Driver’s Diary – Death At The Mouth of Flowers
READER WARNING: Content in this post may be upsetting to some people. On Monday, August 22 was the day exactly 100 years ago when Irish...
Finding Nature Right Before Your Very Eyes
Was asked to write a short essay for ‘Ireland Writing Retreat’ on its latest ‘Wild Atlantic Writing Awards’ offering 1,000 euro in prize...
Sharing Good News
Autumn comes with plenty of good news - I have signed a contract for translation of my novel, ‘Pretty Ugly’ and have been selected to...
‘Humbling and uplifting’ - my experiences at Cathedral Quarter Literary Festival
An honor to be invited to host an afternoon of creative writing at the Cathedral Quarter Literary Festival in Letterkenny, Donegal...
Van Morrison, Seamus Heaney and I…
Was Van ‘the Man’ Morrison inspired by Seamus Heaney’s delightful poem ‘Death of A Naturalist’ when the world renown R&B singer wrote his...
Thanks Ivan Little for this comprehensive article in the Belfast Telegraph
The globe-trotting Belfast-born reporter covered the United Nations and started the first journalism school in post-communist Romania....
‘Star Wars’ & ‘Pretty Ugly,’ completely different, yet both carve intriguing stories through the
Pre-holiday movie madness begins in two weeks (Friday, December 15 to be exact) when the long-awaited Star Wars blockbuster, ‘The Last...
My Peculiar Movie Story
It’s not often one watches an exciting suspense movie based on true events, then wander into a bar an hour later and meet some of the...
Let’s Talk About Gold
Considering it's the world’s most precious metal, the most status of symbols and the world’s first ever currency and has been around...
Giant rhubarbs, faeries and other enchanted creatures emerge along Donegal’s ‘Wild Atlantic Way’
Invasion by giant rhubarb plants throughout Donegal’s Gaoth Dobhair region captured the imagination of international writers during this...
