The Continuing Journey

So it’s 2016. Now, I’m not saying that to be smart, so keep your Sherlock comments to yourself. It’s really a reflection. There was a time when a new year came round and I fell into depression. It marked yet another mile marker where I should’ve come so far as a writer, yet there I…

Longphorts

When Norse raiders first appeared in Irish waters in the year 837 AD, one can imagine the stir they caused. None could have guessed that their presence would mark a transition to forever change the cultural landscape of Ireland. When we typically think of Vikings, the first images are always that of raiders plundering monasteries….