A selection of fiction, essays, and reviews, and some reflections on the creative life.
(‘stravaig’, Scots, v.: to wander, roam, daunder, drift…)
A Fork In the Road
In the middle of June a couple of years ago, I packed books, pinboards, a laptop, wellies…
Notes on an Essay
I’ve often remarked that I’m a slow writer, but I’m not sure folks really get how slow.
Spring Reads
Finally I’ve found time to post the complete list of 28 spring book suggestions…
Nuala O’Faolain
Before Nuala O’Faolain, the Irish journalist and author, passed away in Dublin in 2008 from lung cancer…
Barry Hannah
Barry Hannah, the Mississippi-born author of eight novels and several short story collections…