New Story: 'Long Walk: The Galway Rough Sleepers' Union'

Hello all, 

I spent much of 2020 working on three short stories; Chekhov in Roscommon,  which was recently published in Sonder Magazine; The Glen, with I'm still tweaking, and this story; Long Walk: The Galway Rough Sleepers' Union. This story is set in a time and place that can never exist: Galway City during the Covid 19 free summer of 2020 - its long awaited year as European Capital of Culture. It follows Mattie and Tomás, both members in good standing of the Galway Rough Sleepers' Union, on a faithful journey through the depths of the city. As the thoughts of the population turn to high art, visiting dignitaries and Macnas parades, Mattie and Tomás face an altogether different reality.

This is a bit longer than many of my stories so, if you decided to read it, best to put aside ten minutes or so to get all the way through it. There is also a few passages of speech as Gaeilge, which should be no problem to Irish readers, and hopefully readers from abroad will get the gist from context.

I hope you enjoys it. Please feel free to comment, share, whatever. 

Cheers 

Andy 

Click me to read 'Long Walk: The Galway Rough Sleepers' Union' 

New Publication: Sonder Magazine

Hello all, some news here from the past that I have neglected to share. My short story 'Chekhov in Roscommon' was chosen for publication in the third edition of Sonder Magazine. The story takes place during a bus journey along the R371 from Roosky to Tulsk in County Roscommon, Ireland. It's a comic drama and explores issues around reality, family, trauma and who gets to decide what version of the world is the true one. I'm delighted that that the story has found a such a welcoming home with the great people at Sonder Magazine. I'm also happy to have been given the chance to read at the Covid friendly digital launch of the magazine which can be view on YouTube HERE.   

Copies of Sonder are available HERE and is selected book shops across the country. Check out other publication HERE.

Chat soon,

Andy