Marc de Faoite
@marcdefaoite.bsky.social
Herbivorous open-water-swimming snowflake bookworm, born 323.05 ppm. Irish in France. Reader/writer/editor/translator. Writing in Honest Ulsterman, Minor Lit, Irish Times, The Cormorant, The Incubator, Eastlit, Jaggery, Mekong Review, Esquire, and more
With my brainfruit
October 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
With my brainfruit
Signed copies of Lime Pickled and Tropical Madness, now available at Gerakbudaya bookshop, Penang.
October 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Signed copies of Lime Pickled and Tropical Madness, now available at Gerakbudaya bookshop, Penang.
Be there, or be somewhere else
October 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Be there, or be somewhere else
October 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
If you happen to be in Penang next Friday, or know someone who is.
October 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
If you happen to be in Penang next Friday, or know someone who is.
September 30, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Word of the day - Rampant
This is one that always gives me pause, or if we were to talk about the word in heraldic terms - paws, but we'll get to that later.
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This is one that always gives me pause, or if we were to talk about the word in heraldic terms - paws, but we'll get to that later.
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September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Word of the day - Rampant
This is one that always gives me pause, or if we were to talk about the word in heraldic terms - paws, but we'll get to that later.
1/
This is one that always gives me pause, or if we were to talk about the word in heraldic terms - paws, but we'll get to that later.
1/
@thebookerprizes.com 2025 shortlist.
(I've only read three, so far)
(I've only read three, so far)
September 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
@thebookerprizes.com 2025 shortlist.
(I've only read three, so far)
(I've only read three, so far)
Thank goodness summer is already over. Wait, what?
September 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Thank goodness summer is already over. Wait, what?
A lot to unpack. Gen AI is problematic: energy use, IP theft, enriching squillionaires. Then the question of whether a generated image is created or used to deceive. But an image, even when recognized as fake/unreal, has been used as visual shorthand for events, ideas, & feelings for millennia.
September 16, 2025 at 2:36 PM
A lot to unpack. Gen AI is problematic: energy use, IP theft, enriching squillionaires. Then the question of whether a generated image is created or used to deceive. But an image, even when recognized as fake/unreal, has been used as visual shorthand for events, ideas, & feelings for millennia.
Plusieurs facteurs contribuent à cette augmentation :
1 - L'utilisation du téléphone portable au volant.
2 - L'utilisation du téléphone portable au volant.
3 - L'utilisation du téléphone portable au volant.
Ajoutons aussi la taille croissante des voitures et une politique "J'adore la bagnole."
1 - L'utilisation du téléphone portable au volant.
2 - L'utilisation du téléphone portable au volant.
3 - L'utilisation du téléphone portable au volant.
Ajoutons aussi la taille croissante des voitures et une politique "J'adore la bagnole."
September 16, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Plusieurs facteurs contribuent à cette augmentation :
1 - L'utilisation du téléphone portable au volant.
2 - L'utilisation du téléphone portable au volant.
3 - L'utilisation du téléphone portable au volant.
Ajoutons aussi la taille croissante des voitures et une politique "J'adore la bagnole."
1 - L'utilisation du téléphone portable au volant.
2 - L'utilisation du téléphone portable au volant.
3 - L'utilisation du téléphone portable au volant.
Ajoutons aussi la taille croissante des voitures et une politique "J'adore la bagnole."
French trees and forests are in serious trouble.
www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...
www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...
September 15, 2025 at 6:10 AM
French trees and forests are in serious trouble.
www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...
www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...
Lime Pickled, soon winging its way to its native Malaysia for a very belated book launch.
(I have a few spares if anyone wants a signed copy.)
(I have a few spares if anyone wants a signed copy.)
September 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Lime Pickled, soon winging its way to its native Malaysia for a very belated book launch.
(I have a few spares if anyone wants a signed copy.)
(I have a few spares if anyone wants a signed copy.)
Car skill. Um, I mean cars kill.
September 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Car skill. Um, I mean cars kill.
