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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.
30
Sep

September 2025: ‘Heavyness’ & a REMAINS magazine discount code

I was very pleased when Andy Cox and Richard Wagner returned to publishing this year with REMAINS, following Andy'
6 min read
23
Aug

A ladder, a hammer, a husk, a game: 34 ways of looking at ‘genre'

1. Genre as a commercial taxonomy that tells you, the consumer, where the commodity you seek is located in the
2 min read
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

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

'Digging' & 'The Medical Room'
4 min read
04
Sep

Three new publications & an unrelated photograph

You wait ages for a bus, and then--
2 min read
30
Aug

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