Heather Fenoughty

10 Fun Facts About The Galaxy Frog Have you ever wondered about the enchanting Galaxy Frog that seems to carry the night sky on its back? These remarkable amphibians shimmer with celestial beauty, captivating both scientists and nature...

Huh. I just learned about the existence of the galaxy frog.

*... feels a bit chirpier*

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It’s basically Deep Space Nine.

Turn off read receipts. Do it now.

Too soon for the C-word? Okay, I know, it’s waaaaaaaay too early, but bear with me, because this is one Christmas line-up you don’t want to miss. Leave it to everyone else to debate the correct ratio of sherry to trifle, and try to remember what they bought Aunt Marge last year; we’re too busy tripping over bodies in the snow, worrying at the dark shapes at the window, and investigating the odd sounds coming from the attic… Yes, it’s publication day and I am thrilled to announce that Death Comes at Christmas — the festive crime and mystery anthology I contributed to — is out today in…

Too soon for the C-word?

Okay, I know, it’s waaaaaaaay too early, but bear with me, because this is one Christmas line-up you don’t want to miss. Leave it to everyone else to debate the correct ratio of sherry to trifle, and try to remember what they bought Aunt Marge last year; we’re too busy…

Hi Everyone! I'm on the lookout for animation writing work! I have experience writing for preschool, kids and adult animation.

I've spent the last 5 years as a Development Producer and Scriptwriter at Blue Zoo studios, where I've gained a deep knowledge of how to bring an idea to life!

Intriguing word usements seen in the wild this week: “dwelled“ instead of ‘delved’; “irremediably“ instead of ‘irredeemably‘; “necroposting” for replying to a super-old post on a forum.

cover of Annie Bot by Sierra Greer, winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award science fiction book of the year 2025

📣 Did you hear that @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social now offers ebooks?

If you're looking for an excuse to check them out (like you need one) we should also flag that this year's Clarke Award winner ANNIE BOT is only 99p on their site right now!

👉 uk.bookshop.org/a/14057/9780...

People of England, ready your pink and yellow paint...

STOP TELLING ME WHAT NIGEL FARAGE HAS SAID I SIMPLY DO NOT WANT TO KNOW

“Daddy or chips?”

a cartoon of a robot with the words " and knowing is half the battle " below it ALT: a cartoon of a robot with the words " and knowing is half the battle " below it

Okay, that's the second company of salaried people I've had to point out next Monday's a Bank Holiday to, so...

Folks, its a Bank Holiday on Monday in the UK.

I don't have a huge amount of algorithmic reach (either a social media conspiracy or just based on the innocuous inanity of my posts) but I'm really trying to cheerlead my friend's new visual novel so please do check it out/share to anyone you think would enjoy. Thx 🎩✨️

'Cyclists ring road' plan for bikes around city centre Sheffield could be set for a ring road for bikes, under latest plans drawn up for transport in the city.

Sheffield could be set for a ring road for bikes, under latest plans drawn up for transport in the city

Petition to make spongle a verb that means "to add unwanted AI to a device, software, etc."

Mojo Swoptops Mojo Swoptops and best buddy Bo love to help their friends in the little town of Swoppiton. With a swop of Mojo’s top and Bo’s brilliant plans, they make an unstoppable team!

Next batch of Mojo Swoptops has landed on iPlayer! The score just keeps getting more epic... www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

It's going to be tough for WeTransfer to recover from this. Tresorit or Dropbox Transfers probably a decent alternative. Any others?

Petition: Ban "small-scale fracking" for onshore oil and gas Fracking forces fluid into rocks to open cracks so oil or gas can flow out. It was banned in 2019 after being blamed for causing earthquakes in shale gas drilling. But the ban only covers fracking wit...

Can we just ban fracking already? Sign here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

Yoyo Grocery Co Restaurant-quality, plant-based ingredients delivered nationwide in returnable packaging.

£10 off link for Yo-Yo Grocery orders. Love these chaps. Strong recommend the oat milk powder and Shony seaweed flake mix. go.refrl.co/r/3UqFTve1Tb7Q

#booksky

About a month ago, I suggested, in passing, to the local package free shop that they maybe get oat milk powder in and now they're stocking it and I'm suddenly afraid of the mad power I now wield to bend reality to my will.

Image of library book display labeled:

“It's A Warning Not An Instruction Manual.”

Books on display:
• On Tyranny
• Twenty Lessons From
The 21st Century
• 1984
• A Handmaids Tale
• Diary of Anne Frank
• Parable of The Sower
• Fahrenheit 451
• Animal Farm
• Brave New World

~TAiLS of a Bookworm

Aaaand now I’ve read ‘The Chaos Machine’ by Max Fisher.

Have you read it?

Did it break you and now you’ve descended into a pit of existential despair about the modern age and the future of the human race?

Are you tempted to just add some ‘moral outrage’ to every single post just to get a like?

Fantastic ending to Baroness Kidron's speech in the House of Lords yesterday, which led to the government's defeat on AI & copyright.

Speaking the UK's creators: "Their property, their labour, is worthy of your protection - because apart from anything else, it is not ours to give away."

The shortlist for the 39th Arthur C. Clarke Award science fiction book of the year: Private Rites by Julia Armfield (4th Estate) The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (Sceptre) Extremophile by Ian Green (AdAstra) Annie Bot by Sierra Greer (The Borough Press) Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tor UK) Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock by Maud Woolf (Angry Robot)

✨The Shortlist 2025!✨

PRIVATE RITES by Julia Armfield
THE MINISTRY OF TIME by Kaliane Bradley
EXTREMOPHILE by Ian Green
ANNIE BOT by Sierra Greer
SERVICE MODEL by Adrian Tchaikovsky
THIRTEEN WAYS TO KILL LULABELLE ROCK by Maud Woolf

This year’s winner will be announced on Weds 25 June.

Clippy greeting Skype at the pearly Gates...

Once again thinking about Scott Bakula in this official Star Trek material looking like he's just been yelled at by his dad to sit up straight in the family picture.

Just finished that 'Careless People' by Sarah Wyn Williams. I knew Facebook was rubbish but the depths of the damage that site has wilfully caused all for the money is truly wretched. I had no idea.

Also Sarah is a cracking writer and it's a real page turner. Strong recommend.

haha it's more 1960s soft focus in the pic tho!

Love the expression in the second photo - giving "I'm not angry, I'm just disappointed" vibes.

(I think your hair looks ace in both 🤩)

"I don't need a brolly you wally!"