Author Archives: Terri Ciofalo
Syllabus Senyru
Week One: Blow their minds Week Two: Quick, write about it! Week Three: Rehearse . . . Ouch
Home is Where the Sheep Are
I’m not a farmer. I’m a city girl born in Brooklyn, NY and never more at home than in the middle of Manhattan. My roots are the northeast of the US, my family story that of many Americans in our nation of immigrants. I am of hot city streets, car horns, tall buildings and the […]
My Only Nightmare
My recurring nightmare started when I was five and was frequent, less so as I got older. But it took a long time to leave me – as long as it took for me to grow up. The dream was never exactly identical but the outcome always the same. I am about 5 or 6 […]
This is Where I Came In
Back in Armagh almost exactly 11 months to the day when I left it and I have strange feelings of having made a shift in time and space. Part of me never left or time has just not moved on since I was last here – I’m not sure whch. The sweet smell in the […]
Casting for Shadow of a Gunman!
We’re excited to kick off our first weekend in Armagh with a reading of Sean O’Casey’s Shadow of a Gunman. All of our students – journalists, playwrights and creative writers – are participating as we gather in the hostel lounge at 7p on Saturday to read the play out loud and discuss it after. If […]
Packing List for NI
I can’t believe it is already time to start packing for a Northern Ireland summer again! I looked back to our 2012 blog and realized I was doing the exact same thing at the exact same time last year – worrying about what shoes to bring and if my suitcase was big enough. This year, […]
