11th November
Four years ago we visited the war memorials in France and Belgium. We began at the Somme and travelled through France, to Theipval, Passchendaele and finally Menin Gate in Ypres. The experience had a big impact on me, I hadn’t expected to feel so emotional, to feel so acutely the echo of history. Around us…
About
Olivia Kiernan is an Irish writer, blogger and novelist. She has an MA in Creative Writing, awarded by the University of Sussex and was born and raised in County Meath, Ireland. Her debut novel, TOO CLOSE TO BREATHE is a crime thriller set in Dublin and published in April 2018. Agent: Susan Armstrong at…
Short Stories
MINOR WAYS OF BEING Olivia Kiernan In the photo, only the spiked tips of the hedgerows are visible. They jut into the darkening sky, as if protruding from the kitchen window ledge. A thunder storm is threatening. That’s probably what’s got the attention. Looking closer, I notice I’ve included the cold tap. It looks dingy.…
