Reposted by Ali MackTom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 8hMy latest @newscientist.com cartoon 2228431084
Reposted by Ali MackOisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 6hI’ll be doing another one of these next week, if you’re bringing your kids into Dublin city centre! #SpeirGorm 084
Reposted by Ali MackAngela C @angelacoraccio.bsky.social · 1hUrgent appeal for #speirgorm #spéirghorm: I am looking to get advice from someone in the civil service who is autistic (with official reasonable accommodations). Please dm me! #ireland #irishsky 0212
Reposted by Ali MackOrchardVillian @orchardvillian.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Benefit concert on the 22nd October in Lost Lane. It's for helping those impacted by the Earthquake in Venezuela this year. All local bands. A real grassroots effort. We're filming a BTS documentary. www.ticketsource.com/oliviaisagho... #speirgorm #irishfilm #help #Dublin 024
Reposted by Ali MackDiane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 07/10/2026At Ebooks.Direct: It's 1895... but not as you know it. A velied lady comes to 221B Baker Street with a unique problem: she's about to be assassinated. *Again.* ...And only Holmes and Watson can keep the next assassination from being permanent! bit.ly/Lioness-Mane #SherlockHolmes #EbookSky 38740
Reposted by Ali MackJames @jhshelley.bsky.social · 07/10/2026#spéirghorm Ireland based request. Any bookbinders/book printers on here? Or will take recommendations. Looking to print a very small number of books. Linen or Cotton-rag. Possibly A4, 120gsm. Colour. Hardback. 120page Profeesional/Hobbyist/enthusiast. DMs open. GRMA 151
Reposted by Ali MackDavid Green @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Special sale just in time for Fantasycon and the @britfantasysoc.bsky.social awards :) Get your free book and maybe check out the (discounted) sequel too! Shares greatly appreciated! mybook.to/magicmapsand... 42422
Reposted by Ali MackEoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I stood in the presence of several very ancient oaks in Bandon's Castlebernard Woods a few months ago, and was in total awe. Such trees are now *incredibly* rare in Ireland. Please support Bandon Environmental Action Group in getting the 34.5-acre ecosystem protected. www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-n...corkbeo.iePublic urged to join fight to protect ancient West Cork woodlandSome of these magnificent trees date back hundreds of years 630096
Reposted by Ali MackDublin 2029 @dublin2029.bsky.social · 05/10/2026You’re invited! The volunteers behind the Dublin 2029 Worldcon bid get together on the second Monday of every month. Our next session is coming up on Monday 12th October! We'd love to meet anyone else from the wider Dublin SFF community and anyone passing through on the day 💙 1113
Reposted by Ali MackBookshop.org @bookshop.org · 06/10/2026Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores. 2854483346
Reposted by Ali MackRae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This has got to be on top of every girl's Christmas Wish List, surely? #BookSky 931956250
Reposted by Ali MackCiara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 21/10/2025A púca for the season that's in it 👻 All prints of this one are hand-finished with gold paint, and they're also on sale (along with many other spooky prints) until the end of this month. www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/... 626479
Ali Mack @alimack13.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I love that you got Jeremy in the picture too. Glad you had a great con. 110
Reposted by Ali MackOctocon @octocon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Ever wished you could have your own incredibly cute Octo? Well why not crochet your very own member of the Octo collective? (Basic crochet knowledge required!) Find out how here: octocon.com/2026/10/croc... #octocon2026 0117
Ali Mack @alimack13.bsky.social · 03/10/2026We are in #Cork #speirgorm and day membership is available. Come and visit us. 063
Ali Mack @alimack13.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Should be noted we are in Cork today and tomorrow. Pop in to visit as day membership available. 0122
Reposted by Ali MackOctocon @octocon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Guests of Honour Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social & C.E Murphy @cemurphy.bsky.social with our wonderful chair @csharpwords.bsky.social ! #Octocon2026 Attending today? Check out the programme: prog.octocon.com 0445
Reposted by Ali MackAntiqueight @antiqueight.bsky.social · 03/10/2026My second panel at @octocon.bsky.social What kinds of writers groups and writing support do you look for and find useful?? 0112
Reposted by Ali MackRyan CrawCour @ryan.crawcour.social · 01/10/2026BREAKING NEWS: Tensions between Thor and the Care Bears have escalated rapidly overnight. 5762001685
Reposted by Ali MackDiane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 01/10/2026Available now at #Ebooks Direct as part of our #Autumn #Reading #Sale: Our Whole Store package, including all non-new release works in our inventory—37 award-winning novels and shorter works. Grab this fabulous bargain before the price changes! 🙂 ebooks.direct/products/ebo... #ebookskyebooks.directEbooks Direct Whole Store BundleThis ebook bundle (not available in the UK: details below) contains our complete inventory of non-new-release* works. All our ebooks are DRM-free, and come with the usual EBD lifetime replacement g... 09150
Reposted by Ali MackGeorge Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 02/10/2026🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A small human (3?) in a sparkly blue dress with sparkly red shoes is cycling a tiny tricycle as FAST as she can go! A big placid dog (Staffy cross snuggle?) is trotting at her side. Two friends off on an adventure. 321327
Reposted by Ali MackKingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 30/09/2026Go read Diane’s books! Seriously, they are the best! 222270
Reposted by Ali MackMark Kielty @markkieltywriter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Getting ready for @octocon.bsky.social 2026. I'll be there Sunday. Make sure you come and say hello. Comic by me and @barcswow.bsky.social #Octocon2026 #YAFantasy #BookSky #SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity 0115
Reposted by Ali MackSailing Steve @sailingsteve.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Good advice!! Make noise. It's long. Read it! 17452771739
Reposted by Ali MackThe Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 29/09/2026PARISIANS! Come take a look. Take a closer look. There are 30 space sci-fi classics that will be screened over the next 20 days at La Cinémathèque!! Solaris, Silent Running, Moon, Alien, Marooned, Wall-E, 2001, 2010, Interstellar... You should enjoy it for me. Thank you for your attention.youtube.comCinéma et espace, les indispensables - Bande-annonceYouTube video by La Cinémathèque française 25914
Reposted by Ali MackMark Kielty @markkieltywriter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026#MagicalBountyHunters will be launched at @octocon.bsky.social on Sunday the 4th of October. Special launch deal: €10 for a copy of the book, a 4-page comic, and a bookmark. Make sure you come and say hi. #Octocon #YAFantasy #BookStagram #ReadingCommunity #SpéirGhorm #SpéirGorm #BookSky 0113
Reposted by Ali MackMark Kielty @markkieltywriter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I'm officially on the schedule on Sunday for @octocon.bsky.social. Make sure you come say hi. #Octocon2026 #YAFantasy #BookSky #SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm #Octocon 061
Ali Mack @alimack13.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Can you imagine if they made any cis person who wanted gender affirming treatment go through this? Hair transplants, breast increases, body sculpting, facial changes. 010
Reposted by Ali MackCezary Jan Strusiewicz @ostrichson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Good things are possible. 0183
Reposted by Ali MackMark Kielty @markkieltywriter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Hi all, update re: #MagicalBountyHunters. The launch will be happening at @octocon.bsky.social this year! Come visit me at the Trade Hall on the 4th of October 2026. Be happy to chat. Want to find out more? Check out markkieltywriter.com/magical-boun... #YAFantasy #SpéirGhorm #Fantasy #SpéirGormmarkkieltywriter.comMagical Bounty Hunters – Mark KieltyMagical Bounty Hunters: Out 3 October 2026 Preorder ebook on amazon Paperback available on Amazon 3 October 2026 If novels are like the written form of movies, then this will feel like bingeing on … 142
Ali Mack @alimack13.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes don't think so but maybe? However, welcome to bluesky! 130
Reposted by Ali MackMark Kielty @markkieltywriter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026It would be extremely sad to see this go. Given the decline in young people reading for pleasure, it's initiatives like this we need now more than ever. #SpéirGhorm #SpéirGorm #BookSky #KidLit #DollyParton #ImaginationLibrary #ReadingCommunityindependent.ie‘So many families have benefitted’ – Dolly Parton library at risk of closure as funding gap threatens children’s free booksProgramme must raise €8,000 a month to keep delivering service for families 0107
Reposted by Ali MackOrkney Library & Archive @orkneylibrary.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Today is #HobbitDay because Bilbo and Frodo Baggins were both born on September 22nd. Normally we'd shire a hobbit pun or two but it might just feel like a tolkien gesture and we don't want to embarrass our elves. Anyway it's a good day to come and boromir #Tolkien books. 📚 652298632
Ali Mack @alimack13.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Have used a gen AI product. Not used it continuously, or regularly eg 3 times a week, just used. Maybe once and never again for quality, cost or time lost proofreading and correcting the output. What does this poll really tell us? 100
Reposted by Ali MackGavin Sheridan @gavinsblog.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Ok Bluesky it's rare I ask for help. But this time I need huge help from the #osint community and #speirgorm #speirghorm, and everyone who follows me. I have a goal to raise up to €100,000 for a long time friend and colleague who is going to leave us. 294129
Reposted by Ali MackGavin Sheridan @gavinsblog.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This is the GoFundMe www.gofundme.com/f/our-friend...gofundme.comDonate to Our friend and colleague Eoghan Sweeney, organized by Joseph GalvinOur friend, colleague and comrade Eoghan Sweeney has been diagnosed with termina… Joseph Galvin needs your support for Our friend and colleague Eoghan Sweeney 26679
Reposted by Ali MackCislyn Smith @cislyn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Y'all, I want this. I want to blow our goals away. I want to see numbers that make it easy to do even better event next year. I want to see numbers that make Dream Foundry's executive director feel silly for worrying. Can we do that? I dunno. But there's my ask. flights-of-foundry.org/donate/ 074
Reposted by Ali MackTom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 20/09/2026My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com 10922274
Reposted by Ali MackMineral Cup & Ore Cup @mineralcup.bsky.social · 21/09/2026#MinCup26 Round 2 Match 5 It's a pair or rare, vibrant minerals with unusual chemistry as purple #Putnisite is up against blue #Julienite. VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re... RESULTS: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re... 89336
Reposted by Ali MackGeorge Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Hey lovely people. My beautiful friend Emma and I are running an online workshop about friendship and networking. It promises to be a wonderful time. 4th October, 9am NZT, Pay-what-you-can. (Available for 2 weeks for people who can't attend on the day.) www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/friendship...eventbrite.co.nzFriendship & Networking For CreativesA warm, fun workshop about networking and friendship for writers, artists and anyone wanting to connect to a community. 18737
Reposted by Ali MackAgonyFlips @agonyflips.bsky.social · 20/09/2026When you're ticked off and a friend sends you something to make you feel better. 🐑🔊 496158093854
