Title: 'Ideal Homes' by Kevin Barry Collection/Anthology?: There Are Little Kingdoms (Stinging Fly Press) Date Read: 29 August 2010 Briefly: This story takes the reader on an evening tour around a quintessential Irish village, with brazen twins, … [Read more...]

Title: 'Last Days Of The Buffalo' by Kevin Barry Collection/Anthology?: There Are Little Kingdoms (Stinging Fly Press) Date Read: 27 August 2010 Briefly: The story follows Foley - a man so eloquently described in the story as 'the original brick … [Read more...]

Title: 'Animal Needs' by Kevin Barry Collection/Anthology?: There Are Little Kingdoms (Stinging Fly Press) Date Read: 26 August 2010 Briefly: With an inspector from the Organic Certification Board due at his poultry farm, John Martin has … [Read more...]

Title: 'See The Tree, How Big It’s Grown' by Kevin Barry Collection/Anthology?: There Are Little Kingdoms (Stinging Fly Press) Date Read: 25 August 2010 Briefly: Having no memory of who he is or where he's come from, Richie Tobin steps off a … [Read more...]

Title: 'To The Hills' by Kevin Barry Collection/Anthology?: There Are Little Kingdoms (Stinging Fly Press) Date Read: 24 August 2010 Briefly: Middle-aged 'minxes' Teresa and Marie set off on a session of hillwalking with seasoned veteran Brian. … [Read more...]

Title: 'Atlantic City' by Kevin Barry Collection/Anthology?: There Are Little Kingdoms (Stinging Fly Press) Date Read: 22 August 2010 Briefly: It's July - the evening of a 'tar-melter day' - and the story closes in on the teenage patrons of a … [Read more...]