A Nice Place to Die
© Susan Browne 2019 Shortlisted for Words by Water short story competition in October 2019. The judge's comment was: "A gripping read, the reader is taken on an undulating wave of emotions with the main character." Themes: neurodiversity, pet bereavement, single...
Manchán Agus Im
Remembering Manchán Magan 1970-2025 There’s an upcoming item in my diary with lines through it for Thursday 27th November. It reads: 7.30 Siamsa Tíre, Arán & Im, Manchán. This was Manchán Magan’s show (Arán agus Im meaning Bread and Butter), celebrating the Irish...
Little Rituals That Keep My Writing Practice Alive
Little Rituals That Keep My Writing Practice Alive I've met so many would-be writers who would love to form a writing routine but either keep putting it off or start and then stop. No matter where you want it to go, if you enjoy writing... life is better when you...
Breej
Tobar a leighis (Healing Well) by Susan Browne Here's a little piece that flowed out one day in the midst of becoming slightly obsessed with a) Brigid and b) holy wells. Beside the well stood a woman. It was a cool winter’s morning and the mist hung in skirts over...
Saying Farewell to The Body Shop: Emotional Scents and Sensibilities
“Saying Farewell to The Body Shop: Emotional Scents and Sensibilities,” a tribute that explores the poignant closure of a cherished store, its ethical legacy, and offers writing prompts to navigate the journey of disenfranchised grief and personal memories.
A Woman Much Like Me
A Woman Much Like Me By Susan Browne © Susan Browne 2005 and 2026 About this story: This was published by Woman’s Way Magazine, Ireland October 26, 2005. Set in Goa, India, which is one of my favourite places. Una could feel the heat immediately as she stepped off...
Disrupting Places
Disrupting Places By Susan Browne © Susan Browne 2006 and 2026 First place in 2006 Ballydonoghue Parish Magazine writing competition, North Kerry. Themes: building works, ghosts ‘I couldn’t sleep after all that at all,’ she said, pouring more milk into...
The First Dance
The First Dance by Susan Browne © Susan Browne 2001 & 2026 Genre: Romance About this story: This was written in 2000 and published in 2001 by Woman's Way Magazine, Ireland. It was a particularly exciting milestone for me, being my first ever published story. It...