I’m amazed at this process, how a story about #ThunderBay I told to friends turned into a story I wrote down, and now is published in Ireland by a magazine in #Derry #HonestUlsterman, just 5 km from my grandparents’ home.
#Diaspora #IrishLiterature #CanadianLiterature #speirgorm

Honest Ulsterman - Article - Catch Yourself On: The Inheritance of Lowland Humour from February 2026 Edition The Honest Ulsterman is a long-running Northern Ireland literary magazine that was established by James Simmons in 1968.

“Lowland humour is the art of laughing at a man while passing him the butter."
Just published in #HonestUlsterman: my piece on inheriting this deadpan, understated wit, from Ulster-Scots roots to Norm Macdonald echoes and family court.

#UlsterScots #Humour #IrishWriting #CanadianLit #speirgorm