@webmccullogh
73 year-old retired guy, didn’t expect to have followers. Joined to continue reading interesting posts from favourite f&sf authors, science writers, and learning new things from other interesting people. Occasional likes, replies, and reposts.
ECCC was fun and I had a wonderful time.
But there was a storm cloud. When I complained about Trump with my white straight cis friends, we were all sincere and concerned.
But I talked with many Trans friends, and it’s so much worse. They are in fear for their lives.
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Bookday! It's my bookday!
Out today is BUTTERFLY EFFECTS, the fifteenth (15! How did that happen?) adventure in the InCryptid series, and the third book narrated by Sarah Zellaby. Sarah's adopted, which is relevant only because she's not human. She's still family. Biology is irrelevant.
I picked up my preorder from my local bookshop today and have the same temptation.
It’s next after I finish Good Neighbors by @stephanieburgis.bsky.social.
Probably to be followed by The Regicide Report by @cstross.bsky.social.
Too many excellent authors and their many entertaining stories! 😁
Anyway, please buy my books. I have expensive hobbies and love bougie dairy.
The cover for ROSES IN AMBER, a retold version of Beauty and the Beast by CE Murphy, features a headshot of a lovely young woman with her gaze downcast. She's surrounded by roses, and a threatening arch with glowing eyes is in the darkness behind her. Cover art and design by Fringe Element.
SUPER QUICK 48 hour sale on the prequel to the upcoming BONE & BLOOD!!!
There is a story of a beast, and a merchant’s daughter, and a curse that must be broken.
This is not—quite—that story.
#FairyTales #booksky #kindledeal
ROSES IN AMBER is $1.99 for 2 days only!
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
Trump: “No other president could do some of this shit I am doing.”
*this is actually very true.
I just posted a new blog entry about my upcoming events in Seattle: www.stephanieburgis.com/2026/03/two-...
#romancelandia
It's after midnight on the east coast, and that means today is my book day! BUTTERFLY EFFECTS is out in the world!
I am ecstatic, exhausted, and anxious, and so I am going to bed.
AOC came out swinging against age verification legislation and somehow the entire tech press seems to not have noticed?
The trade paperback editions of the Iron Druid Chronicles with black iron dragon bookends
Fun fact: If you send an author a shelfie of their books you will pretty much make their day
This one was sent from Seattle and LOOKIT THE DRAGN BOOKENDS
WE STILL DON'T HAVE A CLEAR ANSWER ON THE MOST BASIC QUESTION ABOUT THE IRAN WAR
WHY did the U.S. go to war?
A Popular Information review of public statements over the last 9 days found 17 DIFFERENT EXPLAINATIONS. Many of which contradict each other.
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Eric Trump and Donald Trump, Jr. are acquiring a drone company that is seeking to meet Pentagon demand after Trump banned the use of Chinese drones.
We’re barely a week into Trump’s war and already his family has found a way to cash in.
Everything is for sale.
Millionaires stopped paying into Social Security for the rest of 2026 today.
Billionaires stopped paying in on January 1st.
You're going to pay in for 298 more days.
This makes zero sense. The wealthy should pay in all year like the rest of us.
Scrap the cap.
Iran kills 7 American soldiers after being attacked by the United States without justification and is a "barbaric and terrorist" regime.
The United States kills 150 Iranian school girls for no reason and is on the side of goodness and right.
Yeah, right, Lindsey, you lying drunk.
Keyboard Warrior Markwayne Mullin:
LEFT: Pounding his little warrior chest on the Internet.
RIGHT: Cowering and shitting his pants in real life.
Donald will only restart the military draft if he can sell bone spur diagnoses for $1M/each.
This isn't journalism; it's unquestioningly taking dictation.
That sound you are *not* hearing is Donald Trump rebuking his pal Vladimir Putin for providing Iran with specific locations of American troops to kill them.
Instead, Donald is *easing* sanctions on Russia.
He is despicable.
Trump is upbeat while the stock market is trading, but suddenly pessimistic when it closes.
This is brazen market manipulation.
a tan long-haired dachshund with incredibly floofy ears sits with his front paws on a window sill and his nose pressed up against the window. he's accompanied by his stuffed squirrel friend. their reflections stares back at them. Stevie the dachshund does not see the irony in watching for squirrels with his squirrel friend. he's too busy being locked in on the happenings outside his window.
This is Stevie. He's on squirrel watch. His stuffed friend is also a squirrel, but he's one of the good ones. 14/10 (IG: longdogstevie)
NBC’s Richard Engel: “The White House meme campaign is outraging many former US military commanders… they say only someone who has never really seen combat would think it’s a joke and put out material like this.”
One of the most important things I have written in a while. I hope you read, learn and share. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
In contrast to the coverup of the EPSTEIN crimes here in America, there are ongoing investigations in the UK, France, Turkey, Poland, Latvia & Lithuania that is sure to expose his central, filthy role in the largest crimes against humanity case in world history. #AccountabilityIsComing
Truly unbelievable stuff. Just up there shamelessly lying his ass off
holy shit
My nervous breakdown is presently simmering in the background because I got a lot of work done today (considering) but I expect to remain mostly offline for the next two weeks as various deadlines for things approach. Please buy my books and/or buy at least someone's books. Just buy books.
If an official commits an impeachable offense and nobody acts to impeach, it is no longer an impeachable offense.
People who oppose impeachment as “pointless” because it seems unlikely to result in removal do not understand this very simple point and seem unwilling to even try to understand it.
What's your sign?
This is Aly. She just learned about capitalism. Certainly not a perfect system, but if that is what it takes to put chippies on the table, she understands. 13/10 (IG: alythebichon)
A mockup of a hardback of The Raven and the Reindeer. It is snazzy and has printed edges.
Behold, the shiny cover for the shiny new UK edition of Raven & Reindeer!
