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Octocon @octocon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Octocon cannot happen without it's volunteers and we are very grateful for those who chose to give up their time to help run this event! If you are interested in volunteering, please see details below! #Octocon2026

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Jack Fennell @jfennellauthor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"Well, if it ain't [a mess], it'll do until the mess gets here."

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This is the 59th death in ICE detention since Trump took office.

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Jack Fennell @jfennellauthor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

More cool stuff from the wall of the Mechanics' Institute in Limerick. It's amazing how long some of these orgs have been around:

A stone bas-relief with the emblem of the Mechanics' Imstitute, founded in 1810. The central symbol is an arm wielding a mallet, and over it is a horseshoe-shaped banner saying "Mechanics' Institute." Anove this is another banner that says "LABOR OMNIA VINCET."

A heraldic bas-relief plaque for the Ancient Guild of Incorporated Brick and Stone Layers of Limerick, established in 1677. In the centre, a man in a white tunic and a golden dragon stand on either side of a shield emblazoned with the tools of stonemasonry (hammers, compasses, adze etc). The background is green and the whole lot is flanked with images of castles, pillars, lighthouses etc.

A heraldic bas-relief plaque for the Regular Operative Plasterers' Society, established in 1670. In the centre, two golden gryphons stand on either side of a shield emblazoned with a hammer and trowel. The background is green, and underneath, a banner reads "Brotherly Love Continued."

A heraldic bas-relief plaque for the Ancient Guild of Irish National Painters and Decorators, established in 1670. In the centre, a man in a mauve tunic and a golden unicorn stand on either side of a shield emblazoned with indistinct symbols that I presume are painters' pallets. The background is green, and there's a scrolling banner underneath that says "Love, Honour, Obedience."

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Lindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This man is a monster. He seeks out women survivors because he hates them. And he hates them because he hates himself. He has harassed me and other women survivors many times over the years. It must end. He should never have a job anywhere.

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Jack Fennell @jfennellauthor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The dentist only uses a local anaesthetic, but being almost upside-down for over an hour means I'm high anyway #woohoo

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Cat on Drugs: Tripping Out

Alt: Cat on Drugs: Tripping Out

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Eamonn Sweeney @sweeneyagonistes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In case you've any doubt about whose interests come first with this government.

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Jack Fennell @jfennellauthor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

On the docket for this morning, Dentistry 2: the Rooting.

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Jack Fennell @jfennellauthor.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

For some reason I woke up thinking of that anthology call a few years ago that started with "Open Call" and concluded with "No Unsolicited Submissions!" Look, Mr Burns, I don't know what you think unsolicited submissions are, but...

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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“Free p*ssy upstairs.” The fact that the 7 fraternity boys from Cornell had to write an “I’m sorry” assay as an option as punishment for forcibly intoxicating & gang raping a young girl is what is deeply wrong with our society today. www.lawcommentary.com/articles/cor...

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Cornell Sued After Student Says 7 Fraternity Members Drugged and Gang-Raped Her, Some Faced ‘Essay’ Discipline | Law Commentary

A former Cornell University student has sued the school after alleging seven Chi Phi fraternity members drugged and gang-raped her at a fraternity house, accusing Cornell of responding inadequately af...

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Mark Thompson @markreckons.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Just seen Danny Tommo referred to as "Captain Thugwash" and seriously, that's excellent work.

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Amy Poehler's Perfect Chef's Kiss

ALT: Amy Poehler's Perfect Chef's Kiss

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Jack Fennell @jfennellauthor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A father-and-son team of liars for Jesus came to our secondary school to warn us of the dangers of ecstasy. Half the class took e on a regular basis, and could tell the son (supposedly a former addict) was making shit up as he went along; they yes-anded him into saying that e turned him gay.

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Paul Fagan @pauleamonnfagan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

My article "Unveiling the Sky: Ecofeminist Revelations in Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own" is now available to read and download on ProQuest, here: www.proquest.com/docview/3378... If you're not able to login via your library and are interested in reading it, just drop me a DM.

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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The mighty Siobhán McSweeney was presented with a print of my Gráinne Mhaol piece by the very lovely Kevin McGahern for her hard work on #TraitorsIRL, after she mentioned that Ireland's pirate queen Gráinne was a big style inspiration for her incredible outfits this season. No better woman! 👑

Photo of the bould Siobhán McSweeney in a room with light blue and white patterned wallpaper and a wooden floor, holding a framed print of mine of a linocut of Gráinne Mhaol.

#SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm #Ireland #Art #TheTraitors

The image of Gráinne Mhaol on the print.

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

8 years after Repeal, those seeking abortion in Ireland are still subject to an unnecessary 3 day waiting period, an unworkable 12 week cut off, and a lack of providers throughout the country. If that doesn't sound very much like Repeal to you, join the march in Dublin this Saturday!

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tom t @bankphysics.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

why classic sci-fi still matters: '...the science fiction of the past gives us an insight into how our ancestors imagined their future: it tells us what they hoped for, what they were afraid of, and what they considered inevitable.' (from @jfennellauthor.bsky.social) stg-productions.simplecast.com

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A Brilliant Void

Audio drama - beginning with three classic Irish Science Fiction stories adapted from A Brilliant Void, an anthology published by Tramp Press. The project aims to reintroduce listeners to a largely fo...

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

We’re #hiring! HR Operations Manager (maternity cover) HEO level This key role covers recruitment, employee relations, people management, compliance, audits & stakeholder management, with the opportunity to contribute to HR & organisational strategy Apply by 3pm, 28 Sept: ow.ly/i0FG50ZKir2

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Jack Fennell @jfennellauthor.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

G'mar chatima tovah to everyone marking Yom Kippur this evening and tomorrow.

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tom t @bankphysics.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

It's such a good line, isn't it? And I think expertly delivered too. I was waiting to hear how she'd do it, and I really feel she nailed it!

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Jack Fennell @jfennellauthor.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Leds, LEDS, LOOKIT Episode three of the Skerries Theatre Group's Irish SF adaptations is up now for your aural delight. I promise ye, this one might have the best last line in the whole literary canon.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

7 frat boys at Cornell drugged a young student and raped her. They sent text messages to other men that she was “free” and they could come join in. Their punishment? Writing essays to Cornell. Arrest & prosecute every one of them and fire whoever doled out the “discipline”

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Cornell Frat Bros Allegedly Gang-Raped Drugged Student, Messaged 'Free P***y'

2:40 PM PT -- Jeremy Saland, who represents Scott Kretzschmar, one of the defendants, tells TMZ ... "We wholeheartedly deny the allegations in the complaint ... we possess documents that thoroughly co...

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tom t @bankphysics.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

🧪The 3rd and final episode of our series of Classic Irish Science Fiction, Lady Clanbevan's Baby is out now. #ScienceFiction #Sci-Fi Thanks to @tramppress.bsky.social and to @jfennellauthor.bsky.social for backing this project, which officially launched last night. stg-productions.simplecast.com

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A Brilliant Void

Audio drama - beginning with three classic Irish Science Fiction stories adapted from A Brilliant Void, an anthology published by Tramp Press.

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tom t @bankphysics.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

🧪A reminder that the stories in the Brilliant Void podcast all came from this great anthology from @tramppress.bsky.social - expertly edited by @jfennellauthor.bsky.social A really great read. Wonderful stories, wonderfully told. tramppress.com/product/a-br...

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A Brilliant Void

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

While most other journalists ran with the Arday story as their summer sport, we've been looking at Cambridge for years, and @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social's investigation into the impact of Arday's death on his students and fellow academics is fearless and also heartbreaking. Genuine reporting

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Jack Fennell @jfennellauthor.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I hope someone shits in his mouth just before he dies.

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Jack Fennell @jfennellauthor.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Like the post below if you're not prepared to pretend to believe that spreadsheets can have consciousness.

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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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Jack Fennell @jfennellauthor.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Boris Johnson "narrowly escapes" an attack in Ukraine as a Russian drone hits a completely different train from the one he was travelling in. "A scientist" (unnamed) has warned that AI is going to cause a catastrophe and "needs to be tackled more urgently than climate change." Sky News, bruh. Smdh

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Dave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Just a reminder as the new academic year kicks off - the UK government has deliberately, ruthlessly, throttled the recruitment of international students, solely to pander to racists, and the resultant 25%+ fall in numbers can and will only accelerate some universities into bankruptcy.

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tom t @bankphysics.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The history of anaesthesia goes back to Humphrey Davy who, while working in Bristol in the late 1790s, had administered Nitrous Oxide to TB patients, hoping it might provide a cure. 🧪 It didn't.... @tramppress.bsky.social stg-productions.simplecast.com

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A Brilliant Void

Audio drama - beginning with three classic Irish Science Fiction stories adapted from A Brilliant Void, an anthology published by Tramp Press.

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Jack Fennell @jfennellauthor.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Next up, the Skerries Theatre Group adapts "The Professor's Experiment" by Margaret Wolfe Hungerford (1895), in which an ambitious professor seeks a test subject for a revolutionary new drug. Check it out below!

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Jack Fennell @jfennellauthor.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

-This is his Humvee - Doesn't want any dings, dents or scratches - Will have hotel valet's ass

The Humvee Guy from The Rock (1996), who bears a superficial similarity to Steve Bannon, is about yo have his precious Humvee stolen.

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Jack Fennell @jfennellauthor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

"Them micks is miscegenated, I tells ya!"

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Jack Fennell @jfennellauthor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Shanah tovah to everyone celebrating their new year this weekend.

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Sinéad Gleeson @sineadgleeson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Such a great festival and a gorgeous setting by the sea. It had such an impact that I based a geographical feature in Hagstone on a local Wigtown landmark (The Martyr's Stake).

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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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Darcie Little Badger @littlebadger.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Shelf Awareness just gave Children of owl its FOURTH started review!!! “Children of Owl, Darcie Little Badger’s commanding work of YA genre fiction, is a dreamlike tale about trauma, family, and all that we owe to the dead.” I’m so grateful for the readers who resonate with this story 🥹

Cover of CoO surrounded by four stars with the quote “a commanding work of YA genre fiction”

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Labubus of Borg @noodledealer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Sci-fi by an Irish writer from 1858 so if you like weird speculative fiction, well performed podcasts, old stories or especially microscopes, listen to this.

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Jack Fennell @jfennellauthor.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I'm thrilled to share this, the first of three stories collected in "A Brilliant Void" to be dramatised by the Skerries Theatre Group! "The Diamond Lens" by Fitz-James O'Brien tells of a mad microscopist who's prepared to kill in his pursuit of knowledge, but ends up paying a surreal personal cost:

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The Diamond Lens

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Jack Fennell @jfennellauthor.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

When youtube suggests the Kang Ding Love Song and that bit from Daredevil pops into your head by association.

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Justin Timberlake Looks Annoyed

Alt: Justin Timberlake Looks Annoyed

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Jack Fennell @jfennellauthor.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This director of a Hachette subsidiary is so excited to work with me that she forgot how to spell her surname and accidentally gave a Gmail address as her professional one. All totally above-board, I'm sure.

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Jack Fennell @jfennellauthor.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Bookmail, containing my contribution to the further reaches of the Doctor Who universe.

The opening paragraph of my story in this anthology, "The Blob McCabe":

On a narrow road threaded through a patchwork of fields enclosed by stone walls, on a headland facing a horizon where an angry-looking sea met a sullen, overcast sky, the time-traveler calling himself Billy Shea waited for a rock to fall from outer space.

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Tade "Will Eat Your Heart in the Marketplace" Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Behold: Cover reveal for ANTARA. The artist @alisonsampson.bsky.social talks you through the process of creating it. We were lucky to have one of my favourite artists. Kind words from @runalongwomble.bsky.social (who also teases a review!) . ANTARA is from @lunapress.bsky.social #AntaraNovel

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Jack Fennell @jfennellauthor.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The last four characters saved on your phone are your d&d party. They're a varied bunch, I'll give them that.

A meme of Butcher from "The Boys," in black and white with glowing eyes. The text reads: "Don't fuck with us The Boys fans; We don't even watch our own show."

An old comic panel of the Hulk throwing a car at Thor; the silly sound effect has been altered to read "BATHROOM!"

A meme of Master Chief from the Halo video game series. The meme text says "Yeah I support LGBTQ: Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgenders and Queers."

A screenshot from twitter, in which user @/sevariia has posted an alt-girl Gungan from Star Wars, with dark lipstick, lip piercing, nose ring, eye shadow and a choker of some kind, adding the caption, "Mesa tea, yousa chopped."

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