So excited to announce that I have been accepted to an MFA program in University of Missouri St Louis starting in the fall.

@rid9way.bsky.social Just finished a galley of Dooneen my local bookstore sent over. Great stuff man. Nice to read a great Dublin novel again. Best of luck. I'll be posting reviews.

I've been down lately. All the changes here have me feeling every inch of my immigrant status. But today, out on my walk in my suburban American neighborhood, I found a 2025 copy of Granta in a little free library, and suddenly the world is a little brighter. @grantamag.bsky.social #shortstory

I love this book. Find a copy and read it.

Can someone explain why so many literary journals and agents still do so much social media on Twitter? Every time I go there I'm confronted by screeds of hate, lies, and vitriol. Please, publishing industry, remove yourself from the hatersphere. #publishing #agents #literary #journals #writing

Delighted my short story was long listed at Frazzled Lit. Looking forward to submitting more.

The power of art.

Second short story in my collection finished. Really happy with this one. I'm very much enjoying the process of writing these. It's a wonderful distraction before I dive headlong into the third novel. I also feel I learn as much from a 2000 word short story as half a novel. #amwriting #shortstory

After you stop using the Duolingo app, it becomes that psycho ex that stalked you across your digital landscape, pestering for attention and validation like it has a serious personality disorder. Go get your own life, Owl. #LanguageLearning #french

My twin boys have been accepted to four courses each at UCD in Dublin for next year! I could not be more proud. #UCD #dublin

After telling an editor that I'm not a short story writer, I challenged myself to write one this weekend. Not only did I enjoy the process, I'm really proud of the result. I learned so much about precision in language and getting small sentences to do many things at once. #writing #fiction #editing

SWALLOW ALL THE LIGHT An isolated farmhouse A secret inheritance A trapped wife plotting to kill her husband with an ancient Irish curse. Nelly Malloy unleashes an ecological disaster when she encourages her husband to import sick rabbits into Ireland in 1953. #PitDark #A #LH

I just found a Frustrated Writers group on Instagram. That could be a long lonely tunnel into a dark place. Yep. Not clicking on that. #writing #unpublished #querying #frustratedwriter #story

Writer @jmcm.bsky.social gives such generous support to the writing community in Ireland, through Frazzled Lit & the creative community sessions she organises - please consider supporting her in raising the funds she needs for a learning opportunity gofund.me/6663f9001

I don't write long hand, as the result is indecipherable. But I share her irritation.

The nice people at @wikimediaireland.bsky.social are hiring an Irish Language Officer! Check out wikimedia.ie

@aislingwalsh.bsky.social on the 30-year legacy of His Dark Materials and why Philip Pullman understands that “true evil is never about the distorted cravings of a single person.”

Had a dream last night that I was trying to buy a cottage in Ireland, but couldn't understand the rules, or anything people said when trying to explain them. I had to ask them to repeat themselves over&over to both our discomfort. Is my mind trying to tell me I've spent too long in the USA? #dreams

My new manuscript, Swallow All the Light is finally ready to query. In a community where locals believe nature avenges those who harm it, a woman's battle against patriarchy and class leads to ecological disaster. #amwriting #irishfiction #ireland #historicalfiction #folklore #book #amquerying

@jessicaberg.bsky.social Hello Jessica. Can I ask if you know when you'll reopen for queries? I have an Irish rural noir that is a good match. Thanks, Liam.

Am I the only one that finds chickpea skin revolting? Why don't they come skinned in the can? If you don't peel them, that's gross, whole thing looks like a mess of peeled blisters: disgusting when they come loose in your food.

Clarity, dear reader, is key. Take this abomination, for instance. How was this giraffe dissected? Horizontally? Vertically? The arse end of the beast or the full neck, chest, shoulders, and fore legs. I can't think of a less dividable animal than a giraffe! Try using a whole rhino next time.

My twin boys are 18 today. I could not be more proud of these fine young men.

Wife: you can only bring one book to Ireland. Me: Of course, of course. See? One book.

@manchanmagan.bsky.social are there any plans to release an audiobook? I would love to hear all these beautiful words spoken.

Everyone should read Frogs for Watchdogs by Seán Farrell!

Whoever hangs the toilet paper with the leaf towards the wall is the villain. Just saying.

Missing Dublin more lately.

@minjinlee.bsky.social spoke at our Unbound Book Festival keynote last Friday. In her talk, she discussed having a thesis, or truth that anchors your novel. In Pachinko, it's: History has failed us, but no matter. She made these words the opening line of the book.

Unbound Book festival stormed into Columbia last weekend. What a fantastic event! I'm proud to be on the board, and privileged to participate and meet so many wonderful people.

@anndavilacardinal.bsky.social thank you so much for coming to Unbound. It was wonderful to meet.

@jennymolberg.bsky.social what a great weekend at Unbound! Delighted we met.

@cmanick.bsky.social thank you for coming to Unbound. What a great weekend.

@minjinlee.bsky.social It was wonderful to hear your talk on Friday night at Unbound. Thank you for sharing your time with us.

Nothing beats the smell of fresh bread.

On a hike today at Echo Bluffs State Park, we came across a small cemetery set into a beautiful spot on the side of a hill. Some of the dates of birth ranged back into the early 1800s.

Starting next week, I'll be querying out my new novel SWALLOW ALL THE LIGHT, an Irish gothic story of folklore, supernatural forces, lust, and murder. If you know an agent looking for something like this, please let them know.

My Brother and sister, playing music from opposite shores of the Eurasian continent in the heart of Dublin. Great stuff. youtube.com/watch?v=j7qj...

English is clearly missing some words.

Crazy to me that only 0.00083% of Americans decided to work hard and become billionaires. Why is everyone else so lazy? 🤔

My second novel is finally finished. Time to polish and buff it and get it ready to query. #amwriting #amquerying #writing #author

I have a cold. My adopted country is coming apart at the seams, taking half the world with it. Time to write: to disappear in the rural Ireland of the 1950s, when many yearned for modernity while others fought the tide with tired old ways. I hope it sheds light on what we're doing to ourselves now.

@thewrengirl.bsky.social picked up a copy in Columbia MO today.

Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard. H. L. Mencken (1880-1956)

01.29.15 @joemarshallauthor.bsky.social reflects on dog poo and expensive tables. www.past-ten.com/single-post/...

Check out my short story on Past Ten: a thin slice of family life amid the highs and lows of social media. Hope you enjoy. www.past-ten.com/single-post/... #fiction #shortstory #writing #irishwriting #ireland #story #irish #nonfiction #memoir #facebook #familylife

Wise and important words from sociologist Jennifer Walter about what is happening in this country right now and what to do about it: The goal is to overwhelm you. The flood of 200+ executive orders in Trump's first days exemplifies Naomi Klein's "shock doctrine"—

@amyator.bsky.social found you.

To celebrate our 10th festival year, Unbound Book Festival is hosting a fundraiser trivia night. Come test your bookish knowledge. Teams are capped at 6 people. Play trivia supporting Unbound on Thursday, February 20 at Hexagon Alley. Register here: unbound-reg.brtapp.com/TriviaNightF...