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THE CREATIVE WORK
of an Intrepid Redhead


Shane MacGowan
Oh, Shane. What can I say? If it weren't for you and your poetry, I wouldn't have fallen love with Ireland. You inspired - no, you Saved...
Dec 9, 20232 min read


Pilgrimage (a poem)
A Meditation (slightly after Yeats): Deep in the woods, the water black, and under a pelting rain, I pilgrim in Yeats's footsteps. His...
Jul 28, 20231 min read


Queering the Irish
The most inclusive pride flag there is, as of 2023. There's a parallel to Ireland and queerfolk: At the trad Musical Pub Crawl, Trish...
Jul 25, 20232 min read


Howth + National Museum - Archaeology + Here we go round the Museum Block :D
A Howth Haiku: Abandoned sea wall Salt tang, fresh fish redolent A friendly wren chirps Today was my first full morning/afternoon in...
Jul 25, 20235 min read


Music Man Makes Shane Smile + Mrs. McGrath
This article by Ireland's Sunday World showed up in my Google News feed on my cell phone today - so I assume that I must be doing...
May 10, 20233 min read


Irish Music Made Me a Pilgrim
I told my friend and fellow writer Cassi about Ireland the moment I learned about it. Not the country, of course. I had feasted - and...
May 2, 20232 min read
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