by Orna Ross | May 7, 2021 | Fiction |
This is a snippet from my current work in progress, Dancing in the Wind. This section centers on the friendship between Iseult Gonne and the poet, editor and mentor, Ezra Pound. CLICK THE “SIGN UP” BUTTON to become a fiction patron and help shape this...
by Orna Ross | Feb 26, 2021 | Fiction |
To receive exclusive extracts from this story and give feedback on where it should go next, join my reader patrons here. (from just $2 a month) Dancing in the Wind: The Story So Far The story opens in 1916. The world is at war, Irish freedom fighters have just...
by Orna Ross | Feb 19, 2021 | Fiction |
The story opens in 1916. The world is at war, Irish freedom fighters have just staged an armed rebellion in Dublin, and the three characters we first met in Her Secret Rose are deeply unsettled. The world famous poet, WB Yeats, Yeats, “having come to 50...
by Orna Ross | Nov 22, 2019 | Fiction |
This is a scene reimagining the execution of John MacBride, Maud Gonne's husband, for his part in the 1916 Rising. His death was to change life for Maud and Iseult forever. Last Friday, I wondered whether to open the novel with one of Maud's fiery political speeches....