January 2020
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Walkways in The Sky
Walkways in the sky. Buurrr buurrr lips pursed, Harry blew out the trumpet sound of the last post. The wail of his voice was in mockery, not respect. The funeral was real, the death was real in Allerton cemetery grounds, the trumpet and tears were real. In the act of grieving for one of their… Continue reading
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The best band Ireland never had.
Liverpool Irish and Scouse There was a debate in Facebook group about Liverpool being cosmopolitan and anti racist because of the large numbers of Irish people here, descended from emigrants who came to Liverpool during and after the famine of the the 1840’s. The idea was that a city based so heavily on immigration must… Continue reading
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Ring of Fire- The prince and the frog. Liverpool Style
Click to listen. Disclaimer- No actual frogs were harmed during this recording. This is one of the shorter pieces in The One Road.This is the UK link for the ebook at just 99p its a bargain.https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08BVVP9WB Want more goodies? Leave your email address below to subscribe- copy and share this link on your Facebook ans… Continue reading
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How much do you know about Garston?
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Paperback Writer
Help me decide – does the cover match the storyline? A skeleton is unearthed on a building site close to the docks in Garston. Anne, a fledgling reporter, is assigned to what should be a routine story. Her friend Vinny, starting a postgrad degree, is plagued by nightmares and visions of death. As he struggles… Continue reading
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With a little help from my ….
Friends, leave your email below for more free writing on Liverpool or click the like and share buttons at the bottom of the page to spread the word. Friends….three boys meet in Speke Liverpool early summer 1981. Chapter 2 All for One Friday 3rd July 1981 Macca built… Continue reading
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A long and winding road…
*Update I found apublisher and my books have been published though the second book was Across the water, and the book mentioned here as The Morning After was published as Before The Storm, Check out my books here Writing is more than telling stories. For me it’s about working out what happened and why. Why… Continue reading
About Me
Thanks for visiting my page. The aim of this page is to let you know what I am working on and allow you to tell me what you think.
I was born and raised in Speke Liverpool, although my parents first lived ‘Under The Bridge’ in Garston, and all my family goes back to Wicklow in Ireland.
The Liverpool Mystery series will be four novels, three books; Under The Bridge, The Morning After, and Fire Next Time are finished. Under The Bridge will be published in Feb 2021 and I hope at least one more will follow later in the year. I am writing The Wicklow Boys now, and I hope to finish it next year.
My writing like my blog is about the lives of working people and how they relate to society as a whole.
My collection of short stories The One Road is available below click to see details.
Jack Byrne 