MTG
@mtglen.bsky.social
Not sure what I am yet, I mean it’s early days. Mainly SF&F, TTRPG etc 80s geekery on this. Grogsquad adjacent. Part time historian (MA ✅, PhD tbc). Dabbling writer. Scot by origin, Irish/Euro by choice & fortune. Possibly a cat-operated meat puppet.
I think it did eventually make them a few bob
January 3, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I think it did eventually make them a few bob
Marking the day that’s in it, as they say
January 3, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Marking the day that’s in it, as they say
Don’t know if I’d say favourite, but one I’d really like to dust off and try…
December 28, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Don’t know if I’d say favourite, but one I’d really like to dust off and try…
"You'll be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
December 24, 2024 at 7:44 AM
"You'll be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
No cheating. Your last saved pic of a celebrity is your therapist.
I’ll let you decide which is which
I’ll let you decide which is which
December 16, 2024 at 7:54 PM
No cheating. Your last saved pic of a celebrity is your therapist.
I’ll let you decide which is which
I’ll let you decide which is which
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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November 24, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#2
#2
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#1
#1
November 23, 2024 at 8:19 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#1
#1
Show me your pet and what they are named after.
November 23, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Show me your pet and what they are named after.
Some light show in Dublin this evening
October 10, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Some light show in Dublin this evening
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,083,646!
September 17, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,083,646!
Milady de Winter deigns to confirm my existence
August 7, 2024 at 7:14 AM
Milady de Winter deigns to confirm my existence
The Masters dissertation in the flesh. Worth all the effort. Next step PhD..?
February 28, 2024 at 9:58 PM
The Masters dissertation in the flesh. Worth all the effort. Next step PhD..?
If you see this post you have to show one of your favourite paintings.
December 26, 2023 at 4:52 PM
If you see this post you have to show one of your favourite paintings.
This week I was conferred with a Master of Arts in History at University College Dublin. It capped a voyage of discovery, unearthing skills I thought long atrophied, exploring new ways of looking at history. It was amazing. Certainly challenging. And… I don’t think I’m done.
Also, robes are great!
Also, robes are great!
December 8, 2023 at 7:26 PM
This week I was conferred with a Master of Arts in History at University College Dublin. It capped a voyage of discovery, unearthing skills I thought long atrophied, exploring new ways of looking at history. It was amazing. Certainly challenging. And… I don’t think I’m done.
Also, robes are great!
Also, robes are great!
November 30, 2023 at 9:31 PM
#Nerdvember Day 30
On this final day, it has to be the Professor. An eccentric Old English don who changed the world. Certainly changed mine.
His works were my teenage nerd deep-dive obsession. Parsing footnotes in Unfinished Tales was peak geek fun.
So I’m raising a wee glass to JRR Tolkien 🥃
On this final day, it has to be the Professor. An eccentric Old English don who changed the world. Certainly changed mine.
His works were my teenage nerd deep-dive obsession. Parsing footnotes in Unfinished Tales was peak geek fun.
So I’m raising a wee glass to JRR Tolkien 🥃
November 30, 2023 at 8:45 PM
#Nerdvember Day 30
On this final day, it has to be the Professor. An eccentric Old English don who changed the world. Certainly changed mine.
His works were my teenage nerd deep-dive obsession. Parsing footnotes in Unfinished Tales was peak geek fun.
So I’m raising a wee glass to JRR Tolkien 🥃
On this final day, it has to be the Professor. An eccentric Old English don who changed the world. Certainly changed mine.
His works were my teenage nerd deep-dive obsession. Parsing footnotes in Unfinished Tales was peak geek fun.
So I’m raising a wee glass to JRR Tolkien 🥃
If you see this, you have to post a picture from your phone, and don’t explain it.
November 29, 2023 at 11:45 PM
If you see this, you have to post a picture from your phone, and don’t explain it.
#Nerdvember Day 27
Ursula K LeGuin
Is there anyone else who created such iconic works of both fantasy and SF? And did it as a woman in what was, back then, a very masculine world?
Mould breaker, myth maker, writer of great skill and boundless imagination.
My favourite? The Earthsea Tales.
Ursula K LeGuin
Is there anyone else who created such iconic works of both fantasy and SF? And did it as a woman in what was, back then, a very masculine world?
Mould breaker, myth maker, writer of great skill and boundless imagination.
My favourite? The Earthsea Tales.
November 27, 2023 at 8:43 PM
#Nerdvember Day 27
Ursula K LeGuin
Is there anyone else who created such iconic works of both fantasy and SF? And did it as a woman in what was, back then, a very masculine world?
Mould breaker, myth maker, writer of great skill and boundless imagination.
My favourite? The Earthsea Tales.
Ursula K LeGuin
Is there anyone else who created such iconic works of both fantasy and SF? And did it as a woman in what was, back then, a very masculine world?
Mould breaker, myth maker, writer of great skill and boundless imagination.
My favourite? The Earthsea Tales.
#Nerdvember Day 25
The Aubrey & Maturin series by Patrick O’Brian
Across 20 erudite, witty, evocative and compelling volumes we follow the story of one of the great depictions of male friendship, each character in all their flawed glory. Arguably the best sustained work of historical fiction.
The Aubrey & Maturin series by Patrick O’Brian
Across 20 erudite, witty, evocative and compelling volumes we follow the story of one of the great depictions of male friendship, each character in all their flawed glory. Arguably the best sustained work of historical fiction.
November 26, 2023 at 3:19 PM
#Nerdvember Day 25
The Aubrey & Maturin series by Patrick O’Brian
Across 20 erudite, witty, evocative and compelling volumes we follow the story of one of the great depictions of male friendship, each character in all their flawed glory. Arguably the best sustained work of historical fiction.
The Aubrey & Maturin series by Patrick O’Brian
Across 20 erudite, witty, evocative and compelling volumes we follow the story of one of the great depictions of male friendship, each character in all their flawed glory. Arguably the best sustained work of historical fiction.
#Nerdvember Day 25
Having More Books Than You Can Possibly Read
I know I have no hope of reading all the books I buy. This used to make me feel bad. Then I decided I was building a library, not a “to be read” pile. Suddenly I felt better, funnily enough.
Piles of books are great.
Having More Books Than You Can Possibly Read
I know I have no hope of reading all the books I buy. This used to make me feel bad. Then I decided I was building a library, not a “to be read” pile. Suddenly I felt better, funnily enough.
Piles of books are great.
November 25, 2023 at 9:27 PM
#Nerdvember Day 25
Having More Books Than You Can Possibly Read
I know I have no hope of reading all the books I buy. This used to make me feel bad. Then I decided I was building a library, not a “to be read” pile. Suddenly I felt better, funnily enough.
Piles of books are great.
Having More Books Than You Can Possibly Read
I know I have no hope of reading all the books I buy. This used to make me feel bad. Then I decided I was building a library, not a “to be read” pile. Suddenly I felt better, funnily enough.
Piles of books are great.
He’s a fascinating chap alright. Fairly unique for a modern politician, though the Irish presidency is very much ceremonial.
Love this pic, think it sums him up.
Love this pic, think it sums him up.
November 24, 2023 at 11:29 PM
He’s a fascinating chap alright. Fairly unique for a modern politician, though the Irish presidency is very much ceremonial.
Love this pic, think it sums him up.
Love this pic, think it sums him up.
President Michael D Higgins
Terence Stamp
Michael Palin
Sir Tom Devine
King Charles III
Terence Stamp
Michael Palin
Sir Tom Devine
King Charles III
November 24, 2023 at 9:57 PM
President Michael D Higgins
Terence Stamp
Michael Palin
Sir Tom Devine
King Charles III
Terence Stamp
Michael Palin
Sir Tom Devine
King Charles III
By the time David Low drew this cartoon for the Evening Standard in November 1944, it’s clear no one was operating under any illusions. The overturned pram is particularly brutal!
November 24, 2023 at 8:31 PM
By the time David Low drew this cartoon for the Evening Standard in November 1944, it’s clear no one was operating under any illusions. The overturned pram is particularly brutal!