Author from Ireland. Responsible for the Maeve Kerrigan series and The Killing Kind (now on TV!). Also owner of the world’s least cooperative spaniel.https://bsky.app/profile/janecasey.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/janecasey.bsky.social/post/3mks6s5iyd22lJust adding industrial-scale cooking to my list of ‘things I find unsettling but not bad but I don’t want to know about them’. That is too much broth. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:d5q3celt6aakrfhacxl2xexe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mks6s5iyd22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/janecasey.bsky.social/post/3mks2jdgfzk26Look how seasonal the dog walk was! In London! I’m ruining these woods for myself by putting them in my next murdery book. I am the enemy of my own enjoyment.01 May 2026 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:d5q3celt6aakrfhacxl2xexe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mks2jdgfzk26https://bsky.app/profile/janecasey.bsky.social/post/3mkrk5pk6lk2jIf this doesn’t make you think of Gaudy Night you need to read it. But read Strong Poison and Have His Carcase first even though HHC is too long: SP is a perfect crime novel and GN is undefinable except as one of the great love stories (to Oxford). [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 06:52 +0000at://did:plc:d5q3celt6aakrfhacxl2xexe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrk5pk6lk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/janecasey.bsky.social/post/3mkppgaax2c25I feel Kate's vagina is trying to communicate with her that they both deserve better than this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:d5q3celt6aakrfhacxl2xexe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkppgaax2c25https://bsky.app/profile/janecasey.bsky.social/post/3mkpp2zpdrk24Cursed lunch: meal deal did not register at the checkout and I didn’t notice, I sat on my crisps, and the postman *allegedly* tried to deliver the parcel I was waiting for while I was out.30 Apr 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:d5q3celt6aakrfhacxl2xexe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpp2zpdrk24https://bsky.app/profile/janecasey.bsky.social/post/3mkntif5u4k25I really think you should google the origin of a phrase before you put it on your kitchen wall in neon cursive.29 Apr 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:d5q3celt6aakrfhacxl2xexe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkntif5u4k25https://bsky.app/profile/janecasey.bsky.social/post/3mknkm362g225Is this not living the dream, though, quite seriously. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:d5q3celt6aakrfhacxl2xexe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknkm362g225https://bsky.app/profile/janecasey.bsky.social/post/3mknkhv5wos25Oh my god in the future I could do this with AI? Myself? In a *very competent* story? On my streaming platform?? Have these people ever heard of daydreaming y/n [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:d5q3celt6aakrfhacxl2xexe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknkhv5wos25https://bsky.app/profile/janecasey.bsky.social/post/3mkkuel4mmk2vSide note I remember a terrible job interview I did where I hadn’t heard of Jan P and it wasn’t relatable to explain my older sister read fluently from the age of two so I barely saw a picture book as a child. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Apr 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:d5q3celt6aakrfhacxl2xexe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkuel4mmk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/janecasey.bsky.social/post/3mkkkofqmn22qThe hoops I had to jump through to read a mediocre Substack essay just now. QR codes and verification codes: oh do fuck off. Why do they need to know my phone number? It's marginally easier to do online banking.28 Apr 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:d5q3celt6aakrfhacxl2xexe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkkofqmn22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/janecasey.bsky.social/post/3mkk6tb7cxc2qI'm reading the Lena Dunham book in a state of full-body cringe, but it's fascinating.28 Apr 2026 08:41 +0000at://did:plc:d5q3celt6aakrfhacxl2xexe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkk6tb7cxc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/janecasey.bsky.social/post/3mkgj5i5cf22lOh nooooo this has made me saaaad [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Apr 2026 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:d5q3celt6aakrfhacxl2xexe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkgj5i5cf22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/janecasey.bsky.social/post/3mke2533zws2rThe 14 year old described my outfit as ‘coastal grandma if she hit her head’ and I think that is my summer look in a nutshell.25 Apr 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:d5q3celt6aakrfhacxl2xexe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mke2533zws2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/janecasey.bsky.social/post/3mka2t5hb5225LOVE this. Once I was walking in the Phoenix Park with a visiting college friend. A passing jogger tutted in disapproval and said, as only a Dub can, ‘Ah here, would you ever hold her hand.’ We laughed but he took my hand. Some shenanigans ensued; our 20th wedding anniversary is in September. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2026 08:03 +0000at://did:plc:d5q3celt6aakrfhacxl2xexe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mka2t5hb5225https://bsky.app/profile/janecasey.bsky.social/post/3mk5mt6gghs24Waiting for the TV drama that has a barrister doing CVP hearings from home in wig, gown, bands and shorts. (Not that this would ever happen in my house.) [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 08:47 +0000at://did:plc:d5q3celt6aakrfhacxl2xexe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5mt6gghs24https://bsky.app/profile/janecasey.bsky.social/post/3mjzsywsiqk2wSlowly, solemnly crossing off the ‘I fancy the Pope’ square on my bingo card. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Apr 2026 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:d5q3celt6aakrfhacxl2xexe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzsywsiqk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/janecasey.bsky.social/post/3mjz3w2iggc2eWhen you weren’t supposed to go into the pond but you did and you brought your ball but it drifted into deeper water and you forgot about how much you hate swimming and NO ONE WILL HELP YOU.21 Apr 2026 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:d5q3celt6aakrfhacxl2xexe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz3w2iggc2e