WRITING – I write from necessity. If I’m not writing, I’m miserable. I’ve written lots of non-fiction over the years but I reached a turning point in 2009 when I was short listed for the Virginia [Woolf] prize for my novel, Bone and Blood, published in 2014. Now every day is a writing day wherever I am.
Gunther
Gunther will be my third novel. It is about writing and AI Das Buch erscheint im Herbst. Stay tuned!
Michel-Michelle
My second novel Michel-Michelle challenges fixed notions of gender and seeks to increase awareness of diversity in ourselves, our friends, our families, and others.
Bone and Blood
My first novel, Bone and Blood, was inspired by a visit to Ravensbrück concentration camp near Berlin where I found out some Irish women had been imprisoned during the Second World War.
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Wild Diversity
Wild Geese, an amazing comedy duo, inspire me to pursue a native woodland project in #donegal. Watch out for the pickaxes in the Any Oaks rap – in a preview for their album due March 2021 and don’t miss…
Golden Mean
Does the Golden Mean have significance for you? Why do I use it in my novel, Michel-Michelle? The image appears in the dream sequence which runs throughout the novel and comments on gender difference. In the cover illustration, Fiona Zechmeister …
Balm
Does nature feed hope in you? Plants, trees and wildlife keep me upbeat and Dara McAnulty says it all so much better than I could. Do read or listen to Diary of a Young Naturalist and share it too. It’s…
John Hume – a memory.
John Hume was one of the leaders of my first experience of a demonstration. Was it 1964 or 1965 when my brother Seamus piled us into his yellow Zephyr in Strabane to join the cavalcade from Derry to Stormont to…
Failing her
Think Global, act local. COVID has taught us we can make a difference when the curve upwards puts us in danger – individually and globally. Can we transfer that lesson to climate change? My generation sought to increase awareness of…
Press interviews
Three interviews (1) Victorina Press about my novel, Michel-Michelle (15min) (2) Gay Community News about gay activism with Doctor Mary McAuliffe of University College Dublin (1hr) (3) Arts House, ocean fm radio with Harry Keaney (10mins) about Michel-Michelle and Bone…