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G. D. Penman
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Fantasy author. Gentleman scholar. Monster appreciator.

https://www.gdpenman.com/
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Garth Marenghi and Alan Wake are essentially the same character taken in two completely different directions.
November 6, 2023 at 8:06 AM
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The Fantasy Hive has returned to SPFBO! Our resident SPFBO super-fan Theo has put together a team for SPFBO 11 - eleven?! Where has the time gone??

Meet this year's team and learn about the Hive's process here: tinyurl.com/mrab3mrk

#SPFBO
February 4, 2026 at 1:02 PM
February 4, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Do you think Scrooge still stumps up the cash for Hugh and Dewey to go to the Glastonbirdy festival every year?

(Louie stays away from festivals after a peyote trip at Burning Duck left him seeing a real duck every time he looked in a mirror.)
February 3, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Good morning, strange bedfellows. I hope that you all have a wonderful day.
February 3, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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New Review - happy publication day to this wonderfully spooky atmospheric tale of hauntings - In This City, Where It Rains by Lyndsey Croal out now! www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/2/...
In This City, Where It Rains by Lyndsey Croal — Runalong The Shelves
I would like to thank Luna Press Publishing for an advance copy of this novella in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher – Luna Press Publishing Published – Out Now Price – 10.66 pa...
www.runalongtheshelves.net
February 3, 2026 at 8:59 AM
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Did you know? If you back my project within the first 48 hours of launch (36-ish hours from now) you get a free early bird reward of one (1) Indie RPG Hipster Cred!

(Indie RPG Hipster Cred immaterial and not redeemable for anything, anywhere.)

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c...
Myriad Inverse -- A Lancer Campaign
Myriad Inverse is a series of linked missions and events for Lancer, telling the story of how one loose end ruins everything for everyone. Starts at LL0 and goes up.
www.backerkit.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:11 AM
February 2, 2026 at 9:11 AM
I'll check it out!
February 1, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Good day!

I have been reading Storyland by Amy Jeffs.

It is frustratingly close to being a perfect retelling of the mythology of Britain believed in Medieval Times, but Jeffs decided to add her own take on certain details, which means instead of being absorbed, it has to be picked apart first.
February 1, 2026 at 1:10 PM
I wake up in the morning and I get out of bed and
January 31, 2026 at 1:20 PM
"Video games don't cause violence." I say, knowing full well that I once twisted a playstation controller in half when I died to Ultima Weapon in FFVIII.
January 30, 2026 at 11:52 PM
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Mmm. Nom nom nom.
January 30, 2026 at 8:04 PM
January 30, 2026 at 12:43 PM
I fuck that one up just frequently enough that Google considers me a cyborg.
January 29, 2026 at 12:18 PM
What is the measure of mankind? Poetry that stirs the soul? Flight to the very stars themselves?

No. It is the ability to click on all boxes that contain a traffic light.
January 29, 2026 at 11:09 AM
I'm afraid that my situation is not so simple as Shakira's. One of my hips does not lie, but the other does not tell the truth. And you can only ask them one question...
January 28, 2026 at 11:59 AM
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January 27, 2026 at 10:22 AM
My fave
January 26, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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January 24, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Ah I remember brain quakes from my last withdrawal! Why am I feeling nostalgia for being zapped?
January 23, 2026 at 9:32 AM
January 23, 2026 at 9:28 AM
I have within me a terrible, dark desire to drink mountain dew from a coupe glass.
January 23, 2026 at 9:24 AM