Way back when…

Another one for the folk music collection. The singer is Luke Kelly, one of the real giants of Irish folk music. The voice is unmistakable. Luke is also notable for being one of the only people ever to have a ginger afro. Hit the play button, do something else and leave [...]

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Thank God I’m a country boy

Well, I’m not really. I’m a townie through and through. Every so often though, I get a kind of overwhelming urge to get the hell out of towns, buildings and crowds and just lose myself somewhere among rocks, bogs, trees and space. As I say, I’m a townie born and bred, but there must be [...]

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Writing the Big Bang

My new first draft is now under way – in a slightly scattered manner. Characters – check. Plot – check (roughly). Themes – check. That is fine for who, what, why, but what about where and when? I got this far without knowing for sure whether the novel is even set on Earth or an [...]

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