UK based military history and RPG author. TTRPG and board game player. Lapsed wargamer and LARPer. Non-binary and autistic.
This is my personal blog. My author website is at RussellPhillips.uk.

Don't gatekeep pride

We went to our local pride on Saturday. We’ve been going for years. When we first went, I thought I was a cis/het ally. I’m not sure if going to pride helped me realise that I’m non-binary, but it certainly didn’t hurt. I occasionally see…

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Book review: Platform Decay by Martha Wells

Platform Decay is number eight in the Murderbot Diaries series. So if you haven't read the previous books, I'd strongly recommend reading those first. It's probably possible to read this without reading the others, but it does assume some prior knowledge, so certain things won't…

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The key to Lidice. A slightly ornate, old-fashioned looking key.

International Museum Day

Today is International Museum Day. My local museum is undergoing a major refurbishment, so most of it is closed. The Spitfire gallery, theatre and cafe are still open, and there’s a small display of items chosen by museum staff. On Friday, the family went to…

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Let people enjoy what they like

When I was a teenager, I went to see Anthrax play live at Sheffield City Hall. I distinctly remember someone telling me that my music tastes would mellow as I got older. I shrugged - either my tastes would change, or they wouldn’t. I didn’t…

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Book review: The Illusionist by Robert Hutton

I recently finished reading The Illusionist: The true story of the man who fooled Hitler by Robert Hutton. The author is one of the hosts of the War Movie Theatre podcast, which is where I heard about this book. The book tells the Second World War story…

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