Hello - Welcome to Tuam Creative Writers'
The Tuam Pen Club, that has now been expanded and rebranded as Tuam Creative Writers, attracted a wide range of people both men and women, young and old, workers, carers, immigrants and retired people.
Like the population in general we brought a wide range of experience to the club, enjoyed a variety of hobbies and pastimes and drew on our memories of home life as well as of travel and exile.
The common denominator was a desire to write and, in the process, to recall and remember, to make sense of our experiences while at the same time developing an appropriate style. We are ordinary people trying to do something extraordinary.
"Enjoy reading some of our recent work."
ENNUI
ENNUI A recent article in the British Medical Journal dealt with the findings of a Singapore-based team of researchers. The results of a survey,
A ball of emotion
With joy in heart and spring in step, we walk Down the shallow steps to take our seats. All settled in, we gladly turn to
THE IRISH CIVIL WAR IN PERSPECTIVE
THE IRISH CIVIL WAR IN PERSPECTIVE Much will be written, over the coming year, about the Civil War in Ireland. There will be tales
TOURISM FOR THE DISCERNING
TOURISM FOR THE DISCERNING Slightly off the well-known Wild Atlantic Way is the ancient settlement of Tuam, or Tomb as our American friends call
Ordinary Life
Ordinary Life I was thinking about all the changes we go through in life and how long it takes us to make the changed
Father Martin Joe Kearns
Martin Joe Kearns was born in 1919 in Carraneany, Williamstown. Co. Galway, the youngest of a family of 6 and named after his father. He
So much to learn
So much to learn… As well as alleviating social isolation intergenerational groups help young people and old to abandon unconscious and conscious biases they
Baby love
Your beaming smile is bright beyond compare: The sight of you makes my heart leap with glee. The softness of your skin so clear and
All’s well that ends well.
I saw your face and heard your name today, It threw me for a second, I’ll admit. What my main feeling was is hard to
Judas Tree Haiku
Blooms on a tree trunk, Oh! so bright and visible,Like a traitor’s kiss. This Haiku was my response to a poetry “challenge” on Twitter
Native
On the train from the ferry,I’m pointing, enthusing;nose snug in the guidebook,you snigger at ‘BUTT Bridge’. Five minutes later,while crossing the Loopline,you’re lovestruck…
AUNT KATE AND THE MATCHMAKER
AUNT KATE AND THE MATCHMAKER Though my father lived to be 92, I never heard his speak about his own father. Like many men
I KNOW A WOMAN
I KNOW A WOMAN I know a woman who forgot to grow up. She never made it past childhood; it seems. Though she has
Just Imagine
Just Imagine … … The Covid-19 pandemic is a Blessing in Disguise. It has taught us some life lessons. Imagine all
Patience Regained
Patience Regained Diagnosis of illness acute or chronic renders previous challenges small. Human beings suffer, you know its true when the pain is
THE HOUSE WITH NO BACK DOOR
THE HOUSE WITH NO BACK DOOR (revised edition) Every now and then a memory suddenly chrysalises. Sometimes it’s triggered by the scent of
Last Day at the Strand
Last Day at the Strand “I didn’t know we were coming here,” my mother accused. “Neither did I; I just decided as we drove
WE’VE NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD
(A new book, called “In Fact” by Mark Henry has just been published. It is subtitled “An Optimist’s Guide to Ireland at 100”. I wrote
OLD PHOTOGRAPHS
It must have been a street photographer who snapped them as they passed – 2 young men striding purposely along a Dublin street.