New book….
I am pleased to announce my new book of poetry “The Last bus to Clifden” from the good people at Abraxas Press Help is at hand No need to worry We are all trapped in the same June Between the dais and the floor Hands of fate …
Category: Books
A Splendidly Smutty Dictionary of Sex……..
It is all quite busy here at the moment as I am putting the final touches to my new book – A Splendidly Smutty Dictionary of Sex. The book will be unleashed upon the unsuspecting public sometime in January. To give you an idea of what lurks within its pages, …
The Men who stare at Hens……
I am pleased to announce that my new book – The Men who stare at Hens ( courtesy of those fine people at The History Press) will be officially launched at the Clifden Arts Festival on Wednesday the 19th of September at the Atlantic Hotel. Strong drink, things on sticks …
Eccentrics…. a sneak preview
For the last year or so I have been working on a book of English eccentrics. I must say that it has been a lot of fun. I thought that I would share with you all a few examples of my homage to English loopiness. Sit down, make a cup …
Famous last words – James Joyce……
You may not be aware, but the acclaimed author of Ulysses was also an unashamed underwear fetishist. He was aroused by just looking at his wife Norah`s knickers and insisted she left them around the house. Not content with keeping his peccadilloes private, he was also in the habit of …
The Quare Fellow…..
The greatest Irish writer of his generation who wrote the critically acclaimed Borstal Boy and The Quare Fellow described himself as “a drinker with a writing problem”. Raised on whiskey by his maternal grandmother because “it was good for the worms”, Behan achieved national notoriety with a series of drunken …
Perry Mason and the Case of the Moth eaten Mink
“Then never mind the gestures,” Mason told him. “We want two thick steaks medium rare, lots of lyonnaise potatoes, some buttered bread, with -” He glanced expectantly at Della Street. Della nodded. “Garlic,” Mason said. –A Perry Mason Mystery; The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink, Erle Stanley Gardner Erle …
Let`s talk about Cabbages…..
I am currently researching various vegetables for a proposed new book.This week I have been looking at the seemingly, terminally dull cabbage. But all is not as it seems, as somewhat surprisingly the cabbage appears in the writing of two of the most influential and eminent writers of the 16th …