BRIDGET WHELAN writer

for writers and readers….

What Mrs Finnegan Wanted for Christmas and What She Got

May each journey you take be SHORTENED by laughter May friendship keep company with you every day of the New Year And may you have better LUCK than I did … Continue reading

December 26, 2023 · 10 Comments

My Year in Books – Lists Upon Lists

There is something seductive about articles called The TEN Best Books…or 16 Desert Island You Must Visit or even 101 Cats Foods for Fastidious Felines. Lists are like letters, we … Continue reading

December 8, 2023 · 5 Comments

My Year in Books – The Craft of Writing

I’m not a huge fan of books on writing that are long on discussion and short on showing. I can take the chat if somewhere all along the line I … Continue reading

December 7, 2023 · 8 Comments

My Year in Books – Two From a Small Indy Press

It’s not a coincidence that époque press produced two of the books that made an impact on me in 2023. Since they began a few years ago (it was pre-covid … Continue reading

December 6, 2023 · Leave a comment

Mrs Finnegan’s Year in Books

Or what a busy housekeeper reads when two things collide: a good book and a few moments of leisure Housekeepers are not great readers. How can we be with the … Continue reading

December 5, 2023 · 5 Comments

My Year in Books

This week it’s all about books. It’s not a record of what I’ve read in 2023 or even of the ones I’ve liked. No, it’s more about the ones I … Continue reading

December 4, 2023 · 3 Comments

Reading, writing and the Absurdity of Life – Anne Lamott QUOTES FOR WRITERS

When writers make us shake our heads with the exactness of their prose and their truths, and even make us laugh about ourselves or life, our buoyancy is restored. We … Continue reading

December 3, 2023 · 3 Comments

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