A day of studying and learning more about the educational offerings of Armagh was not without its moments of general tomfoolery. After some prompting I found myself watching for the different patterns of the city, even as I fell into my own pattern for the next month of sleep, eat, write, repeat. It resulted in  […]

I’ve been noticing a number of interesting textures as I wander around the city, and I now have the opportunity to share them somewhere. Coming from a relatively young country, I find it fascinating to see how old buildings and walls age and change over time, loosing the smoothness of the brick in exchange for […]

A potential story idea that kept crossing my path is the story of Martin Corey, an IRA-volunteer in 1973 who was arrested, then released in 1992, and arrested again in recent years. Unfortunately for many reasons, this was not to be. (I do recommend a quick google though, you won’t be disappointed). And so I find […]

1. Airports are confusing. Despite my best efforts, my plane still landed in Terminal 1. Dublin Airport isn’t that confusing, but hauling gigantic bags up escalators on 2 hours of airplane sleep isn’t easy. Granted, with only 2 terminals I was bound to land in the wrong one. I live my life according to Murphy’s […]