Who Is Maximum Beans?
Maximum Beans is a writer of speculative fiction and a technology enthusiast, living in the North-West of England. His main hobby (writing aside) is reading over one hundred books a year whilst drinking enough coffee to make this possible. His coffee machine is the second greatest love of his life and has a strength dial that goes up to eleven. Author. Pun machine. Chewer of coffee beans. Dragon fanatic. Capable of giving someone a look so flat that it can be slid under a door.

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Current Writing Projects
Riding The Light
PausedI really like this one and will hopefully be returning to finish it soon.
Shattered Angel
PlannedMy 2026 November Writing Challenge

Status Updates
I'm most of the way through stage one of attempting to rebuild my NAS's broken data pool before I lose every scrap of my digital life. I've set the system fans to VTOL-mode and the office is just starting to hover.
Read update →I'm part-way through the process of transferring my Windows VM (the only Windows machine in the whole citadel) from my ancient Proxmox host to my shiny new one. It's only there "just in case" I happen across some software that I really need to run that just won't play nicely on Linux - and it…
Read update →I may have gone a bit mad scientist. My desktop PC is currently rocking ELEVEN workspaces - one per task/project I'm trying to work on all at the same time. "THROW THE SWITCH!"
Read update →I have a busy day ahead of me today with lots of local travel, yet I have hope I can get back home in time to do some writing! First though I have to go to the vet to pick up the cat’s medicine, go to the supermarket to get some missing items we need…
Read update →I should have just stayed at home... I was going to attend a Linux User Group in my area, so packed up my trusty laptop and strode out into the chill evening. Then my bus didn't come. Then it started pouring with rain. Then the umbrella I sensibly took out with me blew inside-out. Then…
Read update →“Today I learned in school that stone aged people had stone aged dogs,” my son said. “Rockweilers?” I said.
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