Vaughan Stanger
@vaughanstanger.bsky.social
As if the world wasn't science-fictional enough already.
Loves writing, science, old tech, Space, saving the planet, left-wingers.
https://www.vaughanstanger.com
Banner picture by Richard Wagner, used with permission (https://behance.net/rdwagner3179)
Loves writing, science, old tech, Space, saving the planet, left-wingers.
https://www.vaughanstanger.com
Banner picture by Richard Wagner, used with permission (https://behance.net/rdwagner3179)
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Those We Leave Behind and other stories
Those We Leave Behind and other stories eBook : Stanger, Vaughan, Hughes, Tony: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
My new SF&F collection is available to pre-order on Amazon NOW!
- The pre-order price is £0.99/$0.99.
- Two stories are new to this collection.
- The price will increase after the e-book's publication on 26 March.
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DY7V56T1
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DY7V56T1
- The pre-order price is £0.99/$0.99.
- Two stories are new to this collection.
- The price will increase after the e-book's publication on 26 March.
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DY7V56T1
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DY7V56T1
Fed up with Farage? Me too. I’ve signed the Never Nigel Pledge. Add your name today, and help show that division and hate have no place in our communities.
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Take the Pledge: “I’ll never vote for Nigel Farage”
Join thousands across Britain taking the Never Nigel Pledge. Say no to hate and division and help stop Reform UK from tearing apart our communities. Let's show there is strength in standing together f...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Fed up with Farage? Me too. I’ve signed the Never Nigel Pledge. Add your name today, and help show that division and hate have no place in our communities.
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yes. this is the reason. the reason is not "it is always right". the reason is "it will always be better to have the BBC than to be relying on Musk, Truss and X for news".
November 14, 2025 at 7:58 AM
yes. this is the reason. the reason is not "it is always right". the reason is "it will always be better to have the BBC than to be relying on Musk, Truss and X for news".
I'm delighted to announce that Shacklebound Books have published my flashfic "Safewords for Sexbots" in their latest newsletter. This is my 60th published story. The newsletter, which includes flash fiction and publication news, is free to subscribe to here: shackleboundbooks.wordpress.com
Shacklebound Books
Publisher of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Short Fiction Anthologies and Collections.
shackleboundbooks.wordpress.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:38 AM
I'm delighted to announce that Shacklebound Books have published my flashfic "Safewords for Sexbots" in their latest newsletter. This is my 60th published story. The newsletter, which includes flash fiction and publication news, is free to subscribe to here: shackleboundbooks.wordpress.com
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Much applause in the room!
"The moment you allow AI to write a sentence for you, you lose your voice."
Francesca Barbini @lunapress.bsky.social nailing it in her guest of honour interview with @megintransition.bsky.social.
#pictcon
Francesca Barbini @lunapress.bsky.social nailing it in her guest of honour interview with @megintransition.bsky.social.
#pictcon
November 9, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Much applause in the room!
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Hi bluesky I made you a giraph ok thanks
October 29, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Hi bluesky I made you a giraph ok thanks
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This is a lovely article. It cheered me up.
Yay. Priceless. The right column at the right time. And a gleefully English two fingers to the haters.
October 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is a lovely article. It cheered me up.
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Updating my LEGO White House
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Updating my LEGO White House
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write what you like reading because BOY will you read what you wrote a LOT if it gets published. dont mind me. im just reading this draft for a EIGHT MILLIONTH time.
October 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
write what you like reading because BOY will you read what you wrote a LOT if it gets published. dont mind me. im just reading this draft for a EIGHT MILLIONTH time.
Halloween party tonight, here’s my costume as a ChatGPT output
October 21, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Can’t find anything interesting to watch on TV? There’s always Space Live on ITVX. It’s a live view of Earth … from Space.
(More info here: www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...)
(More info here: www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...)
Space Live: the new TV channel streaming absolutely spellbinding footage of Earth … forever
ITVX’s perpetual real-time broadcast from the International Space Station is awe-inspiring … until it gets boring. But even though it’s hard to watch for long, it’s a humbling reminder of who we are
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Can’t find anything interesting to watch on TV? There’s always Space Live on ITVX. It’s a live view of Earth … from Space.
(More info here: www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...)
(More info here: www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...)
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Follow Victoria to keep on top of publishing-related scams and scammers:
Impersonation alert! Writers, if you get an email from someone recommending you contact literary agent Annie Bomke at either anniebomkeliterary@gmail.com or submissions@anniebomke.com, it's a SCAM. Both emails addys are fake. Annie's real domain is abliterary.com writerbeware.blog/2024/03/15/t...
The Impersonation List - Writer Beware
The most pernicious scams focused on English-speaking writers these days come from overseas: publishing/marketing/fake literary agency scams from the Philippines, and ghostwriting/editing/marketing sc...
writerbeware.blog
October 15, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Follow Victoria to keep on top of publishing-related scams and scammers:
My most recent collection, Those We Leave Behind and other stories, has received some excellent reviews on Amazon:
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DY7V56T...
"I am very impressed, not least because several of his stories really made me think ... I recommend them to any thoughtful reader of science fiction."
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DY7V56T...
"I am very impressed, not least because several of his stories really made me think ... I recommend them to any thoughtful reader of science fiction."
Those We Leave Behind and other stories eBook : Stanger, Vaughan, Hughes, Tony: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Those We Leave Behind and other stories eBook : Stanger, Vaughan, Hughes, Tony: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 8:12 AM
My most recent collection, Those We Leave Behind and other stories, has received some excellent reviews on Amazon:
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DY7V56T...
"I am very impressed, not least because several of his stories really made me think ... I recommend them to any thoughtful reader of science fiction."
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DY7V56T...
"I am very impressed, not least because several of his stories really made me think ... I recommend them to any thoughtful reader of science fiction."
“I am optimistic about what we can do but deeply worried about what we will do.”https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/13/climate-investment-is-biggest-growth-opportunity-of-21st-century-says-economist-nicholas-stern
Climate investment is only growth opportunity of 21st century, says leading economist
Lord Stern says fossil-fuelled growth is futile as the damage it causes ends in economic self-destruction
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
“I am optimistic about what we can do but deeply worried about what we will do.”https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/13/climate-investment-is-biggest-growth-opportunity-of-21st-century-says-economist-nicholas-stern
Fascinating podcast.
3 key members and trustees of the Film is Fabulous! team joined Tim of the 'Missing Episodes Podcast'
Film collector John Franklin, De Montfort University’s Prof Justin Smith & Sue Malden, renowned former Head of Broadcast Archives at BBC
YouTube Link
youtu.be/CK02j_Mi6iE?...
Film collector John Franklin, De Montfort University’s Prof Justin Smith & Sue Malden, renowned former Head of Broadcast Archives at BBC
YouTube Link
youtu.be/CK02j_Mi6iE?...
October 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Fascinating podcast.
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BREAKING NEWS: The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a STAY in hashtag#RobertRoberson’s case, just seven days before his scheduled execution. innocenceproject.org/news/texas-c...
Robert Roberson's Execution is Stayed by The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Roberson Was Scheduled to Be Executed on October 16 Despite Overwhelming Evidence of Innocence
innocenceproject.org
October 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
BREAKING NEWS: The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a STAY in hashtag#RobertRoberson’s case, just seven days before his scheduled execution. innocenceproject.org/news/texas-c...
I'm delighted to announced that I've received an acceptance from 50 Give or Take (Vine Leaves Press, @vineleavespress.bsky.social) for my fantasy nano-fic "Hat Trick". It will be published in no. 1926 (Feb-26).
October 8, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I'm delighted to announced that I've received an acceptance from 50 Give or Take (Vine Leaves Press, @vineleavespress.bsky.social) for my fantasy nano-fic "Hat Trick". It will be published in no. 1926 (Feb-26).
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1. At the Tipping Points conference in Exeter yesterday, I spoke about the likelihood of food system collapse: a massive existential threat few people's radar. If you want a handle on the issue, here's the submission I made to a parliamentary committee.
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www.monbiot.com/2023/03/09/t...
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www.monbiot.com/2023/03/09/t...
The Hunger Gap
A gulf in public understanding prevents us from seeing how and why our food supply is at risk.
www.monbiot.com
July 3, 2025 at 5:58 AM
1. At the Tipping Points conference in Exeter yesterday, I spoke about the likelihood of food system collapse: a massive existential threat few people's radar. If you want a handle on the issue, here's the submission I made to a parliamentary committee.
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www.monbiot.com/2023/03/09/t...
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www.monbiot.com/2023/03/09/t...
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Film is Fabulous! has now obtained registered charity status!
We urgently require your support to continue our work preserving vulnerable film treasures held in private collections across the UK.
filmisfabulous.org.uk/the-film-is-...
We urgently require your support to continue our work preserving vulnerable film treasures held in private collections across the UK.
filmisfabulous.org.uk/the-film-is-...
October 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Film is Fabulous! has now obtained registered charity status!
We urgently require your support to continue our work preserving vulnerable film treasures held in private collections across the UK.
filmisfabulous.org.uk/the-film-is-...
We urgently require your support to continue our work preserving vulnerable film treasures held in private collections across the UK.
filmisfabulous.org.uk/the-film-is-...
Purrfect timeline cleanser.
As a pool player and cat owner, this is definitely for me.
Timeline cleanser 🐈
September 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Purrfect timeline cleanser.
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Are you a published author of books? If so you'll want to know whether you may be entitled to representation (and maybe compensation) in the ongoing class action suit Bartz v. Anthropic, one of the copyright class action lawsuits involving AI. Pass it on! authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...
Anthropic AI Class Certification: Important Information for Authors - The Authors Guild
Earlier this summer, a federal court in California issued a major ruling in Bartz v. Anthropic, one of the copyright class action lawsuits involving AI. The court held that a trial should occur over w...
authorsguild.org
September 20, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Are you a published author of books? If so you'll want to know whether you may be entitled to representation (and maybe compensation) in the ongoing class action suit Bartz v. Anthropic, one of the copyright class action lawsuits involving AI. Pass it on! authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...
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This is a fantastic health breakthrough.
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time
One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that could transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC
www.bbc.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
This is a fantastic health breakthrough.
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As one of late-diagnosed, fully agree...That recognition had made a difference for me.
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From Dr. Jen Wolkin on FB:
It’s not 🚀science! People aren’t “suddenly developing #ADHD.” We’re finally seeing it. Naming it. Measuring it.
Diagnosis isn’t invention.
It’s recognition.
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From Dr. Jen Wolkin on FB:
It’s not 🚀science! People aren’t “suddenly developing #ADHD.” We’re finally seeing it. Naming it. Measuring it.
Diagnosis isn’t invention.
It’s recognition.
September 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
As one of late-diagnosed, fully agree...That recognition had made a difference for me.
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From Dr. Jen Wolkin on FB:
It’s not 🚀science! People aren’t “suddenly developing #ADHD.” We’re finally seeing it. Naming it. Measuring it.
Diagnosis isn’t invention.
It’s recognition.
--
From Dr. Jen Wolkin on FB:
It’s not 🚀science! People aren’t “suddenly developing #ADHD.” We’re finally seeing it. Naming it. Measuring it.
Diagnosis isn’t invention.
It’s recognition.
@oxygenleaks.bsky.social: Hi. I've tried to log in to your submission manager several times over the last few days but your website responds with "Server Error".
September 18, 2025 at 8:03 AM
@oxygenleaks.bsky.social: Hi. I've tried to log in to your submission manager several times over the last few days but your website responds with "Server Error".
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Here's the Patreon link for the 100 Word Project post that contains my drabble "God of the Gaps" plus nine others. Some really clever stories (and mine!) on August's theme of "tooth". The free membership level will get you access to the stories. www.patreon.com/posts/100-word-project-138949330
100 Word Project - Tooth | Manawaker Studio
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September 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Here's the Patreon link for the 100 Word Project post that contains my drabble "God of the Gaps" plus nine others. Some really clever stories (and mine!) on August's theme of "tooth". The free membership level will get you access to the stories. www.patreon.com/posts/100-word-project-138949330