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Monthly Archives: July 2017
Sex, Scripture and Lashings of Classic Twee Pop! – Book Review now available to read on Litro.co.uk!
I am pleased to announce that
I have a book review now published on Litro.co.uk!
based in that there London!
Read it here
The book
The First Day by Phil Harrison
Buy this roistering novel here-
BWG: The Last of the Mohicans – until September!
Are you looking at me?
The last Ballyfermot Writers’ Group meeting of the summer
takes place on 19 July 2017.
But don’t fret –
It kicks off again on Wednesday 20th September 2017.
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Ballyfermot Writers Group (adults)
Meets every second Wednesday in Ballyfermot Library.
From 6.30 p.m. – 7.45 p.m.
New members welcome. From beginners to advanced.
Date of next meeting:
Wednesday 19th July 2017
How it Works:
Unholster your pencil and write creatively on the spot to a bespoke, tinselled prompt given out on the night. Then read what you’ve written to the group for lavish praise, iridescent bouquets and international awards 🙂 Or bring prepared writing along and read that if you wish. The choice is yours.
For more details contact: eric.earwig@yahoo.com or ballyfermotlibrary@dublincity.ie
Or just turn up on the night with your own pencil!
Choctaw nation I am in your debt
Choctaw nation I just want to thank you
Choctaw nation I got so upset
When I learned of your wisdom and your virtue
I am sorry for that evil man, I feel shame
That he came from my country
I am sorry for that Sheridan
And the other tools used in colonies
You were halved on the trail of tears
In the wintertime of the year
Had to leave Nanih Waiya
For the cold Oklahoma
Well you lay down upon the road
Tired and hungry and freezing cold
Thousands died on the rough terrain
Food and blankets they never came
You sent money you could not afford
You were touched by Irish people’s suffering
And your brave example struck a chord
Now the Irish are so good at giving
Choctaw nation, thank you.
We’ll Probably Make Good Pets – now available to read in Mo and Po-Mo Journal Silver Streams!
I am pleased to announce that I have a fiction published
in issue 2 of
Silver Streams
A Journal of Modern and Post-Modern Literature and Art!
Click on the below link
and hey presto!
https://www.silverstreamsjournal.com/issues.html
Are you gonna be the doggie in the window?
Read my fiction and find out.
It’s only a matter of time.
WOOF WOOF!
No way out.
No way out.
No way out.
No way out.
No way out.
No way out.
Arre you gonna bark all day little doggie or are you gonna bite?
BWG: The Ballyfermot Tea Party – Tea in the Sahara – with you!
After the recent successful workshop with writer / actor/ artist extraordinaire Una Kavanagh,
at our next session Dublin City Council’s Culture Connects Initiative team will be hosting
a Tea and Chats Session with our writing group
to discuss culture in the community.
Tea, coffee, biscuits and all things culturally edible will be available on the night.
Beckett Biscuits? Check.
Joyce Jelly Babies? Check.
Dostoevsky Donuts? Check.
Bolano Brie Balls? Check.
Shakespeare Strudel? Check.
Chaucer Chips? Check.
Check. Check and check again.
We’ve got them all.
Be there or be square.
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Ballyfermot Writers Group (adults)
Meets every second Wednesday in Ballyfermot Library.
From 6.30 p.m. – 7.45 p.m.
New members welcome. From beginners to advanced.
Date of next meeting:
Wednesday 5th July 2017
How it Works:
Unholster your pencil and write creatively on the spot to a bespoke, tinselled prompt given out on the night. Then read what you’ve written to the group for lavish praise, iridescent bouquets and international awards 🙂 Or bring prepared writing along and read that if you wish. The choice is yours.
For more details contact: eric.earwig@yahoo.com or ballyfermotlibrary@dublincity.ie
Or just turn up on the night with your own pencil!
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Tea in the Sahara
My sisters and I
Have this wish before we die
And it may sound strange
As if our minds are deranged
Please don’t ask us why
Beneath the sheltering sky
We have this strange obsession
You have the means in your possession
Have this wish before we die
And it may sound strange
As if our minds are deranged
Please don’t ask us why
Beneath the sheltering sky
We have this strange obsession
You have the means in your possession
We want our tea in the Sahara with you
We want our tea in the Sahara with you
We want our tea in the Sahara with you
The young man agreed
He would satisfy their need
So they danced for his pleasure
With a joy you could not measure
They would wait for him here
The same place every year
Beneath the sheltering sky
Across the desert he would fly
He would satisfy their need
So they danced for his pleasure
With a joy you could not measure
They would wait for him here
The same place every year
Beneath the sheltering sky
Across the desert he would fly
Tea in the Sahara with you
Tea in…
Tea in…
Janey Macken Street! 