Category Archives: News

Anna Allen – Train Hopping

Anna Allen, born in County Wicklow, has lived in Connemara for over thirty years. Though the idea of writing nagged and haunted her, having married and started a family that grew and grew, there were too many other calls on … Continue reading →

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Alec Solomita – Two Poems

Alec Solomita has published fiction in Heart of Flesh, Southword Journal, The Mississippi Review, and Southwest Review, among other publications. He was shortlisted by the Bridport Prize and Southword Journal, and named a finalist by the Noctua Review. His poetry has appeared in Poetica, Algebra of Owls, The Galway Review, The … Continue reading →

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Catherine DeWolf – Three Poems

Catherine DeWolf was raised in Libertyville,IL, and moved West because of a “feeling” she had. From there it was UCLA plus guitar in Rock n’ Roll bands. After graduation, Catherine traveled, then moved to Boston, Dallas, back to L.A., and … Continue reading →

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Aside | Posted on June 22, 2019 by | 1 Comment

William Falo – The Anti-Lullaby

Posted on June 22, 2019 by

William Falo writes fiction. His work has appeared in Newfound, The Ginger Collect, Soft Cartel, Fictive Dream, X-R-A-Y Literary Magazine, and other literary journals. Twitter @williamfalo The Anti-Lullaby By William Falo I watched the tourists line up at the entrance … Continue reading →

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James Rogers – The Pass

James Rogers, originally from Leitrim, now lives in New York and teaches maths at the United Nations International School. His short story, “The Ball,” published in The Leitrim Guardian, won the M J MacManus award in 2016 and recently “Maguire’s … Continue reading →

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Aside | Posted on June 20, 2019 by | 1 Comment

Brian Hurley – Stranger

Brian Hurley is an emerging Irish writer based in Ballina, Co. Tipperary. As well as having previously been published in the online ezine Epoque Borders Edition, Brian has also published many articles ranging from linguistics to social justice. After completing … Continue reading →

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Daniel Sammon – The Power of Words

Daniel Sammon recently graduated with a Master’s degree in Writing from NUIG. It was late in life when he discovered he had a latent talent or a hidden love of the written word. Not long after his first book was … Continue reading →

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Gordon Ferris – Two Poems

Posted on June 17, 2019 by

Gordon Ferris is a Dublin writer living in Ballyshannon in Co Donegal. He is a member of the Dublin Writers Forum and has had poetry and short stories published in A New Ulster, Hidden Channel and The Galway Review. Most … Continue reading →

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‘Peripheral’ by Faye Boland reviewed by Matt Mooney

Matt Mooney. Born in Kilchreest, Co. Galway in 1943, he has lived in Listowel since 1966. His four collections of poems are: Droving (2003), Falling Apples (2010), Earth to Earth (2015) and The Singing Woods (2017). Winner of The Pádraig … Continue reading →

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Marie O’Shea – After The Fall

Marie O’Shea studied Sociology at UCC. She lives on the Beara Peninsula with her husband and three (biggish) children.  When she’s not doing her day job, she’s busy trying to be a writer.  Her short story ‘The Friendly Match’ was … Continue reading →

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Aside | Posted on June 4, 2019 by | 1 Comment

Katacha Díaz – Dangerous Game

Katacha Díaz is a Peruvian American writer. Wanderlust and love of travel have taken her all over the world to gather material for her stories. Her prose and poetry has been published internationally in literary journals, print and online magazines, … Continue reading →

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Alec Solomita – Advice

Alec Solomita has published fiction in the Southword Journal, The Mississippi Review, Southwest Review, and Heart of Flesh, among other publications. He was shortlisted by the Bridport Prize and Southword Journal, and named a finalist by the Noctua Review. His … Continue reading →

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Aside | Posted on June 2, 2019 by | Leave a comment