Joseph Campbell, Jean Erdman & James Joyce – Mary MacKenna

Joseph Campbell, Jean Erdman & James Joyce – Mary MacKenna

It occurs to me that the start of a Zoom meeting is a bit like the beginning of an orchestral performance. Firstly, there is the tuning of various instruments. This equates, in Zoom, to the various greetings and welcomes to the session and the small-talk of the...
Anne-Marie MacGoris Leads Zoom discussion ‘Grammar vs Description’

Anne-Marie MacGoris Leads Zoom discussion ‘Grammar vs Description’

Don’t do it Andrew. Don’t Jump! Oh my Gosh! My heart is in my mouth. How did he get there what with the travel ban an’ all? But there he is and in a frightening and precarious situation. Don’t Andrew – think about your friends. Surely San Francisco is further from...
Margaret Weatherill – 3 Poems

Margaret Weatherill – 3 Poems

Wow, we’re really getting the hang of this Zoomy thingy at last.   Whilst virtual meetings are terrific (and a great way to keep in touch), the key benefit of the FJT sessions is, of course, that we get an opportunity to judge fellow members by the backgrounds...
Liz McManus says, ‘Everyone has a story to tell’.

Liz McManus says, ‘Everyone has a story to tell’.

It is, of course, an outrage to see the introduction of draconian and oppressive measures that encroach upon our basic human rights. No, not the recently introduced Garda powers (sadly necessitated by a selfish minority), but the power assumed by Andrew Basquille,...
FJT Wednesday Book Club connects to Brian O’Nolan

FJT Wednesday Book Club connects to Brian O’Nolan

‘Unmute yourself, unMUTE yourself!’ ‘It’s down on the left hand side of your screen, you can’t miss it.’ ‘It’s a little thingy that looks like a pepper cannister’ ‘Move your curser down and click on it’ ‘OK, ok we can hear you now’ ‘No, you’ve clicked it again’...
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