Mark A. Latham
@markalatham.bsky.social
Writer (THE LAST VIGILANT). Award-winning TTG designer (Elder Scrolls: Call to Arms). Scriptwriter (Darktide; Total War: Warhammer). Former White Dwarf magazine editor. Rep'd by @JennieGoloboy.bsky.social. Website: mark-latham.com
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Mark A. Latham
@markalatham.bsky.social
· Jul 21
As war approaches and an old enemy stirs, only an outcast soldier and the last member of a near-mythical order stand against the rising darkness.
THE LAST VIGILANT is out now!
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#TheLastVigilant #EpicFantasy #MysteryBooks #OrbitBooks
THE LAST VIGILANT is out now!
mark-latham.com/products/the...
#TheLastVigilant #EpicFantasy #MysteryBooks #OrbitBooks
Look, if AI really *must* take people's jobs, can it start with influencers?
nypost.com/2025/11/27/u...
nypost.com/2025/11/27/u...
Influencer who came under fire for snatching wombat from its mom arrested in Wyoming over alleged hunting violations
Samantha Strable, who also goes by Sam Jones online, is currently facing multiple charges over claims she lied about her residency to get hunting tags in Wyoming.
nypost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Look, if AI really *must* take people's jobs, can it start with influencers?
nypost.com/2025/11/27/u...
nypost.com/2025/11/27/u...
Anyone here play 7tV by Crooked Dice? Every now and again, I think about getting into it, but I can never work out which of the gazillion rules packs I actually need to get started, so I always give up and play something else instead 😅
November 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Anyone here play 7tV by Crooked Dice? Every now and again, I think about getting into it, but I can never work out which of the gazillion rules packs I actually need to get started, so I always give up and play something else instead 😅
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Watched Bladerunner again last night. Would have been so much better if they had gone with the original idea, that instead of origami unicorns, Edward James Olmos’ character had made balloon animals.
“It’s too bad she won’t live;
but then again
SQUEEEK-SQUEEEK-SQUEEEEEEK-SQUEEEEK
Who does?”
“It’s too bad she won’t live;
but then again
SQUEEEK-SQUEEEK-SQUEEEEEEK-SQUEEEEK
Who does?”
November 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Watched Bladerunner again last night. Would have been so much better if they had gone with the original idea, that instead of origami unicorns, Edward James Olmos’ character had made balloon animals.
“It’s too bad she won’t live;
but then again
SQUEEEK-SQUEEEK-SQUEEEEEEK-SQUEEEEK
Who does?”
“It’s too bad she won’t live;
but then again
SQUEEEK-SQUEEEK-SQUEEEEEEK-SQUEEEEK
Who does?”
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
A movie that takes place where you're from.
November 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM
A movie that takes place where you're from.
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Thinking of making a horror movie about a man who keeps discovering 12-inch rulers in his home. It's a found footage film.
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Thinking of making a horror movie about a man who keeps discovering 12-inch rulers in his home. It's a found footage film.
It's another #MiniatureMonday. I recently finished up this old goblin warlord on his giant cave squig. A serious chunk of metal! Pinned, as always, onto a @fenrisgames.com resin temple base.
November 24, 2025 at 10:17 AM
It's another #MiniatureMonday. I recently finished up this old goblin warlord on his giant cave squig. A serious chunk of metal! Pinned, as always, onto a @fenrisgames.com resin temple base.
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On May 11, 1950, while working on the Rawlins National Bank in Wyoming, a construction crew unearthed a whiskey barrel that contained a human skeleton with its skull cap sawed off & an odd pair of shoes. Dr. Lillian Heath, now in her 80s, was asked if she knew anything about it...🧵
December 3, 2024 at 5:46 PM
On May 11, 1950, while working on the Rawlins National Bank in Wyoming, a construction crew unearthed a whiskey barrel that contained a human skeleton with its skull cap sawed off & an odd pair of shoes. Dr. Lillian Heath, now in her 80s, was asked if she knew anything about it...🧵
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You've lost that lovin' feelin'
Whoa, that lovin' feelin'
You've lost that lovin' feelin'
Now it's gone... gone... gone... woah
Whoa, that lovin' feelin'
You've lost that lovin' feelin'
Now it's gone... gone... gone... woah
November 23, 2025 at 10:22 AM
You've lost that lovin' feelin'
Whoa, that lovin' feelin'
You've lost that lovin' feelin'
Now it's gone... gone... gone... woah
Whoa, that lovin' feelin'
You've lost that lovin' feelin'
Now it's gone... gone... gone... woah
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Maybe we first associate Christmas with peace and joy - but it does have a darker side too, which can be a great source of inspiration for writing! And Charlotte Baker will be exploring this in her two-week course, kicking off on the 1st December...
'You Better Not Cry': The Connection between Christmas and Horror
A two-week course explore the connection between horror and Christmas, with writing exercises to help get you inspired!
www.eventbrite.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Maybe we first associate Christmas with peace and joy - but it does have a darker side too, which can be a great source of inspiration for writing! And Charlotte Baker will be exploring this in her two-week course, kicking off on the 1st December...
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Fantastic! Amazing film. And once you’ve watched, why don’t you all tuck up in bed with our podcast covering this pod.link/1547179456/e...
November 23, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Fantastic! Amazing film. And once you’ve watched, why don’t you all tuck up in bed with our podcast covering this pod.link/1547179456/e...
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oh, that's... that's not... you can't call it that
November 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
oh, that's... that's not... you can't call it that
I finally did it. And look, I know this might be controversial, but I actually think it's better than the Del Toro movie...
Feeling the urge to rewatch the Branagh Frankenstein movie. I remember not really gelling with it, but I've got the DVD so...
November 20, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I finally did it. And look, I know this might be controversial, but I actually think it's better than the Del Toro movie...
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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OK Comics is a tiny little bookshop on Leeds city centre, specialising in comics, graphic novels and manga.
I don't know what you want from a comic book shop, but this is what we've got...
I don't know what you want from a comic book shop, but this is what we've got...
November 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
OK Comics is a tiny little bookshop on Leeds city centre, specialising in comics, graphic novels and manga.
I don't know what you want from a comic book shop, but this is what we've got...
I don't know what you want from a comic book shop, but this is what we've got...
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One of the most depressing things I've ever read. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
‘We could have asked ChatGPT’: students fight back over course taught by AI
Staffordshire students say signs material was AI-generated included suspicious file names and rogue voiceover accent
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
One of the most depressing things I've ever read. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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“Are the fae open source?” is such a terrifying question in so many ways.
Turning into my father one "the problem is no one reads enough books these days" grumble at a time
November 20, 2025 at 9:26 AM
“Are the fae open source?” is such a terrifying question in so many ways.
Just ran session 1 of our much-postponed Halloween RPG. The players are all YouTube ghost hunters, investigating an abandoned asylum. It's already going a bit Grave Encounters.
a group of people standing next to each other in a dark room with a flashlight shining on them .
ALT: a group of people standing next to each other in a dark room with a flashlight shining on them .
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Just ran session 1 of our much-postponed Halloween RPG. The players are all YouTube ghost hunters, investigating an abandoned asylum. It's already going a bit Grave Encounters.
I grew up less than 8 miles from here, which is why I (and probably everyone else who remembers the stories) would give this a great big Nope!
November 19, 2025 at 8:08 AM
I grew up less than 8 miles from here, which is why I (and probably everyone else who remembers the stories) would give this a great big Nope!
Share a TV series you've watched from beginning to end more than once.
November 19, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Share a TV series you've watched from beginning to end more than once.
It's very weird these days watching movies in which the office of President of the USA is treated with respect and awe.
a man is standing in front of the white house and pointing at it .
ALT: a man is standing in front of the white house and pointing at it .
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
It's very weird these days watching movies in which the office of President of the USA is treated with respect and awe.
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We have a graphic for the event this coming Saturday at Redditch Library at noon, where I'll be with the inimitable @garethlpowell.bsky.social and @annasmithwrites.bsky.social to discuss crafting sci-fi and fantasy! A local bookstore is bringing stock!
November 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
We have a graphic for the event this coming Saturday at Redditch Library at noon, where I'll be with the inimitable @garethlpowell.bsky.social and @annasmithwrites.bsky.social to discuss crafting sci-fi and fantasy! A local bookstore is bringing stock!
Just back from a few days in Amsterdam, helping one of my best friends celebrate the big 5-0. Saw Sinterklaas arrive by boat. Drank lots of (slightly pretentious) cocktails. Saw some herons at a fishmarket. Narrowly dodged lots of bicycles. Good times.
November 18, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Just back from a few days in Amsterdam, helping one of my best friends celebrate the big 5-0. Saw Sinterklaas arrive by boat. Drank lots of (slightly pretentious) cocktails. Saw some herons at a fishmarket. Narrowly dodged lots of bicycles. Good times.
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A week on Friday! I'm at Waterstones Nottingham, interviewing @markalatham.bsky.social and @franwritesstuff.bsky.social about their new books!
November 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM
A week on Friday! I'm at Waterstones Nottingham, interviewing @markalatham.bsky.social and @franwritesstuff.bsky.social about their new books!