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This story started out as the opening teaser chapter for another Father Declan mystery. But it was so funny, I expanded it into a laugh-filled, action-packed full-length short story. This is #22 in the Father Declan series, but they are all stand-alone adventures. Enjoy! The Last Disco in Crumlin Footloose in a Bingo Hall! Following…

          26 September 2023 (I’m posting this even as the story is published. Watch for updated links!) I haven’t written a weird western in a long time. But I’m back in the saddle again with “Incorrupt.” Okay, this one doesn’t take place in the “Old” West, but it is set in…

Last month I visited Ireland for the third time. On my last day in that beautiful land, I walked around Dublin, casing out locations for this funny, reverent, gruesome ghost story. Enjoy! P+ The Archbishop’s Last Mass Mercy for a Martyr When Father Declan encounters the caged ghost of a martyred archbishop in a Dublin…

The Unbinding of Dublin’s ‘Floozie in the Jacuzzi’ Harlot Haunts a Graven Image! An unconventional Irish priest risks arrest when he attempts to liberate the imprisoned ghost of a saucy prostitute from one of Dublin’s most notorious bronze statues. A short and funny frolic in Catholic-friendly supernatural fiction. CLICK HERE to purchase e-book on any…

The Changeling of Menlo Castle An unconventional Irish priest risks his soul to retrieve a young girl who was stolen by fairies and replaced by a grotesque Changeling more than a century before. Featuring a guest appearance by Saint Brigid and introducing Bruscar as The Changeling. CLICK HERE to purchase e-book on any platform. CLICK…

My 13-page, flash fiction memoir My Father’s House received a wonderful review from D. Wallace Peach, fantasy author and curator of the book review site  Myths of the Mirror. In part, she writes… “This is a sad memoir of loss and regret and the tragic consequences of a father’s poor choices. It’s tenderly written, memorable,…

The Carlingford Leprechaun Moments before families and tourists in the attractive medieval seaside village of Carlingford Town head to the hills for the famous and fanciful National Leprechaun Hunt, an actual leprechaun asks an unconventional priest to help locate a missing kinsman…and there’s more than just a pot of gold at stake.

I’ve been to Ireland twice now, but not yet to the County Sligo. Still, the abbey ruins caught my eye while planning a future trip to the northwest, and along with it, the legend of the friars’ massacre at Sligo Abbey in 1642. (Actually, it’s Holy Cross Priory, but nobody calls it that anymore.) And…

The Haunted Infirmary An unconventional Irish priest, on a mission to release cruelly quarantined souls, breaches a stuck-in-time haunted infirmary controlled by the spirit of a maniacal nun. With special ghostly guest appearances by Saint Finbarr and Doctor Margaret “James Barry” Bulkley. Attention: this story contains body horror befitting its setting, and ghosts that explode…

Are you looking for a funny, heart-warming Christmas ghost story to read this holiday season? Yes, I know, I’m reading “A Christmas Carol” too. But here’s another option. My short story “Last Call at Temple Bar.” Check it out! https://books2read.com/u/brwapY A Scots-Irish Protestant recruits an unconventional Franciscan priest to stage a mass liberation of earthbound…

The Dancing Jig Doll No Strings Attached! When a shabby antique puppet begins to move on its own at a Dublin pub, an unconventional Irish priest strives to discover what manner of spirit is animating the wooden dancing doll. CLICK HERE to purchase on all e-book platforms (only 99 cents!). CLICK HERE to purchase paperback…

I never liked the original cover for one of my earliest Father Declan stories, “The Viking Vermin of Dunmore Cave.” Today, as a way of procrastinating from writing my next story, I decided to redesign the cover. What do you think? The Viking Vermin of Dunmore Cave When an unconventional Irish priest accidentally triggers a…

Father Declan #14 is now available! The Curse of Ballysaggartmore Battling Brothers need a keeper! Mirth and mayhem ensue when an unconventional Irish priest is recruited by two guardian angels to rescue a pair of ghosts who are cursed to endlessly spar on an ancestral ruin. Set in Ireland, the Fr. Declan Supernatural Mysteries are…

The Fairy Queen of Killaloe Never Bargain With a Banshee! An unconventional Irish priest must defend a philandering fiancé from a judgment of doom pronounced by an enraged fairy queen. Featuring guest appearances by Saint Flannán and Aoibheal, the dread banshee guardian of the O’Brien clan. The Father Declan Supernatural Mysteries are a series of…

From One Night Stand Theater Company: Patrick Dorn’s story MY FATHER’S HOUSE is one of seven pieces in our upcoming show, “Parents Night” (August 7, 7:30pm, Vintage Theatre). Tickets $10. Get yours at https://www.onenightstandtheater.org/ CLICK HERE for a link to the story, in case you’re interested in reading it (only 99 cents!).