Angus McIntyre
@angusm.bsky.social
SF/F author (“The Warrior Within” etc.) Photographer. Programmer. Allegedly sentient mammal. One more pawn for the Muppet Pastor. [he/him]
https://angus.pw/ - SF/F writing
https://raingod.com/ - Photos & more
https://disoriented.net/ - Travel & photo blog
https://angus.pw/ - SF/F writing
https://raingod.com/ - Photos & more
https://disoriented.net/ - Travel & photo blog
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Gruber has an interesting take on this. tldr: Not a terrible anti-woke decision. daringfireball.net/2025/12/full...
The Full Text of Marco Rubio’s Directive on State Department Typography, Re-Establishing Times New Roman
Good on Rubio for rescinding a bad decision, and even better for doing so with a fair and informative explanation.
daringfireball.net
December 11, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Gruber has an interesting take on this. tldr: Not a terrible anti-woke decision. daringfireball.net/2025/12/full...
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The Book of Love ebook is currently on sale for 1.99, y'all. :)
You can get it from your favorite independent bookstore here:
indiebound.org
You can get it from your favorite independent bookstore here:
indiebound.org
indiebound.org
December 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The Book of Love ebook is currently on sale for 1.99, y'all. :)
You can get it from your favorite independent bookstore here:
indiebound.org
You can get it from your favorite independent bookstore here:
indiebound.org
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All my ebooks are 50% off as part of the Smashwords 2025 End of Year Sale!
www.smashwords.com/profile/view...
#EOYSale25 #ebook #sale #books2read #indiebooks #queerbooks #lgbtqia
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#EOYSale25 #ebook #sale #books2read #indiebooks #queerbooks #lgbtqia
December 9, 2025 at 3:10 AM
All my ebooks are 50% off as part of the Smashwords 2025 End of Year Sale!
www.smashwords.com/profile/view...
#EOYSale25 #ebook #sale #books2read #indiebooks #queerbooks #lgbtqia
www.smashwords.com/profile/view...
#EOYSale25 #ebook #sale #books2read #indiebooks #queerbooks #lgbtqia
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I think a lot about how most of us wanted to work together and do right when COVID happened and instead we were force fed disinformation and hate to turn us against each other because the wealthy couldn't risk our solidarity and their victory in that most vulnerable moment finally broke us
There are so many people living lives of quiet dignity despite horrific medical news or poverty or tragedy where every day they still wake up and try to be good people in the world even as the world pushes against them and it makes me even angrier at the absolute shitheads that rule over things
December 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
I think a lot about how most of us wanted to work together and do right when COVID happened and instead we were force fed disinformation and hate to turn us against each other because the wealthy couldn't risk our solidarity and their victory in that most vulnerable moment finally broke us
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My sci-fi novelette The Pit is out next week! www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSSFJP7T
Amazon.com
www.amazon.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:25 AM
My sci-fi novelette The Pit is out next week! www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSSFJP7T
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Today would have been the 51st birthday of Petra Mayer, who was in charge of NPR’s Book Concierge/ Books We Love for many years and wore her fingers to the bone getting it perfect every year.
Here her colleagues remember her:
www.npr.org/2021/11/16/1...
Here her colleagues remember her:
www.npr.org/2021/11/16/1...
November 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Today would have been the 51st birthday of Petra Mayer, who was in charge of NPR’s Book Concierge/ Books We Love for many years and wore her fingers to the bone getting it perfect every year.
Here her colleagues remember her:
www.npr.org/2021/11/16/1...
Here her colleagues remember her:
www.npr.org/2021/11/16/1...
UK ebook fans: my novella “The Warrior Within” is on sale at Amazon again. That’s just £1 for 34,000 carefully chosen words, including “starship”, “murder” and “swamps”. Also contains many instances of “and” and “the”.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0756JN9KJ
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0756JN9KJ
The Warrior Within eBook : McIntyre, Angus: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
The Warrior Within eBook : McIntyre, Angus: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
UK ebook fans: my novella “The Warrior Within” is on sale at Amazon again. That’s just £1 for 34,000 carefully chosen words, including “starship”, “murder” and “swamps”. Also contains many instances of “and” and “the”.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0756JN9KJ
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0756JN9KJ
Just FYI, Erin is one of the best new SFF writers you've (probably) never heard of, writing smart, deft, thoughtful stories about minds and brains and culture and work and more besides.
What does it look like when and AI nods?
That's only one question posed--and answered--in Erin Cullen's "asdfghjklkjhgfdsa."
Read it free in our Autumn 2025 issue.
#scifi #sciencefiction #sff #shortstory #shortstories
That's only one question posed--and answered--in Erin Cullen's "asdfghjklkjhgfdsa."
Read it free in our Autumn 2025 issue.
#scifi #sciencefiction #sff #shortstory #shortstories
November 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Just FYI, Erin is one of the best new SFF writers you've (probably) never heard of, writing smart, deft, thoughtful stories about minds and brains and culture and work and more besides.
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What does it look like when and AI nods?
That's only one question posed--and answered--in Erin Cullen's "asdfghjklkjhgfdsa."
Read it free in our Autumn 2025 issue.
#scifi #sciencefiction #sff #shortstory #shortstories
That's only one question posed--and answered--in Erin Cullen's "asdfghjklkjhgfdsa."
Read it free in our Autumn 2025 issue.
#scifi #sciencefiction #sff #shortstory #shortstories
November 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
What does it look like when and AI nods?
That's only one question posed--and answered--in Erin Cullen's "asdfghjklkjhgfdsa."
Read it free in our Autumn 2025 issue.
#scifi #sciencefiction #sff #shortstory #shortstories
That's only one question posed--and answered--in Erin Cullen's "asdfghjklkjhgfdsa."
Read it free in our Autumn 2025 issue.
#scifi #sciencefiction #sff #shortstory #shortstories
My short story "Smart Contract" will appear in the 'crime' issue of Mythaxis magazine, due out sometime in December.
mythaxis.co.uk
mythaxis.co.uk
MYTHAXIS MAGAZINE
Speculative Fiction Without Distraction
mythaxis.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM
My short story "Smart Contract" will appear in the 'crime' issue of Mythaxis magazine, due out sometime in December.
mythaxis.co.uk
mythaxis.co.uk
What they said.
I did time on the moderation rotation at a video hosting startup. We were low-profile/low-volume enough to be spared the worst horrors, but I can confirm there are people out there posting Things You Do Not Want to See. I still think about some of it, and I wish I didn't have to.
I did time on the moderation rotation at a video hosting startup. We were low-profile/low-volume enough to be spared the worst horrors, but I can confirm there are people out there posting Things You Do Not Want to See. I still think about some of it, and I wish I didn't have to.
Oh Jesus Christ no you do not want an election or jury duty system for T&S, EVER. Every site that's ever tried it has it crash and burn in a horrible fireball of drama, AND you have absolutely no concept of the kind of deeply traumatizing content moderators are exposed to every five minutes.
November 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM
What they said.
I did time on the moderation rotation at a video hosting startup. We were low-profile/low-volume enough to be spared the worst horrors, but I can confirm there are people out there posting Things You Do Not Want to See. I still think about some of it, and I wish I didn't have to.
I did time on the moderation rotation at a video hosting startup. We were low-profile/low-volume enough to be spared the worst horrors, but I can confirm there are people out there posting Things You Do Not Want to See. I still think about some of it, and I wish I didn't have to.
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Halloween may be over, but we're still feeling spooky!
So, how about a bumper website exclusive #stillspooky sale of our spookiest titles for only 0.99 each? Shop the sale: geni.us/Solarissale
Titles available vary by your country of origin. Ends on 24th November 2025 at 23:59 GMT.
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So, how about a bumper website exclusive #stillspooky sale of our spookiest titles for only 0.99 each? Shop the sale: geni.us/Solarissale
Titles available vary by your country of origin. Ends on 24th November 2025 at 23:59 GMT.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Halloween may be over, but we're still feeling spooky!
So, how about a bumper website exclusive #stillspooky sale of our spookiest titles for only 0.99 each? Shop the sale: geni.us/Solarissale
Titles available vary by your country of origin. Ends on 24th November 2025 at 23:59 GMT.
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So, how about a bumper website exclusive #stillspooky sale of our spookiest titles for only 0.99 each? Shop the sale: geni.us/Solarissale
Titles available vary by your country of origin. Ends on 24th November 2025 at 23:59 GMT.
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My extremely short story "This Side Toward Deity” will appear in the newsletter of Shacklebound Books, due out later today.
Shacklebound do fun stuff with flash and micro-fiction; you can sign up for their newsletter at shackleboundbooks.wordpress.com (or just browse their bookstore).
Shacklebound do fun stuff with flash and micro-fiction; you can sign up for their newsletter at shackleboundbooks.wordpress.com (or just browse their bookstore).
Shacklebound Books
Publisher of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Short Fiction Anthologies and Collections.
shackleboundbooks.wordpress.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
My extremely short story "This Side Toward Deity” will appear in the newsletter of Shacklebound Books, due out later today.
Shacklebound do fun stuff with flash and micro-fiction; you can sign up for their newsletter at shackleboundbooks.wordpress.com (or just browse their bookstore).
Shacklebound do fun stuff with flash and micro-fiction; you can sign up for their newsletter at shackleboundbooks.wordpress.com (or just browse their bookstore).
Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
(Here's the opening of "The Warrior Within".)
(Here's the opening of "The Warrior Within".)
November 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
(Here's the opening of "The Warrior Within".)
(Here's the opening of "The Warrior Within".)
If you're in the UK, my science-fiction novella "The Warrior Within" is currently £3.99 on Kindle. A bargain for a taut little tale about femicidal mercenaries, posthuman aristocrats, tidal locking, and a man who can never be alone (no matter how much he wants to be).
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0756JN9KJ
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0756JN9KJ
The Warrior Within eBook : McIntyre, Angus: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
The Warrior Within eBook : McIntyre, Angus: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
If you're in the UK, my science-fiction novella "The Warrior Within" is currently £3.99 on Kindle. A bargain for a taut little tale about femicidal mercenaries, posthuman aristocrats, tidal locking, and a man who can never be alone (no matter how much he wants to be).
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0756JN9KJ
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0756JN9KJ
I'm delighted that Mamdani won, but I'm just sorry that Dick Cheney didn't live to see it.
November 5, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I'm delighted that Mamdani won, but I'm just sorry that Dick Cheney didn't live to see it.
"If the sandwich didn't split, you must acquit!"
The defense team presses Lairmore on whether the sandwich really 'exploded.' They return to the photo of the sandwich and wrapper on the ground.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
November 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"If the sandwich didn't split, you must acquit!"
What’s a phrase that sticks with you from a job you once had?
“<name-of-company>: yesterday’s technology, tomorrow!”
(this was not actually the company’s official slogan)
“<name-of-company>: yesterday’s technology, tomorrow!”
(this was not actually the company’s official slogan)
What's a phrase that sticks with you from a job you once had?
Me (bookselling): "Stack 'em high, watch them fly!"
Me (bookselling): "Stack 'em high, watch them fly!"
November 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
What’s a phrase that sticks with you from a job you once had?
“<name-of-company>: yesterday’s technology, tomorrow!”
(this was not actually the company’s official slogan)
“<name-of-company>: yesterday’s technology, tomorrow!”
(this was not actually the company’s official slogan)
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and add me to your network on LinkedIn.
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and govern yourself accordingly.
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and thank you for your attention to this matter.
November 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and add me to your network on LinkedIn.
If I were a roboticist and Rodney Brooks took time out of his day to tell me my robot sucked, I'd probably give up robotics altogether and go retrain as a florist or something.
Pay $500/month&request on phone app a task to be done-human virtually in your house teleops robot-sometimes succeeds. "In reality, projects like Tesla’s Optimus or 1X’s NEO are less about practical consumer robotics and more about cashing in off of technological hype." futurism.com/future-socie...
$20,000 Robot Servant Comes With a Major Catch
Owners of the NEO butler-bot from 1X will have to schedule a time for remote operators to plug in and complete tasks.
futurism.com
November 2, 2025 at 1:51 AM
If I were a roboticist and Rodney Brooks took time out of his day to tell me my robot sucked, I'd probably give up robotics altogether and go retrain as a florist or something.
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This isn't a prediction or a recommendation, but I'd just like to point out that the last autocratic ruler who got both Luke Skywalker AND Han Solo mad at him got hurled into the reactor shaft of a space station that then blew up.
He's lucky Carrie Fisher isn't alive. She'd probably make it happen.
He's lucky Carrie Fisher isn't alive. She'd probably make it happen.
November 2, 2025 at 1:37 AM
This isn't a prediction or a recommendation, but I'd just like to point out that the last autocratic ruler who got both Luke Skywalker AND Han Solo mad at him got hurled into the reactor shaft of a space station that then blew up.
He's lucky Carrie Fisher isn't alive. She'd probably make it happen.
He's lucky Carrie Fisher isn't alive. She'd probably make it happen.
The ebook of my debut novella, "The Warrior Within", is $0.50 at Amazon. I don't think it's ever been on sale before.
If you like far-future sci-fi with tidally-locked worlds, mysterious ruined cities, and a hero who just wants to be left alone, this might be the book for you.
amzn.to/47jX4Y1
If you like far-future sci-fi with tidally-locked worlds, mysterious ruined cities, and a hero who just wants to be left alone, this might be the book for you.
amzn.to/47jX4Y1
The Warrior Within
The Warrior Within - Kindle edition by McIntyre, Angus. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Warrior Within.
amzn.to
November 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The ebook of my debut novella, "The Warrior Within", is $0.50 at Amazon. I don't think it's ever been on sale before.
If you like far-future sci-fi with tidally-locked worlds, mysterious ruined cities, and a hero who just wants to be left alone, this might be the book for you.
amzn.to/47jX4Y1
If you like far-future sci-fi with tidally-locked worlds, mysterious ruined cities, and a hero who just wants to be left alone, this might be the book for you.
amzn.to/47jX4Y1
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Surprise anthology release today!
Scott's planet is a shared world anthology about a colony abandoned on a world still in its Carboniferous period. That means giant bugs, no real trees, and a lot of wacky biology to play with.
💙📚🪐 #bugsky #scifi #anthology
www.amazon.com/dp/194947650...
Scott's planet is a shared world anthology about a colony abandoned on a world still in its Carboniferous period. That means giant bugs, no real trees, and a lot of wacky biology to play with.
💙📚🪐 #bugsky #scifi #anthology
www.amazon.com/dp/194947650...
October 27, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Surprise anthology release today!
Scott's planet is a shared world anthology about a colony abandoned on a world still in its Carboniferous period. That means giant bugs, no real trees, and a lot of wacky biology to play with.
💙📚🪐 #bugsky #scifi #anthology
www.amazon.com/dp/194947650...
Scott's planet is a shared world anthology about a colony abandoned on a world still in its Carboniferous period. That means giant bugs, no real trees, and a lot of wacky biology to play with.
💙📚🪐 #bugsky #scifi #anthology
www.amazon.com/dp/194947650...
Signs from today's No Kings protest in Manhattan.
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October 19, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Signs from today's No Kings protest in Manhattan.
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Alan Garner is 91 today. A brilliant and unique author. His books have inspired and enchanted me since I read The Weirdstone of Brisingamen at the age of 11. Here is my treasured copy of Red Shift. The Le Guin quote on the cover is wholly accurate.
October 17, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Alan Garner is 91 today. A brilliant and unique author. His books have inspired and enchanted me since I read The Weirdstone of Brisingamen at the age of 11. Here is my treasured copy of Red Shift. The Le Guin quote on the cover is wholly accurate.