Caroline E. Farrell's Blog, page 16
December 12, 2016
The Librarian’s Cellar: Five Chilling Reads for Christmas
I must admit, I’ve always loved the chillier side of the Christmas madness. Not just the ‘wrap me up in a big auld cardigan’ type of chill, but the atmospheric quietness of those ‘in-between’ days,when you just can’t take any more tinseltelevision or jolly fa la la la la malarkey! What better time then to curl up in your armchair, shins roasting by theheat source of your choice –witha bit of candlelight for effect if your eyesightcan take it! Simply add a glass, or mug, of your favourite tipp...
November 29, 2016
From the Wilde Side: Inside Reading Gaol
For the first time ever, Reading Gaol has been opened to the public, particularly poignant as it coincides with a magnificent Artangel – Inside: Writers and Artists in Reading Prison, an exhibition of new works that have been created in response to the prison’s architecture and history. Leading artists, writers and filmmakers that include Steve McQueen, Marlene Dumas, Nan Goldin, Robert Gober, Jeannette Winterson and many more have produced work that has been installed in the prison cells, wi...
November 22, 2016
The Librarian’s Cellar: Crowe’s Requiem by Mike McCormack
Well deserved accoladescontinue to zaptowards Mike McCormack’s Solar Bones, a novel that I struggled with at first, but persevered with, and gladly so. Deservedly, it has gone on to win The 2016 Goldsmith Prize and The Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards Novel of the Year, 2016.
The book I’mfeaturing here though is McCormack’s Crowe’s Requiem, first published in 1999, a dark andgothic story of a young man with a devastating disease.A brave, imaginative tale that leans into the macabre and feat...
November 20, 2016
ADAM Short Film: View it here…
Many years ago, I wrote a short story about a little boy struggling as he witnesses the violent arguments between his parents. A loner who does not smile, ADAM is 7 and deeply affected by the violence at home, the constant tension and the spoken and the unspoken messages he is too young to comprehend.
He likes wearing his daddy’s motorcycle helmet. No-one can see him under there, in the secret world behind the black visor, his impenetrable armour. Inside there, he can be afraid and he can hi...
November 12, 2016
About Caroline…
Caroline is a writer and filmmaker from Dublin Ireland. ARKYNE, STORY OF A VAMPIRE is her first novel, written online through this blog! She is now working on her second novel, LADY BETH, and has also written several feature length and short screenplays, many of which have won awards.
IN RIBBONS, a short film she wrote and co-produced has already screened at more than thirty festivals worldwidein 2015 and 2016. See awards and nominations here
Her screenplay, IONA’S HOUSE, an urban ghost story...
October 21, 2016
Her Whiskey Rose
Many years ago, I bought my mother a present – a whisky rose, named so for its rich burst of colour and translucency, a blend of amber and peachy hues that was even more striking in the setting she chose for it, to the side of the front door, along the garden wall.
Over the years, her much-loved whiskey rose battled for strength against the sapping dominance of the vines and shrubs that overshadowed its delicate nature, binding it, bending it, stealing vital light and nourishment, and yet, h...
October 18, 2016
In Ribbons: Screenings, Nominations and Awards
Indie Cork Film Festival, 2016
World of Film International Film Festival, Glasgow, 2016
Semi-Finalist in the Swedish International Film Festival, 2016
MERIT AWARD for Best Short – Indiefest Film Awards, 2016
MERIT AWARD for Women Filmmakers – Indiefest Film Awards, 2016
Jehlum, India Short & Long Film Festival, 2016
Castellaneta Film Festival, 2016 16th July – Puglia, Italy
WINNER of Best Experimental Film – Los Angeles Cinefest (Feb) 2016
NOMINATED for Best Experimental Film – London Film...
LADY BETH, The Novel
I’ve been away from the blog for a bit, but delighted to announce that I have finally sent the manuscript of my novel, LADY BETH off tomy editor. Very, very excited about this one, and the beautiful cover will be revealed soon.
Now the waiting game begins…wish me luck!!
August 24, 2016
Shortlisted…
Thrilled to be shortlisted in the ‘Personal Blog – Books and Literature Category of the
Littlewoods Ireland Blog Awards 2016!
Thank you so much for everyone who voted for me during the public vote period.
I am very, very appreciative!
Find out more about Littlewoods Ireland HERE
August 23, 2016
The Dublin Ghost Story Festival…and some thrilling chills!
You know you’re in for a good time when you enter the majestic halls of the Grand Lodge of Ireland to be greeted with a glass of the finest James Joyce Whiskey, fifteen years old, no less! Now, I’m not a whiskey drinker, but it was nothing short of delicious, and was generously provided by Brendan KiltySC, of The James Joyce House.
The tone was set, and did not disappoint, with a weekend of wonderful events, from the eerily toned duo of stories of M.R. James, beautifully told by Robert Lloyd...
