Writing a novel can feel like a slog through mud and mire. Advice from General Melchett on pig-headed persistence, and a nod to the allies who keep me going over the top.
Cork Harbour and coastal history: three book reviews
Three reviews of local and coastal history books: Anne Mc Sweeney's Gleanings from Cork Harbour, Jim Shealy's Steelmaking and Stories from Haulbowline, and Andrew Doherty's Before the Tide Went Out.
Not Alone in the Silence
My sonnet Not Alone in the Silence, my first published, written for The Silence, Pat Carroll’s 2020 anthology inspired by Rob O’Connor’s photography, which gathered over forty-five creatives to explore the first COVID-19 lockdowns.


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