Review of “Paperboy,” by Tony Macaulay.

Review of “Paperboy,” by Tony Macaulay.

by | Nov 25, 2016 | Uncategorized

I recently read Tony Macaulay’s memoir about growing up In Belfast; “Paperboy – An Enchanting True Story of a Belfast Paperboy Coming to terms with the Troubles.” I grew up horizontally West of Tony, in North Donegal. Derry was our weekly...
Leonard Cohen and the Irish Connection

Leonard Cohen and the Irish Connection

by | Nov 14, 2016 | Uncategorized

Over the past 30 plus years, when ever the subject came around to music, I would often ask friends and acquaintances if they were familiar with Leonard Cohen. These days it is simple to pull up a You Tube video, but in the past, I would sing (especially if there was...
Coming out of the “writer’s closet.”

Coming out of the “writer’s closet.”

by | Nov 5, 2016 | Uncategorized

Coming out of the “writer’s closest.” Like many other writers, I have been writing off and on for most of my life. During my years attending Primary school in Ireland, I would write mostly short(er) stories and as I slipped into my teenage years, I...
My First Public Book Signing

My First Public Book Signing

by | Nov 2, 2016 | Uncategorized

I had my first public book signing three weeks ago at the iBAM Literary Festival in Chicago. My book; “The Big Yank – Memoir of a Boy Growing Up Irish,” had just been published the week before. Being a brand new author, I didn’t really know...