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Seán Padraic Birnie

Seán Padraic Birnie

My debut collection of short stories, I WOULD HAUNT YOU IF I COULD, was published by Undertow in 2021. My work has appeared in Best British Short Stories, Interzone, Fictionable, and other places.
22
Jul

July 2025

I. Dream sequence II. An update from the sick room III. Some stories recently enjoyed IV. Some new publications VI.
10 min read
14
Jun
A photo entitled 'Profile': a profile of someone with a 5x4 camera's darkcloth draped over their head, the red underside on top, gleaming under a studio light, against a black background.

Come on now

Hello. My plan, such as it is, is to post about reading and writing and other things that take my
1 min read
09
Oct
I feel a bit normal today

I feel a bit normal today

'Digging' & 'The Medical Room'
4 min read
04
Sep
Three new publications & an unrelated photograph

Three new publications & an unrelated photograph

You wait ages for a bus, and then--
2 min read
30
Aug
New story 'Nubbins'

New story 'Nubbins'

in Interzone Digital
3 min read
21
Jul

New story: 'A Knock'

'Perhaps, if he does not speak, it does not matter.'
1 min read
12
Apr

'Here'

100 words
1 min read
17
Feb

'What did you think?'

This is all 100% true, mostly.
3 min read
02
Feb

‘Sleeptalk’

I think I wrote this story, if it amount to a story, twelve or thirteen years ago. Possibly fourteen. It
5 min read
19
Jan

It was a game that no one enjoyed.

The Third Game/Probable Cause
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