The Border Lands Conservation Act gives the Department of Homeland Security the power to waive myriad federal laws, including the Wilderness Act, under the pretense of border security, shares Public Domain. buff.ly/S4kysfY

If you're taking to the streets to protest today, know your rights.

Strange and Spectacular Story Congratulations Niamh!! "I heard something, not trees, not leaves nor roots nor animals. I didn’t know."

Bottomless Lakes! congratulations Niamh!! Looking forward to seeing where I come up for air!! 🐟🐕🥋

A gem!!

Chimpanzees! I'm in!!!

Maximilian Sunflowers, cobblestones, asters, echinacea, rocks, black plastic, mulch...

Happy 71st Birthday to Ruby Bridges, who at the age of 6 desegregated the New Orleans public schools. She’s younger than 30 senators and our last two presidents—and only 7 years older than Barack Obama. The past isn’t past.

BIG NEWS!!! The Last King Of Elmet PODCAST is back. Recording this Sunday with the brilliant Kevin Boniface. He'll be accompanied by his very own Diorama and there'll be talk of new novels, Julia Roberts & the exploding roast potato. @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social @newyorker.com

On Autechre's 'Quaristice.' thequietus.com/quietus-revi...

Trailer for the astonishing new novel from Guillermo Stitch, THE COAST OF EVERYTHING, coming Bloomsday 2026! Preorders are live at https://thecoastofeverything.com and  https://saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/the_coast_of_everything.

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Artwork on #OwlishMonday by Leonora Carrington

Oh poor eye! Shoot daggers if you can👀

Living our Best Life in Leitrim, yet keeping an Eye on the American President

Blimey! This sounds like very good news.

South Park

👁 With gratitude to Fictive Dream's editor, Laura Black ✨️

I can feel the slaying feel of the marram grasses and sandy dunes in this haunting story. Fantastic Niamh!!

Oh fantastic Niamh! Very much looking forward to this!!!

We're thrilled to welcome back Niamh Mac Cabe with her flash Peor es Nada, out tomorrow @niamhmaccabe.bsky.social #flashfiction #shortstory #writingcommunity

In “South Park” we trust!

Spread the word. This is what UK indie presses are all about, and what readers deserve. Drew Gummerson is a supernaturally gifted comic writer, and Saltburn is the kind of novel that makes you grin from ear to ear. Consistently funny and tremendously rude.

This morning’s sound track youtu.be/01-2pNCZiNk

Thoroughly enjoying my copy!!

Some more pictures of last night's launch of 'A Crumpled Swan' in Dublin...

The Environmental Protection Agency plans to rescind and reconsider limits on four different “forever chemicals” under a landmark drinking water standard implemented last year by President Joe Biden, according to documents reviewed by The Post.

Trump just gutted Arctic sea ice data tracking *again*. Ignoring the fastest-warming region on Earth means ignoring the future of climate change, from rising seas to extreme weather. insideclimatenews.org/news/0705202...

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Looking to place the bestest curse on your worstest enemy? Listen to my lovely pal, author Cecily Gilligan. tell you where and how (but, careful of splashback...) After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds, and the Paranormal podcast - Ireland's Darkest Folklore 🪄😇 shows.acast.com/after-dark-h...

“Voice is something I always trust”: An Interview with Henry Hoke — Kate McCully minorliteratures.com/2025/04/23/v...

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Are you a federal worker fired by the DOGE? Are you wondering what your rights are? Rise Up: Federal Workers Legal Defense Network just launched to bring together thousands of lawyers and connect them with federal workers for direct legal support. WorkersLegalDefense.org

Having way too much fun re-reading this after probs reading it sometime in the 80's.

NE friends--

Today again!

Today

Fantastic Niamh Mac Cabe. I love these two gems!!!

Sure, Kamala Harris would have have preserved our global power and domestic prosperity. But she would have done so as a Black woman. by Pete Hegseth and Stephen Miller

🥁 I'm honoured to have 2 poems in the latest 'The Stony Thursday Book'. Thx to ⭐️editor Victoria Kennefick and the Linerick Arts Office 🌞The next issue's editors are founding poets John Liddy & Jim Burke, marking the book's 50-year anniversary. Open to submissions now! ✒️

and this. that's the last of me for some time to come. www.tomoehill.com/blog/encre-n...

My story "Dredging" in Exacting Clam!

Huge thanks to @exactingclam.bsky.social for kindly reposting my review of David Wheldon's brilliant and highly original story collection The Guiltless Bystander, published posthumously by @confingopublishing.bsky.social.

Look, real talk? I know that awards and acceptance in social circles will not make us free. But I still want to see these Palestinian authors get their flowers. So, please, read this book and get it on all the award reading lists: fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/thyme-t...

Thank you @davidcollard.bsky.social for posting this gem!!