIAR (Love Isn't A Right) is available to pre-order now from my official store and from @roughtraderecords.bsky.social, @normanrecords.com, Resident Brighton, The Jazz Vault and JPC in Germany!
Pre-order here: linktr.ee/tanitamusic
Pre-order here: linktr.ee/tanitamusic
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We sent out our latest newsletter this morning with reminders about several COLOSSIVE events happening this month.
Still, don't subscribe? You've already missed today's #zine fair. (You snooze, you lose.) But you can catch up on the rest of our news here: bit.ly/colossivejun...
Still, don't subscribe? You've already missed today's #zine fair. (You snooze, you lose.) But you can catch up on the rest of our news here: bit.ly/colossivejun...
June 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
We sent out our latest newsletter this morning with reminders about several COLOSSIVE events happening this month.
Still, don't subscribe? You've already missed today's #zine fair. (You snooze, you lose.) But you can catch up on the rest of our news here: bit.ly/colossivejun...
Still, don't subscribe? You've already missed today's #zine fair. (You snooze, you lose.) But you can catch up on the rest of our news here: bit.ly/colossivejun...
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My main blog website is www.bigbeardedbookseller.com and I write about books, tarot, films, home cooking, solo gaming, photography and whatever takes my fancy, the blog also hosts author/illustrator/blogger interviews
January 1, 2025 at 7:36 AM
My main blog website is www.bigbeardedbookseller.com and I write about books, tarot, films, home cooking, solo gaming, photography and whatever takes my fancy, the blog also hosts author/illustrator/blogger interviews
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The word for this week's Book Quote Wednesday is 'tight', and here's a tense, night-time confrontation in the port city of Grand BiIlon.
www.tinyurl.com/WizDuos1
#BookQW
www.tinyurl.com/WizDuos1
#BookQW
June 4, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The word for this week's Book Quote Wednesday is 'tight', and here's a tense, night-time confrontation in the port city of Grand BiIlon.
www.tinyurl.com/WizDuos1
#BookQW
www.tinyurl.com/WizDuos1
#BookQW
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✨Are you a @bsfa.bsky.social member and thinking about @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social?
The BSFA is sponsoring two in person memberships for persons of colour, persons with disabilities and those with financial difficulties for any reason. Details on how to apply are in the latest newsletter.✨
The BSFA is sponsoring two in person memberships for persons of colour, persons with disabilities and those with financial difficulties for any reason. Details on how to apply are in the latest newsletter.✨
June 2, 2025 at 6:23 AM
✨Are you a @bsfa.bsky.social member and thinking about @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social?
The BSFA is sponsoring two in person memberships for persons of colour, persons with disabilities and those with financial difficulties for any reason. Details on how to apply are in the latest newsletter.✨
The BSFA is sponsoring two in person memberships for persons of colour, persons with disabilities and those with financial difficulties for any reason. Details on how to apply are in the latest newsletter.✨
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Last week at Broken Frontier... Colossive Cartographies #65 – Hayley Gullen Shares Her ‘Adventures in Pictland’. @hayleygullen.com @colossive.com www.brokenfrontier.com/gullen-adven...
Colossive Cartographies #65 - Hayley Gullen Shares Her 'Adventures in Pictland' – Broken Frontier
Hayley Gullen reflects on the pull of history in 'Adventures in Pictland', #65 in Colossive Press's Colossive Cartographies series.
www.brokenfrontier.com
June 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Last week at Broken Frontier... Colossive Cartographies #65 – Hayley Gullen Shares Her ‘Adventures in Pictland’. @hayleygullen.com @colossive.com www.brokenfrontier.com/gullen-adven...
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No big team. No red tape. Just me—Alan Parry. I run this thing solo, and I’ve published over 30 books that punch above their weight. Submissions open Aug 1–31. 👉 shorturl.at/eTSjI 👤 @alanparry83.bsky.social
The Broken Spine Summer Competition 2025: Submit Bold Poetry and Fearless Prose for Publication - The Broken Spine
This August, I’m opening submissions for The Broken Spine’s Summer Competition 2025, and I want writing that leaves a mark.
shorturl.at
May 31, 2025 at 1:36 PM
No big team. No red tape. Just me—Alan Parry. I run this thing solo, and I’ve published over 30 books that punch above their weight. Submissions open Aug 1–31. 👉 shorturl.at/eTSjI 👤 @alanparry83.bsky.social
Exploitation, plain & simple. Who would want to work with these utter clowns?
The publisher has cut their costs by outsourcing to this company, the company has cut their costs by using AI/low-paid staff instead of paying for a proper job, while I’ve spent hours & hours fixing the manuscript, so all the extra labour from cost-costing has fallen on me, the unremunerated author
May 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Exploitation, plain & simple. Who would want to work with these utter clowns?
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New Review - two novellas in one book exploring characters trying to work out their futures - really recommend Wiz Duos 2 - Song, Stone, Sail, Bone by Juliet Kemp and Take Me Hone by EM Faulds - thanks to @wtpress.bsky.social www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/5/...
Wiz Duos 2 - Song, Stone, Sail, Bone by Juliet Kemp and Bring Me Home by EM Faulds — Runalong The Shelves
I would like to thank Wizards Tower Press for an advance copy of this collection in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher - Wizards Tower Press Published - Out Now Price - £13 pape...
www.runalongtheshelves.net
May 26, 2025 at 6:25 AM
New Review - two novellas in one book exploring characters trying to work out their futures - really recommend Wiz Duos 2 - Song, Stone, Sail, Bone by Juliet Kemp and Take Me Hone by EM Faulds - thanks to @wtpress.bsky.social www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/5/...
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"The products you love are tangibly worse. We're richer than ever, especially after all those layoffs. We're also building giant data centers that cost billions of dollars to force new and bad features into products you're already mad at, at the low cost of "the environment and every work of art."
Giant data centers are taking over the U.S. — and angering local residents
Giant data centers are taking over the U.S. — and angering local residents
There's controversy over a possible new data center in rural Davis, West Virginia. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with journalist Dan Parks.
www.npr.org
May 25, 2025 at 11:49 PM
"The products you love are tangibly worse. We're richer than ever, especially after all those layoffs. We're also building giant data centers that cost billions of dollars to force new and bad features into products you're already mad at, at the low cost of "the environment and every work of art."
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I forgot to share this, but I wrote up a page listing some of the inspirations for situations and locations that appear in Darkened Hill & Dale.
I have also listed 'things that I thought I'd made up but are at least partially real'. 😬
darkened-hill-and-dale.patchworkfez.games/references/
I have also listed 'things that I thought I'd made up but are at least partially real'. 😬
darkened-hill-and-dale.patchworkfez.games/references/
May 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I forgot to share this, but I wrote up a page listing some of the inspirations for situations and locations that appear in Darkened Hill & Dale.
I have also listed 'things that I thought I'd made up but are at least partially real'. 😬
darkened-hill-and-dale.patchworkfez.games/references/
I have also listed 'things that I thought I'd made up but are at least partially real'. 😬
darkened-hill-and-dale.patchworkfez.games/references/
My writing life - so far.
May 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
My writing life - so far.
I had my latest #covid booster jab yesterday.
If you live in the UK and are eligible, please get yours. It's a walk in service, and it's free.
If you live in the UK and are eligible, please get yours. It's a walk in service, and it's free.
May 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
I had my latest #covid booster jab yesterday.
If you live in the UK and are eligible, please get yours. It's a walk in service, and it's free.
If you live in the UK and are eligible, please get yours. It's a walk in service, and it's free.
And most likely a better way too.
As a writer, any time you want to use a plot device or genre tradition which you know some people find problematic, and your instinct is 'yes, but-', stop there. Think through alternatives until you work out how to achieve what you want or need for your story. There will be another way to do it.
One of the first things I noticed was how effectively the diversity in key roles and background actors denatured the problem of 'light=good, dark=bad' in the source material. Yes, it's a literary tradition from well before Tolkien, but it's no longer fit for any purpose in current SFF writing.
May 24, 2025 at 7:55 AM
And most likely a better way too.
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Lets see if we can get the Streisand effect going here boingboing.net/2025/05/23/p...
PBS censors free speech documentary
PBS has censored a documentary about Art Spiegelman, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning graphic novel about the Holocaust, Maus. It removed a 90-second clip of Spiegelman at a public event.…
boingboing.net
May 24, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Lets see if we can get the Streisand effect going here boingboing.net/2025/05/23/p...