A. McBride, Author
@otherworldswritten.bsky.social
I make things out of words.
Science-Fiction author sharing work completed, planned, and currently in procrastination.
Also sharing shameless self-promotion.
Glad to have you along for the ride!
Science-Fiction author sharing work completed, planned, and currently in procrastination.
Also sharing shameless self-promotion.
Glad to have you along for the ride!
"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This had made many people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move."
~Douglas Adams, "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe"
This had made many people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move."
~Douglas Adams, "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe"
December 15, 2025 at 2:58 AM
"In the beginning the Universe was created.
This had made many people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move."
~Douglas Adams, "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe"
This had made many people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move."
~Douglas Adams, "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe"
Share a cartoon you'll always love
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
a cartoon of a man in a suit and tie says i 'll take the case
ALT: a cartoon of a man in a suit and tie says i 'll take the case
media.tenor.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Share a cartoon you'll always love
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Available also through Smashwords, Apple Books, Walmart, and Amazon :)
December 2, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Available also through Smashwords, Apple Books, Walmart, and Amazon :)
While I love George C Scott and the Muppet Christmas Carol movies, I have a soft spot for a TV episode. Not sure if anyone else here is familiar with the Doctor Who episode "A Christmas Carol." Michael Gambon plays the Scrooge figure and Matt Smith is the Doctor.
November 28, 2025 at 1:53 AM
While I love George C Scott and the Muppet Christmas Carol movies, I have a soft spot for a TV episode. Not sure if anyone else here is familiar with the Doctor Who episode "A Christmas Carol." Michael Gambon plays the Scrooge figure and Matt Smith is the Doctor.
I got a beautiful AI email asking me to attend a conference and talk about my new book.
Difficulty: The book in question was published in 1870.
If I could have published a book before I was even born, I believe that would have been a story, itself.
Difficulty: The book in question was published in 1870.
If I could have published a book before I was even born, I believe that would have been a story, itself.
November 27, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I got a beautiful AI email asking me to attend a conference and talk about my new book.
Difficulty: The book in question was published in 1870.
If I could have published a book before I was even born, I believe that would have been a story, itself.
Difficulty: The book in question was published in 1870.
If I could have published a book before I was even born, I believe that would have been a story, itself.
I'm watching Star Trek: The Animated Series. It used the voices of the original actors and was a Saturday morning cartoon around 1973.
November 27, 2025 at 4:44 AM
I'm watching Star Trek: The Animated Series. It used the voices of the original actors and was a Saturday morning cartoon around 1973.
Name a film with a forest
a black and white photo of a man standing on a bridge over a river
ALT: a black and white photo of a man standing on a bridge over a river
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Name a film with a forest
and, 4/
The entire letter looked like it was written using ChatGPT, and my spider-sense told me it might be a phishing attempt.
I may be dead wrong, but I'm going to go with my gut here.
Has anyone else had something like this happen? Some long and well-meaning letter that came from out of nowhere?
The entire letter looked like it was written using ChatGPT, and my spider-sense told me it might be a phishing attempt.
I may be dead wrong, but I'm going to go with my gut here.
Has anyone else had something like this happen? Some long and well-meaning letter that came from out of nowhere?
November 20, 2025 at 3:47 AM
and, 4/
The entire letter looked like it was written using ChatGPT, and my spider-sense told me it might be a phishing attempt.
I may be dead wrong, but I'm going to go with my gut here.
Has anyone else had something like this happen? Some long and well-meaning letter that came from out of nowhere?
The entire letter looked like it was written using ChatGPT, and my spider-sense told me it might be a phishing attempt.
I may be dead wrong, but I'm going to go with my gut here.
Has anyone else had something like this happen? Some long and well-meaning letter that came from out of nowhere?
The email promised a get-together for November, with date and time conspicuously absent.
All I needed to do to learn more was click on an informational link.
No, I don't think that's going to happen. And I don't think I'm going to reply to this email, either.
All I needed to do to learn more was click on an informational link.
No, I don't think that's going to happen. And I don't think I'm going to reply to this email, either.
November 20, 2025 at 3:44 AM
The email promised a get-together for November, with date and time conspicuously absent.
All I needed to do to learn more was click on an informational link.
No, I don't think that's going to happen. And I don't think I'm going to reply to this email, either.
All I needed to do to learn more was click on an informational link.
No, I don't think that's going to happen. And I don't think I'm going to reply to this email, either.
They got a few things surprisingly close to correct, which surprised me since the work in progress is unpublished, unfinished, and unseen outside of my corner of the Cloud (memo to self: save all work to physical media, like now.).
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November 20, 2025 at 3:41 AM
They got a few things surprisingly close to correct, which surprised me since the work in progress is unpublished, unfinished, and unseen outside of my corner of the Cloud (memo to self: save all work to physical media, like now.).
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Would this be a bad time to admit that I don't show up on film?
November 13, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Would this be a bad time to admit that I don't show up on film?
Almost there. At least with the first draft.
November 6, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Almost there. At least with the first draft.
I agree wholeheartedly. Fresh roasted coffee is nirvana in a mug.
November 6, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I agree wholeheartedly. Fresh roasted coffee is nirvana in a mug.
Strange as it may sound, I'm comfort writing tonight. I've met some charming characters in my latest short story and we're all getting together, chasing after an adventure.
November 4, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Strange as it may sound, I'm comfort writing tonight. I've met some charming characters in my latest short story and we're all getting together, chasing after an adventure.