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Stephen Baird

@bigbeardybooks.bsky.social

Book lover, film watcher, food maker, image taker https://www.bigbeardedbookseller.uk https://ko-fi.com/bigbeardedbookseller

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Thanks, just

01.03.2026 10:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks still feeling wiped bit not full on

01.03.2026 10:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

and whether you can go dark

01.03.2026 10:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks I think I did but still feeling slightly wiped

01.03.2026 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Good Morning Blue Sky! Hope you’re all ok? Today I’m currently reading The Misheard World by Aliya Whiteley which has some pointed thoughts on war. What are you reading at the moment?

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Morning, just starting Monk and Robot by Becky Chambers

01.03.2026 08:58 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

hate that time when you’re waiting to see if you’ve done enough to stop the migraine

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manifesto of klitink this text derived out of pure necessity, for modern day life is a life completely subservient to the mass – production and consumption – society. the streets are covered with […]

this text derived out of pure necessity, for modern day life is a life completely subservient to the mass – production and consumption – society. the streets are covered with […]

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locus magazine cover -- large spaceship taking off

locus magazine cover -- large spaceship taking off

Locus Magazine is available as an ePub or PDF for all of you bookish eReader people! That way, you can fit it in your pocket and read it anywhere. Check out digital subscriptions here at subscribers.locusmag...

01.03.2026 05:56 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Grab A Sherlock Holmes And The Empire Builders The Gene Genie Volume 1 And Volume 2 Paperback At London Film And Comic Con’s Spring Edition The Game Is Afoot This Coming Weekend At London’s Olympia For a first spring, Tripwire will be set up at London Film And Comic Con this Saturday and Sunday, 28 Feb – 1 March… Copies will still be avai...

one more day at LFCC today in Olympia
tripwiremagazine.co.uk/headlines/gr...

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Into the Void 1st March 2026 currently reading Monk and Robot by Becky Chambers Back to work today, my least favourite day as there’s an almost three mile walk into town before I […]

1st March 2026 currently reading Monk and Robot by Becky Chambers Back to work today, my least favourite day as there’s an almost three mile walk into town before I […]

01.03.2026 05:50 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Love them!

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Wrapped up for the day, just about to go to bed.

#journal #blogging #to-do #rambling

28.02.2026 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

so little mini reviews/thoughts for the first three episodes up now

28.02.2026 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'll be doing a writing masterclass in Derry City Library on 12 September as part of the Irish Writers Centre Writers in the Regions series.

Booking details not available yet I don't think, but keep an eye on the Irish Writers Centre site (and I'll post it here too).

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that wasn't this one, this was set on Earth and was a bit of a filler, the one you're thinking of is Predator: Badlands

28.02.2026 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was looking forward to the development of the Altered Carbon universe and really disappointed that Paper Girls wasn't given more

28.02.2026 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

all with so many story threads unfinished, I think The Order had six or seven when they cancelled it

28.02.2026 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cancelled Sci Fi TV Shows Cancelled Sci Fi TV Shows: List of cancelled or ended sci fi and fantasy TV shows from 2012 forward.

shit shit shit shit

just found another list to watch from

www.cancelledscifi.com/cancellation...

28.02.2026 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

and that's the pickled red onions done

now to make dinner

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Quick Pickled Red Onions Another of our favourite quick pickles, great to have with a lot of things but one of the easiest is on top ofΒ  boiled egg sliced onto crispbread – so […]

Another of our favourite quick pickles, great to have with a lot of things but one of the easiest is on top ofΒ  boiled egg sliced onto crispbread – so […]

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Cover image to the book, showing the back of an astronaut in a spacesuit as he steps off into a psychedelic swirl of cosmic colors and stars. The title circles around the figure.

Cover image to the book, showing the back of an astronaut in a spacesuit as he steps off into a psychedelic swirl of cosmic colors and stars. The title circles around the figure.

The open call for submissions to "Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity" begins March 1. Info here: aanpress.com/submissions.... Theme:
Stories must include the 3 title elements:
1. Tea or Coffee, 2. Stars, 3. Gravity. I know many are eager for the OC to open! Looking forward to reading the submissions

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this is sort of kimchi but without the cabbage and is more of a base for sauces and stews

28.02.2026 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

pickled red onions next

#HomeCooking

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dry reeds from beside water on a bright day.

dry reeds from beside water on a bright day.

If you need a distraction...

25 soothing minutes from an estuary landscape in remote Essex with skylarks and dry reeds swaying in the breeze.

Episode 116 - Sissing plantations in open country
> bit.ly/LenCrop

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Mirepoix Kimchi First cooking of the day and it’s only sort of cooking, chop and blitz is so easy. Then wait at least two weeks for results. This is another recipe from […]

First cooking of the day and it’s only sort of cooking, chop and blitz is so easy. Then wait at least two weeks for results. This is another recipe from […]

28.02.2026 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
A selection of cat, owl, hare and horse linoprint bookmarks by my mum, Jo

A selection of cat, owl, hare and horse linoprint bookmarks by my mum, Jo

A hardback of my latest novel Everything Will Swallow You

A hardback of my latest novel Everything Will Swallow You

A paperback of my previous novel, 1983

A paperback of my previous novel, 1983

My mum has just kindly given me this bundle of handmade linocut bookmarks. I'm giving one of these away for free with signed copies of my two latest novels. Please let me know (hello@tom-cox.com) if you'd like to grab one of these bundles for book cover prices plus p&p.

Only sending to UK, BUT...

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The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World (2025) Kenichi Hamada is just a regular, middle-aged man working as an illustrator in Japan. One day, he is transported to another world and wakes to find himself in the middle […]

Kenichi Hamada is just a regular, middle-aged man working as an illustrator in Japan. One day, he is transported to another world and wakes to find himself in the middle […]

28.02.2026 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
a pomegranate standing by itself

a pomegranate standing by itself

Never knew about this until today, is it a new thing

#BlueSkyArtShow #Round

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A girl stands in an iron looking spacesuit with her space capsule behind her. The suit is clearly made for an adult and she looks small in the huge suit.

A girl stands in an iron looking spacesuit with her space capsule behind her. The suit is clearly made for an adult and she looks small in the huge suit.

I'm going to do a thread of my ten most popular prints with a link to my shop. Feel free to browse or ignore. I am as if "No worries if not" and "Sorry" had a baby and called him Graeme. First at number 10 is Borrowed Spacesuit. marswasrubbish.etsy.com/uk/listing/1...

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