Author Buzz | Jack Dent | Group Activity https://authorbuzz.co.uk/members/jackdent/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Jack Dent is a member. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:46:16 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 b5e2b529c9bf3bf8e5e77a9c5aa38269 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post She fell in love with the man who had murdered her in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/she-fell-in-love-with-the-man-who-had-murdered-her/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0100 ba23db81a6577ea91d585d3a7422193a Jason Latnar commented on the post, The old man's parrot, on the groupblog The Muse of Last Resort https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/the-old-mans-parrot/#comment-1307 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:07:04 +0100 Oh man, I have to do this when I get old!!

]]> 45384e2609bbf88e475e8d8caf829d8d Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post The old man's parrot in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/the-old-mans-parrot/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100 The old man's parrot Ever the prankster, just before he died, the man trained his parrot to say phrases like, “help me, I’ve turned into a parrot” and “don’t tell anyone about the gold”. What happened next?

]]> 0666279a5d2cc228a89f1aaa7742ac1f Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Try these restrictions to challenge your writing in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/try-these-restrictions-to-challenge-your-writing/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100 Try these restrictions to challenge your writing When you describe the colour of things, never name the colour directly. The narrator is a total liar; the reader should be able to tell. The […]

]]> a305144b0a722161627fad359bc99419 Matthew Brown posted an update in the group Help and Support: I'm about to live-test something. Possible disruption should […] https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17972/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:08:45 +0100 I’m about to live-test something. Possible disruption should last about 5 minutes.

]]> 1 d610a3ad1b992aa0c7c4d362913887a6 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Website improvements in the group Help and Support https://dev.authorbuzz.co.uk/2026/03/29/website-improvements/ Sun, 29 Mar 2026 08:40:52 +0100 Website improvements A big old feature update today. The activity feed for the site now runs from the same dynamic system as the rest of the site. Which means: You […]

]]> 144d2eb8927527cad6afd20ec18bc5ca Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post We wanted dragons so we genetically engineered them. in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/we-wanted-dragons-so-we-genetically-engineered-them/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 We wanted dragons so we genetically engineered them. Well, there goes that entire planet. Best set a warning beacon as we evacuate.

]]> 569ebfb393d8d71cfd4404aa2d623874 Matthew Brown edited the blog post How did Easter get it's name? in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/interesting-or-controversial/how-did-easter-get-its-name/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:59:39 +0000 How did Easter get it's name?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KaH78_cEieI

]]> 0abbbb216b01ff8ecc5dd42e96f15a2a Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post The village vicar struggles to stop his parishioners worshipping the bunny god who lives in the forest in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/the-village-vicar-struggles-to-stop-his-parishioners-worshipping-the-bunny-god-who-lives-in-the-forest/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 23:00:00 +0000 48dcb0944d77d7a7f011299294cc1631 Arves Corral wrote a new blog post Here are some links to Easter-inspired writing prompts in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/here-are-some-links-to-easter-inspired-writing-prompts/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Here are some links to Easter-inspired writing prompts 25+ Easter Writing Prompts from fictionary.co Journal Writing Prompts for Easter from ThoughtCo. 27 If I Were the Easter Bunny Writing Ideas

]]> b1c32e1c562e99588584c6a6f108587d Guest Writer wrote a new blog post You find an egg with a map inside in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/you-find-an-egg-with-a-map-inside/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 You find an egg with a map insideWhere does the map lead? Who put it in the egg? What happens when you follow the map?

]]> 70d3715b3ec5c769f5341cbaf404e955 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post The ancient dragon believed to guard your village has awoken thinking that the colorful eggs you hide every Easter are sacred artifacts stolen from its lair. in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/the-ancient-dragon-believed-to-guard-your-village-has-awoken-thinking-that-the-colorful-eggs-you-hide-every-easter-are-sacred-artifacts-stolen-from-its-lair/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000 The ancient dragon believed to guard your village has awoken thinking that the colorful eggs you hide every Easter are sacred artifacts stolen from its lair. If the eggs are not returned, there will be fire and anger from the huge mythical beast. You have taken it upon yourself to try to help. What do you do first?

]]> 9e9333c2d176e5aeaca0ad014b75a891 Matthew Brown edited the blog post A timid Easter bunny is captured by an evil scientist in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/a-timid-easter-bunny-is-captured-by-an-evil-scientist/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 13:28:32 +0000 e06407e8927dcd45fbafb526f57af0e1 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post My writers' group challenged itself to write easter themed stories in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author) https://matthewdbrown.authorbuzz.co.uk/lordmatt/news-and-updates/other-blogging/my-writers-group-challenged-itself-to-write-easter-themed-stories/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 My writers' group challenged itself to write easter themed stories I started brainstorming ideas right there and then. Which is partly why there are so many Easter-themed writing prompts on The Muse of Last Resort.

]]> 277974a93f616b07b14cb87dd67885fe Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Your OC is sent back in time to the very first Easter day in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/your-oc-is-sent-back-in-time-to-the-very-first-easter-day/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 01:00:00 +0000 aa3c28810401b18a6cb50cd67939c566 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Whatever is going on in this picture is your story idea for today in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/whatever-is-going-on-in-this-picture-is-your-story-idea-for-today/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Whatever is going on in this picture is your story idea for today

]]> c124894be058962249b6b4b678caf216 Matthew Brown commented on the post, Mermaid's purse, what is that?, on the groupblog Matthew D Brown https://matthewdbrown.authorbuzz.co.uk/lordmatt/background-reading/legend/mermaids-purse/#comment-319 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 04:50:56 +0000 True. Traditionally American’s spell it with a Z but we Brits tend to use an S.

]]> d95eb84ff4107965c7f79634e4696212 Matthew Brown edited the blog post A talking cat challenges the Easter bunny for control of the holiday in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/a-talking-cat-challenges-the-easter-bunny-for-control-of-the-holiday/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:37:19 +0000 a261921da28d0aecd79c6c680dda0516 Jason Latnar edited the blog post Some Easter related images to inspire your writing in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/some-easter-related-images-to-inspire-your-writing/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:34:35 +0000 Some Easter related images to inspire your writing

]]> 7af7d833daa8b0622ba38d2144fb9754 Matthew Brown edited the blog post For one day each year, at dawn on Easter Sunday, gateways in our world appear leading to an enchanted forest in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/for-one-day-each-year-at-dawn-on-easter-sunday-gateways-in-our-world-appear-leading-to-an-enchanted-forest/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:28:13 +0000 For one day each year, at dawn on Easter Sunday, gateways in our world appear leading to an enchanted forest One time, you found your way inside the forest and found secret portals, ancient beings, magical beasts, giant talking rabbits, and a mystical kingdom on the brink of civil war.

]]> 654a671ccc0bb985fb4b387705e4b339 jeffjohns wrote a new blog post It turns out that there are only twelve people in the world. Everyone else is imaginary. in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/it-turns-out-that-there-are-only-twelve-people-in-the-world-everyone-else-is-imaginary/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:01:21 +0000 It turns out that there are only twelve people in the world. Everyone else is imaginary.Are you imaginary or real? Are your friends and family real? Why is the world like this?

]]> d802681b679093e00711d4cc3337196d Blog: Not all of your body dies at the same time from Punning in the group Dad Jokes and Funny Memes https://punning.isbrill.com/dad-jokes/not-all-of-your-body-dies-at-the-same-time/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:42:38 +0000 Your eyes are the last to go. You see, your pupils die late.

]]> 0 a8751d94c27dcfd85293d796181773c4 Burty Burtman commented on the post, What we leave behind, on the groupblog The Muse of Last Resort https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/what-we-leave-behind/#comment-1295 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 20:29:32 +0000 Someone is having a wild holiday.

]]> ed257882ad80f40397fe2dcf180e2cbc Jason Latnar edited the blog post What we leave behind in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/what-we-leave-behind/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:43:37 +0000 What we leave behind Several of your friends have vanished. No one has heard from them or seen them in weeks. Your only clue is a box that was left outside your door with a weird assortment of items in it.

]]> ea6394de41a092135c7beb07ea53154c Adam Bassman joined the group Say https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17887/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:27:19 +0000 0 9351319d412ad1c754c20a2e6cf4e52c Jason Latnar commented on the post, Changes and updates, on the groupblog Author Buzz Developer Blog https://dev.authorbuzz.co.uk/2026/03/15/changes-and-updates/#comment-13702 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:19:09 +0000 Ace!

]]> 61f42eb6e59b80a114a228fd982f8657 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Changes and updates in the group Help and Support https://dev.authorbuzz.co.uk/2026/03/15/changes-and-updates/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:17:14 +0000 Changes and updates Some of you have noticed some changes being made in Author Buzz UK. Under the hood, this is not a big change, but I hope it will go some way to making […]

]]> cf8bdd668ffc7d0d952747c8d506a807 Blog: March Stories Update 2 from Night of the Hats in the group Night of the Hats https://nightofthehats.blogspot.com/2026/03/march-stories-update-2.html Sun, 15 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Five stories I read in 2025.****1. My Ghost by Hugh Behm-Steinberg in Roi Fainéant

At the corner store the ghost wants cigarettes but can’t pay
because he only ha […]

]]> 0 04e838fa286b2346c50356f8e6a2e9b9 Matthew Brown edited the blog post There is two rules for social media in the group Author Platforms https://authorplatforms.authorbuzz.co.uk/2026/03/14/there-is-two-rules-for-social-media/ Sat, 14 Mar 2026 17:15:02 +0000 There is two rules for social media There was once only one rule for social media is: Be interesting. Social media is engineered to do one thing – keep users engaged and […]

]]> 930585c31fcb15064849fd86b1522bfb Matthew Brown commented on the post, Time for a fresh coat of paint?, on the groupblog Author Buzz Developer Blog https://dev.authorbuzz.co.uk/2026/03/09/time-for-a-fresh-coat-of-paint/#comment-13697 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:27:32 +0000 Mostly just forums, groups, and blogs. Groups having a blog and a forum to group them. That is something else I could look into making clearer.

]]> 720e7115913de17a04104134e7d551bb Danny H commented on the post, Time for a fresh coat of paint?, on the groupblog Author Buzz Developer Blog https://dev.authorbuzz.co.uk/2026/03/09/time-for-a-fresh-coat-of-paint/#comment-13696 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:08:45 +0000 I think I’ve said this before, but there’s so much going on here I sometimes get confused as to how I’m supposed to do something. You’ve got forums, groups and blogs, and I don’t know what else you might have […]

]]> f3a1d24c73bd577490ac65f10ec6f792 Blog: from Punning in the group Dad Jokes and Funny Memes https://punning.isbrill.com/geek-jokes/smart-jokes/ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:49:00 +0000 0 6fe2d40e87d903c9eae0fece4888a879 Blog: from Punning in the group Dad Jokes and Funny Memes https://punning.isbrill.com/other/3-nuns/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:20:05 +0000 0 9bce99d614fefc51c383f994aa9a1129 Blog: Monster Of The Week 312: BigWorld from Night of the Hats in the group Night of the Hats https://nightofthehats.blogspot.com/2026/03/monster-of-week-312-bigworld.html Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:29:00 +0000  Monster Of The Week 312 is Bigworld, in awe at the site of this lad, absolute unit, does the world dream itself into being, what then of our petty squabbles, our […]

]]> 0 afc83cac7979d0e2987642c6337148e8 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Time for a fresh coat of paint? in the group Help and Support https://dev.authorbuzz.co.uk/2026/03/09/time-for-a-fresh-coat-of-paint/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:34:10 +0000 Time for a fresh coat of paint? I am seriously considering redesigning the Author Buzz UK site with a fresh new theme built from scratch. The site has a few broken bits that no […]

]]> ea6d8b5dba62d3c35ea10e26d3d8568c Matthew Brown edited the blog post What are you currently reading and would you recommend it? in the group Author Buzz HQ https://authorbuzz.co.uk/2026/03/09/what-are-you-currently-reading-and-would-you-recommend-it/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:49:21 +0000 What are you currently reading and would you recommend it? Call me curious if you like, but I would love to know what you are reading. Who would you recommend what you are reading to?

]]> eb4c8021d4c573098b822bb7c10bf89a Blog: March Stories Update from Night of the Hats in the group Night of the Hats https://nightofthehats.blogspot.com/2026/03/march-stories-update.html Mon, 09 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000 10 stories I read in 2025****1. The Widow Parkhurst by Hugh J O’Donnell in Factor Four

The widow Parkhurst lives alone on her farm, despite the
gossip of the t […]

]]> 0 d4324a7fa58ea459df3f40956de24444 Blog: from Punning in the group Dad Jokes and Funny Memes https://punning.isbrill.com/dad-jokes/i-dont-like-lightning/ Sun, 08 Mar 2026 11:01:49 +0000 I don’t like lightning. It’s too flashy.

]]> 0 ab700e940dd42078dd415a72cff279ed Blog: March Film Update 3 from Night of the Hats in the group Night of the Hats https://nightofthehats.blogspot.com/2026/03/march-film-update-3.html Sun, 08 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000 10 more films from 2025. Are we done yet? No, not even close, sorry!****1. One Million AC/DC

Stone age people bring grapes back to their cave. This will
make wine […]

]]> 0 ce64df656e1f106ba7f69947cbd73364 Blog: Chicken Thigh Casserole from Night of the Hats in the group Night of the Hats https://nightofthehats.blogspot.com/2026/03/chicken-thigh-casserole.html Sat, 07 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000  We’re back here again, variations on a theme. This is what my Mum calls a “one pot wonder,” an entire course cooked in one pot (pictured).Three chicken thighsBacon […]

]]> 0 00e6aa6b5c45bc24679e59e99fb5a431 Matthew Brown edited the blog post What's trending on our forums at the moment? in the group Author Buzz HQ https://authorbuzz.co.uk/2026/03/05/whats-trending-on-our-forums-at-the-moment/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:29:37 +0000 What's trending on our forums at the moment? Among the AB community of book lovers and writers, here’s what people are talking about currently. Aspiring to what, pray tell? Horror Writing […]

]]> b1e63fe78c8893670a78b96c9c301f3d Blog: March Films Update 2 from Night of the Hats in the group Night of the Hats https://nightofthehats.blogspot.com/2026/03/march-films-update-2.html Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:11:00 +0000 Ten more films from my 2025 watching**** 1. Dog Man (2025)

Petey, a supervillain cat, terrorises Ohkay City. Police
Officer Knight and his dog Greg pursue him. […]

]]> 0 0fffd63356826e823114dce4c33c42bf Blog: What if you floated upwards 1 ft every second? from Matrix Dreams in the group Matrix Dreams https://matrixdreams.com/blog/weird-qna/what-if-you-floated-upwards-1-ft-every-second/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 06:28:14 +0000 The post What if you floated upwards 1 ft every second? appeared first on Matrix Dreams.

]]> 0 e5627bc5e6127071e5237b55ae3896dc Matthew Brown posted an update in the group Author Buzz HQ: A minor new feature - you can now add your Goodreads profile […] https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17770/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 06:18:22 +0000 A minor new feature – you can now add your Goodreads profile link to your profile.

]]> 0 805372d42d71f20df52cf7e72b1140ee Blog: from Punning in the group Dad Jokes and Funny Memes https://punning.isbrill.com/geek-jokes/til-protons-have-mass/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 23:28:20 +0000 TIL protons have mass. I didn’t even know they were catholic.

]]> 0 de73135531e039df8465aeb1c709064c Blog: from Punning in the group Dad Jokes and Funny Memes https://punning.isbrill.com/dad-jokes/food-calling/ Sat, 14 Feb 2026 16:35:56 +0000 Just when you think food cannot make phone calls. Boom! Onion rings.

]]> 0 5530cc496ebb430baf6a38de5afb73c6 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post What is the story that connects these images? in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/what-is-the-story-that-connects-these-images/ Sat, 14 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 What is the story that connects these images?

]]> dc1769c8105a765b24e1c97da82e891e Matthew Brown edited the blog post There is a reason he trains harder and longer than anyone else in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/there-is-a-reason-he-trains-harder-and-longer-than-anyone-else/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:12:07 +0000 a64ef18d9cb97f292551c482f9543c03 Toni McHadden replied to the topic Horror Writing Prompts (a slowly updated thread) in the forum Writing prompts and insperations https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/the-muse-of-last-resort/forum/topic/horror-writing-prompts-a-slowly-updated-thread/#post-5153 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:06:38 +0000 Explore the concept of unreliable memory and delusions.

]]> 0 6dce1126c114e3479675c9c5a30493bd Blog: Let me tell you about OpenMentions from Matrix Dreams in the group Matrix Dreams https://matrixdreams.com/blog/code/making-cool-stuff/let-me-tell-you-about-openmentions/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 05:42:05 +0000 OpenMentions is a website I made around the idea of OpenTopics, which are targets for WebMentions with a standing invitation to tag them whenever you want. This, I […]

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