Runalong Womble
@runalongwomble.bsky.social
Womble of Liverpool. Enjoys geekery, bad jokes & may tempt a bit. pronouns - he/they/Womble Also Book Blogger/Tempter run fast, laugh hard, be kind - https://www.runalongtheshelves.net
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A list of books read this year - no commentary and not all will be reviewed 1 - Teenage Girls Can Be Demons by Hailey Piper
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Good to see but astonishing it's taken so long: a full industry went straight from Google AdWords, keyword metadata etc., into GenAI manipulation. Using CoPilot for just about anything is a great example of how to see which brands dashed into it.
I got a tip that all over the world, people are using a dead-simple hack to manipulate AI behavior. It turns out changing what AI tells other people can be as easy as writing a blog post *on your own website*
I didn’t believe it, so I decided to test it myself www.bbc.com/future/artic...
I didn’t believe it, so I decided to test it myself www.bbc.com/future/artic...
I hacked ChatGPT and Google's AI – and it only took 20 minutes
I found a way to make AI tell you lies – and I'm not the only one.
www.bbc.com
February 19, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Good to see but astonishing it's taken so long: a full industry went straight from Google AdWords, keyword metadata etc., into GenAI manipulation. Using CoPilot for just about anything is a great example of how to see which brands dashed into it.
Chef’s kiss no notes
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Bedford CC dealing with the bigots like an absolute boss.
February 19, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Chef’s kiss no notes
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The Indie Horror Chapter is heading North! Chapter 4 descends on Liverpool (11 Apr 2026) with 50+ authors & the legendary Ramsey Campbell. The North-West has been called... and we are coming.
gnofhorror.com/convention-i...
@indiehorrorchapter.bsky.social @ramseycampbell.bsky.social
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@indiehorrorchapter.bsky.social @ramseycampbell.bsky.social
Horror Descends On The North West: UK Indie Horror Chapter Heads For Liverpool - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
The Indie Horror Chapter descends on Liverpool on 11 April 2026. Meet legend Ramsey Campbell & 50+ authors for a day of dark fiction, readings.
gnofhorror.com
February 19, 2026 at 8:08 AM
The Indie Horror Chapter is heading North! Chapter 4 descends on Liverpool (11 Apr 2026) with 50+ authors & the legendary Ramsey Campbell. The North-West has been called... and we are coming.
gnofhorror.com/convention-i...
@indiehorrorchapter.bsky.social @ramseycampbell.bsky.social
gnofhorror.com/convention-i...
@indiehorrorchapter.bsky.social @ramseycampbell.bsky.social
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With the caveat that there are much more important things in need of financial support in our fucked up times, the support page for the Ignytes is back up for the 2026 cycle.
ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/support/
ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/support/
support - The Ignyte Awards
We live in immensely difficult times and hope our supporters are utilizing their discretionary income to prioritize giving to causes which aid in our collective survival and the dismantling of oppress...
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February 18, 2026 at 11:08 PM
With the caveat that there are much more important things in need of financial support in our fucked up times, the support page for the Ignytes is back up for the 2026 cycle.
ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/support/
ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/support/
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QUEEN SHIT
Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.
February 18, 2026 at 11:35 PM
QUEEN SHIT
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Clarkesworld 11/25: Review by A.C. Wise locusmag.com/review/...
February 18, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Clarkesworld 11/25: Review by A.C. Wise locusmag.com/review/...
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Explore Niall Harrison’s review of THE APPLE AND THE PEARL by Rym Kechacha: “The book is a series of such portraits: deft, distinct, filled with strong contrasts of light and shade, happiness and sorrow.”
The Apple and the Pearl by Rym Kechacha: Review by Niall Harrison
The Apple and the Pearl, Rym Kechacha (Titan Books 978-1-835-41415-6, $18.99, 336pp, tp) February 2026. Here we go again: When is a novel not a novel? There is, I think, no mileage in being overly …
locusmag.com
February 19, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Explore Niall Harrison’s review of THE APPLE AND THE PEARL by Rym Kechacha: “The book is a series of such portraits: deft, distinct, filled with strong contrasts of light and shade, happiness and sorrow.”
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"a compelling, chilling, and obviously, witchy tale"
'Witch Trial' by Harriet Tyce noveldeelights.com/2026/02/19/w... - via @noveldeelights.bsky.social 💙📚
'Witch Trial' by Harriet Tyce noveldeelights.com/2026/02/19/w... - via @noveldeelights.bsky.social 💙📚
‘Witch Trial’ by Harriet Tyce
Author : Harriet TyceTitle : Witch TrialPages : 400Publisher : Wildfire / HeadlinePublication date : 26th February, 2026Source : Netgalley review copy When 18-year-old Christian Shaw is found dead …
noveldeelights.com
February 19, 2026 at 6:59 AM
"a compelling, chilling, and obviously, witchy tale"
'Witch Trial' by Harriet Tyce noveldeelights.com/2026/02/19/w... - via @noveldeelights.bsky.social 💙📚
'Witch Trial' by Harriet Tyce noveldeelights.com/2026/02/19/w... - via @noveldeelights.bsky.social 💙📚
Always nice to see a big smile www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Smiling' fossil discovered in Northumberland
The unusual looking fossil is estimated to be a few hundred million years old dating to the Carboniferous period.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 19, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Always nice to see a big smile www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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As it's Hugo time, I wanted to talk about a category I care about, and which I think could do with a bit of extra love when it comes to nomination time - it's best fan writer!
(this is gonna be a thread of me doing hype, which I'm bad at, but that is much deserved by all here linked, pls be nice)
(this is gonna be a thread of me doing hype, which I'm bad at, but that is much deserved by all here linked, pls be nice)
February 18, 2026 at 9:02 PM
As it's Hugo time, I wanted to talk about a category I care about, and which I think could do with a bit of extra love when it comes to nomination time - it's best fan writer!
(this is gonna be a thread of me doing hype, which I'm bad at, but that is much deserved by all here linked, pls be nice)
(this is gonna be a thread of me doing hype, which I'm bad at, but that is much deserved by all here linked, pls be nice)
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This, indeed, is a bad dream for a writer.
Best of luck, Lindz.
Best of luck, Lindz.
Unfortunately small presses close all the time, and their baby bird books need to find a new nest. My fledgling sun-vampire queer cannibal novella, SUNBATHERS, now needs a new home, as does my sapphic pirate novella QUEEN O'NINE TAILS.
If you know a toothy little home for either, please hit me up!
If you know a toothy little home for either, please hit me up!
a cartoon character is holding a purple umbrella with a skull on top
ALT: a cartoon character is holding a purple umbrella with a skull on top
media.tenor.com
February 18, 2026 at 7:06 PM
This, indeed, is a bad dream for a writer.
Best of luck, Lindz.
Best of luck, Lindz.
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Two entire responses so far, so you've got a good shot at getting in this week.
Hey folks -- Signal Boost time for this week's #TheFullLid. If you have a creative project to promote, leave the details in a reply. Include the title and a link please, so folks can find it. For pre-launch crowdfunders let us know about 2 weeks in advance.
February 18, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Two entire responses so far, so you've got a good shot at getting in this week.
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At last I can talk about it! I'm writing a Star Trek comic!!!!
All I can tell you right now is it takes place several years after the end of Picard. And it stars Captain Raffi Musiker working with a giant positronic brain to protect the Federation from future threats!
gizmodo.com/star-trek-id...
All I can tell you right now is it takes place several years after the end of Picard. And it stars Captain Raffi Musiker working with a giant positronic brain to protect the Federation from future threats!
gizmodo.com/star-trek-id...
The Future of 'Star Trek' Comics Is Ready for a New Next Generation (Exclusive)
Welcome Captain Seven of Nine aboard the 'Enterprise' with IDW's new 'Star Trek' comic.
gizmodo.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:29 PM
At last I can talk about it! I'm writing a Star Trek comic!!!!
All I can tell you right now is it takes place several years after the end of Picard. And it stars Captain Raffi Musiker working with a giant positronic brain to protect the Federation from future threats!
gizmodo.com/star-trek-id...
All I can tell you right now is it takes place several years after the end of Picard. And it stars Captain Raffi Musiker working with a giant positronic brain to protect the Federation from future threats!
gizmodo.com/star-trek-id...
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Reading the Weird, fans of all things creepy and strange, invites you to join their new longread...The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones!
In 1912, a stranger comes to a Montana church to confess his crimes...
In 1912, a stranger comes to a Montana church to confess his crimes...
Letters That Eat Through the Paper: Stephen Graham Jones’ The Buffalo Hunter Hunter (Part 1) - Reactor
In 1912, a stranger comes to a Montana church to confess his crimes...
reactormag.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Reading the Weird, fans of all things creepy and strange, invites you to join their new longread...The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones!
In 1912, a stranger comes to a Montana church to confess his crimes...
In 1912, a stranger comes to a Montana church to confess his crimes...
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my little pocket-sized novella The Death of Mountains is a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize. i'm speechless.
i guess, it all told, did a very good job
i guess, it all told, did a very good job
Los Angeles Times Book Prizes - Honorees and Awards Ceremony
The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes celebrate the best books of the last year at our awards ceremony.
www.latimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:21 PM
my little pocket-sized novella The Death of Mountains is a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize. i'm speechless.
i guess, it all told, did a very good job
i guess, it all told, did a very good job
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I haven't processed my own photos yet, but this was last Sunday's outing of the Sunday Sunrise Club that Riley organizes and in which I sometimes participate. it was a fun morning
This is Minneapolis:
We are beautiful.
We are beautiful.
February 18, 2026 at 6:48 PM
I haven't processed my own photos yet, but this was last Sunday's outing of the Sunday Sunrise Club that Riley organizes and in which I sometimes participate. it was a fun morning
Hello Evening Crowd - so what happens when you know you’re not real? An interesting idea for this novella to explore
New Review - I return to the Fractal series to explore a new reality in Jonbar Points by Allen Stroud which I highly recommend! www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/2/...
Jonbar Points by Allen Stroud — Runalong The Shelves
Publisher - Flame Tree Press Published - Out Now Price - £2.49 ebook NB this novella is part of the Fractals series but could be read as a standalone When survival means sacrifice, can he...
www.runalongtheshelves.net
February 18, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Hello Evening Crowd - so what happens when you know you’re not real? An interesting idea for this novella to explore
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Yet again I will repost this (because the link periodically trashes itself).
If you are wondering about my extensive backlist, and which book/series might best fit your current reading needs/tastes, I wrote this post for you (boy-band style):
imakeupworlds.com/where-should...
If you are wondering about my extensive backlist, and which book/series might best fit your current reading needs/tastes, I wrote this post for you (boy-band style):
imakeupworlds.com/where-should...
Where Should I Start With Your Novels? | I Make Up Worlds
imakeupworlds.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Yet again I will repost this (because the link periodically trashes itself).
If you are wondering about my extensive backlist, and which book/series might best fit your current reading needs/tastes, I wrote this post for you (boy-band style):
imakeupworlds.com/where-should...
If you are wondering about my extensive backlist, and which book/series might best fit your current reading needs/tastes, I wrote this post for you (boy-band style):
imakeupworlds.com/where-should...
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"Take heed, ye landlubbers! Here there be adventure! Here there be surprises! Here there be heart!"
Come see why I loved The Curse of Dragon Tail Island by Jonathan Nevair!
#bookblogger #booksky
Come see why I loved The Curse of Dragon Tail Island by Jonathan Nevair!
#bookblogger #booksky
Book Review: The Curse of Dragon Tail Island by Jonathan Nevair
Set sail with the Salty Scoundrels in this swashbuckling pirate fantasy—a rollicking tale of clashing cutlasses, monsters and magic, and high seas adventure.A once-legendary pirate and his loyal cr…
wittyandsarcasticbookclub.home.blog
February 18, 2026 at 4:02 PM
"Take heed, ye landlubbers! Here there be adventure! Here there be surprises! Here there be heart!"
Come see why I loved The Curse of Dragon Tail Island by Jonathan Nevair!
#bookblogger #booksky
Come see why I loved The Curse of Dragon Tail Island by Jonathan Nevair!
#bookblogger #booksky
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In this monthly column, we pose your questions to an expert in a specific field of speculative fiction. Given February is the month of love, we asked our resident romancer @pslivingstone.bsky.social to field questions about "spice" in speculative fiction.
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britishfantasysociety.org/ask-an-exper...
February 18, 2026 at 3:13 PM
In this monthly column, we pose your questions to an expert in a specific field of speculative fiction. Given February is the month of love, we asked our resident romancer @pslivingstone.bsky.social to field questions about "spice" in speculative fiction.
britishfantasysociety.org/ask-an-exper...
britishfantasysociety.org/ask-an-exper...
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New story in Apex! A darkish Pooh tale.
"Roo had needed a big rig, and the only big rig in the Hundred Acre Wood was the CR and the only big rig driver in the Wood was Piglet." 🐷🚚🍯
New fiction today by @mariahaskins.com: "Piglet Delivers"
Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
New fiction today by @mariahaskins.com: "Piglet Delivers"
Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
February 18, 2026 at 3:15 PM
New story in Apex! A darkish Pooh tale.
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Today, @rozkaveney.bsky.social returns to the pages of SH Reviews with a great piece on Glen Cook and the perils and pleasures of long-running fantasy series.
"Where once the books operated in terms of pitched battles, sieges, and guerrilla actions, the only set piece combat here is pest control."
"Where once the books operated in terms of pitched battles, sieges, and guerrilla actions, the only set piece combat here is pest control."
Lies Weeping by Glen Cook
The original Black Company trilogy has been followed by pairs of sequels in which the first volume is largely passage work, setting up situations to be largely resolved in the second. With Lies Wee…
strangehorizons.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Today, @rozkaveney.bsky.social returns to the pages of SH Reviews with a great piece on Glen Cook and the perils and pleasures of long-running fantasy series.
"Where once the books operated in terms of pitched battles, sieges, and guerrilla actions, the only set piece combat here is pest control."
"Where once the books operated in terms of pitched battles, sieges, and guerrilla actions, the only set piece combat here is pest control."
That’s a TARDIS console room the chameleon circuit has updated www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
‘Like an electrical gong bath!’ The Sheffield supermarket going viral for the symphonic sound of its freezers
Redditors are thrilled by the Co-op on Ecclesall Road, where a magnificent drone is reminiscent of Brian Eno’s ambient music. We take a visit to the back aisles
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:54 PM
That’s a TARDIS console room the chameleon circuit has updated www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
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For anyone interested in reading (or rereading) Forgotten Realms books: Humble Bundle currently has a great deal going, and it benefits charity!
Humble Book Bundle: Forgotten Realms Vault by Wizards of the Coast
Dive into the thrilling world of the Forgotten Realms with this bundle of 40 ebooks from Wizards of the Coast, and support First Book with your purchase!
www.humblebundle.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:09 PM
For anyone interested in reading (or rereading) Forgotten Realms books: Humble Bundle currently has a great deal going, and it benefits charity!
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Nils and Beth review The Elsewhere Express by Samantha Sotto Yambao over on The Fantasy Hive today!
Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social myself & Beth review The Elsewhere Express by Samantha Sotto Yambao
Nils: “a breath of fresh air wrapped in beautiful lyrical prose…”
Beth: “magical exploration of grief presented in a gloriously imaginative way”
Review Link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/02/the-...
Nils: “a breath of fresh air wrapped in beautiful lyrical prose…”
Beth: “magical exploration of grief presented in a gloriously imaginative way”
Review Link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/02/the-...
THE ELSEWHERE EXPRESS by Samantha Sotto Yambao (BUDDY READ REVIEW) | Fantasy-Hive
Nils and Beth take a breathtakingly beautiful journey together on THE ELSEWHERE EXPRESS by Samantha Sotto Yambao: "a breath of fresh air wrapped in beautiful lyrical prose and magical metaphors"
fantasy-hive.co.uk
February 18, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Nils and Beth review The Elsewhere Express by Samantha Sotto Yambao over on The Fantasy Hive today!