Author Archives: chrisarmagh

Upstate New York in the summer is like the jungle compared to Ireland. So thick with trees, so rough around the edges, so hot. I got stuck in traffic on the way home. People are busy, always busy, all the … Continue reading →

As an actor in the presentation of the plays we made, I had to say that it’s tough to keep a straight face throughout the whole thing because the works were so funny. I failed at that, yes, but when … Continue reading →

During my time at the John Hewitt International Summer School, the instructor has given me a couple prompts so far. Two of them, one being an interview for a protagonist (or any character, really), and another being to write about … Continue reading →

You get used to the long hauls up and down the hill. You get used to the 9 o’clock ultimatums, morning or nightfall, set by nearly every establishment that is not a bar. With every passing day, living in Armagh … Continue reading →

Acting? I’m fine with acting. Reading something aloud? Gladly. Reading my own writing? No, that act would bring calamity. I’m far too humble to read aloud my work when it’s unprepared for such a thing. As I read my work … Continue reading →

See that title? That’s what I feel like whenever someone tells me I have an audience to appeal to. I think I was doing fine right up until someone brings up the fact “hey, someone might actually read this,” and … Continue reading →

Thieves have stolen nearly 7,000 Pounds worth of Scaffolding from the premises of McCrory Scaffolding, Silverwood Industrial Estate, Lurgan on Tuesday Afternoon. The Property was removed between 3:45pm and 6:45pm on Tuesday and a lorry would have been required. Lurgan … Continue reading →

Damian is a stout Irishman in his late thirties or early forties. He speaks with a heavy but soft and kind accent, and tends to say phrases the exact way he said before, repeating himself like a broken record. He … Continue reading →

I am an American. My pedigree is about half Irish, half Italian, and once upon a time ago my Irish family was kicked from French royalty by Napoleon, who were then kicked right out from England because they were Catholic … Continue reading →

Desperate times for an Iron Age clan have lead to drastic measures, not that Ketheck cares either way.