Nigel Quinlan
@nigellicus.bsky.social
Writer, The Maloneys' Magical Weatherbox and Cloak Of Feathers. Repped by The Nuremberg Agency.
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Nigel Quinlan
@nigellicus.bsky.social
· Feb 28
The Hungry Giant | Ember
There was no safe place in the entire world from the rain of stars. The fox fled to the one place he knew, the one place he remembered, where he had felt safe and secure and happy. He ran to the…
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My short story - you know, for kids - The Hungry Giant is up on Ember Journal if anyone wants something a bit odd and scary and sad but also hopeful to read....
#speirgorm #kidlit #mglit
#speirgorm #kidlit #mglit
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New comic: "Back in the old rhythms" badmachinery.com/comic/2026-0...
Back in the old rhythms - Bad Machinery
Giant Days #26 concerns Dean’s girlfriend and her demands upon him. It’s a classic issue with some really egregious outfits and several sequences set in a MMORPG. It’s collected in volume 7, or Librar...
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February 20, 2026 at 7:21 AM
New comic: "Back in the old rhythms" badmachinery.com/comic/2026-0...
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Day 2168 #ArtKicksCovid19 “Ebb and Flow” (2024) Stephanie Rew. This work is by Scottish artist Stephanie Rew, who employs a distinctive technique blending figurative realism with traditional gilding. The painting features three female figures draped in flowing garments detailed
February 20, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Day 2168 #ArtKicksCovid19 “Ebb and Flow” (2024) Stephanie Rew. This work is by Scottish artist Stephanie Rew, who employs a distinctive technique blending figurative realism with traditional gilding. The painting features three female figures draped in flowing garments detailed
Original post: wandering.shop/@adapalmer/1...
February 19, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Original post: wandering.shop/@adapalmer/1...
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« Something Wicked This Way Comes », 1983
by David Grove (American artist, 1940-2012)
Poster illustration for Jack Clayton's movie, Walt Disney Prod., 1983
after the book from Ray Bradbury, 1962
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #DavidGrove #RayBradbury #Disney
by David Grove (American artist, 1940-2012)
Poster illustration for Jack Clayton's movie, Walt Disney Prod., 1983
after the book from Ray Bradbury, 1962
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #DavidGrove #RayBradbury #Disney
January 7, 2026 at 4:58 PM
« Something Wicked This Way Comes », 1983
by David Grove (American artist, 1940-2012)
Poster illustration for Jack Clayton's movie, Walt Disney Prod., 1983
after the book from Ray Bradbury, 1962
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #DavidGrove #RayBradbury #Disney
by David Grove (American artist, 1940-2012)
Poster illustration for Jack Clayton's movie, Walt Disney Prod., 1983
after the book from Ray Bradbury, 1962
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #DavidGrove #RayBradbury #Disney
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Here's some tech to get excited about #speirgorm
We've been working with CHAMPutee for the past few years on his perfect set up - and the best thing is the Proteus Controller can be used by everyone!
What kind of controller would you build? Try it out at byowave.com
What kind of controller would you build? Try it out at byowave.com
February 19, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Here's some tech to get excited about #speirgorm
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It’s Lee Marvin’s birthday.
Here’s Jane Fonda on working with Marvin on Cat Ballou & getting schooled on workers’ rights by him.
What a guy.
www.vulture.com/2023/05/90-m...
Here’s Jane Fonda on working with Marvin on Cat Ballou & getting schooled on workers’ rights by him.
What a guy.
www.vulture.com/2023/05/90-m...
February 19, 2026 at 6:25 PM
It’s Lee Marvin’s birthday.
Here’s Jane Fonda on working with Marvin on Cat Ballou & getting schooled on workers’ rights by him.
What a guy.
www.vulture.com/2023/05/90-m...
Here’s Jane Fonda on working with Marvin on Cat Ballou & getting schooled on workers’ rights by him.
What a guy.
www.vulture.com/2023/05/90-m...
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I'm down to my last £100, Ive signed on for work in warehouses/factories or whatever to keep the lights on but it takes a while to organise, if you'd like to support my artwork here is my Patreon, cheers! patreon.com/c/AlexDuneBr...
February 19, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I'm down to my last £100, Ive signed on for work in warehouses/factories or whatever to keep the lights on but it takes a while to organise, if you'd like to support my artwork here is my Patreon, cheers! patreon.com/c/AlexDuneBr...
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Red alert for floods in #France! Aftermath of #Storm #Nils causes chaos across country with #flooding on #Garonne, #Maine and #Loire rivers. The video shows the before and after the storm around #Marmande, along the Garonne, captured by #Copernicus #Sentinel2. #climateemergency #flood
February 19, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Red alert for floods in #France! Aftermath of #Storm #Nils causes chaos across country with #flooding on #Garonne, #Maine and #Loire rivers. The video shows the before and after the storm around #Marmande, along the Garonne, captured by #Copernicus #Sentinel2. #climateemergency #flood
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Over 1,000 people dead in Sumatra from devastating floods made much worse by logging millions of acres of forest
Between 2001 and 2024, Sumatra lost 4.4 million hectares of forest, an area larger than Switzerland
phys.org/news/2026-02...
Between 2001 and 2024, Sumatra lost 4.4 million hectares of forest, an area larger than Switzerland
phys.org/news/2026-02...
Deadly Indonesia floods force a deforestation reckoning
Permits revoked, lawsuits filed, the threat of state takeovers. Deadly flooding in Indonesia has prompted unprecedented government action against companies accused of environmental destruction that wo...
phys.org
February 19, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Over 1,000 people dead in Sumatra from devastating floods made much worse by logging millions of acres of forest
Between 2001 and 2024, Sumatra lost 4.4 million hectares of forest, an area larger than Switzerland
phys.org/news/2026-02...
Between 2001 and 2024, Sumatra lost 4.4 million hectares of forest, an area larger than Switzerland
phys.org/news/2026-02...
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The Essence by Dave Hutchinson: Review by Alexandra Pierce locusmag.com/review/...
February 19, 2026 at 6:07 PM
The Essence by Dave Hutchinson: Review by Alexandra Pierce locusmag.com/review/...
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As ever, Green-Schools Ireland have a really exciting line up of activities, webinars, videos, and more planned for the nation's students. All happening over the great upcoming Tree Week taking place from March 9-13.
#TreeWeek
@greenschoolsire.bsky.social
#TreeWeek
@greenschoolsire.bsky.social
We are delighted to be celebrating #TreeWeek this March!
Join us from March 9th – 13th for week of fun activities, interactive webinars, interesting videos and more! 🌳 🌿
Check out what's on our website here: greenschoolsireland.org/tree-week-20...
See you there! 💚
@globeireland.bsky.social
Join us from March 9th – 13th for week of fun activities, interactive webinars, interesting videos and more! 🌳 🌿
Check out what's on our website here: greenschoolsireland.org/tree-week-20...
See you there! 💚
@globeireland.bsky.social
February 19, 2026 at 10:53 AM
As ever, Green-Schools Ireland have a really exciting line up of activities, webinars, videos, and more planned for the nation's students. All happening over the great upcoming Tree Week taking place from March 9-13.
#TreeWeek
@greenschoolsire.bsky.social
#TreeWeek
@greenschoolsire.bsky.social
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In 2010, a blog like Stuff White People Like or a twitter account like shitmydadsays could land their creator a book deal or a TV show.
In 2026, social media creators are writing and directing short films and playing every role - to this standard - and there's another one right after in the feed.
In 2026, social media creators are writing and directing short films and playing every role - to this standard - and there's another one right after in the feed.
February 19, 2026 at 9:38 AM
In 2010, a blog like Stuff White People Like or a twitter account like shitmydadsays could land their creator a book deal or a TV show.
In 2026, social media creators are writing and directing short films and playing every role - to this standard - and there's another one right after in the feed.
In 2026, social media creators are writing and directing short films and playing every role - to this standard - and there's another one right after in the feed.
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Makes me almost want to sign up to Insta or Tik-Tok, just to hear more.
Almost.
Please post them to Bluesky, Stephen Spencer.
Almost.
Please post them to Bluesky, Stephen Spencer.
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My personal earworm that hooked me & plays on a loop in my head & heart is this ⏬️
It gets me every time. To bottle that feeling I printed 'Important Mermaid' on the back of a t-shirt, & now I can't wait for spring & to wear it, walking round with a silly smile on my face.
#GoodMorning, everyone
My personal earworm that hooked me & plays on a loop in my head & heart is this ⏬️
It gets me every time. To bottle that feeling I printed 'Important Mermaid' on the back of a t-shirt, & now I can't wait for spring & to wear it, walking round with a silly smile on my face.
#GoodMorning, everyone
February 19, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Makes me almost want to sign up to Insta or Tik-Tok, just to hear more.
Almost.
Please post them to Bluesky, Stephen Spencer.
Almost.
Please post them to Bluesky, Stephen Spencer.
Guess he better... Mountbatten down the hatches.
February 19, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Guess he better... Mountbatten down the hatches.
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From: Magic Boy (1959), dir. Akira Daikubara and Taiji Yabushita, Toei Doga
February 18, 2026 at 11:36 PM
From: Magic Boy (1959), dir. Akira Daikubara and Taiji Yabushita, Toei Doga
February 19, 2026 at 12:16 AM
So this is, uh, ashmaxxing? #speirgorm
🗣️ "This is something that towns and cities right across the country are experiencing in terms of the death of the town centre." – Ireland Editor of the Irish Independent Fionnán Sheahan
#TonightVMTV #DublinCity
#TonightVMTV #DublinCity
February 18, 2026 at 11:25 PM
So this is, uh, ashmaxxing? #speirgorm
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Just catching up on the creating of this new centre of peatlands excellence in Galway
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
December - University of Galway
www.universityofgalway.ie
February 18, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Just catching up on the creating of this new centre of peatlands excellence in Galway
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
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Today's #photooftheday is one of those images that, when I look at it, it always conjures up the accompanying audio. This burly chap was cawing his heart out when I snapped him.He was so intent on his song that he let me get almost within touching distance. #birdphotography #photography
February 18, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Today's #photooftheday is one of those images that, when I look at it, it always conjures up the accompanying audio. This burly chap was cawing his heart out when I snapped him.He was so intent on his song that he let me get almost within touching distance. #birdphotography #photography
Come not between the Good Boy and his prey.
February 18, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Come not between the Good Boy and his prey.
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Books spotted in the amazing @tertuliabookshop.bsky.social in Westport! Thanks to Bríd for the tour of the fantastically designed shop – needs to be seen to be believed!
February 18, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Books spotted in the amazing @tertuliabookshop.bsky.social in Westport! Thanks to Bríd for the tour of the fantastically designed shop – needs to be seen to be believed!
It will lift the hearts of the nation at this trying time. #speirgorm
Well, at least U2 have a protest song out.
So we can all collectively laugh at U2 having a protest song out.
So we can all collectively laugh at U2 having a protest song out.
February 18, 2026 at 6:44 PM
It will lift the hearts of the nation at this trying time. #speirgorm
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X's algorithm is in fact doing what you think it's doing. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 18, 2026 at 5:24 PM
X's algorithm is in fact doing what you think it's doing. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The ‘Most Massive Attack On Free Speech’ Is Happening Right Now, And The Twitter Files Crew Is Mighty Quiet
For the last five years, we had to endure an endless, breathless parade of hyperbole regarding the so-called "censorship industrial complex." We were told, repeatedly and at high volume,…
For the last five years, we had to endure an endless, breathless parade of hyperbole regarding the so-called "censorship industrial complex." We were told, repeatedly and at high volume,…
The ‘Most Massive Attack On Free Speech’ Is Happening Right Now, And The Twitter Files Crew Is Mighty Quiet
For the last five years, we had to endure an endless, breathless parade of hyperbole regarding the so-called "censorship industrial complex." We were told, repeatedly and at high volume, that the Biden administration flagging content for review by social media companies constituted a tyrannical overthrow of the First Amendment. In the Missouri v. Biden (later Murthy v. Missouri) case, Judge Terry Doughty—in a ruling that seemed to consist entirely of Twitter threads pasted into a judicial ruling—
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February 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
The ‘Most Massive Attack On Free Speech’ Is Happening Right Now, And The Twitter Files Crew Is Mighty Quiet
For the last five years, we had to endure an endless, breathless parade of hyperbole regarding the so-called "censorship industrial complex." We were told, repeatedly and at high volume,…
For the last five years, we had to endure an endless, breathless parade of hyperbole regarding the so-called "censorship industrial complex." We were told, repeatedly and at high volume,…