June Caldwell
@junec.bsky.social
Lamplight Fellowship 2025 | Moth Short Story Prize 2024 | Somebody expo 2020 | Room Little Darker 2018 | Stinging Fly; gorse; Moth; Winter Papers; Orca; Lonely Crowd; Pennsylvania English; BBC4; Paper Visual Art; L'Esprit; Globe & Scales; Long Gaze Back +
Blend 900gms Chestnut mushrooms into #vegan 'mince'. Fry 2 onions, 4 X garlic, chopped rosemary + 2bsp olive oil for 10 mins to soften. Add mushrooms 15 mins, then 300mls red wine & simmer 15 till reduced by 2/3. Add 3 tins X organic tomatoes, s&p, 1 tbsp marmite, simmer 45-1hr. Serve with pasta. 😋
November 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Blend 900gms Chestnut mushrooms into #vegan 'mince'. Fry 2 onions, 4 X garlic, chopped rosemary + 2bsp olive oil for 10 mins to soften. Add mushrooms 15 mins, then 300mls red wine & simmer 15 till reduced by 2/3. Add 3 tins X organic tomatoes, s&p, 1 tbsp marmite, simmer 45-1hr. Serve with pasta. 😋
Super impressed with #MASA on Drury Street (D2) yesterday, great tasty small plates at equally great prices. I had the vegan soya tacos and Susan had pulled pork. The nachos with salsas & guacamole were great to start, and a Mexican beer for the washdown. 8/10.
November 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Super impressed with #MASA on Drury Street (D2) yesterday, great tasty small plates at equally great prices. I had the vegan soya tacos and Susan had pulled pork. The nachos with salsas & guacamole were great to start, and a Mexican beer for the washdown. 8/10.
Made this Butternut & Sage #Risotto as I had it recently at Circle of Missé Writers Retreat, France. Owner/chef Aaron Tighe is putting together a #cookbook of grub he feeds to writers! He makes his veg stock fresh, so I did too. It's very rich as it uses butter & cheese; once in an orange moon dish.
November 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Made this Butternut & Sage #Risotto as I had it recently at Circle of Missé Writers Retreat, France. Owner/chef Aaron Tighe is putting together a #cookbook of grub he feeds to writers! He makes his veg stock fresh, so I did too. It's very rich as it uses butter & cheese; once in an orange moon dish.
Love a #VeggiePie in winter. Roast 500gms mushrooms, 1 onion, 3 garlic, 2tsp ras el hanout, 1tsp salt, 2tbsp olive oil: 1 hour at 160⁰. Roast 3 sweet spuds, 1 celeriac, 2tbsp oil 45 mins. Add tin puy lentils, ½ lemon juice & coriander to mushrooms, mash spuds adding 100gms cheddar; grill for 6 mins.
November 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Love a #VeggiePie in winter. Roast 500gms mushrooms, 1 onion, 3 garlic, 2tsp ras el hanout, 1tsp salt, 2tbsp olive oil: 1 hour at 160⁰. Roast 3 sweet spuds, 1 celeriac, 2tbsp oil 45 mins. Add tin puy lentils, ½ lemon juice & coriander to mushrooms, mash spuds adding 100gms cheddar; grill for 6 mins.
Received my contributor copy of The Stinging Fly yesterday and am dipping in & out as the pages fall open. Nandini Rawat's story *Tulipa* - about the human cost of the logistics industry under capitalism - is absolutely brilliant. Spiky, zany-paced and genuinely terrifying, what a fantastic writer.
November 19, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Received my contributor copy of The Stinging Fly yesterday and am dipping in & out as the pages fall open. Nandini Rawat's story *Tulipa* - about the human cost of the logistics industry under capitalism - is absolutely brilliant. Spiky, zany-paced and genuinely terrifying, what a fantastic writer.
Haworth, Yorkshire, is a gorgeous #witchy town...straight out of the The Brontë parsonage, you hit a high street on a steep hill with lots of beautiful buildings.
November 17, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Haworth, Yorkshire, is a gorgeous #witchy town...straight out of the The Brontë parsonage, you hit a high street on a steep hill with lots of beautiful buildings.
Brontë Museum (sofa in the dining room is the one Emily died on).
November 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Brontë Museum (sofa in the dining room is the one Emily died on).
Jealous vibes re: my niece's kitchen. Entire house is gorgeous and homely. Landing in a rainstorm, however, spliced a few years off my life. Channel Tunnel from Ireland to UK needs to be sunk into the sea by some billionaire tosspot, thanks, kindly, or return of cheap ferries might work too. ⛴️ ⛴️ ⛴️
November 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Jealous vibes re: my niece's kitchen. Entire house is gorgeous and homely. Landing in a rainstorm, however, spliced a few years off my life. Channel Tunnel from Ireland to UK needs to be sunk into the sea by some billionaire tosspot, thanks, kindly, or return of cheap ferries might work too. ⛴️ ⛴️ ⛴️
On red eye tomorrow to #Leeds. My super-organised #niece is doing airport pickups, plus taking us to Tetley building, water taxis, Kirkgate Market, Corn Exchange, Delhi Wala Street Food, Leeds Art Gallery, Pieminister and a trip to Haworth to the Brontë Museum. Excited to see her new gaff & chilli.
November 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Stoked to have a #ShortStory 🌀Night Of The Big Wind🌀 in #TheClimateIssue of @stingingfly.bsky.social Huge thanks to Editor Lisa McInerney. I'm also super grateful to @artscouncilireland.bsky.social for a 2025 Literature Bursary Award. I'll be reading this story at #DoolinWritersWeekend in January.
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Stoked to have a #ShortStory 🌀Night Of The Big Wind🌀 in #TheClimateIssue of @stingingfly.bsky.social Huge thanks to Editor Lisa McInerney. I'm also super grateful to @artscouncilireland.bsky.social for a 2025 Literature Bursary Award. I'll be reading this story at #DoolinWritersWeekend in January.
#HowLongToCook This recipe is a butterbean smash with coriander seeds, spring onion, garlic, lemon zest, olive oil, etc., with roasted carrots, Hazelnuts, parsley took an hour & 20, cookbook said 1 hour. Baked a banana bread alongside.
November 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
#HowLongToCook This recipe is a butterbean smash with coriander seeds, spring onion, garlic, lemon zest, olive oil, etc., with roasted carrots, Hazelnuts, parsley took an hour & 20, cookbook said 1 hour. Baked a banana bread alongside.
Back from a screening of #AnotherSummer @tudublin.bsky.social film by refugees about refugees, set after the Taliban takeover in 2021 and the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Really poignant, sad & hopeful. It was organised by #PhibsboroForAll and great to catch up with my old pal Ken McCue too.
November 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Back from a screening of #AnotherSummer @tudublin.bsky.social film by refugees about refugees, set after the Taliban takeover in 2021 and the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Really poignant, sad & hopeful. It was organised by #PhibsboroForAll and great to catch up with my old pal Ken McCue too.
It's Monday but I'm living for next weekend in #Leeds. My super-organised #niece has dropped the itinerary and it includes airport pickups, Tetley building, water taxis, Kirkgate Market, Corn Exchange, Delhi Wala Street Food, Leeds Art Gallery, Pieminister and a trip to Haworth to the Brontë Museum.
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
It's Monday but I'm living for next weekend in #Leeds. My super-organised #niece has dropped the itinerary and it includes airport pickups, Tetley building, water taxis, Kirkgate Market, Corn Exchange, Delhi Wala Street Food, Leeds Art Gallery, Pieminister and a trip to Haworth to the Brontë Museum.
#HowLongToCook Three Leek, Mushroom & Quorn Chicken Pot Pies- recipe said 15 mins prep & 45 to cook, but in reality it was 1 hour 20. Made Rosemary roast potatoes to go with it too.
November 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
#HowLongToCook Three Leek, Mushroom & Quorn Chicken Pot Pies- recipe said 15 mins prep & 45 to cook, but in reality it was 1 hour 20. Made Rosemary roast potatoes to go with it too.
#HowLongToCook This BIG share bowl of Orecchiette with Chickpeas, Tomatoes, Spinach & Rosemary took 40 minutes in total, as the recipe said, but there was two of us chopping & cooking.
November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
#HowLongToCook This BIG share bowl of Orecchiette with Chickpeas, Tomatoes, Spinach & Rosemary took 40 minutes in total, as the recipe said, but there was two of us chopping & cooking.
How completely gorgeous are these cards!? Xmas-themed made from seed paper, would also do as an obituary 😉 'When you're done with me, soak me in water, tear me up, plant me in compost and let me bask in the sunshine...then watch me grow into beautiful wildflowers and listen to the bees buzz'. 🐝
November 8, 2025 at 1:27 PM
How completely gorgeous are these cards!? Xmas-themed made from seed paper, would also do as an obituary 😉 'When you're done with me, soak me in water, tear me up, plant me in compost and let me bask in the sunshine...then watch me grow into beautiful wildflowers and listen to the bees buzz'. 🐝
Autumn where I am #Dublin #Northside
November 8, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Autumn where I am #Dublin #Northside
#HowLongToCook So tonight I started prepping the veg at 16.58pm, making the sauce, etc. and sat down to eat at 17.50pm, so 50 minutes thereabouts. Roasted Tofu & Aubergine with Chilli-Peanut Satay Sauce, mint & peanuts on top.
November 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
#HowLongToCook So tonight I started prepping the veg at 16.58pm, making the sauce, etc. and sat down to eat at 17.50pm, so 50 minutes thereabouts. Roasted Tofu & Aubergine with Chilli-Peanut Satay Sauce, mint & peanuts on top.
A new gift edition of James Joyce's The Dead is published by @newislandbooks.bsky.social with an introduction by @nualaoconnor.bsky.social I also read that Joyce set the story on January 6th, Feast of the Epiphany, as a nod to the infamous 🌀Night of the Big Wind🌀 1839 that devastated Ireland.
November 7, 2025 at 11:06 AM
A new gift edition of James Joyce's The Dead is published by @newislandbooks.bsky.social with an introduction by @nualaoconnor.bsky.social I also read that Joyce set the story on January 6th, Feast of the Epiphany, as a nod to the infamous 🌀Night of the Big Wind🌀 1839 that devastated Ireland.