Craig Russell
@cmrussell.uk
Writes optimistic, apocalyptic, humanistic sci-fi.
NEVER EVEN - A Short Paradox Tale - out now!
http://cmrussell.uk/links
NEVER EVEN - A Short Paradox Tale - out now!
http://cmrussell.uk/links
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Craig Russell
@cmrussell.uk
· Jul 11
What if you could rewrite your past?
Desperate to save his family, a time-traveling hero turns villain, forever trapped in a paradox of vengeance.
NEVER EVEN - A Short Paradox Tale
Pre-Order Now on Amazon amzn.eu/d/dsTfqst
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Desperate to save his family, a time-traveling hero turns villain, forever trapped in a paradox of vengeance.
NEVER EVEN - A Short Paradox Tale
Pre-Order Now on Amazon amzn.eu/d/dsTfqst
📚 #BookSky #Books #Readers
Reposted by Craig Russell
We are living in a time of polycrisis. If you feel trapped – you’re not alone
We are living in a time of polycrisis. If you feel trapped – you’re not alone
I hadn’t fully grasped how the idea of a better future sustained me – now I, like many others, find it difficult to be productive
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:45 PM
We are living in a time of polycrisis. If you feel trapped – you’re not alone
Interesting.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2575918...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2575918...
Network of Scottish X accounts go dark amid Iran blackout
The silence from the group of accounts, which began on Thursday, comes amid widespread protests against the leadership of the Islamic Republic.
www.heraldscotland.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Interesting.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2575918...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2575918...
How Markdown took over the world - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
January 11, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Tarrare, a Wikipedia daily article, led me to discover this wonderful book, The Glutton by @akblakemore.bsky.social
Historical Fiction x Body Horror x Quiet Heroism
#BookSky 📚
Historical Fiction x Body Horror x Quiet Heroism
#BookSky 📚
January 11, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Tarrare, a Wikipedia daily article, led me to discover this wonderful book, The Glutton by @akblakemore.bsky.social
Historical Fiction x Body Horror x Quiet Heroism
#BookSky 📚
Historical Fiction x Body Horror x Quiet Heroism
#BookSky 📚
"Nostalgia is killing the future"
― Unknown
― Unknown
December 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM
"Nostalgia is killing the future"
― Unknown
― Unknown
Hit a milestone today
December 10, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Hit a milestone today
Though I disagree with almost every point made in this video, I like it for its optimism.
We need more optimism.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0DU...
We need more optimism.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0DU...
Why the next 25 years could surpass anything in modern memory | Peter Leyden: Full Interview
YouTube video by Big Think
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Though I disagree with almost every point made in this video, I like it for its optimism.
We need more optimism.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0DU...
We need more optimism.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0DU...
December 9, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Alongside climate change the aging population is one of the big challenges for our future.
But the answer is certainly not “more babies”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But the answer is certainly not “more babies”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How a fertility gap is fuelling the rise of one-child families
The proportion of UK families with one child has grown since the turn of the century - with knock-on effects for society
www.bbc.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Alongside climate change the aging population is one of the big challenges for our future.
But the answer is certainly not “more babies”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But the answer is certainly not “more babies”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This one chart tells the future of the world.
In all regions (except Africa) working age people will support increasingly more non-working age people from now until the end of the century.
In all regions (except Africa) working age people will support increasingly more non-working age people from now until the end of the century.
December 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
This one chart tells the future of the world.
In all regions (except Africa) working age people will support increasingly more non-working age people from now until the end of the century.
In all regions (except Africa) working age people will support increasingly more non-working age people from now until the end of the century.
The head of the OBR resigned because they configured WordPress incorrectly
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
OBR chair Richard Hughes resigns over Budget day publishing error
The government's official forecaster inadvertently published a crucial Budget document early.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 5:39 AM
The head of the OBR resigned because they configured WordPress incorrectly
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Baby boomers are an actual demographic cohort.
Gen X, millennial, gen z, gen alpha are not.
The demographic divides that matter are:
- did/didn’t buy a house before 2008
- was/wasn’t in school during the pandemic
Everything else is arbitrary pedantry
Gen X, millennial, gen z, gen alpha are not.
The demographic divides that matter are:
- did/didn’t buy a house before 2008
- was/wasn’t in school during the pandemic
Everything else is arbitrary pedantry
November 29, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Baby boomers are an actual demographic cohort.
Gen X, millennial, gen z, gen alpha are not.
The demographic divides that matter are:
- did/didn’t buy a house before 2008
- was/wasn’t in school during the pandemic
Everything else is arbitrary pedantry
Gen X, millennial, gen z, gen alpha are not.
The demographic divides that matter are:
- did/didn’t buy a house before 2008
- was/wasn’t in school during the pandemic
Everything else is arbitrary pedantry
My daughter described throwing something in the bin as a “parabolic disposal manoeuvre” and that’s just the best hing ever
November 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
My daughter described throwing something in the bin as a “parabolic disposal manoeuvre” and that’s just the best hing ever
Update my Books Read page.
A year of reading, with little reviews.
#BookThreads 📚
craig-russell.co.uk/books-read/
A year of reading, with little reviews.
#BookThreads 📚
craig-russell.co.uk/books-read/
Books I've Read
Books I've read, with a little review
craig-russell.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Update my Books Read page.
A year of reading, with little reviews.
#BookThreads 📚
craig-russell.co.uk/books-read/
A year of reading, with little reviews.
#BookThreads 📚
craig-russell.co.uk/books-read/
Reposted by Craig Russell
“Inequality is poisoning our economy and undermining growth - and yet politicians see tackling it as low priority or too risky”
Julian Richer
Julian Richer
November 18, 2025 at 8:38 AM
“Inequality is poisoning our economy and undermining growth - and yet politicians see tackling it as low priority or too risky”
Julian Richer
Julian Richer
I’ll hike an Iron Age hill fort in any weather, but autumn sun is my favourite.
November 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I’ll hike an Iron Age hill fort in any weather, but autumn sun is my favourite.
Reposted by Craig Russell
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Don’t live in London (or anywhere near) but still have friends abroad asking if we “feel safe” in the UK.
Trump makes bizarre claim London is so dangerous people are ‘stabbed in the a**’
Trump makes bizarre claim London is so dangerous people are ‘stabbed in the a**’
Trump makes bizarre claim London is so dangerous people are ‘stabbed in the a**’
www.independent.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Don’t live in London (or anywhere near) but still have friends abroad asking if we “feel safe” in the UK.
I do. I does not.
If you know any immigrants, and they talk to you about the process of coming here, and their interactions with the UK government: does it sound like a system of golden tickets, streamlined processes, jobs and houses being thrown at them without question?
November 16, 2025 at 8:26 AM
I do. I does not.
My goal for this year was to finish a first draft of Ageless - which I have..!!
On read through it’s a bit lumpy, mid-paced and one character pops up after being killed off in the previous chapter but… it’s a proper bloody story and a damn good one at that. 💪
#WritingCommunity #SciFi 📚
On read through it’s a bit lumpy, mid-paced and one character pops up after being killed off in the previous chapter but… it’s a proper bloody story and a damn good one at that. 💪
#WritingCommunity #SciFi 📚
November 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
My goal for this year was to finish a first draft of Ageless - which I have..!!
On read through it’s a bit lumpy, mid-paced and one character pops up after being killed off in the previous chapter but… it’s a proper bloody story and a damn good one at that. 💪
#WritingCommunity #SciFi 📚
On read through it’s a bit lumpy, mid-paced and one character pops up after being killed off in the previous chapter but… it’s a proper bloody story and a damn good one at that. 💪
#WritingCommunity #SciFi 📚
