Flash Fiction—The Promise, by Pat O’Rourke
Townsend Bradley Martin (1919) painting in high resolution by Abbott Handerson Thayer. Original from the Smithsonian Institution. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. The Promise, by Pat O'Rourke What a night Danny. Incredible. Unbearable tension. The best college-going 1500-metre runners all gathered in one stadium. I...
Flash Fiction—Teamwork, by Fiona O’Rourke
A Lady Writing a Letter (ca. 1665) by Johannes Vermeer. Original from the National Gallery of Art. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. Teamwork, by Fiona O'Rourke I write to Ben: Lucky is the man who cannot hear. Ben writes back: True. After tea break, ok? He hands...
Flash Fiction—Comparison Shopping, by Lori Cramer
Paquet Pernot: Biscuits Pernot (1905) print in high resolution by Leonetto Cappiello. Original from the Library of Congress. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. Comparison Shopping, by Lori Cramer I’m outside the market, loading the last bag of groceries into my trunk, when I spot Christopher’s Mini pulling into a parking space....
Flash Fiction—Moving On, by N.K. Woods
Winter evening (1919) by Julie de Graag (1877-1924). Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. Moving On, by N.K. Woods Age does not suit you. It pains me to say this after five decades together but you no longer bring me joy or comfort. I have to leave, for both...
Belfast Book Festival opens its doors to a pay-what-you-want policy
Belfast Book Festival to operate a pay-what-you-want policy for all its readings and events The Crescent Arts Centre in Belfast is now home to a colony of swifts as well as to a great festival—and you can get a glimpse of both from the 10th to 19th June....
The First Page—Roma Wells
Watch and listen to Roma Wells read from the first page of her debut novel, Seek the Singing Fish (époque press). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqgWcvhHP1c
Flash Fiction—Priorities in Time Management, by Haji Muhammad
image: rawpixel Priorities in Time Management, by Haji Muhammad Travel back seventy million years and see a T-Rex gobble up a triceratops? Would that really be fun, though? After seeing all those Jurassic movies, it would probably be an anti-climax. Or five...
Flash Fiction—Beyond Sorrow, by Karen Beatty
O Grave, where is thy Victory? (1892) by Jan Toorop. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. Beyond Sorrow, by Karen Beatty Watching our Mama die is so wrenching that I can only believe that grieving will be a relief. She is fighting for her life while we’re just...
Polluted Sex, by Lauren Foley—explicit, raw, and experimental
Polluted Sex|Lauren Foley|Influx Press|ISBN 9781910312919|€12.90 "An explicit, raw, and at times surreal portrait of girl and womanhood, discovered through sexual and bodily adventure and misadventure." —Fiona Murphy reviews Polluted Sex, by Lauren Foley by Fiona Murphy
Awards at Listowel Writers’ Week
photo credit: Liz Quirke Literary Awards announced at Listowel Listowel Writers' Week is well underway, with a glitter of literary prizes being awarded. The Kerry Group Novel of the Year Award 2022 goes to Small Things Like These, by Claire Keegan.
