This story, "O'Toole and the Goose" was originally written for a dance-drama performance with the Heritage Irish Dance troop. Here is a version (sans dancers) for your enjoyment.

Set in years just before and after the the Great War, this novel is a book of narratives. It is the telling and the re-telling of the story of Charles Jessold, the story of a composer who, on the eve…

I vividly recall, not long after my arrival in the U.S., being informed that corned beef and cabbage was considered to be the traditional dish of Ireland. I had only once, that I remembered, partaken of this dish and that…