Brian M. Milton
@munchkinstein.bsky.social
Short, rumpled Scotsman. Has a terrible pain in all the diodes down his left hand side.
Not on social media as much as he used to be but if he is, it will be occasional writing and a lot of stupid bollocks.
He/Him
https://munchkinstein.co.uk
Not on social media as much as he used to be but if he is, it will be occasional writing and a lot of stupid bollocks.
He/Him
https://munchkinstein.co.uk
Convincing you to read my short story with the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
(This is Spinach 419 which came out in the summer dailytomorrow.substack.com/p/spinach-41... )
(This is Spinach 419 which came out in the summer dailytomorrow.substack.com/p/spinach-41... )
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Convincing you to read my short story with the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
(This is Spinach 419 which came out in the summer dailytomorrow.substack.com/p/spinach-41... )
(This is Spinach 419 which came out in the summer dailytomorrow.substack.com/p/spinach-41... )
I've worked out how to solve this Bond conundrum people appear to be having today. Bring back Basildon.
youtu.be/oU9JiHGul0M?...
youtu.be/oU9JiHGul0M?...
Russ Abbot as Basildon Bond in 'The Man With The Golden Labrador'
YouTube video by russabbotfan
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I've worked out how to solve this Bond conundrum people appear to be having today. Bring back Basildon.
youtu.be/oU9JiHGul0M?...
youtu.be/oU9JiHGul0M?...
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Introducing: Pictcon. A celebration of the Scottish genre community.
Pictcon
Off the back of the glorious mayhem that was the World Fantasy Convention down there in windy Brighton, I spent this weekend at an event that was both much cosier and closer to home, spiritually as well as geographically. Pictcon is a brand new convention, celebrating the multi-faceted Scottish genre community. Not just the writers (of which there were many in attendance), but also the artists, the publishers, the book sellers, the academics, the commentators, the crafters and the fans. It was an excellent, chilled affair with many interesting workshops and discussions (the highlight for me being Dr Meg MacDonald's interview with Francesca Barbini of Luna Press Publishing about her incredible career).
neilwilliamson.blog
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Introducing: Pictcon. A celebration of the Scottish genre community.
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I run a small building firm making brick houses for pigs. Not a massive earner but it helps keep the wolf from the door
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I run a small building firm making brick houses for pigs. Not a massive earner but it helps keep the wolf from the door
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The best thread on the Edmund Fitzgerald you'll read.
#OTD in Weather History, 48 years ago, on November 10, 1975, the ore freighter SS EDMUND FITZGERALD was lost with all hands in a severe storm on Lake Superior.
She is perhaps the best known shipwreck on the Great Lakes, and today we remember her loss. 1/
She is perhaps the best known shipwreck on the Great Lakes, and today we remember her loss. 1/
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 AM
The best thread on the Edmund Fitzgerald you'll read.
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The famously left-wing bias of the BBC.
(From The Decade In Tory)
(From The Decade In Tory)
November 10, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The famously left-wing bias of the BBC.
(From The Decade In Tory)
(From The Decade In Tory)
Not seen the details but this sounds utterly batsarse. Difficult, complex and impossible to compare to petrol cars, so discouraging a move to electric.
This new 'charge per mile' scheme for EVs seems incredibly flawed. People have to guess how many miles they're going to do and pay in advance. What if you sell the car? Do you get a refund? Who is going to police the numbers or will they just rely on MOT history?
November 11, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Not seen the details but this sounds utterly batsarse. Difficult, complex and impossible to compare to petrol cars, so discouraging a move to electric.
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Happy Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen Day! Don’t forget to smash your clocks!
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Happy Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen Day! Don’t forget to smash your clocks!
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Hey, folks. We hope you're all recovered from WFC & had the best time.
If you're already suffering con withdrawals, be comforted that Glasgow 2026 is now the official seated Fantasycon. Only 11 months to go!
And here's a little something to whet your appetite!
youtu.be/J8Q8uB0brq4
If you're already suffering con withdrawals, be comforted that Glasgow 2026 is now the official seated Fantasycon. Only 11 months to go!
And here's a little something to whet your appetite!
youtu.be/J8Q8uB0brq4
Toss A Groat To Your Redcloak
YouTube video by British Fantasy Society
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Hey, folks. We hope you're all recovered from WFC & had the best time.
If you're already suffering con withdrawals, be comforted that Glasgow 2026 is now the official seated Fantasycon. Only 11 months to go!
And here's a little something to whet your appetite!
youtu.be/J8Q8uB0brq4
If you're already suffering con withdrawals, be comforted that Glasgow 2026 is now the official seated Fantasycon. Only 11 months to go!
And here's a little something to whet your appetite!
youtu.be/J8Q8uB0brq4
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Announcing #PictCon2 17th October 2026, Perth, Scotland. Guest of Honour, Neil Williamson neilwilliamson.blog/about/ Ticketing is open at Eventbrite. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1794793438...
Neil Williamson
Neil Williamson is a multiple award shortlisted writer, editor and musician from Glasgow. His books include The Moon King, Queen Of Clouds and Charlie Says. He writes and records music as The Disap…
neilwilliamson.blog
November 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Announcing #PictCon2 17th October 2026, Perth, Scotland. Guest of Honour, Neil Williamson neilwilliamson.blog/about/ Ticketing is open at Eventbrite. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1794793438...
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Inspired by @cooraysmith.bsky.social's latest Psychic Paper post
November 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Inspired by @cooraysmith.bsky.social's latest Psychic Paper post
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Gold in the comments; well done all
Hear me out Blake’s 7 but Muppets, Vila the only human
November 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Gold in the comments; well done all
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My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com
A very enjoyable day out to misty Perth and hopefully going again next year.
Huge thanks to @effjayem.bsky.social for organising Pictcon 1 and asking me to be GoH! I was interviewd by the fantastic @megintransition.bsky.social ❤️ & concluded the day on a fab panel with @neilwilliamson.bsky.social @bethkesh.bsky.social @joannacorrance.bsky.social @shoreinf.bsky.social 🏴
November 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
A very enjoyable day out to misty Perth and hopefully going again next year.
No Blockbuster round my way (twas an indie video shop) and the boombox thing is just plain rude but, to make up for it, I not only used the phone book but I'd sometimes get lost reading it.
Nights in Ayrshire were exciting.
Nights in Ayrshire were exciting.
I have never done (9) (it's anti-social), (13) (Blockbuster never operated in my country), or (20) (those things were *expensive*).
I am teh oldz.
I am teh oldz.
November 9, 2025 at 9:27 AM
No Blockbuster round my way (twas an indie video shop) and the boombox thing is just plain rude but, to make up for it, I not only used the phone book but I'd sometimes get lost reading it.
Nights in Ayrshire were exciting.
Nights in Ayrshire were exciting.
Pleased to see all the Rosalind Franklin chat.
November 7, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Pleased to see all the Rosalind Franklin chat.
Oh so much hairspray. You can almost taste the ozone layer failing.
Peter Capaldi on Glasgow style, including a visit to a Scottish designer with the Memphis Group in Milan, and some bonkers 80s hairdos from Rita Rusk and Irvine Rusk.
youtu.be/54lR3Zs2B7A?...
youtu.be/54lR3Zs2B7A?...
1984: "The Glasgow Style" with Peter Capaldi | Spectrum | Fashion | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Oh so much hairspray. You can almost taste the ozone layer failing.
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I realised the other day that I'd never retold the story of the barque Levenside for this website.
It is neither important nor edifying, but I'm fond of it.
It is neither important nor edifying, but I'm fond of it.
November 7, 2025 at 7:21 AM
I realised the other day that I'd never retold the story of the barque Levenside for this website.
It is neither important nor edifying, but I'm fond of it.
It is neither important nor edifying, but I'm fond of it.
I see the furthest north the roads got round here were Uddingston.
Presumably once they got access to the Tunnocks factory there was no need to keep going.
Presumably once they got access to the Tunnocks factory there was no need to keep going.
Wow! 😮🤩
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
November 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I see the furthest north the roads got round here were Uddingston.
Presumably once they got access to the Tunnocks factory there was no need to keep going.
Presumably once they got access to the Tunnocks factory there was no need to keep going.
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The signature of Guy Fawkes at 7.10pm, 21 December 1981 and the signature of Guy Fawkes at 8.10pm, 21 December 1981.
November 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The signature of Guy Fawkes at 7.10pm, 21 December 1981 and the signature of Guy Fawkes at 8.10pm, 21 December 1981.
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Didn't expect to see a clip from The Faceless Ones episode three on the Six O'Clock News today...
RIP Pauline Collins (1940-2025)
RIP Pauline Collins (1940-2025)
November 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Didn't expect to see a clip from The Faceless Ones episode three on the Six O'Clock News today...
RIP Pauline Collins (1940-2025)
RIP Pauline Collins (1940-2025)
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