MFW Curran
@mfwcurran.bsky.social
Authentic UK-based Horror, SF, Fantasy story-teller, author of the Secret War series and the Isles of Sheffield series. Writing since 2006, understanding HUMAN behaviours since 2022. NOT AI, META, or X. www.realmfwcurran.com
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MFW Curran
@mfwcurran.bsky.social
· Jan 15
Short bio for new Bluesky thinkers here:
I am MFW Curran, author of The Secret War, The Hoard of Mhorrer, Sandcastles on the Moon, and After the Sea Rose. Originally hailing from Holmes Chapel, I now live in North East Derbyshire. Husband of 1, father of 2, hit by lightning twice (yes, really).
I am MFW Curran, author of The Secret War, The Hoard of Mhorrer, Sandcastles on the Moon, and After the Sea Rose. Originally hailing from Holmes Chapel, I now live in North East Derbyshire. Husband of 1, father of 2, hit by lightning twice (yes, really).
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Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Day to all who celebrate. Be sure to let all your screams out and then disappear.
November 14, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Day to all who celebrate. Be sure to let all your screams out and then disappear.
There isn't an event or fashion statement that sums up the 2020s better than the iPhone Pocket. Truly the most pointless, tasteless invention for technology and fashion since the mankini. But you know there will be iDiots who will buy this. Point at them, kids, and laugh. #consumerismadness #apple
November 12, 2025 at 9:03 PM
There isn't an event or fashion statement that sums up the 2020s better than the iPhone Pocket. Truly the most pointless, tasteless invention for technology and fashion since the mankini. But you know there will be iDiots who will buy this. Point at them, kids, and laugh. #consumerismadness #apple
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i think i’m having some kind of neurological event
November 12, 2025 at 1:45 AM
i think i’m having some kind of neurological event
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Must be frustrating when you post your April Fools joke almost six months ahead of time by mistake
November 11, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Must be frustrating when you post your April Fools joke almost six months ahead of time by mistake
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It’s not a cult
November 12, 2025 at 3:27 AM
It’s not a cult
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German court rules that OpenAI violated copyright laws by training ChatGPT on music 🎵
• May set precedent for Europe AI copyright uses
• OpenAI disagrees & can appeal
"The internet is not a self-service store, and human creative achievements are not free templates"
— German Music Rights Society
• May set precedent for Europe AI copyright uses
• OpenAI disagrees & can appeal
"The internet is not a self-service store, and human creative achievements are not free templates"
— German Music Rights Society
November 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
German court rules that OpenAI violated copyright laws by training ChatGPT on music 🎵
• May set precedent for Europe AI copyright uses
• OpenAI disagrees & can appeal
"The internet is not a self-service store, and human creative achievements are not free templates"
— German Music Rights Society
• May set precedent for Europe AI copyright uses
• OpenAI disagrees & can appeal
"The internet is not a self-service store, and human creative achievements are not free templates"
— German Music Rights Society
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Initially read this as a reference to a single movie, "Harry Potter and Paddington".
November 11, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Initially read this as a reference to a single movie, "Harry Potter and Paddington".
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
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Seems? No, there is a common occurrence of #AI being blamed for terrible #screenwriting. After a dissapointing second outing for both #Wednesday and #BeetlejuiceBeetlejuice, audiences are asking if the writers were under the influence, or was it a problem of sequels. Truthfully, how do we know?
November 3, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Seems? No, there is a common occurrence of #AI being blamed for terrible #screenwriting. After a dissapointing second outing for both #Wednesday and #BeetlejuiceBeetlejuice, audiences are asking if the writers were under the influence, or was it a problem of sequels. Truthfully, how do we know?
Following my return to writing, it's too early to attend #WorldFantasyConvention2025 but wishing all the best to everyone who's going, hope you have an amazing time!
There are some to-dos for me next year that include renewing memberships lapsed to #BSFA & #HWA, & a return to the convention circuit.
There are some to-dos for me next year that include renewing memberships lapsed to #BSFA & #HWA, & a return to the convention circuit.
October 31, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Following my return to writing, it's too early to attend #WorldFantasyConvention2025 but wishing all the best to everyone who's going, hope you have an amazing time!
There are some to-dos for me next year that include renewing memberships lapsed to #BSFA & #HWA, & a return to the convention circuit.
There are some to-dos for me next year that include renewing memberships lapsed to #BSFA & #HWA, & a return to the convention circuit.
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
An event like the #EnhancedGames, where athletes can steal victories by using drugs, could only exist in a time where #BigBusiness stamps on morality and no longer tries to hide it. Musk, Trump, D'Souza and on and on, like clowns in our circus tent.
October 31, 2025 at 9:56 AM
An event like the #EnhancedGames, where athletes can steal victories by using drugs, could only exist in a time where #BigBusiness stamps on morality and no longer tries to hide it. Musk, Trump, D'Souza and on and on, like clowns in our circus tent.
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Going out on a limb and saying a UK civil war is not inevitable.
October 29, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Going out on a limb and saying a UK civil war is not inevitable.
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Teslas v hatchbacks
October 29, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Teslas v hatchbacks
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Just stockpile these. To be handed out at will.
October 29, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Just stockpile these. To be handed out at will.
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“Fairy tales were not my escape from reality as a child; rather, they were my reality: for mine was a world in which good and evil were not abstract concepts, and like fairy-tale heroines, no magic would save me unless I had the wit and heart and courage to use it wisely”
@terriwindling.bsky.social
@terriwindling.bsky.social
October 5, 2025 at 9:52 AM
“Fairy tales were not my escape from reality as a child; rather, they were my reality: for mine was a world in which good and evil were not abstract concepts, and like fairy-tale heroines, no magic would save me unless I had the wit and heart and courage to use it wisely”
@terriwindling.bsky.social
@terriwindling.bsky.social
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
Another day, another fake account. Why do they do it? I mean, it's a certainty that you'll be found out. Is it really worth the effort masquerading as someone else for a few hours? Is your life really that worthless? #fakeaccounts #bluesky
September 25, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Another day, another fake account. Why do they do it? I mean, it's a certainty that you'll be found out. Is it really worth the effort masquerading as someone else for a few hours? Is your life really that worthless? #fakeaccounts #bluesky
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This does not look like “impartiality”. It looks like propaganda.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/how...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/how...
Reform, with 0.7% of all MPs, featured in 25% of BBC's recent 10pm news bulletins
Astonishingly, a party with 18 times as many MPs as Reform has received one-third less coverage on BBC News at 10.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
September 21, 2025 at 7:47 AM
This does not look like “impartiality”. It looks like propaganda.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/how...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/how...
A problem for all #writers out there: as a reader, I have so many unread books on my shelves that I'll not read them all before I die.
How, as a writer, would you convince me to buy another book?
How would you convince a reader like me to buy YOUR book? #readerbehaviour #writing
How, as a writer, would you convince me to buy another book?
How would you convince a reader like me to buy YOUR book? #readerbehaviour #writing
September 20, 2025 at 8:45 AM
A problem for all #writers out there: as a reader, I have so many unread books on my shelves that I'll not read them all before I die.
How, as a writer, would you convince me to buy another book?
How would you convince a reader like me to buy YOUR book? #readerbehaviour #writing
How, as a writer, would you convince me to buy another book?
How would you convince a reader like me to buy YOUR book? #readerbehaviour #writing
It amazes me still that the BBC spends more time promoting politicians that will erase them in a heartbeat once they gain power.
I, for one, find the BBC irrelevant these days, so I'll not be sad to see it go, only sad to see what's become of it #BBC
I, for one, find the BBC irrelevant these days, so I'll not be sad to see it go, only sad to see what's become of it #BBC
September 18, 2025 at 10:47 AM
It amazes me still that the BBC spends more time promoting politicians that will erase them in a heartbeat once they gain power.
I, for one, find the BBC irrelevant these days, so I'll not be sad to see it go, only sad to see what's become of it #BBC
I, for one, find the BBC irrelevant these days, so I'll not be sad to see it go, only sad to see what's become of it #BBC
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Fuck yes to this
WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!
September 18, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Fuck yes to this