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Avid science fiction fan. Loves Doctor Who, Blakes 7, Star Trek, etc. Writes sci-fi and fantasy. Read about my latest publications on https://perpetualstateofmildpanic.wordpress.com/

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Mike Morgan @culttvmike.bsky.social · Nov 19

I'm going to toot my own horn, because otherwise... well, it won't get tooted. My 1st short story collection is out today. "We Are Not All Right" features 10 sci-fi stories by yours truly. www.amazon.com/dp/B0DMTPGL5D It has climate crises, the eternal fight against dictatorship & an anti-war stance

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We Are Not All Right - Kindle edition by Morgan, Mike. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading We Are Not All Right.

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Mike Morgan @culttvmike.bsky.social · 7h

Is this for real? We could get more missing Doctor Who episodes returned??? It's more Underwater Menace, isn't it? www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/do...

Doctor Who archive expert shares positive update on missing episode – and teases announcement

A total of 97 of 253 episodes from the show's first six years are currently missing.

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Mike Morgan @culttvmike.bsky.social · 13h

Apparently, the publisher has paused. Not sure of the details. Hopefully, they start back up or stacey finds someone else as a publisher.

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Septimus Brown @septimusbrown.com · 1d

"I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours."

—from Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome

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Mike Morgan @culttvmike.bsky.social · 3d

Given infinite time & money, I think I would've ended the episode with those new aliens walking in on the violent final confrontation with the Lazarus guy/dead Mars rebel & saying something like, "OH, WE KNEW YOU WEREN'T CIVILIZED! THE DEAL'S OFF!" & walking out. That's a more we-can't-win B5 ending

Mike Morgan @culttvmike.bsky.social · 3d

Also, the script has Ivanova & Sheridan talking about new aliens & never showing them, which is an odd decision. I get why (budget, time, it's background setting stuff & not actually the story) but I think it's one of those little things that adds to the sense that this ep falls short overall.

Mike Morgan @culttvmike.bsky.social · 3d

If anyone on the command staff would fall into the trope of being a conspiracy junkie, it would be Garibaldi, IMO. But they have Sheridan explaining it to Garibaldi here. You can tell this isn't a JMS script.

Mike Morgan @culttvmike.bsky.social · 3d

This was not an episode I enjoyed. Bruce copes well with his lines, but he's given a bunch of improbable stuff to say ("I collect secrets" to lampshade the improbability of a captain knowing anything about secret, banned Earth tech). As a spaceship captain, he'd be out of touch with events on Earth.

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Nomadic Delirium Press @nomadicdelirium.bsky.social · 19d

In March of 2026, we will release a new issue of The Fifth Di..., and this is who will be in it:
Mike Morgan
Eric Del Carlo
Joseph Hirsch
Matthew McKiernan
Lisa Timpf
Ian Brazee-Cannon
Damir Salkovic

We can't wait to release the issue to the world
#scifi

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Nomadic Delirium Press @nomadicdelirium.bsky.social · 12d

Have you been having trouble deciding between the novel Insignificant and the short story collection We Are Not All Right, both by Mike Morgan? Well, why not get both. They're now available in one bundle for just $5 at site.drivethrufiction.com/product/5393...
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Mike Morgan @culttvmike.bsky.social · 4d

31, I think, for me.

Mike Morgan @culttvmike.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks! Never knew that.

Mike Morgan @culttvmike.bsky.social · 4d

Nice review of the Ripples in Space sci-fi anthology (published by Samak Press) & my story in it, "Fear the Human," from an Indie book website: reedsy.com/discovery/bo... Nice to see readers enjoying it! #SciFi #ScienceFiction

Ripples in Space by John Coon - Reviewed by Eric Smith

Review: A gripping sci-fi anthology that explores what it means to be human in a universe that’s anything but.

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Mike Morgan @culttvmike.bsky.social · 4d

#Babylon5 S2.6 "Spider in the Web": Starts with a pre-titles sequence set in the San Diego Wastes (a ruined landscape of devastated buildings) with spy-type mischief going on. I have questions. Was San Diego obliterated in the Minbari War? Why is it a waste? And why would spies work out of ruins???

Mike Morgan @culttvmike.bsky.social · 6d

Buffy the Vampire Slayer S1.11: It's the one with the invisible girl. The part we enjoyed the most was seeing (or rather not seeing) all the invisible people in the government spy training program at the end. Another solid episode, & the first time Cordelia shows real depth as a character.

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Nomadic Delirium Press @nomadicdelirium.bsky.social · 7d

Don't forget you can download back issues of our magazines for just 50 cents each at site.drivethrufiction.com/saleguide.ph..., but it's only for a limited time.
#scifi

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Penumbric Speculative Fiction Mag @penumbricmag.bsky.social · 8d

“I stop people finding out things that would disturb the balance of their minds.”

-from "Censors of Titan" by Mike Morgan (@culttvmike.bsky.social), in Aug's #Penumbric at www.penumbric.com/currentissue... and pdf www.penumbric.com/currentissue...

#scifi #shortstories

"Censors of Titan" by Mike Morgan, in Aug's Penumbric at https://www.penumbric.com/currentissue/morganCensors.html

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Mike Morgan @culttvmike.bsky.social · 10d

#StarTrek TNG "Data's Day": I like the parts with the Romulans a lot & Data's face while he's learning to dance is a hoot. It's also nice to see the night shift. So, does Data work multiple shifts every day? He's awake with Picard as well during the day. Data is very forgiving, working with Maddox.

Mike Morgan @culttvmike.bsky.social · 11d

Buffy the Vampire Slayer S1.10 "Nightmares": The script nicely weaves nightmares into the real world. Cordelia's bad hair nightmare is a funny bit, while Xander being mortified to show off his bare muscles is less convincing. Buffy as a vampire is a highlight. Another winner of an episode.