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kel menton @kelmenton.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

saw a dog in town yesterday wearing a “birthday girl” cape. I hope she had the best birthday.

kel menton @kelmenton.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

had a situation where I was stuck in traffic & my taxi driver thought that just because I was white I would agree with his Islamophobia. I truly had no idea what to say in that moment that would challenge him without pissing him off.

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kel menton @kelmenton.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

people thinks it’s funny when i say i have my own headcanons for my characters/stories. they’re like, “you’re the author so it’s canon, no?” and im like. yeah. kinda. but the only canon stuff in my head is the stuff the readers get?

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kel menton @kelmenton.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Leiden Pride is today & I found A Fix of Light in my local bookshop!!! 🥺🫶🏻🏳️‍🌈 So amazing to think this little guy travelled all the way to the Netherlands! I signed it obviously ;^)

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kel menton @kelmenton.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Hi hello do you follow my blog? Can I tempt you with this new post? buttondown.com/kelmenton/ar...

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How to write a novel: Perseverance

Drafting, social media comparison, and doing it scared!!!!!

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🎬🐴PhoenixRedtail 🇮🇪 Pony VTuber 🐴🔜PonyconHolland @phoenixredtail.hors.ie · 16/08/2026

“How’s the job hunt going” I have a solid portfolio, a degree, I take comms, I go through countless listings a day and tick EVERY BOX except the “5+ years experience in the industry” they want which I can’t get anywhere because NO ONE WANTS TO HIRE NEWBIES I’m so tired 🫠

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kel menton @kelmenton.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

It’s 33°C in Leiden, which is the only reason I’m not mad that two college students just sprayed me with a single blast from a water gun when I passed them in the street. Totally straight-faced, didn’t even look back to see my reaction.

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kel menton @kelmenton.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

she has been found safe! thank you so much everyone

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kel menton @kelmenton.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

My family dog Ruby escaped her minder last night near Moll Carthy’s Bridge in Kilcorney. She is quite deaf, very friendly. Our number is on her collar. Please help us find her. #speirgorm #dog

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kel menton @kelmenton.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I was so delighted to have the opportunity to write this piece about witnessing our loved ones transition into death. I have a few more articles coming out over the next while about grief, love, and the body. rip.ie/grief-and-be...

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Keeping Watch: An Irish Reflection on the Vigil and the Transition Into Death | rip.ie

An intimate reflection on Irish traditions of keeping vigil, witnessing the dying, and the deep love found in being present at the end of life. | rip.ie

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Akephallus @cryptotheism.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Shout-out to everything that has been and ever will be.

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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

When even someone as confident and talented as CMAT is affected by the level of body-shaming vitriol aimed at her, what hope do the rest of us have. Body positivity is worthwhile, but it can only go so far when society still treats commenting on people's bodies as acceptable. We've so, so far to go.

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Welcome to Night Vale @nightvaleradio.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Death is certain. Sorry, typo. Death is curtains. That's still very unclear. Your killer is hiding behind your curtains. There. Much better.

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

i hang out with a lot of 4th graders and their favorite books are about greek mythology, historical tragedies, or violent politics as enacted by dragons and/or cats. the children do not long for verisimilitude! they long for extremity, danger, humor, and heroism!!

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Carl Kinsella @carlkinsella.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

It’s perfectly acceptable to raise practical, mechanical and logistical complaints about generative AI but on a fundamental level my problem with it is that I think it’s an affront to the essence of humanity.

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Bird 🌲 @birdwarde.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

stop generating crap you look stupid! 🐟

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Naoise Dolan @naoisedolan.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

The Irish government paid for the current kidnapping of citizens by continuing to trade with Israel. Anyone who votes against full sanctions tomorrow is not only refusing to help, but actively funding the piracy

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Cethan Leahy @cethanleahy.com · 15/05/2026

Announcement! I have a new YA Horror coming out with @littleislandbooks.bsky.social! It's out this August!

An image of Dead Teenager Movie by Cethan Leahy a book published by Little Island, ready for pre-order now! The tagline says "She loved scary movies... until she had the starring role."

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Marie Brennan @swantower.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

This is your periodic reminder that word of mouth moves more books than any formal advertising! I invite you to rec something you've recently enjoyed -- preference for the stuff that's *not* already extremely well-known and talked about everywhere.

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kel menton @kelmenton.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

a teeny weeny snippet of YEARNING 🤭 #wip #projecthh

Screenshot reads: He thought of that moment again; their face inches from his own, expression triumphant and pleased all at once. You called me Subin. Concern for him in their
voice while the tang of their blood was still fresh between his teeth. He ran his tongue over his canines, now.

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kel menton @kelmenton.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Writing an article about Irish traditions relating to grief, and wondered if folks wouldn’t mind sharing a little about how they keep memories of their loved ones with them/alive? E.g. I know my granny is making herself known when Ravel’s Boléro comes on the radio. GRMA!!! #spéirgorm

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kel menton @kelmenton.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

@bsky.app would love to be able to cross post to @tumblr.com pls

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kel menton @kelmenton.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

dentist barely glanced into my mouth and said, “you grind your teeth, huh?” HUMILIATING

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Mia Tsai says buy her books @itsamia.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

each book of mine gets consecutively gayer. them's the rules. and the number of trans characters? also increases. my friends, family, community all go into the books because i cannot imagine a world without joy and color.

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kel menton @kelmenton.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

HELLO do not miss this giveaway are you KIDDING 🧜

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Sb @xtasbe.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Useful thing to use here

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kel menton @kelmenton.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Today is the day Hanan tried to die. Féile na Bealtaine, when summer begins, and Hanan touches magic for the first time. 🌳✨🦊🪨🌻🌈 Today is a great day to start reading A Fix of Light ☀️ #afixoflight #feilenabealtaine #bealtaine #spéirgorm

A screenshot of the first page of A Fix of Light by Kel Menton. It reads: PROLOGUE 🌿
BEALTAINE
The forest opened one sleepy eye.
It had not had a visitor in a very long time.
The thicket let out an almighty yawn and the visitor, a boy, took the opportunity to step into the forest's mouth. It swallowed him whole. There was no going back, but he wasn't afraid.
He walked until he was lost. He was bleeding already; his blood left a trail on the moss behind him. The moss forgot his footprints but remembered his blood
The boy looked at the trees.
Will I become another wind chime here, limbs clattering
together in the wind?
The pain in his chest, in his wrists, was just enough to keep him moving forward. It felt like his ears were full of water, full of pressure, and swirling, muffled sound.
He would not look over his shoulder. He would not look over his shoulder. He would not look over his shoulder.

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kel menton @kelmenton.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

teenagers famously love “””wholesome””” media and being treated like they are still 8! they love being condescended to! they will respect you more if you belittle them ((((:

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kel menton @kelmenton.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

what is “wholesome/accessible”. like according to whom. I know you’re not talking about dyslexia-friendly fonts.

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

when we mourn le guin, we mourn one of our greatest writers & thinkers. but we also mourn one of our all-time greatest haters

All you do is take all the sex out, and use little short words, and little dumb ideas, and don't be too scary, and be sure there's a happy ending. Right? Nothing to it. Write down. Right on.

If you do all that, you might even write Jonathan Livingston Seagull and make twenty billion dollars and have every adult in America reading your book.

But you won't have every kid in America reading your book. They will look at it, and they will see straight through it, with their clear, cold, beady little eyes, and they will put it down, and they will go away. Kids will devour vast amounts of garbage (and it is good for them) but they are not like adults: they have not yet learned to eat plastic.

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kel menton @kelmenton.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

do you think ocean vuong’s friends fully appreciate how class his whatsapp voice notes must be

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Ian Fay @ianfay.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

It's tough seeing every single freelance artist I know having the same "uhh I haven't had paying work or sales in weeks" posts, it's gotten extremely tough out there for us. If you have the means, please consider treating yourself to a commission or print or book from an artist you like, it helps!

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clara @claralaherty.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

THREE DAYS REMAIN

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kel menton @kelmenton.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

don’t think I’ll ever get used to seeing cliffords’ songs and lyrics and interviews pop up on my feeds. like that’s my baby brother. what’s he doing here. go empty the dishwasher.

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wren | HARD LAUNCH FEB27! @quackaria.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

IVE REPLACED OUR LOVING WITH LOOOOOAAATTHHIIINNG THERES NO TURNING BACK NOW WE’RE JUST. TOO. BROOOOKEN ANDICANTGOTOMYFAVOURITEBAR WHEN U KEEP BRINGING UP OLD SCARS!!!!!!! IVE REPLACED OUR LOVING IVE REPLACED OUR LOOOOOVVVIIINNNNNNGGGGG

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Aiyana White @aiyanaewhite.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I do not want to create an account or open a subscription I just want to buy a thing and never hear from you again why is this so hard.

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Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

To finish the fucking thing.

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kel menton @kelmenton.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

the worst part about writing a book is not being able to talk about it. none of you know the blorbos consuming my brain. If I have a breakthrough or a good idea I CAN’T TALK ABOUT IT

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𝔓𝔞𝔱𝔯𝔦𝔠𝔨 (𝔥𝔢/𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔶) ☘️🏳️‍🌈 @patmch51.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

A Fix of Light by @kelmenton.bsky.social and Summer Sons by @leemandelo.bsky.social are my top two novels of the decade so far.

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Lee Mandelo @leemandelo.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

As always: increased visibility without material protections, access to necessary care, and unrestricted social inclusion is just painting a clearer target

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Libro.fm @libro.fm · 30/03/2026

Psst - don't forget that you can take 40% off audiobooks in our playlist featuring stories by trans, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary authors with code TRR26 😍 Ends tomorrow! Link to the playlist ⏬

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kel menton @kelmenton.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

happy trans day of visibility :^) 🏳️‍⚧️ buy my trans book!!!! #tdov

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kel menton @kelmenton.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

do you ever hear a piece of copyright-free music and are so unexpectedly moved by it that you need to get to your laptop immediately and start writing the most gut-wrenching scene of your whole novel or is that just me

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kel menton @kelmenton.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

New blog post 💌 ARIRANG / In defence of the distinct #BTS #ARIRANG buttondown.com/kelmenton/ar...

A notification window. It reads, “ARIRANG / IN DEFENCE OF THE DISTINCT”. The title is “Marginalia” and the subtitle is buttondown.com/kelmenton

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Eimear O'Sullivan @eimearmio.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

You can borrow Switch games from Dublin City Libraries, we have a great selection, always a deadly way of trying them out before buying them!

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Niamh Garvey @niamhgarvey.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

More info here: niamhgarvey.com/2026/03/08/s... @littleislandbooks.bsky.social @newislandbooks.bsky.social

Young autistic Irish writers: we want to hear from you!

What: Essay between 1000-1500
When: Deadline of Monday 6th April 2026
Where: Send your submissions or queries to irishautisticanthology@gmail.com

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