Some of the retro games for tomorrow's retro games day look very retro indeed...

What D&D class am I?

I was very sad to hear about the death of Justin Richards. His Who novels were always interesting and fun, even if he had a tendency to signpost his big plot twists far too heavily! Two favourites are Tears of the Oracle, a truly beautiful novel, and Whispers of Terror, a great use of audio medium

Choose your top 25 favourite albums. One per day for 25 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. Day 14: O by Damien Rice

Have you seen that there's a Lego Gail Simone figure to go with it?

Choose your top 25 favourite albums. One per day for 25 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. Day 13: The Attractions of Youth by Barns Courtney

Via kojira.github.io/bluesky-lice... Shame there isn't an option to spell "licence" correctly.

Choose your top 25 favourite albums. One per day for 25 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. Day 12: Garbage by Garbage

Age yourself with a childhood crush

It's possible I went a little overboard in London on Tuesday :S @dannybate.com's book recommended by @jesszafarris.com and @robwords.com's podcast :) And I had to take advantage of all three of the technicolour editions of @patricknessbooks.bsky.social's Chaos Walking trilogy being out.

Choose your top 25 favourite albums. One per day for 25 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. Day 11: The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess by Chappell Roan

I saw _Oh, Mary!_ in the West End tonight - utterly barmy, utterly hilarious and utterly recommended.

Choose your top 25 favourite albums. One per day for 25 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. Day 10: Foxy Shazam by Foxy Shazam

Choose your top 25 favourite albums. One per day for 25 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. Day 9: Pray to be Free by James Levy and the Blood Red Rose

I swear, I thought I'd be more restrained at this year's games expo :S I picked up more games on spec this time round - fingers crossed that they're good ones.

Choose your top 25 favourite albums. One per day for 25 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. Day 8: Carry On Up The Charts by The Beautiful South

Choose your top 25 favourite albums. One per day for 25 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. Day 7: There Will Be No Intermission by @amandapalmer.bsky.social

Choose your top 25 favourite albums. One per day for 25 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. Day 6: The Magic Position by Patrick Wolf

Choose your top 25 favourite albums. One per day for 25 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. Day 5: Resident Alien by Spacehog

Oooh! Exciting e-mail update from Forbidden Planet @kurtbusiek.bsky.social :)

Choose your top 25 favourite albums. One per day for 25 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. Day 4: Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos

Mystery Cat is so called because no-one knows her provenance - I found her living in an abandoned structure at the end of my communal back garden during lockdown.

Choose your top 25 favourite albums. One per day for 25 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. Day 3: Little Plastic Castle by @anidifrancomusic.bsky.social

Choose your top 25 favourite albums. One per day for 25 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. Day 2: Aerial by Kate Bush

Choose your top 25 favourite albums. One per day for 25 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. Day 1: Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette

You know what, thinking about it there's an absolutely ideal Marvel character just waiting for you...

I'd still love to see you on Spider-Man or Squirrel Girl. But if we're looking at a limited series with a lesser known character, do you think you could do anything with Stingray or Songbird?

I love Lancaster. Terrifyingly, I haven't lived there in over two decades, but whenever I visit it feels just like coming home.

Choose your top 25 favourite books. One per day for 25 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. (Yes, I'm treating some series as single books for this meme, and some not - don't at me.) Day 25: Letters, Sounds and Words by Linda Hayward and Carol Nicklaus

Choose your top 25 favourite books. One per day for 25 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. (Yes, I'm treating some series as single books for this meme, and some not - don't at me.) Day 24: Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold