WOWO 29 April 2021

It’s our last meeting in the month of April and it’s MUG OF THE MONTH time once again. Who will carry off Mugsy into the first of the summer months? As the days of Lockdown seem numbered, perhaps the defending Champion, Nollaig, will be able to make the presentation in person before too long?

This month, the keywords were STOP and SHOP. There are nine contestants as follows:

MOTM 01 Kids Today by Elizabeth Hannon

MOTM 02 A Cottage Shop for Sale by Celia Scully

MOTM 03 Believe It Or Not? by Frank Fahy

MOTM 04 On Line Shopping by Anne Murray

MOTM 05 STOP … SHOP by Geraldine Warren

MOTM 06 Lollipop by James Keogh

MOTM 07 Consumer Confidence by Mary Rose Tobin

MOTM 08 New Media by Jutta Rosen

MOTM 09 One Stop Shop by Anne McManus

Good luck to all our contestants!

Saturday 1 May is the closing deadline for submitting articles to The Write-on Anthology 2022. Remember, all items that are displayed and discussed at our meetings are automatically considered for inclusion in the Anthology. Unfortunately, there is not room for every single piece and certain editorial judgements have to be made. We try to have a representative collection of interesting stories, poems, memoirs and songs, and to maintain the high standards that we have set ourselves down through the years.

We have six readings this week.

Story 01 Me and My Mirror by Elizabeth Hannon

Story 02: The Barred Window by Jutta Rosen

Poem 03 The Boat by Thomas MacMahon

Poem 04 (Limerick): Easing Restrictions by Anne Murray

Memoir 05: Memories of Racing by Frank Fahy

Poem 06: Warriors of Aran by James Keogh

WOWO 22 April 2021

Another week comes flying around. Where does the time go? Write-on members, these are the last few days for sending in material for The Write-on Anthology 2022. Oh yes! Do you remember when 1 May 2021 was first mentioned as a deadline? May? The First of May? Sure that’s a long way off! Plenty of time to write lots of stories and poems and even some songs and memoirs! But first? A cup of tea…

Now, look! The First of May is almost upon us! Nine.. yes.. 9 days left to submit material for this year’s Anthology. The good news is that not everyone left it until the last minute. Already, we have enough material to create quite a substantial tome. However, in the interest of fairness towards all, we will wait until midnight on 1 May, to make the final selections.

This week, we have an abundance of material to present to you. Let’s look at the proposed WOWO for Thursday 22 April.

What’s On Write-On

Poem: Whispers from China by James Keogh

Poem: The Senses Allowed by Nollaig O’Donnell

Poem: Raise High the Rib Cage, Mama by Celia Scully

Poem: Crows Cawing by James Keogh (reprise)

Poem: Waxing Moon by James Keogh

Short Story: Extract from novel The Foundling Hospital by Mary Rose Tobin

Short Story: Charter Flight by Anne McManus

Old Favourites (produced for SiarSceal)

Song & Story: Skibereen Breeders by Sean MacGrath with Joyce Butcher

Poem: Riddle of the Garden by Nollaig O’Donnell

Poem: Childhood by Niamh O’Neill

Poem: Home on the Wild Atlantic Way by Thomas MacMahon read by Michael Farry

Poem: One Moment in Time by Elizabeth Hannon read by Michael Hannon

Poem: Claddagh Ring by Sean McGrath

WOWO 15 April 2021

Following our Easter break, we are looking forward to resuming our Write-on sessions from 7pm-9pm every Thursday. People have been busy during the break, and we have a packed series of readings and presentations to keep everyone entertained. We won’t have time to fit them all in this week and some items will be held over until the following week.

Here are some of the items you can expect:

Readings

Short Story: New Bike by Jack Ryan

Short Story: No Room at the Inn by Mary Rose Tobin

Extract from Novel: Addiction To Murder by Frank Fahy

Presentations

Poem: Trust by Anne McManus

Poem: Crows Crowing by James Keogh

Poem: Lesson for Life by Thomas MacMahon

Poem: Pity the Poor Shoehorn by Celia Scully

Poem: Waiting by Anne McManus

Poem: Whispers from China by James Keogh

Poem: News Speeds ‘Round by Celia Scully

Short Story: Her Pride and Joy by Anne Murray