And the award goes to… | monica byrne
In the last three years, I’ve lived in nineteen different countries. I’m now in one place (Sligo, Ireland) to attend a Masters program. But as the dust settled, I had the idea to write a tong…| monica byrne
I’ve now been in Sligo for eight weeks. That makes it the longest I’ve stayed anywhere since I started traveling. (The previous record was seven weeks in Wellington, Aotearoa.) How does it feel to be sedentary for this long? I’ll tell you in a roundabout way.| monica byrne
Hi there! If you’re a paid subscriber to my WordPress, I’ve forwarded the monthly wrap-up to you by email, because WordPress is very bad at formatting lists. Until they get better at it, I’m not going to post them here. If you’d like to subscribe, see below. You can also subscribe through Patreon, Substack, or […]| monica byrne
This is the view from the Yeats Academy at ATU-Sligo, where I’m doing my Masters. The facility was built only two years ago. It’s gorgeous. I forget where I first heard the phrase “drinking from the fire hose”—whether it was undergrad or grad school. Either way, it’s a feeling of getting way more information than […]| monica byrne
In the last three years, I’ve lived in nineteen different countries. I’m now in one place (Sligo, Ireland) to attend a Masters program. But as the dust settled, I had the idea to write a tong…| monica byrne
{ public post } A friend sent me this documentary yesterday (thank you Sarah!) and when I started watching it, I was gobsmacked. It’s all about Maya sites in Belize–many that appear in …| monica byrne
Most people know the Dubliners’ version of “Song for Ireland,” but the one I grew up with was the one by Mary Black. Dad and I went through a big Mary Black phase in the 90s. The Celtic Tiger was in full swing, so there was lots of traditional music coming out of Ireland. Dad […]| monica byrne
If you’re a paid subscriber to my Wordpress and would like to read this post, shoot me an email here, and I’ll forward it to you by email. Wordpress is incredibly bad at formatting list…| monica byrne
Meet Willow, my charge for two happy weeks on the Wicklow coast. (Well, it was a stressful time, but she made it happy.) Willow is a Jack Russell terrier–a breed famous for their bottomless e…| monica byrne
I’m writing to you from the canteen at my new campus, ATU-Sligo, which is just lovely–brand-new, full of light and sea air. I wanted to come here to have a look around now that moving l…| monica byrne
If you’ve seen Sinners, this phrase may tickle your memory. It’s the name of a traditional Irish jig, sung by the lead vampire–Remmick, an Irishman–in a particularly eerie scene late in the film. I finally got to see Sinners on my first day in Dublin. I’d had a terrible day and needed to jar myself […]| monica byrne
novelist . playwright . screenwriter| monica byrne
Greetings from cold, stormy Tokyo! In the last few minutes, there’ve been two lightning strikes so close, the thunderclap made me jump in my seat. Wheee! It’s poignant being here, because the first…| monica byrne
~ public post ~ During Covid lockdown, my comfort watch was Bourdain shows. I couldn’t travel anywhere, so I liked to fantasize that I could travel everywhere. Bourdain loved Vietnam. He filmed eig…| monica byrne
Writer living on the road. Author of The Girl in the Road, What Every Girl Should Know, and The Actual Star.| monica byrne
I’ve been sitting on this for a long time, and am so excited to finally share: I’M TEACHING A CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP! Online! In partnership with Night School Bar in Durham! If you’re not …| monica byrne
