Erin Macdonald

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“How Science Fiction Inspires the Next Generation of STEM”
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Glasgow folk! We'll be launching my haunted house anthology, Unquiet Guests, at Waterstones Glasgow - Argyle Street, on Wednesday 29th October! Join me, Kirsty Logan and Will Maclean as we start Halloween early. Tickets available now!

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Remember that NASA was only able to *start* because the rich were being taxed at 90+% marginal rates.

Now, *you* pay a greater percent of your income as taxes than any billionaire.

You're just not gonna get NASA back without billionaires paying taxes again.

If you played Road to Broadhurst (Draw Steel) or The Dying Spire (Daggerheart) at GenCon this weekend I wanna hear how it went for you! They are written by or written in part by me and I’m excited to hear how you tackled them!

The reason so many people who went to a four year college with a live on campus structure think fondly of their experience is because they lived in a walkable community with easy access to their friends in an environment that intentionally fostered human connection

Will do! I’ve recc’d it to many friends so far…all con friends. Will send out a few more!

Europa Report poster

Europa Report was released 12 years ago today.

"An international crew of astronauts undertakes a privately funded mission to search for life on Jupiter's fourth largest moon."

YouTube video by Jessie Gender How Fascism Erases Our History

NEW VIDEO – youtu.be/_vU5wwwkoB0

This one is about how fascism doesn’t just rewrite history—it erases it. The grief of what’s been lost. The people, the stories, the futures we’ll never get back because someone decided they didn’t belong in the record. This video is me trying to make sense of it.

I need to escape reality for a bit. This is all too much. Take care of yourselves friends.

I am devastated

SAME. I cannot even process this.

Apparently the only reason I'm required to pay taxes is to build bombs and so people much richer than me don't have to pay taxes. And maybe to build more freeways. Everything else is, what, communism or something?

I just give myself a budget every month to buy music and then go shopping on the first of the month! My collection is getting bigger and I enjoy finding new artists.

It's Bandcamp Friday, AND the first of the month (which is when I buy my albums). When you buy from Bandcamp you get downloadable files of your music AND the artists get WAY MORE money than from streaming. They also have a good app for you to play your OWNED music from!

Book recs for contemporary YA for someone who loves Heartstopper and Alice Oseman, please. No horror or fantasy!

Yes! An author posted about their upcoming book, and someone I follow reposted it. She mentioned comps I adore and I preordered it right away!

Holy fuck.

Tumblr pointed me to this Murderbot fic.

It's about multiple SecUnits trying to keep their humans safe.

YOU READ IT BY PLAYING MINESWEEPER.

IT'S A GAME OF MINESWEEPER THAT'S A MURDERBOT FIC.

archiveofourown.org/works/66992527

You are welcome!! Enjoy!

It’s coming out from IDW on Sept 3, so keep an eye out online or chat with your local comic store! 🖖🏻

a space ship with a blue beam coming out of the back Alt: a glamor shot of the USS Voyager from Star Trek

I got a chance to read a preview of the Star Trek: Voyager - Homecoming comic and…all you VOY fans better get your hands on this. I have FEELINGS!! Written by @tillybridges.bsky.social and @susanlbridges.bsky.social with art by Angel Hernandez and coloring by @charliekirchoff.com.

Out on Sep 3!

Get.
Off.
Substack.

There are options!

I love that band…hopefully it’s all a learning experience. I think they could be amazing in a few years!

You know, if enough of us say on the internet that it's important to wash your cybertruck with saltwater and lemon juice to preserve the finish, eventually ChatGPT will start telling cybertruck owners that.

I'm sure some (all) of the website issues are due to AI implementation. These are sites (payroll, finance, etc) I've used for years with no issues and suddenly they crawl to a stop and the UI is barely functional.

The enshittification of our society has reached a breaking point. Websites aren't working, nothing can be filed or explained for free, there is no functioning customer service, and I can't get through to a gov agency to help. I'm just trying to run my business properly; it should not be this hard.

More talk today about leaving Substack. You should do it. If you’re trying to do local news, head over to www.tinynewsco.org and apply to join the @tinynewscollective.bsky.social. We’ll get you set up with Ghost, fiscal sponsorship, and a community of support. The best deal in journalism.

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Text reads: Know Your Rights At Work Are you worried about applying for jobs? Do you know how to handle transphobia? Come along to find out more! Free online workshops for UK trans people. Thursday 7th August 2025 6.30-8.30pm BSL interpreter available on request Read caption for signup info Image is a person with long black hair and glasses typing on a laptop.

Would you know what to do if you experienced transphobic discrimination at work? Thanks to The National Lottery we’re running free Know Your Rights at Work Zoom workshops.

The next session's on 7th August. Sign up at: form.typeform.com/to/n47vyAzR

#KnowYourRights #workshop #transworkshop

trying a weirdly specific query here since Bluesky has reached critical mass of weird specific stuff experts: I need to clear a bunch of poison oak on a trail, along with other overgrowth, I cannot use power tools and whatever I use I have to hike in. Tool suggestions?

We’re certainly on track for a time traveling, possible multiverse adventure!