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    Extra, extra! Read all about it!
    Lizzy Shannon
    • Dec 10, 2021
    • 6 min

    Extra, extra! Read all about it!

    A movie is coming out sometime next year, which was filmed in Northern Ireland during my time there. Due to privacy until its release, I...
    The Uninvited
    Lizzy Shannon
    • Dec 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Uninvited

    Hoping to inspire myself back into regular blogging, I answered this question on Quora: Has someone ever uninvited you to their wedding? ...
    Paternal Plunging
    Lizzy Shannon
    • Jan 20, 2021
    • 5 min

    Paternal Plunging

    Here is one of those Dad stories I promised. This happened during the summer of 2005, just after he had knee replacement surgery and I...
    How long is too long?
    Lizzy Shannon
    • Jan 15, 2021
    • 5 min

    How long is too long?

    When you’ve been absent from blogging for as long as I have, it’s really difficult to know where to begin again! I had every intention of...
    A moment with Freddie Mercury
    Lizzy Shannon
    • Jun 4, 2019
    • 1 min

    A moment with Freddie Mercury

    I'm watching the Freddie Mercury story on Netflix, and keep thinking back to 1986 when I had the honour of appearing in the music video...
    Have you ever had a really bad feeling about a place?
    Lizzy Shannon
    • Jan 20, 2019
    • 2 min

    Have you ever had a really bad feeling about a place?

    A friend owned a cabin in a little town at the foot of Mount Hood in Oregon. I was just starting out as a writer, and she very kindly let...
    Have you ever eavesdropped and heard a conversation that terrified you?
    Lizzy Shannon
    • Jul 3, 2018
    • 2 min

    Have you ever eavesdropped and heard a conversation that terrified you?

    This question recently came up on Quora, which I answered. To my amazement it's had over 40,000 views in 20 hours, so I thought I'd add...
    Blame it on the Weather
    Lizzy Shannon
    • Jun 26, 2018
    • 2 min

    Blame it on the Weather

    The other day I got to display what a rational, composed human being I have become. (Ahem!) I was driving Dad and the dog over to...
    This fleeting, floating world
    Lizzy Shannon
    • Jun 4, 2018
    • 2 min

    This fleeting, floating world

    Dad and I got back from our walk with the dog to find a baby bird lying helpless on the ground beside the garage. The wings hadn’t formed...
    Incorrigible
    Lizzy Shannon
    • May 31, 2018
    • 1 min

    Incorrigible

    The eccentric father I mentioned in my last post is as incorrigible as ever. I just got back from walking the dog with him, and he was in...
    Answer to prayer, and other things ...
    Lizzy Shannon
    • May 30, 2018
    • 4 min

    Answer to prayer, and other things ...

    Okay, I’ve faffed around enough. Been in Northern Ireland for six months now and haven’t written very much at all. I have, however,...
    Travelling in a Strange Land
    Lizzy Shannon
    • Mar 12, 2018
    • 1 min

    Travelling in a Strange Land

    On Friday I made my first exploratory expedition in the literary world here in Northern Ireland, by attending David Park's book launch of...
    There and Back Again
    Lizzy Shannon
    • Sep 18, 2017
    • 2 min

    There and Back Again

    I recently had a good whine on Facebook about three 'endings' that have just happened in my life. The last of a group of friends in my...
    Alien: Covenant
    Lizzy Shannon
    • Jun 1, 2017
    • 2 min

    Alien: Covenant

    About a week ago I went to see Alien Covenant. A town a few miles away from Dundrum had sprouted a multi-screen cinema at some point, but...
    A rude by any other name
    Lizzy Shannon
    • May 23, 2017
    • 3 min

    A rude by any other name

    I drove over to Ballynahinch today to meet my cousin for lunch. In the public car park, I parked in a space beside a stationary 4x4...
    The Saw That Went To Hell
    Lizzy Shannon
    • Apr 6, 2017
    • 6 min

    The Saw That Went To Hell

    Almost six months have sped by and I find myself back in Northern Ireland again. It was actually quite a pleasant journey over, this...
    Tickling the ...
    Lizzy Shannon
    • Feb 7, 2017
    • 3 min

    Tickling the ...

    It's been a time of reflection so far this year. I've recently had more time to practice my piano playing, and I dug out a couple of...
    The end is nigh! :-)
    Lizzy Shannon
    • Dec 27, 2015
    • 1 min

    The end is nigh! :-)

    I have finally finished A Song of Bullets! It took several months longer than I'd anticipated, but is now completed after two years. The...
    Excuse me while I moon you
    Lizzy Shannon
    • May 16, 2015
    • 7 min

    Excuse me while I moon you

    Hard to believe I'm back in Northern Ireland again! Time has this pesky habit of sneaking away from me. Last time I looked, it was the...
    Fly me to the moon ...
    Lizzy Shannon
    • Jan 3, 2015
    • 3 min

    Fly me to the moon ...

    First blog of 2015! And Dad and his eccentricites already promise to make this a very entertaining year. This afternoon I was lost in...
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    "We shall not cease from exploration. And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive
    where we started and know the place for the first time."  -- T.S. Eliot

    May 28th, 2022