Steve Beresford
@lostinmilbury.bsky.social
Writer.
Over 800 short stories published + some non-fiction.
Loves books & TV & films.
1970s/1980s nerd.
Ex-astrophysicist, currently designing a time machine.
Almost died once, can't recommend it.
Over 800 short stories published + some non-fiction.
Loves books & TV & films.
1970s/1980s nerd.
Ex-astrophysicist, currently designing a time machine.
Almost died once, can't recommend it.
Just watched NEXT STOP, CHRISTMAS.
A woman is sent back in time by railway conductor Christopher Lloyd to fix her empty life.
Yes, it’s a Hallmark romcom, but it’s very Christmassy & tremendous fun.
Lea Thompson is in it too, enhancing the Back to the Future-ness of it.
Enjoyed it a lot!
#TimeTravel
A woman is sent back in time by railway conductor Christopher Lloyd to fix her empty life.
Yes, it’s a Hallmark romcom, but it’s very Christmassy & tremendous fun.
Lea Thompson is in it too, enhancing the Back to the Future-ness of it.
Enjoyed it a lot!
#TimeTravel
December 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Just watched NEXT STOP, CHRISTMAS.
A woman is sent back in time by railway conductor Christopher Lloyd to fix her empty life.
Yes, it’s a Hallmark romcom, but it’s very Christmassy & tremendous fun.
Lea Thompson is in it too, enhancing the Back to the Future-ness of it.
Enjoyed it a lot!
#TimeTravel
A woman is sent back in time by railway conductor Christopher Lloyd to fix her empty life.
Yes, it’s a Hallmark romcom, but it’s very Christmassy & tremendous fun.
Lea Thompson is in it too, enhancing the Back to the Future-ness of it.
Enjoyed it a lot!
#TimeTravel
Just watched THE HITCHER, which I haven’t seen since the days of the video rental shop in the 80s.
It’s a great film. The tension starts in the first few minutes & just keeps on escalating. And Rutger Hauer is wonderfully demented.
Nice exploding helicopter too: @chopperfireball.bsky.social!
It’s a great film. The tension starts in the first few minutes & just keeps on escalating. And Rutger Hauer is wonderfully demented.
Nice exploding helicopter too: @chopperfireball.bsky.social!
December 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Just watched THE HITCHER, which I haven’t seen since the days of the video rental shop in the 80s.
It’s a great film. The tension starts in the first few minutes & just keeps on escalating. And Rutger Hauer is wonderfully demented.
Nice exploding helicopter too: @chopperfireball.bsky.social!
It’s a great film. The tension starts in the first few minutes & just keeps on escalating. And Rutger Hauer is wonderfully demented.
Nice exploding helicopter too: @chopperfireball.bsky.social!
Still no post here yet this week. Previous delivery was Tuesday or Wednesday last week.
Had a look at the Royal Mail website & found Lichfield DO listed as a problem area, which might explain the absence of posties.
Currently waiting for the last two Radio Times + quite a few other things...
Had a look at the Royal Mail website & found Lichfield DO listed as a problem area, which might explain the absence of posties.
Currently waiting for the last two Radio Times + quite a few other things...
December 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Still no post here yet this week. Previous delivery was Tuesday or Wednesday last week.
Had a look at the Royal Mail website & found Lichfield DO listed as a problem area, which might explain the absence of posties.
Currently waiting for the last two Radio Times + quite a few other things...
Had a look at the Royal Mail website & found Lichfield DO listed as a problem area, which might explain the absence of posties.
Currently waiting for the last two Radio Times + quite a few other things...
The Moon at ~7am...
December 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The Moon at ~7am...
Just read THE ADVENTURE OF THE SEVEN UNNATURAL WOMEN by Stephen Gallagher.
It’s another fantastic chapbook, this time with a great Sherlock Holmes short story.
Full details below of how buying one helps people...
@stephengallagher.co.uk #SherlockHolmes
It’s another fantastic chapbook, this time with a great Sherlock Holmes short story.
Full details below of how buying one helps people...
@stephengallagher.co.uk #SherlockHolmes
December 4, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Just read THE ADVENTURE OF THE SEVEN UNNATURAL WOMEN by Stephen Gallagher.
It’s another fantastic chapbook, this time with a great Sherlock Holmes short story.
Full details below of how buying one helps people...
@stephengallagher.co.uk #SherlockHolmes
It’s another fantastic chapbook, this time with a great Sherlock Holmes short story.
Full details below of how buying one helps people...
@stephengallagher.co.uk #SherlockHolmes
Next in my re-read of all Philip K Dick - EYE IN THE SKY
A group of people are involved in an accident that links their minds in a series of scary alternate realities.
It’s a fabulous #PKD novel about prejudices, fears & obsessions, packed with humour & crazy paranoia.
Brilliant!
#PhilipKDick
A group of people are involved in an accident that links their minds in a series of scary alternate realities.
It’s a fabulous #PKD novel about prejudices, fears & obsessions, packed with humour & crazy paranoia.
Brilliant!
#PhilipKDick
December 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Next in my re-read of all Philip K Dick - EYE IN THE SKY
A group of people are involved in an accident that links their minds in a series of scary alternate realities.
It’s a fabulous #PKD novel about prejudices, fears & obsessions, packed with humour & crazy paranoia.
Brilliant!
#PhilipKDick
A group of people are involved in an accident that links their minds in a series of scary alternate realities.
It’s a fabulous #PKD novel about prejudices, fears & obsessions, packed with humour & crazy paranoia.
Brilliant!
#PhilipKDick
Beauitful today on my #GettingFit walk.
Bit chilly on my hands, so I probably should have taken my gloves, but other than that very enjoyable.
Bit chilly on my hands, so I probably should have taken my gloves, but other than that very enjoyable.
December 2, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Beauitful today on my #GettingFit walk.
Bit chilly on my hands, so I probably should have taken my gloves, but other than that very enjoyable.
Bit chilly on my hands, so I probably should have taken my gloves, but other than that very enjoyable.
Looking forward to Christmas now...
December 1, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Looking forward to Christmas now...
First day of December...
December 1, 2025 at 8:46 AM
First day of December...
"You will explain to me, Princess, how it is possible that December is arriving tomorrow."
November 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
"You will explain to me, Princess, how it is possible that December is arriving tomorrow."
Yesterday's twilight sky...
November 30, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Yesterday's twilight sky...
Been a stressful day so I'm currently listening to Yes Live at the Apollo. Turned up loud.
November 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Been a stressful day so I'm currently listening to Yes Live at the Apollo. Turned up loud.
First proper walk today for ~2 weeks because of the recent cold temps & general fitness issues. Legs achy & wobbly, lungs struggling, but happy to be out.
#GettingFit
Did see, though, that our local phone box is now an emergency defibrillator. What a good idea. Might come in handy for me one day...!
#GettingFit
Did see, though, that our local phone box is now an emergency defibrillator. What a good idea. Might come in handy for me one day...!
November 27, 2025 at 11:44 AM
First proper walk today for ~2 weeks because of the recent cold temps & general fitness issues. Legs achy & wobbly, lungs struggling, but happy to be out.
#GettingFit
Did see, though, that our local phone box is now an emergency defibrillator. What a good idea. Might come in handy for me one day...!
#GettingFit
Did see, though, that our local phone box is now an emergency defibrillator. What a good idea. Might come in handy for me one day...!
Andromeda Bookshop
Birmingham
(will visit again when my time machine is finally working)
Birmingham
(will visit again when my time machine is finally working)
November 27, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Andromeda Bookshop
Birmingham
(will visit again when my time machine is finally working)
Birmingham
(will visit again when my time machine is finally working)
Have I just had a Behind-the-Scenes book about Peak Practice delivered?
Yes. Yes, I have.
Only £3 & in almost perfect condition.
#PeakPractice
Yes. Yes, I have.
Only £3 & in almost perfect condition.
#PeakPractice
November 26, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Have I just had a Behind-the-Scenes book about Peak Practice delivered?
Yes. Yes, I have.
Only £3 & in almost perfect condition.
#PeakPractice
Yes. Yes, I have.
Only £3 & in almost perfect condition.
#PeakPractice
Watched Stephen Gallagher’s SILENT WITNESS last night - The Legacy (from Drama channel last week).
It's a great story - chilling government conspiracy & cover-up that had echoes of Quatermass 2. Also reminded me of the science-y investigations of Eleventh Hour.
Superb stuff.
@stephengallagher.co.uk
It's a great story - chilling government conspiracy & cover-up that had echoes of Quatermass 2. Also reminded me of the science-y investigations of Eleventh Hour.
Superb stuff.
@stephengallagher.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Watched Stephen Gallagher’s SILENT WITNESS last night - The Legacy (from Drama channel last week).
It's a great story - chilling government conspiracy & cover-up that had echoes of Quatermass 2. Also reminded me of the science-y investigations of Eleventh Hour.
Superb stuff.
@stephengallagher.co.uk
It's a great story - chilling government conspiracy & cover-up that had echoes of Quatermass 2. Also reminded me of the science-y investigations of Eleventh Hour.
Superb stuff.
@stephengallagher.co.uk
Happy Doctor Who Day!
November 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Happy Doctor Who Day!
Lovely article by Nicky Jenner in the latest issue of Astronomy Now all about 80 years of @jodrellbank.bsky.social.
Other great pieces about the latest interstellar visitor & planets beyond Neptune too.
@proftimob.bsky.social
@teresa-anderson.bsky.social
#JodrellBank
Other great pieces about the latest interstellar visitor & planets beyond Neptune too.
@proftimob.bsky.social
@teresa-anderson.bsky.social
#JodrellBank
November 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Lovely article by Nicky Jenner in the latest issue of Astronomy Now all about 80 years of @jodrellbank.bsky.social.
Other great pieces about the latest interstellar visitor & planets beyond Neptune too.
@proftimob.bsky.social
@teresa-anderson.bsky.social
#JodrellBank
Other great pieces about the latest interstellar visitor & planets beyond Neptune too.
@proftimob.bsky.social
@teresa-anderson.bsky.social
#JodrellBank
THE ECHO OF CROWS by Phil Rickman
The final Merrily Watkins story - and wonderful, as always.
Shorter then usual, but no less atmospheric & affecting, with all the typical #PhilRickman dialogue & characters. It ends beautifully, but there’s also a touch of sadness knowing there will be no more...
The final Merrily Watkins story - and wonderful, as always.
Shorter then usual, but no less atmospheric & affecting, with all the typical #PhilRickman dialogue & characters. It ends beautifully, but there’s also a touch of sadness knowing there will be no more...
November 23, 2025 at 10:21 AM
THE ECHO OF CROWS by Phil Rickman
The final Merrily Watkins story - and wonderful, as always.
Shorter then usual, but no less atmospheric & affecting, with all the typical #PhilRickman dialogue & characters. It ends beautifully, but there’s also a touch of sadness knowing there will be no more...
The final Merrily Watkins story - and wonderful, as always.
Shorter then usual, but no less atmospheric & affecting, with all the typical #PhilRickman dialogue & characters. It ends beautifully, but there’s also a touch of sadness knowing there will be no more...
Just watched THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT.
A man discovers that he can time travel back to his childhood by reading his diaries.
This is a great film about how a single decision can change lives completely. It has some nifty twists & a clever but poignant resolution.
Brilliant!
#TimeTravel
A man discovers that he can time travel back to his childhood by reading his diaries.
This is a great film about how a single decision can change lives completely. It has some nifty twists & a clever but poignant resolution.
Brilliant!
#TimeTravel
November 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Just watched THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT.
A man discovers that he can time travel back to his childhood by reading his diaries.
This is a great film about how a single decision can change lives completely. It has some nifty twists & a clever but poignant resolution.
Brilliant!
#TimeTravel
A man discovers that he can time travel back to his childhood by reading his diaries.
This is a great film about how a single decision can change lives completely. It has some nifty twists & a clever but poignant resolution.
Brilliant!
#TimeTravel
Last night's sky...
November 22, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Last night's sky...
This morning's soundtrack
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
by John Williams
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
by John Williams
November 22, 2025 at 9:51 AM
This morning's soundtrack
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
by John Williams
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM
by John Williams