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Hearing unsubstantiated unsubstantiated-rumours that Patrick Freyne has written a novel, Experts in a Dying Field, out on Penguin Sandycove in June. It's about a band & a tragedy & art for art's sake & aging & loss & community & Dublin. There's a fox in it. & sheet music. The cover's by Jack Smyth.
Hearing unsubstantiated rumours that Patrick Freyne has written a novel, Experts in a Dying Field. It's out on Penguin Sandycove in June. It's about about a band and a tragedy & art for art's sake & aging & loss & community & Dublin. There's a fox in it. & sheet music. The cover's by Jack Smyth.
I've written a novel, Experts in a Dying Field. It's out on Penguin Sandycove in June. It's about about a band and a tragedy & art for art's sake & aging & loss & community & Dublin. There's a fox in it. & sheet music. The beautiful cover's by Jack Smyth. You can preorder: linktr.ee/expertsinady...
November 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Hearing unsubstantiated unsubstantiated-rumours that Patrick Freyne has written a novel, Experts in a Dying Field, out on Penguin Sandycove in June. It's about a band & a tragedy & art for art's sake & aging & loss & community & Dublin. There's a fox in it. & sheet music. The cover's by Jack Smyth.
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With Christmas approaching, i have a handful of copies available of my newest short story collections which would make an ideal gift for the readers in your life - or an ideal punishment for anybody you dislike who hates books. Signed or unsigned, the choice is yours - pop me a DM for details :)
November 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
With Christmas approaching, i have a handful of copies available of my newest short story collections which would make an ideal gift for the readers in your life - or an ideal punishment for anybody you dislike who hates books. Signed or unsigned, the choice is yours - pop me a DM for details :)
Hearing unsubstantiated rumours that Patrick Freyne has written a novel, Experts in a Dying Field. It's out on Penguin Sandycove in June. It's about about a band and a tragedy & art for art's sake & aging & loss & community & Dublin. There's a fox in it. & sheet music. The cover's by Jack Smyth.
I've written a novel, Experts in a Dying Field. It's out on Penguin Sandycove in June. It's about about a band and a tragedy & art for art's sake & aging & loss & community & Dublin. There's a fox in it. & sheet music. The beautiful cover's by Jack Smyth. You can preorder: linktr.ee/expertsinady...
November 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Hearing unsubstantiated rumours that Patrick Freyne has written a novel, Experts in a Dying Field. It's out on Penguin Sandycove in June. It's about about a band and a tragedy & art for art's sake & aging & loss & community & Dublin. There's a fox in it. & sheet music. The cover's by Jack Smyth.
I love how the Irish Civil War was a way to snub the Brits a bit harder. It had never really been about them.
November 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I love how the Irish Civil War was a way to snub the Brits a bit harder. It had never really been about them.
FACT: The early 20th century wasn't actually in black and white but for most of 1924 Horizontal Sync was all messed up.
November 27, 2025 at 6:08 PM
FACT: The early 20th century wasn't actually in black and white but for most of 1924 Horizontal Sync was all messed up.
One of my favourite Irish expressions is "suas i do thobar na gcásca" which means "up in your Easter well' so it is never spoken because that's just not a thing you'd say.
November 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
One of my favourite Irish expressions is "suas i do thobar na gcásca" which means "up in your Easter well' so it is never spoken because that's just not a thing you'd say.
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Happy thanksgiving. Boat stuck.
November 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Happy thanksgiving. Boat stuck.
FACT: The original Thanksgiving Day took place in England when they gave thanks that those religious freaks had buggered off in a ship.
November 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
FACT: The original Thanksgiving Day took place in England when they gave thanks that those religious freaks had buggered off in a ship.
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Your boyfriend tells Susie Dent that she absolutely nailed her word of the day
November 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Your boyfriend tells Susie Dent that she absolutely nailed her word of the day
There's no way anyone is actually called "Brian."
Update: happened again. Today it invented someone called Brian. There is no Brian.
Was in a a Teams meeting where someone turned on an AI transription thing - the summary we got at the end has made up a person who doesn't exist that apaprently I need talk to about my actions...
November 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
There's no way anyone is actually called "Brian."
Hard to see the sterlingzone surviving this crisis.
OBR calls in cyber expert over botched release of Budget analysis
OBR calls in cyber expert over botched release of Budget analysis
Rachel Reeves's statement was thrown into chaos after journalists were able to access the document early.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Hard to see the sterlingzone surviving this crisis.
But when is it You'reWelcomeGiving Day? Exactly.
November 27, 2025 at 12:07 PM
But when is it You'reWelcomeGiving Day? Exactly.
Been getting into Alternative Meteorology lately. Rain is actually dry. Seriously, you should look into this, unless you're happy to be a shill for Big Umbrella.
November 27, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Been getting into Alternative Meteorology lately. Rain is actually dry. Seriously, you should look into this, unless you're happy to be a shill for Big Umbrella.
Young Adult publishing is dead. All the cool authors are writing Old Child books instead.
November 27, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Young Adult publishing is dead. All the cool authors are writing Old Child books instead.
Fair play to Your Party for skipping all that tedious business of "seizing power" and moving straight to the purges.
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Fair play to Your Party for skipping all that tedious business of "seizing power" and moving straight to the purges.
Thankfully we live in a Republic where any child can grow up to do this.
If you live in Ireland, remember that in recent memory a single rugby-loving bank CEO cost the taxpayer more than every single welfare recipient in the state COMBINED. #SpeirGorm
I would rather 50 people got benefits they didn't need than 1 went without food or shelter.
November 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Thankfully we live in a Republic where any child can grow up to do this.
The pneumatic drill was a groundbreaking invention.
November 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The pneumatic drill was a groundbreaking invention.
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Sweet potato with marshmallow.
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Sweet potato with marshmallow.
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen and not a child in the house washed.
November 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen and not a child in the house washed.
My computer got really racist after I upgraded to Overton Windows 11.
November 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
My computer got really racist after I upgraded to Overton Windows 11.
They're playing Christmas music in this pub even though it's still November. Can't wait to see the look on their faces when they realise their mistake.
November 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
They're playing Christmas music in this pub even though it's still November. Can't wait to see the look on their faces when they realise their mistake.
Since when did you need a recognised code word to buy a ticket?
November 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Since when did you need a recognised code word to buy a ticket?
Just found a bad apple which means the rest of them must be perfect! Hooray.
November 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Just found a bad apple which means the rest of them must be perfect! Hooray.
Remember if you bought frozen thanksgive you should start defrosting it now.
November 26, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Remember if you bought frozen thanksgive you should start defrosting it now.