I genuinely thought fox hunting was illegal here already. It isn't, and it REALLY should be. Petition here: my.uplift.ie/petitions/pe...

I'm looking for an ecommerce platform. I have two requirements. 1 - it should integrate with Printify. 2 - it should not have a monthly subscription, and should be able to take the platform fees direct from the purchase. If you know of one, shout, and please repost this so I get wider reach. :)

It takes a strange sort of worldview to watch the Irish public elect a socialist, with the largest mandate in the history of the state, and conclude that what they really want is a tougher line on immigration.

Bad enough the Gardaí gave free run to the far right for years. Bad enough arson against immigrant centres became standard practice for racists. Bad enough we've already had race riots. The Taoiseach & Táinaiste poured petrol on all the above during the week, & we shouldn't be shy in saying it.

I do try to keep my anarchist urges in check. But Simon fucking Harris getting up on his hind legs to say migration numbers are too high is the kind of thing that makes me go digging for the handbook. Fucking gowl.

I would love for the agriculture industry in this country to write or even opine something that was not transparent bullshit. "the absence of farming activity from our national parks "has undermined habitat conservation leading to biodiversity loss"." www.agriland.ie/farming-news... Gibberish.

"To be a Republican in 2025 represents a clear public confession that you either don't know the difference between good and evil and you're so morally empty that you can't be bothered to begin to try, or that you do know the difference, and you prefer evil." Great essay from @juliusgoat.bsky.social

The rate at which the Irish Times and the Irish Independent are publishing smear material on Catherine Connolly is having two effects: I trust both papers EVEN LESS than I already did, and I'm very definitely voting for her.

Insomnia-fuelled short newsletter issue, gaming version: irregularshapes.beehiiv.com/p/the-things...

It's my birthday! As a gift, can I ask you to share my art?🙏 I love drawing vibrant fantasy illustrations, especially in the field of TTRPGs. And speaking of TTRPGs, check out the post below for more fantasy goodness ⬇️✨

Seeing Irish people on Reddit talking about going to provincial England and being shocked by the poverty, and if you have a historical memory of more than a decade or two, that's absolutely mindblowing

New issue of my very irregular gaming newsletter: irregularshapes.beehiiv.com/p/what-is-a-...

A new issue of my food newsletter, Commonplace, has just gone out: commonplacebook.beehiiv.com/p/commonplac...

I think this is the first time in my adult life I've been pleased by something RTÉ did: www.rte.ie/entertainmen...

Things for sale. Come buy 'em! www.vinted.ie/member/28990...

Also, while I'm here, a few new things on Ebay: www.ebay.ie/usr/gothwalk

The latest issue of Commonplace, my food newsletter, is out: commonplacebook.beehiiv.com/p/commonplac...

Good grief.

Unpacking Coke cans into the fridge this summer feels vaguely like the box is about to start threatening you. Bro. Buddy. PAL.

I fed people fermented porridge and nothing exploded! thejoyofseax.tumblr.com/post/7853364...

If you see this post the most recent photo of yourself from your camera roll.

I went to see Thunderbolts this weekend and, without spoiling anything, it’s a surprisingly deep and affecting film for anyone who has ever battled depression. Best Marvel movie in years, honestly.

So - giveaway time! Book 3 in LANDS OF THE FIRSTBORN is out May 27th, but comment and repost here for a chance to win a free signed copy that might arrive on your doorstep marginally before then, international postage being what it is. Closing date of “just before I pop up the post office on Tue”

That moment when, with three cats and a dog in residence, you start to think "What IS that smell?".

Got up early this morning and happened to be in the right place when one otter was ambushed by another on the River Lee. The encounter then moved onto the banks at my feet before the otters realized I was there and retreated back into the water. Over in seconds. Amazing! (video slowed by 50%) #cork

If you see this post your getaway vehicle

AskHistorians has joined with thirty other research- and academia-focused subreddits to issue this statement condemning recent and ongoing efforts to undermine scholarly research and intellectual freedom in the United States. Please share widely! www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

The new Dun in Mara newsletter is live! View and subscribe here: dun-in-mara.beehiiv.com/p/tis-dun-in...

Movie you’ve seen more than six times, no Star Wars or Trek or LOTR.

There's one thing I've always wanted to say and always felt like it goes too far and that people would think it is too much of a hot take, but fuck it. "What about the women who don't feel safe if there's a trans woman present?" They should go to fucking therapy and deal with that privately.

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We are thrilled to help announce The Weight and The Measure, a new fantasy novel from @fozmeadows.bsky.social! To be touched by the gods twice is a blessing...thrice is a curse. reactormag.com/book-announc...

Hear me out: the stock market is no more real or necessary than astrology

One of the oddest things in making maps for fantasy games is that I CANNOT get my head into a space that doesn't use corridors. And they're a pretty late invention in terms of layout.

I am starting to see a pattern in who is always threatening to take us to court: it's landlords.

To be clear, if your being an ally to people has conditions on how they speak about their own experiences, you aren’t actually an ally

I don't intend to do word counts every day, but I think there's a certain utility in putting some numbers out where they can be seen. So, Novel WIP #1 has gone from 27,072 words to 28,010 today, and Novel WIP #2 (because who can do one thing at a time) is at 3,197 this afternoon.

FF & FG are ignoring how the Dáil actually works, and being arrogant gobshites about it. Hence, a petition calling them & Michael Lowry in particular out for their attempted insulting power grab. Go ahead and sign too: my.uplift.ie/petitions/f-...

The cat has just headbutted me hard enough in the chin that my neck cracked.

Duck Too! is happening on August 30th, 2025. More arrows aloft than last year - and a field shoot as well. #archery #duninmara duninmara.org/events/2025/...

Burning Wheel. I reckon it has exactly the level of crunch I'd like to play with. Finding someone to run a game AND the time to play is an issue, though.

Racist rapist shown to be lying in White House. Well, that's not news, but this is a DIFFERENT racist rapist. www.thejournal.ie/debunked-fac...

It might be time to start removing Hungary from the EU. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

The Vagina Museum is just one month away from closing. Forever. A perfect storm of circumstances means that we may have to close our doors permanently and cease all digital activities. But we're not going to go down without a fight. Save the Vagina Museum. www.gofundme.com/f/btscc2

This ground-breaking book came out in 1974 (back when fantasy by women was still thin on the ground) and so many writers of my generation were hugely influenced by it, as well as by her subsequent work. She was an absolutely master of fantasy literature, and deserves to be more widely known as such.

I have long had The One and Only as my theme song of choice.

1. First #ttrpg you ever played? Advanced Fighting Fantasy 2. First you ever ran? Also Advanced Fighting Fantasy 3. Played the most? D&D 5E 4. Run the most? AD&D 2E 5. Favorite? Legends of Anglerre 6. Most recently played? D&D 5E 7. Most recently run? D&D5E

Good grief, Martin. Did you have to actually simper? Did senpai notice you? I realise your people aren't noted for having spines, but you could at least have looked like a head of state, not a schoolboy meeting an athletic crush.

Average wait time for hitchhiking across Europe. I’m so happy that such a dataset exists. Source: buff.ly/4Q63Vm6