My short story ‘Hiraeth’, runner up in the 2025 Leopold Bloom Prize for Innovative Narration, organised by L’Esprit Literary Review, is now available to read online
Please also, if you can, read the other prize winners, and everything else published in the issue. I was delighted to be part of a virtual cross-Atlantic launch for the issue, and enjoyed every minute of it.
The good people at minor literature[s] have very kindly published an extract from [Untitled]: A Meditaition on their website
For those who haven’t read the book it’s a chance to have a look, and for those who have it’s a chance to see the fantastic work from other writers they’ve published.
Do check it out.
I was very surprised yesterday to discover that the Stinging Fly’s Podcast had chosen to discuss my short story “Feeling Gravity’s Pull”, which was previously published on the Stinging Fly website.
The author Nicole Flattery, and the writer, editor and teacher Mary O’Donoghue, talk about my piece.
I didn’t know this was happening, and as a writer I have to say it’s more than a little strange to listen to your work being spoken about, but I’m very grateful for the time they gave it, and the very positive words they had for it.
You can listen here…
My debut book, [Untitled]: A Meditation, a work of experimental nonfiction, has now been published by LJMcD Communications.
The book can be bought via the link to the publisher’s website:
In a first for me, my short story “Feeling Gravity’s Pull” has been reviewed by Seán Carlson for Split Lip Magazine.
The review is incredibly generous, I really don’t know what to say, apart from thank you to Seán, for liking the story enough to write about it, and to go to the trouble of working to see the review go live, and to Split Lip Magazine for publishing it.
https://splitlipthemag.com/reviews/0924/review-of-feeling-gravitys-pull
In addition to the publication of my piece IF.WHAT. in the latest anthology from The Aleph, some of the contributors, myself included, recorded short extracts of our work, which was broadcast on No Bounds Radio shortly before Christmas.
You can listen to the show here
I’ve yet to see it in the flesh, though I can’t wait to do so, but I’ve a piece IF.WHAT. in the latest anthology from the people at The Aleph
The anthology, with all the wonderful contributors as listed in the image of the cover, is available to pre-order here:
https://thealeph.limitedrun.com/products/748637
The anthology will be printed in a very limited run, so the sooner you place your order the better….
I was delighted to learn I’ve been longlisted for the An Post writing.ie Short Story of the Year Award 2023
While I’m not looking past the longlist, it’s always hugely pleasing to have your work recognised in any way at all.
My short piece “Feeling Gravity’s Pull” is now available on The Stinging Fly website:
Enjoy……
I was extremely proud to be asked to contribute to this anthology.
“Vigilantia: what happens when artists and writers pay attention to Mogwai”, published by Chroma Editions.
Having loved the music of Mogwai for many, many years, this was a project I was extremely eager to be involved in, and my piece “Hugh Dallas” is now included, alongside some utterly brilliant work by other writers and artists.
Everyone participating did so free of charge, and all profits from the anthology will go to the Glasgow refugee charity Refuweegee.
Available to order here:
A Stain on Silence 