I saw the newly released Kingsman movie twice this past week. That’s unusual for me for two main reasons: I rarely watch movies. Last year I probably watched less than ten. Not kidding. I don’t like graphic violence and … guess what? Kingsman has plenty of graphic violence. I must have had my […]
A few days ago I talked about Chuck Wendig’s challenge to write a two thousand word story filled with profanity, sex, perversion, and all that filthy stuff. He wants to start a revolution, that one. Actually, Chuck just wants to see the Clean Reader app destroyed beyond any chance of recognition, and to put fear […]
This is the first short story I actually tried to write in my own voice. It’s not based on real facts, just real feelings. Let me tell you, I feel as raw and exposed now as Stephen King said one would feel after talking about the place where their “secret heart is buried.” I don’t […]
I started reading when I was two. At least that’s what my parents told me. My guess is that they embellished the truth. Parents do that sometimes. Maybe because it makes them feel better about their parenting skills. Maybe because they want to make their kids feel better about themselves. Who knows? The reason why […]
I was riding my bicycle today, when the idea for a poem hit me out of the blue. I was still about thirty minutes away from my destination, so I had to force myself not to think about the poem. I realized a few weeks ago that if I think of something I want to […]
I’m an alien. Not the kind of alien who came from Mars to study your brain and kidnap your young ones. I’m the boring kind: the one who was born in a poor Eastern European country and, one fateful online encounter, five hundred dollars, and several questionable decisions later, found herself an American citizen. That […]
Last week, I posted the first part of a short story I’m working on. It’s called After the Top. Here is part two. I’ll be reading this tonight to my writing group. I’m very excited about it. I already know they’ll love it. After the Top – Part 2 By Ada Ireland Four […]
The latest flash fiction challenge from Chuck Wendig is to write a 100 word piece of fiction (no theme, subject, or any other detail offered). I can’t tell you how long my piece is because my word counter is broken. I smashed it right after it showed that I wrote 143 words. Ahem … what […]
In the February issue of The Writer magazine there is an interview with Ladette Randolph, author of Leaving the Pink House (a memoir). One of the questions Ladette is asked in the interview is, “In your memoir, how did you find the right balance between discretion and honesty?” Here is Ladette’s answer: “I don’t say […]
I read the short story Dreaming is a Private Thing by Isaac Asimov. There are a few paragraphs where Mr. Asimov talks about what books are to a reader, and about writers and the source of their ideas. I liked them so I copied them below. This one is about readers … In olden times […]
Ada Ireland is a pen name I came up with for myself. Unashamed Writing is a name I came up with for my blog.
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