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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

didn't we used to wait till at least after Halloween before putting Christmas up in the shops?

BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

i was there. Up front and centre. Was working at the top of Embarcadero 4. On my break, said what's the palaver with the fountain. Found out quick enough. Boss was there too. #U250 youtu.be/jrxPGEX8DOU?...

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U2 - All Along The Watchtower - 11/12/1987 - Justin Herman Plaza

YouTube video by Wolfgang's Classic Rock

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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

If out of the middle of nowhere, someone tells you to RUN!! do you run or ask questions?

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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Out of nowhere, I have a character who is a musician living in a remote cottage on the edge of this lake and there’s a seisiún one night but I haven’t yet decided if anyone ends up in the water.

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hookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Still a bit blown away to see copies of ‘Hookland Fragments’ in the wild. Here is a signed copy available from @treadwells-books.bsky.social

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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Going to sit at my desk, full latte in hand, do a little writing, slip on dog drool, go flying, nearly crack my head open, where does latte land I ask you? I scream. Son scrambles for a towel. literal over everything on my desk except the notebooks. laptop survived (thank fuck). keyboard did not

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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I still have tins from the anthrax scare

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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

maybe it’s just me but I don’t think one of Ireland’s leading literary magazines should be using AI Content in its advertisements

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Niamh Mac Cabe @niamhmaccabe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I'm excited to be taking part in the Cork International Short Story Festival, in among all these legends! My event is in Cork Arts Theatre, on Thursday 15th October, 19:30 pm @munsterlitcentre.bsky.social

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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Regretting my choices in life, including the one where I bought a diesel car.

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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Regretting my choices in life, including the one where I bought a diesel car.

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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

NEW ON PATREON: Roger and Rob talk to author Colin Brightwell about his stories, their inspiration, and the overall writing process. Patreon memberships start at $5/month. Your support helps us pay our authors and keep the magazine going: bit.ly/4wLXH5V

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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

cut the grass which hasn't been cut in a month and now it can't wait any longer. Took 3 HOURS and I'm highly allergic to grass so wore a mask most of the time. Hair full of spider webs and probably spiders. Said motherfucker a lot.

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Stephen Cox - "funny, raunchy, romantic, satisfyingly twisted" @stephencoxauthor.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I have read In the desert and recommend it

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June Gemmell @junegemmell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Update. More dropped through the door today. @barbarabyar.bsky.social @tcboudreau.bsky.social

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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Do we need to be freaked out by these emergency preparation booklets or is it iodine tablets p2?

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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Uodate on BIA for those interedted www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/q...

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Cowboy Jamboree @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Tomorrow night y'all. Send us a message for the link and password. Don't be a 🔳. @thedrevlow.bsky.social @jdclappwrites.bsky.social @vanwinkle.bsky.social

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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Thrilled to share my 2nd prize winning story BIKER JESUS this morning! Many thanks to judge Donal Ryan and the entire @Frazzledlit team! I've also recorded an audio version if you care to have a listen. ❤️ open.substack.com/pub/authorjm...

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Biker Jesus

By Barbara Byar (Winner - 2nd place)

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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

First it was fleas Now its moths Wtaf are my house spiders on strike? They're going to get a relocation package like the rest of my pests. Deep cleaning whole house instead of writing Again

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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Fancy reading an excerpt from my debut novel, IN THE DESERT out now from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social ? substack.com/@barbarabyar...

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Back in Time

an excerpt from my debut novel, IN THE DESERT published by Cowboy Jamboree Press

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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

tonight I learned why they call it a murder of crows, cause when a shit ton of them start squawking it literally sounds like murder

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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

There is a church in San Francisco that worships to the music of St. John Coltrane

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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Magpies giving out about this that and the other in the back garden

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hookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Still feel a bit blown away seeing this out in the wild.

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Winter Papers @winterpapers.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

We're really pleased to be sponsoring an artist residency at Drumnadubber Studios in Co Leitrim. It's an admin-light application process - closing date 30 Sept 26, do encourage interested artists to apply. Details on applications here: winterpapers.com/submissions

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Winter Papers Submissions

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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Ah hell, i think im writing a love story

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Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 09/09/2026

I should also say that the book is now available for pre-order: jonhendricks.com

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Kill Current: A Jon Hendricks Thriller

Kill Current. An experience from The Arena.

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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Casey is an absolute star and I'm absolutely over the moon for him!

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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Why is it every rare time i go to a chippy, i regret it

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Night Shades ⏾ @nightshadesmag.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🛸 jump scare, night shades is OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS 🛸 gotta keep yall on your toes 🛸 send me your stories! 🛸 closing october 11 www.nightshadesmag.com

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Night Shades

Night Shades is a short speculative fiction magazine.

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David Hayden @seventydys.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Doors Into the Dark is a fascinating day of weird fiction at the Seamus Heaney Centre 26/9 @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social that ends with an evening of new strange & speculative writing, hosted by @theactualemma.bsky.social & Niall McKenna inc a new story of mine. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/doors-into...

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Doors Into the Dark: A Day of Weird Fiction

Join us to explore Science-Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Horror, Myth and the Weird with the makers of fiction, film, comics and games.

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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Im old enough to remember having to try and figure out wtf Michael Stipe was singing

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Niamh Mac Cabe @niamhmaccabe.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🤠 Looking forward to this event at the Dublin Book Festival, where I'll be chatting with John O'Donnell and Niall McMonagle about the Short Story form #dbf26 @lilliputpress.bsky.social dublinbookfestival.com/event/the-ar...

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The Art of the Short Story - Dublin Book Festival

Hear authors Niamh Mac Cabe and John O'Donnell discussing their short story collections at Dublin Book Festival 2026

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Cole Beauchamp 🏳️‍🌈 📖 @nomad-sw18.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Congrats to @barbarabyar.bsky.social on BIKER JESUS winning 2nd place in @frazzledlit.bsky.social - oh my heart 💔 "Kate kept sinking. It was darker than just her eyes being closed. The sunstroke slathering August heat did not reach the dark depths of the pool." www.frazzledlit.com/p/biker-jesu...

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Biker Jesus

By Barbara Byar (Winner - 2nd place)

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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

things worth the effort: peeling spuds direct from a farmer's field and mashing them up with Irish butter and milk. It's a bastard to peel those buggers but omg, gorgeous

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June Gemmell @junegemmell.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Update. Gone a bit mental with the book ordering but looking forward to lovely books arriving by - @lindzmcleod.bsky.social @jolloyds.bsky.social @writerkcampbell.bsky.social @jupiterjonz.bsky.social @barbarabyar.bsky.social @tcboudreau.bsky.social Just got to wait by the letterbox! 😊

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Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 06/09/2026

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

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BOObara Byar 👻👻 @barbarabyar.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

open.substack.com

Biker Jesus

By Barbara Byar (Winner - 2nd place)

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