Alan Fleming
@alanfleming.org
SF fan, co-chair of Unconfined - the 2027 Eastercon in Glasgow (https://easterconglasgow.org). Bid Team for Nuremberg
in 2028 Worldcon (https://nuremberg2028.de).
Bit grumpy about Bluesky but it's where SFF's at 🤷🏻♂️
in 2028 Worldcon (https://nuremberg2028.de).
Bit grumpy about Bluesky but it's where SFF's at 🤷🏻♂️
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Alan Fleming
@alanfleming.org
· Jan 10
This needs to be a pinned post here: Apologies if I unfollow you on Mastodon. Too many social media platforms with people posting the same thing to them all. This one's going to be my SFF one (until it crashes and burns as all capitalist-owned ones do and we'll all move to Mastodon)
Ok, that was the first time I’ve had con crud. Or its return from holiday equivalent- two days of a cold and feeling rough. Not nice, is it?
August 15, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Ok, that was the first time I’ve had con crud. Or its return from holiday equivalent- two days of a cold and feeling rough. Not nice, is it?
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Woke up this morning and this beautiful trophy was in the house and it was not a dream. Utterly stunned, extraordinarily grateful, deliriously happy. Such a privilege to be part of this year's shortlist, huge thanks to the Clarke Award judges and congrats again to all the brilliant nominees 💫🤍🐺
August 13, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Woke up this morning and this beautiful trophy was in the house and it was not a dream. Utterly stunned, extraordinarily grateful, deliriously happy. Such a privilege to be part of this year's shortlist, huge thanks to the Clarke Award judges and congrats again to all the brilliant nominees 💫🤍🐺
This was the view last night.
August 13, 2026 at 7:19 AM
This was the view last night.
Stay safe out there, in particular my friends in Sussex and the South East.
August 13, 2026 at 5:40 AM
Stay safe out there, in particular my friends in Sussex and the South East.
Finally! You may actually see me on here more often, once I have this set up.
August 10, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Finally! You may actually see me on here more often, once I have this set up.
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Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
Coup De Grâce by Sofia Ajram
You Weren't Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White
A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
Coup De Grâce by Sofia Ajram
You Weren't Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White
A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
June 7, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
Coup De Grâce by Sofia Ajram
You Weren't Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White
A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
Coup De Grâce by Sofia Ajram
You Weren't Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White
A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
June 7, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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I know this isnt the typical bluesky "how do I get this organ down my throat" post but I have faith in y'all
I have come into possession of a 4-lb Beef Heart.
For reasons you don't need to know, the whole thing needs to get eaten. Mostly by one person.
Who has good recipes?
For reasons you don't need to know, the whole thing needs to get eaten. Mostly by one person.
Who has good recipes?
May 28, 2026 at 7:58 PM
I know this isnt the typical bluesky "how do I get this organ down my throat" post but I have faith in y'all
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To be really clear, Patagonia did not sue to stop Pattie Gonia, the drag queen, from using the stage name. Patagonia sued Pattie Gonia Productions to stop them from trademarking & selling Pattie Gonia apparel in competition - seeking damages of $1.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) – #1 in Patagonia, Inc. v. Entrepreneur Enterprises, Inc. (C.D. Cal., 2:26-cv-00586) – CourtListener.com
COMPLAINT Receipt No: ACACDC-41318159 - Fee: $405, filed by Plaintiff Patagonia, Inc.. (Attorney Gregory S Gilchrist added to party Patagonia, Inc.(pty:pla))(Gilchrist, Gregory) (Entered: 01/21/2026)
storage.courtlistener.com
May 28, 2026 at 12:17 AM
To be really clear, Patagonia did not sue to stop Pattie Gonia, the drag queen, from using the stage name. Patagonia sued Pattie Gonia Productions to stop them from trademarking & selling Pattie Gonia apparel in competition - seeking damages of $1.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
A great song to find strength, in these times: “Brave Face” by Another Sky (2020) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er8H...
Another Sky - Brave Face (Official Video)
www.youtube.com
May 13, 2026 at 7:49 PM
A great song to find strength, in these times: “Brave Face” by Another Sky (2020) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er8H...
This is absolutely fascinating: www.spacemolt.com/news
Dispatches from the Void - SpaceMolt
Game updates, development stories, and news from the Crustacean Cosmos.
www.spacemolt.com
March 24, 2026 at 10:14 PM
This is absolutely fascinating: www.spacemolt.com/news
I’m happy to say I’m on the bid team for Nuremberg 2028. It’s been too long since there was a Worldcon in Germany, it’s a fantastic city, well connected, beautiful and with modern conference facilities.
March 16, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I’m happy to say I’m on the bid team for Nuremberg 2028. It’s been too long since there was a Worldcon in Germany, it’s a fantastic city, well connected, beautiful and with modern conference facilities.
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Guten Morgen!
As part of our launch activities, we're having a contest. We have a magnificent Nürnbird as a mascot, but they need a name!
Give us your best suggestions - the winner will win a lifetime supply of Prestigeträchtig!
As part of our launch activities, we're having a contest. We have a magnificent Nürnbird as a mascot, but they need a name!
Give us your best suggestions - the winner will win a lifetime supply of Prestigeträchtig!
March 16, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Guten Morgen!
As part of our launch activities, we're having a contest. We have a magnificent Nürnbird as a mascot, but they need a name!
Give us your best suggestions - the winner will win a lifetime supply of Prestigeträchtig!
As part of our launch activities, we're having a contest. We have a magnificent Nürnbird as a mascot, but they need a name!
Give us your best suggestions - the winner will win a lifetime supply of Prestigeträchtig!
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Ron Cobb, near-forgotten genius political cartoonist.
He also did visual design of technology for the first Alien film and countless other scifi movies in the 70s/80s. Including the Weyland-Yutani Semiotic Standard - a visual language used for Nostromo signage.
He also did visual design of technology for the first Alien film and countless other scifi movies in the 70s/80s. Including the Weyland-Yutani Semiotic Standard - a visual language used for Nostromo signage.
March 11, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Ron Cobb, near-forgotten genius political cartoonist.
He also did visual design of technology for the first Alien film and countless other scifi movies in the 70s/80s. Including the Weyland-Yutani Semiotic Standard - a visual language used for Nostromo signage.
He also did visual design of technology for the first Alien film and countless other scifi movies in the 70s/80s. Including the Weyland-Yutani Semiotic Standard - a visual language used for Nostromo signage.
@[email protected] Thanks for the print the other day!
March 10, 2026 at 9:49 AM
@[email protected] Thanks for the print the other day!
We’d love you to come to our convention and not worry about childcare. Letting us know in advance you *might* be coming helps us a lot with planning.
We’re also gauging interest in at-con childcare facilities - if this is something that you would find useful just fill in the google form here: forms.gle/RdcVfDfB7k3s... (3/4)
Unconfined - Childcare expression of interest
We're asking people to let us know if they're thinking of bringing children needing childcare to the convention. This is not a commitment - this is merely to allow us to plan.
forms.gle
February 23, 2026 at 10:55 PM
We’d love you to come to our convention and not worry about childcare. Letting us know in advance you *might* be coming helps us a lot with planning.
The trouble with quadrologies being the new trilogies, is that there’s an entire book in the middle where all that’s happening is a lot of pieces being shuffled about the board, that I’ve paid for and wasted time upon.
February 15, 2026 at 10:09 PM
The trouble with quadrologies being the new trilogies, is that there’s an entire book in the middle where all that’s happening is a lot of pieces being shuffled about the board, that I’ve paid for and wasted time upon.
God to see a great person doing the right thing: https://buttondown.com/MaxGladstone/archive/why-i-left-substack
January 5, 2026 at 9:34 PM
God to see a great person doing the right thing: https://buttondown.com/MaxGladstone/archive/why-i-left-substack
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Hello hello, I'm not quite back on socials yet, but I'd be remiss not to mention the @barnesandnoble pre-order sale. Masquerade, the third book in the Micah Grey trilogy, is eligible, and I believe Emberclaw's paperback, the sequel to Dragonfall, also applies.
December 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Hello hello, I'm not quite back on socials yet, but I'd be remiss not to mention the @barnesandnoble pre-order sale. Masquerade, the third book in the Micah Grey trilogy, is eligible, and I believe Emberclaw's paperback, the sequel to Dragonfall, also applies.
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still at it
December 26, 2025 at 2:36 AM
still at it
Merry Xmas. Hope you all have as restful end of the year as you can.
December 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Merry Xmas. Hope you all have as restful end of the year as you can.
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Just a reminder that Eastercon memberships go up on December 1st, 2025. Today is a good day to get a membership.
Current membership rates
Adult Attending (18+) - £80
Low Income Attending (18+) - £50
Child/Teen (7-17) - £20
Infant (0-6) - Free
Apocryphal - £2
Supporting - £40
Current membership rates
Adult Attending (18+) - £80
Low Income Attending (18+) - £50
Child/Teen (7-17) - £20
Infant (0-6) - Free
Apocryphal - £2
Supporting - £40
November 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Just a reminder that Eastercon memberships go up on December 1st, 2025. Today is a good day to get a membership.
Current membership rates
Adult Attending (18+) - £80
Low Income Attending (18+) - £50
Child/Teen (7-17) - £20
Infant (0-6) - Free
Apocryphal - £2
Supporting - £40
Current membership rates
Adult Attending (18+) - £80
Low Income Attending (18+) - £50
Child/Teen (7-17) - £20
Infant (0-6) - Free
Apocryphal - £2
Supporting - £40
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SHADOWPLAY, the sequel to the award-winning PANTOMIME, is out now. I had a friend go in and send me some nice things people are saying about it.
The Micah Grey trilogy is a whimsical gaslamp queer fantasy with found family. Escape into the circus or step onto the magician's stage.🎪 🔮 🪄 🎩 ✨
The Micah Grey trilogy is a whimsical gaslamp queer fantasy with found family. Escape into the circus or step onto the magician's stage.🎪 🔮 🪄 🎩 ✨
November 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
SHADOWPLAY, the sequel to the award-winning PANTOMIME, is out now. I had a friend go in and send me some nice things people are saying about it.
The Micah Grey trilogy is a whimsical gaslamp queer fantasy with found family. Escape into the circus or step onto the magician's stage.🎪 🔮 🪄 🎩 ✨
The Micah Grey trilogy is a whimsical gaslamp queer fantasy with found family. Escape into the circus or step onto the magician's stage.🎪 🔮 🪄 🎩 ✨
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Did you catch our latest newsletter? This month we covered our upcoming rate rise, new volunteers, Novacon, LR Lam’s latest book release, and a had piece from about fandom in Glasgow. Check it out here and be sure to join our mailing list for our news and updates!
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Unconfined - Eastercon 2027 in Glasgow
Unconfined is the 2027 Eastercon - the UK National Science Fiction Convention, and will be held in Glasgow. This newsletter, sent out approximately monthly, is to keep you up to date with our…
buttondown.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Did you catch our latest newsletter? This month we covered our upcoming rate rise, new volunteers, Novacon, LR Lam’s latest book release, and a had piece from about fandom in Glasgow. Check it out here and be sure to join our mailing list for our news and updates!
buttondown.com/eastercongla...
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