Archive - The Jason Ward Creative Substack

Three Things That Inspired Me This Week

An dance convention, music and a podcast that just made me feel better

Oct 13 •

REVIEW: Still Life by Noel Coward at The Tap Tavern, Kinsale.

Welsh company, Lighthouse Theatre, bring the play that became Brief Encounter to the back room of a pub as part of Culture Night 2024

Oct 4 •

September 2024

My New Book,Love Hangover, is Now Available.

Eleven short stories exploring hedonism, intrigue, violence and Barry Manilow.

Sep 29 •

Three Things That Inspired Me This Week - And Why I Broke The First Draft Rules

Cultural and Creative Observations (and a car engine metaphor).

Sep 22 •

The Perfect Couple - 10 Burning Questions

New Netflix show has a wonderful cast, beautiful production values and more plot holes than a 30 year old fishing net.

Sep 10 •

This Is How To Celebrate Culture

Culture Night / Oíche Chultúir in Ireland is a fully funded nationwide celebration of culture, creativity and the Arts.

Sep 7 •

August 2024

I Worked On A Ship That Got Hit By a Tornado -This Is What It Was Like.

It is easy to attach blame and create theories around the tragic loss of the Bayesian but never forget the power of the elements.

Aug 26 •

Operation Apocrita

A fictionalised alternative to the infamous 1960 U2 flight over the USSR. This is NOT a true story - as far as we know...

Aug 19 •

REVIEW: The Nettle Horse by Little John Nee

A magical trip to take you far away from the real world.

Aug 15 •

Flash Fiction story about raisins, breakfast and murder

Aug 9 •

REVIEW: The West Cork Literary Festival with Colm Tobin, Caleb Azumah Nelson and Cathy Sweeney.

The Festival brings the world's most celebrated and successful writers to a small town on the edge of Europe.

Aug 6 •

July 2024

REVIEW: Chicken at the Fit Up Theatre Festival (pre-Edinburgh show)

Challenging, funny and sometimes bizarre play finds a warm welcome in West Cork as part of the Fit Up Theatre Festival.

Jul 29 •

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