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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

An potent injection of greek myth and raw storytelling on a Thursday Night. Thank you @ewandownie.com @companyofwolves.org ☆

A poster of 'THE BACCHAE' by Company of Wolves at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

A genderfluid, gendersolid, and gendergas march at Pride ☆

Three queers at Pride with placards supporting trans people and pride as a protest.

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

The bulk's going well ☆ 80.7 kg >>> 86.2 kg (May 5 >>> Jun 27)

Me at the gym flexing my arm in the mirror

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

So proud of @s34nn.bsky.social for all his effort preparing for the Edinburgh College of Art Graduate Show 2025! Check out the show this week. His 3 stunning pieces about his queerness are in room C05 ☆ #abraction #queerart #artsky

Sean standing in front of his piece 'Say Something Loving' at the ECA Graduate Show 2025.

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Had this vest for 14 years and still love it ☆

Me in an itchy and scratchy vest, brown cargos and black sandals

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Might be getting somewhere with the modern script ☆ #conlang

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Brain is in a word deficit today so I'm taking time to create some new ones. New conlang in the works. The script will be based on woven textiles ☆ #conlang

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Showcasing more of my conlang! A Lureirh word/concept on a pot: Reidhuc [ray-YOO-hk] (verb) - to have and always have luck, favour Etymology: rei(essence of life)+adhuc(god) This script is the poetic form which resembles nature - leaves, stars, water droplets, fins, wings, etc. #conlang #Lureirh

A vase painted in gold, brown and purple with the word 'Reidhuc' [ray-YOO-hk]

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Beautiful day to explore the Glasgow Botanic Gardens with @s34nn.bsky.social ☆

Sean in the tropical glass house at the glasgow botanic gardens

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

It's about time that I got my hands on this!! ☆

Waterstones exclusive Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Introducing some conlang work since I've done so much on it already and shared almost nothing. Starting with the name of the language: Lureirh [loo-RAY-th] - Language and people of Lulanareiph Etymology: lu(water)+reirh(forest) #conlang #Lureirh

Word for my conlang language Lureirh [lu-RAY-th].

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Film 2 of 4 #GlasgowFilmFestival #GFF: Surprise Film 'The Ballad of Wallis Island'☆

The surprise film at glasgow film festival, which turned out to be 'the ballad of wallis island'

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Film 1 of 4 #GlasgowFilmFestival #GFF: Some Nights I Feel Like Walking ☆

Ticket for Glasgow Film Festival's 'Some Nights I Feel Like Walking'.

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Sorry, Blaze! I've got places to be ☆

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

For any of you who enjoy a fantasy map, I've been forming a map for my WIP novel to help with visualising travel across the region ☆ The map creation has tied my conlanging to the landscape ☆ #conlang #worldbuidling

Piece of Lulanareiph map for my WIP novel

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

After pride month comes wrath month. The Baobhan Sith is coming for a queer revolution. WIP for @bonabooks.bsky.social's open submissions ☆

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

My writing progress is now severely hindered because I have 5% less thumb

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

My beautiful kilt and sporran (on the right) made it into British Vogue ☆ www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/hotl...

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

You're telling me these are two different people? All I'm saying is that I've never seen Lady Gaga and Oli Sykes in the same place at the same time ☆ #ladygaga #mayhem #lg7

Lady gaga banner for her album mayhem on 7th of March 2025

Oli sykes of the band Bring Me The Horizon

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

They've got to be joking, right? Right?

The Guardian article headline about the Academy Award nominations, 'Oscar nominations 2025: Emilia Pérez breaks record with 13 as The Brutalist and Wicked both trail with 10'.

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Abusing @s34nn.bsky.social's steam account to finally play #BG3 ☆

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

As awkward as it is transporting these to Glasgow. They're a sweet addition to my desk at work today ☆

Bouquet of dusty pink roses and other small white flowers with an assortment of leafy stems.

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Another productive weekend reaching around 1700 words added to my WIP. I'm very pleased with the tone, tension and direction taken in this version of my story. Can almost forgive myself for starting my debut from scratch again ☆

Laptop screen showing my WIP wordcount at 9431 and a caption overlayed that says, 'Almost at my 20% mark after 2 months for my year-end goal!! Proud of the progress I'm making on this novel rewrite'.

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Been a while since I wrote using my notebook. I almost forgot what my handwriting looked like.

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

There's something so relaxing about being in your partner's space (assuming you don't live together)☆ Time to go write about some more magic, family trauma and prejudice ☆

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

It's a good thing I'm not gifted at visual arts or I'd be procrastinating creating my own deck of WIP inspiref tarot cards.

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Time to face winter in Edinburgh ☆

Pic of me ready to brace winter in Edinburgh.

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

My posts are sporadic here but you should know that I'm averaging 1000 words per week of my rewritten novel and the direction is exciting 😌

My laptop with the edge of two paragraphs from a recent chapter in my rewritten novel.

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

The other two were a success! One plain and one dark chocolate. And I didn't get to bed at midnight.

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

So... the loaves might feed the 5000. Making 3 different ones. This one is spiced with cinnamon, clove and nutmeg. Delicious smells in my kitchen tonight!

A mammoth spiced banana loaf made by myself

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Accountability post: busy all day but I have 45 minutes on the train to bash out some words. Gotta reach those daily targets ✅️

Edge of my laptop with some writing from my novel draft.

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Packing up orders of Living with the Machine for posting at the weekend. If you're UK-based and would like a signed copy of the new Nethergate Writers AI anthology, give me a message!

Living with the Machine anthology in front of a pile of packaged postal orders.

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Sharing my favourite thing to come from the bird app.

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Daily ominous tarot pull...

Tarot cards. Two of swords reversed, wheel of fortune reversed, and queen of cups.

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

The Edinburgh Botanic Gardens were especially beautiful with this sunset on Sunday.

Colm standing in Edinburgh Botanic Gardens with the sunset behind him.

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Colm @colmmmm.bsky.social · 17/08/2024

Just a wee jaunt up the River Kelvin with no training. I can't make a habit of not training! OutRun is Glasgow Frontrunners' (inclusive running club) annual event where we invite other Frontrunners clubs, friends and family to compete in a 5-mile race around Kelvingrove Park in Glasgow.

Colm in a running pose wearing a sapphire blue OutRun t-shirt in front of a black OutRun flag.

Colm posing wearing a sapphire blue OutRun t-shirt in front of a black OutRun flag.

Colm posing wearing a sapphire blue OutRun t-shirt next to a progress pride flag on a bridge over the River Kelvin.

Colm's OutRun 2024 race statistics. He finished the 5 mile race with an official time of 41 minutes and 12 seconds. He was placed 134 out of 500 racers.

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