by Tina O'Rourke | Oct 12, 2026 | Fabulist Fiction, Stories, Work in Progress
873 words 3 minutes 30 seconds reading time I’m seated in a chair five stories up, waiting patiently, the tip of my gun resting on the windowsill. My eyes are focused on the street below, watching for any sign of my latest mark—and secretly hoping they don’t show up....
by Tina O'Rourke | Sep 11, 2023 | Fabulist Fiction, Stories
880 words 3 min 31 sec reading time I met Storm Fairy so long ago that I have only fragments of memory. I hope you will forgive this abrupt telling to clear the way to where I stand today. One minute, I was on the promenade in Tramore. Watching white foaming waves...
by Tina O'Rourke | Jul 27, 2023 | Alice, Camping, Outdoors
Hi, and welcome back to my travel journal. Today I will go through the primary cooking equipment we use in our campervan, alongside a few of the go-to dishes we make. There has been a lot of trial and error in creating the perfect cooking setup for the camper. We...
by Tina O'Rourke | Jul 19, 2023 | Notebook, Writing Journal
‘Overwhelmed by the beauty and mystery of everything, he rolled over and over and right off the deck of his boat and into the sea.’ Amos & Boris is the first book I have read by William Steig. As the creator of the infamous Shrek character, I am...
by Tina O'Rourke | Jul 17, 2023 | Camping, Hiking, Outdoors, Swimming
Hi, and welcome to another instalment of my Travel Journal. This one is going to be a little different in tone. When I think of Valentia Island, I see it as a place I feel rather than a series of boxes I tick. In this week’s post, I want to capture the essence...
