Nigel Quinlan
@nigellicus.bsky.social
Writer, The Maloneys' Magical Weatherbox and Cloak Of Feathers. Repped by The Nuremberg Agency.
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Nigel Quinlan
@nigellicus.bsky.social
· Feb 28
The Hungry Giant | Ember
There was no safe place in the entire world from the rain of stars. The fox fled to the one place he knew, the one place he remembered, where he had felt safe and secure and happy. He ran to the…
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My short story - you know, for kids - The Hungry Giant is up on Ember Journal if anyone wants something a bit odd and scary and sad but also hopeful to read....
#speirgorm #kidlit #mglit
#speirgorm #kidlit #mglit
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Wait the don’t you believe in fairies meme was junji ito’s take on Frankenstein ???
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Wait the don’t you believe in fairies meme was junji ito’s take on Frankenstein ???
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We're hosting an emergency fundraiser to help fund a kidney procedure, this account is ran by someone in the US and is currently uninsured and we need support. Currently we're $14.7k away from meeting our goal and avoiding medical debt, any bit helps
gofund.me/16ef32cb1
gofund.me/16ef32cb1
November 27, 2025 at 1:21 PM
We're hosting an emergency fundraiser to help fund a kidney procedure, this account is ran by someone in the US and is currently uninsured and we need support. Currently we're $14.7k away from meeting our goal and avoiding medical debt, any bit helps
gofund.me/16ef32cb1
gofund.me/16ef32cb1
Féach ar sin! In the pápeir! An Seol Atá Fúta, le Annemarie Nugent, at all good siopa leabhair! #speirgorm #books #ya #proud
November 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Féach ar sin! In the pápeir! An Seol Atá Fúta, le Annemarie Nugent, at all good siopa leabhair! #speirgorm #books #ya #proud
Wait. Fangsgiving. Thanksgiving with vampires. Or poisonous snakes. Surely I can't be the first to think of this.
November 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Wait. Fangsgiving. Thanksgiving with vampires. Or poisonous snakes. Surely I can't be the first to think of this.
Nobody told me Bill Nighy was hosting the Late Late. #speirgorm
Irish sporting legends to guest on this week's Late Late Show as line-up revealed
Irish sporting legends to guest on this week's Late Late Show as line-up revealed
Katie Taylor and Rachael Blackmore will chat to Patrick Kielty this Friday night
World champion boxer and Irish sporting icon Katie Taylor will be in studio this week to reflect on her extraordinary career inside the ring. She will discuss the longevity of her time at the very top of the spor
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www.limerickleader.ie
November 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Nobody told me Bill Nighy was hosting the Late Late. #speirgorm
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🚨 The EU watchdog has spoken: @ec.europa.eu broke its own rules with its rushed handling of the #Omnibus I and 2024 #CAP reform, rolling back key environmental protections without:
🔎 Impact assessment or public consultation
🤐 Engaging all stakeholders
🌡️ Considering EU climate obligations
🔎 Impact assessment or public consultation
🤐 Engaging all stakeholders
🌡️ Considering EU climate obligations
November 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🚨 The EU watchdog has spoken: @ec.europa.eu broke its own rules with its rushed handling of the #Omnibus I and 2024 #CAP reform, rolling back key environmental protections without:
🔎 Impact assessment or public consultation
🤐 Engaging all stakeholders
🌡️ Considering EU climate obligations
🔎 Impact assessment or public consultation
🤐 Engaging all stakeholders
🌡️ Considering EU climate obligations
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Marlene Dietrich, 1932
July 13, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Marlene Dietrich, 1932
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At every single set of lights in this country drivers sit staring at their phones, accelerating ahead without even looking up, and the Gards are still pushing the idea that pedestrians and cyclists can protect themselves at all from this dangerous driving.
Dangerous driving they refuse to punish.
Dangerous driving they refuse to punish.
November 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
At every single set of lights in this country drivers sit staring at their phones, accelerating ahead without even looking up, and the Gards are still pushing the idea that pedestrians and cyclists can protect themselves at all from this dangerous driving.
Dangerous driving they refuse to punish.
Dangerous driving they refuse to punish.
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I ranked some films set on water. ON water, so submarines don't count. No need to tell me which ones I've missed, though wish I'd remembered to include KNIFE IN THE WATER.
You’re gonna need a bigger boat: the 20 best films set on water – ranked!
As L’Atalante is re-released, we count down the best movies set largely on ships, boats, barges, yachts, steamers and trimarans. Submarines banned, as they’re under water
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I ranked some films set on water. ON water, so submarines don't count. No need to tell me which ones I've missed, though wish I'd remembered to include KNIFE IN THE WATER.
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Did you know... you can get my brand-new book, out today, in hardback, for £12 from the Gollancz Emporium using the code BF40? (You'll get 40% off your entire order, so a great time to stock up on hardbacks...)
store.gollancz.co.uk/products/the...
store.gollancz.co.uk/products/the...
November 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Did you know... you can get my brand-new book, out today, in hardback, for £12 from the Gollancz Emporium using the code BF40? (You'll get 40% off your entire order, so a great time to stock up on hardbacks...)
store.gollancz.co.uk/products/the...
store.gollancz.co.uk/products/the...
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Where I live, all organic foods tested had PFAS above the safe levels inside. Not as high as non-organic foods but still.
Food is officially toxic to humans now.
Food is officially toxic to humans now.
Every single food product tested in #Austria had dangerous #PFAS levels. Also organic plants that do not bioaccumulate & biomagnify like animal foods. #Collapse
www.global2000.at/sites/global...
www.global2000.at/sites/global...
November 27, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Where I live, all organic foods tested had PFAS above the safe levels inside. Not as high as non-organic foods but still.
Food is officially toxic to humans now.
Food is officially toxic to humans now.
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"Bees buzzed among the flat, wet, heart shapes of the lime leaves, and little drops of lime liquid pattered down around (and through) her. Oddly enough, the bees avoided her. One flew straight at her face, and swerved off at the last minute. This comforted her considerably..."
November 27, 2025 at 1:07 PM
"Bees buzzed among the flat, wet, heart shapes of the lime leaves, and little drops of lime liquid pattered down around (and through) her. Oddly enough, the bees avoided her. One flew straight at her face, and swerved off at the last minute. This comforted her considerably..."
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“Who exactly is going to welcome in an exodus of desperate Irish climate refugees? These are issues we as a society need to reflect on carefully, especially as our own politicians are now shaping up to ‘get tough’ on migrants.”
John Gibbons: A big freeze could turn the Irish into climate refugees
We should reflect on 'get-tough' proposals on immigration: If the Amoc currents that moderate Ireland’s climate fail, temperatures will plunge, making grass-based agriculture impossible
www.irishexaminer.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:27 AM
“Who exactly is going to welcome in an exodus of desperate Irish climate refugees? These are issues we as a society need to reflect on carefully, especially as our own politicians are now shaping up to ‘get tough’ on migrants.”
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Whenever I see campaigns such as this, I'm reminded of the 2021 tweet from Surrey Poilce
November 27, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Whenever I see campaigns such as this, I'm reminded of the 2021 tweet from Surrey Poilce
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You can now sign up for my detective-story podcast via the below avenues. I'll be delighted if you do that. It's full of talented people. I'm hoping to prove you can build something like this on @bsky.app like we did in the old country.
Hello, HERE ARE THE LINKS to get the actual podcast when it comes out on Sunday. For now, if you would like to 'follow' it at your chosen podcast emporium, that really helps. See you soon!
podcasts.apple.com/podcast/murd...
open.spotify.com/show/2di2tB8...
feeds.acast.com/public/shows...
podcasts.apple.com/podcast/murd...
open.spotify.com/show/2di2tB8...
feeds.acast.com/public/shows...
Murder of a Famous Bastard
Podcast in Comedy · Serie · An episodic murder mystery story written by and starring Mark Watson with many guest stars.
Struggling private detective Hugh Flounder is surprised to be invited to the 60...
podcasts.apple.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:08 AM
You can now sign up for my detective-story podcast via the below avenues. I'll be delighted if you do that. It's full of talented people. I'm hoping to prove you can build something like this on @bsky.app like we did in the old country.
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Time to dump plastics forever and use plastic alternatives
Here is just some alternatives www.earthday.org/are-there-al...
Here is just some alternatives www.earthday.org/are-there-al...
Are There Alternatives to Plastics? - Earth Day
Discover sustainable alternatives to plastics! Explore seaweed packaging, bioplastics, silicone, and emerging innovations that promise a cleaner future.
www.earthday.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Time to dump plastics forever and use plastic alternatives
Here is just some alternatives www.earthday.org/are-there-al...
Here is just some alternatives www.earthday.org/are-there-al...
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You know what’s ripe for a comeback is the Wolves of Willoughby Chase series by Joan Aiken. Smart & non-condescending YA, fantastical without being fantasy, dark and Dickensian as hell, extremely lefty and anticapitalist, a full dozen sequels, amazing Edward Gorey covers.
November 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
You know what’s ripe for a comeback is the Wolves of Willoughby Chase series by Joan Aiken. Smart & non-condescending YA, fantastical without being fantasy, dark and Dickensian as hell, extremely lefty and anticapitalist, a full dozen sequels, amazing Edward Gorey covers.
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Politicians in Counties Clare and Limerick have some explaining to do. It was announced today that Cork is getting massive rail investment through the National Development Plan while the Midwest is getting nothing at all. Did our politicians even lobby for it?
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
Revised National Development Plan delivers €1bn for Cork rail expansion and new stations
More than €1bn will accelerate Cork’s commuter rail expansion as the updated NDP shifts transport spending towards a new 1:1 ratio
www.irishexaminer.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Politicians in Counties Clare and Limerick have some explaining to do. It was announced today that Cork is getting massive rail investment through the National Development Plan while the Midwest is getting nothing at all. Did our politicians even lobby for it?
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...
Gonna reccommend this channel to my kids.
I love this idea. My dad died when I was three and I had to figure out simple things like how to tie a tie and even shave on my own. Please retweet this because I know there are a lot of kids out there who could use some help with day to day life.
November 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Gonna reccommend this channel to my kids.
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THE WOLF AND HIS KING, a retelling of Bisclavret focused on yearning, chronic illness feelings, and the mortifying ordeal of being known, comes out tomorrow! Which is to say, in about an hour! Or in two months if you live in North America, sorry.
finnlongman.com/books/the-wo...
finnlongman.com/books/the-wo...
PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS! Do not ask me how my writing is going.
Because @lollardfish.bsky.social says we should promote our books: utpress.utexas.edu/9781477313138/
November 26, 2025 at 11:09 PM
THE WOLF AND HIS KING, a retelling of Bisclavret focused on yearning, chronic illness feelings, and the mortifying ordeal of being known, comes out tomorrow! Which is to say, in about an hour! Or in two months if you live in North America, sorry.
finnlongman.com/books/the-wo...
finnlongman.com/books/the-wo...
It's like there's serial killers stalking the streets or something.
Gardaí launch Can You See Me Now campaign after 82 vulnerable road users killed this year. Wear high-vis, use lights, be seen to be safer this winter. csalert.ie/4aecoqL
Gardaí Launch "Can You See Me Now?" Campaign as 82 Vulnerable Road Users Die This Year
Gardaí launch Can You See Me Now campaign after 82 vulnerable road users killed this year. Wear high-vis, use lights, be seen to be safer this winter.
csalert.ie
November 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM
It's like there's serial killers stalking the streets or something.
This wonderful, gentle, magical, queer YA sailing adventure as Gaeilge is available now, order from your local bookshops and such. #spergorm #books #gaeilge #ya
An Seol atá Fút | Cló Iar-Chonnacht
An Seol atá Fút | Úrscéal do dhéagóirí. Is scríbhneoir cruthaitheach í Annemarie Nugent. Scríobhann sí úrscéalta, gearrscéalta agus splancscéalta.
cic.ie
November 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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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.
Hot take maybe but I actually don’t give a shit about benefit fraud.
I give a shit about multimillionaires and billionaires existing and not paying tax on their actual wealth.
I give a shit about multimillionaires and billionaires existing and not paying tax on their actual wealth.
November 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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
Let the Burkies hit the floor
November 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Let the Burkies hit the floor