A weekly newsletter by Irish author Maura McHugh, musing on how the mythologies of the past and the obsessions of the present collide, interact, and affect our realities.
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in the house
Dear word explorer,
The day has come: my contributor copies of House of Wyrd arrived in the post!
House of Wyrd by Maura McHugh, Edited by Marie O’Regan, Cover Art by Lisa Laughy, Design by Mike Smith, published by PS Publishing.
What a...
pale imitations
Dear word explorer,
I had a terrific conversation last week with writers Helen Grant and Tom Mead about ‘The Magic of Novellas’, although Tom’s audio was affected by a connection issue. If you want to listen back you can do so here:
Our t...
Tom Mead, Maura McHugh, & Helen Grant: the magic of novellas
Cheers to all the good people who beamed into our earlier live video transmission discussing the magic of novellas, but if you missed it you can watch the playback here. Unfortunately, there were some technical issues with Tom’s connection...
Absinthe Authors Assemble!
Dear word explorer,
The sun is blazing upon the West of Ireland, and half my house is shrouded in funereal shadow for much of the day to keep temperatures at a liveable range. It reminds me of many vampire films in which the undead hide be...
Writer Maura McHugh and publisher Nicky Crowther: conjuring authors' visions.
Thank you to everyone who beamed into my conversation earlier with publisher , who runs the English independent press, PS Publishing.
We discussed Nicky’s early influences as a reader (she’s a fan of fantasy fiction), how she and her husba...
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Maura lives in Ireland, writes fiction and nonfiction across media, and is fascinated by the current intersection of art and technology and its effects on our experiences of reality. It's a weird world she loves to explore.
Artist, illustrator, and writer: I'm writing essays about my creative life, runes, and the tarot, sharing my research and insights as I work to create my own decks.
Lives in Scotland. Writes Gothic novels, supernatural short stories, and the occasional article about M.R.James. Latest work: STEAL ME (novella) from Absinthe Books.
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