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I’m a Poet and Don’t Know It. But my feet show it. They’re Longfellows.
My poetic sense was corrupted at a tender age by reading Mad Magazine’s “Sung to the Tune Of” parody lyrics of popular songs. Who can forget “On a Clear Day You Can See a Funny Girl Singing ‘Hello Dolly’ Forever”? Or Allan Sherman’s “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh!”? I just can’t take poetry seriously, because most…
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My latest Fr. Declan story just went wide
I released “Christmas Spirits at Tully Castle” on Kindle select back in November, to see how it would sell. I wasn’t impressed. So after the required “blackout” time expired, I am now able to offer this action-packed haunted castle story on ALL platforms, e-book and paperback. Check it out! https://books2read.com/b/bxVZDJ A Christmas Catastrophe Father Declan…
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Updating an Ugly Cover
I’m gradually updating some of my most primitive covers. Thanks to the AI features of Canva, I’m not limited to just photoshopping images. Here are the “BEFORE” and “AFTER” covers of “The Portumna Bridge Troll.” It’s one of my silliest, most fanciful of the Father Declan Supernatural Mysteries.
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“The Boy Bishop” is now available for FREE download
Last week I wrote “The Boy Bishop,” a flash fiction short story for the LegendFiction group where the prompt was simply “Quilldrake.” Everybody else wrote dragon stories. Mine’s a little different, but they included it in their FREE e-book anthology anyway! There are some really fun stories here, from excellent writers. Check it out! YOUR…
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New cover for “Fairy Queen of Killaloe”
New cover reveal! I love “The Fairy Queen of Killaloe,” but HATED the cover I created. So thanks to Canva and AI, I have a new one. What do you think? Does it spark interest? Love the salmon! Blurb: Never Bargain With a Banshee! An Irish priest must defend a philandering fiancé from a judgment…
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A new Christmas Ghost Story NOW available!
My latest Father Declan Supernatural Mystery Story just went live, e-book and paperback on Amazon. A Christmas Catastrophe! Father Declan travels to the site of a 17th-century massacre to investigate reports of a Wailing Woman apparition that haunts the Tully Castle ruin every Christmas Eve. When his spiritual gift of Insight uncovers a curse involving…
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A Wolf in the Woods
My 26th Father Declan Supernatural Mystery just went live. It was inspired by my visit to Belleek Castle, Co. Mayo, and the surrounding forest. And yes, there really is a stuffed wolf in Grace O’Malley’s “bedroom.” Thanks to Walter Ryan-Purcell and Walter’s Way Tours for making this memorable visit possible. Also, it was fun to…