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J.M. Kirkness
@jmkirkness.bsky.social
Author. Museum Professional. Bicycle Salesperson. Post-Punk Maniac. Gundam Weirdo.
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Sorcery! Espionage! Revenge! Stabbings! Romance! Horses! More Stabbings!

My debut novel, The Embers In The Tall Grass is available on Kindle Direct! #BookSky
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GB783TGL
Greg Bovino is clearly Sean Penn's character in One Battle After Another. How are we not talking more about this?

"Why is your shirt so tight?"
a man with gray hair and a black shirt is standing in front of a wall
ALT: a man with gray hair and a black shirt is standing in front of a wall
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January 13, 2026 at 3:47 AM
January 12, 2026 at 12:52 AM
I like to drink until I am Ready, Willing, and Able.

That is, Ready to go to bed, Willing to go to bed, and Able to go to bed.
January 11, 2026 at 6:12 AM
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soldiers are mostly young people who want to do something else with most of their life. They generally don't want to live the rest of their lives with the knowledge that they executed an unarmed mom

cops want to spend thirty years with the nickname "killer"
Civilians in combat zones become combatants in combat zones when you murder their family.
January 11, 2026 at 2:14 AM
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I can't believe J.D. Vance went on TV and said "Ich bin Evil! Ich bin Evil!!! Ich bin der Evil kleine Chocolate Boy!!" with chocolate smeared all over his mouth and lederhosen. But he did. And we all saw it
January 9, 2026 at 11:03 PM
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I made this video seven months ago and really wish it weren't still relevant. If anything, I was too kind at the time.

youtu.be/oNNtln6h8i0?...
Introducing ICE's "Masks For Cowardly Lil' Babies"
YouTube video by Clare Blackwood
youtu.be
January 8, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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reconstructed Scythian looking a bit like a guy tending an impromptu bar at an outdoor cabaret punk event
January 6, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Outrage Among Ontario's Grumpy Uncles, Grandpas Following Premier Ford's Announcement Of Provincial Ban On Crown Royal.
January 7, 2026 at 12:41 AM
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Cargo bikes best mini-vans as the perfect family vehicle and here are 10 reasons why.
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Cargo bikes best mini-vans as the perfect family vehicle and here are 10 reasons why
A new report suggests that in Europe alone as many as half a million cargo bikes will sell in 2022, and it’s changing the urban landscape for the better
momentummag.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Okay, instead of a forgettable U2 song, Gangs of New York really should have ended with Neil Diamond's "Coming to America."
January 4, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Martin Scorsese's Gang's of New York is best understood as an American Wuxia movie. In this essay, I will...
January 3, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Anybody in line to be the next president of Venezuela step forward.

Not so fast, Edmundo González.
January 3, 2026 at 5:56 PM
The last drink I had in 2025 was water. The bitter water of disappointment and regret.

The first drink I had in 2026 was beer. The delicious beer of joy and hopefulness.
January 1, 2026 at 5:34 AM
Watching South Pacific, and it always cracks me up how close the actual "Nothin' Like A Dame" number is to "No Dames" from Hail, Caesar!

We might see an octopussy
Or a half a dozen clams
We might even see a moimaid
But moimaids got no gams!
NOOO GAMMMS
January 1, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Going into 2026 like:
December 31, 2025 at 10:35 PM
There are certain films that are just meant to be shown in black & white.

Casablanca. À bout de souffle. M. Seven Samurai. Night of the Hunter. Dr. Strangelove. Godzilla Minus One.
December 27, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Sorcery! Espionage! Revenge! Stabbings! Romance! Horses! More Stabbings!

My debut novel, The Embers In The Tall Grass is available on Kindle Direct! #BookSky
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GB783TGL
December 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Holiday movie and holiday Martini.
December 25, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula is a Christmas movie. No, I will not be taking any questions at this time.
December 24, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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December 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Every good fantasy novel needs a map, and mine is no exception. Read The Embers In The Tall Grass, now available on Kindle Direct!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GB783TGL
December 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
"I'm the goddamn Batgamemnon."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzw2...
The Odyssey | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Universal Pictures
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Do you like magic? Do you like intrigue? Do you like horses? Check out my new barbarian spy novel, available on Kindle Direct just in time for the ChristmaChanuKwanzaa season!
#NewAuthor #DebutNovel #BookSky

www.amazon.ca/Embers-Tall-...
December 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Now available on Kindle Direct! A gripping tale of magic, espionage, intrigue, violence, revenge, and horses!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GB783TGL
The Embers In The Tall Grass: A Story Of The Steppe Peoples
Amazon.com: The Embers In The Tall Grass: A Story Of The Steppe Peoples eBook : Kirkness, J.M.: Kindle Store
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December 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Ohhh- I just realized that the big Carlo Rossi jugs that all the Portuguese customers at my old LCBO liked aren't going to be available because of the boycott. This is going to be a rough holiday up at Stockyards this year.
December 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM