by Orna Ross | Sep 8, 2024 | - MEMBER POSTS, POETRY |
Here is a new poem–for patrons only, for now–called Momento Mori. It will appear in a book, and poetry kit, I'm preparing for bereavement counsellors and funeral directors, and particularly humanist celebrants. I'll be launching a new Kickstarter soon,...
by Orna Ross | Sep 6, 2024 | - NON-MEMBER POSTS |
I'm loving the latest turn in the story of the enduring connection between the Choctaw Nation and the people of Ireland– a striking new 8-foot-tall sculpture in Oklahoma, by tribal member Samuel Stitt. It combines a Celtic trinity shape intertwined with a heart...
by Orna Ross | Sep 4, 2024 | - NON-MEMBER POSTS, FICTION |
After the Rising & Before the Fall (Centenary Edition) has been honoured as a Gold Medal Winner in the 2024 Global Book Awards Winner, family saga category. This is a 2-in-1 special edition of the first two novels in my Irish Trilogy (Book 3 is in the first draft...
by Orna Ross | Sep 2, 2024 | - NON-MEMBER POSTS |
A group of writers and readers, artists and historians launched an international campaign to see a street statue of Irish activist and actor Maud Gonne erected in Dublin. Called More Than A Muse, this Phase One of the campaign launched on the crowdfunding platform...
by Orna Ross | Sep 1, 2024 | - NON-MEMBER POSTS |
Does anyone else feel like September is the true beginning of the year? While January brings a new calendar year, for me, September always seems to be the time when things really start moving. I suppose it's years of school and college habit energy? After a restful...