An outstanding response to our call for submissions gave us some difficulty making our final selection. We are delighted to present the following writers at Flash Fiction in the Orchard, as part of the Armagh Food and Cider Festival, on
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Facing Change at the John Hewitt International Summer School
My brain whirls with such a kaleidoscope of thoughts and ideas that I hardly know where to begin. The theme of the John Hewitt International Summer School this year is “Facing change: shifting borders and allegiances.”
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Filming ‘Dark & Stormy’ when it’s Bright & Sunny
When I returned to Armagh in September 2018, I really wanted to learn about screenwriting. My dream is to see March To November as a six-part BBC drama. I’ve had a little bit of interest from screenwriters to do a
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The upstairs room in Mulberry Bistro filled quickly and when every seat was taken, people had to line up around the wall, lean against the bar and crowd the door. The following photo doesn’t tell the full story as it
A Walk Around Seagahan Dam on a Summer’s Evening
My heart is full and sure how could it not be? A warm summer’s day in Ireland is a magical place. The sunsets these past few days are like nothing I’ve ever experienced anywhere in the world. With the long
Flash Fiction Armagh 14th June 2018
Yes, it’s happening again, with an exciting line up that includes a fabulous mix of new straight-out-of-the-wrapper talent alongside award-winning writers. Flash Fiction Armagh proudly presents the following writers at our Flash Fiction Armagh on Thursday 14th June 2018 at
‘Lion Hunting in Armagh
When I was a terrible-two my mother appealed to my abounding sense of adventure by inviting me to go lion hunting with her. Now, I can’t remember the actual occasion but like those stories that our parents tell us of
A Decade in Time – A Drop in the Ocean of Eternity
This time ten years ago I sat by my father’s bedside as the final pages of the closing chapter of his life unfolded. He died just before dawn. Even in my loss, the new day felt like a gift to
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Time Travel at the Armagh Museum
A good friend recently put me in touch with Sean Barden, at the Armagh County Museum when I expressed an interest in writing some short stories set in the past and based on actual events in history. We discussed how
Flash Fiction Armagh – The First of Many…
When I was young, I thought that all things literature were boring and decidedly stuffy. Many people, having suffered through Shakespeare and Thomas Hardy at school, still think like that about the literary world but Flash Fiction Armagh turned that