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Eamon O'Leary

Eamon lives with his wife Ruth in Carriglaine on the edge of the Wild Atlantic Way in Ireland. A late comer to the writing scene, his first book, I'm a Big Boy Now, saw the light of day last November, well after his 72nd birthday. A collection of humorous childhood memories gives the reader a passport to an Irish boyhood in a less frantic, more adventurous age, reliving a time of skinned knees and home-made go-karts, clean dirt, Saturday night baths, and the kind of candy that'd nearly cost you your teeth. Back when it always seemed to snow at Christmas, the summers were long and golden and the friendships were forever. Eamon is also a regular contributor to RTE Radio, Ireland's National Broadcaster, where he reads his vignettes in the Word in Edgeways slot.

Features

The Bonfire

The Purveyor of All Things Odd, Rare and Valuable

The Five Stages of Grief

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Deirdre Carney

Spotlight On Writers – Grzegorz Wróblewski

Spotlight On Writers – Susan Glamuzina

The Bonfire

Wherever You Went

El Primero

First Time

The First Cappuccino

You Always Remember Your First

Great Light

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I Only Ever Wanted To Be A Poet

Aberfan Tip 7 – A Man of God

The Five Stages of Grief

The Dissonance

Kid Ory

The Purveyor of All Things Odd, Rare and Valuable

Whiskey Deep

I Never Meant to Kill Him, I Swear!

A Sincere Violinist

Concert at Sea

New Beginnings

The Complex Healing