When your hubby, despite absolutely hating it, finds out they’re taking Star Trek off Netflix, gets you your fave series for Christmas—now that’s true love. 🥹

It’s that weird nether zone between Christmas and New Year’s—no one knows exactly what day it is or how much cheese has been eaten.

Worth the time for perfect roasties. 🙏

✨ Merry festivities everyone! ✨

Merry Xmas Eve! 🎄Time for cuddles and Lord of the Rings before all the cooking tomorrow! ✨

Oh, look, it’s me.

Add to this the AI family holiday portraits—like y’all gotta know we know it’s not you, right? It’d be sad if it wasn’t so infuriating.

I didn’t think it was possible for Facebook to become even more of a cesspool but AI has really ramped it up. On today’s episode it’s a mom using generative AI to fake spending time with her kids. 🫣

We watched #PredatorBadlands and…anyone else see it?

Starting her early—there will be no AI in this house. 🙏

Going into 2026 with upwards of 6 pitches. Three MG, two YA, and one adult. Four fully realised and two need a bit more work/polishing. 😮‍💨

Added the paperback editions of CRY OUT LOUD to the shop! Side Effects is now sold out! ✨ Go have a gander and maybe pick something up for the holidays! ko-fi.com/taraocomics/...

This is so embarrassing for them. 🫣 Having all the footage right there and ai STILL fucks it up.

Only 6 times? More like 600 times.

After their public meeting on Thursday The Complex has released their 3 Actions To Take to #savethecomplex www.thecomplex.ie/post/save-th... Time is short! - Email Jack Chambers! - Sign the Petition! - Join the rally at 12.15 pm Wed, Dec 17th at The Complex and march to The Dáil.

So Disney can give the one of the biggest plagiarism machines out there 1 billion dollars but draws the line at… a grieving father‘s memorial for his child. Cool. Great. Fucking hell.

Some of my Bluesky 2025 stats via anisota! ✨

So Disney can give the one of the biggest plagiarism machines out there 1 billion dollars but draws the line at… a grieving father‘s memorial for his child. Cool. Great. Fucking hell.

Fuck off we’re never gonna get rid of AI.

It's gone from Facebook. The Dublin branch posted the following.

I honestly feel like ChatGPT is going to yield a whole new level of dementia in future generations because folks have just stopped using their brains. It’s really quite harrowing.

Definitely AI ‘cos what the fuck is that??

✨ Nothing like an existential crisis to round out the year!✨

Giveaway fundraiser! I’m giving away a copy of One day in June to 2 lucky winners. To enter: -Donate to the fundraiser - chuffed.org/project/rebu... -Take a screenshot of your donation -Email it to [email protected] with 'subject line' Pink June Ends on 7th of January Shipping cost covered by me

Stay tuned 👀✨

Stay tuned 👀✨

Added the paperback editions of CRY OUT LOUD to the shop! Side Effects is now sold out! ✨ Go have a gander and maybe pick something up for the holidays! ko-fi.com/taraocomics/...

Had a blast at @dublincomicarts.bsky.social! ✨

Look at this cool comic event in Dublin that was all masked, in this year of 2025 🙏 the event organizers provided masks to all who attended. It's totally possible to have cool events that still keep the most vulnerable us safe ❤️ I truly wish more events did this.

So @dublincomicarts.bsky.social ‘s latest venue The Complex might be turfed out in January. Putting DCAF’s 2026 events (deposit already paid and dates announced) in jeopardy. #savethecomplex

I keep seeing reels and TikToks from illustrators using the “but I can just use AI instead of hiring an illustrator!” trend that shows an AI prompt alongside their own (better) approach to said prompt. Y’all. You’re not helping! You can make your point without using AI! 🫣

If the US decides to ban dual citizenship, I hope they know that no one is going to be picking US citizenship. There’s literally no upside and you still have to file your taxes no matter where you are in the world so: pass!

Working on a pitch that’s unlike anything I’ve done so far—hybrid memoir illustrated/comic style and not working in panels is freeing but also…kinda scary?? Like I like my little boxes, they make me feel safe. 😅

Had a blast at @dublincomicarts.bsky.social! ✨

If you’re thinking of buying new tech for the holidays considering buying refurbished! Do your part to minimize the abuse of Congo’s children, save money and if you’re willing to get a model thats a few years older you can avoid all the AI nonsense being shoehorned into every new gadget.✨

l'll be at @dublincomicarts on Sunday debuting Cry Out Loud and more! 11-5 at Complex Dublin! I'll be at table 7! I will have hard and softcover copies of Cry Out Loud along with Side Effects, Willow Sparks and my last copy of Roots (as it's now out of print!) See y’all there!

l'll be at @dublincomicarts on Sunday debuting Cry Out Loud and more! 11-5 at Complex Dublin! I'll be at table 7! I will have hard and softcover copies of Cry Out Loud along with Side Effects, Willow Sparks and my last copy of Roots (as it's now out of print!) See y’all there!

“Poor people have a right to art!” They sure do. So get to it.

The amount of Americans each year that ask me if we celebrate Thanksgiving in Ireland.

Ten seconds after Sleepless in Seattle™ ends: Sam: You know it’s super weird I saw you at the airport back in Seattle and then outside the marina, what was that about?? Annie: Oh yeah, I was stalking you. Sam:

Right. What’s…happening here?

Your annual reminder that 9 times out of 10 all those "can't miss" Black Friday ™ deals are...not in fact, not.

Every time people talk about embracing AI they keep using the same comparisons about people being wary of tech. And I don’t think they understand it’s not an aversion to tech, it’s an aversion to theft.

When you immediately have to make a second cup of coffee cos the first one didn’t take. 🫠

Y’all. These jammies have bear feet. …Get it?

She’s already taller than me ✨

I’m gonna be at @dublincomicarts.bsky.social this month! Excited to see everyone, I’ll have copies of Cry Out Loud and some of my other books as well! Will update more on this soon! ✨

I’m gonna be at @dublincomicarts.bsky.social this month! Excited to see everyone, I’ll have copies of Cry Out Loud and some of my other books as well! Will update more on this soon! ✨

I've been thinking on this for a while, and instead of a holiday season sale, Bonedust Press will instead dedicate 10% of all direct sales to the San Diego Food Bank. Times are tough and since I have to do the marketing song and dance anyway, I'd like to accomplish a little good with it. #booksky