I always wanted to be a writer, but I never had any ideas. Not until I was sitting in front of my boss’s office after reading too many Agatha Christies, and started wondering what would happen if he got stabbed in there…
The result was a novel, IT Can Be Dangerous. You can get a signed copy here usually but my ecommerce plugin broke. Normal service to resume shortly, maybe Nov 2026. There’s an electronic version available on Amazon.
Musing over what my novel’s heroine, Cynthia Hegarty, did after she found her boss’s killer led to a short story, The Mystery of the Elusive Fitness Instructor. It’s available as an ebook, super cheap on Amazon. It was longlisted for the RTE Guide/Penguin Ireland short story competition in 2011. It’s a ten-minute read, I should just post it somewhere.
Another story, Only Four Girls, was shortlisted for the RTE Francis MacManus short story prize in 2009 and was broadcast on Ireland’s national radio station, RTE1.
I live with my family at a very scenic location on the Ring of Kerry, Ireland. If you’d like to connect, drop me an email at ita@itaryan.com.
Happy reading!