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Gripe alert! Grab a cup of tea and lend me your ear so that I can have a grumble. Lately, not one but two acquaintances have asked me for free [...]
July 17, 2026
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This week I’ve been away on a family adventure to Drogheda, Ireland for sightseeing and a hiking trip around the Boyne Valley for a good [...]
July 14, 2026
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Don’t forget your Halloweeny bikini if you’re a horror lover on holiday this summer, and why not pack some ghost stories for your [...]
July 9, 2026
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School’s out for summer, hurray. If, like me, you work in secondary education then you might well be off too. Here in the North of Ireland, [...]
July 4, 2026
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How do you get fit when you work in a library? Bookworm bicep curls with a bag of books, of course! Now that school is out for the summer, [...]
June 30, 2026
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Have you heard the expression “May you live in interesting times?” It’s apparently a translation from a Chinese curse. As a [...]
June 26, 2026
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Happy summer solstice! It’s time to say goodbye to the darkness and embrace the light. Today’s post was inspired by a conversation [...]
June 21, 2026
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Conflict, identity and immigration have been issues in Northern Ireland for over 700 years. Listen as I read on BBC Radio Ulster from book 3 in [...]
June 17, 2026
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This week saw the worst of Belfast, but today saw the best of Belfast. Thousands were in Belfast city centre (and I was one of them!) for an [...]
June 13, 2026
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Just a writing update from rainy Belfast! I’m working on a new body horror short story collection, inspired by the experience of body [...]
June 9, 2026
Leilanie Stewart 