TimurphySmith
@timwrite.net
Ex-chef. Ex-journalist (A.i. is getting all the work) I write words for free, for money, for my own health.
I’m trying to learn #Gaeilge
First novel: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08YZ11TGP
Next novel - will not be on Amazon.
https://timwrite.net
I’m trying to learn #Gaeilge
First novel: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08YZ11TGP
Next novel - will not be on Amazon.
https://timwrite.net
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TimurphySmith
@timwrite.net
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Factual work
What follows happened. In real life. Mostly to me. https://timwrite.net/on-being-questioned-about-the-death-of-my-child/ https://timwrite.net/t-morgue-with-my-daughter/ https://timwrite.net/factual-wo...
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I write fiction mostly. But, big but, factual writing is a hard task too but worth it.
timwrite.net/factual-work/
timwrite.net/factual-work/
Why the hell learn Irish (#Gaeilge)?
Here’s a an ongoing series about my stumbling attempt to answer that question.
Apologies to all of Ireland if I’ve made a bollocks of it.
timwrite.net/why-the-hell...
Here’s a an ongoing series about my stumbling attempt to answer that question.
Apologies to all of Ireland if I’ve made a bollocks of it.
timwrite.net/why-the-hell...
Why the hell learn Irish?
A continuing series about how I'm learning to speak and read Irish (Gaeilge). Brexit changed everything. It charged me up enough to get Irish citizenship and then contend with the language. Laughs and...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Why the hell learn Irish (#Gaeilge)?
Here’s a an ongoing series about my stumbling attempt to answer that question.
Apologies to all of Ireland if I’ve made a bollocks of it.
timwrite.net/why-the-hell...
Here’s a an ongoing series about my stumbling attempt to answer that question.
Apologies to all of Ireland if I’ve made a bollocks of it.
timwrite.net/why-the-hell...
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British explorer Felicity Aston is the first woman to ski solo across Antarctica 😮 --from coast to coast, relying only on her own strength. ⛷️
#OTD in 2011, her 1,084-mile (1,744-km), 59-day journey began. #adventure #trek #firsts #skiing
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#OTD in 2011, her 1,084-mile (1,744-km), 59-day journey began. #adventure #trek #firsts #skiing
startupsmagazine.co.uk/index.php/ar...
November 25, 2025 at 11:23 PM
British explorer Felicity Aston is the first woman to ski solo across Antarctica 😮 --from coast to coast, relying only on her own strength. ⛷️
#OTD in 2011, her 1,084-mile (1,744-km), 59-day journey began. #adventure #trek #firsts #skiing
startupsmagazine.co.uk/index.php/ar...
#OTD in 2011, her 1,084-mile (1,744-km), 59-day journey began. #adventure #trek #firsts #skiing
startupsmagazine.co.uk/index.php/ar...
Channel 4 in the UK is going to air the brilliant ‘Say Nothing’. It was previously only available via paid streaming.
It’s about what’s euphemised (sic) as ‘The Troubles’ in the north of Ireland.
British people need to watch it.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Say_Not...
It’s about what’s euphemised (sic) as ‘The Troubles’ in the north of Ireland.
British people need to watch it.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Say_Not...
Say Nothing (TV series) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Channel 4 in the UK is going to air the brilliant ‘Say Nothing’. It was previously only available via paid streaming.
It’s about what’s euphemised (sic) as ‘The Troubles’ in the north of Ireland.
British people need to watch it.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Say_Not...
It’s about what’s euphemised (sic) as ‘The Troubles’ in the north of Ireland.
British people need to watch it.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Say_Not...
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If my taxes help children and help people put food on their table.
That is f***ing brilliant.
That is f***ing brilliant.
November 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
If my taxes help children and help people put food on their table.
That is f***ing brilliant.
That is f***ing brilliant.
November 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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A rainy vigil is winding down at the site of a Nov. 18 morning ICE raid on the Bro-Tex Inc. facility in St. Paul. 14 people were taken and a number of protesters were maced by federal police. Tonight's event was called by @miracmn.bsky.social .
November 26, 2025 at 12:11 AM
A rainy vigil is winding down at the site of a Nov. 18 morning ICE raid on the Bro-Tex Inc. facility in St. Paul. 14 people were taken and a number of protesters were maced by federal police. Tonight's event was called by @miracmn.bsky.social .
Seriously, where are the Aussies?
My cat, Sydney, and my dog, Hobart need to know.
(Also me, I miss Aus a lot)
My cat, Sydney, and my dog, Hobart need to know.
(Also me, I miss Aus a lot)
November 26, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Seriously, where are the Aussies?
My cat, Sydney, and my dog, Hobart need to know.
(Also me, I miss Aus a lot)
My cat, Sydney, and my dog, Hobart need to know.
(Also me, I miss Aus a lot)
“Tim, why is all the writing work on your website free? Don’t you know A.i. will scrape it!”
Well now:
1. I love writing, been doing it for 40 years.
2. I’ve run out of energy trying to find an agent (my bad of course).
3. I love it when people read the work.
4. I’ll be dead soon. Why wait?
Well now:
1. I love writing, been doing it for 40 years.
2. I’ve run out of energy trying to find an agent (my bad of course).
3. I love it when people read the work.
4. I’ll be dead soon. Why wait?
November 26, 2025 at 12:10 AM
“Tim, why is all the writing work on your website free? Don’t you know A.i. will scrape it!”
Well now:
1. I love writing, been doing it for 40 years.
2. I’ve run out of energy trying to find an agent (my bad of course).
3. I love it when people read the work.
4. I’ll be dead soon. Why wait?
Well now:
1. I love writing, been doing it for 40 years.
2. I’ve run out of energy trying to find an agent (my bad of course).
3. I love it when people read the work.
4. I’ll be dead soon. Why wait?
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I might post the risotto recipe and method I was taught by an Italian Nona in Sydney.
She hit me with a spatula if I got it wrong.
She hit me with a spatula if I got it wrong.
November 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I might post the risotto recipe and method I was taught by an Italian Nona in Sydney.
She hit me with a spatula if I got it wrong.
She hit me with a spatula if I got it wrong.
I think I’ve given up booze by accident.
This means when I go out amid, you know, people, I just sort of stand there for 10 minutes before making what’s called an Irish exit.
This means when I go out amid, you know, people, I just sort of stand there for 10 minutes before making what’s called an Irish exit.
November 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I think I’ve given up booze by accident.
This means when I go out amid, you know, people, I just sort of stand there for 10 minutes before making what’s called an Irish exit.
This means when I go out amid, you know, people, I just sort of stand there for 10 minutes before making what’s called an Irish exit.
November 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Phillipe Sands book, ‘38 Londres Street’ about the legal/moral issues relating to General Pinochet is brilliant.
Trump should read it.
The name of the book refers to the HQ of the Chilean Socialist Party that Pinochet turned into a torture centre.
Have you read it @davidallengreen.bsky.social ?
Trump should read it.
The name of the book refers to the HQ of the Chilean Socialist Party that Pinochet turned into a torture centre.
Have you read it @davidallengreen.bsky.social ?
November 25, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Phillipe Sands book, ‘38 Londres Street’ about the legal/moral issues relating to General Pinochet is brilliant.
Trump should read it.
The name of the book refers to the HQ of the Chilean Socialist Party that Pinochet turned into a torture centre.
Have you read it @davidallengreen.bsky.social ?
Trump should read it.
The name of the book refers to the HQ of the Chilean Socialist Party that Pinochet turned into a torture centre.
Have you read it @davidallengreen.bsky.social ?
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Juries are not perfect.
Many of the worst miscarriages of justice have followed jury trials.
But the merit of juries is not so much the power they have, but the power they prevent others from having.
They mean a judge cannot just nod-along with prosecution evidence and give a guilty verdict.
Many of the worst miscarriages of justice have followed jury trials.
But the merit of juries is not so much the power they have, but the power they prevent others from having.
They mean a judge cannot just nod-along with prosecution evidence and give a guilty verdict.
November 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Juries are not perfect.
Many of the worst miscarriages of justice have followed jury trials.
But the merit of juries is not so much the power they have, but the power they prevent others from having.
They mean a judge cannot just nod-along with prosecution evidence and give a guilty verdict.
Many of the worst miscarriages of justice have followed jury trials.
But the merit of juries is not so much the power they have, but the power they prevent others from having.
They mean a judge cannot just nod-along with prosecution evidence and give a guilty verdict.
Songs that offended people who never listened to them but were told they would be offended.
Spasticus Autisticus - Ian Dury et al
White Noise - Stiff Little Fingers
Gay Bar - Electric Six
#Music
Spasticus Autisticus - Ian Dury et al
White Noise - Stiff Little Fingers
Gay Bar - Electric Six
#Music
November 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Songs that offended people who never listened to them but were told they would be offended.
Spasticus Autisticus - Ian Dury et al
White Noise - Stiff Little Fingers
Gay Bar - Electric Six
#Music
Spasticus Autisticus - Ian Dury et al
White Noise - Stiff Little Fingers
Gay Bar - Electric Six
#Music
Are there still listening parties on social media? You know, when we'd find a group of people who listened to a music album all the way through starting at the same time?
#Music
#Music
November 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Are there still listening parties on social media? You know, when we'd find a group of people who listened to a music album all the way through starting at the same time?
#Music
#Music
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In English, someone who is being persistently annoying can be referred to as a “pain in the arse.” My favourite German equivalent is Nervensäge, which means “nerve saw”
November 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
In English, someone who is being persistently annoying can be referred to as a “pain in the arse.” My favourite German equivalent is Nervensäge, which means “nerve saw”
OK kids, old hack (journalist) here.
Interviewing insights?
1. “That’s a great question, Tim” = I need time to think, you bastard.
2. “I think we need to reframe that question” = my PR person didn’t give me the script for your actual question.
Interviewing insights?
1. “That’s a great question, Tim” = I need time to think, you bastard.
2. “I think we need to reframe that question” = my PR person didn’t give me the script for your actual question.
November 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
OK kids, old hack (journalist) here.
Interviewing insights?
1. “That’s a great question, Tim” = I need time to think, you bastard.
2. “I think we need to reframe that question” = my PR person didn’t give me the script for your actual question.
Interviewing insights?
1. “That’s a great question, Tim” = I need time to think, you bastard.
2. “I think we need to reframe that question” = my PR person didn’t give me the script for your actual question.
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Ashton Edwards cast as first Black nonbinary Sugarplum Fairy in the pas de deux at Pacific Northwest Ballet!
November 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Ashton Edwards cast as first Black nonbinary Sugarplum Fairy in the pas de deux at Pacific Northwest Ballet!
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Thanks to @irishexaminer.bsky.social for letting me write this piece about leaders and readers, and the occasional intersection of literature and politics on this island.
November 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Thanks to @irishexaminer.bsky.social for letting me write this piece about leaders and readers, and the occasional intersection of literature and politics on this island.
Everybody in the entire world needs to have a massive bonding party when Trump goes, and I mean when he’s completely gone.
November 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Everybody in the entire world needs to have a massive bonding party when Trump goes, and I mean when he’s completely gone.
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Change in Reform rating between latest and previous poll from each pollster in recent polls:
YouGov -2
Opinium -1
Find Out Now -1
Focaldata -2
More in Common -1
Lord Ashcroft -3
Freshwater -3
JL Partners -1
Ipsos -1
This is starting to look like a trend...
YouGov -2
Opinium -1
Find Out Now -1
Focaldata -2
More in Common -1
Lord Ashcroft -3
Freshwater -3
JL Partners -1
Ipsos -1
This is starting to look like a trend...
November 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Change in Reform rating between latest and previous poll from each pollster in recent polls:
YouGov -2
Opinium -1
Find Out Now -1
Focaldata -2
More in Common -1
Lord Ashcroft -3
Freshwater -3
JL Partners -1
Ipsos -1
This is starting to look like a trend...
YouGov -2
Opinium -1
Find Out Now -1
Focaldata -2
More in Common -1
Lord Ashcroft -3
Freshwater -3
JL Partners -1
Ipsos -1
This is starting to look like a trend...
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And tonight's viewing? Decided.
Four decades on, Juzo Itami's "Tampopo" remains unsurpassed as a wicked and delicious social commentary on Japanese society told through the lens of food. 👉 ebx.sh/pC51Lw
November 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
And tonight's viewing? Decided.
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China continues to move away from the dollar. It’s just cut its holdings of US government bonds to the lowest level in 17 years.
China's US Treasury holdings fell to $689.3 billion in October 2025, down from $700.5 billion in September.
China's US Treasury holdings fell to $689.3 billion in October 2025, down from $700.5 billion in September.
November 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
China continues to move away from the dollar. It’s just cut its holdings of US government bonds to the lowest level in 17 years.
China's US Treasury holdings fell to $689.3 billion in October 2025, down from $700.5 billion in September.
China's US Treasury holdings fell to $689.3 billion in October 2025, down from $700.5 billion in September.