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My Bloody Valentine Nolan

@vallescurarule.bsky.social

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Co-author of Spec Fic for Newbies 1 & 2; author of Neil Jordan: Works for the Page; Sturgeon/BSFA/BFA finalist; Locus Rec List; articles in Irish Uni Review, symplokē, Science Fiction Studies, Irish Studies Review, JGNC; fiction in many venues... He/Him

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My Bloody Valentine Nolan @vallescurarule.bsky.social · Oct 23

My three book projects together 😀 Neil Jordan: Works for the Page from Cork University Press, and Spec Fic for Newbies: A Beginner's Guide to Writing Subgenres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror vols. 1 & 2, co-authored with @tiffaniangus.bsky.social, available from @lunapress.bsky.social!

Three books standing upright on a table in front of bookshelves. Books are, from L-to-R: Neil Jordan: Works for the Page by Val Nolan (Cork University Press), and Spec Fic for Newbies: A Beginner's Guide to Writing Subgenres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror by Tiffani Angus and Val Nolan Vol 1. (red cover) and Vol 2. (blue cover), bot of the latter from Luna Press.

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My Bloody Valentine Nolan @vallescurarule.bsky.social · 3h

Found myself reading about Hugh Frazer’s massive (ten foot by twelve foot!) 1826 Battle of Clontarf painting today. An astonishing piece of work. Here's a fascinating 2014 article about it...

‘Battle of Clontarf’: history of art and Ireland

The oil-on-canvas by Hugh Frazer became an example of how history painting had its anti-establishment uses

www.irishtimes.com

My Bloody Valentine Nolan @vallescurarule.bsky.social · 4h

Correction: Evidently a sparrowhawk rather than a kestrel (thank you @graconline.bsky.social for pointing this out!).

My Bloody Valentine Nolan @vallescurarule.bsky.social · 7h

Look at this amazing visitor we had in the garden this morning! A female kestrel just hanging out on the ground!

A female kestrel (darker than the male; primarily brown, light brown, and white feathers) sits on a rock on the edge of a flower bed (one large pink flower is visible among the grass in the background). Kestrel is looking intently towards the camera. Its eyes and beak are bright yellow.

My Bloody Valentine Nolan @vallescurarule.bsky.social · 4h

That's a fascinating and useful thing for me to look out for in the future, thank you! 😀

My Bloody Valentine Nolan @vallescurarule.bsky.social · 7h

Look at this amazing visitor we had in the garden this morning! A female kestrel just hanging out on the ground!

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My Bloody Valentine Nolan @vallescurarule.bsky.social · 8h

Happy Halloween, humans!

The ears and big eyes of a black cat peak out from underneath the corner of a timber chair pulled up underneath a timber table. Please do not judge me (or the cat!) for the *terrible* cable management in evidence on the floor under the table!

My Bloody Valentine Nolan @vallescurarule.bsky.social · 1d

"...And on the screen, these words appear:
My name is Clippy, King of Kings;
Would you like some help with your despair?"

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · Apr 9

It’s a death cult by way of an immortality fetish.

Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · Apr 9

Reminder that all the tech billionaires believe in (and want to usher in) the singularity - where humans merge with the machine super intelligence - and they think AI is going to be the way in. And they’re throwing all their money behind it. And yes this is 100% not a joke and yes it’s a cult.

Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · Apr 9

Tech sociopath billionaire Eric Schmidt is testifying that humanity needs to destroy itself in service of AI gods

"The demand will go from 3% to 99% of total generation"
"an additional 29 gigawatts by 2027 and 67 more gigawatts by 2030"
"superintelligence is the intelligence higher than humans"

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Richy Craven @richycraven.bsky.social · 1d

Every time I see a video of a moose I imagine a scenario where the Irish Elk never died out and we just had to casually deal with megafauna on a daily basis.
It would certainly make feeding the deer in Phoenix Park a more intense experience.

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My Bloody Valentine Nolan @vallescurarule.bsky.social · 1d

Best of luck to everyone off to World Fantasy 2025 in Brighton this weekend! Sorry I can't be there with you, but I hope everyone has a wonderful time! 😀

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Dave Jeffery @davebjeffery.bsky.social · 1d

As World Fantasy 2025 approaches, I’m going to give shoutouts to all nominees in every category at this year’s British Fantasy Awards. Why? Well, why not? 😂

Here (in no particular order) are the nominees for BEST NON-FICTION ….

Shortlist for British Fantasy Award for non-fiction.

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Undertow Publications 🇨🇦 @undertow.bsky.social · 2d

We published some bangers this year. Hope you got your weird on. Well, I'm sure you did. Thanks to everyone for your support.

undertowpublications.com

Our 4 titles: Weird Horror issues 10 $ 11; Uncertain Sons and Other Stories; The Best Weird Fiction of the Year, Vol. 1.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Donegal to Dakar: the Irish play about British rule hitting home in post-colonial Senegal

An African staging of Brian Friel’s Translations resonates deeply as the country distances itself from France

www.theguardian.com

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My Bloody Valentine Nolan @vallescurarule.bsky.social · 3d

Right? Might honestly be the best thing I've seen on TV this year.

My Bloody Valentine Nolan @vallescurarule.bsky.social · 3d

The Guardian's list of "TV’s most intense episodes ever" doesn't feature the Paradise episode 'The Day' and, honestly, this feels like an omission to me!

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 3d

"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"

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My Bloody Valentine Nolan @vallescurarule.bsky.social · 3d

Was thinking about Star Trek parodies this morning and now this is stuck in my head... www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCAR...

The Firm - Star Trekkin'

YouTube video by roopert

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Monica Byrne @monicabyrne13.bsky.social · 4d

School sent me a survey about AI use 🙃

Please use this space to add context to your answers if you wish. (optional). "Fuck GenAI, fuck its use, fuck its normalization in academia and everywhere else. Absolutely grotesque. Not to mention the bubble is going to burst within a year and then you're going to look foolish for even asking these questions."

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James Bennett @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 5d

My proposal would be for up to 15 or so commissioned essays/advice in book form from various minority and marginalised "movers and shakers", covering topics from technique to industry experience. With room for an open submission period, of course. And an appendix for further reading and resources.

James Bennett @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 5d

I'd really love to see a writing guide (and industry advice) written from a minority and marginalised perspective tbh. I imagine it would look wildly different. And be helpful to a lot of folks out there who tend to get regurgitated guidance based entirely on an unequal and exclusionary experience.

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My Bloody Valentine Nolan @vallescurarule.bsky.social · 5d

Actually Frankenstein is the name of the movie...

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Jim Vorel @jimvorel.bsky.social · 7d

RIP, White House movie theater, 1942-2025 -- Along with the rest of the East Wing, Donald Trump has demolished the theater where presidents screened movies for the last 83 years. #WhiteHouse #EastWing #movietheaters www.pastemagazine.com/movies/white...

RIP, White House Movie Theater, 1942-2025

Since 1942, U.S. Presidents have famously hosted film screenings in the plush White House theater, which Donald Trump just destroyed.

www.pastemagazine.com

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My Bloody Valentine Nolan @vallescurarule.bsky.social · 7d

Something Something great art something... 😂

My Bloody Valentine Nolan @vallescurarule.bsky.social · 7d

"What's Beeping Now: A Journey Through My Kitchen"

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My Bloody Valentine Nolan @vallescurarule.bsky.social · 7d

While a scone would have been delicious, my polling station is in one of the local primary schools so the only treat on offer was a moment's contemplation of a poster teaching kids about different shapes. That said, the heptagon did look pretty rad.

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 7d

The home of the O'Donovan family is being used as a polling station in Coolmoyne, Co Tipperary. Around 250 people are eligible to vote at the house and after they cast their ballot, they will be treated to a cup of tea, a slice of apple or rhubarb tart, or a scone | More: rte.ie/b/1540324

My Bloody Valentine Nolan @vallescurarule.bsky.social · 7d

It's like the Horse Drawing Meme come to life! 😂

Composite of a photograph and a *terrible* Microsoft Paint sketch. Photo (on right) shows the remains of a classical statue of a horse (head, neck, shoulders and front legs). The the left, however, is a crude sketch of the rest of the horse. This gentle mocks the well-known horse drawing meme.

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