I seriously cannot believe my good fortune – there’s just so much going on in the literary scene in Armagh that I find myself swinging from one event to the next! Last Friday night, I was proud to be included
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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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Flash Fiction Armagh Presents
We had a fabulous response to the call for submissions for Flash Fiction Armagh. The high standard of writing gave us some difficulty making our final selection, but we are delighted to present the following writers at our inaugural Flash
Full House at the Open Mic in the Abby Lane Theatre
The Open Mic Night at the Abbey Lane Theatre is a gleaming treasure hidden in a backstreet of Armagh City. Tucked behind a wall in a carpark where Linehall Street meets Abbey Lane, the door to the theatre bears little
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Slieve Gullion – Armagh’s highest mountain
One of my New Years resolutions has been to get back into hiking. We plan to start slowly and build it up little by little. A great place for this is our very own local mountains in South Armagh, a
Flash Fiction Armagh – Call for Submissions
Flash Fiction Armagh is now open for submissions for inclusion at our public reading in our Flash Fiction event in Armagh City on 22nd March 2018 at Mulberry Bistro. Deadline for submissions is 28th February 2018. SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED
Happy Halloween from Hangman’s Hill
Mist sifts through the trees, hanging there as if caught on the leafless branches like cold deathly fingers. Hairs rise on the back of my neck. The young trees are now too flimsy to support more than a birds nest,
The Craic’d Pot – Coffee Culture in Armagh
I had noticed the sign for the Craic’d Pot on my visit home back in March. It brought to my mind the coffee shops I’d seen in California – not the plague of Starbucks or Peets you see on every
Hello Again Armagh
View of Lake Huron from Manitoulin Island I remember the first time I moved to Armagh. I’m a genetic Armagh native but I wasn’t born there, or even in Ireland – it doesn’t mean I’m not Irish… Like my mother
“The end is where we start from…”
We knew that life in Paris would bring challenges. Weighing them against the fabulousness of living here resulted in an overall positive and life-enriching experience. I love Paris. I’ve loved living here – still love wandering the streets and gazing
