Irish Sci-Fi story wall

Ninety Irish Sci-Fi Stories, each lasting just a few minutes. Story 1. The Bongerlon of Chunticle (with Jay Starliper) story 2. The problem with hyperspace (with jay Ryan & Michelle Calpin) Story 3. The Blather of Ailnasearchagh (with Jay ryan) Story 4. The Wrong Celestial Body (with jay Starliper) Story 5. The Problem with gender […]

The Wall of Sketches

A Sketch/ Block a day to mark the sixty days of Zomgoludual Spring, Block 1. Smartwatches Block 2. Dr.Who Block 3. Joe Rogan. Block 4. facebook. Block 5. Doorly park. Block 6. Funerals

Nancy Goodaim, Space Ranger

The first episode of an audio space adventure book. Anthony McGinley was ten years old when his mother died. She was given full honours at a state funeral, but after that life in the McGinley household began to slowly fall apart. Untill Anthony found an unfinished novel among his mother’s things. It described an allegory […]

The long boring death of Zob Conungle and the Pudawacker

‘I hope this doesn’t go on long, I’m tired.’ ‘Wouldn’t count on it, those Zombooglians love the sound of their own voices.’ ‘That they do, if I wasn’t in fear of my life earlier I’d have nodded off.’ ‘Strange creatures -did ya hear that head honcho fella? ‘the visitors can live once they promise never […]

The difficult second Novel

I reckon it takes ten years to get good at something. I heard it somewhere -probably on some cod psychology sports motivation something or other. Still, fair enough, I can’t think of anyone really good at something that’s been at it for less than ten years. That means ten years of consistent writing and at […]

The problem with ChatGPT, and AI in general

Sligo Sci-Fi Comedy Night, 7th March 2023

The Sci-Fi themed comedy returns for another night of messing next Tuesday. It also marks Sligo voice actor Heber Rowan‘s first time on the standup mic. Head for McLynns, grab a pint and enjoy some quality messing -starts at 8 bells. (Goes on for about an hour with a break to get more drinks in […]

The eternal optimism of Dob Gullibocity

Dob Gullibocity stared out from the Booth of Quietus. And thought his last thoughts. In life, there are things to regret, and things to be grateful for. I should be grateful for Emperor Guballaw Boncogti: But I regret inhaling.

Temba, his arms open wide

Mork Zuckelberg grinned at the billions logged into his website. ‘Today I present Primis and Optis, the future of artificial intelligence.’ Mork gestured at two machines flanking him. ‘They’ll answer our every question, isn’t that correct Primis?’ ‘The Andromedan Glagterack resides in Unmotocious Splendour’, bleeped the machine to Mork’s left. ‘Erm, this is why we […]

Absolutely no consequences

Flungolian Chief Bodonigan Klump gazed proudly at the assembled Persceans. The entire population had gathered to hear him speak. ‘Citizens‘, he barked. Several listeners reared up on their hind legs and neighed loudly, their anterior scales sparkling in the moonlight. ‘This is perhaps the proudest moment of our history.’ An enormous chorus of gonks fongulated […]