In the Shadow of
Stone and Spiders

Words to
the Mud

Tags:
Interactive Story. Narrative Design. Dystopian. Horror. Religious. Philosophical. 

Summary:
You arrive in hell and are give a choice about how you would like spend the rest of eternity. 

Status:
Based on my own short story here. Written in Twine 2.9.2.

Play the full story in itch.io (5-10 minutes)

Tags:
TTRPG. DnD. Fantasy. Action. Mystery. Game Rules. Horror.

Summary:
Delve deep into a cave to investigate why so many villagers are disappearing!

Status:
Used in home games and shared with local groups. 

See the full game module here

Tags:
One page RPG. TTRPG. Fantasy. Death. Grief. War. Realistic. Storytelling. 

Summary:
You are a band of warriors. Your chief is dead. How will you remember them?

Status:
Created for a one-page RPG challenge.

See the full game here

Running From
the Blob 

Print and Play
rulesets

Tags:
Game Design. Functional writing. Action and Item Descriptions. Slapstick. Horror.

Summary:
Your are the minions of the mad Professor Bitzenbobs, making monsters from spare parts. You can try to win, or make others lose!

Status:
Prototyped and in playtesting. 

See the Action cards here

See the Game Sell sheet here

 Tags:
Game Design. Functional writing. Action and Item Descriptions. Fun. Take-That. Horror.

Summary:
You are thieves running from an ever pursuing blob that is trying to eat you and steal your treasure!
Get out fast, get out rich!

Status:
Prototyped and in playtesting. Pitched To Ravensburger.

See the Action cards here

See the Game Sell sheet here

Tags: Game Design. Functional writing. Action and Item Descriptions. Abstract Games. 

Summary:
Two light, family friendly print and play games.

Túir: A Tableau builder
(un): An Abstract Strategy

Status:
Released as Print and Play games. 

See the rules for "Túir" here

See the rules for "(un)" here

Polar Bear
and Penguin

 Day Is
Coming

 Tags:
Theatre. Young Audiences. Double Act. Colourful Characters. Comedy. 

Summary:
A Polar Bear and a Penguin, meet in the middle of ocean on melting icebergs. How will they survive? What will they eat? Will they get along?

Status:
Toured Nationally and Internationally, including The Ark Dublin,  Sydney Opera House, Australia.

See Details and Trailer from Sydney Opera House

See Irish Independent Review here

 Tags:
Theatre. Young Audiences. Double Act. Colourful Characters. Abstract. Comedy. 

Summary:
Two men live in scrapheap, building a life out of discarded objects, but their friendship is tested when they start bending and breaking the rules!

Status:
Collaborated with Lead Writer Sarah Argent. Toured Nationally and Internationally to regional venues in the UK, North America and Australia.

See Irish Times Review here

Irish Theatre Magazine review

 Tags:
Theatre. Drama. Gritty. Realistic. Family Tensions. Violence. Addiction. Trauma.

Summary:
A sister kidnaps her brother to a remote cottage to aid his recovery from addiction. Now, trapped, they both must confront their shortcomings.

Status:
Praised by Druid Theatre and The Abbey Theatre literary deptartments.
Shortlisted for Papatango Prize 2018.

See Script Excerpt here (20 Pages)

DIVE

The Dust
of My House

Tags:
Theatre. Sci-Fi. Dystopia. Drama. Philosophy. Gritty. Memories. Grief. Tragedy.

Summary:
A female android is set to work, where her role is to be mistreated, but memories of a happier past keep bubbling up to the surface.

Status:
Staged as part of Fishamble New Work programme, 2011.

See Full script here
(16 Pages)

See Performance Recording 
(14 mins)

 Tags:
Theatre. Dystopia. Abstract. Naturalistic. Cults. Horror. Mystery. Philosophy. Religion.  

Summary:
A woman wakes in a locked room where women have no names, only numbers and she is promised a meeting with a mysterious saviour. 

Status:
Self produced and staged in 2011. Received praise from Fishamble: The New Play Company and Abbey Theatre.

See Sample here
(12 Pages)

Tags:
Radio. Theatre. Spoken Word. Psychedelic. Family Drama. Youth. Imagination. Art. 

Summary:
A young man looks through a hole in his hand and revisits key moments in his youth that set him on his path to becoming an artist.

Status:
Shortlisted for RTÉ PJ O' Connor Radio Prize 

See Sample here (8 Pages)

If Only I Was A Waterproof Watch

 Fantasy Inspired
Poetry and Verse

Tags:
Comic Book. Fantasy. Sci-Fi. Imagination. Play. Colourful Characters. 

Summary:
A boy and a girl meet at a lake. They both have very wild and implausible backstories. How much is just playful imagination, and how much is true?

Status:
Self published 2011. Awarded Best Writer, Irish Comic Awards 2011.

Interior Art - David Mooney
Cover Art - Nick Grey

See Example of Final Book (5 Pages)

 Tags:
Picture book. Modern Fable. Philosophy.  Cosmic Fiction. Young Audiences. Colourful characters. Imagination. 

Summary:
A modern fable about two entities, Anything and Nothing who come together to create... something.

Status:
Self published 2018.
All art by  - John Currivan. 

Read a low-res version of the full book here (36 Pages)

 Tags:
Fantasy. Poetry. Free verse. Spoken word. Fables. Violence. War. Magic. Imagination. 

Summary:
A collection of poems, that touch on a fantasy or medieval context and that draw on imagery and ideas from historical and genre fiction. 

Status:
Personal Collection. Some performed publicly at spoken words events. 

Read the Poems here
(12 pages)

Fantasy and Sci-Fi Inspired Flash Fictions

Dangerous
Escapism

 Tags:
Fantasy. Sci-Fi. Prose. Free verse. Spoken word. Futuristic Fables. Cosmic fiction. Technology. Poiltics

Summary:
A collection of flash fiction, touching on themes and using styles employed by both the Science Fiction and Fantasy genres.

Status:
Personal Collection. Some shared publicly at writers groups. 

Read the stories here (9 Pages)

Tags:
Fantasy. Modern Fairy Tale. Action. Explicit Language. Illness. Grief. Recovery. Hope. 

Summary:
A foul mouthed young orphan runs away from the hospital and meets a similarly foul mouthed and unorthodox fairy-godbrother.

Status:
Made Second round of NYC Midnight short story competition 2015.

Read the story here
(12 Pages)

Tags:
Comic Book Script. Dystopian. Apocalyptic. Tragicomedy. Dark Comedy. 

Summary:
In a ruined wasteland a man dances to the shops to get some food and a DVD box set...but there is someone else there who needs help. 

Status:
As yet unpublished comic book script. Pitched to 2000AD. 

See the script here

See the rough layouts

Between Acting Jobs:
Cultivating Creativity and
Self-Development

7 Things You Should Know
If It’s Your First Time
Doing Pantomime

Tags:
Prose. Advice. Factual. Educational.Informal. Autobiographical. History. Practical excercises. 

Summary:
Explores the perception, misunderstanding and practical application of Acting methodologies. 

Status:
Published on Spotlight.co.uk,
Part of a series "Adventures in the craft of Acting"

Read the article here

Tags:
Prose. Advice. Factual. Educational. Informal. Autobiographical. Creativity. Imagination. Practical exercises.

Summary:
Explores how to encourage and maintain creativity and curiosity even when not engaged in creative work. 

Status:
Published on Spotlight.co.uk,
Part of a series "Between Acting Jobs"

Read the article here

Tags:
Prose. Advice. Factual. Young Audiences Educational. Informal. Autobiographical.  Pantomime. Christmas. 

Summary:
Discusses Pantomime culture in the UK and provides advice for actors working on their first Panto!

Status:
Published on Spotlight.co.uk,
One off article, based on lived experience. 

Read the article here