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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 Big Chill

Condoms

The Jesus & Mary Chain

Interviews

Spotlight On Writers – Christina Stewart

Interview Q&A II With Eamon O’Leary

Spotlight On Writers – Peter Rehn

Jack, the Bean Stalker

The Last Melody

Until I Stopped

The Seller of Balloons

Here’s The Thing Case #08-28

The Smart Tree

Sheila and Duke’s Christmas

Ghost Writer From The Sky

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The Jesus & Mary Chain

Blackbird’s Love

The Easter Egg Hunt

Condoms

Charmer Earned His Place

The Summer Ghost

The Big Chill

Dialogue with My Dad

My Mind’s Monsters

Acutely Punctured

Transition

Remembering