A FESTIVAL OF CROWS
A darkly humorous Irish Halloween tale.

In the little coastal village of Easkey, on Ireland's wild Atlantic coast, an ancient Halloween festival is being revived for the first time in seventy years.

There'll be music, costumes, a procession and the spectacular burning of a giant wicker crow.

What could possibly go wrong?

But as hundreds of crows begin gathering on the village rooftops, one elderly man remembers something the festival committee has overlooked.

The old celebration wasn't simply a tradition.

It was an agreement.

And there was one very important part nobody was supposed to forget.

Blending Irish folklore, village humour and creeping supernatural dread, A Festival of Crows is a Halloween story about the dead, the living, and the things that remember us long after we're gone.

Some traditions should never be forgotten.

THE BORROWED STEPS

Some things are too difficult to put into words.

In a small Irish town, a publican has spent years quietly helping young men face the days they would rather never have to face.

He doesn't offer advice. He doesn't ask questions.

He just makes sure they have what they need.

Borrowed Steps is a short story about loss, dignity, and the kindness that often goes unnoticed.

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