Harness Your Hopes

Sasha de Buyl reads ’Gestation’

Sasha de Buyl reads their new story 'Gestation'.  In a chat with the presenter, they talk about the importance of reading the story out loud, exploring creative non-fiction and upcoming projects.
 
Sasha de Buyl: https://twitter.com/sashadebuyl
Producer Alan Meaney:
https://alanmeaney.ie/

Ola Owodunni reads ’A Road Often Travelled’

Ola Owodunni reads her story 'A Road Often Travelled'.  She discusses how the story is based on the life of a friend of hers, the struggles that people in Direct Provision face and the hope in both the story and in life for asylum seekers.
 
Ola Owodunni : https://twitter.com/ddiezworld
Producer Alan Meaney: https://alanmeaney.ie/

Gerry Boland reads ’Thirst’

Gerry Boland reads 'Thirst', his new story.  The interview sees him recounting how a move to the countryside enabled him to write, the outsider in his stories and the importance of dialogue.
 
Gerry Boland: http://www.gerrybolandwriter.ie/
Producer Alan Meaney: https://alanmeaney.ie/

Celeste Augé reads ’On The Bus’

Celeste Augé reads her new story 'On The Bus'.  In an short interview with Alan Meaney, she talks about how Chekov's 'In the cart' inspired the story, how characters may come back to her, and a collection of poetry she will publish in the future.
 
Celeste Augé: https://www.celesteauge.com/
Producer Alan Meaney: https://alanmeaney.ie

Órfhlaith Foyle reads ’In Lorient’

Órfhlaith Foyle reads her story 'In Lorient'. She talks with the presenter about when she considered herself a writer, the feeling she gets in her body, when the idea for a story strikes her and how her characters often want to be new.
 
Órfhlaith Foyle:  https://mobile.twitter.com/foyleorfhlaith
Producer Alan Meaney: https://alanmeaney.ie/

Alan McMonagle reads ’The First Kiss, The Second Glass of Wine’

Alan McMonagle reads his story 'The First Kiss, The Second Glass of Wine'. Afterwards, he discusses writing his own versions of the wooden horse of Troy and the labours of Hercules, as a child, the joy in completing a story and how his experiences of lockdown inspired the story.
 
Alan McMonagle: https://www.alanmcmonagle.com/
Producer Alan Meaney: https://alanmeaney.ie

Harness Your Hopes Trailer

‘Harness Your Hopes’ is a series of 6 podcast episodes of 30 minutes investigating and showcasing fiction. Six of the West of Ireland’s upcoming authors have written a new short story inspired by the theme of ‘harness your hopes’. 
On the podcast, the author reads the story and then speaks with the presenter about their craft and inspiration and how the theme inspired them.
Writers taking part: Sasha de Buyl, Alan McMonagle, Órfhlaith Foyle, Gerry Boland, Celeste Augé, Owodunni Ola Mustapha.
Producer & Presenter: Alan Meaney.
Music by Eamonn Bailey.
 
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