Harness Your Hopes

Celeste Augé reads her new short story 'On The Bus'.  In an short interview with Alan Meaney, she talks about

• how Chekov's 'In the cart' inspired the story
• how characters may come back to her in other stories she writes
• a collection of poetry she will publish in the future

Celeste Augé: https://www.celesteauge.com/

Producer Alan Meaney: https://alanmeaney.ie

Alan McMonagle reads his story 'The First Kiss, The Second Glass of Wine'.

Afterwards, he discusses:

• writing his own versions of the wooden horse of Troy and the labours of Hercules, as a child
• the joy in completing a story
• how his experiences of lockdown inspired the story

Alan McMonagle: https://www.alanmcmonagle.com/

Producer Alan Meaney: https://alanmeaney.ie

Gerry Boland reads 'Thirst', his new short story.  The interview sees him recounting

• how a move to the countryside enabled him to write
• the outsider in his stories
• the importance of dialogue in his writing

Gerry Boland: http://www.gerrybolandwriter.ie/

Producer Alan Meaney: https://alanmeaney.ie/

Ola Owodunni reads her story 'A Road Often Travelled'.  She discusses

• how the story is based on the life of a friend of hers
• the struggles that people in Direct Provision in Ireland face
• the hope in both the story and in life for asylum seekers

Ola Owodunni : https://twitter.com/ddiezworld

Producer Alan Meaney: https://alanmeaney.ie/

Sasha de Buyl reads their new story 'Gestation'.  In a chat with the presenter, they talk about

• the importance of reading the story out loud
• exploring creative non-fiction
• their upcoming projects.

Sasha de Buyl: https://twitter.com/sashadebuyl

Producer Alan Meaney:

https://alanmeaney.ie/