Mike Wright
@agenbiteofnitwit.bsky.social
Mark my words; I'm going to finish writing that book.
The gold standard of unintentionally terrifying taglines.
May 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The gold standard of unintentionally terrifying taglines.
“Sinners” is the right answer here.
April 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
“Sinners” is the right answer here.
I had a very vivid dream last night where I learned that James Joyce invented the skateboard, first using the term in Finnegans Wake. I have been googling terms like "Joyce + skateboard" all morning. Results: No. James Joyce did not invent the skateboard.
April 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I had a very vivid dream last night where I learned that James Joyce invented the skateboard, first using the term in Finnegans Wake. I have been googling terms like "Joyce + skateboard" all morning. Results: No. James Joyce did not invent the skateboard.
James Joyce continues to pop up in new issues of Harley Quinn comics as an over-sexed weirdo. I'm here for it, even if the result is slightly off-putting.
April 8, 2025 at 9:37 PM
James Joyce continues to pop up in new issues of Harley Quinn comics as an over-sexed weirdo. I'm here for it, even if the result is slightly off-putting.
At the end of Joyce's Finnegans Wake chapter 3, the text morphs into a movie theater scene, ending with "To be continued" and a mock production company:
Federals' Uniteds' Transports' Unions' for Exultations' of Triumphants' Ecstasies.
It's an acrostic — FUTUE TE — Latin for "fuck you". 🫶
Federals' Uniteds' Transports' Unions' for Exultations' of Triumphants' Ecstasies.
It's an acrostic — FUTUE TE — Latin for "fuck you". 🫶
April 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
At the end of Joyce's Finnegans Wake chapter 3, the text morphs into a movie theater scene, ending with "To be continued" and a mock production company:
Federals' Uniteds' Transports' Unions' for Exultations' of Triumphants' Ecstasies.
It's an acrostic — FUTUE TE — Latin for "fuck you". 🫶
Federals' Uniteds' Transports' Unions' for Exultations' of Triumphants' Ecstasies.
It's an acrostic — FUTUE TE — Latin for "fuck you". 🫶
No. No to all of this.
James Joyce to speak at Grá Festival
In a world first, the voice of James Joyce will be heard once more, reading a specially crafted poem in honour of his muse and wife, Nora Barnacle.
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March 14, 2025 at 8:50 AM
No. No to all of this.
And here's a reading of it. Seriously, this kind of thing gets me out of bed in the morning.
The Memories Live On
YouTube video by Michael Spicer
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February 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
And here's a reading of it. Seriously, this kind of thing gets me out of bed in the morning.
This is peak "Finnegans Wake" IRL. Read from the beginning — it’s all here: looping cycles, abrupt shifts, mangled language, pure madness. The veil is thinner than we think.
Incredible. No notes. From a 1979 Peterborough Standard. #tremony #jamesjoyce #joyce #finneganswake
Incredible. No notes. From a 1979 Peterborough Standard. #tremony #jamesjoyce #joyce #finneganswake
February 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
This is peak "Finnegans Wake" IRL. Read from the beginning — it’s all here: looping cycles, abrupt shifts, mangled language, pure madness. The veil is thinner than we think.
Incredible. No notes. From a 1979 Peterborough Standard. #tremony #jamesjoyce #joyce #finneganswake
Incredible. No notes. From a 1979 Peterborough Standard. #tremony #jamesjoyce #joyce #finneganswake
Here's a great breakdown of the word from the consistently excellent Wakesian, Adam Harvey...
DON'T PANIC: it's only Finnegans Wake - thunderword #4
YouTube video by Adam Harvey (JoyceGeek)
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February 23, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Here's a great breakdown of the word from the consistently excellent Wakesian, Adam Harvey...
Bladyughfoulmoecklenburgwhurawhorascortastrumpapornanennykocksapastippatappatupperstrippuckputtanach, eh? (pg 90.31-90.33) #thunderwords #jamesjoyce
February 23, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Bladyughfoulmoecklenburgwhurawhorascortastrumpapornanennykocksapastippatappatupperstrippuckputtanach, eh? (pg 90.31-90.33) #thunderwords #jamesjoyce
And here’s where things get unsettling — brace yourself, dear reader — because buried in this monstrous word of filth and depravity is the name of our current president. Could there be a more fitting literary omen? Joyce tried to warn us! Dig into the word and see the naughty wonders for yourself...
February 23, 2025 at 3:16 AM
And here’s where things get unsettling — brace yourself, dear reader — because buried in this monstrous word of filth and depravity is the name of our current president. Could there be a more fitting literary omen? Joyce tried to warn us! Dig into the word and see the naughty wonders for yourself...
Finnegans Wake has ten 100-letter "thunder words" — the last is 101. They're the voice of God, crashing in like a thunderclap. Most mix “thunder” in different languages, but the fourth, set in a scandalous trial, swaps stormy roots for filth — a different clap, if you catch my drift. #finneganswake
February 23, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Finnegans Wake has ten 100-letter "thunder words" — the last is 101. They're the voice of God, crashing in like a thunderclap. Most mix “thunder” in different languages, but the fourth, set in a scandalous trial, swaps stormy roots for filth — a different clap, if you catch my drift. #finneganswake
Wait.... While writing this post, I also learned that Lasky was the colorist for "El Deafo"??? As a former fourth-grade teacher, I found this book pivotal for emerging outcasts and book nerds. I read it to my to multiple years of classes. Well done, sir.
February 22, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Wait.... While writing this post, I also learned that Lasky was the colorist for "El Deafo"??? As a former fourth-grade teacher, I found this book pivotal for emerging outcasts and book nerds. I read it to my to multiple years of classes. Well done, sir.
Here's @davidlasky.bsky.social Boom Boom Comics #2. From the end of Ulysses' Cyclops episode, the cover is a perfect tribute to Jack Kirby — it dropped the year Kirby passed. Lasky’s a living legend in indie comics and a Joyce fan: www.laskycomics.com/graphicdesign
#jamesjoyce #davidlasky #ulysses
#jamesjoyce #davidlasky #ulysses
February 22, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Here's @davidlasky.bsky.social Boom Boom Comics #2. From the end of Ulysses' Cyclops episode, the cover is a perfect tribute to Jack Kirby — it dropped the year Kirby passed. Lasky’s a living legend in indie comics and a Joyce fan: www.laskycomics.com/graphicdesign
#jamesjoyce #davidlasky #ulysses
#jamesjoyce #davidlasky #ulysses
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February 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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I am going to be so pissed if--after everything--I do, in fact, die of dysentery.
February 13, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I am going to be so pissed if--after everything--I do, in fact, die of dysentery.
And don’t let anyone tell you Ulysses is set on June 16, 1904, just because Joyce fell in love with Nora that day. I mean, maybe — but what really made it memorable to him was the alleyway handjob.
#JamesJoyce #Ulysses #Valentines
#JamesJoyce #Ulysses #Valentines
February 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
And don’t let anyone tell you Ulysses is set on June 16, 1904, just because Joyce fell in love with Nora that day. I mean, maybe — but what really made it memorable to him was the alleyway handjob.
#JamesJoyce #Ulysses #Valentines
#JamesJoyce #Ulysses #Valentines
Get yourself someone who writes you letters with the passion of James Joyce and Nora Barnacle. *pulls at collar* Yowzer! Happy Valentine’s Day!
James Joyce’s Love Letters to Nora Barnacle, His “Dirty Little Fuckbird”
‘The Paris Review’ celebrates James Joyce’s 136th birthday by reading some of his most seminal work.
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February 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Get yourself someone who writes you letters with the passion of James Joyce and Nora Barnacle. *pulls at collar* Yowzer! Happy Valentine’s Day!
Joyce wasn’t just dicking around with funny sounding words — he was building something that mirrors how the world works.
February 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Joyce wasn’t just dicking around with funny sounding words — he was building something that mirrors how the world works.
This isn’t the first time research has found hidden structure in Finnegans Wake. A 2016 study revealed that the novel has a multifractal pattern — its sentence lengths repeat in self-similar ways, like structures found in nature.
🔗 www.theguardian.com/books/2016/j...
🔗 www.theguardian.com/books/2016/j...
Scientists find evidence of mathematical structures in classic books
Researchers at Poland’s Institute of Nuclear Physics found complex ‘fractal’ patterning of sentences in literature, particularly in James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake, which resemble ‘ideal’ maths seen in n...
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
This isn’t the first time research has found hidden structure in Finnegans Wake. A 2016 study revealed that the novel has a multifractal pattern — its sentence lengths repeat in self-similar ways, like structures found in nature.
🔗 www.theguardian.com/books/2016/j...
🔗 www.theguardian.com/books/2016/j...
Most novels follow a Weibull distribution for punctuation — pauses appear at predictable intervals, like speech patterns.
Finnegans Wake breaks this mold. Its punctuation follows a more natural flow, a lot like how your breathing patterns shift throughout the day and night.
Finnegans Wake breaks this mold. Its punctuation follows a more natural flow, a lot like how your breathing patterns shift throughout the day and night.
February 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Most novels follow a Weibull distribution for punctuation — pauses appear at predictable intervals, like speech patterns.
Finnegans Wake breaks this mold. Its punctuation follows a more natural flow, a lot like how your breathing patterns shift throughout the day and night.
Finnegans Wake breaks this mold. Its punctuation follows a more natural flow, a lot like how your breathing patterns shift throughout the day and night.