Jessica Grene

A brilliant idea by the marketing manager of my hot coffee drone delivery company to send President Zelensky a welcoming steaming oat milk caramel latte. Now to log onto BlueSky and see how it went down.

Collage of prints from my site #SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm #Ireland

One of the handwritten gift notes that I can include for free with all orders, if desired.

First year selling my art at Christmas without the Other site, where most of my sales came from, as well as losing US orders to new tariffs, so it'll be a tough one - I put huge work into every order, so even if you can't buy, shares help get them in front of eyes. GRMA! www.ciaraioch.com/artprints

I’m hearing rumors about a “new year”, do we really want another one of these things?

Not doing Black Friday because I'm against the creeping Americanisation of Irish life and can't afford to as a small artist, but WILL be doing Vengeful Hag Friday where for every piece of art you purchase from www.ciaraioch.com/artprints I will fervently wish bad cess to your enemies

Gerald Dawe Poetry Bursary - Deadline extended to Wednesday 3rd Dec.

Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann invites applications from poets for the inaugural Home Again - Gerald Dawe Poetry Bursary aimed at the development and creation of new work.

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Nature: Winter is a time of slowing down, resting, conserving energy and recovering for the year ahead

Capitalism: NOW IS THE TIME TO SELL SELL SELL, EXTENDED OPENING HOURS, CHECK OUT OUR SALES, BUY EVERYTHING WE SAY YOU NEED FOR AN ELABORATE LABOUR-INTENSIVE FESTIVAL, WORK YOURSELF TO THE BONE

Where is he, and WHEN is he?

This email could have been a heartbreaking debut novel for fans of Matt Haig and Jodi Picoult.

‘This decision (a ‘bathroom ban’) will not make women safer, but it will undoubtedly endanger trans and non-binary people, who already face higher rates of harassment and violence.’

Dublin bookshop to host festive late-night shopping event following arson attack A much-loved Dublin bookshop will kick off the festive season next week with a late-night Christmas shopping party featuring cocktails, cookies and surprise author signings.

Dublin bookshop to host festive late-night shopping event following arson attack | Irish Independent share.google/spCMW7qYvg79...

Irish is a 'gift' says President Connolly as she visits gaelscoil on first full day in office As she arrived Gaelscoil Inse Chór this morning, students from the school chanted her name.

Hey @miseryvulture.bsky.social , nach mbeadh sé greannmhar dá tabharfá cic sa thóin di?
Irish is a 'gift' says President Connolly as she visits gaelscoil on first full day in office jrnl.ie/6871895

I learned this word from Sheldon Cooper’s Fun With Flags.

There is no winning. Read a book in public, you get accused of being performative. Don't read a book in public, Joyce Carol Oates says you are a human shell with no inner life. 😞

Flashlight by Susan Choi review – big, bold and surprising Stretching from Indiana to North Korea, the US writer’s sixth novel is a study of absence, alienation and affection in a family rocked by tragedy

This is an excellent book. I highly recommend!
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But their working titles will be Cat a haon and Cat a dó, right?

To be fair, the mistake was quickly corrected. I just hope Lisa McInerney didn’t see it and go and beat Ferdia Lennon up.

What do we know about Catherine Connolly’s pet preferences? Reckon she’s a cat person?

Ferdia Lennon’s book is called GLORIOUS EXPLOITS.

But the book is called GLORIOUS EXPLOITS.

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This is great news! It’s a fantastic book.

Someone described a man who left his job because he ‘went gay’. He started working as a professional photographer.

Agreed! I decided to re-read it before watching the series.

It’s a long time since I read it, but I remember really liking Brick Lane by Monica Ali, a novel about a woman from Bangladesh who moves to London.

This premise for a novel by @richycraven.bsky.social is easily the most fun thing to come out of this presidential election.

I really look forward to this.

Such a great book.