Author of sci fi and fantasy humor. -> ilahey.com English teacher in Italy https://www.amazon.it/hz/wishlist/ls/35I15HX4B1HQO?ref_=wl_sharehttps://bsky.app/profile/ilahey.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilahey.com/post/3mlvuzr32eg2mPresident Richard Nixon appoints Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington the first female United States Army generals. It happened #OnThisDay, in 1970. 15 May 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:u4gijebxiyipefl252iox443/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvuzr32eg2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilahey.com/post/3mlvsrft6zx24Escape into a world of hilarious mystery and intriguing humor with my sci-fi and fantasy books! https://ilahey.com/books 15 May 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:u4gijebxiyipefl252iox443/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvsrft6zx24https://bsky.app/profile/ilahey.com/post/3mlvqarxwnd2xMy story prompt generator keeps glitching. How does this story go on? 15 May 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:u4gijebxiyipefl252iox443/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvqarxwnd2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilahey.com/post/3mlvkc2gp5h2xSaudi Arabia has no rivers. It is the largest country in the world without any natural river systems. #Travel 15 May 2026 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:u4gijebxiyipefl252iox443/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvkc2gp5h2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilahey.com/post/3mlvbu56mjc2uHappy Pizza Party Day! 15 May 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:u4gijebxiyipefl252iox443/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvbu56mjc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilahey.com/post/3mlthqaehcn2zMe, moving from one aisle to the other, whenever I go to the supermarket while hungry.14 May 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:u4gijebxiyipefl252iox443/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlthqaehcn2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilahey.com/post/3mltelrk5322iMy dream is that someday, after I've been followed by a million people, one of you will finally go: "Wait...he writes books!?" 14 May 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:u4gijebxiyipefl252iox443/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltelrk5322ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ilahey.com/post/3mltb7wxq4g2mIf you think the future of AI will bring new levels of involuntary comedy, I have a book to sell to you. If you think the moon landings were staged, I also have a bridge for you. https://ilahey.com/books 14 May 2026 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:u4gijebxiyipefl252iox443/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltb7wxq4g2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilahey.com/post/3mlt3ivifin2214 May 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:u4gijebxiyipefl252iox443/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt3ivifin22https://bsky.app/profile/ilahey.com/post/3mlsz6jk7kw2j"I don't know what weapons will be used in world war three, but in world war four people will use sticks and stones." (Albert Einstein) 14 May 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:u4gijebxiyipefl252iox443/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsz6jk7kw2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilahey.com/post/3mlswu6jp432xWith an acidity between 1.0 and 2,0, the acid in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve steel. Got any good recipes? #Science 14 May 2026 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:u4gijebxiyipefl252iox443/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlswu6jp432xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilahey.com/post/3mlstuuxzcq2zInstantly improve a film by adding or changing a letter in the title. Like this: '13 Honkeys' #films #hollywood 14 May 2026 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:u4gijebxiyipefl252iox443/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlstuuxzcq2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilahey.com/post/3mlsrf7yr6w2vHappy Dance Like a Chicken Day! 14 May 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:u4gijebxiyipefl252iox443/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsrf7yr6w2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilahey.com/post/3mlqw2ndxkn2sA fun little detective story where everything happens in the present tense. https://ilahey.com/2020/03/11/matt-murphy-private-eye/ 13 May 2026 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:u4gijebxiyipefl252iox443/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqw2ndxkn2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ilahey.com/post/3mlqqsbxvw32m #OnThisDay in history: In 1992, Josh Papalii, New Zealand-Australian rugby league player was born. 13 May 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:u4gijebxiyipefl252iox443/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqqsbxvw32mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilahey.com/post/3mlqo3ea5yz2gThe Great Gats-bee. Same book, but everyone is a polite insect. 13 May 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:u4gijebxiyipefl252iox443/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqo3ea5yz2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ilahey.com/post/3mlqlglziw62u"All your food is kept inside plastic containers!" I said. "Don't you know they're made from petroleum?" "Oh," she replied, "I just have a refined taste." I left. 13 May 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:u4gijebxiyipefl252iox443/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqlglziw62uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilahey.com/post/3mlqj4cnn5b25No law was ever named after a dude named "Marshall". Follow me for more great legal advice. 13 May 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:u4gijebxiyipefl252iox443/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqj4cnn5b25https://bsky.app/profile/ilahey.com/post/3mlqg77zb3725How do you choose which books to read next? Do you follow a reading list, a reading challenge, or your intuition? 📖 13 May 2026 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:u4gijebxiyipefl252iox443/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqg77zb3725https://bsky.app/profile/ilahey.com/post/3mlqdvxcyo424My story prompt generator keeps glitching. How does this story go on? 13 May 2026 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:u4gijebxiyipefl252iox443/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqdvxcyo424https://bsky.app/profile/ilahey.com/post/3mlo7tdtufg2m #Writing prompt: You find a mysterious book that contains excellent advice for everyone except yourself. What do you do with it? 12 May 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:u4gijebxiyipefl252iox443/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo7tdtufg2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilahey.com/post/3mlo53hwovf2mMy flavor of science fiction is almost exactly, but not quite, the complete opposite of Blade Runner. Check it out here: https://ilahey.com/books 12 May 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:u4gijebxiyipefl252iox443/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo53hwovf2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilahey.com/post/3mlo2isyk442iMy story prompt generator just came up with a new random idea. How should the story continue? 12 May 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:u4gijebxiyipefl252iox443/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo2isyk442ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ilahey.com/post/3mlny6bobdq2u"History tells us what people do; historical fiction helps us imagine how they felt." - from A Good Guy by Guy Vanderhaeghe 12 May 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:u4gijebxiyipefl252iox443/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlny6bobdq2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilahey.com/post/3mlnvqluiyl2xThe Italian National Fencing Team is the most victorious in the world, having won 48 Olympic and 97 World Championships gold medals. Better never challenge an Italian with a sword! #Italy #Fencing 12 May 2026 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:u4gijebxiyipefl252iox443/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnvqluiyl2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilahey.com/post/3mlntezxtxa24Alfonso de Portago crashes during the Mille Miglia, killing himself, his co-driver, Ed Nelson and ten spectators – five of whom were children. It happened #OnThisDay, in 1957. 12 May 2026 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:u4gijebxiyipefl252iox443/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlntezxtxa24https://bsky.app/profile/ilahey.com/post/3mlnqhusnsv2gHappy Limerick Day! 12 May 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:u4gijebxiyipefl252iox443/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnqhusnsv2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ilahey.com/post/3mllukljup62x"Life is trying things to see if they work." (Ray Bradbury) 11 May 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:u4gijebxiyipefl252iox443/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllukljup62xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilahey.com/post/3mllroke5zl2v"A story that keeps the reader engaged and guessing throughout." - from a review for 'To Cipher and to Sing', by author Ian Lahey 11 May 2026 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:u4gijebxiyipefl252iox443/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllroke5zl2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ilahey.com/post/3mlloewql2t25My story prompt generator keeps glitching. How does this story go on? 11 May 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:u4gijebxiyipefl252iox443/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlloewql2t25