The year is maturing, with tight green blackberries appearing along the lane, wasps on the prowl, and swallows fattening themselves up ahead of their journeys back south.… Read more “The HistWriter August 2022”
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Shadows and Street Corners
Storytelling from Wexford’s past in this intimate courtyard space, tucked against the ancient town wall by St John’s Gate. Sinister tales of haunted people: haunted by the… Read more “Shadows and Street Corners”
‘The HistWriter’, July 2022
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”
Sacred Ground
IRELAND’S HAY-ON-WYE? Yesterday evening I went to an opening of the extension to my favourite local independent bookshop, Red Books, in Wexford town. There was a great… Read more “Sacred Ground”
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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Murch
My entry for the TCWG May short story competition on the theme of ‘Surprise’:
The HistWriter May Newsletter
An update on my second novel, now titled ‘The Piano Player’; also the Wexford Bohemian Issue 3, Laina West’s second novel ‘The Unnamed’, and Aoife Rose O’Brien’s… Read more “The HistWriter May Newsletter”
The Wexford Bohemian – Issue 3
I’m delighted to be one of the contributors to The Wexford Bohemian, Wexford’s very own literary and creative periodical, edited by the very talented writer Álanna Hammel,… Read more “The Wexford Bohemian – Issue 3”
The HistWriter March Newsletter
In The HistWriter March 2022 I feature writing about Ukraine and mark International Women’s Day.