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Stephen Jaques
An Accidental Author


Clonfert - Synopsis
September 10th 1845. Newmarket, County Cork, Ireland. Brigid Moynahan picks up a pen. She is educated, bilingual, married with two children. A woman of quiet capability in a world that is about to collapse around her. The Great Famine has arrived at her door and she does what comes naturally — she writes everything down. Every detail. Every loss. Every day that passes without enough food and without enough hope. She keeps writing until she can no longer hold the pen. She dies

Stephen Jaques
23 hours ago2 min read


Clonfert
It took one hundred and eighty years to heal the source. September 10th 1845. A woman in County Cork picks up a pen. September 10th 2025. A woman in Illinois opens her back door. Between them — one hundred and eighty years. Seven women. One thread. And a sentence that has been travelling through time for longer than anyone knew. Clonfert — Coming 2027. Currently seeking traditional publication. Brigid Moynahan is a woman in Newmarket, County Cork. Educated, bilingual, married

Stephen Jaques
1 day ago1 min read
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