War, Truth and Peace

In war, truth is the first casualty. – Aeschylus, Greek dramatist, 5th Century BCE The first sequel in my Stalkbook Series, ‘Casualty of War’ has been released this Remembrance Weekend, a time when we honour the memory of those who have fought and...

Sister Patrick’s Namesake

Humourous extract from my novella, ‘So Sister,’ which usually goes down well at readings, delivered in my corny Irish accent. The girls in the Geography class at the protagonist’s convent school delight in leading this delightful nun off her subject:...

Ash Wednesday Nostalgia

This image from an article in ‘The Express’ online today brought back memories of my Roman Catholic childhood; of queuing up, offering our little foreheads to receive that dusty, purplish smudge across and down, unaffected by the sombre reminder of our own...

Caught In The Web?

The headlines in a popular tabloid on a supermarket rack caught my eye this week. Are young people becoming addicted to the internet? Another news article referred to the internet as a ‘digital drug.’ As with each of my novels, the plot is...