In my July newsletter I describe my humble contribution to this month’s Wexford Literary Festival and review recent novels from two fellow members of the Irish… Read more “‘The HistWriter’, July 2022”
Category: Historical fiction
A Perfect Copy – Derville Murphy – Book Launch
In this dual timeline historical novel two different people bring identical 19th century portraits to an auction. But is one of them original and the other a… Read more “A Perfect Copy – Derville Murphy – Book Launch”
Wexford Literary Arts Festival July 2022
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The HistWriter Newsletter February 2022
For February I look forward to the publication next month of Annette Libeskind Berkovits’ debut novel ‘The Corset Maker’ in which a young Jewish woman encounters danger,… Read more “The HistWriter Newsletter February 2022”
The HistWriter May 2021
This month in ‘The HistWriter Newsletter’: my ‘Neighbours from the Bronze Age’ and ‘The Irish Bookshop Show’ produced by writers and readers in Wexford. I also feature… Read more “The HistWriter May 2021”
Red roses for St. Valentine’s Day
Red roses for St. Valentine’s day, with a dark gothic story of heartbreak and regret. In ‘Death at the Red Rose’ (link), a forsaken love haunts a… Read more “Red roses for St. Valentine’s Day”
Doggerland
Now that Britain has severed ties with Europe, I reflect on the origin of their geographical separation, the inspiration for my short story: Doggerland (link). Doggerland is… Read more “Doggerland”
The Scarlet Thread – free short story
In November 1793, Philibert Aspairt went missing. He was the doorkeeper of the Val-de-Grâce hospital during the French Revolution. His body was not discovered until 1804, 11… Read more “The Scarlet Thread – free short story”
At the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month:
We shall remember them. ‘Hinky-Dinky Parlay-Voo’ is a free to read short story about the call-up, the media frenzy, and the popular songs of the day –… Read more “At the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month:”
HEART of CRUELTY: on ‘romances about brutal men’
One of my Amazon.com reviewers has written that the ending of HEART of CRUELTY annoyed her so much that she ‘wanted to throw it across the room.’… Read more “HEART of CRUELTY: on ‘romances about brutal men’”