Had some film developed recently. A few hikes from the summer, namely around the Mournes and in Wicklow. A bonus photo of my friend Roberta on top of the well rock in Dunino Den in Fife – a powerful and ancient place that you could drive right past without ever knowing was there! The area was clearly of significance to the Picts given the carved stone footprint beside the natural well, the Pictish stone and the stairs hewn out of the rock itself. It's a beautiful area. Go if you ever get the chance!
Being a speaker of modern Irish who engages with earlier literature is just shouting 'leathan le leathan is caol le caol' at the dead and boy do they not hear
I've loved being involved with the Morning Coffee Writing Competition this summer and today is our final day for submissions (we close at midnight Dublin time). If you have a 500-1000 word story up your sleeve or would simply like to donate, you can do so via this link. All proceeds go to the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre and the winner will receive 200€ + publication in the next issue of Sonder Magazine!
“September came in with golden days and silver nights,”
- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
I just love this contemporary interpretation of Cú Chulainn by Smug One in Dundalk
Nobody prepares you for the sheer horror that is the last month of your PhD
Albero di Limone available in Sonder Issue IV
I finished the first draft of my current novel this week!
Brigid of the Forge | Draíocht
Irish writer and academic. Sí/í. Literary agent ~ Sabhbh Curran, Curtis Brown Books
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