Emma Devlin
@theactualemma.bsky.social
Writer. Winner 2019 Benedict Kiely comp | LL 2021 Galley Beggars Comp | SL 2023 Maírtín Crawford Award | work in Irish Times, Stinging Fly & more | Rep'd by Sophie Scard at United Agents: https://t.ly/ef_3A | Find me on Insta: https://tinyurl.com/5bhfpcne
just found a little cache of messages from someone i was once pretty close with (as much as you can be online i suppose) but who disappeared into the ether a while back. i miss them :(
December 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
just found a little cache of messages from someone i was once pretty close with (as much as you can be online i suppose) but who disappeared into the ether a while back. i miss them :(
Everybody look at my sister’s cat.
December 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Everybody look at my sister’s cat.
A little Spiritualized in the morning does the trick youtu.be/uWOdSeDzyy4?...
Spiritualized - Come Together (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Spiritualized
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December 8, 2025 at 10:21 AM
A little Spiritualized in the morning does the trick youtu.be/uWOdSeDzyy4?...
What is everyone reading? I’m using most of my annual leave up this month and need a little inspiration.
December 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
What is everyone reading? I’m using most of my annual leave up this month and need a little inspiration.
Tonight’s viewing
December 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Tonight’s viewing
Restless. Unfocused! Don’t know what to do with myself this evening.
December 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Restless. Unfocused! Don’t know what to do with myself this evening.
Absolutely loved this book.
December 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Absolutely loved this book.
Re-reading The Young Visiters by Daisy Ashford and enjoying it very much www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2...
The Young Visiters or, Mr. Salteena's Plan
www.gutenberg.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Re-reading The Young Visiters by Daisy Ashford and enjoying it very much www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2...
If you need cheering up, might I suggest this video of Wilford the bear digging a hole and taking a nap in it? youtu.be/jO2FAE5aLeA?...
Wilford The Bear Makes A Bed And Takes A Nap In The Angeles National Forest
YouTube video by Parliament Of Owls
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December 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
If you need cheering up, might I suggest this video of Wilford the bear digging a hole and taking a nap in it? youtu.be/jO2FAE5aLeA?...
This reads like a student writing their first ever creative piece, except the students I’ve worked with are much better.
At least 40% of the book is just tortured descriptions of her surroundings.
December 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This reads like a student writing their first ever creative piece, except the students I’ve worked with are much better.
Reposted by Emma Devlin
For my Elvis book I met the Finnish academic who performed and recorded Elvis songs translated into both Latin and Sumerian.
"Of course, they did not have blue suede shoes in Sumeria," he told me, "so I had to translate the song as 'on my sandals of sky blue leather, please do not stand".
"Of course, they did not have blue suede shoes in Sumeria," he told me, "so I had to translate the song as 'on my sandals of sky blue leather, please do not stand".
Students and staff at Trinity College Dublin have produced the world's first film in the ancient - and dead - Sumerian language
Watch: TCD debuts world's first film in ancient Sumerian
Students and staff at Trinity College Dublin have produced the world's first film in the ancient - and dead - Sumerian language.
www.rte.ie
December 4, 2025 at 7:13 AM
For my Elvis book I met the Finnish academic who performed and recorded Elvis songs translated into both Latin and Sumerian.
"Of course, they did not have blue suede shoes in Sumeria," he told me, "so I had to translate the song as 'on my sandals of sky blue leather, please do not stand".
"Of course, they did not have blue suede shoes in Sumeria," he told me, "so I had to translate the song as 'on my sandals of sky blue leather, please do not stand".
We got a DVD player one Christmas and it is the best thing we own. It’s hooked up to our projector ✨
We genuinely have people out there who have no idea that you can own stuff and don’t need to pay a subscription for it for the rest of your life.
December 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
We got a DVD player one Christmas and it is the best thing we own. It’s hooked up to our projector ✨
Reposted by Emma Devlin
This weekend is the next iteration of Terror Camp, a free online conference for polar exploration enthusiasts, which has the highest level of intellectual content and hilarity I have ever encountered: www.terror.camp @terrorcamp.bsky.social
Terror Camp | Polar Fan Conference
Terror Camp is an annual virtual gathering of hundreds of polar exploration enthusiasts. Inspired by AMC's The Terror and the history of the Franklin Expedition, this polar exploration conference feat...
www.terror.camp
December 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This weekend is the next iteration of Terror Camp, a free online conference for polar exploration enthusiasts, which has the highest level of intellectual content and hilarity I have ever encountered: www.terror.camp @terrorcamp.bsky.social
My most used words on Bluesky. No surprises there:
December 2, 2025 at 11:26 PM
My most used words on Bluesky. No surprises there:
Absolutely obsessed with this Youtube channel. Recommended if you’re in need of an existential crisis. youtu.be/cfw13W4tJXA?...
Falling Out of the Universe (Simulation)
YouTube video by Stargaze
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Absolutely obsessed with this Youtube channel. Recommended if you’re in need of an existential crisis. youtu.be/cfw13W4tJXA?...
Did I ever tell you guys about the greatest dad joke my father ever told?
Me: I walked gingerly down the stairs
Him: Sure you do everything gingerly
Me: I walked gingerly down the stairs
Him: Sure you do everything gingerly
November 30, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Did I ever tell you guys about the greatest dad joke my father ever told?
Me: I walked gingerly down the stairs
Him: Sure you do everything gingerly
Me: I walked gingerly down the stairs
Him: Sure you do everything gingerly
Hitting the hard stuff tonight
November 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Hitting the hard stuff tonight
Reposted by Emma Devlin
Dismal framing. Every aspect of most asylum seekers’ lives is controlled & paid for by the Home Office. They can’t work, are told where to live & have no autonomy or dignity. So they aren’t *choosing* to use taxis & don’t need to be “banned” from doing so. The HO just needs to get its act in order.
Government to ban asylum seekers from using taxis
The ban is set to come in February and any exemptions will have to be signed off by the Home Office.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Dismal framing. Every aspect of most asylum seekers’ lives is controlled & paid for by the Home Office. They can’t work, are told where to live & have no autonomy or dignity. So they aren’t *choosing* to use taxis & don’t need to be “banned” from doing so. The HO just needs to get its act in order.
“ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn”
November 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
“ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn”
You know what, as a treat, I’m sharing something I wrote ages ago. I think my writing has changed a lot since this (hopefully for the better), but I’m still pretty proud of it. www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Home, Sisters: Benedict Kiely Short Story Competition 2019 winner
Emma Devlin’s story was chosen by judge Sara Baume
www.irishtimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
You know what, as a treat, I’m sharing something I wrote ages ago. I think my writing has changed a lot since this (hopefully for the better), but I’m still pretty proud of it. www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Once again attempting to clear out some books. Once again falling at the first hurdle.
November 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Once again attempting to clear out some books. Once again falling at the first hurdle.
AGONY: I left my keys in work
November 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
AGONY: I left my keys in work
Can’t be carrying the library’s very old edition of Nansen’s book around with me everywhere so grabbed this off the shelves.
November 24, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Can’t be carrying the library’s very old edition of Nansen’s book around with me everywhere so grabbed this off the shelves.
Breaking news: area idiot puts tiger balm on neck then accidentally touches eyes, maces self
November 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Breaking news: area idiot puts tiger balm on neck then accidentally touches eyes, maces self
The Onion’s Lake Dredge Appraisal videos are so good
Kim's Dark Mirror - Lake Dredge Appraisal
YouTube video by The Onion
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November 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The Onion’s Lake Dredge Appraisal videos are so good