"Being Various" is a collection of 'New Irish Short Stories' i.e. their authors are all Irish, as are most (but not all) of the stories' locations. By and large it's an interesting and inoffensive compendium; the stories are well-written, and the collection's cover trumpets some 'big names': Sally Rooney, Sinéad Gleeson, Eimear McBride, and Kevin … Continue reading “Being Various”
Category: Short Stories
Some recent Substack posts
"when you see anything of mine that you don’t like remember that I’m sincere in doing it and that I’m working toward something." - Ernest Hemingway A selection of links to recent posts from my Substack site. "Writing until the light goes out" "Writing until the light goes out"
Books available at discounted prices!
Thanks to an agreement with the printer, you can obtain a number of my books at lower than list price (UK and US only). These are: 17 Alma Road (novel) An Irregular Piece of Sky (short stories) At Maunston Quay (novel) Bound (poetry) Dust, dancing (short stories) Grimsby Docks (poetry) Less (poetry) not the Sonnets … Continue reading Books available at discounted prices!
Book trailers
Over the last few weeks I have been generating short video trailers for my books (most are less than a minute long). Here they all are collected in one place!
February’s best Substack posts
"when you see anything of mine that you don’t like remember that I’m sincere in doing it and that I’m working toward something." - Ernest Hemingway A selection of links to recent posts from my Substack site. "Writing until the light goes out" "Writing until the light goes out"
January’s best posts
"when you see anything of mine that you don’t like remember that I’m sincere in doing it and that I’m working toward something." - Ernest Hemingway A selection of links to recent posts from my Substack site. "Writing until the light goes out" "Writing until the light goes out" And a link to my latest … Continue reading January’s best posts
Highlights from the end of 2024
"when you see anything of mine that you don’t like remember that I’m sincere in doing it and that I’m working toward something." - Ernest Hemingway A selection of links to recent posts from my Substack site. "Writing until the light goes out" "Writing until the light goes out" And a link to my latest … Continue reading Highlights from the end of 2024
The year in numbers…
"Writing until the light goes out" When I was a child I was always good with numbers. Top in maths at school, that kind of thing. Gradually, as a love of literature and writing took over, my interest in numbers’ purity began to wane. I believe I can date the start of that decline to … Continue reading The year in numbers…
November’s highlights…
"when you see anything of mine that you don’t like remember that I’m sincere in doing it and that I’m working toward something." - Ernest Hemingway A selection of links to recent posts from my Substack site. "Writing until the light goes out" "Writing until the light goes out" And a link to my new … Continue reading November’s highlights…
A new book – and highlights from October’s posts…
"when you see anything of mine that you don’t like remember that I’m sincere in doing it and that I’m working toward something." - Ernest Hemingway A link to my new book, plus a selection of links to recent posts from my Substack site. "Writing until the light goes out" "Writing until the light goes … Continue reading A new book – and highlights from October’s posts…
Ian Gouge - Writer 