WOWO Thursday, 24 October 2024, 7-9pm

Our session starts this evening with the popular Mug of the Month contest, followed by a rich collection of works of various kinds.

Mary Hodson explores the ancient Irish origins of Halloween, and reminds us of the innocent games that used to be enjoyed by all the family to celebrate the holiday.

A man’s willingness to take a risk in order to secure much needed care for his wife brings us into a tale full of mystery and tension. A work by that master of the twist-at-the-end, Frank Fahy!

Unexpected twists are also instrumental in changing Yossi’s life in the third part of Frank’s unusual story about an Israeli who settled in an Irish fishing village.

Anyone who has tried to learn the piano will recognise the mood of this seemingly simple poem by Frank Fahy. Success results from patience and perseverence!

Mary Rose Tobin catches a moment in childhood experienced by many. This time, the underdog comes out on top!

Decay and resiliance are the themes in Kathleen Phelan’s moving poem, as both a house and its inhabitant move towards the inevitable.

We end this evening with a humorous video on the tricks of AI by Mary Hawkshaw, and another extract from Olga Peters’ work in progress, which is set in Germany during the war.

With this varied and versatile selection of new works, we are sure our two-hour meeting will be over much too soon!

Programme

Competition Mug of the Month October 2024 All Members

Short Story The Pumpkin Costume Mary Hodson

Short Story The Wager Frank Fahy

Short Story Yossi’s Story Part 3 Frank Fahy

Poem Learning to Play Piano Frank Fahy

Poem Wait Your Turn Mary Rose Tobin

Poem The House that Talks Back Kathleen Phelan

Video Mary Hawkshaw

Novel A Normal Couple, Bk. 2, Extract from Ch. 1 Olga Peters