What have I been up to the past 3+ years? Here's a peak as I currently polish sample chapters and #book proposal for #querying #CNF #agents and #publishers. (The phrase 'my brain darkening' is borrowed from verses in 'Bog Queen' by Seamus Heaney.) #Booksky📚
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my brain darkening*
On my WiP about bogs, Iron Age bog bodies, death, ritual sacrifice, environment as sacred, longevity, and letting go. Meditations on preserving our planet’s future and our own.
nancyforde.substack.com
September 29, 2026 at 3:29 PM
What have I been up to the past 3+ years? Here's a peak as I currently polish sample chapters and #book proposal for #querying #CNF #agents and #publishers. (The phrase 'my brain darkening' is borrowed from verses in 'Bog Queen' by Seamus Heaney.) #Booksky📚
nancyforde.substack.com/p/my-brain-d...
nancyforde.substack.com/p/my-brain-d...
Don’t miss two captivating exhibitions at the Cambridge Centre for the Arts! Screen Time by Laura Heaney and Seen/Unseen by Kendra Lightfoot are on display until Oct. 3, showcasing exceptional coloured pencil and watercolour work. 🖌️
Learn more: cambridge.ca/gallery
Learn more: cambridge.ca/gallery
September 29, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Don’t miss two captivating exhibitions at the Cambridge Centre for the Arts! Screen Time by Laura Heaney and Seen/Unseen by Kendra Lightfoot are on display until Oct. 3, showcasing exceptional coloured pencil and watercolour work. 🖌️
Learn more: cambridge.ca/gallery
Learn more: cambridge.ca/gallery
DOORS INTO THE DARK: A Day of Weird Fiction (CONFERENCE REPORT 26/9/2026)
On a sunny September Saturday I headed down for a first visit to the still very fresh new Seamus Heaney Centre on University Street in Belfast for a day of exploring multiple facets of weird fiction. I took phone notes on…
On a sunny September Saturday I headed down for a first visit to the still very fresh new Seamus Heaney Centre on University Street in Belfast for a day of exploring multiple facets of weird fiction. I took phone notes on…
DOORS INTO THE DARK: A Day of Weird Fiction (CONFERENCE REPORT 26/9/2026)
On a sunny September Saturday I headed down for a first visit to the still very fresh new Seamus Heaney Centre on University Street in Belfast for a day of exploring multiple facets of weird fiction. I took phone notes on the panels I attended and they form the basis of this rather long post,
fantasy-reviews.co.uk
September 29, 2026 at 1:03 PM
DOORS INTO THE DARK: A Day of Weird Fiction (CONFERENCE REPORT 26/9/2026)
On a sunny September Saturday I headed down for a first visit to the still very fresh new Seamus Heaney Centre on University Street in Belfast for a day of exploring multiple facets of weird fiction. I took phone notes on…
On a sunny September Saturday I headed down for a first visit to the still very fresh new Seamus Heaney Centre on University Street in Belfast for a day of exploring multiple facets of weird fiction. I took phone notes on…
Ever wondered what it would be like to rediscover a lost artefact? Join us on Friday 2 October and satisfy your curiosity! Tickets €6.50, find out more here 👉 ow.ly/vRgl50ZSA7m
September 29, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Ever wondered what it would be like to rediscover a lost artefact? Join us on Friday 2 October and satisfy your curiosity! Tickets €6.50, find out more here 👉 ow.ly/vRgl50ZSA7m
Twelve poets walk into a bookshop... unfortunately, I can’t remember the punchline because I stopped to read Seamus Heaney.
Come for Heaney, Walcott, Sassoon and Rupi Kaur. Stay to see who else is on the Secondhand shelves ... there seems to be a great need for poetry right now
Come for Heaney, Walcott, Sassoon and Rupi Kaur. Stay to see who else is on the Secondhand shelves ... there seems to be a great need for poetry right now
September 29, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Twelve poets walk into a bookshop... unfortunately, I can’t remember the punchline because I stopped to read Seamus Heaney.
Come for Heaney, Walcott, Sassoon and Rupi Kaur. Stay to see who else is on the Secondhand shelves ... there seems to be a great need for poetry right now
Come for Heaney, Walcott, Sassoon and Rupi Kaur. Stay to see who else is on the Secondhand shelves ... there seems to be a great need for poetry right now
Weather Report pt 2: contrails for comets at sunset. Words I’ve held dear since 1987:
‘A comet that was lost
Should be visible at sunset,
Those million tons of light
Like a glimmer of haws & rose-hips’
Ravens homeward on taffeta wings. Blowing up sparks from embers of light.
*Seamus Heaney
‘A comet that was lost
Should be visible at sunset,
Those million tons of light
Like a glimmer of haws & rose-hips’
Ravens homeward on taffeta wings. Blowing up sparks from embers of light.
*Seamus Heaney
September 28, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Weather Report pt 2: contrails for comets at sunset. Words I’ve held dear since 1987:
‘A comet that was lost
Should be visible at sunset,
Those million tons of light
Like a glimmer of haws & rose-hips’
Ravens homeward on taffeta wings. Blowing up sparks from embers of light.
*Seamus Heaney
‘A comet that was lost
Should be visible at sunset,
Those million tons of light
Like a glimmer of haws & rose-hips’
Ravens homeward on taffeta wings. Blowing up sparks from embers of light.
*Seamus Heaney
New: A new report raises questions about how much choice Buffalo voters have in Common Council contests. Nearly two-thirds of general elections have been uncontested since 2011.
Editor Jim Heaney reviews the findings & more in today’s 'Off the News.'
investigativepost.org/2026/09/28/w...
Editor Jim Heaney reviews the findings & more in today’s 'Off the News.'
investigativepost.org/2026/09/28/w...
September 28, 2026 at 10:24 AM
New: A new report raises questions about how much choice Buffalo voters have in Common Council contests. Nearly two-thirds of general elections have been uncontested since 2011.
Editor Jim Heaney reviews the findings & more in today’s 'Off the News.'
investigativepost.org/2026/09/28/w...
Editor Jim Heaney reviews the findings & more in today’s 'Off the News.'
investigativepost.org/2026/09/28/w...
It was, but it also had a number of guys like Heim, Garver, Jung, and Lowe having career years.
And some unsung pitching performances from Heaney and Dunning.
Then when it looked like the bullpen would wreck everything, it became one of the strongest parts of the team.
And I won't apologize.
And some unsung pitching performances from Heaney and Dunning.
Then when it looked like the bullpen would wreck everything, it became one of the strongest parts of the team.
And I won't apologize.
September 27, 2026 at 8:31 PM
It was, but it also had a number of guys like Heim, Garver, Jung, and Lowe having career years.
And some unsung pitching performances from Heaney and Dunning.
Then when it looked like the bullpen would wreck everything, it became one of the strongest parts of the team.
And I won't apologize.
And some unsung pitching performances from Heaney and Dunning.
Then when it looked like the bullpen would wreck everything, it became one of the strongest parts of the team.
And I won't apologize.
David Heaney ha escrit un article excel·lent a @UploadVR comentant sobre els hologrames que Meta ha presentat a Meta Connect. Si voleu saber com són i què esperar-ne, llegiu l'article! Per cert, diu que arribaran a Quest 3 (?!)
Hologram: Meta Is Finally Set To Ship Realistic Avatars, And We Tried Them
Meta finally set a concrete timeline to ship realistic avatars, shoulders-up on Meta Ray-Ban Display and then full-body on Meta VR Glasses. We briefly tried both at Connect.
www.uploadvr.com
September 27, 2026 at 6:57 PM
David Heaney ha escrit un article excel·lent a @UploadVR comentant sobre els hologrames que Meta ha presentat a Meta Connect. Si voleu saber com són i què esperar-ne, llegiu l'article! Per cert, diu que arribaran a Quest 3 (?!)
Currently reading Dwelling by Máighréad Medbh. Published by Macha Press. Shortlisted for PEN Heaney Prize. @maighreadmedbh.bsky.social @machapress.bsky.social @maighreadmedbh.bsky.social
September 27, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Currently reading Dwelling by Máighréad Medbh. Published by Macha Press. Shortlisted for PEN Heaney Prize. @maighreadmedbh.bsky.social @machapress.bsky.social @maighreadmedbh.bsky.social
This guy reaches so hard to sound authentic, he confuses the hell out of everyone. Me. Heaney sounding phony.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-sT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-sT...
The Best of Mr. Haney
YouTube video by FETV
www.youtube.com
September 27, 2026 at 3:11 PM
This guy reaches so hard to sound authentic, he confuses the hell out of everyone. Me. Heaney sounding phony.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-sT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-sT...
One of my ‘nerdy’ hobbies is collecting coins. I have an almost complete set of Irish pre-euro coins
I remember having a ‘punt purse’ for going on holiday
In this poem Heaney laments the loss of Ireland’s coinage following the adoption of the Euro in 2002
#poetry
#poemoftheday
#seamusheaneysunday
I remember having a ‘punt purse’ for going on holiday
In this poem Heaney laments the loss of Ireland’s coinage following the adoption of the Euro in 2002
#poetry
#poemoftheday
#seamusheaneysunday
September 27, 2026 at 1:54 PM
One of my ‘nerdy’ hobbies is collecting coins. I have an almost complete set of Irish pre-euro coins
I remember having a ‘punt purse’ for going on holiday
In this poem Heaney laments the loss of Ireland’s coinage following the adoption of the Euro in 2002
#poetry
#poemoftheday
#seamusheaneysunday
I remember having a ‘punt purse’ for going on holiday
In this poem Heaney laments the loss of Ireland’s coinage following the adoption of the Euro in 2002
#poetry
#poemoftheday
#seamusheaneysunday
I had such a lovely time reading my short story, The Sound, at Undertow: An Evening of New Strange & Speculative Writing at the Seamus Heaney Centre yesterday!
Many thanks again to @theactualemma.bsky.social and Niall for organising such a wonderful event!
Many thanks again to @theactualemma.bsky.social and Niall for organising such a wonderful event!
September 27, 2026 at 12:27 PM
I had such a lovely time reading my short story, The Sound, at Undertow: An Evening of New Strange & Speculative Writing at the Seamus Heaney Centre yesterday!
Many thanks again to @theactualemma.bsky.social and Niall for organising such a wonderful event!
Many thanks again to @theactualemma.bsky.social and Niall for organising such a wonderful event!
In 1985, poets Michael Hartnett, Hugh Maxton, and Seamus Heaney joined the strikers in solidarity and in protest against the hanging of South African poet Benjamin Moloise.
September 27, 2026 at 11:31 AM
In 1985, poets Michael Hartnett, Hugh Maxton, and Seamus Heaney joined the strikers in solidarity and in protest against the hanging of South African poet Benjamin Moloise.
Nathan Heaney's journey from contender to champion is a must-read. Learn more about his incredible story.
https://www.saddoboxing.com/108836-and-what-a-ride-its-been-nathan-heaney-%f0%9f%91%8f.html
https://www.saddoboxing.com/108836-and-what-a-ride-its-been-nathan-heaney-%f0%9f%91%8f.html
September 27, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Nathan Heaney's journey from contender to champion is a must-read. Learn more about his incredible story.
https://www.saddoboxing.com/108836-and-what-a-ride-its-been-nathan-heaney-%f0%9f%91%8f.html
https://www.saddoboxing.com/108836-and-what-a-ride-its-been-nathan-heaney-%f0%9f%91%8f.html
Beautiful.
They say Irish people read Heaney when they’re content, Yeats when they’re worried.
Been a lot of Yeats recently. Good to hear Heaney.
They say Irish people read Heaney when they’re content, Yeats when they’re worried.
Been a lot of Yeats recently. Good to hear Heaney.
September 27, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Beautiful.
They say Irish people read Heaney when they’re content, Yeats when they’re worried.
Been a lot of Yeats recently. Good to hear Heaney.
They say Irish people read Heaney when they’re content, Yeats when they’re worried.
Been a lot of Yeats recently. Good to hear Heaney.
Good morning. Watch this clip of Stephen Rea reading Seamus Heaney's The Rainstick. Tell me what you think, feel, see. www.youtube.com/watch?v=COub...
The Rainstick - Read by Stephen Rea | Postcards from Heaney Country
YouTube video by National Library Ireland
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September 27, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Good morning. Watch this clip of Stephen Rea reading Seamus Heaney's The Rainstick. Tell me what you think, feel, see. www.youtube.com/watch?v=COub...
Heaney's fans stayed until the end, just like him. What's next for this gritty boxer? [link]
https://www.saddoboxing.com/108827-nathan-heaney-his-fans-stayed-until-the-very-end-%f0%9f%91%8f.html
https://www.saddoboxing.com/108827-nathan-heaney-his-fans-stayed-until-the-very-end-%f0%9f%91%8f.html
September 27, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Heaney's fans stayed until the end, just like him. What's next for this gritty boxer? [link]
https://www.saddoboxing.com/108827-nathan-heaney-his-fans-stayed-until-the-very-end-%f0%9f%91%8f.html
https://www.saddoboxing.com/108827-nathan-heaney-his-fans-stayed-until-the-very-end-%f0%9f%91%8f.html
seamus heaney - “So hope for a great sea-change
On the far side of revenge.
Believe that further shore
Is reachable from here. #QuoteBot
On the far side of revenge.
Believe that further shore
Is reachable from here. #QuoteBot
September 27, 2026 at 7:45 AM
seamus heaney - “So hope for a great sea-change
On the far side of revenge.
Believe that further shore
Is reachable from here. #QuoteBot
On the far side of revenge.
Believe that further shore
Is reachable from here. #QuoteBot
Twelve poets walk into a bookshop... unfortunately, I can’t remember the punchline because I stopped to read Seamus Heaney.
Come for Heaney, Walcott, Sassoon and Rupi Kaur. Stay to see who else is on the Secondhand shelves ... there seems to be a great need for poetry right now
Come for Heaney, Walcott, Sassoon and Rupi Kaur. Stay to see who else is on the Secondhand shelves ... there seems to be a great need for poetry right now
September 27, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Twelve poets walk into a bookshop... unfortunately, I can’t remember the punchline because I stopped to read Seamus Heaney.
Come for Heaney, Walcott, Sassoon and Rupi Kaur. Stay to see who else is on the Secondhand shelves ... there seems to be a great need for poetry right now
Come for Heaney, Walcott, Sassoon and Rupi Kaur. Stay to see who else is on the Secondhand shelves ... there seems to be a great need for poetry right now
ICYMI: Six collections from five different publishers have been shortlisted for the third annual PEN Heaney Prize for poetry that “engages with the impact of cultural and political events on human conditions and relationships.” 👇
Six poetry collections shortlisted for the PEN Heaney Prize 2026
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September 27, 2026 at 6:06 AM
ICYMI: Six collections from five different publishers have been shortlisted for the third annual PEN Heaney Prize for poetry that “engages with the impact of cultural and political events on human conditions and relationships.” 👇
Warburton and Heaney go the distance again. Check out the official highlights from their thrilling second bout.
https://www.saddoboxing.com/108796-gerome-warburton-vs-nathan-heaney-2-official-fight-highlights.html
https://www.saddoboxing.com/108796-gerome-warburton-vs-nathan-heaney-2-official-fight-highlights.html
September 27, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Warburton and Heaney go the distance again. Check out the official highlights from their thrilling second bout.
https://www.saddoboxing.com/108796-gerome-warburton-vs-nathan-heaney-2-official-fight-highlights.html
https://www.saddoboxing.com/108796-gerome-warburton-vs-nathan-heaney-2-official-fight-highlights.html
Gerome Warburton repeated his win over Nathan Heaney by decision. Nathan Heaney retires.
September 26, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Gerome Warburton repeated his win over Nathan Heaney by decision. Nathan Heaney retires.
Liam Davies beat Nathaniel Collins by T.K.O., 126 lbs. Nathaniel Collins was taken out of the fight by his corner after the 7th. On now is Gerome Warburton vs. Nathan Heaney in a 160 lbs rematch. Gerome Warburton looking to repeat & Nathan Heaney hoping for revenge
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Liam Davies vs Nathaniel Collins - Homestretch
Get the latest updates on Liam Davies vs Nathaniel Collins - Homestretch with Queensberry Promotions. Fight details, date, tickets, and exclusive coverage await!
queensberry.co.uk
September 26, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Liam Davies beat Nathaniel Collins by T.K.O., 126 lbs. Nathaniel Collins was taken out of the fight by his corner after the 7th. On now is Gerome Warburton vs. Nathan Heaney in a 160 lbs rematch. Gerome Warburton looking to repeat & Nathan Heaney hoping for revenge
queensberry.co.uk/pages/liam-d...
queensberry.co.uk/pages/liam-d...