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My Heart is Broken
Here is the cover reveal for 'My Heart is Broken' a comic I've written for Opus Comics, based on the Evanescence song, with art by Kelly McKernan.
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Two Poems
Two recent poems. 'Breathing Room' written for Poetry Day Ireland and 'Python' written for the annual 'Poet's Breakfast' during Fleadh na gCuach 2021.
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Story in No More Heroes
My story, 'Naught's Reckoning' - inspired by the iconic song, 'Zombie', written by Dolores O'Riordan for The Cranberries - will be in the forthcoming anthology edited by Ian Whates, and published by PS Publishing, called No More Heroes.
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Breathe in the woods
It helps the mind and body to breathe in the woods.
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artistic inspiration
My mind is currently full of research and ideas for my next graphic novel project, which I’m writing at the moment. Whenever I do a period piece I soak up as many images from the era as possible. Most of the 1920s was a truly inspiring time – change was in the air, and the young people in particular embraced it. It absolutely was the beginning of what could be termed modern life. I’ve been looking at a lot of the artwork from the 20s, including magazine covers, and I’m entranced. The above image is the February 1921 cover of French Vogue, drawn by Helen Dryden. I love the sense…
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inspiration
There were a number of programmes on TV during the run-up to the death of 2005 that detailed lists of movies that people rated very highly. Around Halloween I assembled a list of horror films I admired. Today I’m delineating the non-genre (not sf/fantasy/horror/action/thriller) films that burn brightly in my imagination. When I mull over the choices there are many criteria I could use, such as excellent acting, innovative direction, and intelligent writing. In this case I have chosen films that left an undeniable emotional impact upon me after watching them. Of course it’s deeply personal. After viewing each of these films I came away with the thought “This is…
