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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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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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The thing about working in a school, as I do, is that all your holidays are fixed; you get a week off for Halloween, two weeks for Christmas, a [...]
April 10, 2026
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This week, while off for Easter break, I had an opportunity to dress up as a medieval monk. Do I make a convincing medieval monk? Er, no. Apart [...]
April 4, 2026
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Yesterday at 2.45pm the Spring Equinox arrived. Hurray! Winter really felt like the longest slog, so I’m glad to see my least favourite [...]
March 21, 2026
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A lot of national holidays this week in three countries that are important to me: St. Patrick’s Day (Ireland, 17 March), Mother’s Day [...]
March 17, 2026
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Recently I went for coffee with a friend and among many things, we chatted about how we’re both weird. In my opinion there are two [...]
February 27, 2026
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My blog post today is more of a random rambling than a focused topic, but sometimes life calls for random topics; or at least, I think so. The [...]
February 1, 2026
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Today’s post is a message of apology to some readers and followers of my blog. I only just realised yesterday of a mishap, where a number [...]
January 14, 2026
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Happy New Year’s Eve, everyone! The end of the year is a time for reflection and as a horror author, a huge part of my life revolves around [...]
December 31, 2025