astrotomato
astrotomato.bsky.social
astrotomato
@astrotomato.bsky.social
I don't post much these days, but if I do it'll be about #writing #scifi #sustainability #ClimateChange #music // Left of centre

My books:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Graeme%20Maughan/author/B007904WIK
Petition to stop use of the phrase "head canon" and restore the much more beautiful word "imagination"
December 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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I was in a supermarket and saw someone I knew. I waved and shouted out "Hiya" It was then that I realised I was looking in a large mirror. I'd said hello and waved at my own reflection.
December 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Talk about chucking a sausage up an alley

metro.co.uk/2025/12/10/s...
Sausage bandit dumps massive pile of weiners on Bristol footpath
'Some lucky fox is hitting the jackpot tonight by the looks of it.'
metro.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
It's quite a while since I came to a Pizza Express and blimey it got expensive
December 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Stereolab at the Royal Festival Hall last night were in fine fettle.

The support band Mombojo were musically good, if not vocally so.
December 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Name a better Ian Fleming film, I dare you.
December 7, 2025 at 10:47 AM
This was the right time to publish this article *looks at FIFA*
FT Exclusive: US private capital group KKR is in talks to acquire Arctos Partners, one of the pioneers of the private equity industry's push into professional sports. on.ft.com/3XzZegz
December 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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December 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Although they are 4m long, the creatures are said to be 'armless.

BBC News - Mystery as remains of seven-arm deep-sea octopus wash up on beach
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Mystery as remains of seven-arm deep-sea octopus wash up on beach
Arms from the rarely-seen species were discovered at an Aberdeenshire national nature reserve.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Still just as funny and a hit with the 10yr old!
Watching Trains, Planes & Automobiles with my 10yr old. I don't think I've seen this since the 90s. Very surprised to see Kevin Bacon in the opening few minutes!
December 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Watching Trains, Planes & Automobiles with my 10yr old. I don't think I've seen this since the 90s. Very surprised to see Kevin Bacon in the opening few minutes!
December 2, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Sleepy kitteh
December 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Great culture can save lives. Literally.

Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard
December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Well, it's about time they let Will do something
November 30, 2025 at 12:03 AM
It's that time again... 🎄
November 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Prince is a 2nd rate Parliament wannabe
November 29, 2025 at 12:12 AM
It's amazing that Corbyn learned nothing from helming the Labour Party. He's clearly terrible at running political parties, he sets up the conditions for conflict and is unable to compromise. He should have gone into this as a Grandee policy advisor.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘We had six MPs and four factions’: inside Your Party’s toxic power struggles
Some say Jeremy Corbyn is too non-committal for project to work, while others blame Zarah Sultana’s combative nature
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Let's kick the weekend off together! I am on LoveWillSaveTheDay.FM tomorrow morning from 10am. Expect a globe trotting dancefloor-centric showcase of cutting edge House, Latin-Tek and Baroque Pop... whats not to love? Get involved via the Discord channel (link on the website).
Look at 'vintage' me 👇
November 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I love Rambutan. Bloody expensive in this country though.
November 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
November 26, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Surely T'Publican is the person who runs a Yorkshire pub?
November 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I learned a new word today: Nurdle

Explained: What are nurdles? | Fauna & Flora share.google/0L1nEP1JLvQA...
Explained: What are nurdles?
It is estimated that 11.5 trillion nurdles end up in the ocean every year. What are nurdles, and how are they causing a pollution problem?
share.google
November 26, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I really, really, really hate flippers. And people who bag up dog poo then just hang it on tree branches.

BBC News - Man arrested over Oxfordshire waste mountain - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Man arrested over Oxfordshire waste mountain
A 39-year-old man is arrested after the huge pile of rubbish was found in Oxfordshire.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM