Denis Smyth Díaz
@smythdiaz.bsky.social
One part British, one part Spanish, with a hint of Belgian. Amateur dad and amateur writer, author of Dolores and Other Sorrows (finalist for the Eyelands Awards). Posting about literature, music, art and, somewhat reluctantly, politics.
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Denis Smyth Díaz
@smythdiaz.bsky.social
· Apr 20
Non-Amazon ways of buying Dolores and Other Sorrows
The world has changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air. Oops, sorry, I got carried away there for a second. The world is quickly becoming a scary place in an i…
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Huuuuuge shoutout to Librebook, @biggreenbooks.bsky.social, @allgoodbookshop.co.uk and @quinnsbookshop.bsky.social for their efforts to protect beauty and sanity for all of us.
#booksky #booksellers #indiebooksellers #doloresandothersorrows
#booksky #booksellers #indiebooksellers #doloresandothersorrows
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this event is a happnin tonight
two talks where you find out the topic when they start
two talks where you find out the topic when they start
FRiday 9 jan
MYSTERY TALKS
Doors 7pm for 7:30pm start. £8.
Two speakers, two subjects, twenty minutes each. The subject matter is a mystery - you find out when the talk begins!
MYSTERY TALKS
Doors 7pm for 7:30pm start. £8.
Two speakers, two subjects, twenty minutes each. The subject matter is a mystery - you find out when the talk begins!
January 9, 2026 at 4:31 PM
this event is a happnin tonight
two talks where you find out the topic when they start
two talks where you find out the topic when they start
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this event is a happnin tomorrow
Saturday 10 Jan
BOOK LAUNCH: JOURNEY TO JAFFNA with Rajes Bala
Doors 7pm. Free event.
BOOK LAUNCH: JOURNEY TO JAFFNA with Rajes Bala
Doors 7pm. Free event.
January 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM
this event is a happnin tomorrow
Somewhere in this mass of leaves there's a turd that my dog just dropped. I think this could make for an interesting new take on #whereswaldo. #dogs #doglife
December 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Somewhere in this mass of leaves there's a turd that my dog just dropped. I think this could make for an interesting new take on #whereswaldo. #dogs #doglife
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Unsolicited writing advice:
December 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Unsolicited writing advice:
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Trop beau! On aura notre @writefestbe.bsky.social la bas et on est tous content 🤩
August 26, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Trop beau! On aura notre @writefestbe.bsky.social la bas et on est tous content 🤩
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Congress Allocates $500 Million For Development Of Funkier Bass Lines https://theonion.com/congress-allocates-500-million-for-development-of-funk-1819579171/
December 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Congress Allocates $500 Million For Development Of Funkier Bass Lines https://theonion.com/congress-allocates-500-million-for-development-of-funk-1819579171/
My son went to have lunch with his mates. When he came back he saw me practicing on my bass and told me that over the holiday period he'd love to get me to teach him a bit of bass. I think that clearly means he's drunk.
December 14, 2025 at 8:14 AM
My son went to have lunch with his mates. When he came back he saw me practicing on my bass and told me that over the holiday period he'd love to get me to teach him a bit of bass. I think that clearly means he's drunk.
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Hello Bluepals, like the tub of Quality Street we bought at the weekend that was supposed to be saved until December 23rd, we are open.
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Hello Bluepals, like the tub of Quality Street we bought at the weekend that was supposed to be saved until December 23rd, we are open.
Did you know that the story Annihilation in #doloresandothersorrows started off as a novel that never got past draft 1? I wanted to include the opening words of that novel ('Most of us are cowards.'), but in the end decided it didn't fit. #booksky
November 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Did you know that the story Annihilation in #doloresandothersorrows started off as a novel that never got past draft 1? I wanted to include the opening words of that novel ('Most of us are cowards.'), but in the end decided it didn't fit. #booksky
Do any of you know Pocket MFA? I've received a message from them, but I'm automatically suspicious if someone praises my writing and then asks me for money. #booksky
November 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Do any of you know Pocket MFA? I've received a message from them, but I'm automatically suspicious if someone praises my writing and then asks me for money. #booksky
Ok, I've had enough of following accounts that talk about politics. For the sake of my mental well-being i think I'm only going to check social media for books, music and puppies. I'm not even getting much information out of it, just rage.
November 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Ok, I've had enough of following accounts that talk about politics. For the sake of my mental well-being i think I'm only going to check social media for books, music and puppies. I'm not even getting much information out of it, just rage.
Great workshop on query letters with @writeloudly.bsky.social. Thanks for your time and insight. The best bit was knowing that agents are humans that get nervous too! 😁😁 #booksky
November 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Great workshop on query letters with @writeloudly.bsky.social. Thanks for your time and insight. The best bit was knowing that agents are humans that get nervous too! 😁😁 #booksky
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Did you know that the farmer in the story Home in #doloresandothersorrows was inspired by a real Spanish farmer who would use 'usted' (the Spanish formal pronoun for 'you') instead of the informal 'tú' when talking to his cows or barking orders at them?
November 9, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Did you know that the farmer in the story Home in #doloresandothersorrows was inspired by a real Spanish farmer who would use 'usted' (the Spanish formal pronoun for 'you') instead of the informal 'tú' when talking to his cows or barking orders at them?
Just finished Norwegian Wood, by Murakami. What an amazing book! It's like a road trip through the early years of adulthood, a bit like The Catcher in the Rye but with miso soup instead of burgers. 10/10
November 2, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Just finished Norwegian Wood, by Murakami. What an amazing book! It's like a road trip through the early years of adulthood, a bit like The Catcher in the Rye but with miso soup instead of burgers. 10/10
Doomscrolling checkpoint.
October 30, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Doomscrolling checkpoint.
Pretending to be fine is exhausting.
October 30, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Pretending to be fine is exhausting.
Sometimes the muses call you and you simply have to answer the call: 99% of the story 'Dolores' in #doloresandothersorrows was written in about 15 mintues. I got an idea and wrote it down as quickly as I could. I was at work too, and I stopped what I was doing to write the story. #booksky
October 25, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Sometimes the muses call you and you simply have to answer the call: 99% of the story 'Dolores' in #doloresandothersorrows was written in about 15 mintues. I got an idea and wrote it down as quickly as I could. I was at work too, and I stopped what I was doing to write the story. #booksky
Did you know that the inspiration for the story 'Somewhere, anywhere' in #doloresandothersorrows came from the album art of a #RageAgainstTheMachine record? #booksky
October 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Did you know that the inspiration for the story 'Somewhere, anywhere' in #doloresandothersorrows came from the album art of a #RageAgainstTheMachine record? #booksky
My teenage son has accepted going to karate class with me. However, I have specific instructions to go into the class by myself and to practice at different ends of the tatami, to make sure no-one thinks we're related. I'm still going to count it as a victory, though, and enjoy the crap out of it🤘.
October 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
My teenage son has accepted going to karate class with me. However, I have specific instructions to go into the class by myself and to practice at different ends of the tatami, to make sure no-one thinks we're related. I'm still going to count it as a victory, though, and enjoy the crap out of it🤘.
#bookshopday yes! I love it when the excuses to buy books land on my lap as I wake up. #booksky #doloresandothersorrows
October 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
#bookshopday yes! I love it when the excuses to buy books land on my lap as I wake up. #booksky #doloresandothersorrows
Airports are weird environments: people in suits sitting next to people in slippers while others have coffees or beers at 9 in the morning (is it their first of the day or a nightcap in the time zone their body is still in? )
September 19, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Airports are weird environments: people in suits sitting next to people in slippers while others have coffees or beers at 9 in the morning (is it their first of the day or a nightcap in the time zone their body is still in? )
If anyone is in the Glin/Listowel area in Ireland this Friday, this could be interesting.
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September 5, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If anyone is in the Glin/Listowel area in Ireland this Friday, this could be interesting.
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