Jack Fennell
@jfennellauthor.bsky.social
Writer, anthologist, geek. Anthologies: "A Brilliant Void," "It Rose Up" and "Your Own Dark Shadow" published by Tramp Press; academic tomes "Irish Science Fiction" and "Rough Beasts" by LUP. He/him for convenience's sake.
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Jack Fennell
@jfennellauthor.bsky.social
· Jun 17
Everybody Wants to Ruin the World
tramppress.com
You can read the intro to Your Own Dark Shadow, in which I discuss a time I got haunted and wax philosophical about horror, on the Tramp Press website:
tramppress.com/everybody-wa...
tramppress.com/everybody-wa...
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Once a girl and I were the last two on the bus and at the ❌ I told her I knew she plagiarised a poem she wrote and was praised for in primary school, and she shot back that when I fell and hurt my shoulder in class one day the teacher was holding back laughter.
Excruciating ~20 minutes silence
Excruciating ~20 minutes silence
February 7, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Once a girl and I were the last two on the bus and at the ❌ I told her I knew she plagiarised a poem she wrote and was praised for in primary school, and she shot back that when I fell and hurt my shoulder in class one day the teacher was holding back laughter.
Excruciating ~20 minutes silence
Excruciating ~20 minutes silence
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Join Mei Chin and I at @gutterbookshop.bsky.social on 19th February as we'll be talking about some of our favourite Chinese literature.
It's free!
Do come and celebrate the Lunar New Year with us – the Year of the Horse.
It's free!
Do come and celebrate the Lunar New Year with us – the Year of the Horse.
Great Books of China at Gutter Bookshop ✨
Join Rónán Hession and Mei Chin for a discussion on books from and about China, exploring its history, present, and unexpected perspectives.
🗓️ Thursday 19 February, 18.30–20.00.
🎫 Free, no booking required.
📚 Gutter Bookshop, Cows Lane, Temple Bar
Join Rónán Hession and Mei Chin for a discussion on books from and about China, exploring its history, present, and unexpected perspectives.
🗓️ Thursday 19 February, 18.30–20.00.
🎫 Free, no booking required.
📚 Gutter Bookshop, Cows Lane, Temple Bar
February 3, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Join Mei Chin and I at @gutterbookshop.bsky.social on 19th February as we'll be talking about some of our favourite Chinese literature.
It's free!
Do come and celebrate the Lunar New Year with us – the Year of the Horse.
It's free!
Do come and celebrate the Lunar New Year with us – the Year of the Horse.
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‘No Stories’, a short story of mine online at The Georgia Review. www.thegeorgiareview.com/posts/no-sto...
February 2, 2026 at 8:30 PM
‘No Stories’, a short story of mine online at The Georgia Review. www.thegeorgiareview.com/posts/no-sto...
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Multiple boys were snatched from the streets and have never been seen again, widely considered to have been murdered by people connected to Kincora.
Inquiry after inquiry covered it all up.
Inquiry after inquiry covered it all up.
February 7, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Multiple boys were snatched from the streets and have never been seen again, widely considered to have been murdered by people connected to Kincora.
Inquiry after inquiry covered it all up.
Inquiry after inquiry covered it all up.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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This is an absurd situation that hurts and undermines victims and and is a total violation their trust.
My cousin, Sarah Grace, a survivor and a lawyer, has been one of the leading voices calling for change on this. You can listen to her and others explain it here.
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
My cousin, Sarah Grace, a survivor and a lawyer, has been one of the leading voices calling for change on this. You can listen to her and others explain it here.
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
February 6, 2026 at 8:50 AM
This is an absurd situation that hurts and undermines victims and and is a total violation their trust.
My cousin, Sarah Grace, a survivor and a lawyer, has been one of the leading voices calling for change on this. You can listen to her and others explain it here.
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
My cousin, Sarah Grace, a survivor and a lawyer, has been one of the leading voices calling for change on this. You can listen to her and others explain it here.
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
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URGENT HELP NEEDED 🚨
Black Trans individual who has fled the UK needs assistance if anyone can help at all ‼️ even a few euro will help them with food or meds for the time being ‼️
gofund.me/c683aab31
#mutualaid #gofundme #transrights #charity #fundsneeded
Black Trans individual who has fled the UK needs assistance if anyone can help at all ‼️ even a few euro will help them with food or meds for the time being ‼️
gofund.me/c683aab31
#mutualaid #gofundme #transrights #charity #fundsneeded
Donate to Help support Kiera's basic needs to gain stability again, organized by Kiera Taylor
Hello everyone. My name is Kiera. I am a 31 year old, British-Ja… Kiera Taylor needs your support for Help support Kiera's basic needs to gain stability again
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February 4, 2026 at 11:39 AM
URGENT HELP NEEDED 🚨
Black Trans individual who has fled the UK needs assistance if anyone can help at all ‼️ even a few euro will help them with food or meds for the time being ‼️
gofund.me/c683aab31
#mutualaid #gofundme #transrights #charity #fundsneeded
Black Trans individual who has fled the UK needs assistance if anyone can help at all ‼️ even a few euro will help them with food or meds for the time being ‼️
gofund.me/c683aab31
#mutualaid #gofundme #transrights #charity #fundsneeded
One of the things I was working on before my whole shit blue-screened back in October, and which I didn't have backed up, was a cyberpunk-lite story about a covert op to blow up a billionaire children's author's super-yacht. In light of recent events, I'm kind of glad it didn't see the light of day.
February 4, 2026 at 12:58 PM
One of the things I was working on before my whole shit blue-screened back in October, and which I didn't have backed up, was a cyberpunk-lite story about a covert op to blow up a billionaire children's author's super-yacht. In light of recent events, I'm kind of glad it didn't see the light of day.
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Tech giants Meta, Google and TikTok are before the Oireachtas Media Committee today... as was long flagged, X has refused to take part.
X even went so far as to reject a written request from the Taoiseach to appear before the Committee.
X even went so far as to reject a written request from the Taoiseach to appear before the Committee.
February 4, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Tech giants Meta, Google and TikTok are before the Oireachtas Media Committee today... as was long flagged, X has refused to take part.
X even went so far as to reject a written request from the Taoiseach to appear before the Committee.
X even went so far as to reject a written request from the Taoiseach to appear before the Committee.
"Let me say this. If a person has the honour to be a girl, for me that is sufficient. It is a complete justification. All adjectives are impertinent and irrelevant." - Flann O'Brien
February 3, 2026 at 4:16 PM
"Let me say this. If a person has the honour to be a girl, for me that is sufficient. It is a complete justification. All adjectives are impertinent and irrelevant." - Flann O'Brien
Look, I know that I'm in no position to judge. I listen to podcasts all day, and then another to fall asleep. Some of my closest not-actually-friends are podcasters.
But if anyone says to me, "Two podcasters have identified a global decline..." I'll mangle that person for amusement and for science.
But if anyone says to me, "Two podcasters have identified a global decline..." I'll mangle that person for amusement and for science.
OK. Cool. So, can I blame men because I never had kids? Should society have intervened to insist some guy had kids with me?
Never 'passing on your genes' instead of saying never got to 'have a family' is telling
This is the way the world has ALWAYS been
I think the world will be ok without them.
Never 'passing on your genes' instead of saying never got to 'have a family' is telling
This is the way the world has ALWAYS been
I think the world will be ok without them.
February 3, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Look, I know that I'm in no position to judge. I listen to podcasts all day, and then another to fall asleep. Some of my closest not-actually-friends are podcasters.
But if anyone says to me, "Two podcasters have identified a global decline..." I'll mangle that person for amusement and for science.
But if anyone says to me, "Two podcasters have identified a global decline..." I'll mangle that person for amusement and for science.
Just walked past a toSwI' qal'aq on my way to pick up a raktajino; overheard half a dozen college women chatting about 'Melania'. They loved the First Lady's class, honour and battle-readiness.
"Like, listen to the voice of your blood!"
"Only a fool fights in a burning house!"
"Like, listen to the voice of your blood!"
"Only a fool fights in a burning house!"
February 2, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Just walked past a toSwI' qal'aq on my way to pick up a raktajino; overheard half a dozen college women chatting about 'Melania'. They loved the First Lady's class, honour and battle-readiness.
"Like, listen to the voice of your blood!"
"Only a fool fights in a burning house!"
"Like, listen to the voice of your blood!"
"Only a fool fights in a burning house!"
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May their beds grow thorns
May their food choke and tear
May water never slake their thirst
And the Sun burn but never warm them
May the Earth refuse them
And the heavens turn their back
May they know no peace
No rest
No forgiveness.
May their food choke and tear
May water never slake their thirst
And the Sun burn but never warm them
May the Earth refuse them
And the heavens turn their back
May they know no peace
No rest
No forgiveness.
January 26, 2026 at 12:01 AM
May their beds grow thorns
May their food choke and tear
May water never slake their thirst
And the Sun burn but never warm them
May the Earth refuse them
And the heavens turn their back
May they know no peace
No rest
No forgiveness.
May their food choke and tear
May water never slake their thirst
And the Sun burn but never warm them
May the Earth refuse them
And the heavens turn their back
May they know no peace
No rest
No forgiveness.
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"An audacious premise and so much could have gone wrong, but LM not only brings it off, but makes it believable."
What a fantastic recommendation for THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET! I'm so thrilled!
What a fantastic recommendation for THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET! I'm so thrilled!
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January 31, 2026 at 7:33 PM
"An audacious premise and so much could have gone wrong, but LM not only brings it off, but makes it believable."
What a fantastic recommendation for THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET! I'm so thrilled!
What a fantastic recommendation for THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET! I'm so thrilled!
Are you a published author with a recognisable name, a high-profile award or two, and a healthy publishing career?
Have you thought about...
...setting all of that on fire to train Elon "Girls FTW" Musk's sexual-harassment machine to impersonate you?
Have you thought about...
...setting all of that on fire to train Elon "Girls FTW" Musk's sexual-harassment machine to impersonate you?
X is hiring a creative writing specialist at $40 an hour to make Grok better at writing and a true LOL at the qualifications
January 31, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Are you a published author with a recognisable name, a high-profile award or two, and a healthy publishing career?
Have you thought about...
...setting all of that on fire to train Elon "Girls FTW" Musk's sexual-harassment machine to impersonate you?
Have you thought about...
...setting all of that on fire to train Elon "Girls FTW" Musk's sexual-harassment machine to impersonate you?
Not only does this guy look like David Hyde Pierce, he's doing a 16th-century chanson cover of a niche breakout song from an almost-never-staged musical about a chess tournament.
There's no avoiding the obvious: someone actually conjured Niles Crane into existence.
There's no avoiding the obvious: someone actually conjured Niles Crane into existence.
One Night in Bangkok but it's a 16th century chanson
YouTube video by Jonasquin
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Not only does this guy look like David Hyde Pierce, he's doing a 16th-century chanson cover of a niche breakout song from an almost-never-staged musical about a chess tournament.
There's no avoiding the obvious: someone actually conjured Niles Crane into existence.
There's no avoiding the obvious: someone actually conjured Niles Crane into existence.
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CITY IN CHAINS is a book! You can get it and, well, actually get it. The story of a fantasy city awaiting freedom after a rough occupation, and of a vain actor and a junkman of the wrong religion trying to survive and not collaborate...too much.
www.amazon.com/City-Chains-...
www.amazon.com/City-Chains-...
City in Chains
City in Chains [Turtledove, Harry] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. City in Chains
www.amazon.com
May 13, 2025 at 10:57 PM
CITY IN CHAINS is a book! You can get it and, well, actually get it. The story of a fantasy city awaiting freedom after a rough occupation, and of a vain actor and a junkman of the wrong religion trying to survive and not collaborate...too much.
www.amazon.com/City-Chains-...
www.amazon.com/City-Chains-...
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Lots of guest announcements to come starting with an author we love - Ruth Frances Long/ Jessica Thorne who writes romance and fantasy from the heart which often strays into weird and wonderful liminal places.
@rflong.bsky.social
@rflong.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Lots of guest announcements to come starting with an author we love - Ruth Frances Long/ Jessica Thorne who writes romance and fantasy from the heart which often strays into weird and wonderful liminal places.
@rflong.bsky.social
@rflong.bsky.social
My short story "The Cold Moon Crown" will be appearing in the Winter edition of WAXEN, which goes on sale February 1.
If you're into Christmas stories involving weird old-money families with skeletons in the closet, I daresay you might enjoy it.
If you're into Christmas stories involving weird old-money families with skeletons in the closet, I daresay you might enjoy it.
January 29, 2026 at 6:18 AM
My short story "The Cold Moon Crown" will be appearing in the Winter edition of WAXEN, which goes on sale February 1.
If you're into Christmas stories involving weird old-money families with skeletons in the closet, I daresay you might enjoy it.
If you're into Christmas stories involving weird old-money families with skeletons in the closet, I daresay you might enjoy it.
That Chumbawamba lip-syncing video is fully accessible now, so perhaps it was just a problem with my connection. Perhaps.
a gif of a seal is made with gifmaker software
ALT: a gif of a seal is made with gifmaker software
media.tenor.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:23 AM
That Chumbawamba lip-syncing video is fully accessible now, so perhaps it was just a problem with my connection. Perhaps.
Two essays and a short story to finish before Friday, so naturally I get really invested in finding recipes for the jar of Chinese Five Spices I picked up at random yesterday.
January 27, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Two essays and a short story to finish before Friday, so naturally I get really invested in finding recipes for the jar of Chinese Five Spices I picked up at random yesterday.
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A trio of teen girls behind me on the bus yesterday were talking about "getting their shit rocked." It turned out they meant getting a slap.
It culminated in: "No seriously, if he did that to me, I'd absolutely rock his shit, 'cause otherwise I'd just be giving him a green card to do it again."
It culminated in: "No seriously, if he did that to me, I'd absolutely rock his shit, 'cause otherwise I'd just be giving him a green card to do it again."
a woman in a white lab coat and blue scrubs is smiling .
Alt: a woman trying to hold in a laugh.
media.tenor.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:47 AM
A trio of teen girls behind me on the bus yesterday were talking about "getting their shit rocked." It turned out they meant getting a slap.
It culminated in: "No seriously, if he did that to me, I'd absolutely rock his shit, 'cause otherwise I'd just be giving him a green card to do it again."
It culminated in: "No seriously, if he did that to me, I'd absolutely rock his shit, 'cause otherwise I'd just be giving him a green card to do it again."
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larnród Éireann
@IrishRail
Major disruptions are expected to
DART & Commuter services this
morning due to reports of flooding at
several locations. -AD
Broombridge is closed
Flooding at Lansdowne, Donabate,
Salthill & Blackrock
6:05 AM : Jan 27, 2026 .
#speirgorm #Ireland #stormchandra
@IrishRail
Major disruptions are expected to
DART & Commuter services this
morning due to reports of flooding at
several locations. -AD
Broombridge is closed
Flooding at Lansdowne, Donabate,
Salthill & Blackrock
6:05 AM : Jan 27, 2026 .
#speirgorm #Ireland #stormchandra
January 27, 2026 at 7:24 AM
larnród Éireann
@IrishRail
Major disruptions are expected to
DART & Commuter services this
morning due to reports of flooding at
several locations. -AD
Broombridge is closed
Flooding at Lansdowne, Donabate,
Salthill & Blackrock
6:05 AM : Jan 27, 2026 .
#speirgorm #Ireland #stormchandra
@IrishRail
Major disruptions are expected to
DART & Commuter services this
morning due to reports of flooding at
several locations. -AD
Broombridge is closed
Flooding at Lansdowne, Donabate,
Salthill & Blackrock
6:05 AM : Jan 27, 2026 .
#speirgorm #Ireland #stormchandra