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Or about to. At least if the prediction from Nelson Literary Agency proves true. I write the stories that speak to me and that I, as a reader, want to read and thought the pendulum might swing away from vampires and zombies to things more grounded in reality, like historical magical realism. Looks like I

Irish History and Culture

The Tithe War: Civil Disobedience or a Guerilla War

April 19, 2016August 20, 2022

by alpadden

A Short and Unhappy Courtship takes place during the Tithe War. The Irish, angry over a new, mandatory tithe, revolt against the British. The Irish paid a tithe to the Catholic Church; they were Catholic and it made sense. But the Anglican Church was not their church and they resented paying their potatoes, and crops, to a

Irish History and Culture

Ireland’s Thatched roofs-an endangered species

April 18, 2016August 20, 2022

by alpadden

An article in the NY Times talked about how thatched roof cottages are disappearing in Ireland. (http://nyti.ms/1SE70dRA) Short and Unhappy Courtship takes place in the fictional village of Lough Key in southwest Ireland and features the classic thatched roof Irish homes. I went to Bunratty Castle and Folk Park in County Clare. I loved the