Abe & Eddie

And ultimately it's down to the publishers - they should really know better

My poem Not Yet has been published in The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press new anthology Lines of Communication and I’m thrilled. I recommend. It’s a great read. Thank you 🧡

Authors dumped from New Zealand’s top book prize after AI used in cover designs Ockham Book Awards dropped two titles from contention after new guidelines introduced on artificial intelligence use

Authors dumped from New Zealand’s top book prize after AI used in cover designs
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Review - Slow Gods by Claire North Slow Gods Claire North Orbit, 18 November 2025  Available as: HB, 422pp, audio, e    Source: Advance copy  ISBN(HB): 9780356526188 I'm grate...

Happy publication day to Claire North for #SlowGods, out today from @orbitbooks.bsky.social (to whom thanks for an advance copy). Perfect slice of #SF theology, exploring suffering, guilt and redemption. This is how SF should be! #BookSky 📚💙

What AI doesn’t know: we could be creating a global ‘knowledge collapse’ | Deepak Varuvel Dennison The long read: As GenAI becomes the primary way to find information, local and traditional wisdom is being lost. And we are only beginning to realise what we’re missing

Not only is it making us lazy but, as this Guardian article points out, AI is also in danger of creating a global “knowledge collapse”: a gradual narrowing of the information humans can access, along with a declining awareness of alternative viewpoints.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...

What AI doesn’t know: we could be creating a global ‘knowledge collapse’ | Deepak Varuvel Dennison The long read: As GenAI becomes the primary way to find information, local and traditional wisdom is being lost. And we are only beginning to realise what we’re missing

What AI doesn’t know: we could be creating a global “knowledge collapse”: a gradual narrowing of the information humans can access, along with a declining awareness of alternative viewpoints.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...

Does Consciousness Pervade the Universe? Philosopher Philip Goff answers questions about “panpsychism”

On consciousness, this article might interest you
www.scientificamerican.com/article/does...
Also what child psychiatrist Jim Tucker has to say about consciousness is quite fascinating. They off plenty of inspiration for a new work of fiction

Neuroscience tells us human consciousness arises from neurons connecting and interacting.

But those are not the only cells in our brains.

In EXAPTATION, neuroscientist Joakim Mayor discovers each human brain can hold more than one mind.

Which mind deserves control?

Paul McCartney joins music industry protest against AI with silent track Former Beatle and artists including Sam Fender, Kate Bush and Hans Zimmer record silent LP Is This What We Want

Paul McCartney joins music industry protest against AI with silent track
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...

My snippet for today's #WIPSnips:

"Do I get paid?" Oskar was acutely aware that we was running out of money. "Expenses at least?"
"Sorry. I almost forgot." The Englishman thrust an envelope into Oskar’s hands. "Spend it wisely."

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Not so much reading this week, more getting back to writing. My WIP is desperately in need of completion

Oh, btw, I especially approve of the ECM nerdiness in your profile. That and Gerhard Richter. Deserves a follow.

Likewise

Been considering that too. It would be interesting to see what the tour operator focuses on, especially since many of the most interesting parts are not accessible by bus

Liz Truss has become quite the traitor, hasn't she?

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‘Do I have to call you Sir?' she asks. 'I’ve read about that in erotic books.’

'Only if you want to.'

Crimson Queen by Oliver T. Bennett.

Consensual reading for the dissolute.

mybook.to/crimsonqueen

#crime #thriller #art #sex #theft #spanking

Newest additions to my StorySeeker shop on Zazzle. With the holidays coming a great gift for your favorite girl who loves #books
#Bookishgifts
#reading
#writing
www.zazzle.com/collections/...

Good question. I wonder if Melania could be persuaded to send off Donnie's comb for analysis

When ONE terrifically twisted tale of terror just ISN'T ENOUGH (but FOURTEEN would be one too many) - try THIRTEEN! Stories to stop your heart! From AmazonUK www.amazon.co.uk/Old-Bones-Li... and Amazon.com www.amazon.com/Old-Bones-Li...

Oh yes: Ellington, Coltrane, all the Dylan ones and - if only you had included Bert Jansch's first album, I'd have added him as well

Should Hitler's DNA have been studied? Ground-breaking research has made some fascinating discoveries on the dictator, from his ancestry to possible neurological disorders.

What sounds like a fascinating programme on a study of Hitler's DNA is set to be broadcast tonight
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

If this were just a climate crisis, we would fix it. What stifles effective action is a deadly conjunction: the climate crisis running headlong into a crisis in the production and delivery of knowledge.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

#wipsnips #amquerying #sffwriters #writingcommunity #writersky #timetravelauthors #speclit #amwriting #authors #thrillerwriters #writerandreader #writers
#revspirations

Energy Dependence Day - “A realistic view into the intricate world of terrorism…”
www.amazon.com/Energy-Depen... #thriller #ebooks #Kindle #kindlebook #novel #booklove #bookworm #bookshelf #literature #author #BookLovers #Reading #Fiction #bookreview #bookreviews #reviews

‘A girl of genius’: archives unsealed of Amy Levy, queer Jewish writer admired by Oscar Wilde Levy’s work was ‘ahead of her time’ and speaks to current debate around feminism, LGBTQ+ literature and Jewish identity, say researchers

Amy Levy - a Victorian 'girl of genius', who speaks to current debate around feminism, LGBTQ+ literature and Jewish identity
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...

'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President

EXCLUSIVE: My @bylinetimes.bsky.social investigation reveals: 'memo' which sparked President Donald Trump to threaten a $1bn lawsuit against BBC was written by lobbyist at firm paid by pro-Trump tech giants and Trump donors bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...

The Pro-Trump Bias of the 'Neutral' Sources in the Leaked BBC 'Prescott Dossier' Byline Times’ analysis of key sources in the memo about the BBC’s alleged ‘progressive bias’ shows it relied on highly partisan right-wing, Trump-aligned organisations

In part 2 of my @bylinetimes.bsky.social investigation, I reveal how the 'BBC bias' memo - written by a Trump-aligned lobbyist whose firm was paid up to a million by pro-Trump donor tech giants - was politically biased and reliant on pro-Trump partisan sources bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/p...

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