Simon Bourke
@simonbourke.bsky.social
Mentally ill, old, Irish, intransigent, atheist, feminist, socialist. Retired journalist, university lecturer, researcher. Book lover. No DMs accepted or sent.🐺 Wolves, Ay We?
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.
April 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.
That's a four-leafed clover. THIS is shamrock:
March 18, 2025 at 12:07 PM
That's a four-leafed clover. THIS is shamrock:
Elon Musk is the Seamus Finnigan of rocket science/automotive science
March 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Elon Musk is the Seamus Finnigan of rocket science/automotive science
Things you should know before you visit Ireland. #1 'delicatessen' means 'gas station that sells fried stuff'
February 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Things you should know before you visit Ireland. #1 'delicatessen' means 'gas station that sells fried stuff'
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. No explanation or commentary, just covers.
A bonus 21st, a book like no other: The Book of Disquiet
A bonus 21st, a book like no other: The Book of Disquiet
February 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. No explanation or commentary, just covers.
A bonus 21st, a book like no other: The Book of Disquiet
A bonus 21st, a book like no other: The Book of Disquiet
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. No explanation or commentary, just covers.
20/20 The Master Of Go
20/20 The Master Of Go
February 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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20/20 The Master Of Go
20/20 The Master Of Go
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19/20 Look Homeward, Angel
19/20 Look Homeward, Angel
February 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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19/20 Look Homeward, Angel
19/20 Look Homeward, Angel
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18/20 The Leopard
18/20 The Leopard
February 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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18/20 The Leopard
18/20 The Leopard
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17/20 In The Wilderness
17/20 In The Wilderness
January 31, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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17/20 In The Wilderness
17/20 In The Wilderness
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16/20 The Sound And The Fury
16/20 The Sound And The Fury
January 30, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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16/20 The Sound And The Fury
16/20 The Sound And The Fury
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15/20 For Esmé, With Love And Squalor
15/20 For Esmé, With Love And Squalor
January 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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15/20 For Esmé, With Love And Squalor
15/20 For Esmé, With Love And Squalor
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14/20 The Ballad Of The Sad Café
14/20 The Ballad Of The Sad Café
January 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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14/20 The Ballad Of The Sad Café
14/20 The Ballad Of The Sad Café
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13/20 More Pricks Than Kicks
13/20 More Pricks Than Kicks
January 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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13/20 More Pricks Than Kicks
13/20 More Pricks Than Kicks
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12/20 The Truth About Love
12/20 The Truth About Love
January 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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12/20 The Truth About Love
12/20 The Truth About Love
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11/20 Line
11/20 Line
January 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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11/20 Line
11/20 Line
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10/20 Our Ancestors
10/20 Our Ancestors
January 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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10/20 Our Ancestors
10/20 Our Ancestors
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. No explanation or commentary, just covers. 9/20 If This Is A Man
January 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. No explanation or commentary, just covers. 9/20 If This Is A Man
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. No explanation or commentary, just covers. 8/20 Snow Country
January 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. No explanation or commentary, just covers. 7/20 Life A User's Manual
January 21, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. No explanation or commentary, just covers. 6/20 Finnegans Wake
January 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. No explanation or commentary, just covers. 6/20 Finnegans Wake
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. No explanation or commentary, just covers. 5/20 The Third Policeman
January 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. No explanation or commentary, just covers. 5/20 The Third Policeman
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. No explanation or commentary, just covers. 4/20 The Good Soldier Svejk
January 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. No explanation or commentary, just covers. 3/20 Moby Dick
January 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. No explanation or commentary, just covers. 2/20 Tristram Shandy
January 16, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. No explanation or commentary, just covers. 1/20 Ulysses
January 15, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days. No explanation or commentary, just covers. 1/20 Ulysses