Denis Smyth Díaz
@smythdiaz.bsky.social
One part British, one part Spanish, with a hint of Belgian. Amateur dad and amateur writer, author of Dolores and Other Sorrows (finalist for the Eyelands Awards). Posting about literature, music, art and, somewhat reluctantly, politics.
Just finished Norwegian Wood, by Murakami. What an amazing book! It's like a road trip through the early years of adulthood, a bit like The Catcher in the Rye but with miso soup instead of burgers. 10/10
November 2, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Just finished Norwegian Wood, by Murakami. What an amazing book! It's like a road trip through the early years of adulthood, a bit like The Catcher in the Rye but with miso soup instead of burgers. 10/10
Doomscrolling checkpoint.
October 30, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Doomscrolling checkpoint.
Perfect day in #Brussels: sunny weather, art nouveau and the #PompomPom craft cider festival.
August 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Perfect day in #Brussels: sunny weather, art nouveau and the #PompomPom craft cider festival.
Spending time in one of the coolest places on Earth: a church that has been converted into a bookstore. Perfect! It's in Maastricht, in the Netherlands #booksky
July 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Spending time in one of the coolest places on Earth: a church that has been converted into a bookstore. Perfect! It's in Maastricht, in the Netherlands #booksky
One of the coolest things about #Brussels is that you meet people and find activities from all over the world. These are my bigos and beer during Polish Day. Yummy!
June 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
One of the coolest things about #Brussels is that you meet people and find activities from all over the world. These are my bigos and beer during Polish Day. Yummy!
Look at my baby, there among the big boys. 🥲😍 #doloresandothersorrows #booksky
April 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Look at my baby, there among the big boys. 🥲😍 #doloresandothersorrows #booksky
I celebrated #indiebookstores Day with a visit to one of my favourite spots in Brussels: Librebook, of course! Look at all that book-shaped happiness!
April 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I celebrated #indiebookstores Day with a visit to one of my favourite spots in Brussels: Librebook, of course! Look at all that book-shaped happiness!
Just finished this book that is wonderful in its weirdness. It'll have you thinking 'this is beautiful, but what's going on?' until the end, when you realise it's even better than you thought. Besides, I got to meet the author the other day and I had a bit of a fanboy moment. #booksky
March 3, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Just finished this book that is wonderful in its weirdness. It'll have you thinking 'this is beautiful, but what's going on?' until the end, when you realise it's even better than you thought. Besides, I got to meet the author the other day and I had a bit of a fanboy moment. #booksky
I'll never get tired of the comment my great friend Greta Voitel made about #doloresandothersorrows: 'Often, Denis speaks so softly that you have to put your ear down close to the page to hear what he is saying. Then the bastard turns the volume up!' #booksky #writing #librebook
February 26, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I'll never get tired of the comment my great friend Greta Voitel made about #doloresandothersorrows: 'Often, Denis speaks so softly that you have to put your ear down close to the page to hear what he is saying. Then the bastard turns the volume up!' #booksky #writing #librebook
February 14, 2025 at 11:51 AM
#20daybookchallenge #booksky The Dogs in Thessaloniki, by Kjell Askildsen
February 13, 2025 at 10:55 AM
#20daybookchallenge #booksky The Dogs in Thessaloniki, by Kjell Askildsen
February 12, 2025 at 7:06 AM
February 11, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Wonderful presentation by Olga Tokarczuk yesterday, about the importance of literature as the way to not just convey information, but also to transmit a message that resonates. I wish my granny had been this cool!
February 6, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Wonderful presentation by Olga Tokarczuk yesterday, about the importance of literature as the way to not just convey information, but also to transmit a message that resonates. I wish my granny had been this cool!
I couldn't help myself and i made one too! It doesn't look as pretty as yours, though. My supposedly non-stick pans refuse to do the one thing they're meant to do. 🙄 #spanishomelette
February 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I couldn't help myself and i made one too! It doesn't look as pretty as yours, though. My supposedly non-stick pans refuse to do the one thing they're meant to do. 🙄 #spanishomelette
In this time of nazis, I keep thinking about a little story by Olga Tokarczuk called 'Swastikas' and I always giggle:
January 30, 2025 at 9:25 AM
In this time of nazis, I keep thinking about a little story by Olga Tokarczuk called 'Swastikas' and I always giggle: