Author Buzz | Kent Index | Group Activity https://authorbuzz.co.uk/members/kentindex/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Kent Index is a member. Mon, 18 May 2026 11:00:00 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 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 […]

]]> 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

]]> dc25fa8ddbb58de04edcdf91745070e5 Blog: DUST: Astro-Animations Vol. 1 from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/dust-astro-animations-vol-1/ Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:51:28 +0100 0 44781e9b03e945147a2cf7e2d2a191a4 Blog: Star Trek or Star Wars? from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/sci-fi-chat/2026/star-trek-or-star-wars/ Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:53:03 +0100 0 dc21213a8350030c454288d7183db309 Blog: DUST – Crash Site from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/dust-crash-site/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0100 0 ac366924808aa41e3c5e6966f1868e70 Sam Smith 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-132 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:49:03 +0100 How am I only now learning about this?

]]> 0f8ad2c5fe78a0996f2376c8ddcd9210 Jason Latnar edited the blog post Independent Bookstore Day: Bookshop.org founder on how small retailers are taking on Amazon in the group 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/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:21:28 +0100 Independent Bookstore Day: Bookshop.org founder on how small retailers are taking on Amazon Independent bookstores are beacons of hope, offering intangible commodities such as connection, empathy, and knowledge, in addition to physical […]

]]> c535786047962bdeb173840bd7d20a42 Blog: Trial 54 from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/trial-54/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0100 0 855ddd1f3fbfbc13f2e01db27e49a2ff Blog: Astronauts land on a planet they think is uninhabited from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/astronauts-land-on-a-planet-they-think-is-uninhabited/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0100 0 bdaa8a6e1e2559da7bcf0aa58d61e1ab Blog: DUST – The Greatest Lie from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/dust-the-greatest-lie/ Sun, 26 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0100 Real hints of Fahrenheit 451 in this short film.

]]> 0 acc1dd03116899471e74bb0bbfb86c88 Blog: DUST – The Big Nothing from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/dust-the-big-nothing/ Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:00:46 +0100 0 ee29b8c91bd36dbc87263daf6d4da9a3 Blog: DUST – Hard Reset from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/dust-hard-reset/ Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0100 0 350d47de527ab2726e70153c7edec2ca Blog: DUST – Starfisher from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/dust-starfisher/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:33:21 +0100 0 36eb736335c3a95b376610c3092d502a Blog: DUST – The Machine from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/dust-the-machine/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:45:25 +0100 0 773ce817c2321250da981c1a95b6c2e1 Blog: DUST – The Lord of All Future Space & Time from Soft SciFi in the group Soft Sci-Fi is Brill https://soft-scifi.isbrill.com/films/2026/dust-the-lord-of-all-future-space-time/ Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:57:45 +0100 0 c9474efe3aed886e01790087e5c186c0 Acorn Boi joined the group Brandon Sanderson Fans https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/18019/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:05:48 +0100 0 12c352343e3a24376f077bc6b14626d1 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Stuart Murdoch to be awarded an honorary degree in the group Outside News https://news.authorbuzz.co.uk/bookish-news/author-news/2026/04/14/stuart-murdoch-to-be-awarded-an-honorary-degree/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:35:17 +0100 Stuart Murdoch to be awarded an honorary degreeMusician, author and filmmaker Stuart Murdoch is to be awarded an honorary degree by The University of Glasgow on the Commemoration Day of 17th June this year (2026). Read the announcement here.

]]> 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 […]

]]> 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.

]]> 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.

]]> b15d54cc47412aaa7233f395b8080413 Christian Writer joined the group Brandon Sanderson Fans https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/17911/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:30:57 +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 b833dc71a22d8b1ee5910471ce0aff8d Blog: Week in Review #11 from Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers https://blbooks.blogspot.com/2026/03/week-in-review-11.html Sat, 14 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0000 This week I reviewed two books. I finished the RSV Sovereign Bible. I finished listening to Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder.Century of Viewing #111930s1937 […]

]]> 0 54d08cf38bbf48e045454177b4d12d33 Matthew Brown edited the blog post Artisanal hand crafted coding, writing, blogging, talking, and so forth in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek https://lordmatt.co.uk/just-for-fun/artisanal-hand-crafted-coding-writing-blogging-talking-and-so-forth/ Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:15:17 +0000 Artisanal hand crafted coding, writing, blogging, talking, and so forth If you want something a bit more special than mass-produced (AI-generated) code and storytelling, I am available to hire at a moment’s notice at the highly […]

]]> 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 […]

]]> a70829845c147387721591e940fcb3b7 Book News (bot) edited the blog post 'Don’t Steal This Book': Authors protest AI at London Book Fair with ‘empty’ book in the group Outside News https://news.authorbuzz.co.uk/bookish-news/2026/03/13/dont-steal-this-book-authors-protest-ai-at-london-book-fair-with-empty-book/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:30:06 +0000 'Don’t Steal This Book': Authors protest AI at London Book Fair with ‘empty’ bookThousands of authors feature in a new “empty” book titled “Don’t Steal This Book” – a protest over AI firms using creative professionals’ work wi […]

]]> 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 […]

]]> 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 […]

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