Vincent Holland-Keen
@vincenthk.bsky.social
ERP Technical Lead and Solution Architect by day. By night, for maybe a few minutes if I'm lucky, author and artist. First two books in the Eidolon trilogy - The Beggar and the Ghost, The Scientist and the Wolf - out now.
The far right putting the St George's flag on lampposts is an insidious way of backing councils and politicians into a corner, so they have to choose between being 'unpatriotic' or supporting racists. Best answer I can think of: every flag they put up, put a rainbow up one next to it
August 20, 2025 at 7:04 AM
The far right putting the St George's flag on lampposts is an insidious way of backing councils and politicians into a corner, so they have to choose between being 'unpatriotic' or supporting racists. Best answer I can think of: every flag they put up, put a rainbow up one next to it
It's telling that on the rare occasion I go for a run, my legs and lungs aren't particularly troubled, but it takes 10-15 minutes for my neck to loosen up enough to be comfortable...
July 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It's telling that on the rare occasion I go for a run, my legs and lungs aren't particularly troubled, but it takes 10-15 minutes for my neck to loosen up enough to be comfortable...
The Far Right Contagion
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The Far Right Contagion
It’s not a Trump thing. It’s not a politics thing.
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July 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The Far Right Contagion
open.substack.com/pub/chadbour...
open.substack.com/pub/chadbour...
vm.tiktok.com/ZNdFuafUj/ - Why AI hasn't replaced jobs yet - tldr: it's not (yet) good at handling messy.
TikTok - Make Your Day
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April 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
vm.tiktok.com/ZNdFuafUj/ - Why AI hasn't replaced jobs yet - tldr: it's not (yet) good at handling messy.
Wanted to watch Frieren after seeing some clips on Tiktok, but seven episodes in, has turned out to be much more than I was expecting.
March 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Wanted to watch Frieren after seeing some clips on Tiktok, but seven episodes in, has turned out to be much more than I was expecting.
Evening game of 5-a-side marred somewhat by getting an inadvertent elbow to the throat near the end. Now reminded of that elbow to the throat every time I swallow.
February 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Evening game of 5-a-side marred somewhat by getting an inadvertent elbow to the throat near the end. Now reminded of that elbow to the throat every time I swallow.
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Apparently it's 13 years since I made the Judge Dredd episode of Bod youtu.be/CFVq7vPtWno?...
Judge Dredd - The Bod TV special
YouTube video by HappyToast
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February 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Apparently it's 13 years since I made the Judge Dredd episode of Bod youtu.be/CFVq7vPtWno?...
Social media's bias toward those who post frequently, both algorithmic amplification and their sheer mass on any given feed, unfortunately means when an infrequent poster feels like they have something to say, I suspect they'd do better pissing in the wind. Am I wrong?
January 27, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Social media's bias toward those who post frequently, both algorithmic amplification and their sheer mass on any given feed, unfortunately means when an infrequent poster feels like they have something to say, I suspect they'd do better pissing in the wind. Am I wrong?
I'm currently writing an audio sitcom because no one else is going to write an intrusion fantasy (a subgenre I've just become aware of) about mixed 5-a-side. A few chapters in, it's apparent that making sure each character has a distinct comedic approach is pretty fundamental...
January 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I'm currently writing an audio sitcom because no one else is going to write an intrusion fantasy (a subgenre I've just become aware of) about mixed 5-a-side. A few chapters in, it's apparent that making sure each character has a distinct comedic approach is pretty fundamental...
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Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
January 21, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
This year will be the 30th anniversary of me completing my first novel. It's also the year where my latest royalty statement says my latest book, released last June, has sold 3 copies to date. One of which was bought by me. Not a tremendous success, but it's fine. Probably as good as I expected.
January 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This year will be the 30th anniversary of me completing my first novel. It's also the year where my latest royalty statement says my latest book, released last June, has sold 3 copies to date. One of which was bought by me. Not a tremendous success, but it's fine. Probably as good as I expected.
One of those things that right off the bat makes me go 'that sounds cool'... www.polygon.com/gaming/50015...
Mystery Flesh Pit National Park welcomes you to a very special, very moist kind of role-playing game
I regret to inform you that it is bigger on the inside
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December 20, 2024 at 9:57 PM
One of those things that right off the bat makes me go 'that sounds cool'... www.polygon.com/gaming/50015...
One of my friends, a fellow writer with a small press publisher, went viral with tweet a few days ago about selling only two books at an event and has now become a bestseller: www.bbc.com/news/article...!
Viral Essex author who sold just two books becomes bestseller
Vicky Ball's novel shot up the Amazon charts after her post on X was viewed over 24 million times.
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December 7, 2024 at 7:32 AM
One of my friends, a fellow writer with a small press publisher, went viral with tweet a few days ago about selling only two books at an event and has now become a bestseller: www.bbc.com/news/article...!
@chadbourn.bsky.social Have you seen this clip on unconscious influences? Maybe a lot of those political polls asking beliefs / reasons might be better served by also checking the bins, when respondants last ate - vm.tiktok.com/ZGd6myNQn/
TikTok - Make Your Day
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December 5, 2024 at 12:43 PM
@chadbourn.bsky.social Have you seen this clip on unconscious influences? Maybe a lot of those political polls asking beliefs / reasons might be better served by also checking the bins, when respondants last ate - vm.tiktok.com/ZGd6myNQn/
The worst thing about catching the bus to work is not being able to catch the bus because it's been cancelled and nothing in the app tells you
December 4, 2024 at 9:06 AM
The worst thing about catching the bus to work is not being able to catch the bus because it's been cancelled and nothing in the app tells you
Writing a definition for a thing without referenced that thing in your definition can be stupidly brain-taxing, so kudos to all the dictionary writers.
December 2, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Writing a definition for a thing without referenced that thing in your definition can be stupidly brain-taxing, so kudos to all the dictionary writers.
A whole 10 years ago I did an interview with my publisher about my second book, a cross between Harry Potter and Die Hard - www.foxspirit.co.uk/billys-monst...
Billy's Monsters : Interview with Vincent Holland-Keen -
Billy has a minor role in the adult novel The Office of Lost and Found. What about him made you want to follow up on his story after the events of that? Well, it wasn’t my idea; you (Aunty Fox) sugges...
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December 2, 2024 at 10:14 AM
A whole 10 years ago I did an interview with my publisher about my second book, a cross between Harry Potter and Die Hard - www.foxspirit.co.uk/billys-monst...
Post a movie gif from the year you were born.
November 25, 2024 at 10:14 AM
Post a movie gif from the year you were born.
Finishing up a solid first draft of a sitcom pilot makes me feel competent. Trying to wipe my baby daughter's nose when she hates having her nose wiped, not so much. #writing #parenting
November 22, 2024 at 8:14 AM
Finishing up a solid first draft of a sitcom pilot makes me feel competent. Trying to wipe my baby daughter's nose when she hates having her nose wiped, not so much. #writing #parenting
For my 5-a-side/Urban Fantasy series, I've sought inspiration for team names and this is the best list I've found: www.5-a-side.com/tips/the-bes...
Few of my favourite picks:
- Lallanas in Pyjamas
- Murder on Zidane's Floor
- AC A Little Silhouette of Milan
- Argentina Turner
Few of my favourite picks:
- Lallanas in Pyjamas
- Murder on Zidane's Floor
- AC A Little Silhouette of Milan
- Argentina Turner
The Best Collection of Team Names Ever | 5-a-side.com
Updated for 2019/20! The ultimate list of witty team names for your fantasy football or 5-a-side team. Sorted by player and by team, this is the definitive list.
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November 20, 2024 at 12:55 PM
For my 5-a-side/Urban Fantasy series, I've sought inspiration for team names and this is the best list I've found: www.5-a-side.com/tips/the-bes...
Few of my favourite picks:
- Lallanas in Pyjamas
- Murder on Zidane's Floor
- AC A Little Silhouette of Milan
- Argentina Turner
Few of my favourite picks:
- Lallanas in Pyjamas
- Murder on Zidane's Floor
- AC A Little Silhouette of Milan
- Argentina Turner
Designing a complex data migration flowchart and have the internal dialogue: "how can I add this bit in a way that doesn't look messy?", "surely representing the logical steps is more important than worrying about aesthetics?", "but the logic of the steps won't be clear if the aesthetics are messy!"
November 18, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Designing a complex data migration flowchart and have the internal dialogue: "how can I add this bit in a way that doesn't look messy?", "surely representing the logical steps is more important than worrying about aesthetics?", "but the logic of the steps won't be clear if the aesthetics are messy!"
So most writing is about cause and effect and the meaning behind it, but I always find it a bit unsatisfying to realise getting from A to E requires B, C and D to happen in between. If it's logically inevitable, then surely it's not so fun?
November 17, 2024 at 5:42 PM
So most writing is about cause and effect and the meaning behind it, but I always find it a bit unsatisfying to realise getting from A to E requires B, C and D to happen in between. If it's logically inevitable, then surely it's not so fun?
Reading 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' to my baby daughter, I naturally wondered, 'do butterflies remember anything from being a Caterpillar?' And science, via the Internet, provided the answer: www.iflscience.com/do-butterfli...
Do Butterflies Remember Being Caterpillars?
Amazingly, it appears memories can survive the metamorphosis.
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November 16, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Reading 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' to my baby daughter, I naturally wondered, 'do butterflies remember anything from being a Caterpillar?' And science, via the Internet, provided the answer: www.iflscience.com/do-butterfli...
Had an epiphany last night that my audio series, which had too many characters but also requires too many characters, can be fixed by simply having one character never speak. They play a part without requiring anyone to play the part.
November 16, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Had an epiphany last night that my audio series, which had too many characters but also requires too many characters, can be fixed by simply having one character never speak. They play a part without requiring anyone to play the part.