‘The drawer beside Roberta’s bed contained remnants of other people’s fun: a small mother-of-pearl box, inlaid with gold, a lipstick that was a stripe of fuchsia, a lucky charm in the shape of a dollar sign.’
Wendy Erskine Fiction 21st October 2022
'Gloria! he said, not loud enough. Gloria! he shouted again. It sounded ridiculous, like some kind of dreadful Van Morrison tribute act. Gloria!'
Wendy Erskine Fiction 3rd March 2021
Wendy Erskine Fiction Issue 42/Volume 2: Summer 2020
The story of Gil Courtney shows us that, when it comes to making things up, some people really just want to believe. And who can blame them?
Wendy Erskine Essay 13th March 2019
The Stinging Fly Press is proud to introduce the debut collection by Wendy Erskine, an essential new voice in Irish fiction.
Wendy Erskine Fiction Issue 38, Volume 2: Summer 2018
Two characters discuss the ins-and-outs of David Hayden's debut collection of stories, a book full of other books.
Wendy Erskine Criticism 1st May 2018
Wendy Erskine Fiction Issue 36, Volume 2: Summer 2017
Sarah Ladipo Manyika's Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun is a work operating within the memento mori tradition of death being ever present—and closer, closer still.
Wendy Erskine Blog Post Criticism 7th November 2016
Wendy Erskine Fiction Issue 34, Volume 2: Summer 2016