Neil Willcox, Son of a Beekeeper
@neilwillcox.bsky.social
Poet, Writer, Jack Of All Trades
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Lowering the quality of the internet since 2006
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It's sadly that time again; a post of other places I can be found on the internet if you're thinking of leaving the site.
1. My blog, Night Of The hats, which I update most days, is on blogspot because I have never moved it /1
nightofthehats.blogspot.com
1. My blog, Night Of The hats, which I update most days, is on blogspot because I have never moved it /1
nightofthehats.blogspot.com
"Hi Joyce, how you doing? Yeah not bad, not bad. So I was wondering if you wanted to go to the movies. Thought maybe we could catch the new Frankenstein? Are you okay there, sounds like you're choking."
November 11, 2025 at 9:04 AM
"Hi Joyce, how you doing? Yeah not bad, not bad. So I was wondering if you wanted to go to the movies. Thought maybe we could catch the new Frankenstein? Are you okay there, sounds like you're choking."
Monster Of The Week 296 is PartyPlane, they are high as a kite and not coming down, we're not invited to this party, you know I spend weeks booking interviews and these monsters constantly flake off.
November 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Monster Of The Week 296 is PartyPlane, they are high as a kite and not coming down, we're not invited to this party, you know I spend weeks booking interviews and these monsters constantly flake off.
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I’m waiting to post Kaleidotrope’s eligibility post in January—its 2026 eligibility post, that is!
November 14, 2023 at 7:30 PM
I’m waiting to post Kaleidotrope’s eligibility post in January—its 2026 eligibility post, that is!
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Makes me think of MAO II where DeLillo is talking (in 1991) about how terrorists now occupy the space novelists once held. Novelists once dangerously influenced mass consciousness, now they don't, and terrorists have seized their role.
Oates is from the last generation still trained to kill.
Oates is from the last generation still trained to kill.
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Makes me think of MAO II where DeLillo is talking (in 1991) about how terrorists now occupy the space novelists once held. Novelists once dangerously influenced mass consciousness, now they don't, and terrorists have seized their role.
Oates is from the last generation still trained to kill.
Oates is from the last generation still trained to kill.
Who am I to disagree?
Me, confident I know the lyrics: “Sea breams are made of cheese”
November 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Who am I to disagree?
The smart move when criticised by Joyce Carol Oates is to list the 264 films you've watched this year and explain why each of them sucked. nightofthehats.blogspot.com/search/label...
Night of the Hats
Lowering the quality of the internet since 2006
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November 10, 2025 at 11:06 PM
The smart move when criticised by Joyce Carol Oates is to list the 264 films you've watched this year and explain why each of them sucked. nightofthehats.blogspot.com/search/label...
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I read Not A Fish by Andrew Dykstal in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social , a story of divine power, of language and of revenge. nightofthehats.blogspot.com/2025/11/i-re...
I Read Stories: Not A Fish by Andrew Dykstal
Not A Fish by Andrew Dyskel in Beneath Ceaseless Skies Tek was a soldier, though soldiering was an easy task as the priests could for...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I read Not A Fish by Andrew Dykstal in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social , a story of divine power, of language and of revenge. nightofthehats.blogspot.com/2025/11/i-re...
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Breaking news: scientists discovered that we’ve actually run out of numbers. “We’re fucked” said one mathematician
November 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Breaking news: scientists discovered that we’ve actually run out of numbers. “We’re fucked” said one mathematician
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This post carries the Translunar Travelers Lounge Official Stamp Of Approval
I really enjoyed Abhijeet Sathe's (@bingingout.bsky.social) story "The Last Wills and Testaments of Captain Kolhe" in August's @translunartl.bsky.social
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The Last Wills and Testaments of Captain Kolhe, by Abhijeet Sathe
The first man to summon me is Whitney, my boatswain on the Dharini. This is how I learn that Virat didn’t cremate me. My body still lies on the white sand of our cove, rotting in the turquoise wate…
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November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This post carries the Translunar Travelers Lounge Official Stamp Of Approval
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Utterly shattered, so watched a 1963 ep of Sergeant Cork on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social. It's talky, the sets sometimes creak and the odd lines is fluffed but it delivered a cracking detective story covering corrupt MPs, pornography, prostitution and women's rights, *live*, in under an hour.
November 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Utterly shattered, so watched a 1963 ep of Sergeant Cork on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social. It's talky, the sets sometimes creak and the odd lines is fluffed but it delivered a cracking detective story covering corrupt MPs, pornography, prostitution and women's rights, *live*, in under an hour.
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Interesting story mash-up. And I can't help but notice that it seems to prefigure the "man or bear" debate.
There's been a lot of talk about Ophelia lately, as befitting one of the most tragic figures in literature. I wrote my own version of "The Fate of Ophelia" years ago. Reprinted in 2019 and feels relevant today.
“Ophelia and the Beast” by Elad Haber – Truancy Magazine
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October 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Interesting story mash-up. And I can't help but notice that it seems to prefigure the "man or bear" debate.
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This third particularly great for Dariel on his family and personal history in a colonized country.
The third and final part of my interview with @brynhammond.bsky.social and @draq.bsky.social is live! We discuss some of the nuances of writing historical(ly flavored) fiction about people who've been sidelined in mainstream histories, plus writing influences and more.
Writing power struggles on the steppe, part three: Writing about marginalized histories
This is the third and final part of an interview with authors Bryn Hammond and Dariel R.A. Quiogue on their recent and upcoming Central Asia-centric novellas, works walking the line between the swo…
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November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
This third particularly great for Dariel on his family and personal history in a colonized country.
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Archita is 78% to her goal but donations have slowed (none for 3 days). Much gratitude to everyone who's given so far. She's in desperate need, and would be very grateful for any help. I know things are difficult for everyone right now, even shares help to get more eyes on the fundraiser:
Fellow Calcuttan writer/editor Archita Mittra is in desperate need of financial help. She recently lost her father, her home was damaged in the recent rains, & her mother's in hospital. They don't have insurance, & she's a freelancer. I can vouch for her. Please share widely & donate:
Donate to Help Archita and Her Mom Rebuild Their Lives, organized by tehseen baweja
Hey Everyone! My name is Tehseen and I publish an online magazine called T… tehseen baweja needs your support for Help Archita and Her Mom Rebuild Their Lives
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November 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Archita is 78% to her goal but donations have slowed (none for 3 days). Much gratitude to everyone who's given so far. She's in desperate need, and would be very grateful for any help. I know things are difficult for everyone right now, even shares help to get more eyes on the fundraiser:
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The third and final part of my interview with @brynhammond.bsky.social and @draq.bsky.social is live! We discuss some of the nuances of writing historical(ly flavored) fiction about people who've been sidelined in mainstream histories, plus writing influences and more.
Writing power struggles on the steppe, part three: Writing about marginalized histories
This is the third and final part of an interview with authors Bryn Hammond and Dariel R.A. Quiogue on their recent and upcoming Central Asia-centric novellas, works walking the line between the swo…
sadbutbuildingworlds.blog
November 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The third and final part of my interview with @brynhammond.bsky.social and @draq.bsky.social is live! We discuss some of the nuances of writing historical(ly flavored) fiction about people who've been sidelined in mainstream histories, plus writing influences and more.
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Customs agents have discovered a robot assassin that was being shipped to you, fortunately managing to identify it before it went on a killing spree. A sector-wide search has revealed more of them in transit; you and your ship head for the originating dispatch depot.
November 10, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Customs agents have discovered a robot assassin that was being shipped to you, fortunately managing to identify it before it went on a killing spree. A sector-wide search has revealed more of them in transit; you and your ship head for the originating dispatch depot.
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Got the last few details locked down and this is my final 2025 roster. Pound for pound this has been my big year.
November 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Got the last few details locked down and this is my final 2025 roster. Pound for pound this has been my big year.
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When she's holding it, any sword is a broadsword.
November 9, 2025 at 8:24 AM
When she's holding it, any sword is a broadsword.
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Free Fiction Friday is here!!!! Enjoy Draconis astronomus by Catherube Tavares.
In the depths of space, here there be dragons
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In the depths of space, here there be dragons
magazine.trollbreath.com/draconis-ast...
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October 24, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Free Fiction Friday is here!!!! Enjoy Draconis astronomus by Catherube Tavares.
In the depths of space, here there be dragons
magazine.trollbreath.com/draconis-ast...
@cjtavares.bsky.social
In the depths of space, here there be dragons
magazine.trollbreath.com/draconis-ast...
@cjtavares.bsky.social
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Look at me interviewing @tricialockwood.bsky.social od.bsky.social , for @therumpus.net , like some sort of big shot.
We talked about WILL THERE EVER BE ANOTHER YOU, the fluid borders between mind and body, self and other, individual and world, and the mystifying effects of Long Covid.
We talked about WILL THERE EVER BE ANOTHER YOU, the fluid borders between mind and body, self and other, individual and world, and the mystifying effects of Long Covid.
Joining the World: A Conversation with Patricia Lockwood - The Rumpus
“A lot of pandemic novels were about a place where everyone could get away from it and not directly have to deal. I totally understand that, but as a person who was writing about it from the very begi...
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November 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Look at me interviewing @tricialockwood.bsky.social od.bsky.social , for @therumpus.net , like some sort of big shot.
We talked about WILL THERE EVER BE ANOTHER YOU, the fluid borders between mind and body, self and other, individual and world, and the mystifying effects of Long Covid.
We talked about WILL THERE EVER BE ANOTHER YOU, the fluid borders between mind and body, self and other, individual and world, and the mystifying effects of Long Covid.
I read Not A Fish by Andrew Dykstal in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social , a story of divine power, of language and of revenge. nightofthehats.blogspot.com/2025/11/i-re...
I Read Stories: Not A Fish by Andrew Dykstal
Not A Fish by Andrew Dyskel in Beneath Ceaseless Skies Tek was a soldier, though soldiering was an easy task as the priests could for...
nightofthehats.blogspot.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I read Not A Fish by Andrew Dykstal in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social , a story of divine power, of language and of revenge. nightofthehats.blogspot.com/2025/11/i-re...
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On this day, Dr. Manhatten first reappears after his atomized destruction in a lab accident. Happy November 10th to all who observe.
November 10, 2025 at 6:17 AM
On this day, Dr. Manhatten first reappears after his atomized destruction in a lab accident. Happy November 10th to all who observe.
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"Snail on Plantain Leaf" by Hakuin Ekaku (1686-1769)
November 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
"Snail on Plantain Leaf" by Hakuin Ekaku (1686-1769)
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I watched Lord Jim, in which a disgraced sea-officer attempts to redeem himself. nightofthehats.blogspot.com/2025/11/i-wa...
I Watch Films: Lord Jim (1965)
Lord Jim (1965) Jim (Peter O’Toole) is a promising young merchant seaman under Captain Marlow; injured he’s put ashore at Java to rec...
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November 9, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I watched Lord Jim, in which a disgraced sea-officer attempts to redeem himself. nightofthehats.blogspot.com/2025/11/i-wa...