Ian H. McKinley
@ianhmckinley.bsky.social
Writer of Fantastic Realism (fantasy wherein the narratives are driven by human motivations rather than by pure good versus ultimate evil). Josée comes first, but after that there's soccer, CFL, dogs, outdoors, games, podcasting. www.ianmckinley.com
We’re gonna win the league!
We’re gonna win the league!
We’re gonna win the league!
April 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
We’re gonna win the league!
We’re gonna win the league!
We’re gonna win the league!
Finally we’ve arrived in Auckland (Brown’s Bay).
Lovely day for a …
Lovely day for a …
April 13, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Finally we’ve arrived in Auckland (Brown’s Bay).
Lovely day for a …
Lovely day for a …
A wee climb up Mount Maunganui!
April 11, 2025 at 1:55 AM
A wee climb up Mount Maunganui!
Hobbiton is brilliant Pt 2
April 10, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Hobbiton is brilliant Pt 2
Hobbiton is brilliant!
April 10, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hobbiton is brilliant!
Karangahake Gorge on the way to Tauranga from Coromandel Town. Brilliant place to explore!
April 9, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Karangahake Gorge on the way to Tauranga from Coromandel Town. Brilliant place to explore!
Packing up for the trip down from Coromandel to Tauranga for Blitz Bowl on Saturday and Sunday ; you can see I’m still lugging around my prize from Krampus Bowl in Bundaberg!!
April 9, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Packing up for the trip down from Coromandel to Tauranga for Blitz Bowl on Saturday and Sunday ; you can see I’m still lugging around my prize from Krampus Bowl in Bundaberg!!
New Chums Beach on the Coromandel Peninsula.
April 8, 2025 at 2:45 AM
New Chums Beach on the Coromandel Peninsula.
Coromandel craziness!
April 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Coromandel craziness!
Lots of rain today, but yesterday we explored the Coromandel Peninsula.
April 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Lots of rain today, but yesterday we explored the Coromandel Peninsula.
Nope from me too
April 3, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Nope from me too
Taupō’s Huka Falls!
April 2, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Taupō’s Huka Falls!
Had to say goodbye to these wee monstas today as we leave the greater Wellington area and travel north for the last leg of our voyage: north part of North Island, NZ
March 31, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Had to say goodbye to these wee monstas today as we leave the greater Wellington area and travel north for the last leg of our voyage: north part of North Island, NZ
Managed to get in a game of Blood Bowl with a local, Mike, while in Paraparaumu! We tested builds for the upcoming Blitz Bowl in Tauranga.
Chris got really unlucky with his injury rolls, never succeeding to remove a player. I meanwhile managed a 5+ cage dive! 2-1 win for my Imperial Nobility.
Chris got really unlucky with his injury rolls, never succeeding to remove a player. I meanwhile managed a 5+ cage dive! 2-1 win for my Imperial Nobility.
March 29, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Managed to get in a game of Blood Bowl with a local, Mike, while in Paraparaumu! We tested builds for the upcoming Blitz Bowl in Tauranga.
Chris got really unlucky with his injury rolls, never succeeding to remove a player. I meanwhile managed a 5+ cage dive! 2-1 win for my Imperial Nobility.
Chris got really unlucky with his injury rolls, never succeeding to remove a player. I meanwhile managed a 5+ cage dive! 2-1 win for my Imperial Nobility.
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It seems clear that the U.S. has destroyed something pretty valuable in forcing Canada to look elsewhere for trusted allies. And I'm simply left asking: To what end? I see no gains to the U.S. from aggravating Canadians. Pointlessly destructive.
Carney: "The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over."
March 28, 2025 at 1:57 AM
It seems clear that the U.S. has destroyed something pretty valuable in forcing Canada to look elsewhere for trusted allies. And I'm simply left asking: To what end? I see no gains to the U.S. from aggravating Canadians. Pointlessly destructive.
A lovely evening out Ruamati Beach’s Courtyard on Margaret. Good beer and one-dollar dumplings!
March 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
A lovely evening out Ruamati Beach’s Courtyard on Margaret. Good beer and one-dollar dumplings!
There are those who support us even here in New Zealand … and Josée by the South Taranaki Bight for our lunch!!
March 23, 2025 at 7:37 AM
There are those who support us even here in New Zealand … and Josée by the South Taranaki Bight for our lunch!!
Micro-brewery hopping
March 22, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Micro-brewery hopping
Great hike up Te Mata in Hawke’s Bay
March 21, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Great hike up Te Mata in Hawke’s Bay
Up at the crack of dawn for the Carabao Cup Final. C’mon you Reds!
March 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Up at the crack of dawn for the Carabao Cup Final. C’mon you Reds!
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And if you're looking for Canadian sff backlists you may have missed, how about the highly-praised Gods of the Caravan Road? Silk road epic fantasy, gods and demons and human wanderers on the caravan road ... www.kvj.ca/series-carav...
K.V. Johansen | Gods of the Caravan Road
Books in the epic fantasy series Gods of the Caravan Road by K.V. Johansen
www.kvj.ca
March 14, 2025 at 10:09 AM
And if you're looking for Canadian sff backlists you may have missed, how about the highly-praised Gods of the Caravan Road? Silk road epic fantasy, gods and demons and human wanderers on the caravan road ... www.kvj.ca/series-carav...
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nobody made you do this, America
March 14, 2025 at 4:30 AM
nobody made you do this, America
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I’ve just signed up for the Blood Bowl tournament that’s part of Battle for Breath in early June!
Yay!
I’ve just signed up for the Blood Bowl tournament that’s part of Battle for Breath in early June!
Yay!
Bloodbowl B4B 2025
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March 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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I’ve just signed up for the Blood Bowl tournament that’s part of Battle for Breath in early June!
Yay!
I’ve just signed up for the Blood Bowl tournament that’s part of Battle for Breath in early June!
Yay!