Gloria and Max

Fiction

3rd March 2021

'Gloria! he said, not loud enough. Gloria! he shouted again. It sounded ridiculous, like some kind of dreadful Van Morrison tribute act. Gloria!'

Words for Things

Fiction

3rd February 2021

"What do you think of, I said to my husband that evening, when you think of Monica Lewinsky?"

A Hell Taxonomy

Essay

29th January 2021

Satanic panic, screen violence and Irish doorways to Hell: Róisín Kiberd meets legendary game designer John Romero.

These Are The Tools God Gave Us

Fiction

28th January 2021

A troubled investigator exposes deeds too wicked to speak of in Mike McCormack's story for cold nights and guilty consciences.

The Little House

Fiction

26th January 2021

A group of writers from different generations camp out in a Chinese city square, musing on survival in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake.

Memorials

Essay

25th January 2021

The tragic death of a Chinese performer in Loughrea, County Galway, in 1936 inspires Clara Kumagai to examine concepts of belonging, sameness and home.