Oliver Thomas
@oliver-thomas.bsky.social
Irish author based in Glasgow, writing horror and fantasy fiction inspired by the history and mythology of places I have called home.
Thanks to all who have read so far! Rising through the ranks in “Welsh mythology” according to the store page. While I think this is maybe overstating its weight in the canon, a great honour to be counted as Welsh mythology nonetheless
“The Pull of the Tides” available now! Miri is a rebel without a rebellion and a necromancer who can’t raise the spirit she seeks. Under threat of execution she sails west into the storm, where one vengeful spirit must be exorcised, but another may be rekindled... www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G3JKKLV...
The Pull of the Tides: A Tale of the Kingdom of Tallain
The Pull of the Tides: A Tale of the Kingdom of Tallain eBook : Thomas, Oliver: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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November 26, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Thanks to all who have read so far! Rising through the ranks in “Welsh mythology” according to the store page. While I think this is maybe overstating its weight in the canon, a great honour to be counted as Welsh mythology nonetheless
“The Pull of the Tides” available now! Miri is a rebel without a rebellion and a necromancer who can’t raise the spirit she seeks. Under threat of execution she sails west into the storm, where one vengeful spirit must be exorcised, but another may be rekindled... www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G3JKKLV...
The Pull of the Tides: A Tale of the Kingdom of Tallain
The Pull of the Tides: A Tale of the Kingdom of Tallain eBook : Thomas, Oliver: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 8:22 AM
“The Pull of the Tides” available now! Miri is a rebel without a rebellion and a necromancer who can’t raise the spirit she seeks. Under threat of execution she sails west into the storm, where one vengeful spirit must be exorcised, but another may be rekindled... www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G3JKKLV...
wrote a scene earlier where some torches in a dungeon burst into life of their own accord. thought to myself, god, this is what it’s all about, isn’t it
August 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
wrote a scene earlier where some torches in a dungeon burst into life of their own accord. thought to myself, god, this is what it’s all about, isn’t it
My mum has the early Wheel of Time books on her shelves and they fill me with a sense of wonder to this day
Today in Mark As Read, @mollytempleton.com's ode to the vanishing mass market paperback:
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We All Miss Mass Market Paperbacks - Reactor
It's partly nostalgia, but there really is something special about those books...
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August 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
My mum has the early Wheel of Time books on her shelves and they fill me with a sense of wonder to this day
Does anyone have any recommendations for dictating when writing? I’m experimenting with reducing eye strain for first drafts and having a go with the ios text to speech and open to suggestions
August 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Does anyone have any recommendations for dictating when writing? I’m experimenting with reducing eye strain for first drafts and having a go with the ios text to speech and open to suggestions
my wife has helped me come up with a heartwarming teen horror tale called “The Scarecrow Tokes at Midnight”. Look forward to that in (looks at calendar, looks at baby son) 10 - 20 years
July 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
my wife has helped me come up with a heartwarming teen horror tale called “The Scarecrow Tokes at Midnight”. Look forward to that in (looks at calendar, looks at baby son) 10 - 20 years
Reposted by Oliver Thomas
Indie Bites 18: Bards & Bargains is OUT NOW! This issue is absolutely stacked with stories that explore the musical, the magical, and more - grab your copy for free from www.silversunbooks.com/post/bards-b...
(paperbacks also available, and this baby is thick!) 🥰
(paperbacks also available, and this baby is thick!) 🥰
May 16, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Indie Bites 18: Bards & Bargains is OUT NOW! This issue is absolutely stacked with stories that explore the musical, the magical, and more - grab your copy for free from www.silversunbooks.com/post/bards-b...
(paperbacks also available, and this baby is thick!) 🥰
(paperbacks also available, and this baby is thick!) 🥰
Happy Beltane! youtu.be/mXsYPfCasZ4
Carreg Lafar - 'Ysbryd y Werin' and 'Mae'r Ddaear yn Glasu'
YouTube video by Dan Rhys - The Lone Escapist
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May 1, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Happy Beltane! youtu.be/mXsYPfCasZ4
Watched some of a documentary about M.R. James which claimed its central question as whether he had seen or believed in ghosts. No harm to these people who are clearly huge fans and put a lot of work into it, but if you’ve read A Vignette I think it’s hard to arrive at an answer other than “yes”
March 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Watched some of a documentary about M.R. James which claimed its central question as whether he had seen or believed in ghosts. No harm to these people who are clearly huge fans and put a lot of work into it, but if you’ve read A Vignette I think it’s hard to arrive at an answer other than “yes”
*Un* natural disaster struck at The Grand Hotel today, where a toast to the health of Maimarizj, the Great Wyrm, was delivered in front of the assembled fraternal order of the Great Worm, an unrelated deity who demands, above all, abstention from homophonous sounds. We go live now to the scene
The Grand Hotel hosts visitors from across the Seven Realms. It has aeries for dragons, aquariums for merfolk, and everything in between. Today the hotel is playing host to two simultaneous conventions. It's your first day on the job. What could possibly go wrong?
#TinyTalesTuesday #WritingPrompt
#TinyTalesTuesday #WritingPrompt
March 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
*Un* natural disaster struck at The Grand Hotel today, where a toast to the health of Maimarizj, the Great Wyrm, was delivered in front of the assembled fraternal order of the Great Worm, an unrelated deity who demands, above all, abstention from homophonous sounds. We go live now to the scene
that’s actually the RPMP-79, one variant of which came equipped with a cannon. It was put into mass production on the strength of the initial Poirot prototype but became somewhat infamous after its use in the ruthless suppression of protesters against the regime following the war
My favourite episode is the one where Poirot gets a shoulder-mounted cannon.
March 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
that’s actually the RPMP-79, one variant of which came equipped with a cannon. It was put into mass production on the strength of the initial Poirot prototype but became somewhat infamous after its use in the ruthless suppression of protesters against the regime following the war
What are some ‘unofficial’ one hit wonders for you? I was just thinking how Dead Man’s Party was the first Oingo Boingo song I heard and nothing else by them touches it
February 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
What are some ‘unofficial’ one hit wonders for you? I was just thinking how Dead Man’s Party was the first Oingo Boingo song I heard and nothing else by them touches it
my first job out of uni required me to sit at a desk phone and for hours every day make and field enquiries. it’s no exaggeration to say that the skill it gave me sometimes feels like a superpower
oh no it happened again: a 5-minute phone call solved a problem more quickly than a week of emailing back and forth
February 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
my first job out of uni required me to sit at a desk phone and for hours every day make and field enquiries. it’s no exaggeration to say that the skill it gave me sometimes feels like a superpower
(passing a neighbour) oh hey, saw your galley, good oars! hew many foe-men lately?
February 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
(passing a neighbour) oh hey, saw your galley, good oars! hew many foe-men lately?
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Volume up for wolf howls!!!! I never grow bored of that sound!!
February 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Volume up for wolf howls!!!! I never grow bored of that sound!!
had the pleasure of seeing Paul Muldoon in Portstewart with my folks a few years ago. Not a long session but he said a few things that have stayed with me. Will be a tough act to follow
📣 Call for nominations!
As Professor Paul Muldoon completes his term as Ireland Professor of Poetry in October, The Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust invites nominations for the Ireland Professor of Poetry for 2025-2028.
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As Professor Paul Muldoon completes his term as Ireland Professor of Poetry in October, The Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust invites nominations for the Ireland Professor of Poetry for 2025-2028.
Learn More: irelandchairofpoetry.org/call-for-nom...
February 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
had the pleasure of seeing Paul Muldoon in Portstewart with my folks a few years ago. Not a long session but he said a few things that have stayed with me. Will be a tough act to follow
Pirates! Can’t live with ‘em, can’t have a proper bit of maritime adventure without ‘em. Have a read and see what a gang of them might get up to if they were led by a woman with a bit of… let’s say, “vision.”
The Wreck of Our Lady by Oliver Thomas is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Pirates & Prophecies)
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February 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Pirates! Can’t live with ‘em, can’t have a proper bit of maritime adventure without ‘em. Have a read and see what a gang of them might get up to if they were led by a woman with a bit of… let’s say, “vision.”
Reposted by Oliver Thomas
The Wreck of Our Lady by Oliver Thomas is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Pirates & Prophecies)
@oliver-thomas.bsky.social
www.silversunbooks.com/post/pirates...
@oliver-thomas.bsky.social
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February 25, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The Wreck of Our Lady by Oliver Thomas is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Pirates & Prophecies)
@oliver-thomas.bsky.social
www.silversunbooks.com/post/pirates...
@oliver-thomas.bsky.social
www.silversunbooks.com/post/pirates...
I hope you’ll enjoy “The Wreck of Our Lady”, a story that I think truly has it all — pirates, prophecies, religious schisms, demonic possession, and above it all swashbuckling action on the high seas!
Indie Bites 17 (Pirates & Prophecies) is out TODAY!
Featuring an interview with @trudieskies.bsky.social and
stories by @cerilndomace.bsky.social @honeysound.bsky.social Oliver Thomas…
www.silversunbooks.com/post/pirates...
Featuring an interview with @trudieskies.bsky.social and
stories by @cerilndomace.bsky.social @honeysound.bsky.social Oliver Thomas…
www.silversunbooks.com/post/pirates...
Pirates & Prophecies (Issue 17)
This quarter's issue of Indie Bites contains eight exclusive short stories from indie authors on the themes of Pirates & Prophecies.
www.silversunbooks.com
February 21, 2025 at 9:32 AM
I hope you’ll enjoy “The Wreck of Our Lady”, a story that I think truly has it all — pirates, prophecies, religious schisms, demonic possession, and above it all swashbuckling action on the high seas!
Reposted by Oliver Thomas
Indie Bites 17 (Pirates & Prophecies) is out TODAY!
Featuring an interview with @trudieskies.bsky.social and
stories by @cerilndomace.bsky.social @honeysound.bsky.social Oliver Thomas…
www.silversunbooks.com/post/pirates...
Featuring an interview with @trudieskies.bsky.social and
stories by @cerilndomace.bsky.social @honeysound.bsky.social Oliver Thomas…
www.silversunbooks.com/post/pirates...
Pirates & Prophecies (Issue 17)
This quarter's issue of Indie Bites contains eight exclusive short stories from indie authors on the themes of Pirates & Prophecies.
www.silversunbooks.com
February 21, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Indie Bites 17 (Pirates & Prophecies) is out TODAY!
Featuring an interview with @trudieskies.bsky.social and
stories by @cerilndomace.bsky.social @honeysound.bsky.social Oliver Thomas…
www.silversunbooks.com/post/pirates...
Featuring an interview with @trudieskies.bsky.social and
stories by @cerilndomace.bsky.social @honeysound.bsky.social Oliver Thomas…
www.silversunbooks.com/post/pirates...
(grim) it’s now the mash. it’s the monster mash!
February 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM
(grim) it’s now the mash. it’s the monster mash!
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Horse & Hound is now where to get the only feel-good news in town.
February 18, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Horse & Hound is now where to get the only feel-good news in town.
was looking at getting a pruning saw and I’m absolutely stunned at what’s on offer here. one of them looks like a gunblade and I think I just saw a zanbatou
February 10, 2025 at 9:54 AM
was looking at getting a pruning saw and I’m absolutely stunned at what’s on offer here. one of them looks like a gunblade and I think I just saw a zanbatou
been watching a lot of X Files recently. you just can’t beat Mulder and Scully
February 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM
been watching a lot of X Files recently. you just can’t beat Mulder and Scully
First rejected story of the year. Onward!
February 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
First rejected story of the year. Onward!