Alex

I've 1 spot left this year for a novel read & report. There will only be 2 spots available next year. If you're interested in booking one of those spots - and paying upfront to do so - then have a look at the website for fees. Queries to me@angelaslatter.com www.angelaslatter.com/story-doctor

NEW REVIEW! FictionMachine's tour through Doctor Who's Matt Smith era concludes with a look back at the 2013 Christmas special "The Time of the Doctor". fictionmachine.com/2026/10/27/t...

Every Jason Statham movie is about a different incarnation of the same warrior. His entire career is essentially The Eternal Champion.

Mandelverse indeed.

I was going to share the music video for Faith No More' cover of "Easy", because it's a great example of a cover being better than the original, but then I realised that Patton seems to be wearing a confederate flag shirt for half of it? At least, the sleeves have the stars, and there's stripes...

The tomato seedlings are In The Dirt. As are some zucchini and cucumber, and just for fun let’s sprinkle some basil and dill seeds and see what happens.

Finding #SFinTranslation so you don't have to wade through catalogs, websites, and edelweiss several times a year: www.sfintranslation.com?p=16357

Um, it was a wet weekend, and... well. I finished season 4 of Stargate SG1. randomalex.net/2026/10/25/s...

Coode St 733: Wole Talabi, The Fist of Memory and the Importance of Connectedness www.podbean.com/eas/pb-eu3ki...

Any other Aussies updated the BoM app for iPad or iPhone and now it’s borked? It’s doing a weird greyed out thing for me in the top left corner, such that I can’t change the town. If I force close the app I get it back briefly, but it doesn’t last.

I read Adam Roberts' Frankenstein Rex. It is... weird. Clever, challenging, weird. And the blurb is wrong. randomalex.net/2026/10/23/f...

New on Enough Trope, the podcast: Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta talk about 'The Chosen One' and their horror novel, Feast While You Can (perfect for Hallowe'en listening!) www.enoughtrope.com/podcast/the-...

Yeh, this is a pretty exciting thing to have out in the world. If you’ve read the book, I think you’ll find the conversation stimulating... and if you haven’t, there’s some crunchy ideas being discussed that are worth reading.

10 hours left of this Jane Austen - dragons - cozy fantasy - fancy special edition book Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tan...

What A Fish Looks Like: a superb book with a brilliantly novel structure. Makes ephemera work as a storytelling device! randomalex.net/2026/10/21/w...