Through the blinds and across the stars
Looking forward to our July meeting before the summer break we have some great members news. Stephen has had his first online credit with his short story Alter Ego on the Irish Writers Centre blog starring a curtain-twitching blogger that…
Matters of taste
Last month our members worked to the writing prompt “I don’t want to fail because other people have terrible taste”. This delivered some diverse pieces starting with an awkward interview with a footballer moments after missing a kick that would…
Keep calm and write something
Seeing as our April meeting fell on the first of the month, it was decided everyone try some funny flash fiction. Emma brought a tale of mischievous nuns putting a fresh-faced priest in his place. Caroline gave us a satirical…
A fear of everything
Our first meeting of 2015 saw the return of some familiar faces as well as two new arrivals in Joe and Mark. After some post-holiday banter we got down to work with some news from Niall about the selection of…
Birth and rebirth
This month we took a leaf out of the festive season and concentrated on the theme of ‘nativity’. Our flash fiction contributions included the rebirth of a woman following the death of her husband. We also had a noir-themed recreation…