crredwards
@crredwards.bsky.social
Almost absolutely reliable. History & literature. Writes cosy and magic. Parent to LGBTQ+. Just a whole mess.
In Ireland since 2017.
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crredwards
@crredwards.bsky.social
· Nov 17
I want to share with you the single funniest thing I have ever read in my life. I first read this around 1993 in a copy of the Oxford Book of Humorous Prose that I picked up in a bookshop in Pittsburgh, PA.
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To process the chaos, I'm spending a few minutes each night stitching a news diary--embroidering tiny icons representing an important story of the day.
One month in, and it feels like I've already sewn a year's worth of news. But it helps me make sense of it all, so I think I can manage 11 more.
One month in, and it feels like I've already sewn a year's worth of news. But it helps me make sense of it all, so I think I can manage 11 more.
February 1, 2026 at 12:33 PM
To process the chaos, I'm spending a few minutes each night stitching a news diary--embroidering tiny icons representing an important story of the day.
One month in, and it feels like I've already sewn a year's worth of news. But it helps me make sense of it all, so I think I can manage 11 more.
One month in, and it feels like I've already sewn a year's worth of news. But it helps me make sense of it all, so I think I can manage 11 more.
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“So you are a historian? What is your field of expertise?”
“The long January of 2026.”
“All of it, really?” #skystorians
“The long January of 2026.”
“All of it, really?” #skystorians
February 1, 2026 at 1:37 PM
“So you are a historian? What is your field of expertise?”
“The long January of 2026.”
“All of it, really?” #skystorians
“The long January of 2026.”
“All of it, really?” #skystorians
We had a visitor at my desk window at 1 a.m. Casserole was not having it, not for a second. She was sitting out of frame to the right, on the windowsill, and moaning at him while he made baby meows at her. I've seen him late at night for the last year, but this was my first real look at his face.
February 1, 2026 at 10:56 AM
We had a visitor at my desk window at 1 a.m. Casserole was not having it, not for a second. She was sitting out of frame to the right, on the windowsill, and moaning at him while he made baby meows at her. I've seen him late at night for the last year, but this was my first real look at his face.
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Alexander Skarsgård is big guy hardware running freaky little guy software
February 1, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Alexander Skarsgård is big guy hardware running freaky little guy software
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I'm hoping to post a list of people's favorite science fiction/fantasy/horror reads from January 2026 via Intergalactic Mixtape! Did you read something you loved and think other people might like it? Put it in the form!
Intergalactic Mixtape: Book Rec Form
Welcome to the Intergalactic Mixtape Rec Form! Here you can submit SFF books for any open calls for themed recs. You can also submit one-off recs for use in future lists.
Only science fiction, fantasy...
forms.gle
January 31, 2026 at 9:23 PM
I'm hoping to post a list of people's favorite science fiction/fantasy/horror reads from January 2026 via Intergalactic Mixtape! Did you read something you loved and think other people might like it? Put it in the form!
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One of my sons is flying to Germany in a few days, and wants to take Irish whiskey as a hostess gift. Can he just do that in duty-free, and carry it onto the plane? Or does it make a difference that he's flying into another EU country?
January 31, 2026 at 6:32 PM
One of my sons is flying to Germany in a few days, and wants to take Irish whiskey as a hostess gift. Can he just do that in duty-free, and carry it onto the plane? Or does it make a difference that he's flying into another EU country?
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And once again, a personal appeal if anyone knows a hay supplier in any county around Dublin/Wicklow, I’ve lost mine for the coming months (rain crisis) and only have about a 3,week supply left for a small equine herd 😳
January 31, 2026 at 4:19 PM
And once again, a personal appeal if anyone knows a hay supplier in any county around Dublin/Wicklow, I’ve lost mine for the coming months (rain crisis) and only have about a 3,week supply left for a small equine herd 😳
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I promise not to seal post all day but I DO promise to use "no scrolling, just rolling" or a variation for the foreseeable future. 🦭 #SeaSky
January 30, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I promise not to seal post all day but I DO promise to use "no scrolling, just rolling" or a variation for the foreseeable future. 🦭 #SeaSky
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Honestly can't really believe I'm typing this. I'm inviting you all to the Shorelines book launch 🧜🏻♀️
I'm actually finding it a bit hard to put into words how important this is to me. I've spent so much of my life being shaped by stories, and now I get to shape others with my own.
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I'm actually finding it a bit hard to put into words how important this is to me. I've spent so much of my life being shaped by stories, and now I get to shape others with my own.
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📣 Please join us for our first book launch of the year! 📣
What: SHORELINES, the highly anticipated debut by @rurooie.bsky.social
When: 5 Feb 6.30pm
Where: @gutterbookshop.bsky.social
Who: Launched by two-times KPMG–Children’s Books Ireland Book of the Year winner Deirdre Sullivan
All welcome!
What: SHORELINES, the highly anticipated debut by @rurooie.bsky.social
When: 5 Feb 6.30pm
Where: @gutterbookshop.bsky.social
Who: Launched by two-times KPMG–Children’s Books Ireland Book of the Year winner Deirdre Sullivan
All welcome!
January 28, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Honestly can't really believe I'm typing this. I'm inviting you all to the Shorelines book launch 🧜🏻♀️
I'm actually finding it a bit hard to put into words how important this is to me. I've spent so much of my life being shaped by stories, and now I get to shape others with my own.
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I'm actually finding it a bit hard to put into words how important this is to me. I've spent so much of my life being shaped by stories, and now I get to shape others with my own.
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She died as she lived — halfway out of her slippers, carrying cake and tea, and screaming about cats trying to trip her.
January 30, 2026 at 2:10 PM
She died as she lived — halfway out of her slippers, carrying cake and tea, and screaming about cats trying to trip her.
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Ned Kelly looking like he’s about to open a toast cafe in Shoreditch.
January 30, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Ned Kelly looking like he’s about to open a toast cafe in Shoreditch.
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I have SOCKS from 2000, ffs.
Dozens of students, past and present, gathered at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ National School in Huntstown, Dublin, for the opening of a time capsule yesterday that has been sealed for the last 25 years.
Back to the future: School opens time capsule from 2000
Dozens of students, past and present, gathered at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ National School in Huntstown, Dublin, for the opening of a time capsule yesterday that has been sealed for the last 2...
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January 30, 2026 at 7:52 AM
I have SOCKS from 2000, ffs.
Once again, Ciaron from DPD will be met at the door by the sight of me in pyjamas with a long cardigan on over the top. I missed the text saying he'd arrive 10:45–11:45, and now it's too late to go up and change. Spare a thought for delivery guys. They witness horrors.
January 30, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Once again, Ciaron from DPD will be met at the door by the sight of me in pyjamas with a long cardigan on over the top. I missed the text saying he'd arrive 10:45–11:45, and now it's too late to go up and change. Spare a thought for delivery guys. They witness horrors.
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I just lost my source of hay due to weather issues for my supplying farmer who cannot turn out his livestock-- if anyone knows of any farmer supplying good round and/or square bales in areas surrounding Dublin, ideally who delivers, please DM!
January 29, 2026 at 1:35 PM
I just lost my source of hay due to weather issues for my supplying farmer who cannot turn out his livestock-- if anyone knows of any farmer supplying good round and/or square bales in areas surrounding Dublin, ideally who delivers, please DM!
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it's always a worry when folk music starts getting really good
January 29, 2026 at 12:03 AM
it's always a worry when folk music starts getting really good
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Mine is soft and subtle -- I hated it when I was younger. I wanted something with more force, making a greater mark in the world. I envied my brother's martial chants. But now that I am older I understand -- a writer alone in my cottage, my song charms the words from the trees.
The world runs on music, from percussion battalions to water purification concertos. Layers of song, discord & harmony in equal measure. But at its most basic: the working tunes passed from parent to child to aid you through the day. What power does your song hold?
#TinyTalesTuesday #WritingPrompt
#TinyTalesTuesday #WritingPrompt
January 27, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Mine is soft and subtle -- I hated it when I was younger. I wanted something with more force, making a greater mark in the world. I envied my brother's martial chants. But now that I am older I understand -- a writer alone in my cottage, my song charms the words from the trees.
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... each letter was passed around and forwarded to friends and/or communally read at dinner parties or assemblies. And the contents of any given letter were commented upon by its collective audience, both publically and privately. Plus ça change ...
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January 27, 2026 at 8:46 PM
... each letter was passed around and forwarded to friends and/or communally read at dinner parties or assemblies. And the contents of any given letter were commented upon by its collective audience, both publically and privately. Plus ça change ...
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Spent today in an archive of 19th-century diaries. I know people have commented on how the frequency of mail in e.g. 19th-century London made letters like emails, bouncing back & forth multiple times per day. But I realized today that they were actually more like social media posts, because
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January 27, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Spent today in an archive of 19th-century diaries. I know people have commented on how the frequency of mail in e.g. 19th-century London made letters like emails, bouncing back & forth multiple times per day. But I realized today that they were actually more like social media posts, because
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Late last night, I started Book of Hopes, the first book in a series by Melissa Scott and Lisa Barnett. The prologue and first chapter grabbed me right away. I'm about to have a great week or two, reading through the whole thing.
Book 11 so far in 2026.
Book 11 so far in 2026.
what are we reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaading?
January 27, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Late last night, I started Book of Hopes, the first book in a series by Melissa Scott and Lisa Barnett. The prologue and first chapter grabbed me right away. I'm about to have a great week or two, reading through the whole thing.
Book 11 so far in 2026.
Book 11 so far in 2026.
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Out today: THE CROWN'S SILENCE
I'm delighted to share that my new book is officially out! It traces the British monarchy's involvement in the transatlantic slave trade and colonial slavery over hundreds of years. Please buy a copy, tell your library, & spread the word. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
I'm delighted to share that my new book is officially out! It traces the British monarchy's involvement in the transatlantic slave trade and colonial slavery over hundreds of years. Please buy a copy, tell your library, & spread the word. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
January 27, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Out today: THE CROWN'S SILENCE
I'm delighted to share that my new book is officially out! It traces the British monarchy's involvement in the transatlantic slave trade and colonial slavery over hundreds of years. Please buy a copy, tell your library, & spread the word. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
I'm delighted to share that my new book is officially out! It traces the British monarchy's involvement in the transatlantic slave trade and colonial slavery over hundreds of years. Please buy a copy, tell your library, & spread the word. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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Cheers me up immensely to see reviews and ratings continue to trickle in for my weird, little novel almost two years after it came out.
Posting reviews is hugely appreciated by authors (not just on Goodreads) as it's a tangible sign that someone out there is still reading it.
Posting reviews is hugely appreciated by authors (not just on Goodreads) as it's a tangible sign that someone out there is still reading it.
January 27, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Cheers me up immensely to see reviews and ratings continue to trickle in for my weird, little novel almost two years after it came out.
Posting reviews is hugely appreciated by authors (not just on Goodreads) as it's a tangible sign that someone out there is still reading it.
Posting reviews is hugely appreciated by authors (not just on Goodreads) as it's a tangible sign that someone out there is still reading it.