Ronan Fitzgerald
@rmkf.bsky.social
Fiction writer.
Also content designer.
Also content designer.
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Ronan Fitzgerald
@rmkf.bsky.social
· Nov 5
Pleased to say my novel made the long list for @bridportprize.bsky.social this year, and an excerpt features in the anthology. I'm querying agents at the moment and also was one of the winners of @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social Novel Fair 2025, so get in touch if you know any agents looking.
Some grave news emerging from U2.
February 18, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Some grave news emerging from U2.
Mad the percentage of UX online discourse that's people furiously pointing out what their job is and isn't, still. Maybe just accept that some jobs need explaining. If you really hate this become a poet or a blacksmith or something.
February 18, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Mad the percentage of UX online discourse that's people furiously pointing out what their job is and isn't, still. Maybe just accept that some jobs need explaining. If you really hate this become a poet or a blacksmith or something.
Finally a change we voted for, am I right folks 🤣
February 18, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Finally a change we voted for, am I right folks 🤣
Started thinking it's a day later than it is. That's this week ruined.
February 18, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Started thinking it's a day later than it is. That's this week ruined.
Beyond the headline, the actual stories he shares in this piece are quite mad.
Jeremy King: I'm fed up with influencers — enough is enough
As influencers flood his Bayswater restaurant, Jeremy King explains why an influx of cameras threaten to ruin dining out
www.standard.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Beyond the headline, the actual stories he shares in this piece are quite mad.
We've all seen the terrible discourses come and go, each somehow worse than the last, but this Wuthering Heights discourse is really starting to stand out.
February 17, 2026 at 12:47 PM
We've all seen the terrible discourses come and go, each somehow worse than the last, but this Wuthering Heights discourse is really starting to stand out.
The massive synth drop in this hits like a truck.
Oneohtrix Point Never - Rodl Glide (Official Video)
YouTube video by Oneohtrix Point Never
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 11:16 AM
The massive synth drop in this hits like a truck.
My neighbour WhatsApp is going a bit Brockwell Park about concerts in Victoria Park this summer. The main person complaining doesn't oppose the events but believes they must have buckets where people donate money to the park. I'm so confused.
February 17, 2026 at 9:42 AM
My neighbour WhatsApp is going a bit Brockwell Park about concerts in Victoria Park this summer. The main person complaining doesn't oppose the events but believes they must have buckets where people donate money to the park. I'm so confused.
No idea if this is a safe or smart thing to do versus let's get a huge payday for banks from the government.
UK bank bosses plan to set up Visa and Mastercard alternative amid Trump fears
Exclusive: First meeting to be held over domestic payments system aimed at reducing reliance on US networks
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:44 PM
No idea if this is a safe or smart thing to do versus let's get a huge payday for banks from the government.
The Richard Keys blog just goes from strength to strength, in its accidental way.
February 16, 2026 at 6:46 PM
The Richard Keys blog just goes from strength to strength, in its accidental way.
What a bleak reopening.
February 16, 2026 at 6:29 PM
What a bleak reopening.
A Moment That Changed Me: My Water Went Off And I Messaged The Neighbour WhatsApp And Confirmed Others Were Experiencing This, Then It Came Back After Ten Minutes.
February 16, 2026 at 3:09 PM
A Moment That Changed Me: My Water Went Off And I Messaged The Neighbour WhatsApp And Confirmed Others Were Experiencing This, Then It Came Back After Ten Minutes.
I could post something about that cretinous Guardian DJ piece or I could just share this six-hour John Gomez mix, which shows what people who rejoice in disliking things they don't understand are missing out on.
John Gómez at Giant Steps
Recorded live at Giant Steps 08.02.26
@johngomezldn
@giantstepsldn
soundcloud.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:56 PM
I could post something about that cretinous Guardian DJ piece or I could just share this six-hour John Gomez mix, which shows what people who rejoice in disliking things they don't understand are missing out on.
Took a while for this to get its hooks into me but I'm left quite devastated by the end.
February 15, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Took a while for this to get its hooks into me but I'm left quite devastated by the end.
Anyone in London want a leaf-blower? Yours for free if you can come and get it. I had need of one in the past but now have no need in my current home.
February 15, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Anyone in London want a leaf-blower? Yours for free if you can come and get it. I had need of one in the past but now have no need in my current home.
Mogwai are a band I liked a lot in my teens and twenties. Fairly sure I'll never listen to an album of theirs in full again, such is life, but the later track Music For A Forgotten Future is one I'll never stop going back to.
February 14, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Mogwai are a band I liked a lot in my teens and twenties. Fairly sure I'll never listen to an album of theirs in full again, such is life, but the later track Music For A Forgotten Future is one I'll never stop going back to.
Steve Borthwick looking despondent.
February 14, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Steve Borthwick looking despondent.
Not many "he must start" names left if Ireland don't do well today, but I assume some people will find some anyway.
February 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Not many "he must start" names left if Ireland don't do well today, but I assume some people will find some anyway.
Few news stories make me click more enthusiastically than a row over a festival at a London park.
London’s got a global viral video malaise www.londoncentric.media/p/london-cri...
Londoners are sick of viral videos telling lies about their city
Plus: Victoria Park battle over All Points East, the Hackney school war that wasn't, the AI-generated parking appeal mess, and wild swimming in the River Thames.
www.londoncentric.media
February 14, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Few news stories make me click more enthusiastically than a row over a festival at a London park.
Mixture of trust with wider sense of pity.
February 14, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Mixture of trust with wider sense of pity.
Great edition of this show.
Test Pressing 7th February 2026
Playing Deep House, House, Dub. Apiento, a.k.a Paul Byrne runs the invaluable Test Pressing blog and releases music on World Building, World Unknown and more. His show has that esoteric techno thing a...
www.nts.live
February 13, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Great edition of this show.
Saw a restaurant in Shoreditch shared a photo of Poch in their story last night then deleted it today 👀
February 13, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Saw a restaurant in Shoreditch shared a photo of Poch in their story last night then deleted it today 👀
Funeral director vibes seem appropriate.
🚨 Tottenham Hotspur have verbally agreed a deal to appoint Igor Tudor as interim head coach until the end of the season.
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Tottenham verbally agree deal to appoint Igor Tudor as interim head coach
The club have moved for a temporary appointment following the dismissal of Thomas Frank on Wednesday.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Funeral director vibes seem appropriate.
Talk to users where they are.
February 13, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Talk to users where they are.