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Light Reading for Short Journeys on Goodreads

Light Reading for Short Journeys on Goodreads

Five Radio Plays

Five Radio Plays by Patrick J Power
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Light Reading for Short Journeys

Patrick J Power - Light Reading for Short Journeys
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The End of the HoneyFlow and other stories

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Turn up the light - an autobiography

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Other stories and articles were first published in Ireland’s Own, Irish Times, Irish Press, Evening Press, Evening Herald, Farmers’ Journal, Cara, Ireland of the Welcomes, Sacred Heart Messenger, Roscommon Yearbook, Wexford Yearbook. Sutton Park School Annual, Garda Review, Garda News.

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A free sample from Light Reading for Short Journeys, listen to "Going to the Pictures" read by Tim Casey

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John Connell spoke to Nessa Power, Patrick's daughter about his new book Light Reading For Short Journeys, which is a collection of short stories and memoirs of his life. Nessa read two stories from the book, A Digs Odyssey and Memories Of The Shannon.

Success as a writer involves committing oneself to writing with unwavering belief and total dedication.

- Patrick J. Power -

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Over a lifetime of writing, my complete published output is now available on this website. It comprises stories, articles, radio plays and a book of radio short stories, The End of the Honeyflow published in 1994. I have not included a TV play sold to RTE because although I was paid the full fee, it […]

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There is such a wonderful flavour of an ireland that doesn't really exist anymore, of ways of life that are gone. It's a wonderful social record, but also, there is such heart and kindness to the way he writes

- Emily Hourican, author of The Glorious Guinness Girls and The Privileged -

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