Emma Devlin
@theactualemma.bsky.social
Writer. Winner 2019 Benedict Kiely comp | LL 2021 Galley Beggars Comp | SL 2023 Maírtín Crawford Award | work in Irish Times, Stinging Fly & more | Rep'd by Sophie Scard at United Agents: https://t.ly/ef_3A | Find me on Insta: https://tinyurl.com/5bhfpcne
Frosty festive reading
December 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Frosty festive reading
The antidepressants have been hitting just right lately. Finding everything around me a bit lovelier than I have in ages.
December 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The antidepressants have been hitting just right lately. Finding everything around me a bit lovelier than I have in ages.
This is wonderful. youtu.be/RPjL909DiVI?...
The Legendary NYC A-Train Sax Battle (Super Cut)
YouTube video by SilentHippo
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December 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is wonderful. youtu.be/RPjL909DiVI?...
No thanks, I’m a chicken and butter man
December 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
No thanks, I’m a chicken and butter man
a library horror story
December 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
a library horror story
Mallusk is clearly the place to be
December 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Mallusk is clearly the place to be
I feel like this could have been phrased differently.
December 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I feel like this could have been phrased differently.
Missed my train and either have to wait for 45 minutes or walk into the city centre and get a bus
December 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Missed my train and either have to wait for 45 minutes or walk into the city centre and get a bus
Help, I meant to write “apologies!” in an email I sent but accidentally wrote “apologise!”
December 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Help, I meant to write “apologies!” in an email I sent but accidentally wrote “apologise!”
just found a little cache of messages from someone i was once pretty close with (as much as you can be online i suppose) but who disappeared into the ether a while back. i miss them :(
December 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
just found a little cache of messages from someone i was once pretty close with (as much as you can be online i suppose) but who disappeared into the ether a while back. i miss them :(
Everybody look at my sister’s cat.
December 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Everybody look at my sister’s cat.
A little Spiritualized in the morning does the trick youtu.be/uWOdSeDzyy4?...
Spiritualized - Come Together (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Spiritualized
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December 8, 2025 at 10:21 AM
A little Spiritualized in the morning does the trick youtu.be/uWOdSeDzyy4?...
What is everyone reading? I’m using most of my annual leave up this month and need a little inspiration.
December 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
What is everyone reading? I’m using most of my annual leave up this month and need a little inspiration.
Tonight’s viewing
December 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Tonight’s viewing
Restless. Unfocused! Don’t know what to do with myself this evening.
December 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Restless. Unfocused! Don’t know what to do with myself this evening.
Absolutely loved this book.
December 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Absolutely loved this book.
Re-reading The Young Visiters by Daisy Ashford and enjoying it very much www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2...
The Young Visiters or, Mr. Salteena's Plan
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December 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Re-reading The Young Visiters by Daisy Ashford and enjoying it very much www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2...
If you need cheering up, might I suggest this video of Wilford the bear digging a hole and taking a nap in it? youtu.be/jO2FAE5aLeA?...
Wilford The Bear Makes A Bed And Takes A Nap In The Angeles National Forest
YouTube video by Parliament Of Owls
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December 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
If you need cheering up, might I suggest this video of Wilford the bear digging a hole and taking a nap in it? youtu.be/jO2FAE5aLeA?...
This reads like a student writing their first ever creative piece, except the students I’ve worked with are much better.
At least 40% of the book is just tortured descriptions of her surroundings.
December 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This reads like a student writing their first ever creative piece, except the students I’ve worked with are much better.
Reposted by Emma Devlin
For my Elvis book I met the Finnish academic who performed and recorded Elvis songs translated into both Latin and Sumerian.
"Of course, they did not have blue suede shoes in Sumeria," he told me, "so I had to translate the song as 'on my sandals of sky blue leather, please do not stand".
"Of course, they did not have blue suede shoes in Sumeria," he told me, "so I had to translate the song as 'on my sandals of sky blue leather, please do not stand".
Students and staff at Trinity College Dublin have produced the world's first film in the ancient - and dead - Sumerian language
Watch: TCD debuts world's first film in ancient Sumerian
Students and staff at Trinity College Dublin have produced the world's first film in the ancient - and dead - Sumerian language.
www.rte.ie
December 4, 2025 at 7:13 AM
For my Elvis book I met the Finnish academic who performed and recorded Elvis songs translated into both Latin and Sumerian.
"Of course, they did not have blue suede shoes in Sumeria," he told me, "so I had to translate the song as 'on my sandals of sky blue leather, please do not stand".
"Of course, they did not have blue suede shoes in Sumeria," he told me, "so I had to translate the song as 'on my sandals of sky blue leather, please do not stand".
We got a DVD player one Christmas and it is the best thing we own. It’s hooked up to our projector ✨
We genuinely have people out there who have no idea that you can own stuff and don’t need to pay a subscription for it for the rest of your life.
December 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
We got a DVD player one Christmas and it is the best thing we own. It’s hooked up to our projector ✨
Reposted by Emma Devlin
This weekend is the next iteration of Terror Camp, a free online conference for polar exploration enthusiasts, which has the highest level of intellectual content and hilarity I have ever encountered: www.terror.camp @terrorcamp.bsky.social
Terror Camp | Polar Fan Conference
Terror Camp is an annual virtual gathering of hundreds of polar exploration enthusiasts. Inspired by AMC's The Terror and the history of the Franklin Expedition, this polar exploration conference feat...
www.terror.camp
December 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This weekend is the next iteration of Terror Camp, a free online conference for polar exploration enthusiasts, which has the highest level of intellectual content and hilarity I have ever encountered: www.terror.camp @terrorcamp.bsky.social
My most used words on Bluesky. No surprises there:
December 2, 2025 at 11:26 PM
My most used words on Bluesky. No surprises there:
Absolutely obsessed with this Youtube channel. Recommended if you’re in need of an existential crisis. youtu.be/cfw13W4tJXA?...
Falling Out of the Universe (Simulation)
YouTube video by Stargaze
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Absolutely obsessed with this Youtube channel. Recommended if you’re in need of an existential crisis. youtu.be/cfw13W4tJXA?...
Did I ever tell you guys about the greatest dad joke my father ever told?
Me: I walked gingerly down the stairs
Him: Sure you do everything gingerly
Me: I walked gingerly down the stairs
Him: Sure you do everything gingerly
November 30, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Did I ever tell you guys about the greatest dad joke my father ever told?
Me: I walked gingerly down the stairs
Him: Sure you do everything gingerly
Me: I walked gingerly down the stairs
Him: Sure you do everything gingerly