• July competition - last chance to enter

    15 July 2021

    It was my 49th birthday earlier this month (I know -- I don't look it!!!!). To celebrate, I decided to run a competition with a specially dedicated and signed copy of Archibald Lox: The Missing...

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  • The Literary Connoisseur likes Archibald Lox

    14 July 2021

    My newest book, Archibald Lox and the Forgotten Crypt, was reviewed by The Literary Connoissuer recently, who had a lot to say about it, including the following snippets:

     

    "As someone who's been...

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  • Hagurosan is back!!!

    13 July 2021

    I wrote a short story called "Hagurosan" many years ago for the War Child anthology, "Kids' Night In". It used to be on my site, to read for free, but several years later, the publishers Barrington...

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  • Limerick Leader - Older and Wiser!

    12 July 2021

    There was a lovely article about me in the Limerick Leader last week, in which I chat about how lockdown has affected my work and my family, and talk about the new Archibald Lox book that I...

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  • Ballybunion May day

    11 July 2021

    As usual, the Irish summer has been more like what would be called autumn in most countries -- very grey, very wet, not overly cold but far from hot. But we've had the occasional sunny day here and...

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  • eMerging artists!

    10 July 2021

    I normally share fan art on a Saturday, and I'm continuing that trend this weekend, but I'm extra stoked today to be able to feature four pieces of Archibald Lox inspired fan art!! Archibald Lox is...

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