Yvonne Watterson
@yvonnewritesbskyso.bsky.social
Writer. Troublemaker. Picture taker. Song singer. Norn Iron born and bred. Only here for the craic.
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The Bass Player (published @newislandbooks.bsky.social ) is on the short list! @irishbookawards.bsky.social The book is a testament to the power of story-telling. May this recognition encourage all those seeking justice & truth. Humbled to have been part of this project. Thank you Stephen. Onward.
October 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The Bass Player (published @newislandbooks.bsky.social ) is on the short list! @irishbookawards.bsky.social The book is a testament to the power of story-telling. May this recognition encourage all those seeking justice & truth. Humbled to have been part of this project. Thank you Stephen. Onward.
Baseball is basically rounders where I'm from. I love it. My team is the Boston Red Sox, so I also love Mookie Betts.The LA Dodgers moved heaven and earth to get him, and I hope he helps them get the 2025 World Series. Here's a piece from 6 post-seasons ago. #WorldSeries. tinyurl.com/yhw355k2
Why baseball is so alluring for this working class girl from Belfast
Rounders offered us respite from The Troubles in Belfast, baseball offers America an escape
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October 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Baseball is basically rounders where I'm from. I love it. My team is the Boston Red Sox, so I also love Mookie Betts.The LA Dodgers moved heaven and earth to get him, and I hope he helps them get the 2025 World Series. Here's a piece from 6 post-seasons ago. #WorldSeries. tinyurl.com/yhw355k2
As an Irish writer living near Guadalajara, Mexico, I'm extra excited about this collection of stories coming out on Thursday Oct. 23.
New title: Saints by Tim MacGabhann!
Nine breathtaking tales shot through with the hallowed light of the miraculous, written in MacGabhann’s pyrotechnic exhilarating prose.
Out 23rd October! Pre-order here:
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Nine breathtaking tales shot through with the hallowed light of the miraculous, written in MacGabhann’s pyrotechnic exhilarating prose.
Out 23rd October! Pre-order here:
www.scratch-books.co.uk/product-page...
Saints | Scratch Books
The debut collection of short stories from celebrated crime writer Tim MacGabhann, coming out on 23rd October.Nine breathtaking, gripping and oddly sublime tales of narcos, cops and addicts in modern-...
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October 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
As an Irish writer living near Guadalajara, Mexico, I'm extra excited about this collection of stories coming out on Thursday Oct. 23.
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PRE-ORDER SALE!
To celebrate the launch of SAINTS this Thursday 23rd October, get 25% off your pre-ordered copy!
Just type Saints2310 at the checkout on or before 23rd October...
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To celebrate the launch of SAINTS this Thursday 23rd October, get 25% off your pre-ordered copy!
Just type Saints2310 at the checkout on or before 23rd October...
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October 18, 2025 at 6:43 AM
PRE-ORDER SALE!
To celebrate the launch of SAINTS this Thursday 23rd October, get 25% off your pre-ordered copy!
Just type Saints2310 at the checkout on or before 23rd October...
www.scratch-books.co.uk/product-page...
To celebrate the launch of SAINTS this Thursday 23rd October, get 25% off your pre-ordered copy!
Just type Saints2310 at the checkout on or before 23rd October...
www.scratch-books.co.uk/product-page...
Coming out in October this year, "The Bass Player" can be pre-ordered now. To save 40%, order by midnight on May 31 using discount code TRAVERS40:
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May 26, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Coming out in October this year, "The Bass Player" can be pre-ordered now. To save 40%, order by midnight on May 31 using discount code TRAVERS40:
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"Exhaust the little moment." www.yvonnewatterson.com/exhaust-the-...
exhaust the little moment
This little moment … quickly captured by my daughter’s dad after her 8th grade promotion ceremony, he had just figured …<p><a href="https://www.yvonnewatterson.com/exhaust-the-littl...
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May 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Whether you liked Joe Biden or not, it takes a particular kind of person to exploit his health for profit. To every journalist writing books, every person in the White House and/or Trump family commenting on his well-being, what’s wrong with you?
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May 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Whether you liked Joe Biden or not, it takes a particular kind of person to exploit his health for profit. To every journalist writing books, every person in the White House and/or Trump family commenting on his well-being, what’s wrong with you?
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“Each day we move a little closer to the sidelines of their lives, which is where we belong, if we do our job right.” - Anna Quindlen
For #mothersday
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For #mothersday
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a mother’s days
Each day we move a little closer to the sidelines of their lives, which is where we belong, if we do …<p><a href="https://www.yvonnewatterson.com/a-mothers-days/">Continue reading <span cl...
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May 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
“Each day we move a little closer to the sidelines of their lives, which is where we belong, if we do our job right.” - Anna Quindlen
For #mothersday
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For #mothersday
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For Teacher Appreciation Week ... and for that teacher that made all the difference for you. #thankateacher www.yvonnewatterson.com/teacherappre...
every day is teacher appreciation day
There’s no word in the language I revere more than ‘teacher.’ My heart sings when a kid refers to …<p><a href="https://www.yvonnewatterson.com/teacherappreciationweek-2-2/">Co...
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May 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
For Teacher Appreciation Week ... and for that teacher that made all the difference for you. #thankateacher www.yvonnewatterson.com/teacherappre...
On #WorldBookDay thank you to the mobile library of my childhood in 1970's Northern Ireland. It's where I became "a citizen of the republic of reading." Thanks to @scalzi.com for the inspiration. #libraries #mobilelibrary #booklover #reading www.yvonnewatterson.com/booklover/
How to Open a Book
Some years ago, science fiction writer, John Scalzi, penned a homage to the libraries of his life prompting me to do …<p><a href="https://www.yvonnewatterson.com/booklover/">Continue readi...
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March 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
On #WorldBookDay thank you to the mobile library of my childhood in 1970's Northern Ireland. It's where I became "a citizen of the republic of reading." Thanks to @scalzi.com for the inspiration. #libraries #mobilelibrary #booklover #reading www.yvonnewatterson.com/booklover/
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🌟“I’m in pursuit of greatness. I know people don’t usually talk like that, but I want to be one of the greats. I’m inspired by the greats”
~ Timothée Chalamet accepting the SAG award as the youngest Best Actor winner ever.
#Inspiration
From Willy Wonka to Bob Dylan!
Amazing talent and versatility.
~ Timothée Chalamet accepting the SAG award as the youngest Best Actor winner ever.
#Inspiration
From Willy Wonka to Bob Dylan!
Amazing talent and versatility.
Timothée Chalamet has won Best Actor for ‘A COMPLETE UNKNOWN’ at the SAG Awards.
See the full winners list: t.co/1H9Qsgq4hw
See the full winners list: t.co/1H9Qsgq4hw
February 24, 2025 at 7:49 AM
🌟“I’m in pursuit of greatness. I know people don’t usually talk like that, but I want to be one of the greats. I’m inspired by the greats”
~ Timothée Chalamet accepting the SAG award as the youngest Best Actor winner ever.
#Inspiration
From Willy Wonka to Bob Dylan!
Amazing talent and versatility.
~ Timothée Chalamet accepting the SAG award as the youngest Best Actor winner ever.
#Inspiration
From Willy Wonka to Bob Dylan!
Amazing talent and versatility.
Just in time for Valentine's Day, a reprise of how we met ... www.irishtimes.com/life-and-sty... #valentinesday
I thought I was beyond online dating. Then I took a chance
I prepared myself to be let down and lied to. But he loved Bob Dylan. The Harley was his.
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February 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Just in time for Valentine's Day, a reprise of how we met ... www.irishtimes.com/life-and-sty... #valentinesday
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RIP Garth — The Band's last man standing. I wrote a remembrance for @rollingstone.com. Thanks to David Browne for the late-game additions.
Garth Hudson, the Band's Keyboardist and Professor of Rock, Dead at 87
Garth Hudson, a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist best known for his distinctive organ and saxophone work with the Band, has died at 87.
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January 22, 2025 at 3:08 AM
RIP Garth — The Band's last man standing. I wrote a remembrance for @rollingstone.com. Thanks to David Browne for the late-game additions.
Goodness and mercy. I'd like to hear a whole more from Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde ...
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"May I ask you to have mercy Mr. President..."
At a National Prayer Service at Washington's National Cathedral attended by President Trump and Vice President Vance, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde: "The vast majority of immigrants are not criminals. Th...
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January 21, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Goodness and mercy. I'd like to hear a whole more from Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde ...
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One of so many harrowing, heartbreaking stories from the embers of Pacific Palisades. lauranicolediamond.medium.com/what-is-lost...
What is Lost, and What Remains
One week after the Palisades Fire, for a three-generation family.
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January 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
One of so many harrowing, heartbreaking stories from the embers of Pacific Palisades. lauranicolediamond.medium.com/what-is-lost...
How Close To the Edge We Are ...
In 2005, I read Joan Didion's "Year of Magical thinking." I didn't get it. Not really. Didion's personal tragedy was so far removed from my own life at the time shimmering with promise. My husband was still alive, and our little girl had just started 3rd grade.
In 2005, I read Joan Didion's "Year of Magical thinking." I didn't get it. Not really. Didion's personal tragedy was so far removed from my own life at the time shimmering with promise. My husband was still alive, and our little girl had just started 3rd grade.
January 14, 2025 at 6:37 AM
How Close To the Edge We Are ...
In 2005, I read Joan Didion's "Year of Magical thinking." I didn't get it. Not really. Didion's personal tragedy was so far removed from my own life at the time shimmering with promise. My husband was still alive, and our little girl had just started 3rd grade.
In 2005, I read Joan Didion's "Year of Magical thinking." I didn't get it. Not really. Didion's personal tragedy was so far removed from my own life at the time shimmering with promise. My husband was still alive, and our little girl had just started 3rd grade.
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Families who have lost everything due to the LA California wildfires need our help. 💔 The attached article has links to reputable organizations providing aid, and I’ve included more charity links in my thread. Every donation makes a difference.
Please help if you can. ❤️
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Please help if you can. ❤️
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SoCal Wildfires: How You Can Help
Want to know how to help with the SoCal Wildfires? Check out this list of organizations that are helping support displaced families.
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January 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Families who have lost everything due to the LA California wildfires need our help. 💔 The attached article has links to reputable organizations providing aid, and I’ve included more charity links in my thread. Every donation makes a difference.
Please help if you can. ❤️
abc7.com/post/socal-w...
Please help if you can. ❤️
abc7.com/post/socal-w...
Growing up in Northern Ireland, I had always believed in America. It was the shining city on the hill, the last best hope on Earth. The Dream of it was mine for the taking. Watching on live TV the desecration of the people's house on #January6 confirmed that Dream would remain elusive.
January 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Growing up in Northern Ireland, I had always believed in America. It was the shining city on the hill, the last best hope on Earth. The Dream of it was mine for the taking. Watching on live TV the desecration of the people's house on #January6 confirmed that Dream would remain elusive.
I think I’ll just keep
Christmas up
for the rest of the year. Every good wish to you in 2025.
Christmas up
for the rest of the year. Every good wish to you in 2025.
January 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I think I’ll just keep
Christmas up
for the rest of the year. Every good wish to you in 2025.
Christmas up
for the rest of the year. Every good wish to you in 2025.
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Read this and weep: Books that made writers cry. John Boyne, Edel Coffey, Ferdia Lennon, Sarah Gilmartin and a dozen other authors and critics on books that had a profound emotional effect on them
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Read this and weep: Books that made writers cry
John Boyne, Edel Coffey, Ferdia Lennon, Sarah Gilmartin and a dozen other authors and critics on books that had a profound emotional effect on them
www.irishtimes.com
January 1, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Read this and weep: Books that made writers cry. John Boyne, Edel Coffey, Ferdia Lennon, Sarah Gilmartin and a dozen other authors and critics on books that had a profound emotional effect on them
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
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New York Times Editor’s note: “Jimmy Carter died on Dec. 29, 2024. Roughly a year before he entered hospice care, he wrote his final New York Times Opinion essay. In it, he looked back on the Capitol riot and explained why he was so worried about American democracy.”
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Opinion | Jimmy Carter: I Fear for Our Democracy (Gift Article)
Even established democracies can fall to military juntas and despots. We can’t let that happen here.
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December 30, 2024 at 3:56 AM
New York Times Editor’s note: “Jimmy Carter died on Dec. 29, 2024. Roughly a year before he entered hospice care, he wrote his final New York Times Opinion essay. In it, he looked back on the Capitol riot and explained why he was so worried about American democracy.”
www.nytimes.com/2022/01/05/o...
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Unlike essays or newspaper articles I’ve written about #SeamusHeaney this is personal. With a nod to my old scrapbooking days, here’s my 2025 calendar - 12 photos of my favorite places & people with lines from my favorite poems. Every good wish for the new year. @irishlittimes.bsky.social
December 27, 2024 at 4:40 AM
Unlike essays or newspaper articles I’ve written about #SeamusHeaney this is personal. With a nod to my old scrapbooking days, here’s my 2025 calendar - 12 photos of my favorite places & people with lines from my favorite poems. Every good wish for the new year. @irishlittimes.bsky.social
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I hope this finds you.
December 26, 2024 at 6:53 PM
I hope this finds you.
