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Damhnait Monaghan 🇨🇦🇮🇪 @downith.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Rainy day brightened by the arrival of this beauty by @pdforan.bsky.social ❤️

Photo shows the cover of Pat Foran’s book “Songs from the Blimp Ruins” held against a window giving onto a wet deck and green grass and trees beyond. The book cover is beige and within a black framed rectangle is a black sun and a black figure arms held aloft, red heart shining through. Title in black letter above.

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Damhnait Monaghan 🇨🇦🇮🇪 @downith.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

5 years ago today. Still smiling, still writing. 🩵🩵🩵#persist

Photo shows me, a white woman with dark brown shoulder length hair, closed mouth but big ass smiling, nay beaming, holding in my hands my debut novel New Girl in Little Cove which came out during lockdown. I’m standing against red brick of my house (lockdown!) wearing black top and pinkish coat and aforementioned big ass smile.

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Damhnait Monaghan 🇨🇦🇮🇪 @downith.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Hurrry! I’m told there are only a few spots left. (CET tume zone)

A poster promoting a free online writing workshop for “people who write and those who want to” by the good folks at “Write Where You Are” The description is: Friday 30th January at 18:00 hours to 20:00 hours CET time zone via Zoom. A generative and playful invitation to write. No experience necessary necessary.

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Damhnait Monaghan 🇨🇦🇮🇪 @downith.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

The view from my bedroom on my writing residency in Monserrat, Spain. Le swoon.

Mountains of Monserrat against a blue sky and greenery in front. The mountains are like knuckles
pointing to the sky.

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Damhnait Monaghan 🇨🇦🇮🇪 @downith.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

I’m thrilled to share that I’ve been selected for the inaugural Golden Egg Writing Residency at La Colemena de Montserrat in January 2026. Ten days to focus on my current writing project. And stare out the window at those magnificent mountains. Feeling very lucky. 😍

A now slightly out of date author photo (but the smile certainly fits this news) of a brown haired woman, pushing 60, with a close mouthed smile. She is wearing a black v-neck top. Behind her are white hydrangeas. Above her is the text: “The Golden Egg Writing Residency January, 2026” and “Our 2026 resident is Damhnait Monaghan”

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Damhnait Monaghan 🇨🇦🇮🇪 @downith.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Thrilled to be on the 2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist with my story ‘Nuala Nu’ after what seemed an endless period of rejections, big and small. Congrats and good luck to my fellow short-listers. #persist

Somewhat dated author photo of a pretty damn happy writer - white woman with shoulder length brown hair wearing a black top. Photo is superimposed on a backdrop of a road winding through mountains. Text reads ‘2925 Shortlist. Damhnait Monaghan Canada and Europe. ‘Nuala-nu’ (name of story)

5 x 5 photo grid of 25 short listed writers, superimposed on a green leafy background with the the words Commonwealth Short Story Prize on the bottom.

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Damhnait Monaghan 🇨🇦🇮🇪 @downith.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Damn straight this Canadian just voted from the UK. #elbowsup #Canadastrong 🇨🇦❤️💪

Envelope addressed to Elections Canada being placed in the slot of a bright red UK postbox. Unseen in the photo is the hand of a proud Canadian ex-pat, namely moi.

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Damhnait Monaghan 🇨🇦🇮🇪 @downith.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

New cone, who dis? This morning I discovered that Misty could scratch her poorly eyes even while wearing a cone. So, we had to invest in a super-size one. Could she look any sadder?

Sad looking little black dog in overwhelming large pink cone.

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Damhnait Monaghan 🇨🇦🇮🇪 @downith.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Just back from a holiday with old friends. I booked a taxi to meet us at the airport & phoneticized my first name to avoid any spelling issues for the taxi driver …. 🤷‍♀️🙈🤦‍♀️

Taxi sign with My first name correctly phoneticized from Damhnait to Downith but last name Monaghan came out as Fananghan … sigh.

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Damhnait Monaghan 🇨🇦🇮🇪 @downith.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Dont think this is a legit account…. sketchy AF.

Bio purporting to be Miriam
Toews Bluesky account…

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Damhnait Monaghan 🇨🇦🇮🇪 @downith.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Latest read. Devoured it then passed it on to my sister which seems appropriate.

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Damhnait Monaghan 🇨🇦🇮🇪 @downith.bsky.social · 12/01/2024

Oof. This book. Brutal, searing, brilliant. I can’t stop thinking of Soldier and her battles. Brava, Claire Kilroy. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The cover of the novel ‘Soldier, Sailor’ by Claire Kilroy, which is a close-up of a face that could be either a baby, or a woman just showing nose and lips with the authors name in the title in white letters, superimposed on top

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Damhnait Monaghan 🇨🇦🇮🇪 @downith.bsky.social · 23/12/2023

Peace. My hope and wish for everyone, everywhere.

Large white letters spelling “Peace” lit up by blue lights, against a backdrop of trees and foliage, below which is a string of white Christmas lights.

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Damhnait Monaghan 🇨🇦🇮🇪 @downith.bsky.social · 26/10/2023

It’s here!! Can’t wait to dive in. Many congrats again, Tracy! @theliterarypig.bsky.social

Photo of a book of short stories - The Naming of Moths- by Tracy Fells, nestled in green shrubs with rust coloured flowers. The book cover is blue with light brown moth and light brown plants with a little creature curled up in it. It’s prettier than my description.

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Damhnait Monaghan 🇨🇦🇮🇪 @downith.bsky.social · 11/09/2023

A great read. My first by Patrick deWitt, won’t be my last. #canlit

Cover of the novel ‘French Exit’ by Patrick deWitt. White background. Author’s name in black letters at the top. Title in gold at the
bottom. Picture of a black cat in the middle. On a mostly white duvet with Canadiana on it - bears, snowflakes, skates…

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Damhnait Monaghan 🇨🇦🇮🇪 @downith.bsky.social · 04/09/2023

‘If there’s one thing life has taught you, it’s that making light and warmth is always worth it even if it often ends in ash.’ Loved this NIF by Jan Kaneen.

Novella in flash ‘The Learning Curve’ held up to camera. Thumb and fingers visible on bottom left. Book diner is curved wide lines of deep purple, then light blue, then speckled green.

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Damhnait Monaghan 🇨🇦🇮🇪 @downith.bsky.social · 21/08/2023

Book post! Looking forward to reading this NIF by Jan Kaneen - not sure if she is in here yet 🤷‍♀️

Copy of novella in flash “The Learning Curve” by Jan Keenan lying on green grass. Cover has curves of colours - deep blue on top, light blue. In the middle and green with blue speckles on the bottom.

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Damhnait Monaghan 🇨🇦🇮🇪 @downith.bsky.social · 21/08/2023

🤣 A British friend used to call me that. Fun fact, when I googled for the image below I discovered it’s called Wunderbar in Canada, a chocolate bar I remember from my childhood.

Image of a Cadbury’s star bar in yellow wrapper with white letters. The wrapper is open and a bite has been taken from the protruding chocolate. All on a purple background. Yum.

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Damhnait Monaghan 🇨🇦🇮🇪 @downith.bsky.social · 19/08/2023

Blackberries are so early this year. And delish.

Big white plastic bowl of lush freshly picked blackberries

Almost empty Pyrex dish of blackberry crumble. It was yum!

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Damhnait Monaghan 🇨🇦🇮🇪 @downith.bsky.social · 15/08/2023

Finally. Worth the wait. Instant mood lifter.

Big beautiful sunflower against red brick walk.

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Damhnait Monaghan 🇨🇦🇮🇪 @downith.bsky.social · 04/08/2023

Came home tonight and saw this in the field. 😮

Three deer in a field of yellow behind a fence. They are bucks with big ass antlers staring straight at the camera.

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Damhnait Monaghan 🇨🇦🇮🇪 @downith.bsky.social · 02/08/2023

‘Sheila had a rule of three when it came to men: one on the way in, one on the way out and one on the side. I operated a similar system but mine was for books.’ - Rachel, New Girl in Little Cove My current three:

Photo of 3 books on a blue/green background. From left to right Old God’s Time by Sebastian Barry, The Magician’s Assistant by Ann Patchett and Haibun, A Writer’s Guide by Beaty, Watts and Youmans.

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