Author Buzz | jeffjohns | Group Activity https://authorbuzz.co.uk/members/jeffjohns/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which jeffjohns is a member. Fri, 29 May 2026 11:54:09 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 3e7bad4fd96da1b61d6bd0ef8f1d804f Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Your new house has a series pixie infestation in the group Writing prompts and inspirations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/your-new-house-has-a-series-pixie-infestation/ Sat, 23 May 2026 19:00:00 +0100 0dd61e40fe15623af582aa02c8eb0332 Matthew Brown commented on the post, Writers, tell me about your WIP, on the groupblog Shall we talk? https://chat.authorbuzz.co.uk/writing/writers-tell-me-about-your-wip/#comment-832 Sat, 23 May 2026 13:41:23 +0100 I do enjoy a story that goes somewhere I was not expecting.

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on. What should we do about it?

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]]> 0 fab49a288c24949300ab4da5a8a0805a Matthew Brown started the topic Added a STP podcast to the group in the forum Fans of Sir Terry Pratchett https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/fans-of-sir-terry-pratchett/forum/topic/added-a-stp-podcast-to-the-group/ Thu, 21 May 2026 16:07:59 +0100 I found a STP podcast on Mastodon. I’ve added it as an external blog feed so new episodes should show up for subscribers to STP’s group.

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which will change the shape of the world’s economies. Unable to trust
any old friends or […]

]]> 0 8080236a5bfedaa2cf786c50f4522728 Blog: Half Dead, Annabel Chase from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/05/Half_Dead__Annabel_Chase.html Wed, 20 May 2026 08:02:00 +0100 2025 paranormal fantasy, last of a nine-book series. Lorelei is in
supernatural prison, and her boyfriend is being tortured by Lucifer in
person. How to give […]

]]> 0 9cd8bd3aff9606148ea4f83b835a47b9 Blog: Down to Earth from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/down-to-earth/ Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 +0100 0 18403384b3190090e25d9034cf55ea92 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Something just escaped from your computer game in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/something-just-escaped-from-your-computer-game/ Tue, 19 May 2026 20:00:00 +0100 ff96f8ca73d3c069d8f17d69ee8d89a5 Blog: When Humanity Owes You a Favour… Expect the Unimaginable! from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/narration/2026/when-humanity-owes-you-a-favour-expect-the-unimaginable/ Tue, 19 May 2026 08:00:00 +0100 0 3712b19128961c748a067a543ee4aded Blog: DUST: Mystery from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/dust-mystery/ Mon, 18 May 2026 22:00:00 +0100 0 40c91d037deb3dc521e55fd969608c52 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post You work as a process server. You must deliver subpoenas to everyone in this photo. in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/you-work-as-a-process-server-you-must-deliver-subpoenas-to-everyone-in-this-photo/ Mon, 18 May 2026 11:00:00 +0100 You work as a process server. You must deliver subpoenas to everyone in this photo.

]]> da3f2577e464a48e6dcfbfc34ea9a0e4 Blog: Second Foundation, Isaac Asimov from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/05/Second_Foundation__Isaac_Asimov.html Mon, 18 May 2026 08:01:00 +0100 1953 classic SF, collection of shorter works. The Mule is still
building his empire. Obviously that has to be stopped. Spoilers for a
73-year-old book.

]]> 0 5925c71ada576acffe8c2d6d4f4bb372 Blog: Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell from Dogwood Tales in the group Book Reviews by Dogwood Tales feed https://dogwoodtales.blogspot.com/2026/05/faceless-killers-by-henning-mankell.html Sun, 17 May 2026 19:12:57 +0100 A classic Nordic noir thriller, featuring the archetypal hangdog detective. Kurt Wallander is middle aged, recently divorced, overweight and suffering from an […]

]]> 0 06f49fb5a4556daf2a3d25eb19975a75 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post You work as an investigator. Your job is to find ghosts that do not want to be found. in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/you-work-as-an-investigator-your-job-is-to-find-ghosts-that-do-not-want-to-be-found/ Sun, 17 May 2026 19:00:00 +0100 82713e360f2a9b6701691b5da152f2d1 Blog: Would You Like To Try Again? from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/would-you-like-to-try-again/ Sun, 17 May 2026 17:00:00 +0100 0 fc66a9e894263ed56b60cdbecd22d9ef Matthew Brown edited the blog post 7 fun posts to reply to (espeically if you use WebMention) in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek https://lordmatt.co.uk/uncategorised/7-fun-posts-to-reply-to-espeically-if-you-use-webmention/ Sat, 16 May 2026 22:11:06 +0100 7 fun posts to reply to (espeically if you use WebMention) Sometimes you want to write a blog or a social media update, but draw a blank on what to say. Other times, you may crave interaction and a good chat. In […]

]]> e38ed25a6d5e31e6b8b8d877456c29ce Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post You work as a process server. You must deliver an injunction to one specific cat. You have until midnight. in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/you-work-as-a-process-server-you-must-deliver-an-injunction-to-one-specific-cat-you-have-until-midnight/ Sat, 16 May 2026 17:00:00 +0100 0b5259d645de23a579ef9895f218c4c4 Blog: Evil AI Assistants (A Sci-Fi Compilation from DUST) from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/evil-ai-assistants-a-sci-fi-compilation-from-dust/ Fri, 15 May 2026 22:00:00 +0100 “Cera” by John Robinson IrwinAn 11-year old girl’s loyalty to her parents is tested after an attack by her caregiver hints to a greater violent upheaval beyond t […]

]]> 0 0e1e7fd2c047a3f856aabfdff3ab55d7 Blog: The Marriage Method, Mimi Matthews from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/05/The_Marriage_Method__Mimi_Matthews.html Fri, 15 May 2026 08:00:00 +0100 2025 Victorian romance. Miles Quincey, a crusading newspaper editor,
has been looking too hard into the Academy, so its deputy
headmistress, Nell Trewlove, is sent […]

]]> 0 b622f27452b0d65be4223754f9a8b3bf Jason Latnar wrote a new blog post A story told purely in radio transmissions in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/writing-dares/a-story-told-purely-in-radio-transmissions/ Fri, 15 May 2026 08:00:00 +0100 93459c56aea840c10f2096c2960150db Jason Latnar wrote a new blog post Can you tell us the story that ties these images together? in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/storyboard/can-you-tell-us-the-story-that-ties-these-images-together/ Thu, 14 May 2026 09:00:00 +0100 Can you tell us the story that ties these images together?

]]> c91ed8bacb15d43b2a10d1dbced74db5 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Everywherre you go, you see the same pair of eyes watching you in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/everywherre-you-go-you-see-the-same-pair-of-eyes-watching-you/ Wed, 13 May 2026 20:00:00 +0100 116b3725b0e53787a13a3573bd558c56 Blog: Rou from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/rou/ Wed, 13 May 2026 19:00:00 +0100 0 8f0dc3e8fb5b464e4bed341dbd42e8b2 Blog: Secrets Typed In Blood, Stephen Spotswood from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/05/Secrets_Typed_In_Blood__Stephen_Spotswood.html Wed, 13 May 2026 08:05:00 +0100 2022 mystery, third in its series. Pentecost and Parker are back in
New York, where three murders have been committed in the style of a
particular crime writer.

]]> 0 3cd0f0de36f19425aace64bb128d7ba3 Blog: Nobody Knew How The Ancient Predator Species Went Extinct, Except The Human from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/narration/2026/nobody-knew-how-the-ancient-predator-species-went-extinct-except-the-human/ Tue, 12 May 2026 22:00:00 +0100 0 0733922d61401f6faba25f7832ce79d0 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Your best friend just confessed that she's not from Earth. in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/your-best-friend-just-confessed-that-shes-not-from-earth/ Tue, 12 May 2026 19:00:00 +0100 16fb43a8f0b6f58317d9159ac7c31a47 Blog: Dust: Double Trouble from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/dust-double-trouble/ Mon, 11 May 2026 22:00:00 +0100 “The Speed of Time” by Russ Nickel & William J. Stribling

“Final Offer” by Mark Slutsky

“Satori [Awakening]” by Adam K […]

]]> 0 cbe44122e55ccbf62b392ff2bacf9dc4 Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post You work as a process server. You must deliver this summons to Death himself. in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/you-work-as-a-process-server-you-must-deliver-this-summons-to-death-himself/ Mon, 11 May 2026 11:00:00 +0100 f5c74a76e2328c610867e5887bff3dc2 Blog: Sol from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/sol/ Sun, 10 May 2026 19:00:00 +0100 A man living in a modern dystopian society, a cog in a large corporate wheel, who is content with his dull, meaningless life-until he experiences an unexpected discovery.

]]> 0 7935f268dd112e3e6473bcb4dc84299d Matthew Brown edited the blog post Next year you will invent time travel in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/nexy-year-you-will-invent-time-travel/ Sun, 10 May 2026 11:00:00 +0100 58f348901a73809dd3536a15afa37d02 Matthew Brown edited the blog post So, it turns out your best friend is a shapeshifter. in the group Writing prompts and insperations https://muse.authorbuzz.co.uk/prompts/so-it-turns-out-your-best-freind-is-a-shapeshifter/ Sat, 09 May 2026 19:30:44 +0100 So, it turns out your best friend is a shapeshifter.They’re missing.

]]> 8e4e9477203cc270e86cdb6f7bfe2cc5 Jason Latnar edited the blog post Is AI here to stay? in the group Shall we talk? https://chat.authorbuzz.co.uk/general-chatter/is-ai-here-to-stay/ Sat, 09 May 2026 17:22:13 +0100 Is AI here to stay? The replying isBrill crew are discussing if AI is the future (of coding). Is AI the future for books and writing books, too? Do you use AI to […]

]]> 23aa4a40c35ebc67785efa38f0d9ccd4 Blog: Somewhere in between from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/somewhere-in-between/ Sat, 09 May 2026 17:00:00 +0100 0 e237f6c63381825ed81db82b084ce7c2 Blog: Testimony of Mute Things, Lois McMaster Bujold from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/05/Testimony_of_Mute_Things__Lois_McMaster_Bujold.html Sat, 09 May 2026 08:02:00 +0100 2025 fantasy novella in the World of the Five Gods (formerly known as
Chalion). Early in Pen’s career, when he’s still a sorcerer-physician
in Martensbridge, he’s […]

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]]> 0 422084730db79a79f8a0b66fe7148907 Blog: World of Tomorrow Vol. 1 from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/world-of-tomorrow-vol-1/ Thu, 07 May 2026 23:00:00 +0100 A series of short movies that take a somewhat bleak look at the world of tomorrow.

]]> 0 c59792e62e2cfe59c753aeca19fca944 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Survival acid indicator in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author) https://matthewdbrown.authorbuzz.co.uk/lordmatt/background-reading/research/survival-acid-indicator/ Thu, 07 May 2026 21:37:55 +0100 Survival acid indicator I needed to have a character test the acidity of the water without any access to modern technology. Fortunately, there are some fairly common foods that can be used. Red cabbage is the best indicator, but cherry, rose petals, and beets alsoContinue reading“Survival acid indicator”

]]> 360b169816db953bb60e7db9c1501ca7 Blog: Mariana 627 from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/mariana-627/ Thu, 07 May 2026 17:00:00 +0100 0 07c106546016a21cd4d4cd2ad03b7b7e Blog: Imminent Arrival from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/imminent-arrival/ Wed, 06 May 2026 21:00:00 +0100 0 9f57470409019b68ce8bfe86aa03ca7c Blog: The Ex Hex, Erin Sterling from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/05/The_Ex_Hex__Erin_Sterling.html Wed, 06 May 2026 08:03:00 +0100 2021 urban fantasy romance, first of a trilogy. Nine years ago
Vivienne had a summer thing with Rhys, youngest son of the Welsh
family that founded the small and […]

]]> 0 2316df458e156244a60578e6760ca6ea Blog: Lost in the Sky from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/lost-in-the-sky/ Tue, 05 May 2026 14:00:00 +0100 0 6f4d7c448baa44c620d6e0a2e7552d47 Blog: PLANET from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/planet/ Mon, 04 May 2026 22:00:00 +0100 Set in the year 2730 IA, Dr. Evren Kon dares to think beyond a United Council request to build an orbital supercomputer and proposes an idea far bolder: a plan to […]

]]> 0 5998786638b9333b38f6fefef2ac0829 Blog: Why Planes Crash Case Files 2003, Sylvia Wrigley from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed https://blog.firedrake.org/archive/2026/05/Why_Planes_Crash_Case_Files_2003__Sylvia_Wrigley.html Mon, 04 May 2026 08:01:00 +0100 2016 non-fiction, aviation history. Wrigley looks into a number of
aircraft incidents.

]]> 0 a284e5d74cc115b7bb4627eb24741c29 Blog: The Other Side (indie short) from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/the-other-side-indie-short/ Sun, 03 May 2026 10:00:00 +0100 0 87117f008098d8cfeea318a752dd6038 Blog: DUST: Astro Animations Vol. 3 from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/dust-astro-animations-vol-3/ Sat, 02 May 2026 22:00:00 +0100 0 1ffa8a94d724172d0c488d2489db39f5 Blog: DUST: Astro-Animations Vol. 2 from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/dust-astro-animations-vol-2/ Fri, 01 May 2026 15:00:00 +0100 0 3b239fbcf481a3c9d95ee9b20eabb9e1 Jason Latnar commented on the post, Independent Bookstore Day: Bookshop.org founder on how small retailers are taking on Amazon, on the groupblog Outside News https://news.authorbuzz.co.uk/bookish-news/2026/04/28/independent-bookstore-day-bookshop-org-founder-on-how-small-retailers-are-taking-on-amazon/#comment-133 Fri, 01 May 2026 11:59:37 +0100 I know, right.

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